Jiang Fu thought to himself, trying to deceive himself. It absolutely wasn't Miss Bai! Miss Bai had promised him she wouldn't enter the imperial palace again!
Ming Li:?! When did she promise him? She didn't know about it!
Time rewound to last night.
After leaving Jiang Fu, Ming Li directly flew on her sword towards the imperial palace. Standing within the palace, looking at the magnificent palaces, Ming Li's lips slowly curved into a sinister, extremely enchanting smile.
Ming Li looked at the little phoenix on her shoulder. Little Phoenix, go.
The little phoenix understood the look in its master's eyes. It flapped its little wings and flew into the air, opening its mouth towards the imperial palace. A burst of phoenix fire ignited a corner of the palace. Following that, the fire spread, and thick smoke billowed. The blaze quickly engulfed more than half of the imperial palace.
Someone discovered the fire and rushed to call for water to extinguish it. Bucket after bucket of water was thrown onto the blaze. People were quickly terrified to discover that the fire couldn't be put out, no matter what.
Nangong Jin was woken by the sound of a eunuch accidentally knocking over a candle stand while falling. Nangong Jin opened his eyes, a look of displeasure on his face. What's going on? Don't they know I'm resting!
The person who entered was Li Fugui, the eunuch by Nangong Jin's side.
At this moment, Li Fugui's voice was trembling as he replied, "Your Majesty, the palace is on fire!"
Nangong Jin frowned, his face full of impatience: "Then why aren't you quickly sending more people to put out the fire!"
Li Fugui knelt on the ground, replying tremblingly, "Your Majesty, this servant has sent people to put out the fire, but, but..."
Nangong Jin looked at Li Fugui kneeling on the ground, his voice somewhat cold: "But what?"
"Your Majesty, no matter how many people this servant sends or how much water is poured, the fire simply cannot be extinguished!!"
Nangong Jin:?! He quickly got up, dressed, and headed towards the place where the fire had broken out. However, before he could reach the door, he saw a masked woman in red appear at the entrance. Following her was a familiar cold fragrance. This cold fragrance was so familiar that Nangong Jin was immediately reminded of some unpleasant memories.
Nangong Jin:?! Looking at the red attire and the cold fragrance in the air, Nangong Jin couldn't help but narrow his eyes. So, this woman was the one who had beaten him up several times.
Without a word, he drew his sword and slashed towards the woman in red.
Ming Li:?! Seeing the sword slashing towards her, a silver glint flashed, and a hand sword appeared in Ming Li's hand.
Ming Li met Nangong Jin's sword. After only a few moves, Nangong Jin was at a disadvantage. Finally, Ming Li placed a silver sword at Nangong Jin's neck. On the ground lay Nangong Jin's sword, broken into several pieces.
Nangong Jin:?! He felt the stinging pain at his neck, and something was dripping down.
Nangong Jin stared intently at the masked woman in front of him. Those eyes felt familiar. He unconsciously asked, "Who exactly are you?"
Ming Li: Do I have to answer you just because you asked? Where would that leave the pride of a powerful figure!
Just as Ming Li was about to quickly resolve this male protagonist, a sudden loud noise from the sky made the sword Ming Li was about to thrust into Nangong Jin's chest pause. Then, Ming Li swiftly disappeared from her spot. The moment Ming Li vanished, a terrifying lightning bolt struck the imperial palace. The palace, which had been burnt to half its size, was completely destroyed by this lightning.
Heavenly Dao:?! If he said he struck the wrong target now, would anyone believe him?
Ming Li stood not far away, watching this scene, and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement: "Is the Heavenly Dao so ruthless that he even strikes his own son?!"