But no matter how difficult it was, what had to be faced still had to be faced.
Wang Zongan swiftly composed himself and called out brightly, "Your Highness, Prince, Zongan is here. Please come this way." Without seeming to exert much force, his voice gathered into a focused wave and traveled precisely toward the two Flying Carriages.
To those aboard the Flying Carriages, the voice was neither harsh nor hurried, steady and clear.
"So this is Young Clan Leader Zongan?" Within one of the Dragon Eagle Flying Carriages, Wu Mingyuan sat with grand composure. Hearing this, he revealed a faint look of approval. "His profound strength is robust, and he is calm and unruffled. This Young Clan Leader is likely no simple figure." As one of the Quasi-Imperial Sons, he still had to maintain a certain bearing when traveling outside. He could not be as frantic and impatient as Prince Zhenzuo.
One of Heavenly Palace's leaders—Fairy Tianyan—often sent him intelligence on figures within the Wang Clan. Young Clan Leader Zongan had been mentioned several times, but never in much detail.
Now it seemed Fairy Tianyan had been blinded by a single leaf.
"Wu Mingyuan." Gongye Qingrui's almond eyes flew wide with anger. "Yiluo's disappearance is such a huge matter, yet you can still stay so calm and have the leisure to appraise someone else. Let me tell you: if anything happens to our daughter, I'll fight you to the death!"
"Calm down, calm down." Wu Mingyuan comforted her. "Longzuo Prefecture City and the Qingluo Guard are both places of clear and orderly security. Yiluo is a clever child. Nothing will happen to her."
As they spoke, the two Flying Carriages drawn by Dragon Eagles descended from the sky. One was the Flying Carriage of Prince Zhenzuo's Mansion, which Wang Zongan