Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor

"Wait! Your Highness, please refrain from acting impulsively. Zong Ren is not an enemy. I beseech Your Highness to quell your anger and allow me to investigate outside the hall. Once the situation is clear, there will be no harm in acting," Yun Canglang was also taken aback upon hearing that Yun Sheng and Zong Ren had willingly come forward.

He had just told Yun Sheng to immediately arrange for Zong Ren's departure. Why hadn't she followed his instructions, but instead, brought him straight to the Imperial Palace?

Yun Canglang hastily stepped outside the hall only to see Yun Sheng and Zong Ren waiting there.

Yun Sheng was surveying her surroundings at the Imperial Palace; this was her very first time entering.

"Sheng'er, why have you brought him here? Don't you know that the Emperor of Great Zhou has already issued an order to arrest Zong Ren?" Yun Canglang, seeing Yun Sheng's calm demeanor, devoid of any fear, shook his head helplessly.

His niece was indeed born with great courage; to her, the Imperial Palace probably seemed no different than a slightly larger courtyard.

He also knew that his niece never played by the rules; her thinking was even more meticulous than his. For the moment, he couldn't fathom what Yun Sheng was up to.

"Uncle, I am here to help you resign your official position. If I'm not wrong, the Emperor of Great Zhou definitely did not accept your resignation. Don't worry, I will take Zong Ren with me, and we will surely be able to resign successfully. Moreover, I can assure that all three of us will leave the Dazhou Imperial Palace unscathed," Yun Sheng noted her surroundings. As she walked in with Zong Ren, at least dozens of unfamiliar Magic Elements and fighting spirit emerged around them.

There were also traces of Demon Beast presence. It seems that the Dazhou Imperial Palace also concealed quite a number of skilled individuals.

Zong Ren, however, appeared truly indifferent; those so-called Court Tributor Summoners hiding aside, in his eyes, were nothing more than little children.

He did not inquire about the purpose of Yun Sheng bringing him here; in his view, as long as he had his Dragon Claw Bat King, the Dazhou Imperial Palace was just like a marketplace to him—come and go as he wished.

Yun Canglang, accompanied by Yun Sheng and Zong Ren, entered the palace, and Emperor Zhou was startled by the sight of Zong Ren.

So this was the notorious Zong Ren who had injured the Crown Prince. Word has it that the man was a Holy Beast Summoner in his sixties, but the one before him seemed no older than thirty, barely different in age from the pampered self within the walls of the Dazhou Imperial Palace.

Yun Sheng was also sizing up Emperor Zhou discreetly.

Emperor Zhou was about forty, bearing a striking seven-to-eight resemblance to Ye Beiming, with a face that exuded authority, sharp brows, a high straight nose, and only a pair of thin lips sharp as knife blades and slightly somber eyes that lent a cold detachment to his bearing.

Merely by his features, Emperor Zhou must have been a strikingly handsome man in his youth, no wonder Empress Li was so devoted to him. However, the rumors concerning Emperor Zhou made Yun Sheng's impression of him rather unfavorable.

"Commoner Yanyun, pays respects to Your Majesty," Yun Sheng performed the kneeling salute to Emperor Zhou, who did not find it strange, but instead focused his gaze on Zong Ren.

Zong Ren, however, did not so much as glance at Emperor Zhou, let alone perform the required salutations; he was not a citizen of Great Zhou and had no need to pay respect to the Emperor of Great Zhou.

"Impudent! To see His Majesty and not pay the proper respects!" An eunuch, seeing this, screeched shrilly, berating Zong Ren.

"You mustn't be disrespectful. Minister Yun, what exactly is going on here?" Emperor Zhou, Ye Chengtian, who rose from a humble background to the Emperor of Great Zhou, was much more astute and strategic than his witless Crown Prince son.

Upon seeing Zong Ren enter, standing obediently behind that hunter named Yanyun, yet displaying a disrespectful demeanor towards himself, the Emperor of Great Zhou, hints of a special status began to surface.

"This…" Yun Canglang was at a loss as to what Yun Sheng was really up to.

"Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, joy to Your Majesty, the Great Zhou City thrives in prosperity, and the Free Summoner Zong Ren is willing to take temporary residence in our Great Zhou to serve," Yun Sheng declared loudly.

Zong Ren's face twitched, his suspicions mounting as he glanced at Yun Sheng, who nodded at him in confirmation.

A Holy Beast Summoner willing to serve for Great Zhou?

Emperor Zhou was also stunned, unable to grasp what Yun Sheng's true intentions were.

"Seize that traitor who injured the Crown Prince!" Just as both Emperor Zhou and Yun Canglang could not fathom Yun Sheng's purposes.

Outside the hall, having heard the news, Empress Qi burst in with a group of Imperial Guards.

Knowing that the Summoner who injured the Crown Prince dared to brazenly come to the Dazhou Imperial Palace, Empress Qi immediately led people over.

The Imperial Guards, clad in iron armor, quickly surrounded Zong Ren.

Empress Qi?

Yun Sheng did not like Empress Qi's condescending tone; as a person from modern times at heart, she has always looked down on such arrogant and domineering women.

But for her to have wrested Emperor Zhou's favor from Empress Li, who was once Dazhou's most beautiful woman, Empress Qi must not be simple.

Yun Sheng looked over and saw a very graceful and elegant woman.

Empress Qi, clad in the garb of an empress, donned a phoenix crown, but the slightly raised corners of her eyes and the mole by her mouth betrayed the stubbornness in her nature.

Empress Qi, the woman who has been favored by Emperor Zhou for more than ten years.

After the former Dazhou Empress, Li Family, had been deposed, Qi Family had always firmly held the position of Empress.

At a glance, however, Yun Sheng couldn't help but feel skeptical.

Empress Qi was beautiful indeed, but she was not a peerless beauty with a divine fragrance and national grace.

Moreover, her aura was merely piled up with luxurious clothes and fine attire; could it be that Emperor Zhou's eyes had been smeared with cow dung?

Empress Qi gave Yun Sheng a feeling very similar to that of Ye Beilian, like mother, like son – belonging to the inferior class.

Zong Ren's eyelids twitched as he sneered, "With just you folks?"

Beneath him, a Summoning Array suddenly appeared, and the Lord Level Demon Beast Dragon Claw Bat King flew out from the array.

The terrifying pressure of the demon beast spread out, and with the Dragon Claw Bat King's several meters long body, as it emerged, its bat wings gave a flap.

Inside the hall, it was as if a ten-plus level gale had blown through. Curtains and various decorations were sent flying everywhere, scaring the Imperial Guards to retreat hastily, with not one daring to approach and attack Zong Ren.

"Zong Ren, stop! Do not offend His Majesty. Haven't you already promised me that even if you do not serve Da Zhou, you are willing to stay temporarily with the Sky Hunting Corps and serve me and Commander Yun?" Yun Sheng reminded from the side.

Yun Canglang's mind flashed, recalling the words Ye Beiming had said to him before he left the Martial Arts Hall.

He quickly raised his voice and said, "Your Majesty, please discern clearly, I resigned from my position as a General, also wishing to band together with Ancestor Master to head to the borders of Great Zhou and search for the Purple Gold Vein!"

The Purple Gold Vein at the Southern Border of Great Zhou!

This sentence, like a thunderclap of spring, immediately sobered up both the puzzled Emperor Zhou and Empress Qi, whose phoenix crown had been blown askew.

**Thank you Shui Ren, Qingyang, Wei Min for the rewards, Zhou Yiniu, Ye Huli with a haughty attitude, I, the King, shall snatch both Little Wildcat and the throne, your support is appreciated, bring on the tickets**