Yi Chu brought Chen Xiaoyuan before Zhang Yu, then bowed to him and said, "Greetings, Court Executive. For you to come here today truly brings me great honor."
Chen Xiaoyuan beside him also gave a respectful curtsy. At the same time, she looked Zhang Yu over with open curiosity. Yi Chu had told her that this man was one of the figures above the Profound Court, someone who truly held Celestial Xia's power in his hands. She had believed it from the start, for Yi Chu never exaggerated—he said things exactly as they were.
Now that she had met Zhang Yu, she felt even more strongly that this was what a great figure looked like. He truly was an immortal-like personage.
Zhang Yu knew Chen Xiaoyuan. When he had first come to Prosperous Harmony Prefecture, he had seen this woman from afar. It had been then that Yi Chu spoke of his union with her, which was why Zhang Yu had accepted the invitation today.
He returned the bow and said, "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Yi. Today, I have come as a fellow Daoist and a guest bearing congratulations, not in my capacity as a Court Executive." As he spoke, he nodded to the two of them. "Congratulations to you both. May your hearts remain forever entwined, and may blessings extend to your descendants."
The instant he spoke those words of blessing, Yi Chu and Chen Xiaoyuan both felt that something, somewhere, had become different from before.
Chen Xiaoyuan could not put it into words, but Yi Chu keenly sensed a deeper transformation. He gave another solemn bow and said gratefully, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for your blessing."
Zhang Yu nodded slightly and calmly accepted the bow.
As the person in Celestial Xia with the highest cultivation and Dao attainment, and