In the Golden Palace, Emperor An looked at Jing Zhe and said, "I told you everything I needed to say yesterday. You will leave the capital early tomorrow morning. I will not hold a special farewell party for you, in order to prevent the process from being too grand and sensational, which would be unsafe."
Jing Zhe nodded in agreement.
His favorite novels and TV shows used to be the kind where characters travel incognito and subtly show off their skills. Now that it's his turn, he naturally likes that kind of thing too.
Besides satisfying the need for appearances, the most important thing is just as Andy said: on this long journey, being too ostentatious is ultimately unsafe.
Emperor An then said, "I'll say it again: do everything within your means, and never push yourself too hard. Hmm, go and check on Mo Chen!"
Knowing that Jing Zhe's time was precious, Emperor An did not want to linger for too long, so he said a few words and sent him away.
Jing Zhe didn't leave immediately. After thinking for a moment, he told her about the assassination attempt outside the city yesterday, but omitted Qiu Qianqian and only said that he had killed the assassin.
After listening, Emperor An glanced at Jing Zhe and asked, "Why didn't you mention this during court just now?"
"I do not wish to put Your Majesty in a difficult position."
At this critical juncture, if Jing Zhe were to submit a memorial to the emperor, saying that Su Xinping had gathered assassins to kill him, what could Emperor An do?
We can't very well declare war on the King of Jin, can we?
In private, it could indeed save Emperor An from helplessness and embarrassment.
Emperor An nodded with satisfaction: "I should thank you, and I also want to say to you, I'm sorry you had to go through all this trouble!"
This statement indicates that the matter has been resolved.
Emperor An will not stand up for him.
Jing Zhe had already anticipated this outcome, a sly glint in his eyes: "Your Majesty, can I beat him up to vent my anger? Anyway, it's my own doing, no one else will be involved!"
"..."
Emperor An thought for a moment and asked, "You're going to Jinxi soon, is it a good time to attack Su Xinping?"
"There's nothing wrong with that. Surely the Prince of Jin won't go easy on me just because I didn't hit Su Xinping?"
"..."
After a moment of silence, Emperor An said, "Don't hit them too hard..."
Jing Zhe cupped his hands and smiled, "Thank you, Your Majesty! I know what I'm doing!"
After saying that, he went to Fuchen Palace.
As Andi watched his retreating figure, a sense of guilt crept in: Could his understanding of ruthlessness be the same as his own...?
...
At this moment, the gates of Fuchen Palace opened wide.
Su Mochen sat quietly inside the door, the hazy sunlight piercing through the cool air and falling on her fair and flawless face.
As if waiting for him, Su Mochen sat at the door, but often looked up ahead. When she saw Jing Zhe turn the corner, she stood up excitedly.
As Jing Zhe drew closer, her brows suddenly furrowed.
Then it took off and flew towards Jing Zhe!
Are you in such a hurry?
Seeing this, Jing Zhe was a little surprised. However, when Su Mochen was only a few steps away from him, he realized that something was wrong!
This doesn't seem like they're excited to see him; it looks more like they're here to beat him up!
In the blink of an eye, Su Mochen's hand slapped up!
Without even thinking, Jing Zhe dodged.
Su Mochen missed his first attack, but immediately followed up with a second one. Jing Zhe dodged continuously, but didn't find it difficult.
Gui Zhi, who had just brought the tea, stood frozen outside the door, watching the two figures soaring through the air with envy.
This is what a divine couple looks like! They went to heaven the moment they met.
The only downside is that President Jing is too fast…
Su Mochen exuded a fierce aura. At first, it seemed to be just a test, but after Jing Zhe dodged a series of attacks, she became serious.
The palm techniques were no longer soft and weak; each palm strike seemed to carry the force of thunder, making them unstoppable.
Jing Zhe managed to block it.
However, the pressure Jing Zhe felt from Su Mochen was something he had never experienced before.
So far, the strongest person he has encountered is Qiu Qianqian, but Su Mochen's aura is far superior to Qiu Qianqian's.
Qiu Qianqian has already reached the peak of the fifth level, so Su Mochen can only be... at the sixth level?
The thought of this possibility filled Jing Zhe with both surprise and delight. His own sect only had three people, and one of them was a Grandmaster, while the other was very likely at the sixth level of the realm. The rate of having experts was quite high!
So, while blocking her way, he said with a smile, "Senior sister, isn't your way of saying goodbye a bit too unique?"
"..."
Using all his strength, Su Mochen felt that Jing Zhe was no match for him, yet he couldn't even touch him. This made Su Mochen somewhat disheartened. He had already mustered all his strength and was ready to have another good match with Jing Zhe.
As soon as Jing Zhe said that, his composure crumbled instantly.
After stopping, it fell from the air.
"You've made another breakthrough."
Looking at Jing Zhe, Su Mochen said coldly.
"Huh? What level am I at now?"
A martial artist who doesn't know his own level of skill and needs to ask others to find out—Jing Zhe felt that no one else could do that.
"Fifth level, first stage!"
"oh."
To be honest, Jing Zhe was a little disappointed.
Qiu Qianqian was a mid-stage fifth-level expert, and he had deliberately taken a date-eating pill, engaging in a fierce battle all night, sharing many intimate moments with Qiu Qianqian. Jing Zhe had thought that under such favorable conditions, he could improve significantly…
As a result, he only improved by one level, from the peak of the fourth level to the initial stage of the fifth level, which inevitably fell short of expectations.
"What kind of attitude is that?"
Su Mochen was clearly dissatisfied with Jing Zhe's performance.
"Do you really think breaking through is as easy as cutting melons and vegetables? For those above the middle stage of the fourth level, each breakthrough is incredibly difficult. Some experts spend their entire lives trying to break through even one level. You used a day to directly advance through the next level, and you're still not satisfied?"
So, does that mean I'm really amazing?
Jing Zhe asked curiously.
"You removed the 'great' part; it's super amazing, okay?"
"..."
Suddenly, I found Su Mochen's words to be adorable.
Su Mochen ignored what he was thinking and continued, "Moreover, your talent for lightness skill is much better than martial arts! Most martial arts practitioners, even if their martial arts reach the fourth or fifth level, can only move swiftly at the first level. Very few can break through to the second level and be as light as a swallow."
For example, my martial arts skills are almost at the sixth level, and my lightness skill is only at the middle stage of "light as a swallow," but you have already broken through the second level and reached the final level of "following the wind like a shadow"! So even if you fight me, even if you can't beat me, you won't suffer too much of a loss!
"..."
Jing Zhe summarized several points from Su Mochen's words. First, Su Mochen's realm was not the same as his thought, that of a sixth-level master, but only the peak of the fifth level. Second, his lightness skill had reached the final level, bringing him one step closer to the world's number one defense. As long as he didn't want to die, who could catch up with him?
More importantly, achieving this breakthrough before his trip to Jinxi was extremely beneficial to him!
"Senior sister, you flatter me. I'm just average. I'm far inferior to you. I still have a lot to learn from you in the future!"
Su Mochen didn't respond to his question. After looking him up and down again, he asked coldly, "Tell me, who exactly did you train with?"
"..."
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