One of the reasons why until now there had been no large-scale rebellion against the Empress over the Emperor's death in the palace was—that the support of the people who believed in the Empress had been planted many years ago. In fact, if Guo Fen could say, maybe before the Empress really was still the Crown Princess.How about the connections and communications that the Empress had from long ago—has been tightly held by the people. One of the strengths of the Empress that the Emperor does not have is; Civil Palace.The large and spacious building with official quarters was not far from Li Ming Palace's residence, being one of the places where the people could communicate directly with the Empress. The Empress heard and saw the voices of the people. With the help of the military, she allowed the Civil Palace in the center of the city to become a public area for every citizen to preserve the culture of the Li Dynasty.In the past, when Guo Fen was still a child, several uncles and aun

In fact, were it not for ego, General Tang would probably be the person Guo Fen could trust the most until now. The first time when Guo Fen stepped into the palace, he was immediately handed over to General Tang and General Tang ordered Guo Fen to demonstrate his ability to fight against a wild lion.At that time, Guo Fen, who had just lost his ice knife, could only use a sword that could turn into arrows. He did not display that change in front of General Tang's eyes. So until now, the ice sword had never changed shape because—if everyone saw that magical thing, Guo Fen could be considered a descendant of a warrior.In the Li Ming area, the descendants of warriors have been cleared dozens of years ago. Those with the power of warriors could influence the people not to believe in the palace. Because of that, Guo Fen would rather let people think that he was a martial artist who possessed a rare ice sword.When he defeated the wild lion, General Tang immediately hated Guo Fen and re

Before Xiao Ahn dashed across the rooftops to catch up to Guo Fen who was waiting in front of the palace gate, accidentally, when he was passing through Ming Lao Hall, a group of officers who felt familiar rushed out from the gate. Xiao Ahn stopped and luckily today he was wearing a hood and robe all black, his figure this time looking less like the night sky. While hiding on the edge of the roof ledge, he strained his ear."Do we need to tell General Tang about this plan?" said one of the bodyguards in black armor. There are about three bodyguards. The other two were of medium stature amidst them—which Xiao Ahn assumed, was Bodyguard Yang Huo, a trusted bodyguard of General Tang who served as his bodyguard quite often.The bodyguard carrying a lantern as he descended the steps of Ming Lao Hall gave a flat reply. “Did you hear what the Empress said just now? We must not tell this to anyone, not even General Tang. Yes, right, Brother Yang Huo?”Xiao Ahn's guess was right. He ducked

“Ah, sorry old man. I was in a hurry—”"HEY! STOP THERE!”Before Guo Fen could act, two palace guards of not very high rank jumped into the tavern. Pointing their swords at the girl. Everyone around the tavern, even the tavern owner also ran away. Only Guo Fen, Xiao Ahn, and the white-haired old man remained. While the girl was cornered, even though her face looked out of wits, she didn't look scared at all."You little swordsman must be caught!"As a young man who is passionate about justice, this should be a chance for Guo Fen to return to the way he used to be. But he couldn't do it. He was on a secret mission and even—no one was allowed to see him fight. If not, there would definitely be imperial guards who would recognize him and Guo Fen would end up being caught up in trivial matters in the city's security center. And he can't get involved in things that don't matter like that. He didn't have time.“I told you I'm just a girl who just learned martial arts. Everything you saw ear

Tao Ling waited for Guo Fen to answer. The man took a sip of wine from the wooden cup and then replied flatly. "Maybe because I look like that?"Jinghua smiled slightly. "Anyone who sees your silver robes and clothes will think so. I think, even though everyone in this village has never seen the emperor, they are still filled with news of the palace. Although we are still mourning his death...""Stop it. The problem is that we don't know either. The point is now, I have to run away from the bodyguards who might be chasing me again.” Tao Ling chugged down her bowl of soup like a man. Xiao Ahn glanced at the girl with a faint smile. It was quite astonishing to see that there was a girl who was as rude and talkative as Tao Ling. In the palace, there is no girl like her. Everyone had to walk down, bow in respect and speak quietly. Manners are number one.“You didn't go to the academy? Your teacher isn't around?" asked Jing Hua.The same question Guo Fen wanted to ask. Guo Fen had thou