Chapter 263: Chapter 110: Purple Mist’s Humiliation, The Beginning of Cultivation

Great Yin, Capital, Royal Palace.

In the early morning...

The officials were standing in two lines, each reporting on matters from various places.

Zhao She sat at a high position, supporting his forehead, listening to the reports, but his mind was focused on "how to make money," how to increase types of taxes and raise tax revenue.

He had promised the Lingyi Sect to repay his return to the throne, and he had to offer gold as tribute every year.

Suddenly, an official below reported that disasters had occurred somewhere, resulting in many victims needing money for relief. Zhao She couldn’t help but frown, then appointed an official skilled in "reading the room and flattering" to handle it. Anyway, the royal family wouldn’t pay out, and if it wasn’t handled well, that official would be thrown out to appease public indignation. If handled well, he’d be promoted, and such matters would be left to him next time.

After dispatching someone, Zhao She couldn’t help but glance at the man in the python robe sitting not far away.

In this great hall, the Divine Martial Monarch was one of the two sitting further up.

Seeing that the Divine Martial Monarch had no reaction, Zhao She then shifted his gaze back.

One official after another reported their business, and Zhao She resolved each matter one by one.

Most of these matters actually didn’t need solving, and many were just officials reporting their political achievements.

At that moment, a eunuch came from outside, announcing: "The envoy from Qu Shihu, Grand General of Yunzhou, has arrived~~~"

The voice floated from afar, and the officials immediately tensed.

But why?

Nowadays, generals held military power and valued their own importance, and this "Grand General of Yunzhou," Qu Shihu, was among the most ferocious of them all.

Previously, the royal family dispatched the Flying Forest Army to take over the troops, which were those of Red Rock Province.

As a result, half of the Flying Forest Army was wiped out.

It’s known that the general in Red Rock Province could only be considered a subordinate to Qu Shihu.

Before, when the royal family sent the Flying Forest Army to take control of Red Rock Province’s troops, they had a probing intention, but... half were destroyed, and the other party brushed it off with, "It was just the Flying Forest Army coming unannounced, without showing their standard, mistaken for bandits."

The royal family felt quite helpless.

This matter directly incited the Zhao family, which then thought of that "renowned martial figure," the Great Yin’s Prince Qing, and thus took a risky move to directly appoint him as the Divine Martial Monarch.

And now, not long after the Divine Martial Monarch arrived, Qu Shihu’s envoy had come.

The meaning behind this didn’t need further explanation.

Previously, people might have been nervous for the Divine Martial Monarch, but now... the story of the Divine Martial Monarch revealing the "Four Demon Forms" and establishing good relations with the Sect’s immortal envoys had spread. People felt a bit more secure. However, whether this envoy had heard of these matters was unknown.

Soon, Qu Shihu’s envoy arrived in the hall, bowing to Zhao She, completely ignoring the "Divine Martial Monarch" Li Xuan seated beside him, then took out a memorial and handed it over.

The eunuch took it and handed it to Zhao She.

After Zhao She read it, his face darkened, and he extended a hand down, saying, "Let the Divine Martial Monarch take a look as well."

The eunuch promptly passed the memorial to the Divine Martial Monarch.

Meanwhile, the envoy loudly declared, "My Grand General guards Yunzhou, defending against Great Yong; he also mines Ice Crystal and Ice Jade, protecting the divine lands from demons and monsters; during the demon queen’s rebellion, he aided the royal family in reclaiming the kingdom. Such deeds, if not greatly rewarded, how can the hearts of the people be settled?"

Before Zhao She could speak, an official beside him said, "The sovereign has already permitted holding troops independently, what more do you want?"

The envoy replied, "The Grand General is also a general of Great Yin, and leads the troops of Yunzhou, who are accustomed to his leadership.

In these turbulent times, the Grand General is also acting for the stability of Great Yin.

How could this be regarded as a reward?

But among you honorable officials present, how many have been to the battlefield?

You stand here, isn’t it only because the Grand General is protecting you?"

Li Xuan took the memorial, glanced over it.

Nothing new.

Qu Shihu requested Zhao She to grant him a princehood, and openly demanded a princess from the Wang family to marry him, along with the privileges like "Jiuxi in addition, enter the court without haste, and wear sword to the hall," etc...

This was not only a slap in the face to the Zhao family, but also to him.

However, Li Xuan had long anticipated such matters.

The real game wasn’t here, so he had nothing to worry about.

Thus, he casually tossed the memorial far towards the envoy.

The envoy caught the memorial, then slowly turned his head, scornfully looking at the young prince known for his martial name but lacking martial virtue, preparing to speak, but was suddenly interrupted.

Li Xuan said, "Read it out loud, whatever you get from it, I will grant it to you."

The officials were shocked, as was the sovereign above.

The envoy was momentarily stunned, then smiled, thinking this Divine Martial Monarch had yielded, he held the memorial with both hands, ready to read it aloud, but suddenly felt an overwhelming pressure descending upon him.

He instinctively looked up and saw in the great hall, that young prince was quietly drinking tea, but four massive black figures had appeared around him, like demon soldiers, demon generals, and demon beasts standing imposingly, the terrifying pressure fell like mountains from above.

The envoy was utterly shocked.

No matter how blind he was, he could see the Four Demon Forms before him!

Wasn’t it said that the Divine Martial Monarch had only two demon forms? Where did the four come from?

He didn’t know the meaning of the demon forms, but the Secret Martial Artists his own general supported were all terrified at their mention.

Those Secret Martial Artists were arrogant and looked down on others, yet none had been able to cultivate demon forms.

This person before him had four.

Four?! How could that be?

This was impossible!

The next moment... 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Bang!

The envoy suddenly felt a massive weight crushing down on his shoulders, causing his knees to buckle and fall to the ground, his mind blank, heart filled with terror, lips trembling, then he fully prostrated himself.