From behind, Li Tianming saw Li Dixiao and Li Yuhuan exchange a glance. Both nodded.
Soon, the group reached its destination.
It was a small, elegant hall nestled within the vast Dixiao Palace.
The hall stood apart from the other buildings, a secluded place all its own. That alone showed how dearly Li Dixiao and his wife cherished Li Chaoxi.
They crossed the stone bridge over the pond in the front courtyard and entered Dawn Hall.
Li Tianming stepped through the main room, passed several screens, and arrived at Li Chaoxi's chambers.
Even Li Dixiao stopped at the doorway. He gestured for Li Tianming to go in and lead the bride out.
Li Tianming nodded and entered. There, seated by the bed, was a woman in a phoenix robe.
Sensing someone approach, she seemed to grow nervous. Her fingers tightened where her hands rested on her thighs.
A red bridal veil covered her head. Though he could not see her face, the skin at her neck was fair and smooth, warm and lustrous as jade.
Her phoenix robe was no ordinary garment. Woven with golden dragon sinew, it was a dao treasure robe embroidered with gold thread over red silk!
Li Tianming sensed a trace of familiarity in it and could not help feeling surprised.
The robe's aura was strikingly similar to that of the two top-tier dao beasts at the entrance. They clearly shared the same origin!
Holding his head high, Li Tianming walked to the bedside and took Li Chaoxi's hand. The moment their hands touched, hers trembled slightly.
She knew perfectly well that this was a sham marriage, but how could a woman going through this for the first time remain entirely unmoved?
Unable to see and forced to judge what was happening from the presence of