I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 1361: Chapter 525: Farewell, Em

In fact, the seed in her heart had been planted a long time ago.

Ji Lianxing hesitated for a moment, then tiptoed closer to Chen Mo’s ear, her face flushing red as she whispered, "Didn’t you want master and disciple to cultivate together? When this matter is over, you can torment me however you like..."

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After settling the wounded, Chen Mo left the Demon Suppression Department and sped off toward the Imperial Palace.

The people of the Chen Mansion had long since been transferred away in secret, and there was still Chu Yanli guarding them, so there was simply nothing to worry about.

Now that the manpower of the four great Hidden Clans had been completely wiped out, and a First Grade Grandmaster had also fallen on Wu Lie’s side, it would be hard for them to make any moves again for a while; the situation could be considered temporarily stabilized.

The pressing task at hand was to quickly lock onto Wu Lie’s exact location and give him no chance to breathe, and the Jiang Family’s ancestral treasure, the Taixu Mysterious Light Mirror, was the breakthrough point.

Whoosh—

Chen Mo used Shrinking Ground into Inches, and the scenery around him stretched into fine threads.

In just a few breaths, he arrived in front of the Imperial City Gate, only to see that the defenses here were extremely tight. The number of patrolling soldiers alone was several times more than before, all heavily armored and bristling with weapons.

"Stop, this is the forbidden ground of the Imperial City..."

Seeing Chen Mo walking over, several newly arrived guards tried to block him.

"Are your dog eyes blind, that you dare stop anyone?!"

The Commander at the side hurried forward and pushed them aside, bowing as he said, "Mr. Chen, please."

Chen Mo gave a slight nod, lifted his leg to step through the palace gate, and did not linger. He passed straight along the palace road, and had just arrived at the Inner Court when he saw a familiar figure.

"Sun Senior Palace Lady?"

"Mr. Chen?"

When Sun Senior Palace Lady saw him, joy flashed across her face. She hurried up to him and sized him up carefully from head to toe. "It’s truly wonderful that you’re unharmed! Her Majesty the Empress has been worrying about you constantly during this time!"

Chen Mo said, "I’m here this time because I have urgent matters to report to Her Majesty. May I ask where Her Majesty is now?"

When Sun Senior Palace Lady heard this, her expression grew solemn. She said, "Her Majesty is receiving the court officials in Zhao Hua Palace. Come with me."

The two of them came all the way to the gates of Zhao Hua Palace. Sun Senior Palace Lady indicated for him to wait a moment, then went in to announce him. Shortly after, she came out again.

"Mr. Chen, Her Majesty invites you in."

"All right."

Chen Mo ascended the stone steps and entered the great hall.

He saw incense smoke curling within the hall. On the high platform in the center, a gorgeous figure in a phoenix robe sat upright, and below her were gathered several court officials, all First and Second Grade high-ranking ministers of the current dynasty.

Aside from the Chiefs of Staff of the Six Ministries, powerful ministers such as Lv Huaiyu, Zhuang Jingming, and Xu Lin were also present, but Wei Xuan was nowhere to be seen.

Judging from their expressions, the atmosphere just now had not been very harmonious.

"This humble official pays respects to Her Majesty the Empress. May Your Majesty live a thousand years."

Chen Mo strode forward and bowed.

The surrounding ministers all cast sidelong glances at him, their eyes filled with varying emotions.

"Rise."

The Empress looked at the man she had been thinking of day and night, forcibly suppressing the curve of her lips as she said softly, "The Capital City has been unsettled of late, and I fear some evil elements may be causing trouble. Seeing Mr. Chen safe and sound, this palace can finally set its mind at ease."

"Thank you for Your Majesty’s concern. This humble official is undeserving."

Chen Mo cupped his hands again, then suddenly changed the topic, his tone cooling, "But even with such a huge commotion, neither the Military Prison nor the Forbidden Guard made any move. From this, it can be seen that the city defenses of the Capital City are nothing but an empty shell. No wonder the Demon Clan was able to get in!"

The ministers’ hearts all gave a jolt at these words!

Especially the officials in charge of the Imperial Army—their faces instantly changed!

So this fellow came here to stir up trouble?

Her Majesty hadn’t said anything yet, and a mere lowly commander of a thousand households dared to point fingers here?

But thinking of how Chen Mo was deeply favored by the Empress and the Imperial Consort, and of his many past merits, for the moment no one dared to jump out and refute him.

"Ahem."

Imperial Censor Zhao Ge cleared his throat and spoke up, "Mr. Chen has misunderstood. The reason the Imperial Army was slow to respond was mainly because the Observatory collapsed, and most of our manpower had been shifted to the Imperial Palace."

Capital Camp Commander Zhong Yu said, "That’s right. There is a clear regulation for the Forbidden Guard: once chaos breaks out in the Capital, they must prioritize protecting the imperial carriage and the palace gates, and guarding the palace chambers... Furthermore, the Observatory is right next to the Imperial City, so it naturally required extra attention. As for other areas, they simply couldn’t be taken care of for the time being."

"Hmph!"

Seeing the two of them echo each other, Chen Mo couldn’t even be bothered to argue and said nothing more.

Lv Huaiyu sized him up and said, "From the looks of it, Mr. Chen seems to have just gone through a fierce battle. Did you encounter those from the Demon Clan?"

"I didn’t see any Demon Clan, but I did run into plenty of scum." Chen Mo let out a cold laugh.

Lv Huaiyu pressed, "Oh? What do you mean by that?"

Chen Mo had never intended to conceal it. He said calmly, "Jiang Wangye and Qi Kaihai led men to besiege me and have all been put to the sword! And the Demon Suppression Department Counselor Yuan Junfeng, who colluded with the traitors, was also executed by my hand!"

"I came here precisely to report this matter to Her Majesty!"

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As soon as these words fell, the hall instantly plunged into dead silence!