But the necessary cleanup couldn't be sloppy in the slightest. The Imperial Clan Court was not to be trifled with.
This time, he had truly shot himself in the foot.
"Yes!"
The woman assented and departed with a serpentine sway of her hips.
Huangfu Song stood rooted to the spot in silence for a long while, the name "Zhao Ci" echoing in his mind.
'If that man is allowed to mature under Gu Xiangzhu's protection, he will become a grave threat to me.'
'Talent like this... it's already surpassed the Xiang Tiange of old.'
'I could, of course, use the leak of the Celestial Demon Body to attack her.'
'But that's all it would be—an attack.'
'She holds the Demon Sect's purse strings. No one dares to go too far.'
'Unless... the Demon Monarch himself makes an appearance!'
But for now, although the Divine Cocoon was stirring, he hadn't found a single trace of the Demon Monarch.
'I'll have to keep a low profile for the time being.'
