"Dismissed, my ministers. The rebellion has been quelled, and there is still much for you to attend to. Send someone to dispose of the bodies in the palace. The consorts cannot bear the sight of blood."
With that, Zi Shou took Su Quanzhong into Shouxian Palace, leaving the ministers behind in a half-bewildered daze.
They gazed at the iron staff that towered straight into the heavens, their minds wandering. That burly man just now had been Yu the Great, hadn't he?
Too much had happened in a single day: a rebellion, monsters, some incomprehensible Dragon Vein, and even the death of an immortal.
Fortunately, Zhao Gongming and the others were among the ministers. After a brief explanation, everyone understood.
Countless minds raced. Tomorrow, the court-no, perhaps the entire world-would undergo earth-shaking changes.
Once inside Shouxian Palace, Zi Shou found something puzzling. Probably all of Chaoge knew that Daji was a fox spirit now, so why was Su Quanzhong still protecting her?
Judging by his behavior earlier, Su Quanzhong had clearly been ready to fight Puxian and the others to the death.
Hu Ximei and Liu Pipa were still trembling off to one side. When Puxian had unleashed his Rainbow Cord, they had nearly thought their lives were over.
Zi Shou stroked Daji's soft, delicate hands and said gently, "It's all right now. It's all right."
Daji's large tail still lay drooping on the floor, but much more color had returned to her face.
"I... I want to see the baby."
The baby, huh... Zi Shou turned to Consort Yang. The little wallflower was holding a child in her arms.
No matter how much had happened outside, the baby had neither cried nor fussed, sleeping peacefully throughout.
Consort Yang felt a little envious. She had enjoyed King Zhou's favor all to