Within the pavilion hall, Martial Dao grandmaster Ji Jinglu sat facing north, his voice echoing into the distant sky: "A grand occasion of a century—I must witness it with my own eyes!"
He turned back again and swept his gaze around. "I am going. Do you all have the time?"
King Lu, Ji Bainian, rose to his full height and laughed. "How could this king miss the scenery of All-Under-Heaven City?"
Princess Changyang, Ji Jianrong, also flicked her cloud sleeve. "I shall offer a toast to speed True Person Lou on his way."
Ji Jinglu looked toward King Rui, Ji Qingnu.
"Court affairs are too numerous. I will not be going." Ji Qingnu said, "I sincerely wish you all gain from witnessing the ceremony."
Ji Jinglu naturally did not press her. With a hearty laugh, he went out the door.
Northern Heavenly Master Wu Daoyou sat there quietly without saying a word. The expression on his face was not truly clear, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Only after the figures of several people had vanished beyond the door did he leisurely speak. "Is King Rui not interested in this battle for the number one True Person in All Under Heaven?"
Ji Qingnu toyed with the teacup in her hand. "A battle without suspense has nothing worth watching."
Wu Daoyou looked at her. "King Rui's words just now were impassioned and startling. I truly had not expected that King Rui would be the one with the greatest confidence in Jiang Wang."
As an imperial child of the Central Empire who had fought and killed his way to the final stage, if Ji Qingnu truly knew nothing of Jiang Wang, then she was not qualified for her position!
Over these past ten years, anyone with their eyes upon All