County Princess of Qingping

"Your Highness! It's a misunderstanding! Please calm down, how could we dare to make fun of you!"

Upon hearing Yin Yunze's words, Zhou Changqing immediately understood and quickly explained, "This phoenix coronet and embroidered robe are the formal attire worn by the female dukes of this dynasty! And the vermilion color and mandarin duck pattern are the colors and patterns used by the county princesses—"

"Above the county princess are the county nobles, county princesses, and princesses, who also wear phoenix coronet and embroidered robes! However, each one has a different color and pattern! The county noble's robe is bright yellow with peacock patterns, the county princess's robe is crimson yellow with pheasant patterns, and the princess's robe is light purple with vermilion bird patterns!"

"Although it's a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe, it's completely different from the wedding dress worn by commoner women when they become nuns! The commoner women's wedding dress actually borrows the style of the county princess's ceremonial robe—"

"This, commonly known as 'borrowing the wedding robes'—except for their wedding day, they are not entitled to use the phoenix coronet and wedding attire at other times! Your Highness—"

After listening to Zhou Changqing's reasonable and well-founded words, Yin Yunze finally realized that she had made the mistake of making the son resemble his father.

It wasn't that Yin Yunze's red wedding gown with a phoenix crown and mandarin duck patterns resembled a wedding dress, but rather a wedding dress worn by common women, which was modeled after the style of the county princess's formal attire.

Given the specifications and style, it's really not like someone was deliberately trying to make things difficult for Yin Yunze.

Actually, Yin Yunze was being a bit too sensitive.

Think about it carefully, besides the emperor, who else has the power to Dynastic Karmic Luck?

Even the head of the Supernatural Pursuit Bureau could only utilize the Dynastic Karmic Luck, and could not do anything to tamper with the specifications and style.

This phoenix coronet and embroidered robe are genuine, orthodox formal attire formed from the Dynastic Karmic Luck.

However, even after understanding this, Yin Yunze still felt somewhat uncomfortable with the phoenix coronet and wedding attire.

Despite feeling uncomfortable, Yin Yunze didn't immediately take it off. Instead, he carefully examined the phoenix coronet and wedding gown.

Since we're already wearing them, it's pointless to suffer without taking a look at them.

Upon closer inspection, Yin Yunze discovered that the phoenix coronet and wedding gown looked somewhat familiar.

Upon closer reflection, Yin Yunze realized...

Although the styles are completely different, her phoenix coronet and embroidered robes as a county princess are very similar to the official robes worn by the City God.

Originally, Yin Yunze had wondered why both the County City God and Prefectural City God were so extravagant.

Are they afraid people won't know their identities, so they wear official robes and show off everywhere?

Only after actually putting on the phoenix coronet and embroidered quilt did Yin Yunze realize that it was still a semi-forced skin treatment.

Whenever Yin Yunze needs to adopt the identity of County Princess of Qingping, this phoenix coronet and embroidered robe that signifies her status will be forcibly displayed.

Furthermore, Yin Yunze also discovered that after this condensed into a phoenix coronet and rosy clouds, the protective ability of the Dynastic Karmic Luck was directly upgraded to a higher level.

It's no longer the stage that only provides magic resistance in the Purple Light mode.

After being condensed into a formal dress, although it is somewhat inferior to magic resistance, this phoenix coronet and wedding veil still provide considerable physical resistance.

No wonder, back then, when Yin Yunze and Lord of Du Mountain joined forces with their Wind and Snow Longsword, they only managed to inflict minor superficial wounds on the City God.

At the time, Yin Yunze thought it was because the City God's defensive authority was so terrifying.

Now that he had experienced the phoenix coronet and embroidered robes, Yin Yunze realized that the auspicious attire was at least half the reason for its success.

Moreover, unlike the Pure Fox Robe which cannot change Size at Will, this Fortune Robe is formed from fortune and is not limited to human form.

Even if Yin Yunze were to grow larger or smaller, or even transform into his original form Nine-Tailed Fox, this aura-inspired robe would still be able to change into a suitable form accordingly.

Furthermore, compared to the title of the fourth-rank Earl of Manifest Blessings of the City God, the defense provided by Yin Yunze, the third-rank County Princess of Qingping, is even superior.

Although he was only called a county princess, in terms of rank, Yin Yunze's official position was actually on par with that of the Marquis of Majestic Spirit of the Prefectural City God.

While Yin Yunze's strength is still far from that of the Prefectural City God, at least in terms of rank, Yin Yunze is no longer subject to the Prefectural City God's control.

For a moment, Yin Yunze had mixed feelings about this phoenix coronet and wedding gown.

If you change the color or the pattern, Yin Yunze can wear it anywhere without any problem.

After all, as an ordinary person, Yin Yunze values pragmatism.

However, this bright red phoenix coronet and embroidered robe with mandarin duck patterns...

With a deep sigh, Yin Yunze concealed the county princess's phoenix coronet and wedding veil.

Although he had gained a lot, Yin Yunze was still a little unhappy with the style of the dress.

Suppressing his displeasure, Yin Yunze unfolded the imperial edict and glanced at it a few times.

Aside from being more ornate in its language, it's pretty much the same as the previous two letters.

The only thing to be concerned about is that the imperial edict bestowing the title of County Princess of Qingping places the entire Anqing Prefecture under Yin Yunze's jurisdiction.

Of course, this does not mean that Yin Yunze has a divine position similar to that of the City God, who directly governs the territory.

