CH 82

—The other side.

Looking out over the sea, from inside the pavilion.

“Your mother, Yunlan, was the captain of my personal guard. ”

“Back then, the assassins of the 『Fishermen’s Guild』 raided to assassinate me.”

“It was Aunt Lan who saved my life by sacrificing her life and dying with the assassins, saving my life.”

Changyu An Meng spoke of Xue Menghan’s mother with a grim expression on her face.

She looked at Xue Menghan, whose eyes were red with tears, and said sincerely.

“Menghan, you are Aunt Lan’s daughter, therefore from today onwards. You will be my own …..”

She suddenly stopped her words and withdrew the word 『’Personal Guard’』 from her mouth.

Because she thought of Jiang Mu’s Private Diary

Xue Menghan is the first female lead…..

Thinking of this.

With a faint smile, Changyu An Meng changed her tone and said.

“Menghan, from today onwards, you are my sister.”

This statement was made.

The four female personal guards were all shocked.

In fact, this morning, the Empress had revealed that she would recruit a personal guard to add a sister to the four of them.

But now the empress had actually changed her mind?

She was going to take this young girl as her… Sister?

They looked at Xue Menghan, who was seated opposite them, in disbelief.

They wanted to know what was so special about this young girl that she could gain the empress’ favor.

Xue Menghan, however, was startled.

She hurriedly wiped away her tears.

“Empress, I am just an outsider, if I were to become your sister, this would be against the rules of the Imperial Royal Family ….”

Changyu An Meng interrupted her and said in a calm tone.

“In the Changyu Empire, the words spoken by me are the rules.”

“You are my sister, so it’s settled.”

Xue Menghan was at a loss for words to return.

This empress, so domineering.

Next to her, Xue Yuanshan was excited.

He had brought his daughter to meet the empress, knowing that the empress might give her a position as a personal guard.

But he had never expected that the empress would actually recognize his daughter as her sister!

This was equivalent to being under one person and above all others!

Xue Yuanshan suppressed his inner excitement and respectfully replied.

“I thank the empress for her kindness, on behalf of my daughter.”

Changyu An Meng nodded slightly.

Then, from the Space Ring, she took out a white token with a ‘fish’ symbol.

Handing it to Xue Menghan with her own hands.

“This is Aunt Lan’s personal guard identity token, and it is just right to return it to you now.”

Xue Menghan hurriedly took the token.

The word ‘Personal guard’ was engraved on the front, and the word ‘Yun Lan’ was engraved on the back.

Changyu An Meng continued.

“With this token, you will have unhindered access throughout the empire, and everyone who sees you will treat you with a seventh degree of courtesy.”

“Thank you, Empress!”

Xue Menghan gripped the token as tightly as if it were an important treasure.

It was not because this token was so powerful.

It was simply because, it was her mother’s remains.

Next to her was City Master Xue.

Looking at the ‘Yunlan’ of the token in his daughter’s hand, he fell into a sad memory.

But quickly adjusted.

He had come to see Changyu An Meng because he had a major matter to report.

It was about the ‘Black Box’.

“Empress, this is the box that I found in the Demon Beast Mountain Range.”

“It has been authenticated by the Dark Night House.”

“This box is called the Bone Casket Box.”

Xue Yuanshan took out a black box from his Space Ring.

The black box was clearly structured, with eerie insect limb armor embedded around it.

He also took out a formation scroll and placed it on the table.

Next, he placed the bone and metal box in the center of the scroll.

Then he quickly pressed the seal.

“Arise!”

Buzz!

The scroll glowed with a black aura.

The next moment, Bone Casket box automatically dismantles itself with a ‘chirp’.

A four-square bone brick was exposed to everyone’s eyes.

Xue Yuanshan took out the bone brick and handed it to Changyu An Meng.

Continuing, he explained.

“Inside this box, there is information about sects such as the Lihuo Sect, the Xuanyang Sect, the Wuyou Sect, Xue City, and so on in the Region of Lizhou.”

“It also contains information on the number of people in each cultivation realm tier in the state, the types of spiritual arts, the types of weapons, the types of formations, pills, talismans, and so on.”

