The Great King Goes North

Is he hungry?

Lonely?

Or is it menopause?

Di Xin had petted cats before, but never owned a dog. He was unfamiliar with the various conditions a dog might experience.

A sense of inexplicable unease welled up within him. The reason was simple: this dog's origins were questionable!

He was deeply afraid that some unforeseen accident might occur and implicate him as well.

The White Puppy raged for a while, then suddenly, white light flashed a few times on its body. Its form gradually grew larger, expanding rapidly like a balloon.

Originally, the White Puppy was only palm-sized and looked incredibly cute and adorable. By the time its body reached the size of a large dog, a fierce appearance was evident, its jaws bared, revealing interlocking fangs.

However, even at this stage, the Sky-Howling Dog continued to swell, growing to about ten feet in length before finally stopping.

The expansion ceased, but the Sky-Howling Dog remained ferocious, darting around restlessly, as if trying to break free from the System space's confinement.

Fortunately, the System space was vast enough that the Sky-Howling Dog didn't constantly bump into walls.

In the end, Di Xin before his transmigration was nothing more than a nobody. Becoming the last Emperor of the Yin-Shang dynasty in this world, even with the System by his side, he was still cautiously adapting to this new reality.

This was because there were simply too many unknowns in this world, and danger lurked everywhere.

Therefore, he had been lying low, maintaining the persona of his predecessor – absurd, lustful, and neglectful of state affairs… to avoid others noticing his changes and to prevent attracting more backlash from powerful figures.

His sole intention was to buy himself time and accumulate fortune for the Yin-Shang dynasty.

But now, the arrival of the Sky-Howling Dog and the Monster Summoning Banner seemed to have introduced a variable, forcing Di Xin to proceed with even greater caution.

While observing the Sky-Howling Dog, two System options suddenly appeared before his eyes.

[Option One: Remain in the Royal Palace. Reward upon completion: Immortal Beast Azure Ox.]

[Option Two: Temporarily leave the Royal Palace from the north. Reward upon completion: High-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure Golden Flood Dragon Scissors.]

Di Xin's eyes lit up. What he most hoped for now was for the System to present him with tasks. Although they might bring uncertain risks, they usually rewarded him with spiritual medicine to increase his cultivation.

He didn't even have time to carefully analyze the System's reasons for presenting these options before he directly followed Option Two, heading north at a brisk pace.

There was no need to ask; remaining in the Royal Palace likely carried some unknown risk.

The main gate of the Royal Palace was in the south, while the northern gate served as the back entrance. It was much smaller than the southern gate, but its defenses were no less robust.

By the time Di Xin arrived at the north gate, a group of Imperial Guards had already rushed to follow him.

An Emperor leaving the palace was no small matter. It wasn't as simple as opening the gates and walking out. Usually, many preparations were required: at the very least, notifying the ministers, planning the route, arranging escorts, and preparing imperial carriages and horses. The preparations were quite cumbersome.

A situation like Di Xin's sudden whim to leave the palace today was almost unheard of. The Imperial Guards guarding the forbidden palace's rear gate were supposed to accompany him, but King Zhou's shout stopped them.

He left the north gate alone in a hurry and headed straight north.

"Great King, Great King, this servant has finally found you, Great King! Please uphold justice for this servant!"

After walking only a few dozen steps, a person suddenly ran out from a nearby alley, knelt before Di Xin, and hugged his thigh.

Di Xin felt his feet sink and looked back to see Gun Juan, the palace maid Daji had expelled from the palace.

"Run..."

Di Xin had no time to dawdle with Gun Juan. He pulled her up and they fled north.

The numerous Imperial Guards standing at the north gate exchanged glances, their expressions revealing a sudden understanding.

No wonder the Great King was in such a hurry to leave the palace; he was going to meet the little palace maid for a rendezvous!

Although the Gun Juan incident hadn't happened long ago, after the uproar caused by the ministers' petition in Longde Hall, almost the entire Royal Palace knew about Di Xin and Gun Juan.

Because of this misunderstanding, the Imperial Guards truly abandoned the idea of following the Great King.

"The Great King knew this servant was waiting for him here?"

Gun Juan, struggling to keep up with Di Xin, asked breathlessly.

Having been expelled from the Royal Palace by Daji, she felt deeply resentful. How could she be content to be driven away so ignominiously?

Was all the glory and wealth to become mere fleeting illusions?

She was unwilling, so she bypassed the main gate of the Royal Palace and hid near the north gate, hoping to see someone she knew leaving the palace to deliver a message to the Great King. This was her only hope.

After all, although the story the Great King told last night was strange and peculiar, they had slept together. Yes, sleeping in the same bed meant sleeping together.

She never expected to see the Great King leaving the palace. Based on her familiarity with the palace, the Great King rarely left its grounds. Even when he did, he was always accompanied by a large entourage and left through the main gate with great ceremony, never like this.

Hence her question.

"Uh..."

Di Xin responded vaguely. His attention was entirely focused on the System. The prompt for task completion had not yet appeared, indicating his danger had not passed.

He couldn't afford to be careless.

Originally, he would have been faster if he had left Gun Juan behind, but he didn't.

His sudden departure from the palace was already prone to speculation, and he couldn't explain it away. Gun Juan's appearance provided him with a ready excuse.

There was no reason to abandon her now.

Moreover, in System Option Task Two, there weren't any urgent-sounding phrases like "Leave immediately" or "Depart now," so it should be fine.

"Great King, where are you taking this servant?"

Gun Juan thought Di Xin had agreed, and she ran with all her might, holding her skirt hem, to ask.

"You'll know when the time comes!"

Di Xin casually replied again, but his feet didn't slow down one bit.

"Great King... that's the Great King..."

"Look, it's our Great King... with a palace maid..."

The common folk on the street heard their conversation, and some cried out in surprise. Many people ran over from nearby to watch.

South of the Royal Palace.

On a wide street, a handsome scholar walked hurriedly.

It was Yang Jian, in disguise.

After entering Chaoge, he used his secret divine abilities to sense Sky-Howling Dog's location, but his divine sense was like a mud ox entering the sea, yielding no clues.

But what he didn't know was that after his divine sense was sent out, Sky-Howling Dog in the System space sensed it and became agitated and berserk.

Unfortunately, with the System barrier blocking him, he couldn't detect any information about Sky-Howling Dog at all.

Ahead, palaces stood majestically, with buildings stretching endlessly. Many imperial guards stood watch at the main gate; he had arrived at the Royal Palace of the Yin-Shang.

This was almost the very center of Chaoge.

Yang Jian pondered for a moment, and a jade bottle of emerald green color appeared in his hand.

He channeled some Magic Power into the bottle's opening, and a drop of bright red liquid jumped out.

The next moment, he moved his hand again, and a wisp of Samadhi True Fire appeared at his fingertip. The flame leaped as if alive, enveloping the drop of liquid.