"Slash!"

A loud shout echoed out, as a cold glint flickered in Jiang Chen's eyes. A dazzling white light shone from his hand, as he fiercely struck a hand chop into the void.

"Roar!"

A weak growl resonated, and a cloud of black mist exploded out of that void.

Swish, swish, swish!

The white light on Jiang Chen's body suddenly intensified, instantly dissolving all the surrounding black mist into nothingness.

Phew!

Jiang Chen let out a gentle sigh of relief and flashed down to the ground.

Thud!

Hu Li and the others all landed beside Jiang Chen.

"Mr. Jiang, we owe it to you!" Hu Li placed one hand over his chest and gave Jiang Chen a gentleman's salute.

"Thank you!"

Puluosi and the three elderly men who appeared later all gave Jiang Chen a gentleman's salute.

"There's no need for thanks!" Jiang Chen gently waved his hand.

Puluosi stayed behind to handle the aftermath, while Jiang Chen and the others went again to the empress's sleeping quarters.

In the empress's bedchamber's drawing room.

Jiang Chen and the others sat down, and through Hu Li the butler's introduction, everyone learned that the three elderly men who appeared later were offerings gathered by the royal family, without names, only the titles of Gold, Silver, and Iron.

"Names aren't important anymore. Our families were wiped out by the Eight-Headed Serpent a hundred years ago!" Gold Elder lamented.

Jiang Chen glanced at Gold Elder upon hearing this, and gently nodded, confirming one of his suspicions that the Eight-Headed Serpent's schemes were not something that had just started in recent years!

"Mr. Jiang, can you..." Ya Se began to speak softly, hesitated for a moment, and then closed his mouth.

"Mr. Ya Se, what's wrong?" Jiang Chen curiously looked at Ya Se.

Ya Se lightly shook his head, "No, nothing. Um... let me confirm it first. If my suspicions are correct, I might need Mr. Jiang's help to visit my family."

"Sure!" Jiang Chen immediately agreed.

Since Ya Se brought up such a request now, it surely involved the Soul Devouring Group.

The Chaide Family had always maintained neutrality in the bigger picture, only Ya Se's side stood against the three major organizations after the incident with Alice.

But Ya Se was just one of the heirs, and could not fully represent the Chaide Family. If he could thoroughly bring their family into the alliance against the three major organizations, it would be a powerful support!

"Oh right, Mr. Jiang, when you just mentioned the Soul Devouring Group first targeted the Flame Dragon, did you mean..." The empress looked at Jiang Chen and spoke softly.

Jiang Chen's expression darkened, and he solemnly said, "We've received news that the Soul Devouring Group intends to stir up trouble at a grand event in the Martial Dao World for Flame Dragon, and this disturbance will be very big!"

"Mr. Jiang, we can help!" Mi Jiaro said earnestly.

Jiang Chen glanced at Mi Jiaro, lightly shook his head, "No, I can take you for training, but you can't be involved in this matter. If... if something happens to you, I wouldn't be able to answer to His Holiness the Pope!"

"Mr. Jiang, let me go with you. Since Godfather asked me to follow you for training, I must also bear danger together. If I evade it whenever danger arises, this training would become meaningless, wouldn't it?"

Mi Jiaro seemed to be suddenly enlightened, speaking confidently.

"Yes, Mr. Jiang, let the Saint Heir go with you. I'll go too when the time comes!" Xi'er gently spoke.

Ha'er also tried to persuade by saying, "Mr. Jiang, given that His Holiness the Pope let the Saint Heir follow you, it means he should take risks with you. If there's no danger at all, how can it be considered training?"

The empress and the others all fell silent, not daring to add their opinion. This was about the life safety of the Holy Court's Saint Heir, and they couldn't casually persuade either side.

If they persuaded Jiang Chen to take Mi Jiaro along and something happened to Mi Jiaro in this event, it would be fine if the Holy Court didn't pursue the matter. If they did, the royal family couldn't bear the consequences!

"This... very well then!"

Jiang Chen hesitated for a moment, speaking softly, "There's still some time before this matter happens, so we'll decide based on the situation then!"

Seeing Jiang Chen relent, Xi'er and the others stopped insisting, retreating into their own thoughts.

Thump, thump, thump!

A sequence of footsteps sounded as Puluosi, Si Mo'er, and three men and women walked in.

"Lu Shi." The empress looked at a girl behind Puluosi, smiled, and spoke.

"Grandmother Empress!" Lu Shi smiled and walked forward, sitting down next to the empress and affectionately holding her arm.

This scene left Jiang Chen and the others momentarily stunned; So the Seven Slayers were so familiar with the empress?

"Lu Shi was in an accident when she was young; I rescued her and brought her to the palace. Aunt liked her very much and kept her by her side for two years." Si Mo'er explained softly, noticing the curiosity of Jiang Chen and the others.

Jiang Chen was slightly surprised, understanding as he nodded. No wonder Cha'erhan mentioned that the Seven Slayers would protect Si Mo'er's life; it turns out it was like this, it seems...

He glanced at Lu Shi, muttering to himself that Lu Shi's identity might be higher than he imagined!

"Si Mo'er, Sai Li Da..." The empress hesitated for a moment, looked concernedly at Si Mo'er and gently spoke.

Si Mo'er's expression darkened, then he laughed casually, "Actually, being alone is pretty good, being free and unburdened!"

Everyone froze for a moment, then all fell silent, realizing that they might never see Sai Li Da again.

"Let's end this matter here."

The empress sighed lightly, then her eyes erupted with a sharp gleam, speaking coldly, "Si Mo'er, Puluosi, you two make a joint declaration that our Y Country's royal family will definitely fight terroristic powers to the end. As soon as any members of the three major organizations are found within Y Country's territory, they'll be immediately executed!"

"Yes!" Si Mo'er and Puluosi's eyes simultaneously flashed with coldness, responding in unison.

Jiang Chen looked at the empress in astonishment, muttering to himself that this was the empress for you: decisive and resolute!

"Mr. Jiang, I wish to represent some commercial families in Y Country to initiate cooperation with the Jiuzhou, Yi Chen, and Longteng groups!" Si Mo'er suddenly looked at Jiang Chen, speaking earnestly.

Jiang Chen was momentarily surprised, quickly understanding, and then lightly chuckled, "That would be wonderful. If the business community of Flame Dragon knows of your decision, Duke Si Mo'er, they'll certainly be delighted."

"No, no, no!" Duke Si Mo'er waved his hands repeatedly, "It's not about cooperating with the entire business community of Flame Dragon, it's about cooperating with Mr. Jiang's company."

Everyone immediately understood, lightly chuckling as they looked at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen blinked and smiled as he nodded.

With Duke Si Mo'er's influence, he could represent most of Y Country's commercial families, and with Puluosi, it was tantamount to nearly the entire Y Country's commercial families initiating cooperation with Jiang Chen's company.

This was crucial for Jiang Chen's influence in the Flame Dragon business scene.

The commercial cooperation between Flame Dragon and Y Country, all would be decided by Jiang Chen. That's a remarkable feat.

Since Duke Si Mo'er said so, it surely meant large-scale investment in Flame Dragon, and to successfully secure these investments, the business community of Flame Dragon would definitely need Jiang Chen's consent and also face a partnership commission drawn by Yi Chen and Longteng.

This significantly elevated Jiang Chen's status in the Flame Dragon business community.

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