Peacock Dynasty. Ink Wash Residence.
Ink Wash Residence was Peacock King Ying Boyan's study, where he occasionally handled important military affairs as well.
Only during grand court assemblies or when receiving foreign envoys did he go to Sun Palace or Feihong Palace.
Peacock King Ying Boyan wore a bitter smile as he complained to the white-haired old man sitting opposite him, "Tell me, am I, as her Imperial Father, not a complete failure? She didn't even say a word and took the Peacock Legion under her command to Kunlun Ruins."
"Going to Kunlun Ruins would have been one thing. Even if she didn't tell me, someone would ultimately have informed this poor father of hers. But so many things happened inside Kunlun Divine Palace. During those days, I was so worried as her father that I couldn't eat or sleep. I didn't even dare close my eyes for long, all because I was afraid something might happen to her in the divine palace, afraid someone might hurt or harm her."
"After she came out of the divine palace, she didn't come comfort me, her father, at the first opportunity. She merely sent someone back to report that she was safe, while she herself ran to Wind City, rushing to comfort someone else's parents. A daughter truly is a daughter once she grows up—she won't stay with her family. I still remember how she was only the size of a palm, so how did she suddenly grow up and begin leaving me?"
"Yes, time is a knife, each stroke urging people toward old age. In my eyes, Your Majesty is still that dashing, unruly young man who competed with others in beauty and drinking. In the blink of an eye, Your Majesty's daughter has already grown into a graceful young woman."