Dragon Lord: Starting from the daily settlement

Inside the main hall of the capital, Yun Chezhi was issuing orders with great satisfaction when he suddenly noticed two figures entering the hall.

"Father." Yun Che quickly stood up, but when he saw Yun Luo beside Yun Hai, his expression changed.

Although it was very subtle, Yunluo still noticed it, which made her feel a chill.

He had initially held some hope for his older brother, but that hope was now completely extinguished.

Zhao Ji was already drenched in sweat.

Ignoring Yun Che, Yun Hai walked straight to the throne, looked around, and then said in a deep voice.

"The matter of the great demon has been resolved; proceed with the rest as planned."

"Father..." Yun Che opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but was stopped by a glare from Yun Hai.

Inside the hall, the others felt something was strange, but they couldn't figure out what the problem was.

"Zhao Ji stays."

Just as everyone was about to leave, Yunhai spoke up.

Zhao Ji's face stiffened, but he could only watch the others leave with a sullen expression, while he remained in the hall.

"Your Majesty, Princess Yunluo, this was all my doing. Please spare my son."

As soon as the palace doors closed, Zhao Ji knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Hmph? Let your son go?"

Yun Luo couldn't help but sneer, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Your son has used every penny of the salary you received in my Yun Kingdom, and now you want me to let him go?"

Seeing that there was no hope for Yunluo, Zhao Ji could only turn his attention to Yunhai.

"Please, Your Majesty, spare my son..."

Seeing that Yunluo still wanted to speak, Yunhai finally spoke up.

"What will you offer in exchange for your son's life?"

Upon hearing this, a look of joy immediately appeared on Zhao Ji's face, and he began to ponder.

On the side, Yun Luo wished he could kill this guy, but he only regretted that he was not strong enough.

After pondering for a long time, Zhao Ji hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I have seen Prince Yun Zhe in contact with people from Xiang Kingdom."

Xiang Kingdom?

Yunhai frowned immediately, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Do you have any evidence?"

Have the opportunity!

Hearing this, Zhao Ji was overjoyed and quickly said, "Several months ago, that Xiang Kingdom person gave Prince Yun Zhe a formation diagram, saying that he should place it in the capital. I know where the formation diagram is."

Yunhai remained silent for a moment before continuing, "Take me there now."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhao Ji stiffened, quickly stood up, and led the two men out of the hall.

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A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Ji stood in a corner beside the altar of the Yun Kingdom with Yun Hai and Yun Luo.

He pointed to the altar and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Yun Zhe placed the array diagram inside the altar."

Yunhai remained silent, staring at the altar with a somber expression.

Yun Luo, standing nearby, looked at him with a strange expression. The altar had always been a place where a country worshipped heaven and earth, extremely sacred. He hadn't expected Yun Zhe to be so bold.

"Walk."

Taking a deep breath, Yunhai uttered a single word before taking a step forward.

Yunluo and Zhao Ji immediately followed.

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

Around the altar, several people in charge, dressed in long, flowing robes, bowed to Yunhai upon seeing him.

"You may all go down now," he nodded and then gave the order.

"Yes." Nodding, the group left.

"Where is it?"

Yunhai used his magic to cover the surroundings, then spoke coldly to Zhao Ji.

"I'll find it right away." Zhao Ji didn't dare to delay and quickly began searching the surrounding area.

Time ticked by, and Zhao Ji was sweating profusely with anxiety, but the array diagram was still nowhere to be seen.

"Are you trying to deceive us?" Yun Luo asked coldly, her eyes flashing with icy light.

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare." Zhao Ji didn't dare stop moving, his anxiety growing.

Another quarter of an hour passed before he lifted the bricks beneath the large sacrificial cauldron, revealing a corner of the array diagram.

His face lit up with joy, and he quickly addressed Yunhai and the other person.

"Your Majesty, we've found it! We've found it!"

The two stepped forward, and Yunhai waved his hand, instantly capturing the array diagram below into his grasp.

The entire array diagram was about the size of a palm, and was entirely scarlet. When held in the hand, a bloody smell emanated from it.

Looking at this thing, he immediately frowned. Although he couldn't see what the array was for, it definitely couldn't be anything good.

He put away the array diagram and looked at Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji tensed up as he was stared at by Yun Hai's cold gaze.

"You may be spared the death penalty, but you cannot escape punishment..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for sparing my life. Thank you, Your Majesty, for sparing my life."

Zhao Ji immediately shouted excitedly.

Beside him, Yun Luo watched, his fists clenching involuntarily, but he remained silent. As a Qi Refining cultivator, he was no match for Zhao Ji, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, in Zhou Yan's eyes. If he wanted revenge, he had to break through to Foundation Establishment as soon as possible.

Seeing that Yun Luo remained silent, Yun Hai glanced at her and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, her daughter was someone close to Zhou Yan, and it was hard to guarantee that she had some special relationship with him. If she were to bring it up, she would really be in a difficult position.

He then continued, "We'll discuss your punishment later. Go to the palace first and have my imperial guards transferred here."

Yunhai took out a tiger tally and tossed it to Zhao Ji.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Ji accepted the tiger tally with both hands, bowed deeply to him, and then withdrew.

Once they had completely left, the two men immediately showed respect.

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a slender figure slowly crawled out from Yun Luo's sleeve, landed on the ground, and transformed into a figure that was about ten and a half feet long.

"What exactly is the origin of the Xiang Kingdom?"

As soon as he landed, Zhou Yan asked, curious about the extent of their fear of the Xiang Kingdom.

"Your Majesty," Yunhai said after gathering his thoughts.

"The ancestors of the Xiang Kingdom are said to be from the Gaoyang clan."

"The Gaoyang clan?"

Zhou Yan's heart skipped a beat. According to Batu, the Gaoyang clan worshipped the Tengshe clan. He wondered if the Xiang Kingdom had one as well.

"It is said that their lineage traveled through mountains and rivers to reach Beixuan Prefecture, and then established the Xiang Kingdom," Yunhai continued.

"After that, the Xiang Kingdom continued to grow stronger, and after hundreds of years of development, it is now considered the most powerful human kingdom in this area."

"How strong are they?" Zhou Yan then asked.

Since they could travel all the way from Zhongzhou to Beixuanzhou, the Xiang Kingdom must be quite powerful.

"Your Majesty," Yunhai replied with a bitter smile.

"If it were three years ago, I would have a fairly clear understanding of the strength of the Xiang Kingdom, but now, it has been expanding and swallowing up many neighboring countries, so I really don't know its current strength."

"Tell me it's information they provided before." Zhou Yan frowned slightly.

"Yes." He nodded and said, "Three years ago, there were nearly a hundred people in the Xiang Kingdom who were enshrined in the Purple Mansion realm, and there were also about ten people in the Tengshe clan who were enshrined in the Purple Mansion realm. Their king was even more unfathomable and was said to have broken through to the Golden Core realm."