"The Imperial Family and the Misty Cloud Sect are here." Those were the first words Xiao Yu spoke after she slammed open the gates to Fang Yu's courtyard.
That single sentence made Fang Yu rise from the pavilion in the courtyard. He smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. Can't we just go meet them? I also want to see what the Imperial Family's eldest princess and the Misty Cloud Sect's Sect Master are really like. I hear they're both among the top three beauties in the imperial capital. This is a good chance to see their bearing for myself."
Seeing how calm and unconcerned Fang Yu was, Xiao Yu instead breathed a sigh of relief. She hurriedly nodded. "Alright, I'll take you there now." Without bothering to ask whether Fang Yu was willing, she stepped forward, grabbed his hand, and headed for the gates. Their destination was naturally the Xiao Family's reception hall.
The two hurried over at top speed and soon arrived at the Xiao Family's reception hall. Aside from the Xiao Family elders, Yun Yun, the Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect, and Yaoye, the Imperial Family's eldest princess, were also present.
They occupied the seats of honor at the head of the hall. Xiao Zhan, the Xiao Family Patriarch, and the other elders sat on either side, not daring to contend with them for those seats. Behind Yun Yun stood Nalan Yanran.
Yun Yun, the Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect, could be described as peerlessly graceful and incomparably beautiful. In particular, the noble and elegant aura she carried made people afraid to harbor even the slightest disrespect toward her. They could only feel awe and reverence.
As for Yaoye, the Imperial Family's eldest princess, she possessed an added air of dignity and nobility. Her