"The Emperor has arrived..."
As Jian Shang and Qi Ji approached the main hall, a shrill, effeminate announcement rang out. Yet the hall itself was deathly silent, making Jian Shang inwardly cry that something was wrong.
Entering the main hall...
At this moment, there were only three women and two men in the hall, along with Eunuch Qiu, the Heavenly Charm Marquis. One child, dressed in brocade and exquisitely carved as though from jade, looked somewhat tiger-headed and tiger-brained. He appeared to be three or four years old, yet sat steadily on a chair taller than himself like a little adult, deliberately putting on a composed air. He was astonishing, yet also made one want to laugh.
The three women and two men were still Miss Lü's usual entourage. The three women were Zhi Ji, Rong Ji, and Zhao Ji; the two men were Heaven-Shaking Dragon King Ying Tianlong and Deathless Sword God Zhangsun Yu. They had not brought any others from the Penglai Commerce Association.
Not a single Great Huan maid or guard was present. Clearly, the Penglai Commerce Association's intentions were far from friendly, so Eunuch Qiu had driven all the maids and guards away and personally received them himself.
"Is he really my son?!"
The instant he entered the hall and saw the child, Xiao Ying halted. Wild joy flashed through his eyes, followed by indescribably complicated emotions.
Given Xiao Ying's current cultivation realm, he naturally did not need any special verification. As long as he came into close contact, he could sense their bloodline connection. Much less now, when he saw the child with his own eyes at close range—he knew it instantly.
Especially that intense, intangible feeling. Xiao Ying had long heard of the mysterious and unfathomable "blood relationship," and now that he experienced it