Chapter 207

There is no one in the world who knows better than Zhu Zai what a rotten, hopeless mess Li Miao's comprehension is.

Comparing him to a three-year-old child would be overestimating him; even the stones in a latrine would shake their heads and say, "The child is unteachable."

Him?

In one hour, he created a martial art that can deceive Heaven-Man experts?

The Emperor wasn't possessed, but were you possessed?

In fact, Li Miao simply hadn't collected his "salary" after finishing his work last night, and since it was useful now, he used it to deduce this cultivation method; he would need it in the future anyway.

But Zhu Zai didn't know about any "eight-hour workday," so he frowned and started nagging.

"I said, why did you run to Shaolin to get mixed up with Xingchi when you had nothing better to do? There are so many heroines around you, yet you show no movement; last time I tried to set you up with that Yin Minjun, and nothing came of it. You're over thirty and don't even have a wife; I've long felt..."

"Fine, fine, fine, fine."

Li Miao smiled helplessly.

"I have to say this a few times: you don't understand the affairs of Heaven-Man experts, so just stop guessing blindly here."

Li Miao raised his hand and wiped his face, secretly using the "biological welding" technique; looking again, he had already changed his appearance.

"Clean up, let's go eat."

Attending a banquet, attending the Emperor's family banquet, is naturally not as simple as just eating a meal. Everything linked to the Emperor has countless troublesome rules.

By the time the two had changed into proper attire, the sky had already darkened.

Zhu Zai called for servants to prepare the carriage and horses, the two sat inside, and they headed toward the direction of the Imperial Palace.

The curfew of the Great Ming begins at the hour of the dog (7-9 PM), and it was not far off now, so the pedestrians on the street were gradually thinning out.

The imperial clan members mostly lived not far away, and Huang Jin's notification was rushed; Zhu Zai's carriage traveled for a while, and they successively encountered several imperial clan members. After exchanging pleasantries, they all drove toward the Imperial Palace together.

Suddenly, Li Miao, who was leaning against the carriage frame with his eyes closed, opened his eyes, reached out to lift a line of the curtain, swept a glance outside, and then quickly put it down.

"What's wrong?"

Zhu Zai asked.

"People, Heaven-Man experts, quite a few of them."

Li Miao replied.

"They are chasing after the various imperial clan members all the way, looking aggressive, as if they are about to make a move."

"Huang Jin is also there."

Zhu Zai reached out and gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Is the Emperor really going to make a move?"

"Doesn't look like it."

Li Miao shook his head.

"If he were to make a move, he would naturally wait until they were inside the palace, and it doesn't look like it's aimed at us; people have been sent to every imperial clan member's side."

"The Emperor has no reason to make a move against all the imperial clan members."

Li Miao closed his eyes and listened to the movement outside for a while; with his hearing, the actions of those Heaven-Man experts were clear to him.

"No."

"Those Heaven-Man experts are not guarding against the street, but against the two sides."

"We are not the targets; we are the bait."

Zhu Zai's face became extremely ugly.

"Is the bait for the Ming Sect or the Jianwen Emperor?"

"It should be the Jianwen Emperor; the Ming Sect wouldn't be idle enough to kill a few imperial clan members without real power."

Li Miao twisted his fingers.

"That's right, when the Jianwen Emperor killed Yin Ruihua last night, he ate his flesh and blood; it seems it wasn't to vent his anger, but that 'consuming flesh and blood' itself has some significance to him."

"And the Emperor also knows this, deliberately gathering the imperial clan members on the street at night to use as bait, which means the Zhu family's bloodline has an attraction to the Jianwen Emperor that is at least not inferior to Heaven-Man experts."

Li Miao turned to look at Zhu Zai and smiled.

"Commander, your family is quite united."

"The ancestor eats the descendants, and the head of the family uses his own clansmen as bait to fish for the ancestor—truly a model for the world."

Zhu Zai was in no mood to joke with Li Miao; he pondered for a moment and said.

"Don't worry about the others; these few people are useful. If the Jianwen Emperor comes, try to protect them secretly as much as possible; if you can't protect them, don't force it."

Having said that, he stated a few names—all figures among the imperial clan members who could do things, were willing to do things, and dared to do things.

"Fine, leave it to me."

Li Miao replied, then closed his eyes again, monitoring the movement outside.

A short while later, Li Miao said.

"They're here."

A cold wind suddenly rose, blowing across the buildings on both sides of the street, squeezing through the gaps, and making a chilling hiss.

Zhu Zai listened intently, but there was no movement outside the carriage, only the sound of wheels grinding on the ground constantly.

"You don't have to listen; you won't be able to hear it."

Li Miao said.

"Three people have already died."

At the same time, on the roof on one side of the street, Huang Jin secretly frowned.

"We're almost at the palace gate; why haven't they come yet?"

"Lord Wang, are there any other imperial clan members?"

The middle-aged man beside him pondered for a moment and replied.

"No, the ones in front have already entered the palace; this is the last batch."

"If I had to say, there is one family that fell behind; Lord Zhou is following them, and they are not far away, but I haven't heard any sound."

"Go! Let's go see!"

Huang Jin tapped his feet and flew into the air toward the rear. In just a moment, he found the slowly moving carriage.

Lord Zhou flashed to one side and said.

"Eunuch Huang, is something the matter?"

"Is there a situation?"

"No, I've been following by the side without a moment of relaxation; the carriage has also been moving at a constant speed, and I haven't heard any abnormal sounds."

Upon hearing this, Huang Jin was silent for a moment, then raised his hand and pointed remotely at the carriage curtain.

This move carried no technique; it was purely a subtle true energy, like a breeze, lifting a tiny gap.

It revealed three withered corpses with terrified expressions.

"!!!"

Huang Jin's face turned gloomy instantly, and he turned his head to look at Lord Zhou.

"Impossible!"

Lord Zhou was shocked and angry.

"There were no pedestrians along the way, the houses on both sides of the street were far away, I watched them enter the carriage, and no one has approached since then; how could this be!?"

"No... no, that's not right!"

Lord Zhou was suddenly startled.

"Just now, my vision seemed to blur for an instant, only for an instant..."

Huang Jin was suddenly shocked.

"Go back, everyone go back!"

And at this very moment, Li Miao raised his hand to lift the carriage curtain, looked at a carriage in front, then looked up at the roof on one side, and sighed lightly.

"Commander, you Zhu family really have to thank me."

"If I weren't here today, these people would probably have been eaten by your ancestor."

Inside the carriage in front, the Jianwen Emperor had already opened his mouth, revealing withered, pitch-black gums, and bit down toward the neck in front of him.

And on the roof on the side of the street, the experts had not noticed at all.

Li Miao already knew the reason why the imperial court suppressed Heaven-Man experts and did not allow them to appear in the world.

Sumeru, Jin Gang, Jiezi, Jizhao.

Jin Gang is best at crushing armies and killing generals, Sumeru is best at long battles; if these two appeared on the battlefield, they would undoubtedly be a huge threat.

Jiezi incorporates all kinds of martial arts into one body; if supported by extensive martial arts manuals, its upper limit is immeasurable.

And Jizhao is clearly best at—killing people silently!

(End of chapter)