"So I suspect that there should be a force within the Holy Kingdom Church controlling all of this. But judging from the current situation, it is not possible to accurately capture all these people."
Mu Ningqiu frowned and said: "What makes me most uneasy right now is my father's attitude. He is completely indifferent to this matter and even turned a blind eye to my request for permission. If his aura was not still there, I would have doubted the royal study room." It’s already empty inside.”
"Where's the court meeting?"
Lu Li listened and asked, "How did His Majesty perform during the court meeting?"
Mu Ningqiu was stunned and said suspiciously: "Do you really suspect that there is something wrong with your father?"
"It's not about doubting, but considering all possibilities." Lu Li corrected: "What's more, sometimes, the more impossible you feel about a direction, the closer it is to the truth. Although His Majesty is powerful, he is not invincible. .The current undercurrent in the Zhenwu Domain is not limited to the Holy Kingdom of Devouring Heaven. Even a small character like me can be attacked by heavenly monsters. A high-ranking figure like your Majesty is more likely to attract other forces. Take action."
Although she was not sure about this, Mu Ningqiu had to admit that Lu Li's words made some sense.
So she recalled: "According to the rules, I cannot attend the court meeting, but I can get the news immediately about what happened at the court meeting. According to the reports, there is nothing suspicious about my father's expression, except for Lin Wangbei's expression. Things have been avoided many times, as if they were deliberately letting it go, and other government affairs were handled as usual."
"To put it this way, His Majesty's performance is 'remarkable' and is considered normal."
Lu Li pondered for a moment, and then said, "Has anyone been able to get up close to His Majesty during the recent period?"
"Except for Manager Liang, there is no one else."
Mu Ningqiu said without thinking: "General Manager Liang is the most trusted person by the emperor. Even he can't see any problems. Things should not develop in the direction you want."
She still didn't think that there could be any strong man or powerful enough to control the emperors of the Five Ancient Kingdoms in this world.
Regardless of the righteous path or the demon sect, or even those hidden aristocratic families, anyone with such ability would have long been able to unify the true martial arts.
"Sometimes I think so too."
Lu Li laughed and turned to look into the distance, "If things don't develop in the direction I want, then the world will really be at peace."
"It's a pity that God doesn't always fulfill people's wishes."
Hearing this sigh, Mu Ningqiu took a deep look at Lu Li and asked, "Did you guess something?"
At this time, Lu Li's eyes lost focus and he was a little distracted. He murmured, "Tell me, did we ignore certain issues from the beginning?"
Before Mu Ningqiu could answer, Lu Li continued: "Since I took Prince Yan away from the imperial capital, a lot of troubles have followed. Isn't it too much of a coincidence?"
“Who is our opponent, who is our enemy?”
"Besides the aristocratic families from all over the country, who else was behind the ambush in the Grand Canyon? With so many major events happening in the Holy Kingdom of Swallowing Heaven, why has His Majesty never taken any action?"
"besides."
Lu Li suddenly paused, pulled his gaze and thoughts back, and looked at Mu Ningqiu with burning eyes: "You haven't found the answer to the matter of Daxue State, have you?"
When he asked this, Mu Ningqiu suddenly felt a little guilty, avoided his gaze, and nodded imperceptibly.
Lu Li's name appeared in the Snow State's nomination, which exceeded many people's expectations. Mu Ningqiu decided at that time that she should ask her father for an explanation, but after she rushed back to the imperial capital, not only did she fail to see her father for a few times, but the series of things that happened later gave her a headache and no time to be distracted.
Strictly speaking, she messed up.
"I have been thinking about it during this period. The incident in Daxue State is obviously aimed at the Holy Kingdom of Tiantian. Dealing with me may be just a temporary intention of the person behind it. I am not his main target. Let the Holy Kingdom of Tiantian become more energetic. Injury is his true purpose."
"With such obvious hostility, the royal family of the Holy Kingdom did nothing, did not stop it, and took no follow-up actions. This is abnormal."
"Very unusual."
