Chapter 1371

He suddenly cursed under his breath and threw down his imperial brush.

"What exactly does this Aobai mean? Staying on the road for so long, could it be he has sensed something?"

He reached out to rub his brows, feeling incredibly troubled.

Just then,

Wen Youfang, who was guarding outside the door, came in in a panic and said:

"Your Majesty, Princess Jianning says she wants to come in, and we can't stop her."

Upon hearing this, Kangxi felt even more of a headache.

Because of his plan to marry Jianning off to Yuan Chengzhi.

Jianning had pestered him many times about it, hoping he would rescind the order.

"Did Jianning say anything else?"

However, contrary to Kangxi's expectations,

Wen Youfang said hesitantly:

"The Princess brought a man with her, saying she wants to introduce him to Your Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Kangxi said with surprise and curiosity:

"What game is Jianning playing now? Could it be she wants to tell me she already has a sweetheart?"

He looked at Wen Youfang's hesitant appearance and asked suspiciously:

"Is there anything else?"

Wen Youfang said hesitantly:

"The man the Princess brought is wearing a terrifying mask; he doesn't look like a good person."

"A mask?"

Kangxi was startled upon hearing this.

After a moment of thought, he said:

"Let them in."

He thought to himself that this was the imperial palace, and safety was guaranteed.

As for whether someone was a good or bad person, it was not important to an emperor.

What was more important was whether the person could be used.

However, before Wen Youfang could go out to let them in,

the door to the Imperial Study was pushed open.

Wen Youdao, who was guarding outside, was kicked to the ground.

Jianning shouted savagely:

"You dog slave, who gave you the guts to stop me from seeing Brother Emperor?"

Her willful and savage nature was fully revealed at this moment.

It was a stark contrast to the obedient "bitch" demeanor she had shown before.

This contrast made Gu Hanyuan even more interested in her.

Jianning did not know there were unexpected gains.

She complained:

"Brother Emperor, why keep these dog slaves? They should all be dragged out and fed to the dogs."

However, Kangxi's attention was completely drawn by Gu Hanyuan at this moment.

The image of him wearing a Shura mask, dressed in black, with a cold aura, made him subconsciously think of the person mentioned in intelligence reports.

He just didn't dare to be certain for a moment.

Kangxi waved his hand to let the Wen brothers retreat.

He said in a deep voice:

"Who are you?"

Gu Hanyuan said indifferently:

"I am Wutian. Your Majesty should have been able to tell."

Upon hearing this, Kangxi took a light breath.

Having a guess and truly confirming the other's identity were two completely different things.

With Wutian's strength to kill an Earth Immortal, if he wanted to kill him,

let alone there being no expert guards in the Imperial Study at this moment,

even calling in the imperial guards guarding outside the hall would be of no avail.

He had heard the Empress Dowager say that there were means in the palace to deal with Earth Immortals.

But that was of no help at this moment.

Kangxi was worthy of being Kangxi.

He quickly calmed his shocked mood.

He said calmly:

"What brings Wutian here to see me?"

Gu Hanyuan did not answer.

He instructed Jianning, who was beside him looking proud:

"Jianning, go back first."

Jianning wanted to say something, but saw the cold gaze revealed by the mask.

She shuddered.

A flush of color rose on her pretty face.

She said obediently:

"Good brother, then I'll go back and wait for you."

Gu Hanyuan did not respond.

Watching her departing back, he felt somewhat amused.

Jianning truly never forgot to expose their relationship to others.

But it also better achieved Gu Hanyuan's goal.

He saw Kangxi's expression relax significantly.

Jianning's existence was precisely to relax Kangxi's vigilance.

Otherwise, mutual probing would inevitably waste time and not be conducive to subsequent negotiations.

Gu Hanyuan withdrew his gaze and flicked his sleeve.

The door closed automatically.

Seeing this, Kangxi felt a shock in his heart.

Hearing is false, seeing is believing.

Seeing such a move, he had a rough concept of Wutian's divine arts.

He smiled, pretending to be relaxed:

"I wonder what the relationship is between Wutian and my sister?"

Gu Hanyuan said indifferently:

"A mere plaything, not worth mentioning."

Kangxi was startled upon hearing this.

Immediately after, anger rose from his heart.

At this time, Jianning's true identity had not yet been exposed.

Seeing Wutian compare an imperial princess to a plaything was almost equivalent to humiliation; how could he not be angry?

However, Kangxi was a man of deep city.

He quickly suppressed the anger in his heart.

He said in a deep voice:

"What is your purpose in seeing me?"

Gu Hanyuan said playfully: