*Ding! You received a side quest, Helping the subordinate.
Description: Fu Sheng, a direct disciple of the Ancient Lan Sect followed Lan Gengxin and the others as they were expelled from the Lan clan. Due to differences, he might have later left Kunyu's Lan sect and joined the Dragon Empire's military, climbed the ranks, and eventually became the Imperial Sovereign. Now, he wishes to swear his loyalty to the host in the hopes of returning to his home.
Help your subordinate.
Reward: Dimensional Portal function.
Accept?
"Dimensional Portal? What is it?" He thought in his head.
The system answered him without even being asked.
*Ding! Dimension Portal: Through this function, the host and his allies can freely teleport between store branches no matter where they are located.
"It looks like I ought to accept his request. But then again, I've already decided on following Lan Jing to the Ancient Lan sect, once my plans succeed on this planet. While I have yet to complete even one of them so far, they will be done soon enough."
*Ding! The Quest has been accepted.
After accepting the quest, Mark asked the Imperial Sovereign, Fu Sheng, to prove his loyalty by bringing the knight named Dong Bao to him, through whatever means. The demigod was given time until noon.
Meanwhile, the divine throne was sent back to the inventory, and Mark and the others continued their stay at the hotel.
Even though a demigod put away his pride and sincerely kneeled before him, Mark doesn't trust him or his knights. He merely gave him a few hours of time as a benefit of the doubt.
In the worst case, he would either summon the divine throne or the demon king. After killing the immortal from the other world, Mark already gained enough soul points to summon Bael at any time.
With 'Absolute Control' Skill, he would keep the demon under control and make sure his loved ones stay protected.
Of course, the news of him controlling an immortal demon will bring his reputation down to so low that no one would buy weapons from him anymore.
But, if this goes in his favor, then, he would gain enough manpower to lay a strong groundwork for what he was about to do.
As the one who brought you to justice, I will no longer be the acting Emperor. Instead, I will formally be ascended to the Emperor of Tang Dynasty."
The gravity of the situation hung in the air. Tang Yifan's words didn't seem like a declaration; they were a meticulously crafted strategy, each sentence a move in the intricate game of power.
With a steely resolve displayed on his face, the young man ended his explanation with an acceptance of some sort of defeat, "Well, my plan clearly didn't end well due to their disobedience of my order and working together with some other gang that targeted Lady Song, resulting in her father's death and bringing you to the shores of this land and even stealing away our strongest asset."
Mark stared at him for the next few seconds in silence, processing all the information. He raised both of his hands, making Fu Sheng wonder whether he was going to attack.
Meanwhile, Tang Yifan looked completely calm on the surface as if he wasn't afraid of death. Even in his heart, apart from the frustration that Fu Sheng joined his enemy as soon as making a breakthrough, there was no fear or anything else.
However, Mark's response turned out to be different than their expectations.
*Clap* Clap* Clap* Clap* Clap*
Suddenly, Mark started clapping without displaying his anger, "What an ingenious plan. Did you plan all this by yourself or did your advisor tell you to do it? Whatever you had in mind was quite great but I still don't understand something.
What makes you so sure that I won't act against you right now? As you have said, you are nothing more than an acting emperor. If you die, you can be replaced by another prince.
Does the Void Temple or your founder will act against me even after knowing that there are atleast three supreme beings and a demigod on my side? Or do you think some hidden life-saving treasure on you would save you? I truly wonder about the thing that gives you confidence in coming here alone."
"No, they won't," Tang Yifan shook his head. After a brief pause, he then let out a smirk, "But, that's only if I'm the acting Emperor."
"What do you mean by that?" Fu Sheng couldn't help but interrupt their conversation, feeling strange about his state.
Tang Yifan turned his head to look at Fu Sheng and summoned an exquisite bow in his hands, taking the demigod by surprise, "As the present of your retirement, Imperial Sovereign Fu, I will give you the news before making the announcement to the people. A few minutes ago, my father's soul left for the spirit realm.
Regardless of how it happened, the Celestial Dragon spirit acknowledged me as its wielder.
You know what this means.
Bound by the laws stated in the Empire's Constitution, I'm no longer an acting ruler. I'm the true Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. By now, the Void Temple's founder and our Tang Dynasty probably have already sensed the change."
He then turned his head to look at Mark; this time, his words carried a weight that resonated with authority, "any unjust attack on me will set the same motion as my original plan, Lu Zhen. That is the source of my confidence. So, what will you do now? Act on impulse to lose everything or be rational and shift your focus on catching the real culprit?"