In a secluded little courtyard in the eastern court of the front hall of Phoenix Spirit Palace, two Imperial Guards stood symbolically on watch. Inside a quiet room within the courtyard, Di Kuohai, Millennial Commander of the Imperial Guard's Fifth Guard, sat cross-legged in meditation.
The small table in the quiet room was laden with all manner of incomparably precious seasonal fruits from the Phoenix Spirit Realm.
In the side room by the entrance to the quiet room, two beautiful, tall maidservants waited, ready at any time to heed Ye Zhen's summons.
It had to be said that the Phoenix Spirit Queen had put on quite a good show.
Under the pretext of ensuring Ye Zhen's safety, she had temporarily kept him in Phoenix Spirit Palace, granting an external subject nearly every privilege that could be given to someone staying within the palace.
It was all to ensure that this act of confinement would not chill Ye Zhen's heart. What if the Demon Race's suspicions were mistaken?
It would not do to wound the heart of a future seedling of a famed general.
The Phoenix Spirit Queen was quite shrewd.
But Ye Zhen was even shrewder than her.
Even though the auras of the four Dao Realm Imperial Court Consecrates hidden outside the courtyard had been concealed until they were nearly nonexistent, Ye Zhen still sensed them clearly.
This was the power of the Five-Colored Primordial Spirit Soul Light. Not only did it make one's soul senses stronger, but far more subtle as well.
Of course, even without it, with Little Demon present, those hidden Dao Realm cultivators would have nowhere to hide.
"Looks like I can only make my move ahead of schedule..."
Having made up his mind, Ye Zhen rose and pushed open the quiet room door. He