"I'm not bragging, but my Heaven-Crushing Earth-Devastating Hammer is one of a kind in this world. It can shatter mountains and split the earth..." Huang Tianming was talking at the dining table with spittle flying everywhere.

After Chen Guan drove away the Red Blood Corps, there was no movement from them these past few days, which put Huang Tianming in a much better mood.

He even bonded with the Zhang siblings, thinking if things really don't work out here, maybe he could establish another kingdom on the Zhang family's turf.

"Your Majesty, someone has picked up the recruitment notice." A soldier ran over to report.

Because all the workers and maids at the Royal Palace had left, they were even eating from the corps' scraps. Only soldiers could report messages at that time; there was no one else available.

"Bring them in." Huang Tianming no longer had the unrealistic fantasies he once did.

All the so-called heroes coming from all over the world was just a load of crap.

After so many days, only the Zhang siblings had come over, and even that was because Chen Guan called them. There was no one else.

"Old Officer... is this one of your people?" Huang Tianming asked Chen Guan while picking his teeth.

He had a heavy accent and when he tried to call Chen Guan "Old Guan" like Zhang Chunxiang did, it came out as "Old Officer." Chen Guan corrected him several times to no avail and eventually gave up.

Huang Tianming thought his own speech had no accent and spoke authentic Divine Land official language.

"I don't know." Chen Guan said casually.

Huang Tianming was just going with the flow, directly letting the soldiers lead the person over. After they came, he kept one foot on the chair and a hand holding his leg while gnawing on a meat bone.

You never know when the Red Blood Corps army might attack, and whether they could survive wasn't certain. It's better to enjoy while he can; he shouldn't shortchange himself.

"Your Majesty!" Huangfu Yan called out.

"Got it, people are here..." Huang Tianming looked up carelessly, but was instantly stunned, dropping the bone from his hand.

"Qin... Qin... Qiu... Young Master..." Huang Tianming suddenly stood up. He didn't chew anymore and forcibly swallowed the unchewed meat in his mouth, his throat bobbing up and down.

He wiped his mouth and then wiped his greasy hand on himself. In two steps he crossed three, walking to the newcomer to shake hands.

Qin Qiu put his hand behind his back while the other hand fanned himself with a folding fan: "Your Majesty, there's no need to be so formal. We heard you dared to make the first move against evil forces for the sake of the people, risking your life to fight for their survival, and we are deeply impressed, here to assist you."

"You want to help me?" Huang Tianming felt as though he was dreaming.

Who was Qin Qiu? The leader of the younger generation of the Qin family, and half of the Celestial Pillar Grotto Heaven belonged to the Qin family, where he was also a guardian under Qin Qiu's jurisdiction.

Huang Tianming couldn't imagine that he was stirring things up on Qin family territory, yet they wanted to assist him.

In an instant, Huang Tianming felt like he was truly going to take off.

The Qin family supported him, so what did he have to fear? What could the Celestial Court Army do? Even though they controlled half of the Celestial Pillar Grotto Heaven.

Though the Qin family's focus wasn't on Celestial Pillar Grotto Heaven and the Celestial Court Army was stronger there, would they dare to mess with the Qin family?

"With the Qin family supporting me, plus the Zhang family, does this mean I'm really rising to power!" Huang Tianming was so happy he couldn't close his mouth, even holding his chest higher than usual.

While Qin Qiu was talking to Huang Tianming, Qin Ziyu approached Chen Guan with a smile and said, "I knew it was you."

"Ziyu, you came at just the right time. We were finding it difficult to defend the city. With you here, it will be a lot easier." Chen Guan said with a smile.

Seeing this, Huang Tianming's slightly inflated emotions calmed down again. Observing Qin Ziyu's familiarity with Chen Guan, he quickly asked, "State Preceptor, you know this Young Master Qin?"

"I'm Qin Ziyu, we're classmates." Qin Ziyu said.

Qin Qiu also walked over and happily said to Chen Guan, "Our Qin family also wants to contribute to the common people."

"With Young Master Qin's help, how could we worry about not succeeding? This time, for sure, we'll eliminate the treacherous Celestial Court Army and restore order." Chen Guan shook hands with Qin Qiu.

The two exchanged glances, both finding the answers they sought.

The Celestial Pillar Grotto Heaven was co-developed by the Celestial Court Army and the Qin family. Qin Qiu needed Chen Guan to clarify whether he'd fight the Celestial Court Army or take over the Celestial Pillar Grotto Heaven.

Now that Chen Guan has shown his stance on siding with the family to deal with the Celestial Court Army, Qin Qiu was naturally very pleased.

The reason Chen Guan hadn't initiated an attack on the Celestial Court Army was in anticipation of the Qin family's attitude.

Now that both sides had confirmed they were targeting the Celestial Court Army, Chen Guan had no concerns, and the Qin family was happy to see it.

The Chief Judge's child issue had dealt a blow to the major families, and the Qin family wanted to use this opportunity to express their stance.

This was a sentiment shared not just by the Qin family, otherwise the Zhang family wouldn't have so easily sent Zhang Chunxiang and the others over.

"Is Miss Chunxiang here too?" After Qin Qiu and Chen Guan reached an agreement, he acted as if seeing Zhang Chunxiang and the others for the first time and went over to greet them with a smile.

It was only then that Huang Tianming confirmed that Zhang Chunxiang and the others were indeed from the Zhang family.

"Qin Qiu and the Zhang family people clearly came for Chen Guan. But isn't Chen Guan just a pretty boy kept by Ji Nanhong? How could he have such influence, getting both the Qin and Zhang families to oppose the Celestial Court Army? Isn't this just too much face?" Huang Tianming thought in surprise.

Yet this was a good thing for him.

He originally thought the Southern Heavenly Kingdom was doomed this time. With the Qin family's involvement, it seemed there was a turn for the better.

How was he to know, this wasn't because of Chen Guan's "face," but because the major families already intended to make a move against the Ancestral Court.

Don't think you can just conjure up a Qi Zhi'an and let things pass; that would be impossible.

While still chatting, a soldier came to report again. Huangfu Yan, not having left yet, after hearing the report, his expression turned even more peculiar. He took a glance at Chen Guan, who was talking to Qin Ziyu, before reporting to Huang Tianming, "Your Majesty, someone else has picked up the recruitment notice."

"Who's the one who picked up the notice?" Huang Tianming asked, delighted once more.

"It's Jiang Qiemo from the Jiang family." Huangfu Yan said with a complex expression.

"Jiang Qiemo!" Upon hearing the name, Huang Tianming was so excited he almost lost his composure and hurriedly sent for him.

In recent years, Jiang Qiemo's reputation in the Grotto Heaven was immense. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

With one man, one sword, one city, he held the Jianxin City on the Jiang family's western border in the Cangwu Grotto Heaven, keeping the forces of Wind Demon City from crossing the line for years.

Wind Demon City, Demon King City, and the other Ten Thousand Demons City are collectively known as the three major demon forces.

Although Jianxin City is just one battlefront of Wind Demon City, Jiang Qiemo holding it single-handedly to such an extent is rare among the contemporaries.

Huang Tianming's eyes lit up upon seeing Jiang Qiemo arrive.

But before he could speak, Jiang Qiemo had already flashed in front of Chen Guan, scrutinizing him up and down before saying, "Where did you disappear to?"