That Celestial Master was one of the first to join the Celestial Masters' Guild. Yu Ling had even inquired about Wei Wenzi's whereabouts from him. He now looked as dejected as if he had already accepted the reality of despair, and continued:

"This is a conspiracy against the Celestial Master."

In his words, the whole story was explained clearly.

First of all, there's a shocking revelation: the current prime minister is actually a dragon in disguise—that's right, he's a monster!

Secondly, this monster is different in one way: it has a great ambition—to become emperor.

In the prime minister's own words, why should the emperor, who is clearly a mortal, call himself the Son of Heaven, while he, a real dragon, is labeled a monster?

Not only was he targeted by the Heavenly Dao, and nearly killed when he transformed into human form, but he was also constantly targeted and killed by demon-catching masters. He lived a miserable life, which was unfair!

So he made a bold decision: to sneak into the palace, deceive the emperor, and take the throne himself. No matter how difficult the road ahead was, he was determined to overcome it all!

—These celestial masters are the group that needs to be overcome.

The demonic life of the Prime Minister Jiaolong can be described as a tortuous history of struggle. He fought his way up and eventually usurped power in the court. Because Jiaolong also had some dragon genes, he didn't have any demonic aura and was not discovered by anyone else in the palace.

By the time the imperial advisor realized something was wrong, the emperor had already fallen into the trap because he trusted the dragon too much, and the emperor himself was completely unaware of it. In order to secretly protect the emperor's life, the imperial advisor, who was threatened by the dragon, had no choice but to cooperate with the dragon to eliminate his fellow dragon.

This recruitment was a blatant trap.

If the recruited exorcists are rejected, it means they are too weak. Releasing them back will make outsiders less vigilant. If they are assigned to the category of those without relatives or friends, they will be sent to prison that same day.

The remaining capable individuals are pretended to be recruited, then their patience is worn down with tedious tasks. Any troublemakers who try to quit are met with a brutal beating by monsters and a glorious death.

The remaining group of weak and incompetent Taoist masters could both mislead outsiders and be easily manipulated, allowing for a coordinated effort to eliminate them all at once. Wei Wenzi was likely among those eliminated, but his current situation was unknown.

Although the person put it euphemistically, everyone understood: those cowards were referring to the people currently in jail. No wonder the recruiter asked them if they had any relatives or friends during the recruitment process; it was all very strange.

It seems that even messages released on behalf of the palace might be false! Sometimes, you have to use your brain.

Yu Ling arrived at the perfect time, just as this dragon demon was about to meet its end. It felt good to reveal the mystery right away, but he knew that this demon was probably doomed. A demon becoming emperor? It would be strange if he wasn't struck down by the Heavenly Dao and his soul was destroyed when he absorbed the dragon energy.

As things normally should have gone, now should be the moment for the mastermind behind the scenes to make his remarks, and sure enough, the Dragon Prime Minister appeared.

All the celestial masters who posed a threat to him had been captured in one fell swoop. The way the prime minister arrived was, of course, by using sorcery to flash over with a "biu~", which was convenient and quick.

"I thought you were going to put up some resistance, but you're so quiet! Tch, you foolish human exorcists, I really don't know why the world has to be on your side."

His dark hair had a hint of blue light at the ends, his slanted eyebrows exuded an imposing aura, his eyes were sharp, his facial features were clear and strong, and he was powerful, aloof, and domineering.

As long as the monsters are strong enough, except for those who deliberately retain their animal characteristics, almost all of them are handsome after successfully transforming into human form.

[Tsk tsk tsk, look at this, this is the consequence of not treating everyone equally. The favored party will definitely be envied, and then...] the system clicked its tongue.

See? Heaven is too harsh on demons, and that's why they rebelled!

“Although I used to be very resentful, I’ve come to terms with it. This is their world, and we are all just tenants. There’s nothing Heaven can do about it if it wants to give someone a rent-free room or use back channels.” Yu Ling said to the system and stepped out from among a bunch of cowardly people who dared not speak.

She asked the Dragon Prime Minister:

"Prime Minister, I won't stop you from pursuing your ideals, but I have one question for you: does this mean you intend to kill us?"

“Kill? Aren’t you all so reckless because you think that killing monsters will bring you karmic retribution? I’ve already made up my mind. I’ve added several layers of protection to this place. You can enter but you can’t leave. You can just fend for yourselves here. You can’t blame me for the people who starve to death, can you?” the dragon said.

However, after being interrupted like this, the dragon suddenly felt a little weaker in its momentum. It also lost interest in showing off its resume and making threats. It went straight forward and led the Grand Preceptor to leave.

"Wait!" Yu Ling called out abruptly, "Isn't the Imperial Preceptor locked up with us?"

"He's so strong, of course he should be locked up in a secret room. This cell can't hold him."

The dragon actually explained it to her, seemingly no smarter than these celestial masters. She asked,

"Hey, you actually look pretty strong too. By the way, are you interested in this pretty boy? Or should we lock you two up together?"

Yu Ling: "......That works too."

【They actually agreed?! ...

Of course, this doesn't mean that the dragon is stupid. Rather, he could see that Yu Ling was extraordinary, especially when she was placed with that group of celestial masters. Yu Ling's unique temperament was impossible to hide.

With the lives of the other celestial masters and the emperor in his hands, Jiaolong quickly threw these two hot bombs into a secret chamber and went off to plot his usurpation.

"Tsk, how come there are always people usurping the throne everywhere, even monsters? Is being an emperor so easy?" Yu Ling was completely baffled.

However, in this empty secret room, besides himself, there was only the aloof and elegant imperial advisor, so time had to be spent on more serious matters.

"Shen Qingyun? Grand Preceptor? Aren't you going to stop the Prime Minister's conspiracy?" Yu Ling pressed closer, ignoring the array around Shen Qingyun. She was so close that she could touch him if she took another step.

“I have no way to stop it. His Majesty has been cursed by him. If he is injured or something happens to him, His Majesty will also…” Shen Qingyun was not used to others getting close, and turned his face away, not daring to look directly at Yu Ling, and explained, “Although I am the national advisor, I have been taught since childhood that His Majesty must be put first in everything, otherwise, it would be a breach of oath.”

Yu Ling knew that what he said was true. Alas, she vowed not to speak carelessly. It seemed that the Imperial Advisor was no longer of any use.