"A lady wishes to see me?"
Chu Yuan frowned slightly, wondering who the woman could be, "Did she leave a name?"
"She said her name is Chen Yao."
The guard informed him.
"Chen Yao? Could it be the Second Princess!"
Chu Yuan was startled, "Quick, bring her into the palace. I will see her myself."
At that moment, a woman appeared in Chu Yuan's palace.
She had a beautiful face, dressed in a simple white robe adorned with the emblem of Concealing the Moon Sect. Looking around the palace, she expressed her doubts, "Is this indeed the Great Wu of my memory? I hope it is, but could it possibly be?"
"Unexpectedly, it is indeed the Second Princess."
Suddenly, standing before the woman was a figure.
He looked at this woman.
She resembled Chu Xiaoniang but was more mature, and lack that naughty demeanor, her character seemed more elegant and refined.
"You are the Martial Emperor!"
The woman stared aghast at the man before her, unexpectedly, it's him; when the man standing in front of her overlapped with the figure in her memory, she gasped in amazement, "Yuan...Younger brother, it's really you!"
Indeed this woman was the Second Princess of the Great Wu Dynasty, Chu Chen Yao, who had left the Great Wu Dynasty over a decade ago and unexpectedly showed up in the Eastern Xuan Region.
"I never expected to meet the Second Princess in the Eastern Xuan Region either."
Chu Yuan said with a slight smile.
"I was even more surprised."
Chu Chen Yao hurriedly stepped in front of Chu Yuan, staring at his face, still in disbelief.
Despite being royalty, the three Princesses and one Prince of the previous Emperor had no other siblings, hence their relationship was extremely close, not at all cold like other royal families.
In Chu Yuan's memory, this Second Princess was even more like a big sister.
Because the Eldest Princess had left the Great Wu before the founding of the dynasty, and now her whereabouts were unknown, without any news.
"How is it possible that the Second Princess came to the Eastern Xuan Region, here of all places?"
Chu Yuan brought Chu Chen Yao to his study and brewed her a cup of Heavenly Essence Tea himself.
"I'd like to ask you instead, how did my younger brother come to the Eastern Xuan Region? The distance between the Suspended Domain and the Eastern Xuan Region is incredibly vast. When I made the journey, I narrowly escaped death. And how did the Great Wu manage to dominate Guihai Prefecture? As far as I remember, the Great Wu was supposed to..."
Chu Chen Yao meant to say that the Great Wu lacked the power to do so.
After all, in her memory, the Great Wu was merely a One-Star Imperial Dynasty, insignificant in the vast Eastern Xuan Region.
"It's a long story..."
Chu Yuan slowly told Chu Chen Yao of the events that had happened over the years.
"I had no idea that our father had passed away five years ago, and I was not even informed."
Chu Chen Yao's expression was gloomy; she remembered her father as a loving man.
"The death of the late Emperor was quite strange, accompanied by the burial of the 300,000 Divine Martial Army, even after my investigation, it remains unexplained. However, I have faith that once I gain enough strength, I will uncover the sinister secret. There are even mighty beings that possess the capability to traverse the river of time and see past events."
"While our father's death is peculiar, what astonishes me even more is you, my younger brother. Incredibly, within just a few years, you unified the Suspended Domain, came to the Eastern Xuan Region, and made all four major clans of Guihai Prefecture submit. You are truly amazing, not even your elder sister could see through you!"
Although Chu Chen Yao hadn't witnessed many of Suspended Domain's wars, simply hearing about them left her trembling, feeling it incredulous.
She was well aware of the power the Great Wu had when she left. They were now dominating the Suspended Domain and renamed it to the Martial Domain.
Now, having come to the Eastern Xuan Region within a few short months, they occupied a prefecture's land, causing the Divine Capital to seek allegiance.
The Great Wu she was currently seeing was entirely alien to the one in her memory.
But she didn't foolishly ask Chu Yuan what adventure he might have run into. All she knew was that she was the Second Princess of the Great Wu, and that the Great Wu was a mountain standing firmly behind her.
