The cannon fodder heiress trembled with fear after being recognized as a member of her family.

"Haha, girl, I'll take my leave now. We'll talk again another day. That old geezer Yan Mian finally acted up for once!"

Yan Jue burst into laughter and disappeared from the lightning net.

The true fire of the sun remained in place, trembling.

"Why are you trembling? Am I that scary? As long as you didn't secretly help him, I won't hold it against you!" Han Cuiyin said irritably, stretching out her right hand and letting the True Fire of the Sun fall into her palm. "But now that you've chosen a new master, you should forget about your previous one. If I find out you're a traitor, Yue Shuang will eat you alive."

The True Fire of the Sun danced a few times in her palm before disappearing into her dantian.

"This place should be inside Yan City. Using top-grade spirit stones as a prison sounds so mysterious." Yue Shuang appeared, without any remorse on her face.

"Well done." Han Cuiyin's voice was calm and unwavering.

"Why did you ask me to let them go?" Yue Shuang asked, puzzled. She had finally managed to capture Yan Mian and Yan Jue's souls, only to let them go so easily.

The true fire of the sun in Yan Jue's dantian trembled. The original master was simple-minded, but this new master was so shrewd. Yan Jue should just pray for good fortune!

“If we don’t let them go, how can we watch the show? You don’t think so many people are here just by chance, do you? After all this trouble, I’d like to see what kind of show they’re putting on. Now that they’re in, it won’t be so easy for me to leave. This room will be taken for now.”

With a flick of her sleeve, Han Cuiyin was already outside.

The location is the Yan Family Ancestral Hall.

On the altar was a square box, which was the top-grade spirit stone house from earlier.

"I didn't expect the interior to have expanded to such a large space; I almost misjudged it."

Han Cuiyin was overjoyed and casually put away the house that held a hidden secret.

"They've really made it big. I thought we'd lost a lot, but we've managed to make up for it here," Yue Shuang couldn't help but exclaim.

Her master is indeed blessed; whatever she loses, she will surely repay in kind.

No wonder the cultivators in the Immortal Realm both loved and hated her.

"What are you standing there for? Get out of here!"

Han Cuiyin's voice sounded somewhat impatient than before.

"Oh." Yue Shuang quickly followed.

At this moment, she dared not bargain. Han Cuiyin was even more terrifying than a female who had lost her male nature.

Yue Shuang slipped into the wooden fish and, without waiting for Han Cuiyin's instructions, disappeared into the air to scout ahead.

"So self-aware, it seems I still can't give you a pleasant look in the future." A smile appeared on Han Cuiyin's face.

Beijing.

"What did you say? The King of Yun Kingdom has come to the Great Ye Dynasty?"

Emperor Chu Yuan was in the Empress's palace listening to her report on the selection of concubines when he heard this news and flew into a rage:

"What use are you! You only found out when the King of Yun arrived in the capital. You won't even know I'm gone until he quietly enters the palace. All these years, I've used so many rare and precious resources to raise a bunch of useless people like you!"

When the Empress saw the men in black kneeling on the ground, she was only slightly shocked for a moment when they appeared, but she quickly recovered.

However, she found it difficult to calm her heart.

"That royal legend is actually true! That woman was so devoted, going to such lengths for the founding emperor. I wonder if she regrets it now."

Empress Yang lowered her profile to avoid Emperor Chuyuan finding fault with her again.

"Why has that king come? Wasn't it agreed that we would discuss the specifics after winter?"

Emperor Chu Yuan was somewhat dissatisfied.

The King of Yun Kingdom came and went freely in the Daye Dynasty, and no one noticed his arrival. It was only when he himself appeared in the Daye Dynasty that people were surprised to find out.

"The King of Yun Kingdom has come for the sake of the future Empress! He wishes to meet you and has arranged to meet near the royal estate over Qingshuang Mountain."

The person kneeling on the ground gritted his teeth and finished speaking the news, then lowered his head to await Emperor Chu Yuan's wrath.

"Qingshuang Mountain?" Emperor Chuyuan smiled knowingly. "Don't they know that's where the Imperial Son-in-Law cultivates in seclusion? Send someone to tell him that the Imperial Son-in-Law's place is not to be disturbed, and if he wants to meet, he should come to the palace."

The person kneeling below trembled. "Your Majesty, the King of Yun is accompanied by a giant wolf as tall as a person. He has declared that if you do not go, the giant wolf will go on a killing spree and bite everyone there to death."

Emperor Chu Yuan was taken aback, then sneered, "Just go and reveal that the prince consort is a Golden Core cultivator from an immortal mountain."

Empress Yang, upon hearing such a secret, wished she could disappear into the ground. She wanted to slap herself repeatedly, wondering why she had listened to such things—what if she were silenced...?

"Alright, don't worry, I won't do anything to you. As long as the Yang family behaves itself and doesn't get involved with Princess Jinghe's lineage, I can tolerate you. My throne will belong to the fourth prince sooner or later, so it's okay for you to know some things."

Emperor Chu Yuan said with a disdainful expression.

Empress Yang stiffened. "You are destined to live to be a hundred years old. The Emperor knows your nature is inclined towards longevity, and he has no designs on you—"

"Alright, you can handle Xiaoxuan's matter. Keep an eye on Liu Min, the rest of you don't need to worry about."

Halfway through the selection process, Emperor Chuyuan was already impatient. If it weren't for Consort Wang appearing halfway through, he probably would have dealt with her before the results were even out.

The whole world belongs to him, let alone a woman.

Emperor Chu Yuan did not linger and went straight back to his study.

Empress Yang sat in her room, her face full of worry.

The Yang family, including Emperor Chuyuan, cannot be offended, and the lineage of Grand Princess Jinghe is even more untouchable. It turns out that the Imperial Son-in-Law is truly an immortal.

The rumors from back then were wrong. It is true that the prince consort was an abandoned son of the Geng family, but he was not a well-known figure in the martial arts world.

Empress Yang was restless. The fourth prince had been sent to Changxing County, and now there was no one she could consult with.

"Your Highness, is something troubling you?" A trusted nanny asked, "How about we send Miss Qi to the palace to cheer you up?"

"Yes, and Yuejiao too. I ask you, is Yuejiao on good terms with that girl from the Han family who was recently recognized? I think that girl's name is Han Cuiyin. His Majesty has issued a decree that she should be recognized as a member of the Han family on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month next year?"

Empress Yang's eyes lit up; she had finally come up with a foolproof plan.

On the surface, their Zhenguo Duke's Mansion cannot be on good terms with the lineage of Princess Jinghe, but Yuejiao can secretly befriend Han Cuiyin.

The fact that Marquis Jingyun was in love with Han Cuiyin, that dark-skinned girl, had already spread throughout their families.

At the time, I didn't think much of it; Han Cuiyin's background and her sickly appearance were barely acceptable.

Now that she knows Geng Rui's background, Empress Yang's interest is piqued. It's not considered a marriage of convenience for a concubine of the Yang family's illegitimate daughter to become a concubine of the Marquis of Jingyun.

When Emperor Chu Yuan's decision reached the ruler of Yun Kingdom, the atmosphere there instantly became tense.

"I disagree with this decision!" The man in the silver robe sat up from the soft couch. "If we go to the territory of the Emperor of the Great Ye Dynasty, won't we be at their mercy? Even if I give you something to save your life, you may not be able to leave safely."

Yun Jing sat to the side, frowning. "If we don't go, the Imperial Advisor needs something—"