Meng Ruoxue and the woman also spotted the two of them at that moment.
Meng Ruoxue abruptly stopped in her tracks, her eyes widening as she stared fixedly at Chu Yun.
"Shadow Guard Commander Luo Feng."
"Miss, this man is most likely the Ninth Prince, Chu Yun."
The woman recognized Luo Feng's identity. Coupled with the fact that he was guarding Chu Yun's side, she immediately guessed Chu Yun's identity as well.
"Ninth Prince Chu Yun..."
"You're actually Xiao Yan?!"
Meng Ruoxue's trembling voice was filled with disbelief, and her face—beautiful enough to topple kingdoms—was written all over with shock.
"What?!"
"He's Xiao Yan?!"
The woman behind her shuddered violently, her expression utterly stunned.
Chu Yun was dumbfounded as well.
He had thought that he would meet Meng Ruoxue sooner or later, but he had never expected them to meet like this.
This was too damn coincidental!
They had run into each other just walking down the road—who was he supposed to complain to about that?
"Miss Meng, since meeting is fate, why don't we find somewhere to talk?" Chu Yun took the initiative to invite her.
Even as Meng Ruoxue's face remained shocked, a trace of chill surfaced in the depths of her eyes. "Hold Luo Feng back. I'll capture Xiao Yan first!"
It was not that Meng Ruoxue failed to understand the larger picture. Rather, she knew that the threat Xiao Yan and the Sky Demoness posed to her far exceeded that of the Empress Faction.
Therefore, she did not hesitate to act within the Imperial Palace, all to uncover the secrets on Chu Yun's person and obtain news of the Sky Demoness.
"Yes!"
In an instant, Meng Ruoxue raised the spiritual power of the Shattering Realm. Her figure flickered like a shooting star as she lunged toward