23: The name of the Emperor

Li Ye felt incredibly dazed at this moment.

He had never imagined that what was supposed to be a perfectly ordinary cult operation...

But, but at this moment, he actually saw that Sovereign Medallion representing the identity of the Jin Mie Cult's Sovereign.

And that medallion was absolutely impossible to fake.

Because it was personally crafted by the Cult Leader; both its design and the unique aura it emitted were one of a kind.

There was only one such medallion in the entire Jin Mie Cult; no one would fail to recognize it.

Furthermore, the Cult Leader had an ironclad order: seeing the medallion was as if seeing the Cult Leader herself.

It could be said that within the entire Jin Mie Cult, the Sovereign's status was second only to the Cult Leader.

In fact, at certain times, even the Cult Leader would follow the Sovereign's wishes.

From this, one could see Lord Sovereign's status within the Jin Mie Cult and how much the Cult Leader valued him.

What confused everyone even more was that the position of Sovereign was suddenly established by the Cult Leader.

Before this, the members of the Jin Mie Cult had never heard the name of the Sovereign.

Yet such a person, who appeared out of nowhere, received the Cult Leader's utmost trust.

It was precisely because of this that the members of the Jin Mie Cult felt both curiosity and awe toward that mysterious Lord Sovereign.

However, for some unknown reason, the Sovereign suddenly disappeared one day.

From then until now, although the Cult Leader had not shown much on the surface...

The members of the Jin Mie Cult could all feel that in her heart, the Cult Leader still couldn't let go of Lord Sovereign.

After all, despite the Sovereign being missing for a long time, the Cult Leader's decree stated that the position of Sovereign would always be reserved for him.

From this action alone, one could see that Lord Sovereign's status in the Cult Leader's heart had never changed.

Thinking of this, Li Ye felt his breathing become somewhat hurried.

If he brought the news of the Sovereign's appearance back to the Jin Mie Cult and informed the Cult Leader, his future would be bright!

Li Ye immediately became extremely respectful, even somewhat fawning.

He knelt directly on one knee and said in an incredibly respectful tone:

"My Lord, this lowly one failed to recognize your greatness. I hope you can forgive me!"

Seeing their captain actually kneeling so respectfully before the man in front of them...

The many Jin Mie Cult members behind him looked at each other in bewilderment.

However, their reaction was also extremely swift; they immediately followed suit and knelt down.

Yun Qingci and the Disciples of the Jade Moon Sect were also looking at each other in confusion.

They had originally thought Gu Yuan was going to directly take action and slaughter everyone.

Instead, they saw Gu Yuan approach the group, reach out and wave something, and the opposing side immediately knelt down.

This... what's going on?

Their faces were filled with expressions of utter confusion.

Could it be that Gu Yuan had some special ability to control the mind...?

As for Gu Yuan, he was somewhat surprised. He had originally thought he would need to explain himself.

After all, he had been away from the Jin Mie Cult for a long time, and it was hard to say if they would recognize this medallion.

He hadn't expected the person in front of him to recognize it instantly.

This was fine too; it saved him the trouble of explaining.

"Rise. Tell me, why has the Cult appeared here and attacked the people of the Jade Moon Sect?"

After Li Ye stood up, he immediately replied respectfully:

"Reporting to my Lord, the Cult Leader's Blueprint covers this area. As for the Jade Moon Sect Disciples, um... this lowly one only wanted them to lead the way for us, but we met with resistance, so..."

After listening to Li Ye's words, Gu Yuan understood the sequence of events and felt a bit helpless.

Wasn't this a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple? They were all on the same side.

Cough, but between himself and the Jin Mie Cult, in the end... Gu Yuan shook his head and suddenly waved his hand with a hint of weariness.

"Fine, fine, I understand. You may withdraw. From now on, you are not to touch the people of the Jade Moon Sect again, do you hear me?"

Li Ye nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. Then, as if thinking of something, he gritted his teeth and said cautiously:

"Lord Sovereign, the Cult Leader... she has missed you very much. I... um... may I inform the Cult Leader of the news of Lord Sovereign's appearance?"

Gu Yuan's expression froze for a moment as a petite figure appeared in his mind.

The Cult Leader... Gu Yuan's expression was extremely complex, and his voice carried a hint of an indescribable tone.

"As you wish. Is she... doing well?"

Hearing the Sovereign's inquiry, Li Ye nodded repeatedly and then poured out the recent status of the Jin Mie Cult to Gu Yuan.

"The Blueprint you drew for the Cult Leader, my Lord, is already being implemented one by one. And as for the side with Feng Wu Tower..."

At the end, Li Ye decided to add one more thing:

"Lord Sovereign, although the Cult Leader hasn't said it explicitly, we can all feel that she still hasn't let go of you in her heart. Do you... want to return to the Cult to see the Cult Leader?"

Gu Yuan couldn't help but be somewhat stunned upon hearing that the Jin Mie Cult's Blueprint was already eighty or ninety percent complete.

That girl... she really is cut out for this.

To think that back then, he had only found it amusing, so he casually exchanged a Blueprint from the System Mall for her, treating it as a way to make her happy.

But now she had actually reached this step; she truly lived up to being the Cult Leader.

The cooperation between Feng Wu Tower and the Jin Mie Cult was also proceeding quite pleasantly, which made Gu Yuan feel very gratified.

Only upon hearing the last part the man said did Gu Yuan fall silent for a long time before finally giving a soft laugh.

"We'll see about that in the future. Fine, take your people and go."

Li Ye nodded excitedly upon hearing this.

He could hear a hint of hesitation in Lord Sovereign's tone.

This meant that perhaps in the future, Lord Sovereign really might return to the Cult.

In that case, wouldn't he have performed a great service?

Thinking of this, Li Ye had no desire to stay here any longer.

He wished he could grow wings right now and return to the Cult immediately to tell the Cult Leader the news of the Sovereign's appearance.

"Take care, Lord Sovereign. This subordinate takes his leave..."

Li Ye gave one last bow to Gu Yuan and then quickly left the area with his subordinates.

"Captain, who was that person just now? Is he also from our Jin Mie Cult?"

A subordinate asked curiously. Li Ye was in a great mood, so he said with a smile:

"Your ranks are low, so you don't recognize him. But surely you've heard of the name of the Sovereign?"

Hiss... those subordinates all sucked in a breath of cold air upon hearing their captain's words.

They hadn't expected that the man just now was actually the legendary Sovereign!

No wonder the captain was so respectful to him; that was a legendary figure.

"Hehe, we just need to bring the news of the Sovereign's appearance back to the Cult and inform the Cult Leader. That will be a great service! So, everyone, return to the Cult with me immediately!"

As Li Ye's voice fell, the other cult members also broke into smiles and nodded simultaneously.

The group flew at high speed in the direction of the Jin Mie Cult.