Second Prince Chu Liexuan was half-convinced, half-doubtful. "Is the Heaven-Questioning Divine Sword really that formidable?"
If the Heaven-Questioning Divine Sword were truly so powerful, it would have long since overshadowed their Jade Scenery Dynasty.
Yet the Yuan Zhen Dynasty ranked at the bottom among the Three Great Dynasties in terms of strength, inferior to their Jade Scenery Dynasty.
Chu Liechu said slowly, "Besides consuming one's spirit, the Heaven-Questioning Divine Sword has another weakness: its requirements for aptitude are far too high. Few princes of the Yuan Zhen Dynasty can master it. What they cultivate is the Great Auspicious Divine Palm."
"The Great Auspicious Divine Palm..." Chu Liexuan nodded. "I've seen it before. It's a very strange palm technique... The Yuan Zhen Dynasty really is peculiar."
Chu Liechu said, "They have always acted unpredictably, and it is difficult to truly fathom their intentions. Just like this time—it makes no sense at all."
"It really makes no sense," Chu Liexuan snorted. "If they truly want to become Imperial Sons-in-Law, there's no need to stubbornly fixate on a single Twelfth Princess. It's not as though the Phoenix Dynasty has only one unmarried Twelfth Princess."
Chu Lieyang could not help speaking up. "Her Highness the Twelfth Princess is naturally different. She is the best."
Chu Zhiyuan shot him a sidelong glance. "Third Brother has fallen for her at first sight. I really can't see what is so good about her."
Chu Liexuan said, "I heard that the Tenth Princess is unmarried as well, as are the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Princesses. The Tenth Princess is also exceptionally beautiful."
"They're deliberately making things difficult for me." Chu Zhiyuan snorted. "They have their hearts set on falling out with us."
"Why would they do that?" Chu Liechu asked. "There is no need for it, is there?"
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