From 10 a.m., until 1 p.m.
Nearly three hours, the Empress did not move an inch, always busy at the desk.
The ink in the inkstone dried up, and the documents piled high on the royal desk, nearly going through all the accumulated memorials from before.
At this moment, a sound of footsteps arose.
Eunuch Jin walked into the grand hall, bowed and said, "Your Highness, there’s news from the Southern Border."
The Empress paused her brush, without raising her head, said, "Speak."
"The Sky Scale Guard sent a message back through the Cloud Seal Platform, saying Chen Mo, under Bai Lingchuan’s orders, went to Tiannan State to investigate the Seventh Heavenly Demon, Fu Li, but was instead entrapped and framed by the two collaborating."
"Fu Li used the Essence Blood of tens of thousands of people as bait to prematurely set a great array, attempting to refine everyone alive!"
"Chen Mo resisted the array with his physical body, gaining a chance for everyone to breathe but also causing massive exhaustion to himself, leading to the complete collapse of his body..."
The bamboo pen in the Empress’s hand snapped, with splinters piercing the palm, with faint blood seeping out, yet she seemed oblivious.
"Afterwards, a mysterious Grandmaster intervened, defeated Fu Li, but Fu Li chose to self-destruct on the spot, releasing a monstrous Blood Evil that swallowed everyone... This should be the scene Zhong Lihe witnessed."
Eunuch Jin had some doubt and said, "However, everyone was inexplicably saved, almost unscathed, but Chen Mo’s whereabouts are unknown..."
The Empress suddenly raised her head upon hearing this, a flash of light in her gloomy eyes, "Meaning everyone traveling together survived? Then Chen Mo surely won’t be in danger, right?"
Eunuch Jin hesitated for a moment and said, "Logically that should be the case, but they have already turned a thousand miles area upside down, unable to find any trace of Chen Mo, seeming like he vanished into thin air..."
"Then continue looking!"
The Empress suddenly gained strength, urgently said, "You personally go to the Southern Border, have the Yulin Army pause the eradication of Gu God Sect, mobilize everyone in Tiannan, Nantu with full effort to search for Chen Mo’s whereabouts!"
Eunuch Jin responded and withdrew.
The Empress’s chest heaving, gripping the broken bamboo pen tightly in her hand, murmured:
"It’s fine, it certainly is fine..."
Eunuch Jin left Yangxin Palace, crossed the Inner Court, heading straight towards the palace gate.
Actually, he felt that the situation wasn’t optimistic.
With Zhong Lihe’s eyesight, the chance of error was small.
Chen Mo’s injuries were too severe, and being specifically targeted by the Blood Demon, it’s very likely he was dissolved during the Blood Tide, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been unheard for so long.
"Rare to encounter such a good talent, astonishing aptitude, blessed with luck, one thought he could become the next... Alas, how did it disappear suddenly?"
"Such a pity, heaven is jealous of talents!"
Eunuch Jin sighed deeply.
However, just as he was passing through Qianqing Gate, he suddenly saw a familiar figure ahead, his expression suddenly froze.
Chen Mo left Frozen Sky Palace contentedly.
After a friendly tussle with the Empress, his whole being transformed.
Although the Empress still remained stubborn as usual, her bottom line kept lowering step by step, at this rate, someday he might truly understand her...
But with the Empress’s cultivation, even the Grandmaster Realm might not be able to break defense, right?
With the red ribbon’s support, it could suppress Dao Power, but the issue was it was bound too tightly, not permeable, and he was beyond reach!
An alternative method perhaps...
"Ahem, going off track."
"With the Empress’s temperament, if I truly did something, wouldn’t she chop me into mince?"
Chen Mo shook his head, dispelling the stray thoughts.
Recalling last night’s Empress’s murderous aura, his back still felt a chill.
Speaking of which, what exactly is the Daoist Venerable’s ploy?
Even if one looks good, would it cause the venerable Daoist to offer herself?"
"When she said the Dao Pattern was suppressed, what did she mean by this?"
"And she herself was so different before and after, as though an entirely different person, the Empress said she was ’severing the Divine Soul, accommodating three poisons’... In other words, one Divine Soul is wanton, the other Divine Soul possesses Dao Heart Clarity?"
"This isn’t purely schizophrenia? No wonder the Empress called her a madwoman; it’s truly fitting."
Chen Mo’s brow furrowed slightly.
Originally he struggled to survive between the Empress and the Empress, now with the Daoist Venerable added... God forbid, maybe in the future, he’ll become a star slave of the three!
At this moment, a call came from behind.
Chen Mo turned to look, only to see a figure flashed before him.
Eunuch Jin’s eyes bulged round, incredulity said: "It’s really you, how are you here?"
Everyone in the Southern Border has gone mad searching, thinking he was long dead, yet he’s quite alive and appeared in the Imperial Palace?!
Chen Mo gestured with his hand and said, "This is a long story..."
"Then tell later! First go to see His Highness!"
Eunuch Jin grabbed his arm, swiftly heading towards Zhao Hua Palace.
The Empress took a deep breath, steadied her mind, prepared to take up a new pen to review the remaining memorials.
Only by doing this could she divert attention and stop thinking about him... But her vision became blurred, the words on the memos merged into one, gradually turning into that hateful face.
"Where exactly are you..."
A hurried sound of footsteps approached,
Then Eunuch Jin’s voice echoed: "Your Highness..."
The Empress didn’t want anyone to see her losing composure, lowered her head and said in a deep voice, "I ordered you to head to the Southern Border immediately, why have you returned? Every minute you delay, Chen Mo faces more danger..."
"Did His Highness summon me?"