Sword Pointing at Divine Relic Ridge!

After Wu Song and the wealthy young master left.

An hour later, an imperial edict arrived from the palace. Its contents were simple: the engagement between the Grand Princess and Lin Bai was annulled.

After an hour of treatment, the injuries inside Lin Bai's body had mostly healed.

Inside the main hall.

The Grand Princess sat despondently in a chair, holding an imperial edict in her hand. Her face was bitter and pale, with a few tears glimmering in her eyes.

Lin Bai slowly walked over and smiled. "Has your imperial father's edict arrived? Is it ordering us to annul our engagement?"

The Grand Princess nodded bitterly.

"Haha, it's only to be expected. Although the Divine Martial Nation has a place among the East Ridge Seven Hundred Kingdoms, it's ultimately insignificant before the colossal power of Divine Relic Ridge."

"If your imperial father had insisted on keeping our engagement, Wu Song would probably have killed him on the spot. He might even have destroyed the Divine Martial Nation in a fit of rage."

"Annulment is the best solution."

Lin Bai said this with a smile.

The Grand Princess nodded faintly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Lin Bai sat down, took the Grand Princess's hand, and said, "The feelings between us aren't something that can be severed by this mere edict annulling our engagement!"

The Grand Princess nodded and looked at Lin Bai. "I know."

Lin Bai said, "But you're still unhappy?"

The Grand Princess shook her head. "I was just thinking that this world is truly heartless. With enough strength, one can change everything under the heavens, calling right wrong and wrong right."

"Take this matter, for example. If we were powerful enough, why would we fear Wu Song?"

"Not only Wu Song. If we were powerful enough, why would we