The morning passed by quietly.
As noon approached, Duan Lingtian and Xiao Lan were almost always Xiao Lan asking questions and Duan Lingtian answering.
"Xiao Lan."
In the end, Duan Lingtian secretly gritted his teeth and prepared to go straight to the point.
"Hmm?"
When Xiao Lan heard Duan Lingtian call her, her beautiful face was dyed with a crimson red, and her autumn eyes flowed with light and were as gentle as water.
"I can't deny that you're very outstanding … But, I …"
Duan Lingtian looked at Xiao Lan and hesitated to speak.
Xiao Lan's delicate body trembled slightly as she asked softly, "Is it because of Kerr and Li Fei?"
Duan Lingtian lightly nodded.
"If it wasn't for them, you …"
Speaking up to here, Xiao Lan's breathing became slightly hurried.
"I'll pursue you."
Duan Lingtian didn't hide it and said directly.
"That's enough."
Xiao Lan's face revealed a smile that came from the bottom of her heart. "This way, at least it proves that I still have a certain amount of weight in your eyes … It's just that we met a little later."
Speaking up to here, Xiao Lan stood up and looked at Duan Lingtian, and said softly, "It was Aunt Rou who asked you to find me to cut the Gordian knot, right? I know Aunt Rou is doing it for my own good … But, sometimes, once a woman has set her mind on a man, she won't easily change it, no matter how long it takes.
"No matter what, since I, Xiao Lan, have set my mind on you in this life, then I'll never change my mind until death. Even if we don't have a result in this life, I'm willing to silently accompany Aunt Rou, just for the chance to see you a few more times … I'll let you know that what I can do for you is no less than Kerr and Li Fei. "
After speaking, Xiao Lan turned around and left. Her graceful back seemed lonely and desolate.
Only when Xiao Lan's back disappeared before his eyes did Duan Lingtian come back to his senses, and he had a bitter smile on his face.
He didn't expect that Xiao Lan actually had the thought of not marrying for the rest of her life for him.
Moreover, she was determined to do so.
This made him feel guilty and helpless. "What did I, Duan Lingtian, do to deserve this?"
"Hehe … Big Brother Ling Tian, that big sister was very nice to you."
The little gold mouse's voice transmission sounded out by Duan Lingtian's ears, and it contained slight teasing mixed within.
"What do kids know? Go play somewhere else!"
Duan Lingtian grabbed the little gold mouse and casually tossed it out, then he left the rear courtyard and returned to his room to cultivate.
The little gold mouse stood in midair as her jade green eyes gazed at Duan Lingtian's back, and her gaze was filled with craftiness and ridicule …
Duan Lingtian returned to his room. He sat cross-legged on his bed and closed his eyes to cultivate.
However, he couldn't get into the right state.
Xiao Lan's words today affected him greatly, causing him to be unable to calm down for a long time.
In the end, Duan Lingtian simply stopped cultivating and lay down to sleep.
After waking up, he ate, and after eating, he slept.
At dawn the next day, Duan Lingtian brought along the little gold mouse and Mo Yu as he walked out of his house and headed to the Divine Might Marquis Estate.
Not long after, Duan Lingtian, Mo Yu, and the Divine Might Marquis father and son boarded a carriage that headed towards the Imperial Palace.
"Little Tian, what exactly do you plan to do?"
Nie Fen looked at Duan Lingtian and asked slightly anxiously. "If you don't make a move, how will we win?"
Duan Lingtian shook his head and smiled, and he didn't keep them in suspense any longer. He looked at Mo Yu who was by his side and said slowly, "Big Brother Nie, I won't make a move today, but it doesn't mean that Mo Yu won't make a move … Don't worry, leave that first level Nascent Soul Stage young genius to Mo Yu."
When they heard Duan Lingtian, it wasn't only Nie Fen, Nie Yuan looked at Mo Yu as well.
Even though Duan Lingtian had introduced Mo Yu earlier, when they saw Mo Yu being reverent and respectful to Duan Lingtian, they only thought that Mo Yu was only a Junior Brother that Duan Lingtian had brought back to the Crimson Sky Kingdom to play, and ought to not have any strength.
After all, Mo Yu's age looked to be similar to Duan Lingtian.
As far as they were concerned.
Even if it was a person that came from a sect of the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom, he would probably not be strong at such an age.
After all, not everyone was Duan Lingtian.
However, Nie Yuan and Nie Fen still chose to believe Duan Lingtian in the end.
Duan Lingtian had never let them down.
When he arrived at the Imperial Palace once again, Duan Lingtian had a feeling as if a lifetime had passed.
Today, the friendly martial competition between the young geniuses of the Crimson Sky Kingdom and Sun Ascent Kingdom would be carried out in the Imperial Garden behind the Imperial Palace …
Duan Lingtian brought Mo Yu along and first went to see the Emperor in the throne room with Nie Yuan and Nie Fen.
After not seeing each other for a few years, not only did the Emperor not show any signs of aging, he was even more spirited …
"Commander Duan!"
The Emperor's eyes squinted when he saw Duan Lingtian, and he had a pleasantly surprised expression. "I was still talking to Bi Yao last night that if you were able to return at this time, then the ambassador of the Sun Ascent Kingdom would surely return in low spirits this time … I never imagined that you would really return!"
"Your Majesty, congratulations on successfully breaking through to the Void Prying Stage!"
Duan Lingtian congratulated the Emperor.
Earlier, when he saw the Emperor for the first time, his acute Spiritual Force had already detected the Emperor's current cultivation.
The Emperor had obviously already broken through to the Void Prying Stage.
"Void Prying Stage?"
