To General Grunt, no matter what Darryl's motives, he would not grant his wish. Should the contents of the letter be true, General Grunt would take the credit. Why not?

The Nine Heaven Emperor took the letter and glared at General Grunt instead of opening it immediately. "You sent people to check out the situation at the fiend race camp? Why was I not aware of this?"

The Imperial Sky Palace was facing an unprecedented crisis and General Grunt taking action on his own was taboo.

"The reason why I did that was to share Your Majesty's burden. At that time, you were recuperating on your own and that's why I didn't inform you beforehand. Your Majesty, please forgive me," General Grunt answered quickly.

Seeing how terrified General Grunt looked, the Nine Heaven Emperor did not ask any more questions and waved his hand. "Alright, alright. Don't let it happen again. You may get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" General Grunt sighed out of relief and got to his feet, but deep down, he was st