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However, unlike Snow Star Prince, this man's bearing was far beyond comparison, like the difference between a firefly and a bright moon—obvious at a glance.
Though he appeared somewhat aged, with a trace of menace and sorrow between his brows, simply sitting there gave people the feeling that everything was within his grasp.
There was no need to guess. This man had to be emperor Xue Ye.
To emperor Xue Ye's left sat an elderly man even older than he was. He was covered in a crimson robe and wore a five-pointed platinum crown. His eyes were half-closed, as though he were resting them. His shoulders were narrow, and his lean, elongated body was as straight as a javelin.
If one drew closer and observed carefully, one would discover that there seemed to be some estrangement between this man and emperor Xue Ye. An awkward atmosphere hung in the air.
Clearly, this red-robed elder was one of Spirit Hall's Platinum Bishops, currently caught in the storm surrounding Prince Xue Beng's assassination case, and also the master of the Heaven Dou City Martial Soul Saint Hall.
The man to emperor Xue Ye's right also had countless ties to Yang Ming. Naturally, he was Ning Rongrong's father, Ning Fengzhi, the man in charge of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi wore a white robe today and the Seven Treasure Purple-Gold Crown that symbolized his status. As one of the sect masters of the Upper Three Sects among the seven great sects, he was fully qualified to sit in this position.
A closer look would reveal that among the second and third rows, aside from the nobles, there were also people from the Upper Three Sects and the Lower Three Sects. Several powerful guards stood behind emperor Xue Ye