The Chu Yuan standing before her was not only her younger brother but also the Emperor of the Great Wu.
That was all that mattered.
"No wonder my cultivation has progressed rapidly over the past few years, reaching the Tenth Tier of the Divine Realm in such a short period of time. I initially thought it was because I had an epiphany, but it's all thanks to you, younger brother."
"As the Second Princess of Great Wu, although you are not in the Great Wu, it is now a Five Star Imperial Dynasty with a prosperous national fortune. As a member of the royal family, it's natural that you will receive the blessings of the national fortune, hence your rapid advancement in the realm.
However, the fact that the Second Princess made such quick progress to the Divine Realm also speaks volumes about your innate talent."
Chu Yuan said with a smile.
This was the power of the country's fortune.
Chu Chen Yao was the Second Princess of the Great Wu with a status of utmost honor.
As for the Eldest Princess, Chu Yuan had no recollection of her.
"Younger brother, you flatter me too much, I know my own weight." said Chu Chen Yao.
"But looking at the Second Princess's clothes, it seems you are from the Concealing the Moon Prefecture, and there must be a connection with the Concealing the Moon sect."
Chu Yuan noticed the emblem on Chu Chen Yao's clothes.
Ning Wan had also come from the Concealing the Moon Prefecture.
"The Emperor is insightful."
Chu Chen Yao said, "Indeed, I come from the Concealing the Moon Prefecture. I'm even the external elder of the Concealing the Moon Sect. Through the Qian Kun Commerce, I unexpectedly found out that a Great Wu Dynasty had emerged in Guihai Prefecture. At first, I thought it was just a coincidence of names, but having been away from home for so many years, I thought I'd take a look.
I never expected I was right. It is indeed the Great Wu. So the Martial Emperor that the people of the Qian Kun Commerce spoke about was you."
"Actually, when I left home and embarked on a voyage from the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, I encountered a storm. At that time, I was only in the Divine Realm, and nearly perished in the sea. It was the Sect Master of the Concealing the Moon sect that, by chance, passed by and hauled me to the Concealing the Moon Prefecture."
Chu Chen Yao recounted her experiences over the years.
"If it hadn't been for the Concealing the Moon Sect Master, I would never have seen the Second Princess again, and our mother would have been heartbroken. It seems I should personally visit the Concealing the Moon Sect Master and express my gratitude for her care of the Second Princess over the past decade."
"The Sect Master is a powerful Tenth Tier Divine expert. Although she is a woman, her decades of cultivation allowed her to become the Concealing the Moon Sect Master. After the previous Sect Master's retirement, she took over the seat, and it is believed she will be the Concealing Moon Sect's next Void God."
Chu Chen Yao said, "She is indeed a remarkable woman."
"A remarkable woman?" Chu Yuan said. "I would indeed like to meet her."
"I will soon return to our clan, and with your status, little brother, I can introduce you to the Sect Master."
Chu Chen Yao started laughing.
If Chu Yuan was just an ordinary ruler of a five-star Imperial Dynasty, he probably wouldn't have had the chance to see the Concealing the Moon Sect Master; but Chu Yuan was the supreme ruler of Guihai Prefecture.
Although Chu Chen Yao wasn't sure of his true strength, she had a feeling that Chu Yuan had a deep, unfathomable depth to him, as if possessing an unnamed authority.
If he visited the Concealing the Moon Sect Master as the Supreme ruler of Guihai Prefecture, he would certainly receive exceptional hospitality from the entire Concealing the Moon Sect.
"Looking at the Second Princess , it seems that it's not just about introducing someone."
Chu Yuan saw a cunning glint in Chu Chen Yao's smile.
"The Sect Master has yet to find a Dao companion, and countless people in the entire Eastern Xuan Region are captivated by the Sect Master, after all, she will be the future Void God."
Chu Chen Yao suddenly said, in an astonishing tone, "As far as I can see, no empress has been given a place in your harem. If you could win the heart of the Sect Master and make her an empress, that would be a wonderful thing. If our mother knew, she would be extremely pleased. It would be a joyous occasion for the whole of Great Wu."