Meng Hongchen? Consort Meng!

In the Sky Curtain, the girl bounced and skipped into the great hall.

Paired with her soft white hair, she looked utterly adorable.

The White-Haired Girl looked toward the Peerless Emperor standing with hands clasped behind his back, his aura imposing, her eyes filled with deep affection.

"Meng'er, you've come!"

Gu Tian gazed tenderly at the white-haired girl before him, and the terrifying pressure radiating from him vanished in an instant.

It formed a stark contrast with the demeanor he had shown in formal settings.

"Mm, Brother Tian."

The White-Haired Girl broke into a smile, her voice crisp and sweet.

"Long time no see—I've missed you so much!"

The next moment, she flashed forward and threw herself into Gu Tian's arms.

"Meng'er, you're now Consort Meng, a name known across the entire continent. How can you still be so mischievous!"

Gu Tian's handsome face wore a doting smile.

"Mischievous is fine—I'm only mischievous with you!"

The White-Haired Girl pouted in displeasure and made an adorable face. "Besides, I don't care about that Consort Meng title at all!"

This entire sequence left many people stunned.

Not just the others—even Meng Hongchen herself, the one involved, took a long while to snap out of it.

Meng Hongchen's cute little face instantly flushed bright red.

It almost seemed like steam was rising from her pure white hair, threatening to turn her into a Steam Princess on the spot.

She was still an innocent maiden who had never even been in a relationship!

The only males she had ever interacted with growing up were her grandfather and her brother.

And now this suddenly dropped on her?

Broadcast across the entire continent, no less.

Wasn't this telling everyone that she was already taken?

Even the coldest girl would feel embarrassed and annoyed by something like this!

Let alone someone as normal as Meng Hongchen.

Her innocence was completely gone!

Though, the person involved was that very handsome big brother...

Looking at the handsome face in the image, Meng Hongchen inexplicably felt like she hadn't lost out too badly.

Unlike his granddaughter, who was swooning, Jing Hongchen could only force a bitter smile.

The very thing he had worried about had come to pass.

It seemed the Hongchen Family was destined for turmoil from now on.

Fortunately, as a Titled Douluo with soul power at Rank 94 and a Rank 9 Soul Master, backed by the accumulated foundation and connections of the Hongchen lineage over generations, even the Sun Moon Royal Family wouldn't dare move against them easily in the short term.

But being sidelined—losing his positions as dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and head of Mingde Hall—was certain.

That was just the first step. Knowing the Old Emperor currently on the throne as he did, Jing Hongchen was sure he wouldn't stop there.

After all, that man was ruthless enough to unhesitatingly swing his blade at his own kind brother, who had treated him well.

If he could do that to family, outsiders stood even less chance.

Beside him, Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but widen his eyes.

What had he just heard?

Meng'er?

Consort Meng?

That intimate way of interacting left no doubt!

In other words...

His little sister would become the consort of the Star Luo Empire's emperor!

But wasn't the Star Luo Empire their Sun Moon Empire's enemy?

"Does that mean... A Meng, you're a traitor who betrayed our Sun Moon Empire in the future?"

Xiao Hongchen, having snapped out of it, blurted out without thinking.

"Who... who's a traitor!"

Hearing this, Meng Hongchen instinctively retorted.

But from her stammering words, it was clear she was feeling a bit guilty too.

"A Meng, tell me—why would the future you become a consort of the Star Luo Emperor?"

Xiao Hongchen's eyes rolled, and he teased, "Besides, I heard that emperors have many wives. Didn't you say before that in the future you wanted to find a good man who's both handsome and devoted to you alone?"

The Hongchen siblings, only six years old, had just awakened their martial souls not long ago and hadn't even set foot in a Soul Master Academy yet.

Naturally, their sense of belonging to the Sun Moon Empire wasn't very strong, and they hadn't thought that far ahead.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be so relaxed right now.

Jing Hongchen was happy to see this.

As an elder, Jing Hongchen didn't want his grandchildren to have too many worries.

This family had him to hold it up!

Inside the Sun Moon Empire's imperial palace.

The Old Sun Moon Emperor frowned deeply, a flicker of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

An emperor was by nature a suspicious and ruthless creature; only this way could they secure their throne.

Otherwise, they would end up like He Caitou's father, the Former Sun Moon Emperor—not only losing the throne, but having his entire family killed, with the sole surviving eldest son becoming a fugitive.

The granddaughter of Jing Hongchen, a key minister of the empire, becoming a consort of a future enemy emperor—this was hard for the Old Emperor not to overthink.

However, this thought was quickly suppressed by the Old Emperor.

The Hongchen bloodline had been passed down in the Sun Moon Empire for over a thousand years, deeply rooted.

The current head of the Hongchen family, Jing Hongchen, held the dual identities of a Rank 94 Titled Douluo and a Rank 9 Soul Master.

Beyond that, he had served for many years as the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the master of Mingde Hall, wielding strong connections both in court and among the common folk.

The Old Emperor had seized power by killing his brother, and many were already dissatisfied with him.

If he made a move against the Hongchen bloodline without any reason, plenty of people would likely step forward.

At that point, the situation might spiral beyond even his control.

After pondering for a moment, the Old Emperor ordered, "Summon someone. Call Jing Hongchen to the palace."

"Forget it, pretend I never said that."

The next moment, he shook his head and withdrew his previous words.

Meanwhile, inside the Star Luo Empire's imperial palace.

A young girl stared expressionlessly at the Sky Curtain, a cold glint flickering in her eyes.

She was Xu Jiujiu, Gu Tian's fiancée.

"Not satisfied with having a sister, so you have to go provoke other women?"

"Scumbag! An absolute scumbag!"

Beside her, a little girl who bore some resemblance to Xu Jiujiu pouted discontentedly. "Anyway, even if I end up alone for life, I'll never be with a scumbag like this."

She was Xu Jiujiu's younger sister, the Little Princess of the Star Luo Empire, Xu Yun.

"Yun'er, stop talking nonsense!"

Xu Jiujiu glanced at her sister.

"Jiu Jiu, aren't you angry?"

Xu Yun put her hands on her hips, a bit huffily. "Not only did future Brother-in-law find another woman, but he also took our Xu family's throne!"

"The throne!"

Hearing this, Xu Jiujiu's gaze flickered, as if she was thinking about something.

"Don't jump to conclusions before the facts are clear."

After a long pause, Xu Jiujiu shook her head. "As long as he can make Star Luo prosper, what's wrong with letting him have the throne?"

"As for that woman..."

Here, Xu Jiujiu paused. "Which emperor doesn't have three wives and four concubines?"

Though she said this, Xu Jiujiu felt a pang in her heart.

As a woman, she naturally didn't want her husband to be a man of many loves.

But she couldn't ignore his peerless brilliance!

And in this situation, she wasn't allowed to choose.

"Who says that? Doesn't Imperial Brother only have one wife?"

Xu Yun retorted seriously.

"Imperial Brother is an exception. You can't compare them!"

Thinking of her Imperial Brother, Xu Jiujiu's mouth twitched.

That brother of hers was good in every way, except he poured all his energy into the Star Luo Empire.

Even the current Empress had been forced upon him by the previous emperor, their Late Emperor.

The feelings between the two were merely so-so; otherwise, they wouldn't still be childless to this day.