Ahead of Schedule

Good!

The Ninth Prince is mighty!

The Ninth Prince, magnificent!

Wonderful!

Cheers rang without end.

Chu Zhiyuan walked slowly through the crowd, which automatically parted to make way for him.

Head held high and chest thrust out, a smile hung on his handsome face. He was brimming with pride as he strode forward in great steps.

He accepted the people's cheers with perfect composure.

This time, he had thoroughly made a name for himself and greatly boosted the morale of the Jade Scenery Dynasty.

He was gradually coming to understand the thoughts of the Jade Scenery Dynasty's people.

He had originally thought that the common people should hate the Phoenix Dynasty most, since the Phoenix Dynasty launched wars at every turn and bullied the Jade Scenery Dynasty.

Yet the reality was that the Jade Scenery Dynasty hated the Yuan Zhen Dynasty most of all—even more than the Phoenix Dynasty.

They hated the Phoenix Dynasty, yet also looked upon it with a measure of reverence and awe.

He had thought that going to the Phoenix Dynasty to become an Imperial Son-in-Law was the utmost humiliation, but in the eyes of the Jade Scenery Dynasty's people, it was an honor.

Whether a Prince was going there as a hostage or not, he was still marrying a princess of the Phoenix Dynasty.

And she was the Twelfth Princess, beautiful as an immortal, blessed with peerless talent, and exceptionally favored.

This was also the first time a Prince of the Jade Scenery Dynasty had married a princess of the Phoenix Dynasty.

They believed that the Phoenix Dynasty's princesses held exalted status. For a Prince to marry one was a glory beyond measure.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head helplessly.

He had never imagined they would think this way; it was utterly different from what