Lu Li said in a serious tone: "I have considered that there may be some problems within the royal family, and I have even thought of countless reasons for Your Majesty that you cannot help but have to do. However, after that night in Yanzhou, I suddenly understood, Some things don’t necessarily require inciting someone to do something.”
"What do you mean?" Mu Ningqiu couldn't help but frown when she heard this.
Lu Li was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Think about it, those Heavenly Demon Guards, those assassins from the Demon Shadow, and the 'greetings' from the Princess of the Demon Kingdom, now it seems like they are turning our gazes A way to distract?"
"We subconsciously regard Jitian Demon Kingdom and Demon Shadow as enemies. In order to deal with possible backhands, our attention will definitely shift to other places."
"In this way, we don't have time to pay attention to what is going on inside the Holy Kingdom of Tiantian. Even after learning that the divine religion has secretly infiltrated into the top leaders of the Holy Kingdom, we don't think it is a very serious problem. Because our enemies Not inside, but outside, at the border, in the Jitian Demon Kingdom further away."
Whenever Lu Li said a word, Mu Ningqiu's expression turned cold.
She had a vague guess, but she didn't want to believe it, let alone agree with what Lu Li said.
That possibility flashed through her mind, and Mu Ningqiu thought it was ridiculous.
Lu Li stood up and sighed, "Let me meet with Manager Liang."
Mu Ningqiu subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when she saw Lu Li's firm expression, the words of refusal came to her lips and she was unable to say anything.
"Many things need to be confirmed by yourself before you know the result, right?"
Lu Li smiled at Mu Ningqiu.
"Do you really want to do this?" Mu Ningqiu hesitated, "If the result is not what you imagined, do you know... what are you doing?"
"Conspiracy?" Lu Li said half seriously and half jokingly: "This can be considered an earth-shattering event."
"If you guess wrong, you will end up dead."
Mu Ningqiu said in a deep voice: "This is the imperial capital, the palace, and the center of the Heaven-Swallowing Holy Kingdom. The powerful people you have to face are definitely not the trash from those aristocratic families. Plus your father, Mr. Liang, even you Even if he is a top master, he can only die here."
"Yeah."
Lu Li nodded, "Let's go."
He habitually smoothed his robe, but found that there were no wrinkles at all. He smiled wryly at himself, jumped up, and flew towards the direction he came from.
Mu Ningqiu bit her lower lip, a look of struggle appeared in her eyes.
But when she thought of Lu Li's tone and the meticulousness revealed in his words, she calmed down instantly, shook her head, and murmured: "He's not afraid, so what am I afraid of?"
"If that woman really sneaked into the imperial capital."
Thinking of this possibility, Mu Ningqiu became slightly silent, and finally chased Lu Li away.
…
"Grandpa Liang."
Outside the royal study, Liang Yuan, who was standing still, suddenly opened his eyes, looked at the female officer, and said with a smile: "But what orders does Her Highness have?"
The female officer nodded and said respectfully: "Your Highness, please move to the Palace of Eternal Life."
When Liang Yuan heard this, he instinctively wanted to refuse. However, when he remembered the way Mu Ningqiu left in a hurry before, as well as some of his guesses, he glanced at the imperial study without leaving any trace.
The imperial study room was still brightly lit, but the light did not make people feel warm and warm. Instead, it was as terrifying as an abyss.
Liang Yuan hesitated for a while, sighed silently, and nodded to the female officer: "Go back and tell His Highness that I will be here later."
After saying this, the female officer looked troubled and had no intention of leaving after the order, which made Liang Yuan a little surprised: "Is there anything else?"
The female officer begged: "Grandpa Liang, please don't embarrass me. Your Royal Highness, she..."
At this point, the female official seemed to have accepted her fate, closing her eyes and saying, "Her Royal Highness, she said, please move immediately to meet the distinguished guest!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she lowered her head, not daring to look directly at Liang Yuan again.
Although this old man looks kind and friendly, with his current status, Liang Yuan still has some prestige in front of the servants in the palace.
"Are you meeting the distinguished guest?" However, Liang Yuan did not get angry as she expected. Instead, he murmured, his expression changing unpredictably.