The hall was silent and empty, with only Immortal Light flowing and spiritual charm curling upward.
Princess Longji lifted her eyes to the seated Yuehe Elder, her expression solemn.
"Senior, you came to my door in secret. Could it be that there is some important matter closely tied to me?"
Yuehe Elder did not hurry to answer. He raised a hand and picked up the jade cup, lightly sipping the Spiritual Wine within. A touch of leisurely ease surfaced between his brows and eyes as he praised it again and again.
"As expected of the Princess Mansion's Yaochi Spiritual Brew. It nourishes the Dao Foundation, pure and sweet and icy-clear. This old one has lived in seclusion within the Bureau of Marriage for countless years, and it has been many years since I last drank such a supreme fine brew. Delightful, delightful!"
Only after he had drunk the Spiritual Wine in his cup to his satisfaction did he set down the jade cup. He raised a hand and pointed toward the surging Mortal World below, toward the land of the Shang-Zhou battlefield. The idle look faded from his eyes, replaced by the weight of Heaven's secrets.
"Princess, your fate chart has shifted. Within the Mortal World, a destiny-ordained marriage belonging to you has quietly come into being."
"How is that possible?!"
Princess Longji's figure jolted violently. She abruptly rose to her feet, her eyes filled with disbelief, shock and alarm covering her jade-like face.
In her heart, an old case known throughout the Three Realms instantly surged up—
In the past, Princess Yao Ji had privately descended to the mortal world and formed a bond with a mortal man, stirring up monstrous waves that shook the Three Realms and Six Paths.
That affair between immortal and mortal had nearly overturned