At this time, Li Changfeng was temporarily staying in a guest room within the imperial palace. He slowly took out a jade bottle containing two pills—the Defilement Cleansing Pills he had received as a reward from Tianji Prefecture.
Those three Superior Martial Skills and the top-grade sharp weapon had been of no use to Li Changfeng, so he had traded them for an extra Defilement Cleansing Pill. This pill was most effective the first time it was taken; its effects were halved the second time.
Li Changfeng had exchanged for it to prepare for Zhou Zhiruo's eventual advancement into the Houtian Realm. Although she was only at the Grandmaster Realm now, it was always wise to be prepared.
Seven days passed in a flash. News of Li Changfeng's marriage to Princess Minmin spread throughout Southern Emperor Province, instantly causing an uproar in the bustling streets and taverns of the imperial city. The place boiled with voices, stirring up a storm of shock!
"Li Changfeng! Is that the Li Changfeng rumored to be first on the Human Rankings?"
"Who else could it be? Do you think there is any other young talent in Southern Emperor Province worthy of Princess Minmin?"
"Still, Li Changfeng seemed to have vanished from Southern Emperor Province for several years. Now that he has reappeared, such news has come out. Is it true or false?"
"Hmph! Of course it is true! Didn't you see the imperial proclamation? Would His Majesty lie and just write something up at random?"
"Hehe! True, true! I was being foolish!"
At that moment, several young noblemen in the tavern wore gloomy expressions. They came from several major families of the imperial city: the Zhou Family, the Wu Family, and the newly risen Gongsun Family.
Other than the imperial family, no one in