The Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom Submits, Chosen Protagonist Xiao Chen Heads to the Jun Family

Inside a bedchamber of the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom.

The Vermilion Bird Sovereign lay on his bed, surrounded by alchemists and imperial physicians from the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom.

Yet none of them had any solution for the Vermilion Bird Sovereign's illness.

Several years ago, while exploring a secret realm alongside the Azure Dragon Sovereign, the Vermilion Bird Sovereign had been injured by an ancient remnant beast comparable to a Saint—the Nine-Bane Snake Demon.

Even Saints found it difficult to withstand the Nine-Bane Snake Demon's venom.

Much less a Quasi-Saint like the Vermilion Bird Sovereign.

"Alas, what are we supposed to do now? The imperial princess went to the Jun Family, but not only did she fail to obtain the Undying Medicine, she was humiliated instead."

"What can we do? We can't possibly go looking for trouble with the Jun Family, can we? Wouldn't that be courting death?"

The alchemists, imperial physicians, and ministers of the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom all shook their heads and sighed.

They could not afford to provoke an ancient aristocratic family.

Thus, even after hearing that Bai Yuer had been humiliated and forced to kneel, the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom had no intention whatsoever of settling the score.

Hearing this, the Vermilion Bird Sovereign on the bed began coughing even harder, his face ashen with decay.

Just then, a guard rushed in from outside and hurriedly reported, "Reporting to Your Majesty, a distinguished guest has arrived in our Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom and requests an audience with Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, a minister immediately flicked his sleeve and shouted angrily, "You blind fool! Can't you see His Majesty's current condition? And you still want to disturb him!"

Just as the minister's words fell, a woman's delicate voice drifted in from the entrance of the hall.

"The Vermilion Bird Sovereign has not yet reached the point where medicine can no longer save him, has he? If so, why can't he receive visitors?"

"Courting death! Who is it?!" Anger surged onto the minister's face.

"How dare you shout at my young lady? Insolence!"

An aged figure appeared. With a sweep of her sleeve, the vast cultivation of a Quasi-Saint erupted.

Pfft!

The minister immediately spat out blood and was sent flying backward!

Everyone in the hall from the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom froze on the spot, their legs trembling as terror filled their hearts!

The aura of a Quasi-Saint!

Even the strongest person in the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom, their sovereign, was only a Quasi-Saint!

Their trembling gazes turned toward the entrance.

They saw an elderly woman in coarse linen robes walking in with an indifferent expression.

Behind her stood a beautiful woman dressed in palace attire.

Her long golden hair cascaded down her back, each strand soft and smooth. Her snowy face was crystalline as jade, her beauty captivating.

They were none other than Jun Linglong and Granny Hua.

"A noble daughter of the Jun Family..." A stormy sea surged within the hearts of several ministers.

Jun Linglong was rather well-known in the outside world, so they recognized her at a glance.

As for the minister who had shouted earlier, blood now trickled from the corners of his mouth. His eyes were filled with terror as he collapsed on the ground, unable to rise.

"Cough, cough... I never expected a noble daughter of the Jun Family to come. Have you come to hold us accountable?"

On the bed, the Vermilion Bird Sovereign forced himself upright, exhaustion appearing on his face.

Not long ago, news had spread that Bai Yuer had offended the Jun Family Divine Child and had been made to kneel outside the bedchamber.

And now, someone from the Jun Family had arrived.

If they had not come to hold them accountable, then what had they come for?

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall from the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom had their teeth chattering, fear filling their hearts.

If the Jun Family wished to erase the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom, it truly would not take much effort.

The Vermilion Bird Sovereign had resigned himself to his fate, so he remained fairly composed.

"Is my family's Divine Child some great devil who exterminates clans at every turn? You should be grateful for the Divine Child's mercy." Jun Linglong covered her mouth and smiled faintly.

"Hm?" The Vermilion Bird Sovereign and the others all looked bewildered.

Had the Jun Family not come to hold them accountable?

Jun Linglong stepped forward and brushed her jade hand across her spatial ring.

At once, purple radiance surged and medicinal fragrance filled the air. A medicinal herb shaped like a qilin appeared before everyone's eyes.

"That is... an Undying Medicine!"

Everyone from the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom widened their eyes, nearly unable to breathe.

Even the Vermilion Bird Sovereign wore a trace of shock on his face.

Whenever an Undying Medicine appeared, it would stir up an immense commotion throughout the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain.

