The Hu Family, young and old alike, left Lin Qi's residence without alerting anyone. These days, the people of Twin Sun Red Dragon City had no mood to keep an eye on Lin Qi's movements either, because far greater disturbances were tugging at countless hearts.
After tangling with the armies of the northern frontier provinces for a time, the Snowfield Federation's southern invasion force suddenly and strangely withdrew several hundred li. They then set up camp where they were and refused to move, adopting a posture of strict defense. That alone would have been one thing, but their elite experts then gathered into small but immensely lethal squads and began harassing the Blood Qin Empire's border troops.
Princess Ao Wan, the East Sea League of Myriad Nations' special envoy, appeared in Sea City, bringing a vast quantity of rare treasures to sell. No one knew who had spread the word, but it was said that Princess Ao Wan had come to the Eastern Continent with a secret mission as well—to select personal female attendants for several Dragonfolk princes who were nearing adulthood. At the same time, it was said that Princess Ao Wan intended to choose a suitable husband from among the Blood Qin Empire's young powerhouses!
Within the East Sea League of Myriad Nations, the Dragonfolk were equivalent to the sea clans' imperial family. The Sea Dragon Empire they had established ruled over more than two hundred thousand islands, large and small, in the Eastern Ocean. The sea territory under their control was more than twice the size of the Blood Qin Empire, making it an extraordinarily wealthy and powerful empire. Though the Dragonfolk's direct bloodline numbered only around a million, their high-end combat strength was enough to give even the Blood Qin Empire a headache.
Thus, whoever could