Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7014

Chapter 6924: My Old Best Friend!

The Li clan member remained calm, his expression unreadable.

Upon hearing the greetings from Li Tianming and the other two, he stopped before Li Tianming without uttering a word.

Li Tianming thought to himself, “What’s this kid up to?”

However, outwardly, he too remained calm.

This was the first time Li Tianming had seen a member of the Li clan up close, and he looked directly at him.

Sui Shenyao, who was also observing, quickly exclaimed in surprise, “This person looks a little like Little Li!”

The Li clan member before Li Tianming had black hair and black eyes, and his features exuded an aura of supreme authority.

His status as a member of the Li clan was already significant enough, so much so that even the Holy Governor Jiu Huang had to serve him with utmost respect.

However, the imperial aura he possessed, nurtured by the Great Dao of the Emperor, was equally heavy. Even someone as powerful and influential as Wei Shendao held his breath, seemingly nervous about what might happen between them.

Therefore, the atmosphere was tense, the Li clan member facing Li Tianming.

The surrounding Nine Iris, Nine Cauldrons, Wei Shendao, Wei Wuji, and everyone else remained silent, wondering what this Emperor meant.

Only Li Tianming naturally looked directly at the other party, neither rudely scrutinizing nor servile, a completely different attitude from the others.

This member of the Li clan suddenly spoke, his tone calm and devoid of emotion.

“I’ve heard of you. You are Li Tianming, right?”

Li Tianming clasped his hands in a respectful gesture, replying neither servilely nor arrogantly. “That’s me. Does Your Majesty have any orders?”

“Your performance is good. Keep it up,” the member of the Li clan said calmly, his expression unreadable.

“Thank you, Your Majesty. I will remember,” Li Tianming replied respectfully.

This performance was difficult to define, but Li Tianming simply pretended not to understand.

In short, he was playing dumb!

After he finished speaking, the member of the Li clan nodded slightly, then walked past Li Tianming, the two passing each other.

Of course, Li Tianming was determined to seize this golden opportunity. He subtly glanced at the other person’s arm out of the corner of his eye.

“Can’t see…”

Unfortunately, nothing was revealed; he couldn’t observe anything.

To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, Li Tianming didn’t use any methods to investigate. Otherwise, he would expose himself before even figuring out the other person, which would be a greater loss.

Jiu Yuan, who was behind him, glared fiercely at Li Tianming as she passed by.

Li Tianming smiled indifferently, which only made her more annoyed. However, she couldn’t say anything more at this point, so she could only follow the member of the Li imperial family.

Jiuding walked at the back. Reaching Li Tianming’s side, he suddenly asked, “Li Tianming, what are you doing here?”

Li Tianming raised an eyebrow and replied frankly, “I’m here to build an army, to prepare for the Imperial Heaven Plan’s conquest of the star system with the Divine Alliance.”

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Jiuding’s handsome face. “That’s quite a coincidence. We’re just about to go to the Nine Phoenix Alliance for conquest, and there’s a border crossing with the Divine Alliance. We might run into each other then.”

“Is that so? That’s quite a coincidence,” Li Tianming replied dismissively.

Jiuding’s smile faded, and he followed the two ahead of him away. Only

after the Li Clan and their entourage left did the tense atmosphere return to normal.

At this moment, Wei Wuji’s pale, bloodless face gradually recovered, and Wei Shendao breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Wei Wuji patted his chest and said, “This Emperor… what a powerful aura!”

Wei Shendao, regaining his composure, was somewhat surprised to see Li Tianming still able to remain calm.

However, she didn’t dwell on it and continued, “Let’s go, Tianming, I’ll take you to see Jiuhuang.”

“Yes, Governor Wei,” Li Tianming nodded.

Then, he followed Wei Shendao into the Jingtang.

Jingtang was an administrative office, so there were many people coming and going, and many windows.

However, since the Li imperial family had just arrived, Jingtang had been cleared out.

Now, it was slowly returning to its original state, with everyone busy with their own affairs.

The goddess of war, Jiuhuang, had been waiting there for a long time.

Li Tianming finally saw this ‘War Phoenix Empress’ face to face. Compared to the gentle and graceful Wei Shendao, Jiuhuang was more flamboyant in her beauty.

Her red lips were bright, her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her eyes were like clear pools, and her nine-colored hair made her even more beautiful.

After seeing Wei Shendao, Jiuhuang immediately stepped forward and gave her a big hug.

“Shendao, you’ve finally come,” Jiuhuang said happily.

Because of her tall stature, Wei Shendao’s head was almost buried in her.

In truth, Jiu Huang’s burdens were no less than Wei Shendao’s.

“You’re all so old, yet you’re still so reckless. Don’t let the children laugh at you,” Wei Shendao said, patting her shoulder.

Jiu Huang released her shoulder and laughed heartily, “It’s been so long! What’s wrong with a little reunion?”

She then turned her gaze to Li Tianming, saying, “You must be Li Tianming?”

Li Tianming nodded respectfully, “That’s me, Governor Jiu. I hope you can do me a favor today.”

“Of course, give me your military badge,” Jiu Huang said, extending her hand.

Li Tianming promptly handed her a green token with strange Daoist plant patterns.

This was the Divine Dao Alliance military badge.

After taking the tag, Jiu Huang casually tossed it into a window and said, “Someone, upgrade this military tag to level four.”

Immediately, someone took the Divine Alliance military tag, muttering, “Why are so many people upgrading from level one to level four today?”

Jiu Huang then looked at Li Tianming and said, “Wait a moment. This thing needs to be forged based on its original form; it can’t be directly recast. It will take some time.” Li Tianming

nodded and said, “Understood, no rush. Thank you for your help, Governor Jiu.”

Jiu Huang raised an eyebrow, surprised, “Not bad. With the unparalleled talent of being the top disciple of the outer sect, you can still be so humble. That’s rare.”

Li Tianming said, “It’s just an empty title. The path of cultivation has no end. It’s not about comparing yourself to others, but about comparing yourself to yourself.”

“To have such awareness at such a young age, I’m already looking forward to your performance in the Emperor Heaven Project. If any of my clan’s younger generation had half of your awareness, I would be gratified,” Jiu Huang praised.

“I will try my best not to disappoint Governor-General Jiu and Governor-General Wei,” Li Tianming said with a slight smile.

At this moment, Wei Shendao, standing to the side, asked Jiuhuang with a puzzled look, “Why did that Emperor choose your Jiuhuang Alliance? Shouldn’t he have had better options?”

Jiuhuang frowned slightly and said, “That Emperor seems interested in an eighth-level star system, and that eighth-level star system happens to be located at the border of our two alliances.”

“Is there anything special about this eighth-level star system?” Wei Shendao asked, equally puzzled.