Northern Qi encompassed a vast territory. It should have enjoyed abundant goods, prosperous people, and thriving trades, yet because Dasan Pass in the north... suffered year-round attacks from an endless stream of Fierce Beasts, Demonic Beasts, and snow beasts from the northern snowfields, even the longstanding support of Great Jin and Western Liang left its national strength somewhat strained.
This had also fostered a martial spirit among Northern Qi's imperial family!
Among the emperor's daughters... those born to the empress were princesses, those born to consorts were commandery princesses, and those born to palace women without formal titles could, at most, be county princesses.
The two maids beside the young commandery princess widened their eyes and scrutinized Lü Bufan as he stood in the courtyard, their gazes shifting from uncertainty to recognition... then to contempt and indignation.
Like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, Lü Bufan resigned himself to his fate. Once Senior Brother Tianyu spoke, Lü Bufan considered for a moment, then took that precious Sword Pellet out of his Mustard-Seed Object pouch...
"Elder Zhou, if the sect needs it, I won't begrudge a single Sword Pellet. I'll leave everything to your instructions."
Zhou Mo rolled his eyes... This boy certainly knows how to say all the right things. With a sect this large, would we possibly shortchange you? One Sword Pellet... oh, forget it...
Zhou Mo nodded with reserve. "Good. Since you brought Qingming's Sword Pellet, erase the mark on it and give it to Commandery Princess Jiang Yu!"
So this girl with the large eyes was named Jiang Yu...
Lü Bufan closed one hand around the Sword Pellet and erased every trace of the Spiritual Power mark he had left inside, then offered it with both hands. "Your Highness, this Sword Pellet was personally refined by