As soon as Duan Lingtian said this, Nie Yuan and Nie Fen were both shocked. Obviously, they didn't know beforehand that the Emperor had broken through to the Void Prying Stage.
After all, they didn't possess a formidable Spiritual Force like Duan Lingtian that was capable of prying into the cultivation of others.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
For a time, Nie Yuan and Nie Fen hurriedly congratulated the Emperor.
A flowing light flashed within the Emperor's eyes, and the gaze he looked at Duan Lingtian with was filled with surprise. "Commander Duan, you've really surprised me … After all, besides me, there isn't a second person that knows that I've broken through to the Void Prying Stage! You've just returned and discerned my cultivation with a single glance. Looks like Commander Duan's gains during these few years in the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom are not small. "
"Your Majesty is too kind."
Duan Lingtian lightly smiled. "Besides that, I'm not the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard anymore … Your Majesty should directly call me by my name in the future."
"In my eyes, you'll always be that Commander Duan that eliminated the rebels for me and made great contributions!"
The Emperor spoke with a serious expression.
Duan Lingtian smiled and didn't persist. "Your Majesty, it ought to be about time now … Let's go over first."
"Alright!"
The Emperor nodded, and under the escort of the crowd of Imperial Palace guards, he headed towards the Imperial Garden with Duan Lingtian and the others.
Within the Imperial Garden, besides the large empty space in the middle, it was divided into a total of six large seating areas. Within each of the seating areas was a luxurious carpet and exquisite tables and chairs, and many fine wine and delicacies were placed on the tables.
Amongst these luxurious carpets, the one on the east was the largest, and it was obviously the seat of the host.
When Duan Lingtian and the others arrived with the Emperor, there were already many people seated at four of the seating areas.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
Along with a shocked shout.
The people at the four seating areas stood up one after another and bowed respectfully. "Your Majesty!"
"Everyone, there's no need to be so courteous. Take your seats. Divine Might Marquis, you and the Junior Marquis take your seats as well … Commander Duan, you'll sit by my side today. "
After the Emperor sat at the seat of the host, he slowly spoke.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Duan Lingtian nodded and sat at the right side of the Emperor.
"Mo Yu, you go over with my Uncle Nie and Big Brother Nie."
At the same time, Duan Lingtian asked Mo Yu and Nie Yuan to sit at a seat below his current seat.
That was precisely the seat reserved for the Divine Might Marquis Estate.
"Duan Lingtian!"
Right at this moment, a wave of surprised exclamations sounded out from the other three seating areas.
The people at the three seating areas were respectively the members of the three great clans of the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom's Imperial City.
The Patriarchs of the three great clans and the young geniuses they brought along.
The two young men at the Xiao Clan's seating area looked at Duan Lingtian from afar with excited expressions.
"Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu, long time no see … Xiao Yu, I never imagined that you've actually broken through to the seventh level of the Origin Core Stage."
Duan Lingtian communicated with the two of them via voice transmission.
"Duan Lingtian, when did you return?"
Xiao Yu asked via voice transmission.
As for Xiao Xun, his cultivation hadn't broken through to the seventh level of the Origin Core Stage and was unable to condense voice transmission, so he could only sit by Xiao Yu's side and be anxious.
"I just returned the day before yesterday."
Duan Lingtian replied via voice transmission, and he was rather happy in his heart when he saw his two good friends of the past once again.
"Xiao Xun, let's have a good get-together after the Martial Competition ends."
Duan Lingtian looked at Xiao Xun who sat by Xiao Yu's side and was glaring at him as he spoke via voice transmission.
Xiao Xun hurriedly nodded when he heard this, and his face finally revealed a smile.
"Looks like I have to quickly break through to the seventh level of the Origin Core Stage as well … Being unable to condense voice transmission at this critical moment is truly worrying."
Xiao Xun silently thought in his heart.
"Duan Lingtian!"
Meanwhile, the gazes of the Patriarchs of the Duan Clan, Su Clan, and Xiao Clan descended onto Duan Lingtian.
They were both surprised and delighted by Duan Lingtian's appearance.
"Princess Bi Yao has arrived."
A voice abruptly sounded out, breaking the silence of the scene.
Right at this moment, a graceful and beautiful figure walked over with graceful steps. The young woman wore luxurious clothes, had a peerless appearance, and a natural bearing. She was like a beauty that walked out from a painting, causing others to be unable to arouse the thought of profaning her.
"Princess Bi Yao!"
Instantly, besides the seat of the host, the people at the other five seats all stood up and bowed to the young woman.
However, these people that stood up weren't able to obtain a reply from the young woman for a long time.
Only because, at this moment, the young woman's gaze had completely descended onto one person …
Duan Lingtian!
"Princess, long time no see."
Duan Lingtian slowly stood up and looked at Princess Bi Yao with a light smile on his face.
Princess Bi Yao's clear eyes that were like water were slightly moist, and her delicate figure lightly trembled.
At this moment, it was as if only Duan Lingtian remained in her world …
Was she dreaming?
The person that she yearned for in her dreams had returned?
"Everyone, please have a seat."
The Emperor didn't have any intention of blaming Princess Bi Yao for her lack of manners, and he lightly smiled as he looked at the numerous people that still stood there. "My daughter has been lacking in manners, I hope everyone doesn't take offense."
"Your Majesty, Crimson Sky Kingdom's Princess Bi Yao is really as the rumors say, devastatingly beautiful … Princess Bi Yao fully deserves the title of the number one beauty in the Crimson Sky Kingdom's Imperial City!"
A middle-aged man with a robust figure sighed as he sat on the other side of the seat of the host where Duan Lingtian and the Emperor sat.
"Envoy, you're too kind."
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