Zuqin remained silent, her heterochromatic eyes reflecting coldness like a winter lake.

Not getting any response, the majestic voice sighed again and continued, “My daughter, I truly regret forcing you into this marriage. As your father, I should have considered your feelings rather than just the political advantages. If I could turn back time, I would have found another way to monitor the Hanxu Dynasty.”

Zuqin sneered disdainfully, “This Princess doesn’t have time to waste on empty words. Just get to the point of why you’ve contacted me after all these years.”

Zuqin unconsciously identified herself as a princess not an empress.

It couldn’t be helped. After all, the person behind the jade token was her Imperial Father, the Human Emperor!

Even though she hated being used as a pawn to monitor the Hanxu Dynasty, she instinctively didn’t identify herself as the Empress when speaking to him.

It was as if the respect for the Human Emperor was rooted deeply in her bloodline, a natural response she couldn’t suppress even if she wanted to.

The Human Emperor’s pleased ‘hmm’ softly echoed from the glowing jade token.

“In that case, this Emperor will speak with no pretense. This Emperor will grant you a chance. A chance to return to the Central Continent, but only if you complete this task for me.”

Zuqin’s eyes narrowed suspiciously. She could guess what the Human Emperor wanted her to do.

Given the timing of this contact, right after the appearance of the demonic figure in the Royal City, it couldn’t be a coincidence.

At this moment, before Zuqin could react, a golden light of Spiritual Energy shot out from the black gold-plated jade token and entered between her brows!

Inside her Sea of Consciousness, the Snow Lotus guarding her Primordial Spirit instantly shattered, its twelve petals scattering like dust!

The Ancient Guqin, her Divine Treasure, appeared swiftly to block the light.

But within her Sea of Consciousness, the voice of the Human Emperor rang out like a thunderclap, “Do not resist! This is just a safety measure to ensure none overhear Our Imperial Edict!”

If the Human Emperor stood before Zuqin in this moment, he wouldn’t spare a single word of explanation.

Yet now, considering that this light of Spiritual Energy had traveled across the vast distance from the Central Continent through the jade token to reach her, if Zuqin chose to resist with her Divine Treasure, she could very well reduce it to nothingness.

Her Primordial Spirit now had an unsightly expression as the golden light slowly entered the space between Zuqin’s Primordial Spirit’s brows.

Immediately the Human Emperor’s voice echoed throughout her consciousness,

“That young man named Lucian, I want you to get close to him and place the Emperor Seal within his Nascent Soul.

The Ancestors have calculated that this young man, although he has a special physique with unknown Bloodlines that let him fight cultivators from higher realms, still has his Soul at the Nascent Soul stage. Therefore, it will be easy to imprint the Emperor Seal onto his Nascent Soul.

Tomorrow, someone will deliver the Emperor Seal to you.”

Although he was the Human Emperor, he was still wary of that unparalleled demonic figure. So he directly sent the information through the light of Spiritual Energy.

He was afraid that the ‘protector’ behind Lucian might be eavesdropping on their conversation, and any discussion about the young man could alert this ‘mysterious guardian’.

After that, the jade token slowly dimmed.

From start to finish, he didn’t ask anything about Qi Ye. As if his death was merely a trivial matter not worth mentioning, despite Qi Ye being his own Imperial Brother.

As for whether Zuqin would follow his edict or not, the Human Emperor didn’t ask twice. He had given his command, and that was enough.

In his mind, his daughter would obey regardless of her personal feelings . After all, she was still his blood, and the opportunity to return to the Central Continent would be too tempting for Zuqin to resist.

After a moment,

Zuqin’s eyes slowly opened, a flash of hatred passing through her heterochromatic eyes as she stared at the now-dim jade token.

“My dear Father, if you think you can use me again like a chess piece, you’re gravely mistaken,” She whispered to the empty room, “But this guy… what’s so special about him that even those old bones would awaken from their secluded cultivation!?”

“Hmph.. He’s nothing but a lowly perverted beast,” Zuqin muttered to herself with disgust.

Yet her fingers moved down, continuing to finger her wet cunt which had been interrupted by the Emperor’s sudden contact.

Squelch… Squelch… Squelch…

Her breathing quickened as she closed her eyes again, imagining it was Lucian’s fingers instead of her own…

***

Next day,

“Brother Lucian, where are we going now?” A cheerful Sylvia spoke while her arm wrapped around Lucian’s right arm.

Her mask covered her face as usual, but the excitement in her voice was unmistakable.

At this moment, they were walking through the bustling street of the inner city of the Royal City. The streets were craved with small Array Formations that radiated a soft warmth, keeping the pathways clear of snow.

After the appearance of the demonic figure, the atmosphere of the inner city was quite tense.

Yet because of the auction, Lucian could spot many powerful cultivators walking through the streets. They were all heading toward the same destination – Immortal Phoenix Hall.

Beside his left side was Iris who wore a flowing purple robe that matched her hair perfectly.

Her slender fingers were entwined with Lucian’s, as her eyes wandered to the market stalls.

These stalls were selling spiritual herbs and jade bottles filled with different pills, along with various Spiritual Treasures.

Nysa was also walking behind them calmly. She wore a sapphire robe, her tall and busty figure easily drawing occasional glances from passersby who quickly looked away when they met her cold gaze.

As for Eris, she was exhausted after last night’s till-dawn continuous pounding from Lucian.

So Eris had chosen to stay in the Empress Palace to recover her strength and refine some of the Heavenly Meterials and Earthly Treasures they had acquired from Qi Ye’s space ring.

“Immortal Phoenix Hall, to participate in the auction,” Lucian replied with a smile.

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