Although Hening Commandery Princess was only from a distant branch of the imperial clan, she had received a Golden Register personally bestowed by Emperor Jingtai.
Thus, the ceremonial escort for her wedding procession remained exceptionally grand.
More than ten thousand Capital Region Imperial Guards protected its flanks, accompanied by cultivators from the Ministry of Rites, the Clan Court, and the Directorate of Ceremonial. Over a dozen treasure ships were filled with spirit stones, magic treasures, medicinal pills, silks, and all manner of dowry goods.
Princess Luan-yang's Scarlet Gold Dharma Chariot hovered amid the wedding fleet throughout the journey.
When Qing Chen first met Hening Commandery Princess, he was slightly surprised.
This imperial clanswoman from a distant branch wore a vermilion commandery princess's ceremonial gown. Her face was delicate and lovely, and not a trace of timidity showed in her eyes or brows. Instead, she carried herself with poised assurance.
Faced with Qing Chen's aggressive gaze, she even returned a warning look! Her words were sharp, and she knew when to advance and when to retreat.
As Qing Chen watched the wedding procession, another thought had crossed his mind.
If he abducted Hening Commandery Princess at Loulan's border or violated her, then left behind traces pointing to Persia or Dayuan, the situation between Loulan and the Western Regions Kingdoms would surely spiral completely out of control.
As for whatever trouble seizing and carrying off a collateral-branch commandery princess of Great Jin might bring-as long as there was no evidence, it was no trouble at all.
It was not as though the Origin-Initial Devil Sect had never done such things.
But after turning the idea over in his mind a few times, Qing Chen suppressed it.
An additional group of cultivators absent from the original roster had joined this wedding procession.
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