"Did you know my father?"
Chu Zimo asked in surprise.
The expressions of the Seven Nights Divine Sect's seven young ladies changed slightly. When they looked at Chu Tingxue and the others, their eyes had already turned somewhat unfriendly.
After all that, it turned out they knew each other.
They had truly let a wolf into the house.
The martial artists of the Seven Nights Divine Sect grumbled viciously inwardly.
Liang Wang stroked his beard and laughed. "Of course I know him. As the Prince of Liang of the Chu Kingdom's Prince Liang Estate, how could I not?"
"Some four or five thousand years ago, your father once led an army to sweep through the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace's branches within the Chu Kingdom of the Devil Realm Eastern Region, his iron hooves trampling across the mountains and rivers."
"Back then, I was ordered to enter the Chu Kingdom's territory and withdraw most of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace's headquarters."
"I once met your father and even exchanged blows with him. He truly was extraordinary."
Princess Chenxian asked, "But how did this end up involving Prince Liang's Estate?"
Old Wen wore a bitter smile. He glanced at Gu Xianwu and Chu Tingxue before saying calmly, "Prince Liang's Estate lies far from the imperial capital, near the Northern Region."
Princess Chenxian was stunned for a moment. After Old Wen's slight hint, her gaze turned somewhat dazed as she looked at him.
"At first, she was still willing to cooperate. But later, she became increasingly unwilling to obey our instructions, and the messages she sent back grew fewer and fewer."
Old Wen nodded. "It was the Chu royal family that first discovered something amiss. Then the Zhao Xing Office investigated in secret and eventually confirmed the Princess Consort's identity and origins."
That