An Ziqing's eyebrows twitched slightly. Although she didn't know what the other party was planning to do, she still did as she was told and turned around lightly in place.
Ye Li memorized her proportions perfectly, nodded slightly, and suddenly asked:
"You don't usually put anything under your clothes, do you?"
The air in the hall momentarily froze.
An Ziqing's body stiffened slightly, then she raised her arm to block in front of her, biting her lip as she said:
"... No!"
"That's good."
Ye Li nodded, then asked:
Do you have any other clothes similar to what you're wearing?
An Ziqing lowered her arm, her eyes flickering slightly.
After a brief pause, she shook her head with a normal expression and said:
"No.
"The plain robe I'm wearing is a special ceremonial robe made by the Cold Purity Palace. Its material and weaving are very unique and cannot be found in ordinary places. I don't usually carry many of these."
Before Ye Li could speak, she added:
"However, if you really need it, I can lend you what I'm wearing."
In the middle of the conversation.
She raised her hand to unfasten her waist belt, took off her plain white outer garment, revealing the close-fitting lining underneath, and then handed the outer garment to Ye Li.
Ye Li glanced at the clothes handed to him, then looked up at An Ziqing, whose face remained calm, and suddenly let out a cold laugh:
You're lying.
With his keen senses, Golden Soul could easily see through the other party's lie.
An Ziqing froze as she handed over the clothes.
Seeing that she had been exposed, she could only reluctantly withdraw her hand and put her coat back on and fasten it.
It seems there's still a long way to go between successfully deceiving the officials of the Eastern Palace and successfully deceiving the Supreme Clarity Palace Son.
She then took out a brand new set of the same plain clothes from her storage ring and obediently handed them to Ye Li.
Finally, she added in a low voice:
"A highly True Person has sharp eyes; they can tell at a glance that you're wearing new clothes, and might become suspicious."
Ye Li casually took the new clothes and said indifferently:
"If he can see through my Divine Ability, I'll give him this opening."
The words had barely left his mouth.
Ye Li's mind stirred slightly.
He immediately activated the [Art of Transformation], which he hadn't used in a long time!
Buzz!
As the power of the Golden Soul quietly spread out, a slight cracking sound came from the bones all over his body.
Her originally tall and slender body quickly narrowed, and the contours of her eyebrows and eyes softened.
Those dark pupils lost their sharpness, transforming into a pair of clear, light blue pupils, and the Pure Qi aura surrounding them was completely subdued under the simulation of the Golden Soul.
Instead, it revealed Hanqing charm unique to An Ziqing!
In just a few breaths.
The young man in the green Green Robe who had been standing still had completely changed his appearance, transforming into someone whose appearance, figure, and Divine Soul fluctuations were exactly the same as An Ziqing's!
Inside the hall.
An Ziqing stared intently at herself, her small mouth slightly agape.
His eyes and brows were filled with an undisguised emotion!
Is that even possible?!
As dawn breaks, the morning bell tolls.
When!!
The deep, resonant sound of the bell echoed from the depths of the Imperial Palace, reverberating throughout the entire Longwind Capital.
In Hall of Revering Heaven.
On the vast Plaza paved with White Jade, hundreds of figures in various attire had already gathered.
Although the Eternal Night Continent is dominated by the Longwind Divine Dynasty, it is not the only power of this dynasty.
With the grand ceremony of the Divine Dynasty approaching in three months, the thirty-six vassal states that are affiliated with the Longwind Divine Dynasty, along with major overseas sects and border families from all over Eternal Night Continent, have been arriving in the capital in recent days.
Today happens to be the day of the grand court assembly, so the Ministry of Rites has arranged for all the audiences and gift-giving from various parties to take place this morning.
Looking around.
In the chilly morning air, the Imperial City guards, clad in armor and armed with weapons, stood on both sides of the Plaza.
On the high steps in front of the palace, several inner court officials with profound auras stood with their hands behind their backs.
The invisible aura of the Fortune-Mastery from the palace merged with the Imperial Palace's grand formation, pressing down on the envoys from various countries present, making them afraid to even breathe.
