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Two months after the war in East State ended, Qin Tian was summoned by Imperial Decree to return to the Imperial City.

In this war, he didn’t even see the soldiers of the Dragon Clan; he just wandered around East Capital, and then won. The Ice Emperor ordered Qin Tian to be rewarded, leaving him bewildered.

”Marquis of Pingxi, I’ve heard from the Imperial City that the Ice Emperor intends to name you Marquis Qin.”

On the way back to the Imperial City, Li Shuang spoke to Qin Tian.

”Is that so? Haha, this time, I didn’t even catch a glimpse of a Dragon Clan member. I did nothing, yet I was promoted. I’m truly at a loss,” Qin Tian mocked himself.

Li Shuang said meaningfully, ”Marquis of Pingxi… oh no, it should be Marquis Qin. Marquis Qin, this time you didn’t just ’do nothing’, you did a lot.”

Li Shuang tilted his head to glance at Qin Tian and said, ”The most important thing is, Marquis Qin, this time you did the right thing, didn’t you?”

He smiled slightly at Qin Tian, ”Since you did the right thing, naturally you’ll be rewarded.”

Qin Tian remained noncommittal.

He looked at Li Shuang with a calm expression, though inside his heart was in turmoil.

The right thing... killing Sima Qi, killing Zhao Wudao, forcing Liang Yulong away, changing the skies of East State—are these the so-called right things?

In fact, from the Dragon Clan’s very ”coincidental” deployment and withdrawal of forces, Qin Tian had already seen through it.

The Fourth Prince’s influence is indeed tremendous!

However, Qin Tian was curious about which member of the Dragon Clan the Fourth Prince had allied with, making even the Dragon Clan willing to cooperate with them in deploying troops?

All of this, Qin Tian really couldn’t figure out.

This suddenly emerging Fourth Prince truly shocked Qin Tian in ways he hadn’t yet had time to process.

”General Li, what about Sima Qi? Have you gotten any information? My wife…”

Qin Tian thought for a moment and asked about the matter he cared about most.

He had originally intended to ask the Fourth Prince, but upon reconsideration, he decided to first probe Li Shuang for answers.

”Oh, look at my memory. I’ve been so busy lately that I completely forgot about this, deserving a thousand deaths, a thousand deaths!”

Li Shuang touched his forehead and, with a chuckle, patted Qin Tian, ”Congratulations, Marquis Qin. Your esteemed wife, Qiao Wenxuan, has been rescued by us unscathed. She is currently recuperating in the Imperial City, and you can see her as soon as you return.”

”Is that so?”

Upon hearing this, Qin Tian smiled with interest, asking, ”Why is she in the Imperial City?”

”Well, it’s a long story, but let’s just say that Sima Qi captured your wife and sent her to the Imperial City for its ruler to decide her fate, you know…”

Li Shuang chuckled as he glanced at Qin Tian, ”The ruler of the Imperial City had imprisoned your wife in a separate courtyard, preparing to use her in critical moments against you. Now that Sima Qi has confessed, we dispatched several experts to rescue her from that courtyard.”

”Although the ruler of the Imperial City was furious, beforehand, I had promised you, Marquis Qin, that if you handed over Sima Qi to me, I would return your wife to you.”

Qin Tian nodded, ”It seems someone was indeed planning to use her against me. Regardless, General Li, thank you. Sima Qi wouldn’t speak in front of me; I really don’t know how you got him to open his mouth.”

”In front of us, it’s very difficult to hide secrets.”

Li Shuang didn’t want to reveal much to Qin Tian and said lightly, ”If you want to thank someone, you know whom to thank. I’m just following orders.”

He spoke with deep implication, and Qin Tian nodded, acknowledging he understood.

”By the way, where are my in-laws?” Qin Tian thought of something and asked.

”In-laws?”

Li Shuang paused, ”I don’t know about that. The information I received and the details Sima Qi revealed were only about your wife. It seems the ruler of the Imperial City was only interested in her, so... sorry, we really don’t have any information about them…”

”Oh, thanks anyway.”

Qin Tian’s previously joyful mood turned heavy.

In reality, he had already faintly guessed the outcome.

The entire Qilin Mountain Sect was wiped out by Sima Qi...

...

Five days later, Qin Tian and Li Shuang returned to the Imperial City. The Ice Emperor issued an Imperial Decree promoting Qin Tian by half a rank, bestowing upon him the title of Marquis Qin with his surname!

However, Qin Tian wasn’t thrilled by this reward. After the evening banquet, he went directly to the palace of the Fourth Prince to pay his respects.

”I’m sorry, the Fourth Prince is not receiving visitors.”

When Qin Tian arrived outside the Fourth Prince’s palace gate, the guard at the door gave him this reply.

Qin Tian was taken aback; the Fourth Prince doesn’t want to see me?

As he pondered this, a True Qi Transmission entered his ears: ”Someone is following you; deal with your tail first, then come to pay respects. Don’t be so rash in the future, remember!”

Qin Tian was stunned upon hearing this; someone is following him?

”I didn’t realize it, the Fourth Prince’s men discovered it...”

Qin Tian was sure that the voice was unfamiliar, but it came from the Fourth Prince’s palace, spoken calmly, seemingly to avoid alerting the people tailing Qin Tian.

Feigning ignorance, Qin Tian said aloud, ”I was presumptuous, farewell.”

Having said this, Qin Tian clasped his hands and turned to leave.

This time, after increasing his vigilance, he indeed discovered that two people were tailing him. Their cultivation was quite high, at least at the Small Immortal Realm, and they seemed specialized in stealth techniques, following him imperceptibly and at great speed.

It was already night, and knowing it would be difficult to shake them off, Qin Tian had no choice but to return home.

When night fell silent, Qin Tian stealthily jumped over the wall and left his residence. Once he was sure there were no tails, he headed to the Fourth Prince’s palace.

By then it was already early morning, and not wanting to disturb the Fourth Prince, Qin Tian decided to wait outside until daybreak, until the Fourth Prince awoke.

”You’ve finally come; His Highness has been waiting for you for a while, come in.”

This time, that voice reached Qin Tian’s ears again.

Qin Tian was stunned; it was at least past two in the morning, and the Fourth Prince still hadn’t slept?

Or was the Fourth Prince specifically waiting for him?

The Fourth Prince knew he would come in the dead of night?!

Qin Tian was utterly shocked.

However, what shocked him most was how formidable the person within the Fourth Prince’s palace was, to easily discover his presence?

Bear in mind, Qin Tian had come stealthily to avoid detection.

The person inside the Fourth Prince’s palace didn’t leave the palace, and Qin Tian had no idea where this person was, yet they remarkably detected his stealthy arrival?

Qin Tian recalled Black and White Impermanence, and the Fourth Prince’s seemingly elusive courtyard...

”Haha, is there anyone more terrifying than the Fourth Prince in this Imperial City?”

Qin Tian smiled wryly to himself, quickly composed himself, and entered through the side door of the palace.