18: The Actors

That is, before the Emperor spoke, they could not rise; if the Emperor did not order them to leave, they had to observe his expression and then decide whether to depart.

Only in this way could they ensure their survival!

At this moment, Nangong Aotian had neither spoken to let him rise nor ordered him to leave, so he could only continue kneeling!

Just then, Nangong Aotian spoke again: "Forget it. With Liu Mingyue watching over Yuer, you do not need to worry about it. Withdraw from the Prince's Mansion entirely, and leave only two people to keep an eye on Ye Jingling's movements!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The man in black nodded.

"That is all, you may go!" Nangong Aotian waved his hand, signaling the secret guard to leave.

The secret guard nodded, stood up, retreated a few steps, and then vanished within the great hall.

...

Clear Serenity Empire, Northern Border.

After a day of travel, Nangong Wenxin and his group finally arrived at a forest to the east of Beiji City on the border.

At this moment, Nangong Wenxin waved his hand to signal everyone to stop, then immediately said: "Everyone rest, recover your Spiritual Qi and stamina. We will move in half an hour!"

Hearing this, the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army did not speak. They all sat cross-legged and began to recover!

Seeing this, Nangong Wenxin called Nangong Lingyun and Qin Wuhui to one side and gave the Jade Slip to the two of them to read.

He then said: "Among the nine traitors in the army within the border, six are involved. The one who administered the poison is quite strong, possessing the strength of the Early Stage of the Calamity Destruction Realm, and is the primary culprit behind the Prince's death. We shall go together to capture him!"

Nangong Lingyun and the other nodded, agreeing with Nangong Wenxin's assessment.

Nangong Wenxin continued: "Afterwards, based on the information provided in the Jade Slip, we will find evidence, interrogate them directly, or even search their Divine Soul to confirm the results!"

"Once the results confirm that the information in the Jade Slip is true, we will split into three groups to quickly capture the remaining five!"

But upon hearing this, Qin Wuhui shook his head, and a cold, stern voice emerged: "If we arrange it reasonably, we can take down the other three traitors along the way!"

"Very well!" Nangong Wenxin nodded slightly, not dwelling on the issue.

At this time, Nangong Lingyun looked at Nangong Wenxin and asked curiously: "If the information is true, are you really going to give half of their wealth to that Mysterious Person?"

Nangong Wenxin nodded and smiled slightly: "Of course, not just theirs, but also their Family's!"

"Their Family's?" Qin Wuhui couldn't help but be stunned, not reacting for a moment.

But he saw Nangong Wenxin's expression turn instantly cold and stern: "Otherwise? Do you really think this General is joking? If it is confirmed to be true, this General will slaughter their entire clan!"

Once these words were spoken, Qin Wuhui hesitated to speak, but Nangong Lingyun said: "Correct, it should be so. They must pay the price for their actions!"

Hearing this, Qin Wuhui shook his head slightly and said nothing more.

Since these two had reached a consensus, likely only the Prince could dissuade them; no one else could even dream of it.

He shook his head, then frowned and said: "The treasures of them and their Family are not insignificant; they are enough to cover our net military pay for several years. Are you sure you want to give away half?"

Nangong Wenxin nodded slightly, his expression solemn: "The Prince once said, when conducting oneself, one must keep their word to endure long!"

"If the news is true, it shows that the person or the forces behind him have extraordinary information channels. Leaving a good impression on him will make it easier to find them if we need help in the future!"

Hearing this, Qin Wuhui and the other nodded slightly.

Nangong Wenxin spread his hands again, his expression helpless: "Besides, with that Mysterious Person's ability to come and go without a trace, do you really think we could hide this wealth from him?"

Once these words were spoken, Nangong Lingyun and the other thought of that person's unfathomable abilities and couldn't help but shake their heads slightly.

Nangong Wenxin smiled knowingly and said: "Alright, hurry and recover. We still have a battle to fight later!"

The two nodded and sat cross-legged to begin recovering.

...

When Nangong Yu woke up again, it was already the next morning.

He glanced at his sleeping beauty mother beside him, and his lips curled slightly.

Now that he was a person with a mother, it was truly wonderful!

He looked at his beautiful mother and couldn't help but think: It feels so good to have a mother. If Mother could stay with me forever, how wonderful that would be!

As he thought this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he secretly vowed: Whoever dares to snatch her away from me, I will never let them off!

Nangong Yu slightly composed his mind and felt his own condition, but couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Four days had passed, yet he hadn't even touched the threshold of the Middle Stage of the Spirit Absorption Realm. It seemed that the Perfection of body forging in half a day was indeed the result brought about by the Fusion of his Dao Body.

Immediately, he glanced at the thin Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the world and couldn't help but sigh to himself: If the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and resources are not sufficient, no matter how good the Spiritual Root and Cultivation Technique are, the results will be minimal!

Nangong Yu sighed in his heart and pulled open his unchanged attribute screen to take a look.

Uh, no, that's not right!

Yesterday he spent 210 points on Fusion capabilities and learned a classic, now the ability <One-Second Immersion> hadn't appeared, but there was an extra sub-profession!

Performance Artist!

And it was a Top Grade Performance Artist!

According to the records in the Compendium of Cultivator Common Knowledge, on the Xuanling Continent, apart from the four sub-professions of Pills, Talismans, Artifacts, Formations, which had detailed Rank classifications, no other sub-professions had them.

For example, Physicians, Poison Masters, and Zitherists, etc., only had four rough Rank divisions, namely Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced, and Top Grade!

However, there were no clear regulations on the Xuanling Continent regarding how these four Ranks were specifically divided; in fact, most sub-professions only used these titles and did not go into detailed Rank classifications.

Nangong Yu focused his consciousness on Performance Artist, and the information regarding the Performance Artist emerged.

【Performance Artist · Top Grade: You possess the ability for Instant Immersion, to switch freely between the play and reality, and have mastered almost all Performance Artist techniques, abilities, and qualities, already possessing the qualifications of a Top Grade Performance Artist!

As a Top Grade Performance Artist, whenever you wish, your acting will be impossible for anyone to see through, even if the opponent is a top-tier Cultivator, and even if they use transcendent Divine Soul power to observe, it is impossible to see through your flaws!】

Seeing this information, Nangong Yu couldn't help but be stunned. Wasn't it One-Second Immersion?

How did it become Instant Immersion?

But his daze lasted only a second before he reacted. He was definitely overthinking it; if he could have something better, who would care about something slightly worse?

Moreover, with this sub-profession, it seemed like he had opened a small cheat!

Thinking of this, Nangong Yu couldn't help but look happy. Who wouldn't like having an extra ability?

Just as Nangong Yu was feeling happy, he heard a soft, beautiful voice coming from beside him.