Above the abyss.
The Eldest Princess stood at the edge of the abyss.
Her arms were folded across her chest, her slit pupils fixed unblinkingly on the depths below.
Behind her.
The Four Demon Kings stood with their hands lowered, none daring to speak.
At that moment, the Eldest Princess's heart was in turmoil.
Her father had been in seclusion for who knew how many years.
Over those years, every time she sought an audience, Grandpa Turtle had turned her away.
"The Dragon King is meditating in seclusion and will not concern himself with outside affairs." That single sentence had been enough to dismiss her.
But today.
A human had come.
And her father had received him.
"Princess..."
One of the Demon Kings behind her opened his mouth.
He wanted to say something.
But before he could get the words out.
The Eldest Princess cut him off brusquely.
"Shut up."
The Eldest Princess's voice was frighteningly cold.
All Four Demon Kings shrank back.
Time trickled by.
No one knew how long had passed.
Then the seawater before them suddenly parted to either side.
A withered wooden walking stick emerged first.
Then the Turtle Chancellor's hunched figure slowly stepped out.
Li Xinge followed half a step behind him.
At the sight of the Turtle Chancellor.
The Eldest Princess's eyes lit up.
"Grandpa Turtle."
She stared intently at the Turtle Chancellor.
Biting her lip.
"My father... is he...?"
The Turtle Chancellor ignored her.
He merely gave the Eldest Princess a meaningful look.
Yet that single look.
Instantly filled the Eldest Princess's heart with a sense of foreboding.
Leaning on his walking stick, the Turtle Chancellor slowly approached the Eldest Princess and the Four Demon Kings.
His drooping eyelids slowly lifted.
"Kneel, all of you."
The Turtle Chancellor's aged voice rang out.
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