The next day, the sun had yet to rise, and Heaven Dou City lay under a gray sky.
Outside the post station, the silent main street was occasionally filled with the creaking of carriage wheels as they approached and passed, rolling over the blue-black stone pavement in an endless stream.
Today wasn't the annual grand court assembly. But the matter was unusual, so even the elderly officials who usually stayed in their residences to enjoy their retirement had come to court.
The new crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire was going to negotiate with them over the border war. They didn't want to miss such an important event.
At the same time, they wanted to see what kind of prodigy this new crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire was, to have managed to force Xu Tianran from power.
In his room at the post station, Xu Lanqing opened his eyes. On the slightly rumpled bed, he saw Ice Empress's skin, cool and smooth as snow-white jade, along with her disheveled emerald-green hair spread across the sheets, soft and supple, brimming with youthful vitality.
As Xu Lanqing breathed, a few strands of hair playfully clung beneath his nose, tickling him.
He studied Ice Empress's sleeping face. She held him tightly in her arms, her cheeks glowing as if she were having a beautiful dream. The corners of her moist lips curved into a heart-stirring smile, and her arms tightened around him.
She was probably dreaming about him.
Xu Lanqing gently pulled up the blanket Ice Empress had kicked away. His eyes were half-lidded, but then he made an unexpected discovery.
He was astonished to find that their Soul Power seemed to be showing signs of merging. No, it wasn't just their Soul Power. They had entered a realm unlike