"I heard that those several True Person Dao Lineages in the south were all wiped out by that Supreme Clarity Palace Son a couple of days ago..."
At the rear of the procession, the ruler of a small vassal state, carrying a tribute box, tentatively spoke in a very low voice to the envoy from the neighboring country beside him before entering the hall:
"Now that the Third Prince has died in Linze City, will His Majesty publicly address this matter at today's court assembly?"
The envoy from the neighboring country, keeping his eyes downcast and without turning his head, whispered a warning:
"If you don't want to bring trouble to your clan, then stop asking about the affairs of the Divine Dynasty."
"Just look at the expressions of those officials in front of the hall. Does any of them show any sign of losing their composure?"
"Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, let alone the Longwind Divine Dynasty Imperial House, which possesses True Lord... It's neither your place nor my place to concern myself with such trivial matters!"
The king's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly shut his mouth.
Not long after.
As the eunuch's loud announcement of the ceremony rang out, the heavy doors of the Hall of Revering Heaven were flung open with a resounding crash.
Civil and military officials lined up on the left and right, while the rulers of various vassal states and envoys of the imperial clans bowed and entered the hall in turn. Shouts of "Long live the Emperor!" echoed like a tidal wave inside and outside the hall!
Longwind Divine Dynasty Emperor, seated high on the Dragon Throne, remained calm and gestured with his hand, saying:
"All of you, rise."
"..."
The Second Princess, Qin Mingshu, was dressed in a solemn imperial court dress and stood at the very front of the imperial heirs' procession.
After bowing and rising, she subtly glanced ahead.
The position that originally belonged to the current crown prince is now vacant.
I heard that just before the start of the court session, a notice was suddenly sent from the Eastern Palace, saying that the Immortal Essence felt unwell while cultivating last night and that his immortal essence had changed. He had asked his Father Emperor for half a day's leave to stay at his residence and recuperate.
'Of all days, he had to take leave today...'
Qin Mingshu frowned slightly.
Her elder brother, the emperor, always valued his reputation above all else, and he never missed such occasions where he had to pay tribute to the emperor.
This unusual behavior today is most likely because they heard the news of Ye Li's return to the capital and don't want to get involved in trouble at this critical juncture.
However, this saved her some trouble.
Without the Eastern Palace intervening, she will be the only one left to handle things on Ye Li's behalf in front of the Father Emperor during the questioning session after the court assembly!
Thinking of this, Qin Mingshu withdrew her gaze and listened quietly as the Ministry of Rites stepped forward to read out the list of countries that had presented gifts.
Envoys from various vassal states took turns presenting various rare treasures, such as maps of the Spirit Veins and Immortal Gold from the deep sea.
Longwind Divine Dynasty Emperor would occasionally inquire about the recent situation at the border and overseas. His words were brief, yet they exuded an aura of absolute authority, causing envoys from various countries to bow down and submit.
The ceremony of the vassal state's audience with the emperor was halfway through.
The Minister of Justice, standing at the front, seized an opportunity, stepped forward, lowered his voice, and bowed to inquire:
"Your His Majesty, according to the decree of punishment issued the day before yesterday, today is also the day for Ye Li of the Supreme Clarity Palace to enter the capital to hear questions."
"I wonder whether we should have someone escort him directly to the palace, or..."
Longwind Divine Dynasty Emperor glanced at the gift list beside him and said calmly:
"With envoys from all countries present today, there's no need to let him come and disrupt the court's order."
"Let's postpone our meeting until after the court session."
"I obey your decree!"
The Minister of Justice quickly accepted the order and returned to his original position.
Qin Mingshu, who was standing to the side, overheard this conversation, and a look of certainty flashed in her eyes.
After the court assembly, they were interrogated separately, and those who remained were all high-ranking officials who advocated severe punishment...
Judging by the time, that Supreme Clarity Palace Son should already be on his way to the Imperial Palace.
When he steps into the Hall of Revering Heaven and personally feels the overwhelming power of the Divine Dynasty, he will naturally understand who gave him a way out that day!