As those words fell within the pavilion, the expressions of everyone present shifted in different ways.
Interest first stirred in Xiao Minghuan's eyes. She had already been curious about this Third Prince of Azure Sea Lake. Even if he had not come calling today, she would have visited Tai Chi Hall herself.
Azure Void Sword Immortal and Goodman Bloodpine also looked inquisitive, their interest piqued.
Yesterday, the Holy Maiden had said that this Third Prince had already reached the seventh tier.
He hid his brilliance and bided his time, his designs buried deep!
Aside from Xiao Minghuan's party, Qinglin, Guizhi, and Jiao Ling all harbored intense curiosity in their eyes.
For the past thirty years, Gu Xing had remained in secluded cultivation at Tai Chi Hall, rarely appearing before others.
Although he had now emerged, Qinglin, Guizhi, and the others had always been close to the Second Prince, Gu Rui. It had never been convenient for them to set foot in Tai Chi Hall, so they had only heard of Azure Sea Lake's Crown Prince and had never seen his true appearance.
Rumor had it that the Third Prince progressed slowly in cultivation, preferred playing cuju and amusing himself, and had a frivolous disposition.
Though he could hardly be called an overbearing wastrel and had never committed any evil deeds, he was the child whom Azure Sea Lake's Dragon Monarch and his principal consort, Jiaozhu, had brought into the world only after a sixty-year pregnancy. The entire lake had once placed great hopes in him.
As the years passed and everyone saw how he behaved, most of those expectations had long since faded.
Even among the Dragon Monarch's bloodline, everyone could accept the birth of an ordinary child.
The corners of Gu Rui's lips lifted. "My little brother has come