Within the lavish hall, unnoticed by anyone, the faint spiritual fluctuations escaped even the Titled Douluo of the Royal Family's Offering Hall.
Covert Spiritual Detection blanketed the Star Luo Imperial Palace. Beyond the ministers chatting and laughing, a figure appeared who displeased Huo Yuhao, making him instinctively frown despite his previously easygoing expression.
Keeping his emotions off his face was not difficult for him, but the sight of this person made him unwilling to restrain them.
The newcomer was the White Tiger Duke's principal wife, the Duchess. She was also the elder half sister of the reigning Star Luo Emperor, Xu Jiawei.
The Star Crown lineage had few descendants. Although every emperor had numerous consorts, most of their children were daughters. Xu Jiawei had no brothers, only elder and younger sisters. The Duchess was his eldest imperial sister.
The Zhu Family held the hereditary position of chancellor in the Star Luo Empire and had been close friends with the Dai Family for ten thousand years. The two families had agreed that any daughter of the Zhu Family and son of the Dai Family who mastered a Martial Soul Fusion Skill together would marry.
But in Dai Hao's generation, the Zhu Family happened to have no daughter of a suitable age. Perhaps to deepen ties with the White Tiger lineage, or perhaps to deliberately drive a wedge between the Dai and Zhu families, the retired emperor had betrothed the Duchess to the current White Tiger Duke.
By now, the Duchess had borne the White Tiger Duke two sons, Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin. Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu had mastered the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Hell White Tiger, so barring any unforeseen circumstances, he would become the next White Tiger Duke.
The Duchess was also a very strange woman. Though theirs