Haggard!
Ji Ao, the New Monarch, had grown so haggard that Ye Zhen could barely recognize him.
Ye Zhen had met Ji Ao, the New Monarch, once more than half a year ago. Back then, Ji Ao had been high-spirited and radiant. Without needing to deliberately do anything, merely standing there, his Imperial Aura had poured from him, making countless nobles and martial artists turn solemn at the sight of him, not daring to meet his gaze.
Even Ye Zhen could feel the immense pressure emanating from Ji Ao.
Yet upon seeing him today, Ye Zhen suddenly felt that although Ji Ao, the New Monarch, wore the full ceremonial robes of an emperor and was surrounded by a resplendent honor guard, he no longer possessed that former sense of oppression.
Ye Zhen did not know whether it was because his own cultivation had improved, or because Ji Ao was under immense pressure.
However, from this alone, one could tell just how enormous the pressure facing Ji Ao, the New Monarch, had become!
At the palace gates, Ji Ao warmly welcomed Ye Zhen. In an unprecedented move, he addressed Ye Zhen as his brother-in-law, then personally linked arms with Ye Zhen as they chatted merrily and walked side by side into Harmony Blessing Palace.
The accompanying court officials, as well as the Internal Inspectorate attendants, maidservants, and Imperial Guards serving in attendance, were astonished beyond measure.
After all, Ye Zhen's present status as King of North Sea was worthy of such treatment. What was more, Ye Zhen was now a king of Great Zhou who truly held power in his hands.
Harmony Blessing Palace was generally where the imperial family held family banquets. Using it now to entertain Ye Zhen showed how earnestly Ji Ao wished to convey his closeness toward