Li Tianming truly had not expected the brother and sister to come all this way.
They had brought invitations, leaving Li Tianming with no way to refuse.
"As long as they don't stop me from competing for the demon organ, there shouldn't be any problem..."
Thus, Li Tianming did not dwell on it too much. Since they were already here, he brought them to Jiang Tianxing Manor as guests.
Before they even arrived, the people of Jiang Tianxing Manor, including the Second Warden, had naturally learned in advance that the Tai Yu Chaos Imperial Dynasty had actually sent a princess and a prince to offer their congratulations—and that they had arrived ahead of schedule.
With such a display of prestige, the Second Warden personally came out to welcome them. The short, stout old man beamed harmlessly. Upon seeing the princess and prince, he was all smiles, greeting them repeatedly and expressing his admiration and yearning for Tai Yu in a smooth stream of flattering words. He had given Li Tianming's "mother's family" plenty of face.
The one speaking with the Second Warden was not the Eighteenth Princess, but the Seventeenth Prince. The Eighteenth Princess stood farther back with her arms folded, her golden eyes fixed on someone behind the Second Warden. It was as if countless swords filled her gaze, stabbing toward that person, intent on piercing her full of holes.
The person behind the Second Warden was naturally Jiang Meng, silver-haired and dressed in tight clothing, her alluring figure carrying a silvery charm. She, too, was sizing up the Eighteenth Princess, a Tai Yu breed, her expression somewhat cold.
There was no need to say it aloud—their feeling of being like fire and water was obvious to anyone. The Eighteenth Princess looked as though she wanted to swallow Jiang