“Most importantly, it also contains a rough plan of the Shahe Demon Army’s preparations to attack the southern border of Lizhou!”

“The empress only needs to inject her spiritual energy into the bone brick, and you will be able to investigate all the information.”

Changyu An Meng took the bone brick.

Injecting her spiritual energy, she examined it in detail.

She found that what Xue Yuanshan said was true in every way.

She pondered for a moment before asking.

“When do you think, the Shahe Demon Army, will attack the southern border of the Lizhou Prefecture?”

Xue Yuanshan stroked the roots of his beard and said with a heavy face.

“After a day’s calculation, I and the officers of the city lord’s office.”

“The final conclusion is, Shahe’s demon army will attack the southern border of Lizhou at the end of the month.”

“That is, …. In about fifteen days!”

Changyu An Meng, however, shook her head in denial.

She put down the bone brick and analyzed it carefully to Xue Yuanshan, saying.

“The Spirit Devouring Sand Worm Race, with its violent nature, is aggressive and fearless.”

“The fact that Shahe has lost this Box means that the plan is exposed.”

“The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for him.”

“And Xue City has just finished holding its hunting season, and the cultivators are in a state of relaxation.”

“Plus, the Dark Night House Master, Lu Chorou, had taken away a group of Xue City’s mid-level elite cultivators, so much so that Xue City’s battle strength had decreased.”

“More importantly, I learned that Shahe failed in the Demon Beast Mountain Range three years ago, and Desolate Lord Sha Bailun was furious.”

“Therefore, under the pressure from above, in the current situation.”

“I conclude that Shahe had begun to gather his demon soldiers on the first day his stronghold was destroyed.”

“It will take no more than seven days at most and Shahe’s army will arrive at the Demon Beast Mountain Range and directly approach Xue City.”

Seven days!

Xue Yuanshan’s heart sank.

He did not doubt Changyu An Meng’s deduction in the slightest.

It seemed, Xue City had to prepare for this in advance!

…

It was noon.

Jiang Mu and Lihua, were staying inside a dilapidated teahouse.

Lihua was leisurely sipping the tea.

While staring at Jiang Mu, who was sitting across the table with his eyes closed.

“Sister, do you think Ling Aotian is a fool, not resting in such a high temperature, but instead running out to rob people’s treasures.”

Jiang Mu glanced at her and said coldly.

“He went out to rob treasures, but isn’t it just so he can give them to you?”

Lihua laughed wryly and said beautifully.

“Hee hee hee, are you jealous, sister?”

“Jealous my ass, I mean, you shouldn’t be sitting here so leisurely, you should follow him out to rob the treasures.”

Jiang Mu didn’t bother to pay attention to her and continued to close his eyes to rest.

Lihua moved up her butt and slid it to Jiang Mu’s side in no time.

Jiang Mu opened his eyes and stared at her coldly with a sideways glance.

She gave a sweet smile and said.

“Sister. In this heat, are you thirsty?”

“Shall I feed you some cold tea?”

Saying that, she poured a cup of tea and held it in her mouth.

It went straight to Jiang Mu’s mouth and kissed him.

“Get the hell away!”

Jiang Mu held her chin in his palm and pinched her face hard with his fingers.

Poof!

She sprayed out the tea in her mouth from the pinch.

“I want to rest, leave me alone!”

Jiang Mu took a seat away from her.

Damn, what an annoying b!t(h!

Jiang Mu was depressed and helpless.

According to the original plot.

Ling Aotian would sneak out at noon and snatch someone else’s treasure with the intention of coming back to surprise Lihua.

Instead, in order to investigate Ling Aotian, how could Lihua let him out of sight?

So Lihua will sneak up on him.

Later, the relationship starts to develop again.

But now?

This demon was actually molesting him here.

Lihua saw Jiang Mu move away from him.

Then she pitifully flopped down on the table and looked at him with unblinking eyes.

She looked like a little girl with no one to love.

Jiang Mu ignored it.

He remembered that he hadn’t written his diary for today.

So… right in front of Lihua.

Called out the diary and busied himself with writing.