There's only one Queen Consort Lan and he realized that his biological parents were at his doorstep. But why?
Was the truth out?
Mark couldn't help but remember a guy from Lan Clan, enquiring about him with Allen during his absence.
He didn't know their purpose but he isn't in any mood to welcome them with a smile.
In the end, he crossed his arms to the chest and raised his eyebrows, "Queen consort Lan, you say? What is their reason for the visit? Are they intended here as the customers or do they want to talk to me? If it is the latter, then, tell them that I'm only available after evening hours as you didn't even bother to inform me beforehand."
General Ye Yin furrowed his brows upon seeing the change in Mark's attitude. He doesn't care what he has against the imperial family but he cannot let him talk this way.
Looking at him coldly, he said, "Owner Lu, please mind your tone when speaking about his majesty. He is the Emperor. Every inch of land in the Phoenix Empire belongs to him and every citizen of the Empire is his subject.
He doesn't need an invitation to go somewhere and neither is it needed for him to wait for his subject. Before we take it as you are insulting his majesty, please do leave that place and properly welcome his visit. It goes the same to your servants."
Mark naturally didn't like his tone. If it was the previous him from a few weeks ago, he would probably think twice before doing whatever he want but now, the situation is different.
He leaned his back further and proceeded to keep his feet on the counter as if he was resting in leisure. "Perhaps, you should have investigated properly about me and my store beforehand. The land might belong to the Emperor but inside the store, the space is owned by me. I'm the God here. So, before I take your behavior as an offense, get lost from my sight."
"You…" Ye Yin clenched his fist in anger. He might be a general but still, he was a commoner. So, he would understand if the head of a major clan talks down to him.
But, here, this man before him who is a commoner like him was not only talking down at him but even dared to disrespect the Emperor.
Does this Lu Zhen think he's invincible because he's a seven-circle? With just a message from the Emperor, the sects would send a bunch of seven-circle realm experts.
No, maybe, he was confident because, in this store, everyone is suppressed.
Realization dawned upon Ye Yin. Instead of engaging in battle with Mark, he stormed out of the store.
After walking for a distance, he raised his head. There was a house-sized carriage fixed on top of the floating stingray. Before the carriage, two people were seen standing beside each other. They were the Emperor and the Grand Secretariat respectively.
General Ye Yin made a giant leap and landed on its back.
The Emperor looked at him, "did you inform him of my arrival, General Ye?"
General Ye Yin fell onto its knees, "I apologize, Your Majesty. That man is too arrogant and has no respect for his Majesty. He told that his majesty needed to come after the evening hours if he isn't a customer."
Emperor Shang was displeased upon hearing those provoking words. "Did you tell him the reason for my visit?"
"Uhh…" The general's face was frozen.
Emperor Shang's frown deepened, "don't tell me that you don't even know why you are escorting me in the first place?"
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty." General Ye Yin bowed once again. "I didn't enquire the reason with Grand Secretariat Li, beforehand."
As the emperor sharply turned his head to look at the old man beside him, the latter just gave an awkward smile. "I thought it was unnecessary."
The Emperor let out a sigh, "it doesn't matter. I'll just buy something from the store for using his time."
"Amara, get down." He then ordered the stingray to land.
Thankfully, there was a huge empty space before the store. So, there wasn't any need of using a specialized skill of his mount.
As the giant stingray landed on the ground, Grand Secretariat Li was the first to get down. Meanwhile, the emperor knocked on the door of the carriage and informed his wife.
While the stingray was very large in length, it was as thin as a couple of feet. So, it didn't cause any problem for the Queen Consort to land on the ground before the beast rose up in the air, once again.
Escorted by the general on front and Grand Secretariat on the Emperor's right side, the couple made their way into the store.
Meanwhile, Mark was just calmly waiting in his seat, intending to see what they will do. He was testing the waters in order to plan his next move.
Unfortunately, he forgot that the Emperor isn't a prideful person. He wouldn't get angry over every little thing. And here, he's the one that came on a purpose to fulfill his wish.
Getting angry over such rejection will not only make him petty but he also wouldn't be able to get a glimpse of a beast emperor.
Mark saw the four of them enter the store. His eyes fell on his parents. The Emperor was a familiar face. He had seen him at the public trial. But, the woman is unfamiliar.
Her face was covered by a veil. So, he couldn't see her appearance but since he had already heard of her identity from the General, Mark activated the Sage eyes to confirm for sure.
As Chang Bo and Alina stood on the side, Allen greeted them, treating them just the same as every customer. "Welcome to Genesis, may I know what you are looking for?"
The Grand Secretariat and Queen Consort were taken aback by his soulless greeting. Meanwhile, the Emperor glanced around, "interesting."
"Your Majesty, evening hours are important of our store." Mark looked at the Emperor. His blood was boiling in anger, getting an urge to attack the woman but he tried his best to not show his original feelings and behaved as usual. "Please do tell it right away so as not to waste the time."
While he indeed stood up with respect towards the customer, he didn't bother to leave the counter and talked from far.
The Grand Secretariat Li furrowed his brows but didn't say anything.
The Emperor didn't appear to be caring about it very much. He stated his reason, "I heard that your store is housing a beast emperor. I just wish to take a look at it and return to the palace. To compensate for your loss of time, I will buy something. You can show me the goods."
At first, Mark wanted to kick them out of the store, but, the moment Emperor said that he will buy a weapon, Mark can no longer do that for his biological father is now a customer.
"Chang Bo, Allen, both of you take his majesty and his companions show around." He ordered the two of them.
The Emperor walked forward. He was followed by the general and grand secretariat but his wife just stood on the same spot and is staring at Mark in a daze.
"Shang Zhen…" She mumbled to herself with tears welling up in her eyes.
"Dear?" The Emperor called her.
