In the Snow Mountain Kingdom, within a resplendent palace of gold and jade.
His Majesty the King of the Snow Mountain Kingdom was receiving an envoy from the Eastern Tang together with his ministers, every face piled high with warm smiles.
After all, the Great Tang Empire was the orthodox lineage of the Human Race, and the founding ancestor of their Snow Mountain Kingdom had once been a prince of the Great Tang Empire.
"Lord Envoy, I wonder whether His Majesty the Tang Emperor is in good health?" the King of the Snow Mountain Kingdom asked the Great Tang envoy with a beaming smile.
The envoy rose and bowed. "Your Majesty is too courteous. Just call me Li Donglai. The Tang Emperor is in excellent health. Before I set out, His Majesty specifically instructed me to tell you that this birthday banquet holds a great opportunity, and that you must send a highly gifted prince to offer birthday congratulations."
"Oh?" The King of the Snow Mountain Kingdom froze for a moment, then asked curiously, "Lord Li, is there something else happening at the Tang Emperor's birthday banquet?"
The other ministers also looked curiously at Li Donglai.
This was not their first time offering birthday congratulations to the Tang Emperor. In the past, at most, the Tang Emperor's return gifts had been more generous. They had never heard of any opportunity.
"Your Majesty does not know!"
Li Donglai looked at the King of the Snow Mountain Kingdom and smiled faintly. "Not long ago, the Tang Emperor broke through his bottleneck and entered the Daluo Golden Immortal realm. According to the rules established between our Human Race and the Saints, the Tang Emperor will soon relinquish the throne. From then on, he will reside in the Fire Cloud Grotto, accompanying the Human