The respectful attitude of the State Preceptor and the High Priest left everyone present utterly stunned.

Both the State Preceptor and the High Priest were the sort who had their noses stuck in the air; even King Yin couldn’t necessarily order them around. How could they be so deferential to these two People of Shenzhou?

They all found this unbelievable.

Especially those Top Nobles and the Seven Great Marshals; their eyes were filled with doubt.

As for Zeng Daonong and the other two, they were completely dumbfounded. Th-these two special VIP seats in the very center were reserved for Chen Xiao and Leng Baiyu? Based on what?

They couldn’t figure it out no matter how hard they racked their brains!

Chen Xiao swept a cold glance over them. "Stop disgracing yourselves here. If not for us, would you even have the chance to appear here?"

Those words made Zeng Yuning and the other two flush a deep red, their eyes full of resentment and unwillingness.

"Wait!" Suddenly, Zeng Yuning shouted, "Yin Country, did you guys make some kind of mistake? We’re the official delegation sent by the Shenzhou Sect! Those two are just our support! They’re just our lackeys on this trip! So... weren’t these special VIP seats reserved for us?"

As she spoke, she seemed to realize something.

"Chen Xiao, you two really have no shame, actually turning things upside down and stealing our credit!"

Hearing this, the State Preceptor immediately gave a cold snort. "What the hell are you, that you think you deserve to sit on equal footing with me and the High Priest? Hurry up and get out of the way!"

"This time, the only reason you can appear here is because of Mr. Chen. The fact that you’ve been making a scene here, disrupting the coronation ceremony without being thrown out is also thanks to Mr. Chen’s face! Otherwise, you would’ve long since been beaten out of here with sticks!"

These words made the faces of the three from the Zeng Family turn ashen.

They glared furiously at Chen Xiao and the other, having no idea what kind of love potion the two of them had fed the other side, for the State Preceptor and High Priest to treat him like such an important figure.

Utterly infuriating!

They felt that now, not only had Chen Xiao stolen the glory that should have been theirs.

He had also completely trampled their dignity.

The other people attending the coronation ceremony were also looking at Chen Xiao and the other with surprise.

The upheaval that had occurred in the imperial palace had been placed under a gag order by Tian Han, so many people didn’t know the details and naturally had no idea that Chen Xiao was the key figure in it all!

Especially those seven Upper Generals of noble status and the Family Heads of the Top Nobles; they were quite displeased as well. With their status, they had only been arranged seats in the first-class guest section!

Yet these two outsiders, Chen Xiao and his companion, had actually been seated in the special VIP section!

Wasn’t that the same as putting them on top of their heads?

However, that wasn’t the reason they had come here today.

They had to keep their composure.

Chen Xiao and Leng Baiyu sat down in the special VIP seats, overlooking the crowd below from above.

While Zeng Daonong and the other two could only sit in the first-class guest seats, fuming with indignation.

Those seats should have been theirs; the more they thought about it, the more upset they felt.

"Their virtue doesn’t match their position. Sooner or later, someone will deal with them!" Zeng Yuning snorted lightly. "We’re definitely not the only ones who are dissatisfied with them. There must be plenty of people just waiting to cause trouble."

After all, in an occasion this important, every single seat was highly particular and directly tied to one’s status. Chen Xiao and the others had been pushed into a position that didn’t belong to them; they were bound to be attacked by everyone!

Finally, under everyone’s gaze, Tian Han, wearing a crown and holding the golden scepter, made his entrance. In an instant, the entire scene fell silent.

Chen Xiao secretly nodded. It seemed Tian Han was at least somewhat promising; with this powerful aura, he already had the bearing of an emperor and hadn’t lost his nerve on the spot.

Tian Han ascended step by step toward the throne that symbolized the supreme authority of Yin Country.

Along the way, many people rose to their feet and then knelt down on the ground.

"We respectfully welcome the new king’s ascension!"

"We respectfully welcome the new king’s ascension!"

These people were all Tian Han’s original supporters. Now that Tian Han had taken the throne, they were naturally overjoyed; after all, by following Tian Han, they could now rise along with him.

But there were also some who remained seated, not moving at all.

At their head were none other than those seven Upper Generals.

As well as some families among the first-tier nobles.

Seeing this, Tian Han swept a cold gaze over them, then sat on the throne and asked in an icy voice, "Why do you Marshals not kneel when you see your king?!"

At this, a middle-aged man among the Seven Great Marshals stood up and chuckled. "Second Prince, there seems to be a bit of a procedural issue with today’s coronation ceremony. You, this newly appointed King Yin, have not received our recognition."

"Naturally, we do not acknowledge you."

This middle-aged man was General Kun Sha, formerly the head of the Eight Great Generals and the strongest among them. With a hundred thousand mercenaries under his command, he was practically at the level of a foreign-surname king within Yin Country.

The other Upper Generals also spoke up one after another in support.