I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

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Xiao Ming has always been a person with excellent luck. Whether it's cultivation, promotion, or solving cases, he can do whatever he wants.

Even in the case of the massacre of an entire family, the murderer has already been dealt with by him.

Even with such good fortune, he encountered two stumbling blocks.

The first one was naturally the emperor he had never met, who stole away the goddess he had been groveling before for many years.

Of course, this is just Xiao Ming's perception that he and Li Chen have never met before. In fact, they have met more than once.

Neither Li Chen nor Xiao Ming knew each other's identities.

The emperor stole the goddess, and Xiao Ming doesn't yet have the ability to fight against him. He can only follow his master's advice, strive to become a powerful minister, improve his strength, and eventually sideline the emperor.

The opponent is the emperor. Xiao Ming can tolerate it, but if he can't, there's nothing he can do for the time being.

But the second person he couldn't tolerate was Shi Fangqian, the clerk of the Ministry of Personnel.

Xiao Ming and Fang Qian's official positions were not very high in the capital, but many officials knew about them.

Because of their exceptional talent, not only were they highly skilled in cultivation, but they were also incredibly capable. They were important officials in the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel, and could be considered the future of both departments.

Their conflict was so serious, and it happened more than once, that it became the focus of gossip among officials. As a result, when Xiao Ming passed by certain places, he would be greeted by colleagues from other departments.

Fang Qian and Wei Manying have been getting along better lately, which Xiao Ming definitely can't tolerate. You think you're the emperor? I can't afford to offend the emperor, but I can't afford to offend you?

Even though Pang Jin, the Minister of Justice, had spoken to him, Xiao Ming showed no intention of restraining himself.

That's how it is with the chosen ones; once they harbor hatred in their hearts, they won't forget it so easily.

Today, Xiao Ming and Fang Qian clashed again, but they were afraid of being punished by their superiors, because Li Chen had personally mentioned this matter. However, they wouldn't feel satisfied without a fight.

They agreed to leave the capital and have a one-on-one duel in the suburbs to determine who was better, and the loser would leave Wei Manying.

Since it was the outskirts of the capital, no officials came, and they wouldn't be informed of their superiors. The two hit it off immediately and started fighting outside.

Hearing this, Lin Mo was taken aback and said, "Is this your reason for asking me to mediate this fight?"

Lin Mo was still working when Wei Manying rushed over.

Lin Mo thought his sweetheart had specifically asked him out on a date, and with it almost time to leave work, he was preparing some little surprises.

Who knew that Wei Manying had summoned him for the sake of two other men?

Seeing Lin Mo's somewhat reluctant expression, Wei Manying sighed and said, "Alas, they are both very strong. They have been fighting for an hour and there is still no winner. If this continues, something bad will probably happen. Right now, in the entire capital, only you, who are strong enough, can persuade them."

She had considered asking others, but she couldn't persuade anyone without a position in the Tian Ce Dynasty, since Xiao Ming and Fang Qian both held official posts.

Most of their peers are not as strong as the two of them.

There's no need for superiors; both Xiao Ming and Fang Qian will be punished when they return.

Xu Zifeng is the most suitable person for this kind of mediation job; he's usually the one mediating disputes.

However, Xu Zifeng has already led his troops into battle, and Lin Mo is the only suitable candidate in the capital.

Hearing this, Lin Mo felt gratified to be needed by the goddess, but he also felt a bit of a stomachache, thinking that Xiao Ming and Fang Qian were just too much trouble.

Lin Mo rubbed his temples to relieve the stress of his work today.

To be honest, he didn't care whether Xiao Ming and Fang Qian fought to the death, but since the beauty begged him, he had no choice but to follow her to the outskirts.

The sound of clashing weapons could be heard from afar.

Xiao Ming slashed out with his sword, the blade energy carving a three-zhang-long furrow in the ground; Fang Qian pointed his sword tip and forcefully dispersed the blade energy.

"stop!"

Lin Mo activated his arterial technique, his voice booming like thunder. The two stopped simultaneously and turned to look.

Fang Qian sneered, "Does Lord Lin also want to get involved?"

Xiao Ming angrily said, "Lin Mo, this is none of your business!"

Seeing that they were about to continue, Lin Mo quickly advised, "Gentlemen, we are all officials in the same court, please consider my perspective."

Before he could finish speaking, Fang Qian and Xiao Ming, who had caught their breath, had already started fighting.

It can be said that Lin Mo was completely ignored.

In their eyes, who do you think you are, Lin Mo? Do you think you're worthy of our respect?
Lin Mo was dumbfounded by the situation before him. He didn't understand how Xu Zifeng had managed to mediate the fight so successfully before.

Xu Zifeng's way of mediating the fight was very simple: he told Fang Qian and Xiao Ming that if they continued fighting, he would go to Lin Yue'e to report the situation.

As everyone knows, Lin Yue'e has Emperor Li Chen's waist token, which allows her to directly arrest Fang Qian and Xiao Ming, so naturally the two of them dare not continue.

Now that they're out in the middle of nowhere, they don't care about anything else; they're determined to settle things today.

However, with Lin Mo's intervention, the two were not forced into a life-or-death struggle and could only agree to fight another day.

At this point, Fang Qian and Xiao Ming were exhausted and could no longer hold on. They didn't want to lose to Wei Manying, so they had no choice but to do this.

Lin Mo was also exhausted, so he skipped work to come here and meddle in other people's business.

At this point, he also realized that in the Tian Ce Dynasty, it was better to be closer to Li Chen. Lin Yue'e was close to Li Chen, and the court officials all gave her face.

But Lin Mo's status is so low that he doesn't even have the right to curry favor with Li Chen. What should he do?

Meanwhile, someone qualified to curry favor with Li Chen was making a concerted effort to do so.

In a large city that was once part of the Uloya Empire, Li Chen was visiting the city when he encountered a group of people who were also traveling incognito.

The leader of this group was none other than the King of Baifan, a man who had recently risen to fame and shocked the southern kingdoms.

He personally came down incognito to see if the soldiers were treating the people as required, to hear the people's opinions on the Hundred Brahma Kingdom, and to ask the Tian Ce merchants if they were satisfied with the treatment they received here.

As king, this was his job, and traveling incognito was something his 'mentor' had taught him.

Only by keeping one's identity hidden can one see things clearly.

As luck would have it, King Baifan encountered two 'merchants' from Tian Ce in a restaurant.

That's right, these two are Li Chen and Zhu Zhuying.

Although King Baifan was studying in the Tiance Dynasty, he had never met Li Chen.

"This gentleman has insightful views!" King Baifan exclaimed after several conversations.

He discovered that this "businessman" had extraordinary insights into military and political affairs, public opinion, and commerce, making him a rare talent.

King Baifan was secretly delighted: If he could recruit this person, wouldn't that be a great help?
So he came up with a plan and invited Li Chen to dinner.

"I own a residence in the city. Would you please come and have a chat with me there, sir?"

King Baifan said mysteriously.

He was already imagining the overwhelmed look on the "merchant's" face when he discovered that he was actually the king.

Then one can take the opportunity to express concern for him and give him a high status, which is a way to win people's hearts.

However, the moment Li Chen stepped into the temporary palace, King Baifan began to feel that something was wrong.

Did this 'merchant' not guess my identity? Or was my hint not obvious enough?

(End of this chapter)