Qingling Prefecture!
The central region of Peace Prefecture, where all of Peace Prefecture's chief officials gathered.
Not only that, within Qingling Prefecture, the most esteemed person was not the governor of Peace Prefecture.
It was Xia Mingqing, son of the Late Emperor—the An Prince!
As dawn broke, a rising sun hung high in the heavens. Specks of morning light pierced through the clouds and spilled over Qingling Prefecture City.
A grand and imposing residence stood at the heart of Qingling Prefecture City's eastern district, occupying nearly several thousand mu of land.
At the main entrance of the residence stood an illustrious vermilion gate.
The walls surrounding the residence were all built from white jade-colored stone bricks, rising so high that no one could see the scenery within.
Of course, such things were still far from enough to display the residence's nobility.
The plaque hanging high above the gates was what truly inspired awe.
Its edges were inlaid with countless exquisite gold threads, glittering brilliantly beneath the sunlight.
At the very center of the plaque, several black mysterious birds were carved.
The black mysterious birds were lifelike, as though they might fly out of the plaque the very next moment.
At the center of the circling black mysterious birds were three large characters.
An Prince's Mansion!
Within a heavily guarded courtyard of An Prince's Mansion was the place where An Prince Xia Mingqing cultivated.
Inside the main room, a man dressed in a black brocade robe sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, his eyes shut.
The man appeared to be around thirty-five years old, and he was none other than An Prince Xia Mingqing.
At that moment, streams of pitch-black strength essence coiled around Xia Mingqing. As they churned, mysterious black birds occasionally emerged within them.
When the black strength essence