Sky Firmament Sect, pavilion.
"Senior Brother, we've traced the rumor. It was spread by a maid from the Holy Son's side," White-Bearded Guest said.
Black-Bearded Guest snorted coldly. "That husband and wife always like to pull little tricks in the dark. Is You Fei's marriage something the Sky Firmament Sect gets to decide?"
"Should we punish them?"
"Forget it. They merely stirred up trouble and sowed discord. What sect doesn't have such things? Still, our Sky Firmament Sect truly has had terrible Annual Fate. The Holy Son and Holy Maiden... sigh... Li Qingxian came to visit, yet not one of our second-generation disciples could compare to him in the slightest."
White-Bearded Guest turned and looked toward the back mountain. "Do you think the Idle Prince can really cure You Fei?"
"If he can cure You Fei, then who in this world cannot cure her?"
"They say the Idle Prince is merely an ordinary young man, but seeing him today, he truly deserves to be called a hero of his own domain. He appeared gentle and refined, yet the majesty in his words far surpassed yours and mine. And those military generals he brought with him—every one of them possessed astonishing Killing Intent, at least Third Rank. A few dozen of them could likely stand head-on against a great sect without a Beyond-Rank expert."
Black-Bearded Guest fell silent for a moment. "This boy is indeed a dragon and phoenix among men, but that bearing of his... is too arrogant."
"The new lord of the Great River, Grand General King's successor, a Second Rank Grand Fate Arts Master—which one of those titles does not firmly crush you and me? He has spent so long in the Great River. Without such arrogance, it would be difficult for him to command troops. I'd say