"?!"
Cheng Gujian had his back to the door, but he hurriedly turned around when he heard Xia Wuyou's words.
There was only one old man in sight.
An elderly person in a wheelchair.
The old man stood alone, his legs covered by a blanket, appearing quite small in the vast palace.
At first glance, they even resembled lonely elderly people, making one feel somewhat sorry for them.
But when Cheng Gujian saw him, he felt a little uneasy.
When did this person appear? I didn't notice them at all!
If he couldn't sense anything at all, it meant either the opponent was truly on their deathbed and posed no threat, or they were genuinely stronger than him.
Someone even stronger than him, what level would that be?
Cheng Gujian absolutely did not want to think in this direction, but unfortunately the latter possibility was much higher—because the old man's appearance here was strange enough in itself.
Xia Wuyou had arrived at the palace early in the morning to lie in ambush, so her appearance was not unexpected. In fact, Cheng Gujian sensed her presence as soon as he entered the palace.
But this old man was different! It was obvious that he had broken through the layers of blockade outside the palace gates to get here. If he were just an ordinary old man, how could he have done that?
They would have been chopped into mincemeat by the guards outside long ago!
so.
He froze on the spot, unsure of what to do.
"...Xia family girl, what did you call me?"
Just then, Wen Shengkui spoke first, seemingly dissatisfied with Xia Wuyou's form of address, and frowned with displeasure.
“Mr. Wen… no, no, no, Grandpa, Grandpa.”
Xia Xiaomao realized what was going on, quickly waved her hand and changed her words, taking advantage of Cheng Gujian's malfunction to come up behind him, "Why are you here?"
"You think I came here willingly?"
Grandpa Wen was still furious and grumbled, "That brat Xu Shi is quite the troublemaker. He's made such a mess that he can't handle it himself, so I'm the one cleaning up his mess."
"Yes, yes, yes, what he did was a bit excessive."
Xia Wuyou said with a smile, "I'm sorry to have wronged you, sir. I apologize on his behalf."
At the very least, could you send someone to look after him?
Even if an elderly person is very capable, it's extremely impolite to let them come alone!
"Um...Ms. Xia, and who is this?"
Dongfang Xiao belatedly realized what was happening and asked, "It's... your maternal grandfather?"
"...To be precise, he was Xu Shi's maternal grandfather."
Xia Wuyou turned around and smiled, explaining in a good mood.
However, given her relationship with Xu Shi, calling him "grandpa" is certainly not wrong.
"oh……"
The little empress nodded blankly, realizing that even when facing Cheng Gujian, she still gave off a sense of confidence and fearlessness.
It was obviously because she already knew she had a powerful backer to rely on, even though the old man didn't seem very strong.
Goodness, there's another expert?
What she didn't know was that Xia Wuyou didn't actually know Wen Shengkui would be coming at first.
Or perhaps, before the fight started today, Xu Shi hadn't even told her the specific plan—at that time, he was still having a falling out with Xie Qingyan, and neither of them knew what he was planning. She was simply assigned to the palace to ensure Dongfang Xiao's safety.
It wasn't until the battle on the Vatican's side ended that she learned the docks hadn't just received cargo ships, but also backup reinforcements from Night Sin City, including Su Lin and Tang Shuang. Otherwise, things on that side wouldn't have been resolved so easily and quickly.
It was from that time that she began to wonder if her grandfather might have come as well.
This is almost a certainty, after all, if something really happens to the royal family, it would be completely impossible for her to compete with Cheng Gujian on her own.
Even if they combined their efforts, they might not be able to succeed, given the opponent's strength.
In this situation, to seize the opportunity to take over the entire Hualan Empire, at the very least, an SS-level leader would be needed.
This wasn't out of distrust of Xia Wuyou, but rather to ensure that nothing went wrong.
It can't be someone like Xia Ke'an, an old lady who wouldn't know how to fight. She's more like a mascot than a mascot.
After much thought, it seems that only Wen Shengkui meets the requirements—now that the crisis at the Vatican has been resolved, he naturally wants to come here to eliminate the threat posed by Cheng Gujian.
Having been by Xu Shi's side for so long, Xia Xiaomao truly understood these things instantly.
The young empress certainly didn't think that far ahead, but she also came to a complete realization.
Although Xia Shiniang and Cheng Gujian seemed to be fighting fiercely, it was actually more of a friendly sparring match. Clearly, from the beginning, Xia Shiniang didn't expect to defeat Cheng Gujian; she was more focused on improving herself by fighting against SS.
"Well done. It seems you've made great progress in the past year or so at sea."
Wen Shengkui also commented on her fight. Although he wasn't there in person, with his abilities, watching a remote live stream was a piece of cake. "That little bastard Xu Shi can't fight. I'm relieved to have you protecting him."
"However, there are still areas that need improvement, for example..."
"Ah, hahaha, is that so..."
Xia Wuyou was overjoyed upon hearing this, and scratched her cheek a little embarrassedly, "Actually, I still haven't done enough..."
No wonder she was overjoyed; hearing a compliment from Grandpa Wen was probably even rarer than hearing one from Xu Shi.
Not to mention what this is, it's approval from an elder!
Could someone else do it? No!
Xia Xiaomao, who is usually humble and reserved, showed a rare moment of pride.
Once this battle is over, I'll definitely show off in front of those other little biscuits!
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