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"Huyan Lan? Have him come to the Imperial Study."

Li Chen had been so busy lately that he had almost forgotten about the man.

Huyan Lan was a powerful figure from the Ice Bear Tribe, with a hundred thousand men under his command.

He had always brooded over having the position of chief snatched away from him. He was an ambitious man, too.

Li Chen remembered Huyan Lan saying something about serving as his vanguard. Since the fellow was already prepared to become his dog, Li Chen wanted to see what he could do.

Not just anyone qualified to be Li Chen's dog.

When he arrived at the Imperial Study, Li Chen saw several memorials on the desk.

These were probably battle reports from the Northern Region that had arrived while he was away.

Li Chen sat on the Dragon Throne and casually opened a few memorials to read.

Some time later, several people entered through the doorway.

Besides Huyan Lan, there were several palace maids, led by the Head Palace Maid.

After directing the other maids to set two "gifts" down in the Imperial Study, she stood to one side, awaiting orders.

"Your humble subject, Huyan Lan, pays his respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty, ten thousand years, ten thousand upon ten thousand years!"

Huyan Lan dropped straight to his knees and kowtowed as soon as he entered, without the slightest hesitation.

In his forties, he had a steady presence and a large, imposing physique. Kneeling on the floor, he resembled a great bear prostrating itself.

Li Chen set down the memorial and looked ahead, discovering two unconscious women lying in the Imperial Study.

They must have been what the palace maids had carried in earlier.

Both women appeared to be in their early thirties and wore