"What was the second possibility?"
Seeing Lu Changfeng suddenly start to keep them in suspense, the Emperor could not help growing anxious and urged him on.
"Speak, quickly!"
Lu Changfeng sighed.
He raised his head and met the gazes of everyone present.
"Actually, I am not certain either."
"The other possibility is that the Golden Body left of its own accord because Great Tang is about to face a calamity that will bring utter destruction."
"Her Highness's Golden Body possesses a spirit. That is why it took the initiative to strike out and help Great Tang intercept that disaster."
At this point, Lu Changfeng paused. Sensing everyone's breathing grow heavy in an instant, he nevertheless forced himself to continue.
"Judging from the current situation... if the Incense-Fire Power is cut off and her cultivation plummets, then it means... the Golden Body was destroyed while intercepting the calamity."
The moment those words fell, an uproar erupted.
The old Red Flood Dragon stood behind Lu Changfeng, his withered hands clenched tight.
"This..."
Everyone present had, to varying degrees, encountered that aloof Eldest Princess.
They knew her character all too well.
With Jiang Yuechu's temperament, she would never sever her connection to Incense-Fire Power of her own accord.
Then it seemed... only the second possibility could be true.
The Emperor frowned deeply, pacing restlessly.
Suddenly.
He stopped and swept his gaze across the civil and military officials behind him. "Have any noteworthy reports arrived from anywhere in Great Tang recently?"
Bai Yulou and Zhao Zhongliu exchanged a glance, both looking bewildered.
Yet Bai Yulou still stepped forward and bowed. "Your Majesty, ever since Her Highness the Eldest Princess departed, no Great Demons have caused trouble within Great Tang."
"A few minor demons that have yet to develop intelligence cannot possibly stir up any