336 THE EMPEROR

"…I missed that point." Xiao Tianyao spoke absentmindedly. He really missed this point if Senja didn't mention it.

"You did?" Senja looked up at his taut expression.

"You are right…" His mind was working faster as the understanding dawn on him.

He missed that point because he didn't think much about the fact of the other Senja was in the Misty Cloud Clan.

Now, the situation would be turning into the worse, if Wang Yu could confirm the other Senja's whereabouts. The Emperor must have known about Senja's appearance, since her dispute with Sana before had divulged her identity and attracted huge attention.

But, if The Emperor had known that Senja who was in the Black Sword Clan now wasn't the real one, why didn't he make any move?

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Inside the empty hall at night, Wang Yu was kneeling in front of the mighty Emperor of Azura who was sitting on his throne with aloofness as he stared down at the person in front of him deviously.

"Of course I knew she isn't your real daughter." Xiao Zi, The Emperor of Azura, chuckled devilishly. "It is interesting, there is actually someone who is so daring to claim your daughter position. Moreover, she has the same face as the real one."

Xiao Zi's answered struck Wang Yu dumb.

**It is true that the person in my house isn't Senja…**

"Are you sure Senja didn't have twins?" Xiao Zi inquired.

Wang Yu shook his head. "This lowly one is very sure that Senja doesn't have twins, it was this servant who attended during the delivery."

"Interesting, interesting…" Xiao Zi tapped his long finger on his armchair with sparked in his eyes.

"Should this servant kill the impostor?" Wang Yu asked for the instruction.

"No. No." Xiao Zi shook his head vigorously. "I have a better way to use her." His voice was so rigid, but somehow full with enthusiasm.

Wang Yu slowly raised his head only to meet the Emperor's devilish eyes. His lips cracked with vicious smile and in an instant Wang Yu felt dreadful. Something inside his head told him something big would happen.

"For now, return to The Black Sword Clan Mansion and pretend nothing happen, like you didn't know anything about her identity. Let her play this small game." Xiao Zi's lips curled into a mocking smile. "I will tell you what you need to do next, soon."

Wang Yu obliged and excused himself with a eunuch escorted him out of the hall, but when he was about to leave the Emperor voice boomed inside the empty hall.

"Prepare yourself to be the head of the Black Sword Clan. I will reward you that title if you successfully executed my next instruction." Xiao Zi declared and smiled from ear to ear when he saw Wang Yu's kneeling in front of him with elation emitted from his body.

"This servant will execute the Emperor instruction with care." Wang Yu said solemnly.

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The days passed with Senja spent her training days with Xiao Tianyao or Utara, sometime her grandfather would come as well. She felt much better now, but still having hard time to adjust herself with sword. Dagger was her best buddy after all. However, Xiao Tianyao insisted she must be able to use both.

Also, it has been a while since Wang Yu returned from the Capital City, yet he didn't do anything like what Senja had thought he would do. No movement, no threat, nothing.

That confused Xiao Tianyao and Senja further.

Until one day Yang Yu came with sudden news. At that time Senja and Xiao Tianyao was in the middle of training, with Yang Yu arrival, he halted for break as both of them listened to his report.

Yang Yu bowed his head as he processed to tell them that someone had spotted Chang An and the other five officials who involved with the catastrophe three years ago, the same catastrophe that the other Senja had resolved.

"Who is Chang An?" Senja asked while drinking her water.

"Carye's father." Xiao Tianyao replied.

"He should be in the Southern Kingdom, right?" Senja remembered her conversation with her grandfather the night when she got attacked from Gu Xie. "Why is he here?"

Xiao Tianyao lowered his gazed, but one could say there was fire in those eyes. "The Emperor makes his move." He waved Yang Yu away and the loyal subordinate excused himself.

"What happen?" Senja could sense it was something bad as she gazed at Yang Yu retreating back and his tensed shoulder.

Ignoring Senja's question Xiao Tianyao picked up his and Senja's sword. "Let's go back." He said with all the seriousness.

Along the way back, Xiao Tianyao didn't explain anything and Senja didn't dare to question him as she felt the enormity of his behavior, she wisely kept silence.