Dai Youheng made his way deep into the Star Luo Imperial Palace without encountering a single obstacle.
The palace guards and maids knew his face all too well. Back then, the lovestruck son of the Dai Family's concubine had come almost every day just to win a smile from Princess Jiujiu. He might as well have been an unofficial member of the palace staff.
With the princess's handwritten invitation in hand, he was escorted to Xu Jiujiu's residence without the slightest hindrance.
As he stepped into the elegant, lavish hall, he found Xu Jiujiu already waiting in her finery.
Seeing him approach, she curved her lips into a faint smile and gracefully brushed her fingertips over the golden hair at her temple. Her voice was gentle. "Youheng, it's been a long time."
She had clearly dressed with care today. Her pale-gold court gown set off her graceful figure, while her long hair, like flowing gold, seemed to stir in a faint breeze, lending her an air of noble, ethereal elegance. Her bearing blended royal grandeur with a young woman's radiance. In beauty and allure, she was indeed evenly matched with Jiang Nannan, the belle of Shrek's outer court, each possessing her own charms.
No wonder the body's former owner had fallen so hopelessly for her.
A beautiful face paired with an exalted status held a fatal attraction for an ordinary young man.
Unfortunately, the former Dai Youheng had possessed a top-tier martial soul but made slow progress in cultivation. As a concubine's son, he had also had no hope of inheriting.
Someone who lacked both strength and influence and offered the imperial family no benefit naturally failed to catch Xu Jiujiu's eye. She had always treated him with cold detachment, rejecting him cleanly and decisively without ever giving him any