Chapter 875: Thinking of Danger in Times of Peace (First Update, Requesting Everything)

In a flash of thought, Li Changsheng quickly made a decision. For the sake of safety, he not only did not let Hermes continue to guard the Dragon Lair, but also gathered all the dragons in the Dragon Lair into several Monster Pet Bags.

Besides that, he also discussed it with Li Haoqiong and finally determined an emergency plan.

Of course, it was more likely that Li Changsheng was being overly cautious, but even if there was only a sliver of possibility, he would not be careless; after all, he only had one life.

Not long after, Li Changsheng returned to Yuanling Academy via the clan's Teleportation Array.

Ning Bizhen was waiting outside the Teleportation Array, and with her was an old eunuch holding a yellow imperial decree.

This old eunuch looked quite familiar; he had seen him before by the side of Emperor Dou Zhangsheng, and he was also a Sixth-Rank Expert.

Upon seeing Li Changsheng, the old eunuch first offered a few flattering words, then immediately unfolded the imperial decree and read: "By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees... specially summoning Li Changsheng for an audience, respect this!"

After bowing and receiving the imperial decree with both hands, Li Changsheng inconspicuously slipped a Superior Soul Crystal into the old eunuch's hand while asking, "I wonder what important matter His Majesty has in summoning me for an audience?"

The old eunuch did not decline. Upon discovering it was a Superior Soul Crystal, a chrysanthemum-like smile could not help but bloom on his face as he said, "Your Excellency has boosted the prestige of our Langya Kingdom this time. If nothing goes wrong, it should be to bestow rewards upon you for your merits."

"Bizhen also entered the top four of the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm this time; why is Bizhen not summoned for an audience?"

"This... this servant truly does not know, but it must be that Your Excellency's radiance is too bright, overshadowing Principal Ning instead."

Although he was a person by Dou Zhangsheng's side, the old eunuch was not a tapeworm in Dou Zhangsheng's belly; many things could only be guessed through his own speculation.

Li Changsheng slipped him another Superior Soul Crystal and continued to ask, "Besides summoning me today, are there others?"

The old eunuch had not expected Li Changsheng to be so generous, which made his smile become even more brilliant.

Even though the old eunuch often accepted benefits from some people, it was the first time he had encountered someone so generous.

One must know that a Fifth-Rank Clan Leader of a County-level Clan often only had a few thousand Soul Crystals a year. Although the old eunuch often accepted benefits, he probably could not reach this number in a year, not to mention that he thought highly of Li Changsheng's future and was naturally willing to be on good terms with him.

The old eunuch pondered for a moment and then said, "I remember there are also the Third Prince and the Yecheng City Guard. Whether there are any omissions, this servant does not know."

The Third Prince was naturally Dou Yuanbin, and the Yecheng City Guard was named Xu Tailai. Li Changsheng had never met him, but he had often seen his name on the Langya Kingdom Combat Power Ranking, because he was a Senior Pseudo-King, ranked around the top dozen or so.

Dou Zhangsheng receiving three Pseudo-Kings in one day, including himself and the Third Prince Dou Yuanbin with whom he had a deep blood feud, made him feel vaguely uneasy.

Because the Imperial Palace was filled with experts—just the ones Li Changsheng had seen included three Pseudo-Kings, and there were likely more than just these three.

Besides that, it must also be raising some Demon King-level or even Demon Saint-level Spirit Beasts; these were generally used to guard the Imperial City or Secret Realms after the fall of clan experts.

If one also counted Dou Zhangsheng, Dou Yuanbin, and Xu Tailai, as well as a large number of Fifth and Sixth-Rank Experts, there were also quite a few Large Forbidden Arrays.

It was not just that; as the capital of a kingdom, Yecheng could be said to be filled with experts, and it even had the Butterfly King Luo Qingning stationed there year-round.

Thinking of this, Li Changsheng felt immense pressure. If Dou Zhangsheng had a mind to plot against him, he would lose a layer of skin even if he didn't die.

Although Li Changsheng was still within the time limit of the Heavenly Dao's attention, firstly, Dou Zhangsheng might not be aware of this matter yet; secondly, if he harbored the intention to severely injure or restrict Li Changsheng, it was unknown whether the Heavenly Dao would descend punishment; thirdly, if he let others kill Li Changsheng, it was unknown whether Dou Zhangsheng would escape the Heavenly Dao's punishment.

These all possessed operability. Li Changsheng even substituted himself into Dou Zhangsheng's perspective to think; compared to the secrets on his body, it seemed that Dou Zhangsheng taking some risks was very worthwhile.

Li Changsheng thought this in his heart, but on the surface, he remained calm and continued to converse with the old eunuch. After confirming that no other desired information could be squeezed out, he then let the old eunuch leave.

After the old eunuch left, Ning Bizhen could not help but ask, "Changsheng, is there a problem with this audience?"

"Perhaps I am overthinking it! Bizhen, summon your Xun Wind Courier Cat and try to Predict Good or Ill Fortune!"

While speaking, Li Changsheng summoned Day, Night, and even the Ice Freeze Cat from the Dangkang Necklace Space.

The Ice Freeze Cat had also comprehended the inherited skill of Predicting Good or Ill Fortune, while the four Clear Life Cats had not comprehended it.

Ning Bizhen also summoned her Xun Wind Courier Cat.

"Predict Good or Ill Fortune!"

The four cats simultaneously flashed with lights of different colors, and their pupils became dull and lifeless.

In an instant, four rays of different colored light radiated from the four cats, gathering above their heads.

These four clusters of light began to flicker violently, yet they could not condense the characters for 'good' or 'ill', and finally slowly disappeared.

Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen looked at each other, their hearts filled with heaviness. With this situation occurring, it was clear that an expert or a treasure had temporarily disrupted the predictions related to him, which led to the failure of all four cats' attempts to Predict Good or Ill Fortune.

Given the ranks of Day and Night, there were roughly two possibilities for wanting to disrupt their predictions.

One, the one who acted was a Double-Character King.

Two, an expert had specifically activated a World Wonder or a super-grade Secret Technique targeting prediction, and the object of the effect was Li Changsheng.

Regardless of which point it was, it made Li Changsheng's heart sink.

Ning Bizhen clearly also thought of this point. A rare look of unease appeared on her face as she said, "Changsheng, what should we do now? Why don't you leave the Langya Kingdom temporarily?"

"It is possible it is not the Emperor; perhaps it is others targeting me in the dark, after all, I have offended quite a few people. Taking a step back, if it truly is the Emperor targeting me, if I leave the country to avoid the limelight now, what will happen to my clan?"

Li Changsheng did not mention Yuanling Academy. The current Yuanling Academy was the number one academy in the Langya Kingdom and was too important to the Langya Kingdom; besides, the vast majority of people in the academy did not have a deep connection with him.

The clan was different. If it was truly Dou Zhangsheng playing tricks in the dark and Li Changsheng ran away in advance, the clan would likely be the target of his anger, and the result could be imagined.

"For the sake of safety, I will go notify the clan and let them make some preparations in advance. Of course, it is also possible that I am overthinking it."

"Then are you still going to Yecheng?"

"I have to go!"

Li Changsheng was also very helpless; after all, it required a certain amount of time for the clan to make preparations.

Most importantly, Li Changsheng was full of confidence in his own strength. If he took some measures in advance, he could guarantee he would retreat unscathed.

(End of this chapter)