The sight of the king handing the crown to Chu Han nearly made everyone present fall to their knees in shock. Yet Chu Han merely took the blue gemstone from it before returning the crown, making everyone hurriedly shut their mouths again.
To their surprise, the king handed the crown over once more. "Take the crown and keep it as a memento! It's also the most precious thing I can offer!"
Everyone was frantic enough to stomp their feet. Several ministers had already quickly prepared their remarks and were about to step forward.
After giving it some thought, Chu Han accepted without refusing. "That's true. Tianyun Kingdom's national fortune doesn't lie in some crown, but in the person sitting upon the throne."
His words were exceptionally well put, and at last, the king smiled, a smile brimming with confidence.
The ministers who had been about to speak promptly retreated. Those words had left them utterly speechless.
What a series of twists and turns!
In the end, Chu Han still left. He departed from a secluded place within the palace, though the king came to see him off beforehand and cried his heart out, just short of grabbing Chu Han's trouser leg to stop him from leaving.
Chu Han was quite helpless about it. His feelings toward the king were rather special; he was both teacher and friend.
"I'll come back to see you," Chu Han said, then vanished as he followed the Assessment Stone Wall's prompt.
Tianyun Kingdom had already appeared in the Reforging System anyway. As long as he had enough Points, Chu Han could open a gate through time and space and come here whenever he wished.
The king stood there in a daze for a long while, committing those words firmly to memory.
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