Loading...
The next morning.
Li Yuan summoned palace maids to attend to the Empress, then quietly left.
He walked to a private study. The bookshelves there had already been restocked with newly acquired volumes.
Most were travelogues from the west, collected from far and wide by Heaven’s Quill.
Heaven’s Quill was the finest intelligence network in the land, its history long and storied. It had been founded by the Li Clan, and its current master was none other than Li Tianshi.
Li Yuan scanned the spines of the books. His gaze paused, then settled on a thin leather-bound volume.
It was stained with blood.
Li Tianshi was no fool. He would never suppress the truth just to make something appear presentable for the Emperor’s eyes.
On the contrary, bloodstains only meant the contents were all the more valuable.
And for it to end up directly...



Unlock free chapters every day
Bookmark your novel and never lose track of your progress
Share your thoughts with your favorite translator in the comments.