Jiang Hai casually tossed out a token.
Xu Shouwei caught the token, disbelief crossing his face. "You really are from Shrek Academy?"
"Please come with me!" Xu Shouwei said.
They might distrust anyone else, but the name of a Sea God Pavilion member from Shrek Academy was enough to earn their trust.
Of course, aside from his identity as a Sea God Pavilion member, Xu Shouwei had also heard Xu Sanshi mention that the director of the Civilization Research Institute was a man of astonishing talent, but not a bad person. He had simply disappeared three years ago, only to turn up again now.
Although the Dou Ling Empire's capital was not Heaven Dou City, strictly speaking, it was the true successor to the former Heaven Dou Empire. Its emperors had always belonged to the Snow Clan.
The current ruler was the Snow Soul Emperor.
The Dou Ling Empire had the longest coastline of the Three Great Empires. Bordering the East Sea, it abounded in spirit grasses and miraculous medicines. The Mystic Water Pill of its foremost sect, the Profound Water Sect, was one such product, and it had played no small part in Jiang Hai's rapid progress at Shrek Academy.
Likewise, the Profound Water Sect had always enjoyed excellent relations with the Dou Ling Empire's royal family. Xu Sanshi's mother was even a princess of the empire.
Under Xu Shouwei's guidance, the group soon arrived outside the Imperial Palace.
Xu Shouwei glanced at the White Sea Eagle on Jiang Hai's shoulder and recognized Jing Hongchen beside him. The corner of his mouth twitched. "Director Jiang, His Majesty has agreed to see you alone. Everyone else may tour the rear gardens."
Jiang Hai nodded. "All right!"
"Please follow me!"
Before long, Jiang Hai met the Dou Ling Empire's Snow Soul