Zhong Shan's gaze swept over the faces of the assembled high ministers before he said, "The Three Saints besieged High Heaven Court this time. You esteemed ministers have worked hard!"
"It was our duty!" the assembled ministers said respectfully.
"Usual rewards will be bestowed upon all of you at the Imperial Court. I called you here today mainly to express the gratitude I truly feel in my heart. This has nothing to do with merit. Although our battle against the various Saints appeared glorious on the surface, it was extremely perilous beneath it all. We also owed our success to everyone's cooperation. Otherwise, the Three Saints would not have retreated. I will remember all your hard work!" Zhong Shan said solemnly.
Hearing Zhong Shan's words, everyone felt a warm current flow through their hearts.
Just then, King Skeleton suddenly stepped forward.
"I joined Great Zhen too late and nearly caused a grave disaster. I ask the Sacred King to punish me!" King Skeleton said respectfully.
Among all the ministers this time, King Skeleton had contributed the most by far. Including himself, the fourteen Ancestral Immortals had been Great Zhen's main force in facing the various Saints. However, King Skeleton had indeed arrived far too late. It had been perilously close to them having no choice but to let Nian Youyou disguise herself as Emperor Xuan Sha to intimidate the assembled Saints.
That would have been extremely dangerous. If King Skeleton and the group of Ancestral Immortals had not left Eternal Life Hall first, Ying Huo might not have believed that the person before him was the real Emperor Xuan Sha.
"Esteemed minister, what delayed you on the road?" Zhong Shan demanded.
At this moment, Zhong Shan did not placate King Skeleton but instead questioned him. Yet this very reprimand caused