Meng Qi dared not say more, and carried Ji Fenghua back to the secret passage, taking two drops of blood from Ji Fenghua's body.

Before leaving, Meng Qi gave special instructions to several demonic cultivators.

Tell them that Ji Fenghua has merged with the Venerable One's demonic seed and become the Venerable One's disciple, and that they should no longer be negligent, etc.

To avoid these ignorant fools offending this little ancestor again, lest he make things difficult for him in front of the Emperor in the future.

When Meng Qi returned to Chaoyang Palace, Shang Dongyang and Chen Ziyun, mother and son, were still having a "warm" chat.

Taking advantage of the bond between mother and son, Shang Dongyang managed to extract a lot of information about Di Kanlong, also known as Meng Qi, and the Demon Lord from Chen Ziyun.

Although Chen Ziyun didn't know much, for Shang Dongyang, who was a complete idiot, the fact that she could walk on air was enough to shock him.

Therefore, Shang Dongyang became even more concerned about how to help the Demon Lord get Ji Fengyao.

“But those bandits are indeed very difficult to deal with…” Shang Dongyang racked his brains but couldn’t come up with a good solution.

“Send someone else to give this to her, she will come,” Meng Qi said as he walked in with an air of nonchalance.

Shang Dongyang was stunned. His first reaction was: How dare this audacious madman break into my bedchamber!

Since Meng Qi's return, Shang Dongyang has only heard of him but has never seen him.

Suddenly, a young man about his age barged into his palace, and he was about to fly into a rage.

Chen Ziyun, somewhat embarrassed, quickly stood up, a shy and awkward smile on her face: "Your Majesty, he... he is your father, Di Kanlong. Didn't I tell you? The physical body of the late Emperor of the Great Zhao Dynasty was destroyed by that traitorous Ninth Prince..."

Shang Dongyang: "..."

It would be one thing to change the father, but now they can't even change the physical body to something decent.

Looking at this face that's even younger than mine, you expect me to call you "Dad"?

Shang Dongyang looked at Chen Ziyun with a stiff expression, his face full of confusion:

You freaking like young, handsome men, but don't you ever consider how your son feels?!

Feeling guilty, Chen Ziyun avoided her son's probing gaze and quickly went to greet him, changing the subject: "Brother Long, what's wrong? What are you holding?"

“If I hadn’t come, you two idiots would have waited until the sky fell and the earth collapsed before Princess Chonghe would have entered the palace.” Meng Qi showed no respect to Chen Ziyun and Shang Dongyang, handing the jade pendant with two drops of Ji Fenghua’s blood to Chen Ziyun and saying, “This is the blood of one of the little brats. Give it to Princess Chonghe, and she will definitely enter the palace.”

"Okay, Brother Long," Chen Ziyun was now like a lapdog to Meng Qi, obeying his every word and wagging her tail.

Shang Dongyang also wanted to be a sycophant, but he couldn't quite let go of his pride. In addition, Meng Qi's words were really harsh, and his pride couldn't get past that hurdle. He forced himself to hold it in, looking constipated.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and send someone!" Meng Qi glared at Shang Dongyang defiantly.

Shang Dongyang: "..."

Damn it, my four-year-old son got yelled at by his three-year-old dad!

What the hell is all this nonsense?!

But he had to accept this father figure no matter what, and since things had come to this point, he couldn't say anything more and had to do as he was told.

This time, following Meng Qi's instructions, Shang Dongyang also sent a sixteen-bearer sedan chair and the Imperial Guards to accompany him.

The grand and elaborate procession to welcome them immediately caused a sensation among the people of Kyoto:

"Wow, look! The sedan curtain is embroidered with phoenixes singing in harmony!"

"I heard that when the Emperor was still the Crown Prince, he wanted to take that bandit as his Crown Princess, but the Ninth Prince was at the height of his power at the time, so it didn't happen. Is this going to bring up that old matter again?"