Rather, it means that Yin Yunze could manage most things within Anqing Prefecture if he wanted to.

To put it more politely, one could say that Yin Yunze had the authority to act expediently within Anqing Prefecture.

To put it bluntly, after Yin Yunze took the County Princess of Qingping, he became a security guard for Anqing Prefecture.

Yin Yunze bears joint responsibility for any major incident.

After putting away the imperial edict that conferred the title of County Princess of Qingping upon Yin Yunze opened the second one.

The second document, as expected, was an imperial edict conferring upon Guo Jing the title of Fourth-Rank Earl of Manifest Blessings and Qingling County City God.

It has to be said that Yin Yunze found Old Liu to be very reliable.

Not only did he help Guo Jing take over the position of County City God, but he also helped Yin Yunze deal with the County Princess of Qingping.

Upon seeing Guo Jing's imperial edict, Yin Yunze realized that she had initially been somewhat sensitive about the third-rank title.

After all, even a County City God could obtain the rank of a fourth-grade official.

Given that Yin Yunze is now far superior to the average County City God Primordial Lady of the Azure Heavens, it's not too far-fetched for him to attain the rank of a third-grade official.

After all, compared to the living who hold official positions and are granted power and salary, the ranks of deities like Yin Yunze are simply like those of Monkey Sun, the Monkey Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

It was a nominal title without any real power or salary.

Of course, if the imperial court allocates funds to the government offices for the maintenance and repair of the temple as a form of salary, then Yin Yunze would retract his statement that he would not accept a salary.

Because it doesn't significantly affect the officialdom of the living, the requirements for the ranks of deities are not so strict.

It's estimated that Liu Zhengyuan found a powerful acquaintance to pass on a letter and praise Yin Yunze.

Then the emperor didn't think much of it, feeling that the appearance of Yin Yunze, this Nine-Tailed White Fox, was quite auspicious, so he approved it.

Of course, this is just something that's easy to say but not really true.

Many things are indeed simple if you have the connections.

But without connections, even if you put in ten or a hundred times the effort, you still won't get in.

Regardless of Yin Yunze's current mood, Liu Zhengyuan handled the matter very well.

Yin Yunze naturally intended to reciprocate and hoped to repay the favor.

This time, giving some Nectar Pill seems a bit insufficient.

Yin Yunze might be trying to help Liu Zhengyuan by leveraging his political achievements.

After all, Liu Zhengyuan had already promoted Yin Yunze to the County Princess of Qingping. Yet, as the Agricultural God, Yin Yunze's region was still suffering from drought. Yin Yunze had embarrassed himself.

Following this line of thought, Yin Yunze suddenly realized...

In contrast, Liu Zhengyuan quietly gained a piece in the County Princess of Qingping.

Previously, Yin Yunze was just an unnamed Primordial Lady of the Azure Heavens, a County God, but without a specific rank, he had no specific responsibilities.

Those who are not in a position should not concern themselves with its affairs.

But now that she has become the County Princess of Qingping, she has even specially assigned Anqing Prefecture to Yin Yunze, giving her jurisdiction over the entire Anqing Prefecture.

How could Yin Yunze, as the County Princess of Qingping, sit idly by and watch the people continue to suffer from this drought?

Now that she's in this position, whether Yin Yunze likes it or not, it's her business.

It has to be said that Yin Yunze realized she had underestimated the cunning of someone who wanted to become an official.

Liu Zhengyuan was clearly putting Yin Yunze in a difficult position, forcing him to solve the drought problem.

As a result, Yin Yunze not only couldn't get angry, but also had to shout, "Liu Zhengyuan, you've really caused this county magistrate a lot of trouble!"

Then, while rewarding Liu Zhengyuan, they eagerly tried to find a way to solve the drought.

After all, the imperial decree bestowing the title of County Princess of Qingping was simply too tempting for Yin Yunze!

This comes directly from the imperial court; its legitimacy is beyond question!

Moreover, Yin Yunze had previously thought that the Supernatural Pursuit Bureau's use of the Dynastic Karmic Luck would be of little use to her.

But now that he has become the third-rank County Princess of Qingping, wouldn't the Dynastic Karmic Luck become a huge asset to Yin Yunze?

However, the style of the phoenix coronet and embroidered quilt worn by the County Princess of Qingping still left Yin Yunze with some lingering unease.

His gaze swept over the three people still kneeling on the ground; they were, in a way, enemies.

Yin Yunze felt that it would be good to vent his anger on them and scare them a little.

With that pretext, Yin Yunze might be able to extract some information about how to use the Dynastic Karmic Luck.

"This imperial decree is accepted by this county magistrate!"

Hearing Yin Yunze refer to himself as the county princess, Zhou Changqing breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, according to custom, those who deliver good news, such as Zhou Changqing, are usually given a reward by the recipients, just to celebrate.

This is why Zhou Changqing brought his daughter and apprentice with him on this trip.

This trip will not only allow me to try and befriend the newly emerged County Princess of Qingping, but I'll also reap tangible benefits. It's far better than going elsewhere and fighting to the death with powerful demons.

If Zhou Changqing hadn't also been favored by the commander of the Demon Pursuit Guard, he might not have had the chance to come here.

However, the original plan was shattered as Zhao Yuanlang now severed one of Yin Yunze's Avatar—

Zhou Changqing has given up on any reward; he only hopes that Yin Yunze will let this matter go so easily!

Although Zhou Changqing could see that this had not caused any actual harm to Yin Yunze, it was still a real slap in the face.