Qiu Xianyu's appearance made Zhuo Shishi instinctively retreat a few steps and hide behind Li Chen.
Nangong Xiang glanced at Qiu Xianyu without much fear. In the past, she had the Dragon Emperor protecting her; now she had Li Chen.
There was no denying that Qiu Xianyu was truly beautiful and alluring. Even in anger, her beauty remained breathtaking.
Perhaps to male cultivators with low cultivation, her anger carried a terrifying pressure, like a rose covered in thorns, drawing them close while filling their hearts with dread.
But in Li Chen's eyes, Qiu Xianyu's movements carried an indescribable allure. Her full, trembling figure seemed deliberately designed to entice him, with no danger to speak of.
"Your Majesty, this is Qiu Xianyu," Nangong Xiang said respectfully to Li Chen.
Hearing Nangong Xiang address the unfamiliar man before her as Your Majesty, Qiu Xianyu froze for a moment.
Her mind raced. Could this man be the Dragon Emperor?
Otherwise, why would Nangong Xiang address him that way?
After all, Nangong Xiang was the Dragon Emperor's childhood sweetheart. She would never address anyone else as Your Majesty.
But how could Qiu Xianyu misremember what the Dragon Emperor looked like? He certainly had not been as strikingly handsome as the man before her.
The Dragon Emperor had fallen into slumber because his physique was unusual and something had gone wrong with his cultivation.
Huh, wait. This man's aura feels so familiar. It feels like the Emperor Dragon Sutra, and that imperial aura of standing supreme over an entire age is very similar too.
As she pondered, Qiu Xianyu pieced together a story in her own mind.
Perhaps the young man before her was the Dragon Emperor's transformed appearance after cultivating in his slumber and bringing his body to full perfection.
Slumber was like a