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Meanwhile Jiang used the back of his left hand to wipe off the saliva that dripped down from his lips earlier then he mouthed the following words seriously 'Can I erase that big pervert existence off the face of this empire, how can someone so inglorious be left to keep existing?".

Jiang wanted to keep checking the rest of the emperor's gifts but he was a bit traumatized from his earlier experience, he kept thinking he will be seeing more of those shameless gifts if he kept looking.

After biting his fingers, pacing about in the limited space in his bedchamber and thinking for a while, curiosity got the better of him, Jiang walked up to another of such gift boxes and opened it, Jiang didn't know that he was holding his breath until he saw what was inside, he thanked his stars that it wasn't another gift box filled with shameless kinky perverted items but instead the gift box was actually filled with something he have been hoping to get for a while now.

Inside this particular gift box was high quality spirit mana stones, the same item he was hoping to get if he went to auction the medicinal pills he had concocted a while back, In fact if Jiang auction those pills he might not have been given such high quality spirit mana stones, Jiang was excited about this particular gift because he really needed it at this point for his cultivation.

Although previously Jiang had wanted to use the spirit mana stones to increase his cultivation base he didn't think that was such a good idea now, he had increase his cultivation too quickly and now needs most to stabilize it as well work on his cultivation techniques, he didn't have much time before he had to face his next opponent so he had to make the most of the time he had presently, moreover, If he uses this spirit mana stones to try and increase his cultivation base it might not even work and if it worked his cultivation base will be so unstable that he might not necessarily be able to defeat his opponent with it, though Jiang had this strange feeling that at the moment he won't be having a speedy cultivation process anymore and that now his cultivation will be step by step.

Jiang checked some more boxes and found more of such spirit mana stones as gifts, he suddenly felt the emperor wasn't so shameless after all, since he could think of such a reasonable gift especially at a time Jiang needed it most. The emperor will certainly have been proud of himself, if he knew that his cute wifey was praising him this much.

Jiang had the guards outside take the rest of the gift boxes without spirit mana stones to the storage room in the fairytale palace then he sat in a meditative position, he took two high quality spirit mana stones and held it on both his hands then he started absorbing the energy to use for his cultivation, Jiang was compressing the air as well as space and time element mana that had mixed together in both halves of his core as he took in the energy from the spirit mana stones in other to stabilize his cultivation.

While Jiang was busy with his indoor cultivation, the whole of Tang Qin Shang was in an out roar, A global announcement that shocked the whole world was being repeatedly announced and it was all about Liang Na's withdrawal from the empress elect competition , followed by an announcement about her upcoming marriage in a few days time, every citizen believed this was insane, the Liang Na that they had heard about and know a little of was the most likely candidate to win not only the title of empress elect but also that of 'True Empress' so how could she just withdraw and even be thinking of marriage, also although Liang Na was mean she had more fans than any other of her competitors, she had a lot of citizens rooting for her.

Most citizens believed that something was fishy but they knew they had no right to know such details so they just continued with their life after hearing the news despite some been slightly disappointed with the news.

Every empress elect competition candidate after hearing the announcement received it in different ways.

Wang Wei was in so much joy about this news that he decided to go out and have a drink with his friends "the opponent that I believed will be the hardest to defeat have willingly left the competition, today's drink is on me friends, inn manager, bring us more rice wine" Wang Wei shouted as he took a jug filled with rice wine, then he directly emptied its contents into his mouth.

"Wang Wei what are you talking about, I believe that even Liang Na is not your opponent, do not belittle your strength" one of the men sited on the same table with Wang Wei said, he was dressed in rich robes and had an air of nobility, he was definitely a son of one of the nobles in Tang Qin Shang, Wang Wei liked having all this bootlicking friends, so he happily tapped the man on his shoulders and said "You flatter me" that not Wang Wei really meant it, there was a part of him that agreed with the man's words.

Inside a Manor that was arranged for the princess Yang Liu and her entourage to stay, she had just woken up from her afternoon nap when her personal maid ran inside her bed chamber to tell her the news, "So you mean that Liang Na have dropped out of the competition, you didn't hear wrongly" she asked in a dazed manner.

"The news is all over Tang Qin Shang, young mistress this servant definitely didn't hear wrongly" the maid said, princess Yang Liu still couldn't believe the information she had just heard.

"Help me dress, I will go out and investigate this myself" Yang Liu had planned to go and visit her friend at the right prime minister's manor, she will be surprised that upon arrival even her identity as a princess will not permit her entry into the manor to meet Liang Na.

In a bustling street in Tang Qin Shang, a young woman carrying a Guqin with a heroic vibe and a fierce personality stopped in her footsteps as she heard the global announcement of Liang Na's withdrawal from the empress elect competition, her brows creased in confusion, the Liang Na she had heard about and seen wasn't one to just drop out of such a competition even if it was challenging nevertheless Zhao Feiyan wasn't one to pry into other peoples personal matter, moreover the withdrawal of such a strong opponent wasn't such a bad thing.

Zhang Min who was sparring with his cousin sister and had just struck her in the chest and sent her flying in his opposite direction when the global announcement about Liang Na had started echoing in various directions in Tang Qin Shang.

"Hey, are you trying to burst your eldest cousin sister's cherries, how can you deal such a heavy hand? Are you even listening?" she shouted.

Zhang Min's ears had long since perked up, his attention was drawn to the announcement "Too bad, I really was looking forward to fighting with her during the competition, it seems I will have to find her to request for a battle" Zhang Min said and then turned to leave, completely ignoring the shouts of his cousin sister, to Zhang Min both men and women were no different, as long as they were powerful he sort to challenge them, the reason he liked the emperor so much was also because he was the strongest in Tang Qin Shang, he also hopes to one day challenge the emperor but he understands that will only happen when he officially becomes the emperor's true empress, he really could not wait for that day to come

Zhang Min couldn't challenge the emperor now because he knew it will be perceived as him been disrespectful although there was another way to fight the emperor and that was by been his enemy, however, this wasn't a route he was willing to take, also it was a long stretch, after all, the emperor had so many warriors that he could send out to fight his battles, at the end he might not get the challenge that he seeks but instead end up been branded as a traitor, Zhang Min certainly didn't want that.

At this same moment the right prime minister's Manor was solemn, servants were busy going about arranging the things Liang Na will need for her wedding however the atmosphere didn't resemble one of a wedding but rather a funeral

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