Di Xin did not mind. Most cultivators lived detached from worldly affairs and were unwilling to be bound by secular etiquette.
In order to recruit talent, he had long since decreed that anyone with profound cultivation could meet the emperor without kneeling.
Once this news spread, not only did no one look down on him, but they instead praised the Human Emperor's broad-mindedness, attracting quite a few cultivators to pledge their allegiance.
Thus, Shen Gongbao merely performed a salute. Di Xin had already seen that he was a cultivator and did not make things difficult for him.
However, as Di Xin looked at Shen Gongbao, his heart remained full of vigilance.
"I have heard that you have been quite active in Chaoge City recently, making connections with high officials and nobles everywhere. What is your purpose?"
There were quite a few cultivators like this who had infiltrated Chaoge City. They were basically spies sent by other races and factions.
Di Xin did not care too much about this. After all, if the human race wished to develop, it could not adopt a policy of shutting itself off from the outside world.
Of course, Di Xin had naturally sent people to warn them not to rely on their magical abilities to commit wicked and immoral acts.
Those who could be sent to Chaoge City were naturally clever and perceptive people, and they understood Di Xin's meaning.
Thus, they had always acted discreetly, merely gathering intelligence in silence and rarely stirring up trouble, behaving just like ordinary people.
Now, Shen Gongbao was acting with great fanfare, as though afraid others would not know about him. Di Xin could not help but be wary.
"Human Emperor, please do not blame me. If I did not act this way, how could I have obtained