Li Xuanzu did not speak to Wang Zhao again, and sat in the carriage with his eyes closed to rest.

Time passed quickly.

We arrived at our destination in an hour and a half.

What came into view was an enormous building. Through his divine sense, Li Xuanzu saw the structure inside; it was a very large meeting hall.

"Mr. Li, we've arrived. You must be familiar with the Dragon Kingdom Hall. Many high-ranking officials are waiting there to see you." Wang Zhao got out of the car and quickly went to the back door to open it for Li Xuanzu.

If anyone else witnessed this scene, they would probably be utterly astonished.

The renowned deputy chief of staff of the military in the Dragon Kingdom actually showed such respect, even flattery, to a young man who looked like a student.

What hadn't Li Xuanzu seen? He wasn't surprised at all and got out of the car as a matter of course.

However, they were stopped once again.

"Sir, please release the demon slave you are carrying and hand it over to us for safekeeping. This is for security reasons." Two tall, burly men wearing advanced protective gear approached.

Judging from the aura emanating from them, they are both exorcists.

Although Big Black didn't deliberately hide itself, it didn't exude any aura, at least not to the two people in front of it.

Li Xuanzu shook his head and extended his right hand, which was possessed by Dahei.

The two men thought Li Xuanzu was going to hand over his demon slave, but unexpectedly, a powerful aura suppressed them so much that they couldn't breathe.

"Are you sure you can keep it safe?" It was a very ordinary question. He hadn't spent much time with Dahei, and even with his divine sense, he couldn't be there immediately if something happened while they were far apart.

That would be a real problem.

“This…” Li Xuanzu quickly withdrew his right hand and the large black object above him. The two of them took a few breaths of fresh air and then looked at Wang Zhao beside Li Xuanzu with some difficulty.

“This is a hero of the Dragon Kingdom, there’s no need to be so rigid,” Wang Zhao said.

After receiving a reply, the two stopped interfering.

"You trust me so much? Aren't you afraid I'll kill everyone inside and throw the Dragon Kingdom into chaos?" Li Xuanzu clasped his hands in front of his chest and asked another difficult question.

"Hehe, Mr. Li, you're joking. Doing this won't do you any good. If you wanted to, you would have done it already, wouldn't you?" Wang Zhao didn't dare to answer directly. Li Xuanzu's question was too frightening, and he, as a deputy chief of staff, was finding it difficult to cope.

The little incident quickly passed, and Li Xuanzu followed Wang Zhao into the Great Hall.

The hall was magnificent, paved with colorful marble.

After passing through the main hall, we arrived at the central auditorium, where thousands of people were seated, and people were also seated on the stage in front.

The once noisy auditorium fell completely silent the moment Li Xuanzu entered, as if a mute button had been pressed, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

It's unclear who started clapping, but once someone took the lead, the auditorium was filled with waves of applause.

"This must be young friend Li, a true hero."

"Truly worthy of being a fine son of our Dragon Kingdom."

"With such a talented individual, what need does our Dragon Kingdom have for foreign enemies?"

Such praises rang out from time to time from various seats.

"Alright, let's skip these useless formalities and talk about the purpose of my trip to Kyoto." Li Xuanzu's voice wasn't loud, but everyone present could still hear it through his divine sense, though not too loudly.

The auditorium quickly returned to silence.

Li Xuanzu looked around and saw an empty seat on the platform with a sign bearing his name on it.

No longer needing Wang Zhao's guidance, he sat down in an empty seat and adjusted the microphone as if no one else was around.

This person seemed quite outgoing, which made the important figures on the stage somewhat uneasy.

Li Xuanzu looks like he's just come of age. Although the childishness on his face has completely faded, his youthful appearance shows no stage fright in the face of such a scene, and he is quite relaxed and at ease.

Many people present had a very bad impression of Li Xuanzu, and most of the compliments they had just given were not sincere.

In the eyes of these people, Li Xuanzu at this time was not mature, but rather somewhat reckless.

Without giving them time to think it over, Li Xuanzu had already adjusted the microphone volume, said a few casual words, and then got down to business.

“As you all know, I have a third-tier spirit core, and Qian Li has one too. We can hand over the spirit cores to the country. To be precise, you also need to show some sincerity.” After saying this, Li Xuanzu took out a third-tier spirit core with hardened skin.

The crowd's initial impression of Li Xuanzu had improved somewhat, but hearing the second half of his statement immediately extinguished their hopes.

But at this point, no one will jump up and say anything like "fulfilling a citizen's duty".

None of the people present who were able to sit in this position in the apocalypse were fools. They considered themselves to be high-ranking officials of the Dragon Kingdom, but if they put themselves in Li Xuanzu's shoes, they would never hand over their spirit cores.

This is the end times; what human kindness can compare to real benefits?

Moreover, if they really had that kind of power, wouldn't it be great to just find any place and become a local tyrant?

Upon hearing this, some of the high-ranking officials on the podium became uneasy.