"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"Greetings, Emperor Jade Dragon!"
The few of them bowed in unison.
Of course, they weren't citizens of the Jade Dragon Kingdom so there was no need for formal greetings.
"He Qian has long heard of the Curator's great name and came to meet you today. However, I heard that he had to leave due to some matters, so I'm sorry. However, all of you are equally famous. If you have the time, feel free to visit the palace. I will treat you all as my honored guests," He Qian said with a smile.
Black Crow and the others exchanged glances. Knowing them, they didn't want to have too much to do with royalty.
Their visit this time had nothing to do with the Jade Dragon Kingdom either. It was entirely due to the Curator's summons. Without him, they wouldn't have gotten themselves involved in this mess.
Although they planned to stay here for the next few days, they had no intention of visiting the palace.
Madam Ghost Child said, "Your Majesty, I have a question. I hope you can answer me honestly."
"Go ahead!" He Qian glanced at the beautiful woman, musing, 'So this is Madam Ghost Child, one of the top experts on the villainous path. Rumor has it that no one in South Continent dared to provoke her. Even intermediate countries avoided her as much as possible.'
If he could recruit an expert of this level for his own use, it would definitely be beneficial to the Jade Dragon Kingdom.
Now that the jade dragon deity was killed and Minister Yu was dead, they had lost two experts. Especially the jade dragon deity, who used to be a Rank 5 dragon and once pushed the Jade Dragon Kingdom to the ranks of premium countries.
Unfortunately, that was just a temporary glory. Later on, the jade dragon deity was severely injured by a certain country's guardian beast. As if scared out of his wits, he holed up, causing the Jade Dragon Kingdom's strength to decline. Later on, he had to use the lives of royal ladies to prolong his life.
Now that the jade dragon curse had been broken, although they were free from the evil dragon's control, the Jade Dragon Kingdom's strength was greatly reduced and they urgently needed experts to replenish their ranks.
These people were no ordinary people. If they could serve the Jade Dragon Kingdom, perhaps the Jade Dragon Kingdom could still become a premium country in the future.
As he pondered, Madam Ghost Child asked, "Your Majesty, has the curse been removed from Sixth Princess He Yu's body?"
This was what Madam Ghost Child wanted to know.
She knew that this was the Curator's motive. He had done so much just to help He Qing lift the curse on her sister, He Yu. Now that the old dragon was dead, it was still unknown whether the curse had been lifted or not.
When He Qian heard this, he was certain that the curator had taken action because of his sixth daughter.
"Thank you for your concern. The curse in my sixth daughter's body has been removed. She's fine now," He Qian said.
Madam Ghost Child nodded.
It was enough to confirm this matter. There was no need to ask anything else.
Naturally, none of them would really go to the palace as guests. After exchanging a few pleasantries, He Qian did not insist.
On the way back to the palace, He Qian instructed, "For the next few days, do not send anyone to disturb them. If they want to stay in Royal City, let them stay."
"Your Majesty, these people are villainous experts after all. Almost every one of them has a Rank 4 pet beast. If they have ulterior motives, I'm afraid …" the subordinate whispered.
He Qian shook his head. "So what if you're on guard?"
Without another word, he spurred his horse back to the palace.
He Qian had kept the incident at Jade Dragon Temple under tight control. Only a few people in the royal city knew the truth.
Over the next two days, the entire Jade Dragon Dynasty was shaken. Many officials were sacked and imprisoned. Some were even beheaded, losing their lives.
There were also people who were promoted. It was a drastic change. Once the jade dragon deity died, his faction was almost wiped out by He Qian. In terms of methods, He Qian was undoubtedly very forceful. This was the only way he could stabilize the situation in Jade Dragon Kingdom.
However, outside of officialdom, things were peaceful.
In the royal city, Black Crow and the others had been waiting for the Curator to return for several days. On the third day, Lin Jin finally pushed open the door and entered.
The group immediately got up.
Most of them had never seen Lin Jin before. But when they saw the fire wolf pouncing at him and White Ape respectfully addressing him as Master, they knew this young man was the Curator's disciple, Lin Jin.
"Appraiser Lin!" The group got up and saluted.
Even if he was only the Curator's disciple, he was still a disciple who represented the Curator. Hence, they were polite to him.
He had been recuperating for the past few days. After being injured by the old dragon, the Curator showed up.
"Where's the Curator?" Evil Scholar asked.
Lin Jin smiled. "The Curator has something to attend to so he sent me here to thank you all. Thank you for your help."
Having said that, he saluted.
The group quickly waved to return the gesture.
"Of course, of course. We owe the Curator a great debt of gratitude. Forget something as trivial as this, even if we had to climb a mountain of swords or dive into a sea of flames, we wouldn't even frown," Black Crow vowed.
Lin Jin smiled, not suspecting anything.
These people were indeed loyal. Although they were all trying to curry favor with the Curator and receive his guidance, it was still not easy for them to do so.
"Right, that old Taoist has been waiting for two days too. But he's not staying at an inn. He's staying in an abandoned yard in the city," Evil Scholar said.
Lin Jin nodded, acknowledging.
The old Taoist was definitely going to meet him, but Lin Jin had no intention of using the Curator's identity. Helping Xiao Huo condense the Yin Yang Dharma body had taken a toll on Lin Jin. Even after recuperating in the Visitation Hall for two days, he only managed to recover a little. If he used the Curator's identity, it would be bad if he was discovered.
Moreover, Lin Jin had made up his mind. After all, the Curator's identity wasn't real. Hence, he would only appear in the Visitation Hall from now on. If he could avoid using the Curator's identity outside, he would do so.
Lin Jin noticed that Evil Scholar and Coffin Man seemed disappointed.
He knew that they must have something to ask of the Curator.
After some thought, Lin Jin saluted them. "Before he left, the Curator left some words for me. I wonder if you two would like to hear them?"
Evil Scholar and Coffin Man were indeed disappointed.
They came here to meet the Curator and also to receive his guidance. Now that the Curator had left without saying goodbye, they would be lying if they said they weren't disappointed.
Upon hearing Lin Jin's words, their faces lit up.
"I want to hear it, I want to hear it!" Evil Scholar said anxiously. Coffin Man stepped forward as well. "Appraiser Lin, please tell us what the Curator left for us."
Lin Jin smiled.
"The Curator said that he has been observing your pet beasts and told me some ways to improve them. If you two want to hear it, I will tell you the truth."
Lin Jin was spouting nonsense. He was the Curator so this so-called improvement method was something he came up with.
However, Evil Scholar and Coffin Man believed him without a doubt. They rubbed their palms together in excitement.
Beside him, Black Crow and Madam Ghost Child were delighted as well. They weren't in a hurry because as visitors of the Visitation Hall, they would be able to meet the Curator next time. However, Evil Scholar and Coffin Man weren't as lucky. Although the Curator wasn't going to personally appraise their beasts this time, Appraiser Lin, as the Curator's disciple and having received instructions from the Curator himself, shouldn't be too bad.
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