Yet Jun Linglong had so casually produced an Undying Medicine, leaving them stunned as though country bumpkins had suddenly beheld a mountain of gold.

Seeing the reactions of the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom's people, Granny Hua could not help but reveal a trace of disdain in her aged eyes.

"Vermilion Bird Sovereign, you now have two choices. Submit to the Divine Child, and you may obtain the Undying Medicine."

"If you refuse, then fend for yourselves." Jun Linglong's tone was indifferent.

Before Jun Xiaoyao, her attitude was humble.

But now, facing outsiders, she had regained the bearing of a noble daughter of the Jun Family.

"This..." The ministers of the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom all changed expression.

They had understood the meaning behind Jun Linglong's words.

They were to submit to the Jun Family Divine Child, not to the Jun Family.

The difference between the two was enormous.

If they were submitting to the ancient Jun Family, it would not have been entirely unacceptable for the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom.

After all, there were many top-tier orthodoxies affiliated with the Jun Family.

But if they were to submit to Jun Xiaoyao alone...

Then, for a top-tier orthodoxy, it was somewhat too humiliating.

"Unwilling? Do you know what an honor it is to be able to submit to the Divine Child?" Jun Linglong raised a brow, her expression turning slightly cold.

Struggle flashed through the Vermilion Bird Sovereign's eyes. In the end, he sighed and said, "I agree. Please thank the Jun Family Divine Child on my behalf. I only hope he will not make things difficult for Yuer."

Having reached this point, did the Vermilion Bird Sovereign still have a choice?

"Rest assured, the Divine Child merely gave Bai Yuer a slight punishment. He will not do anything to her." Jun Linglong spoke indifferently.

She handed the Qilin Immortal Medicine to the Vermilion Bird Sovereign.

The Vermilion Bird Sovereign accepted the Undying Medicine, both hands trembling slightly.

After all, who would be willing to die if they could live?

Especially the ruler of a kingdom.

"Cultivate well and raise your strength. This Qilin Immortal Medicine will not only heal your injuries, it should also allow you to take another step forward. That way, you will be more useful to the Divine Child." Jun Linglong cautioned.

Hearing Jun Linglong's words, all the ministers were speechless.

Was she not plainly treating the Vermilion Bird Sovereign as a tool-like subordinate?

"I understand." The Vermilion Bird Sovereign nodded. Not only did he show no dissatisfaction, excitement instead rose in his eyes.

Beyond the Quasi-Saint realm lay the Saint realm.

With this Qilin Immortal Medicine, perhaps he truly could shatter and then stand anew, breaking through into the Saint realm.

"Remember this: it is the Divine Child who has bestowed this favor upon you. If you dare harbor even the slightest disloyalty..." Jun Linglong's tone was incomparably cold.

She wielded the carrot-and-stick method with consummate skill.

"That is only natural. From this day onward, the Divine Child shall be the true master of our Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom." The Vermilion Bird Sovereign answered respectfully.

Offending the Jun Family Divine Child was equivalent to offending the Jun Family itself.

Though their Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom was a first-rate force, before the Jun Family, they were no more than a slightly larger ant.

"It is good that you understand." Jun Linglong and Granny Hua turned and departed.

The Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom had completely submitted to Jun Xiaoyao and become one of his affiliated forces.

Once Bai Yuer had been properly disciplined, Jun Xiaoyao would be able to control the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom even better.

Several months passed. Within the Heavenly Emperor Palace, Jun Xiaoyao rose to his feet, a faint smile on his lips.

"More or less enough. That Bai Yuer has knelt for a year. It is time to discipline her and bring her under my control."

At the same time, within the territory of the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom, a flood dragon chariot suddenly soared into the sky and sped toward the Jun Family.

Inside the chariot was none other than the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom's eldest prince, Xiao Chen.

"I have already mastered that move. It is time to bring Yuer back."

"And that Jun Family Divine Child—if I challenge him and defeat him, I will surely become famous throughout the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain. The Jun Family cannot possibly lower themselves to make things difficult for a junior like me."

A confident smile curled across Xiao Chen's lips.

Without entering the tiger's den, how could one catch the tiger cub?

He, Xiao Chen, would charge alone into the Jun Family, rescue the beauty into his embrace, trample the Jun Family Divine Child beneath his feet, and make his name known far and wide.

Were not the chosen protagonists in those biographies and novels all like that?

At the thought of such a scene, Xiao Chen felt his blood boil, and he could hardly wait any longer.