"I asked about your aspirations, so shouldn't you ask about mine?"
The Crown Prince asked with a smile, his tone as friendly as if he were speaking to a friend.
Li Fei looked at him and smiled as well. "I thought Your Highness's aspiration didn't need to be asked about. Everyone under Heaven knows it."
What Crown Prince in the world didn't aspire to become Emperor?
The Crown Prince said, "Ever since I was old enough to understand things, I've known that I would become the Crown Prince one day. I've also known that I would one day sit upon that Dragon Throne."
As he said this, his tone was equally calm and indifferent, just like Li Fei's when he had said he would "climb to the summit through martial prowess."
"So that can't be considered my aspiration. It's merely an achievement I'm destined to attain."
The Crown Prince spoke calmly.
"Then what is Your Highness's aspiration?"
Li Fei asked cooperatively.
"Our dynasty's Grand Ancestor was a man of heroic talent and great vision. He swept across the six directions and unified the Eastern Continent. The Grassland Royal Court to the east, the small kingdoms in the southern deserts, and the barbarians in the northern jungles all bowed their heads and declared themselves his subjects. The old man left behind such glorious achievements that we descendants of later generations truly have little merit left to establish. It's inevitable that we seem somewhat mediocre and unaccomplished."
The Crown Prince smiled as he spoke.
That was not something Li Fei could easily respond to, nor was it something an outsider could comment on, so he remained silent.
Ming Qi did not speak either, which allowed Li Fei to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Yet no one had expected that there would be