Ten days later.
Jiang Li arrived exhausted with five hundred Shadow Guards and two thousand Mirror Guards.
Lin Che and Wen Hong were both surprised. They hadn't expected Her Majesty to arrive in Yingzhou so soon. They immediately rushed out to greet her.
Three miles outside the camp, after just standing for a while, he saw Jiang Li's figure.
It was not known whether it was an illusion, but when Lin Che saw Jiang Li, he felt less awe for the king and instead felt an inexplicable majesty.
It seemed that in front of Jiang Li, he was more noble than Jiang Li.
Could it be because he had broken through to the eighth rank? His cultivation had become so powerful that he no longer even cared about the emperor?
At this time, Jiang Li was also looking over from a distance.
Lin Che's tall figure caught his eye at first glance. After breaking through to the eighth rank, Lin Che was even more charming than before, giving people a feeling of being full of great power.
It seemed that as long as Lin Che was there, even if the sky fell, Lin Che would be able to hold it up.
Jiang Li felt uneasy, because she knew very well that she had used the Phoenix Blood Contract, and that Lin Che was the master and she was the slave. This special blood contract made her feel uneasy.
I don’t know if she can resist the contract of “Phoenix Wenxin”.
"Your Majesty—"
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Lin Che also bowed and looked straight at Jiang Li.
I have to say that Jiang Li is fully worthy of the reputation of "The Goddess of Luo River". Even though she is exhausted at the moment, the heroic demeanor and imperial power of the empress still make people amazed.
He couldn't help but think, "Oh, the Empress is still the Empress. She's so beautiful. That ponytail is so stylish. But why is her hair still white? Could it be that it's been worn out and hasn't grown back yet? I feel bad."
Jiang Li, who was about to dismount from his horse, suddenly stiffened and froze in his tracks.
Her expression became very strange, and she stared at Lin Che blankly, her pretty face inexplicably blushing.
He hesitated to speak.
The knife slave next to him noticed something was wrong and quickly said alertly:
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Jiang Li subconsciously reached out and touched her ponytailed hair, whispering:
"No, nothing."
After she dismounted, she said in a loud voice, "You are all great contributors, no need to be so polite."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I dare not take credit for it. It is all thanks to Marquis Guanjun." Wen Hong stood up respectfully.
Lin Che was much more casual. He smiled and decided to take all the credit.
I thought: "Since you know I'm a meritorious official, then give me more rewards. I'm short of money! Don't ban my title all the time. Giving me gold is the most practical thing."
Of course, these were his true feelings and he would never say them in public.
He said, "Your Majesty, you have worked hard on the journey. Please come in... Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"
"Oh, okay, okay!" Jiang Li was called twice before she came back to her senses. Her expression became even weirder.
Lin Che frowned. "Your Majesty, what are you doing? Is there something on your mind? Something seems amiss."
Soon, the group arrived in front of the Human Emperor's Flame.
Lin Che said in a cheerful voice, "Your Majesty, we have fulfilled our mission and finally found the Human Emperor's Flame."
Jiang Li looked at the small flame floating in the air, and her expression became extremely solemn.
After a long while, she finally spoke:
"Lin Che, I never thought you'd actually recovered the Emperor's Flame. With this, our people, and even the entire human race, will be blessed."
Jiang Li was not polite either. A powerful aura burst out from his body and he grabbed the Human Emperor's Flame with one hand.
This flame could even burn a hole in Lin Che's war king body, but Jiang Li's fair little hand was able to grab it.
Flames leaked out from between her fingers, and her entire palm turned a fiery red.
Boom! !
A golden light spread out from Jiang Li's palm and radiated dozens of meters away.
Lin Che saw it all and cried out in her heart that it was unfair.
"No way! I'm an eighth-rank cultivator with a powerful cultivation base, yet I can't even claim the Emperor's legacy. And Jiang Li can just reach out and grab it? That's unfair. What's the difference? Is it because I'm not of royal blood?"
"Okay, okay, you're the Emperor's legacy, right? Just wait. You belong to Jiang Li, and sooner or later, Jiang Li will belong to me. And then, you'll be mine too."
Jiang Li, who was holding the Human Emperor's Flame in front of him, felt his palm tremble again, not knowing whether it was because the flame was too hot.
Her face was already flushed at this time.
Boom! Boom!!
Several more golden lights spread out from Jiang Li's palm.
Then, Jiang Li's palms began to tremble slightly.
"The Emperor's Flame—collect!"
Jiang Li let out a low cry and grasped the Emperor's Flame with all her might, as if to absorb it completely into her palm. However, the tiny flame, as if endowed with immense divine power, suddenly bounced off her palm.
Jiang Li's expression changed, and he whispered:
"I, the Emperor of the Great Gan, am the inheritor of the flame of the Human Emperor. I ask that you continue to serve me and benefit the people!"
After saying that, she reached out again and grabbed the Human Emperor's Flame.
But there was no change at all. After more than ten breaths, the Human Emperor Xinhuo still pushed her palm away.
Lin Che, Wen Hong, and Dao Nu beside them all became serious at the same time.
If even His Majesty cannot control the Emperor's legacy, who can?
Jiang Li released his hand and whispered, "Lin Che, you said that only Jiang Yanshu's body was killed, and his spirit escaped, right?"
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