"Your Majesty, why aren't you in a hurry at all? Why are you still drinking tea here?"

News has arrived from Earth: our ancestor, the founding father of the People's Republic of China, has returned as a spirit.

Moreover, they've already crossed the spatial rift, and given that person's abilities, they might already be in the capital.

As an official serving in the court, he was naturally very aware of Ye Li's existence. Back then, in order to pacify the country, he even went to each family in person with the family genealogy in hand to offer his greetings.

Those sects, one by one, have basically all become unpaid laborers for the Tianxuan Empire.

The projection that remained is known as the Sword Demon, and it returns whenever there is injustice.

Now that he's back, he feels the pressure is just too much.

The prime minister felt so anxious that he was about to become a front-line commander, but how could his emperor remain so calm?

"What are you afraid of? At this point, do you still think I need to do anything?"

With the Emperor Taizu's abilities, if he so desired, he would have arrived as soon as our grand project edict was completed.

I am not afraid. After all, whether I was working in the local government or the imperial court, I have always been dedicated to my work and have not slacked off in the slightest.

Even if the founding emperor were to return, I would be confident enough to stand tall and tell him that, as a descendant of the Ye family, I have not disgraced him.

Ye Zhengtian had such confidence because he had indeed worked diligently over the years, and his political achievements could be considered those of a wise ruler.

His empire's people lived in peace and prosperity, and the country was at peace. Contact with Earth also brought in many new things, further optimizing the environment of the Tianxuan Empire.

There won't be any problems, this one's in the bag.

He was like the only student in the class who had reviewed the material during a surprise teacher inspection, with only one thought in his mind: the advantage was in his hands.

"It's good to be confident in yourself, but it's better not to say things like 'I have the advantage, this game is in the bag, how can I lose when the dragon is on top of me', it's bad luck."

A voice appeared in their ears, and when they turned around, they saw Bai Yi standing there with Zhao Li.

"What...Emperor Taizu?"

Ye Zhengtian immediately realized that as a Daoist practitioner, and even an emperor, his strength over the years was considerable.

Take the Heavenly Sword Sect leader for example. He was roughly evenly matched with him, and in three moments, he made that sect leader pass the seventh day after his death.

In this situation, he hadn't noticed Bai Yi's appearance at all, and seeing that all-too-familiar face, he realized that his ancestor had arrived.

"Emperor Taizu, you've arrived! Please have some tea. And who is this gentleman beside you?"

While brewing tea for Bai Yi, Ye Zhengtian was also curious about who Zhao Li was. He seemed to be an ordinary disciple of the Seven Killings Sect.

He suddenly had a bad feeling. The ancestor had just returned, and with this person in tow... could it be...?

"Okay, let's stick to what you were talking about earlier, Zhao Li, tell him about the situation you encountered."

"Understood, Grandmaster."

Zhao Li walked up to Ye Zhengtian and casually took out an account book from his pocket.

This is something left behind by the people in charge of finances at the Heavenly Sword Sect. It contains all the things the Heavenly Sword Sect has done over the years, both overt and covert.

"Come on, let me see what this is..."

Ye Zhengtian took the ledger with a serious expression, looked at three pages, and his confident expression disappeared.

Good news, Chairman Mao is back.

The bad news is that he had just confidently declared that he was not afraid of the Emperor's scrutiny, and the Emperor had heard him. Moreover, there were indeed significant problems with him.

Now it's the emperor's turn to be sweating profusely.