Emperor Changning raised his hand to stop her. "I understand."
He then looked at Jiang Ning. "Dongling Marquis, I hope you can agree to this matter. Under normal circumstances, protecting Shiqi won't even require you to make a move."
Just then.
Jiang Ning suddenly turned his head to look to the side.
He saw a shadow appear inside the room. The shadow then gathered and solidified, and a figure emerged.
The newcomer wore a tight black outfit, holding a pitch-black longsword in his hand. A dark metal mask covered his face, wrapping his entire visage so that only a pair of ink-black eyes were exposed.
The newcomer cupped his hands in salute to Emperor Changning, then stood to the side without saying a word.
"Lu Jiu, go take care of Mr. Fu!" Emperor Changning said.
At these words, the entirely pitch-black Lu Jiu took a single step forward, stepped into the room's shadow, and disappeared.
