{~~ Before Two Days ~~}

Inside the magnificent palace of the Vermilion Empire, there was a large hall that had a large throne made out of precious gems and gold. On top of the throne, there was a middle-aged man wearing vermilion colored clothes with the vermilion bird drown on his chest. He had a large golden crown on the top of his head. He had an overbearing aura of an emperor.

On the middle-aged man's left-hand side, there was a beautiful middle-aged woman that had beautiful golden hair. She had a small crown on her head and wearing clothes similar to the middle-aged man. She was sitting there and emitting coldness and elegance of an empress.

On the middle-aged man's right-hand side was a beautiful maiden with fiery red hair, red eyes, and an hourgla.s.s body. Her looks were enough to make emperors go to war to get her attention. She was sitting on a seat lower than the middle-aged man and the women who sit on the left-hand side of the middle-aged man. She was smiling charmingly and feeding the middle-aged man some spiritual fruits from the basket on the table.

At this moment a eunuch entered the hall and announced: " The guests invited by his majesty the emperor, Theodore Von Vermilion, have arrived and seek your majesty's permission to enter!"

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "I give my permission for them to enter! Don't let them wait for long, they are my honorable guests!"

A group of old people entered the hall followed by a group of young people. The people who just entered had a haughty air around them and didn't pay their respect for the emperor.

The emperor didn't mind their behavior and stood up while putting his hands together and giving a small bow. He said: "Elders, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for accepting my humble invitation. It's an honor for my Vermillion Empire to have you here!"

An old man wearing black luxurious clothes was stroking his beard and said: "Hmmm…. Brat, you grew up and became an emperor huh? The last I saw you was when your father requested my a.s.sistance. I can see the empire is in a decline… What a shame…"

The emperor had a sweat on his face and said: " I greet the honorable Senior, Mial. The empire has been declining ever since we lost my father. But, I will try my best to fulfill my rule."

An old lady said with a despise: " Senior Mial is right! This empire is declining. You will never be able to fulfill your father's role. He was a man respected by all. Sigh, I hope at least your kids are at least half as good as him."

The emperor smiled awkwardly and said: "Elder Lydia, my children are very talented!! They are my greatest pride!! I am sure that you will like them!! Eunuch, go bring all of my children for the elders to see!! Seniors and Elders, please have a seat and enjoy my treat."

Emperor Theodore Von Vermilion knows very well that not all of the old people in front of him like him and he understands who powerful they are and their background, so he can't offend them.

The purpose of inviting them today was to see if any of his children would be able to impress these them. If any of his children were taken as a direct disciple, then the empire would prosper and n.o.body would dare to look down on them. Maybe some of his children would be taken as wives or husbands to direct disciples.

The empire has been in decline after the last emperor's death which caused nearby kingdoms and empires to start causing trouble. So, Theodore Von Vermilion was hoping to find a person that could support his empire to avoid wars and stabilize the country. With the support of any of these old men, Theodore Von Vermilion would not have to worry about the future of the empire.

After a while, the eunuch arrived and announced: "The Princes and Princesses have arrived!! The seek your majesty's permission to enter."

The emperor smiled and said: "Let them enter quickly!! The seniors have been waiting for a long time!!"

Soon, two lines of children entered the hall. They ranged from 6 to 28 years old. The boy's line had 8 princes and the girl's line had 12 princesses. All of them were wearing elegant and expensive clothes except for the youngest princesses who looked more like a beggar, not a princess.

The emperor smiled and said: "Seniors, these are my precious children. All of them are talented and have been studying since they were young. I am sure you would be interested in them!! They are the most talented in the empire!!" The emperor narrowed his eyes when he saw the youngest princess. He was about to ask the eunuch to kick her out when he heard a voice from the woman on his right-hand side.

"Hmmm? Eunuch, why did you bring this trash here? Didn't I say I don't want to see her? Threw this trash outside, she doesn't deserve to be a princess. She is only bothering the seniors with her existence!!" Said the red-haired woman.

The youngest princess walked forward and said: "Mama!!! I am a good girl now!! Lily will listen to mama ...No, leave me, I want to see mama!!!" When she was talking a eunuch came forward and took her hand to force her to leave the hall.

Senior Mial shook his head and said: "This empire is doom for decline!! How can a parent be so ruthless!!" He put his hand on the boy behind him and disappeared from the hall leaving the rest wondering where did he go.

At this moment a creepy old man said: "Hmmm… She is not bad!! If you don't want her, I can take her to be my new wife!!"

The emperor's eyes s.h.i.+ned and he said: " If senior is interested in her, it's her honor to be your wife!!!"

The creepy old man laughed and he said: "Hahahahaaaa… I will take good care of her. Her is some Ying Yang True Pills it will be very useful for you hehe." And he threw a bag of pills toward the emperor.

The emperor's eyes s.h.i.+ned with the hope of having such a senior supporting his empire.

The group old people started to shake their heads in disappointment and hate. The couldn't imagine that there was a father as ruthless as him.

