"E-Eldest Princess..."
In the Great Yin seating area, an elderly minister with graying hair said through trembling lips, "It's Her Highness the Eldest Princess!"
A younger official beside him turned his head in bewilderment. "Eldest Princess? Which Eldest Princess?"
The words had barely left his mouth before an old general in military attire shot him a fierce glare.
"Shut up! That is the late emperor's eldest legitimate daughter, Her Highness Ye Fu! If it hadn't been for... forget it!"
He left his words unfinished, but a complicated look flashed across his dark face.
Reverence, wistfulness, and a trace of regret.
A commotion swept through the square.
More and more people recognized her.
In the Western Region's guest seats, Hui Chen and the others looked puzzled.
An old monk in red robes explained gravely, "Ye Fu... Great Yin's Eldest Princess of the previous generation. Had she intended to contend for the throne back then, she might well have become its first female emperor..."
Over in the Northern Frontier's seats, several elders exchanged glances, each seeing shock on the others' faces.
Elder Liu of the Joyous Union Sect had already laughed aloud. She slowly lowered the magic treasure in her hand, her eyes curving into crescents. "Now there's going to be a good show."
The representatives of the Mysterious One Dao Gate, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, and the other sects that had been planning to extricate Xie Changsheng and his companions all stopped what they were doing and exchanged looks...
In the end, they decided to watch first.
Seven pitch-black flying boats hung in the sky.
Ye Fu slowly stepped down through the air from the foremost flying boat.
Her white gauze cloak fluttered gently in the wind as she landed before the Eastern Region's group.
After so many years, she