Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 2812: Chapter 23: So Only the Taoist Master Counts as a Great Enemy in Your Eyes?

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Tianrui Saint Dynasty’s Sacred City, Imperial Palace.

This palace, with its history of tens of thousands of years, exudes majesty and grandeur.

Emperor Tianrui was in a good mood, leisurely admiring various rare flowers and plants in the Imperial Garden, enjoying the scenery where spiritual brilliance flickered.

Behind him, apart from an old eunuch, were the Commander of the Imperial Guards, Lan Wanghai, and a group of outstanding young members of the Imperial Household.

These were the elite among the young members of the Sky-blessed Imperial Family. Though they could no longer compete with the Crown Princess Qingyang, a vast imperial family could not be supported by a single Saint Emperor alone; it needed a continuous supply of talented pillars to assist the Saint Emperor.

Today, Emperor Tianrui had assessed the young elites, and the results were satisfactory.

He had a plan to cultivate several formidable True Immortal Seeds among the current generation, who could eventually advance to the Mid-Late Stage of True Immortal, to assist the next Saint Emperor in expanding territories and strengthening the foundations of the Tianrui Saint Dynasty.

In the recent six to seven hundred years, trade between the Tianrui Saint Dynasty and the Divine Martial World had gradually tightened, giving additional vitality to various industries, which began to prosper, creating a scene of prosperity from lower-tier to top-tier Prominent Families.

The vibrant economic growth also led to increased annual tax revenue for the Tianrui Saint Dynasty, with profits from the Imperial Household’s various enterprises climbing steadily. The resources of both the national treasury and the imperial family treasury were increasing more and more.

People, once they have more money, naturally tend to grow a bit ambitious.

In Emperor Tianrui’s plan, he first intended to cultivate some elite young members of the royal family. In the future, if the situation continued to improve, it was necessary to save more money and see if there was an opportunity to add another Sacred Image heritage.

At the very least, the goal was for the imperial family to acquire one or two more Sacred Artifacts and a few more Mid-Late Stage True Immortals with strong combat power.

”Wanghai,” said Emperor Tianrui in a good mood, his entire spirit rejuvenated, as he walked and spoke to Lan Wanghai, the head of the Imperial Guards, ”I heard that Wang Shouzhe of the Divine Martial Wang family has come to our Tianrui Saint Dynasty for a visit with his wife?”

Mentioning Wang Shouzhe brought a somewhat complicated expression to Emperor Tianrui’s face.

Back then, that young man had stirred up a massive storm, misleading him greatly; even Qingyang almost got trapped.

Fortunately, the subsequent cooperation was immensely profitable for the Tianrui Saint Dynasty, which made Emperor Tianrui choose to forgive him.

”Your Majesty,” Lan Wanghai replied with a smile, ”I heard that Master Shouzhe has already settled into their Guiyuan Other Courtyard.”

”Send a gift from me,” Emperor Tianrui pondered slightly and said, ”and tell them I will set a date for a banquet at the Imperial Palace to invite them as guests, hoping they will kindly accept.”

Wang Shouzhe possessed extraordinary talent and wit, and as the trade and interests between the two sides deepened, Tianrui Saint Dynasty’s future major developments would likely rely heavily on the Divine Martial World.

Currently, the true decision-maker of the Shenwu Sacred Alliance was someone named Wang Fugui, who was a direct descendant of Wang Shouzhe and his wife. From this, one could deduce that the true strategist behind the increasingly powerful Shenwu Sacred Alliance was likely the enigmatic Wang Shouzhe.

Recently, Wang Baosheng and Wang Baoguang, who were also direct descendants of Wang Shouzhe, led the plan to save Yin Lingzhu.

That fellow, not only was he formidable himself, but outstanding talents among his descendants also continuously emerged~

”Yes, Your Majesty.” Lan Wanghai smiled again and said, ”However, I heard that the Crown Princess Qingyang, upon hearing the news, had already headed to Guiyuan Other Courtyard ahead of schedule.”

Emperor Tianrui chuckled silently.

This girl reacted even faster than him.

However, amidst his laughter, he couldn’t help but worry a little: could it be that Qingyang had really gotten involved?

Alas, even if he worried, it was of no use. After much contemplation, Emperor Tianrui ultimately decided to refrain from interfering.

Well, children and grandchildren will have their own fortunes, and this may not be a bad thing after all.

Emperor Tianrui shook his head and turned his attention to other matters.

Recently, a lot of happy events have truly occurred in the Tianrui Saint Dynasty.

The greatest of these was that the Cangping God Emperor, due to the matter of Yin Lingzhu, personally awarded him and the Si Family, and took a moment to examine the Tianrui Saint Dynasty’s development.

At the same time, the Dongxia Ying Clan specially conveyed their gratitude, stating they would dispatch important clan members to personally visit and thank him for his assistance.

This wave allowed the Tianrui Saint Dynasty to truly make an impression in front of the Cangping God Emperor and the Ancient Saint Clan Ying, gaining a lot of favor and establishing a good relationship.

This was a very favorable starting point. With this beginning, frequent interactions in the future would deepen connections, wouldn’t it? These are relationships that couldn’t even have been aspired to in the past~

This naturally filled Emperor Tianrui with high ambition, and his expectations for the future grew even stronger.

Just as Emperor Tianrui was in high spirits,

a sudden report came from the Imperial Guards, saying that two Honorable Guests had secretly arrived outside the Imperial Palace and had submitted a written request to see the Saint Emperor.

Honorable Guests?

Emperor Tianrui couldn’t immediately think of who would come looking for him in such a mysterious manner and curiously opened the letter to have a look.

In an instant, his once radiant smile gradually froze, and a trace of caution and unease appeared faintly in his eyes.

Ten breaths later, he said with a stern face, ”Wanghai, please show the Honorable Guests to my study.”

”Yes, Your Majesty.”

Lan Wanghai, not understanding the reason, dared not ask further and carefully withdrew to carry out his orders.

An hour later.