When he saw Yun Jianyue’s look of shame and anger, Zu An couldn't help but laugh. Her reaction was the greatest praise to a man. In the end, however, he reluctantly waved toward Yun Jianyue. It was time for him to return to the Imperial Palace too and get used to the new system.

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In the following days, it turned out to not be too convenient for him to live in the Imperial Palace. Instead, he took up residence in a nearby place.

Various officials of the Fiend King Court all came to congratulate him and give him blessings as the new Regent. After all, what had happened that night was too shocking. They all knew that the young prince had been able to become the new Fiend Emperor almost purely through Zu An’s strength.

Furthermore, the Second Empress treasured him greatly. There were even some rumors of something between them. After all, one was a young widow, while the other was handsome and confident. It was easy to make that association.

Still, that kind of thing was also quite common among the Fiend races. It wasn’t something too shocking. Furthermore, no one had any...