Lady Lydia gritted her teeth hating that she can't do anything to stop what's happening. All she could think was ' I must tell Empress Dowager! I am sure that she doesn't know about what's happening right now! I will meet her after a few days and inform here. She is an old friend of mine and I am sure she will give me face and stop this nonsense!'

After the exchange, some of the elders started testing the princes and princesses in the hall. After several minutes, the elders were very disappointed by the results. Even the rumored talented crown prince was only a rank 5 talent! They were all tras.h.!.+ None of them is worthy to be a direct disciple or even an inner disciple! They might be able to become outer disciples with the help of Vermillion Royal Family's money.

One of the young men who came following the elders was wearing white clothes that had a black colored lotus with several falling black petals said: "I remember hearing about the 9th prince. Where is he? I heard rumors that he transformed Secluded State from a divided tribal-state into a developed wonderful state that rival the capital and nearby kingdoms. He must be very talented!! One of the elders at Divin Lotus Palace is very interested in meeting him to exchange strategies with him! Even I and my master are looking forward to meeting him!! Such a talented kid must have a fascinating way of thinking!!"

The crown prince smirked saying: "Those are false rumors!!! He is trash the same as his little sister!! The ones that developed the state should be the three talented old n.o.bles!! Liam that trash didn't move a finger! The rumors you heard that they rival the capital must be false as well. There is no way for a dangerous state full of beasts and demons to reach such a degree. Hahahahaa"

The young man wearing white clothes rolled his eyes as he said to the young people next to him: "A rank 5 trash has the guts to look down on others. Hahahaa" The others in the hall started laughing making the Cowon Prince face turn red from anger and embarra.s.sment.

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Liam's POV:

{~~Current Time~~}

I was sitting on a seat in a circular table with Lady Lydia and her granddaughter. I have a feeling that I heard her name before but I don't remember where exactly. She must have appeared in my novel but was a small side character.

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After calming down my refuse anger, I said to her: " Since you didn't intend to harm me or my men, I will forget about what happened between us. And to reward you for telling me about my little sister, I will allow you to stay tonight in a regular room on the first floor."

Lady Lydia smiled and said: "Oh How generous of you!! Thank you for your hospitality. ... I must warn you about the Grand Elder of Dual Ying Yang Sect! Although, he isn't as strong as me. He still has a full Sect behind his back supports him!! His sect is a mid-rank sect! So they aren't easy to deal with for a prince like you! You must gather the support of at least three sects to make a move!!"

I smiled and said: " Even if he has the whole continent are supporting him, I will still kill him and crush like an ant!! He signed his death wish the moment he decided to be my enemy. Don't worry I have millions of ways to get him killed!! In this world, I am the worst enemy anyone could wish for!!!"

The girl next to Lady Lydia said: "You are a 10 years old kid. I wonder why are you so confident? Don't you feel afraid of facing a whole sect with only 4 people? And what's that Blood army you said earlier?"

Liam looked calmly at her with cold eyes then said: "None of your business you nosey brat!! If you are curious you can go and watch later."

Lucy shakes her head and said: "Lord, you shouldn't be rash in revealing your army! It's gonna bring chaos!"

Liam stood up and walked away toward the stairs and said: "Lucy never question my orders again! The army needs blood!!"

The bloodthirsty army that Thor created is a special army. Every time the army goes to battle, the army grows stronger. Each time they spill blood they become more thirsty for more. Thor asked me to start moving the army as soon as possible if I want to improve their power.

I am not going to be an idiot whole send his army to death. I have a certain plan in my mind that will drive both the emperor and Grand Elder to a hopeless corner. To achieve that I must get the support of Empress Dowager and that old man!!

When Liam reached his room, he contacted Thor and told him to prepare for war. Then, he asked Ren to return and report.

Ren came after a while and kneeled while saying: "Greetings, my lord. I have finished what you have asked me to do."

Liam nodded his head and said: " Did Marquess Clader plan for anything? Did he send anything?"

Ren nodded her head and said in a cold voice: "He sent a message to the emperor, the Grand Duke Bennet, the third prince, and some other n.o.bles. They are gathering evidence to convict you as abusing your power and causing chaos in the empire!!"

Liam laughed and said: "Since they are going to go all out on me. I will be going all out on them. Ren add more people to the list of corpses. I want important officials and army's generals. After killing them throw them in Marquess Clader's house. I will play with them, let's see what they got!! Alice, come here!!" After finis.h.i.+ng talking to Ren, I summoned Alice to my room.

Alice entered the room and kneel while saying: "Yes, my lord. How can I help you?"

Liam thought for a while and then said: "Take some shadow guards with you and enter the palace. I want you to disguise as my mother's maid and gather information about her. Also, send the shadow guards to protect my little sister. If anyone dares to do anything to her, kill them on the spot!!"

I wanted them to take her and bring her to me. But, I fear that she might dislike me or I might put her to risk. Especially, when I am planning to go to war with a sect and an empire. So, it is better for her to stay in the palace protected by my shadow guards for now.

Also, I want to know why I have a little sister because, in the novel, Liam never had a sister before. I never wrote there was a sister to Liam!! Could it be because I didn't finish the story? Is this world different than what I set it to be?