Greetings, Guardian King; a river suspected of harboring a great treasure; the National Academy

In a small mountain village within the Azure Sparrow Empire, a braided girl with wheat-colored skin, dressed in a gray skirt made of animal hide, offered three sticks of incense to the ten memorial tablets in the main hall.

"Dad, Mom, Eldest Uncle, Eldest Sister-in-law, Second Uncle, Second Sister-in-law, Eldest Brother, Second Sister, Third Brother, Little Fifth Brother."

"Now that the Sacred Profound Sect has been destroyed and our great vengeance fulfilled, I want to seek refuge with that benefactor."

"Although I don't know whether he'll take me in, I still want to try."

With that, she slung a longbow over her back, closed the door, and left without looking back at the family home where only the memorial tablets had kept her company.

News of Yun Che's return soon reached the Female Emperor. She hurriedly set aside her work and led the civil and military officials to welcome him personally at the palace gates.

Yun Che spotted the breathtakingly beautiful Female Emperor, Yuezheng Xiangling, from far away. He smiled and performed a selective grab on her.

"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining one Supreme-Grade Treasure, the Flame Silk Golden-Thread Garment. Would you like to grab it?"

Yun Che pursed his lips helplessly. Getting her intimate clothing right off the bat was truly rotten luck.

Next, Yun Che performed selective grabs on the other ministers. Compared with Great Yuan's attitude toward him, Azure Sparrow had placed him in an extremely high position.

"Greetings, Guardian King!"

Yun Che also adopted a respectful manner and cupped his hands toward these court officials.

Whether in the game's scripted storyline or in the present reality, Azure Sparrow's overall quality was far higher than Great Yuan's.

Many players had once sighed to themselves, wondering why their starting village had not been in Azure Sparrow, why the Azure