In Chen Zhou's view, it should be the man pursuing the woman now, but the woman doesn't agree.

The prince of the Northern Kingdom is pursuing the princess of the Southern Kingdom, but the princess of the Southern Kingdom ignores him and even rejects the prince of the Northern Kingdom one after another.

"Hmm?" The prince of the Northern Kingdom spoke softly again when he saw that Princess Jiang Ying remained silent for a long time.

"Prince Yu Fengyu, I am indeed feeling unwell lately and I am afraid I will be unable to keep our appointment," Jiang Ying said, bowing further.

Because the Northern Kingdom was far more powerful than the Southern Kingdom, even the Emperor had to bow and pay respects to the Northern Prince, let alone a mere princess of the Southern Kingdom.

Moreover, it seems that the Southern Kingdom has not yet understood the principle that the Northern Kingdom's prince is able to take a liking to the Southern Kingdom's princess. It is an honor for the Southern Kingdom. Why has it become a situation where the Northern Kingdom is shamelessly clinging to the Northern Kingdom?

"Third Prince, I... really... can't bear it anymore..." the eunuch beside him said, his head bowed and his voice suppressed.

"If you can't stand it, then go back." Yu Fengyu's expression suddenly changed as he spoke to the eunuch, as if he had become half a different person. The scholarly demeanor he had just displayed vanished instantly.

All Chen Zhou saw in him now was endless bureaucratic air.

"This servant...was wrong..." The eunuch had to bow even lower, his voice even more subdued.

"When will the princess have time?" Yu Fengyu asked again, returning to her previous demeanor.

Chen Zhou couldn't help but purse his lips. "Can't you see that? My senior sister has no feelings for you at all. Why are you making a fool of yourself here?"

Jiang Ying thought the prince from the Northern Kingdom would leave in anger, but he just wouldn't leave, like a stubborn plaster.

Every time Jiang Ying tried to push the Northern Prince to his limits, he would always smile and say that he would wait until she had time. That smile made Jiang Ying feel a chill to the bone.

Jiang Ying didn't want to do anything with Yu Fengyu in the first place, but she was speechless at the moment. She really didn't know how to refuse. This prince of the Northern Kingdom had indeed given her a lot of face.

He always consulted me on everything and was always gentle and refined towards me.

Jiang Ying didn't have a bad impression of him. Her only bad impression was that he behaved too well. She probably wouldn't have had such a good temper and performance if he were a prince from any other country.

Just as Jiang Ying hesitated about how to answer, Chen Zhou spoke directly: "Didn't you realize that my junior sister doesn't want to be with you? Why do you keep pursuing her?"

Chen Zhou's words were like a bolt from the blue, igniting the fire in the heart of the Northern Prince.

"What does this have to do with a mere slave like you?" Yu Fengyu turned to look at Chen Zhou, his tone changing instantly.

slave?

Chen Zhou was immediately a little angry. He had kindly reminded the prince of the Northern Kingdom, but the prince had taken his kindness for granted.

He even called himself a slave?

No one has ever insulted Chen Zhou like this before, not since he was a child.

Although Chen Zhou had no ambition and only wanted to be a lazy bum, even a lazy bum has its dignity. Hearing Yu Fengyu's words, he felt very unhappy.

"You!" Chen Zhou was about to retort when Huang Gong stopped him. Huang Gong frowned, looked at Chen Zhou, and shook his head, indicating that Chen Zhou should not do that.

“Your Highness, this person has just entered the palace and does not understand many of the rules. Please forgive him,” Huang Gong said, bowing deeply.

Seeing this, Chen Zhou naturally felt very uncomfortable. What on earth was going on?

Yu Fengyu's strength was definitely not as high as Huang Gong's, yet Huang Gong had to be subservient to him.

Chen Zhou cannot understand it yet.

"Hmph! Don't let me see you again, you trash." Yu Fengyu threw down a vicious remark, turned around, and walked away.

Even after Yu Fengyu had walked far away, the eunuchs following behind maintained their deeply bowed posture.

He then slowly straightened up, looking at Chen Zhou and the other two with an angry expression.

"We will be returning to the Northern Kingdom in a few days. We will tell Your Majesty everything about the treatment we received in the Southern Kingdom these past few days," the eunuch said.

After saying that, he left.

Only the three people remained in the same spot.

"Chen Zhou, the relationships within the royal family are complicated. You'd better not get involved," Huang Gong said, then vanished from the spot in an instant.

"Junior Sister, what exactly happened?" Chen Zhou asked curiously.

“This is the prince from the Northern Kingdom with whom I have formed a marriage alliance,” Jiang Ying said directly.

Upon hearing the words "arranged marriage," Chen Zhou froze on the spot, his mind still reeling.

"A marriage alliance? Junior Sister, you're getting married?" Chen Zhou asked, stunned.

Jiang Ying nodded and said, "You'll understand later."

Jiang Ying then turned and walked into the back garden.

Only Chen Zhou remained on the spot.

Chen Zhou stood there blankly, unable to come to his senses for a long time.

"Young man, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and find a place to cultivate, your Qi and blood points are already full!" Elder Ren's voice came from my mind.

Hearing this voice, Chen Zhou vaguely guessed that Elder Ren had come to comfort him.

“Young man, you are still young, and the affairs of the palace are indeed not something you can get involved in. It’s best not to meddle,” Elder Ren said helplessly.

"Is the Northern Kingdom so powerful? Junior Sister doesn't want to marry that prince at all, so why does she insist on it?" Chen Zhou asked, puzzled.

He believed that marriage should be with someone you like. He could tell that his junior sister didn't like the prince from the Northern Kingdom, so why did she admit that she was going to marry him?

"In this Tianyun Continent, the Northern Kingdom is one of the most powerful nations. Its current national strength far surpasses that of the Southern Kingdom. It can be said that with just one order from His Majesty of the Northern Kingdom, the Northern Kingdom could quickly crush the Southern Kingdom. Even if the Sword Cloud Sect mobilizes its entire force, it might not be able to stop them! Oh, no, it simply cannot stop them!" Elder Ren replied.

"Even with the entire Sword Cloud Sect mobilized, they couldn't stop the Northern Kingdom's offensive?" Chen Zhou said in shock. He didn't have a true understanding of the Northern Kingdom's strength; he only knew that the Northern Kingdom was very powerful.

"Yes, there is an army in the North, composed entirely of cultivators, called the Ironclad Army. Among them are even ten Foundation Establishment stage experts!" Elder Ren continued.

Ren Lao didn't actually reveal his analysis. The Iron Tractor Army had ten Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, but that was a long time ago. Now that Ren Lao hasn't appeared in public for a long time, it's unknown how far the Iron Tractor Army has developed.

An entire army is composed of cultivators.

Chen Zhou gradually came to understand the gap.

The number of cultivators in the Southern Kingdom combined probably doesn't even equal the number of people in this one army.

"Junior brother! What are you still thinking about?"

Just then, his junior sister's voice broke Chen Zhou's thoughts.

Chen Zhou secretly made up his mind that he must not let his junior sister do things she didn't want to do.