By the time Feng Su came to his senses, a pool of dark red blood had already accumulated on the ground.
He quickly cast a spell to clean it up, which seemed to suggest he was trying to cover up his guilt.
Inside the hall
Yu Yan threw the small portion of the pills she had cut off earlier into the alchemy furnace.
A pale golden flame appeared in his hand, faintly radiating the oppressive power of the Phoenix Divine Fire.
She had formed a contract with Xiao Yan, so she could naturally borrow his natal fire.
The Phoenix Divine Fire, combined with the Heavenly Fire she originally contracted, can extract even the most complex ingredients from pills.
Yu Yan sat cross-legged in front of the alchemy furnace.
Compared to the round and plump alchemy furnace, its already smaller size appears even more petite.
Mortal Realm
The royal palace of Shuiyun Kingdom.
"Grand Preceptor, the thirteen-year period you mentioned has come to an end. Shouldn't I be able to see my son now?"
The man in the dragon robe who spoke had sharp eyes; he looked to be about forty years old, and his voice was booming.
The white-robed man sitting opposite him dropped a chess piece with his fingertip.
Snap
A hint of confusion and hesitation flashed across the man's face.
He looked up at the Water Emperor, his fingertips, still touching the chess pieces on the board, trembled slightly, and he smiled as he withdrew them.
"Your Majesty is right."
"Good, good, good, hahahahaha, good!"
Tears welled up in the emperor's eyes.
For so many years, he has remained indifferent to the whereabouts of the Crown Prince.
Even when his subordinates brought him ambiguous or dubious news about the Crown Prince, he forced himself to never read it.
He also forbade anyone below him from mentioning anything related to the Crown Prince in front of him.
Shui Lan was already exhausted.
The crown prince was his son with the woman he loved most.
No one knows how much pain he was in.
But the imperial advisor said everything is fate.
As the moon rose above the treetops, the Imperial Advisor emerged from the Golden Palace.
The large white robe covered his tall figure, making him appear even thinner.
The man had deep red lips, a high nose bridge, and moon-like eyes.
He climbed the tower step by step.
Upon reaching the summit, a streak of icy-white light appeared from his fingertips.
The streak of light reached straight to the sky, almost rivaling the brilliance of the stars.
After an incense stick had burned, the man's eyes were filled with astonishment.
That's impossible. Why is the trajectory completely different from what he calculated?
at the same time
Shui Lan has already excitedly released the news—
The Crown Prince of Shuiyun Kingdom will return soon!
By the time the imperial advisor received the news and tried to stop it, it was too late.
The Water Emperor had mentioned this matter to him, and at the time he only vaguely felt that something was wrong, so he temporarily agreed.
He just didn't expect the Water Emperor to be in such a hurry.
——
"No, you didn't use enough force when you turned around."
Yu Yan sat at the table, propping her head up as she pointed out Feng Su's swordsmanship.
Upon hearing Yu Yan's correction, Feng Su froze.
He quickly adjusted his breathing and started again.
"Still not quite there."
"It's the same spot again," Yu Yan interrupted once more.
Feng Su gripped the Yu Liu Sword tightly; he was facing Yu Yan at that moment.
"Master..."
"Um?"
Yu Yan's eyes held a smile, but it wasn't gentle at all.
At this moment, she was even stricter than the teaching elders of the main peak academy.
Feng Su felt uncomfortable under her gaze.
He was well aware that his strength was lacking, but when he turned around, his sword was aimed directly at his master.
He couldn't use his full strength.
Yu Yan seemed unaware of his inner turmoil and remained seated.
The woman slightly parted her lips and uttered two words coldly.
"Again."
Feng Su curled his fingers and slowly raised the Yu Liu Sword, demonstrating the sword technique once again.
With a whoosh, a wisp of sword energy flashed past Yu Yan's ear.
She slowly raised her lips, and under the questioning gaze of the young man, Yu Yan took out Qing Yu.
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