In the end, the True Dragon of Shenzhou did not actually descend at the entrance to Xuanyuan Palace on the shores of the East Sea.
This was somewhere in the ancient heartland of the Central Plains... Long Xiruo, who happened to be passing by, sensed a familiar aura.
It was Gui Qianyi's aura, deep in the mountains.
In a small villa in the outskirts, Long Xiruo had just landed in the courtyard when she immediately saw Gui Qianyi, head of Xuanyuan Palace's Kun Department, walking out with a cane. Ghost Infant was there as well.
Those two were not the only ones. At least ten Kun Department demon warriors were standing guard around the villa... There was also a masked woman wearing the orthodox royal robes of Xuanyuan Palace.
"Are you the substitute that Su Zijun's brat mentioned?" Long Xiruo sized up the rather uneasy masked woman. "What's your name?"
The masked woman did not dare answer directly. She could only look toward Gui Qianyi and Ghost Infant for help.
The Old Dirty Tortoise slowly said, "This is Lord Dragon of Shenzhou. She should already know about your circumstances, so there's no harm in telling her."
"Jessica... Jessica." The masked woman had no choice but to introduce herself.
Long Xiruo frowned and glared at the masked woman... Jessica. Then she said directly, "I'll put your business with that brat aside for now... Gui Qianyi, come with me. I have something to ask you."
The True Dragon of Shenzhou walked straight into the villa.
Ghost Infant was about to speak, but Gui Qianyi gently shook his head. "Ghost Infant, take Miss Jessica downstairs first... I'll handle Lord Dragon. She won't make things difficult for me, so don't worry."
Ghost Infant said expressionlessly, "I'm not worried at all. Even if the True