"We pay our respects to the First Prince."
At that moment, the cultivators around the plaza all rose and bowed in salute. Even the young sword master of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect standing beside Qin Rulie trembled as he bowed to him.
The First Prince of the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty—beyond that identity alone, he was himself a prodigy renowned throughout Western Qin Phoenix Province.
Compared to such a prodigy, he was nothing more than a firefly vying with the bright moon, utterly beyond comparison.
"There is no need for such formality, everyone. I received word beforehand that my Third Imperial Brother appears to be here as well."
"My dear Imperial Brother, your elder brother has come in person. Why have you yet to show yourself?"
Qin Rulie said with a smile. His smile was like a spring breeze, making people feel exceptionally at ease.
The moment those words fell, the cultivators around them were startled once again. The Third Prince was here too?
Just what kind of background did this Ten Thousand Sword Sect have?
No matter what its background was, they absolutely could not provoke it in the future.
An existence capable of drawing two princes here to offer congratulations was simply not something they could afford to offend.
"Even he received the news. Has Father Emperor and the others still not learned that I'm gone? What exactly is going on?"
Below, Qin Unrivaled felt as though one head had become two. Even Qin Rulie had received word and come here to capture him, yet no one in the palace had discovered that he had disappeared?
What exactly was going on?
It seemed that, for no apparent reason, he had been swept into an exceedingly deep conspiracy.
No matter what, the only person he could rely on