Great Tang Domain, capital city of Chang'an.
In the palace's main hall, Lord "Taizong" Li Weichen spoke face-to-face with "State Preceptor" Fu Jing.
Because the matter was highly confidential, all attendants and guards had been dismissed. Only Li Weichen and Fu Jing remained in the hall.
Li Weichen, lord of the Great Tang Domain, sat on the dragon throne in an imperial crown and a bright yellow dragon robe. Nine tiers of jade steps separated him from where his "ministers" stood, emphasizing the imperial family's majesty.
Li Weichen was not the domain's first lord. He had inherited the Great Tang Domain from his father.
The Great Tang Domain was large enough to rival a medium-sized ancient kingdom.
If a lord wanted to shut his doors and call himself emperor, Earth's laws certainly could not stop him.
And his subjects—including the Evolvers among them—were sure to play along. Those who obeyed his "imperial will" received plenty of extra benefits from the lord. Over time, scenes of ministers paying court to their emperor had become commonplace in the Great Tang Domain.
As for the Evolvers who could not stomach the charade, they had long since left the Great Tang Domain for other territories.
Fortunately, there were few second-generation lords like Li Weichen who dreamed of being emperor. And he only put on imperial airs within his domain; outside it, he dropped the act.
"State Preceptor, what have you come to report to me?" Li Weichen asked.
Fu Jing first told him everything about Xu Geng and Li Feng coming to request a divination.
Then Fu Jing said, "Your Majesty, I know why Li Feng asked for the divination. He must be unwilling to accept the failure of the Grievance Spirit Banner mission."
Li Weichen nodded and frowned. "I already gave Li Feng