After delivering the invitation, Cui Zhaowei acted with lightning speed, heading home without lingering at Brightheart Residence.
At the Ya East Cui Residence, her father, Cui Qiezhe, was absent, still handling state affairs at the Chancellor's Residence outside the Imperial City. Only her mother, Jiang Peilan, was home.
Jiang Peilan sat in the courtyard, a mortal iron Waist Sword resting on the table before her. She gazed at the sword, her eyes calm, yet tinged with sorrow.
She certainly had no shortage of sword-shaped pre-heaven artifact treasures. Aside from the Eastern Ya Cui Clan's vast wealth and holdings, and her freedom to take artifact treasures from the residence's treasury, the Ya Kingdom's Imperial Jiang Family alone possessed quite a few pre-heaven artifact treasures.
Before the new year, her younger imperial brother, Jiang Lingche, had even sent her a Spirit Sword of Pre-Heaven Spirit Treasure quality, with truly extraordinary powers.
Yet she had not used it, continuing to wield this blue-edged mortal iron blade instead.
Her continued use of mortal iron was not an attempt to display some Sword Immortal's grace by disdaining pre-heaven artifact treasures. Jiang Peilan did not consider herself quite that hidebound.
The reason was actually simple: this mortal iron Waist Sword had been a gift from her husband, Cui Qiezhe, when they married.
Had it not been a gift from her husband, why would she have kept it by her side all this time? After all, it was only mortal iron, found everywhere...
Hearing that Cui Zhaowei had returned, Jiang Peilan concealed the sorrow in her eyes. After a brief moment's thought, she called her daughter over before she could return to her room:
"Zhaowei, come here to Mother. I have something to discuss with you."
Though Cui Zhaowei had a cold disposition, she was still very