526: Prince of the Chu Dynasty

Upon hearing Clan Leader Yan's words, the Saint Lords of the Great Chu Dynasty immediately became enraged.

Too much bullying!

What did they take their Great Chu Dynasty for? A small, insignificant force?

They were one of the seven great Imperial Dynasties in the Central Province! They had not declined and their strength remained formidable!

How could they endure such humiliation?

“This is indeed a misunderstanding… My Yan Family sincerely wishes to form a marriage Alliance with your dynasty, but my Yan lineage has few descendants in this generation, and no daughters. The only female is Old Ancestor Cangtai's Disciple…”

Clan Leader Yan explained helplessly, but the people from the Great Chu Dynasty were no longer listening.

“Hmph! My Great Chu Dynasty has already agreed to your Yan Family's marriage Alliance, and even the betrothal gifts have been sent. If we allow your family to arbitrarily break off the engagement like this, where will the Great Chu Dynasty's Face be placed?”

“I will first send this matter back to the family, and let the Emperor and Crown Prince decide!”

The people from the Great Chu Dynasty did not leave, but stayed behind with gloomy and angry expressions. They had come to deliver betrothal gifts and were originally going to discuss the specific details of the marriage Alliance between the two forces. Who knew Clan Leader Yan would pull such a stunt?

A misunderstanding? A misunderstanding was not a big deal, but it was the Great Chu Dynasty's Face that was being lost!

Central Province, Great Chu Dynasty.

Inside the imperial palace, in a cultivation garden, a young man dressed in a golden mystic robe was meditating.

Golden Dragon Qi seemed to entwine around the young man, evidently gathering much of the Great Chu Dynasty's fortune upon him, and his cultivation Realm had reached an astonishing Five-Step Saint Lord.

He was only eighty-odd years old, not yet a hundred.

At such an age and cultivation Realm, he was a very young existence among the Saint Realm.

And the young man was precisely the current Crown Prince of the Great Chu Dynasty, Crown Prince Chu Sheng!

When the Cultivators of the Great Chu Dynasty, far away in the Yan Family, sent the news back, it wasn't long before the Great Chu Emperor descended upon this place.

“Imperial Father?”

Crown Prince Crown Prince Chu Sheng looked surprised.

“There's a problem with the marriage Alliance with the Yan Royal Family of the Peerless Dynasty.” The Great Chu Emperor was a middle-aged man who looked slightly aged, with temples streaked with white.

“What?” Crown Prince Chu Sheng was stunned.

“The Yan Family had originally agreed to a marriage Alliance with Great Chu, and the one engaged to you was a Disciple of an Old Ancestor of the Yan Family.”

“However, now the Yan Family has gone back on their word, simply because that Yan Family Old Ancestor does not agree.”

The Great Chu Emperor was also furious about this so-called “misunderstanding,” but at this point, he had no choice but to reveal the truth of the matter.

After hearing all the details, Crown Prince Chu Sheng's furrowed brow relaxed.

“Yan Family Old Ancestor Yan Cangtai, the previous Frost Snow Token Lord of the Seven Wonders Tower, her Disciple is the legitimate daughter of the Archaic Luo Family from the Eastern Wilderness?”

“Correct.”

The Great Chu Emperor nodded, his Face dark as he said in a deep voice:

“Hmph! This Yan Family truly dares to deceive my Great Chu! They actually chose a woman who is not of their Yan Bloodline to form a marriage Alliance with you. Isn't this toying with my Great Chu Dynasty?”

But Crown Prince Chu Sheng shook his head slightly after hearing this, his eyes gleaming as he said, “Imperial Father, I don't think there's any harm in marrying that Archaic Luo Family woman.”

“Firstly, she is the only direct Disciple of Yan Family Old Ancestor Yan Cangtai, so she must also be the new Frost Snow Token Lord of the Seven Wonders Tower.”

“Moreover, the Archaic Families of the Eastern Wilderness have profound foundations; they are simply relatively low-key.”

“If I marry that Luo Shuihan, it would be killing three birds with one stone: it would allow my Great Chu to form an Alliance with the Yan Family, and also establish a connection with the Seven Wonders Tower. When the Starry Sky Ancient Road opens, the Seven Wonders Tower on that star will be truly powerful! This is a rare opportunity.”

“Furthermore, even the Archaic Luo Family should not be underestimated. The Luo Family's supreme emperor weapon is very powerful, no weaker than my Great Chu's. Perhaps the Luo Family's Great Emperor also has arrangements on that star.”

Listening to Crown Prince Chu Sheng's analysis, the Great Chu Emperor also fell into contemplation, and couldn't help but say, “Then, according to your meaning…”

“This child will marry this woman from the Eastern Wilderness Luo Family named Luo Shuihan!”

Crown Prince Chu Sheng laughed, “Since the objectives can all be achieved, then why refuse?”

“At most, my Great Chu will provide two sets of betrothal gifts, one for the Yan Family and one for the Archaic Luo Family.”

“Moreover, the effect achieved will certainly be better than simply forming an Alliance with the Yan Family.”

The Great Chu Emperor also smiled, “As expected of Sheng'er.”

He sighed, “Among my several children, you are the one I value the most.”

“Ruthless enough, and rational and cold enough.”

The Great Chu Emperor's expression was somewhat complex; these words, whether praise or denigration, Crown Prince Chu Sheng nevertheless accepted with pleasure.

“It's just a pity, there was originally a Young Prince…” The Great Chu Emperor sighed with emotion, inexplicably thinking of his youngest son from over twenty years ago.

He had been stolen shortly after birth, and for this, the Great Chu Dynasty had dispatched countless powerful Cultivators to search for him, questioning their enemies, but they could never find him.

Over time, he had forgotten about him, but occasionally, he would still recall him.

Crown Prince Chu Sheng remained silent, a hint of indifference flashing deep within his eyes.

His youngest imperial brother had been carried away by someone he had arranged for, and thrown into a desolate area near the Endless Sea. He probably had grown into an adult after more than twenty years.

The other party was either dead or merely an ordinary Cultivator.

After all, only by eliminating other princes could he secure his position as Crown Prince. To obtain the Great Chu's Imperial Dao Dragon Fortune and to achieve the Great Emperor Dao, he didn't mind using some rather despicable methods.

For example, his fifth imperial brother, whom he had sent to guard the border of the Imperial Dynasty, ostensibly for training, only needing to guard for three years.

However, not long after, the other party, suffering from guarding the border, willingly degenerated and indulged in places of pleasure. This, of course, was also his own design and plot to break his fifth imperial brother's will and give him a mediocre life, which was certainly better than losing his life.

“Imperial Father, I should personally go to the Yan Family. I presume that woman is within the Yan Family.”

Crown Prince Chu Sheng suddenly spoke.

“Alright.”

…

Yan Family.

The Saint Lords of the Great Chu Dynasty, who had received the Emperor's reply, were somewhat stunned. The Crown Prince actually decided to marry Luo Shuihan from the Eastern Wilderness Luo Family? And he would arrive a day later?

“Clan Leader Yan, forgive my Great Chu Dynasty for not being able to agree to your breaking the engagement!” A Nine-Step Saint Lord said solemnly.

Clan Leader Yan was taken aback, frowning, “This is indeed my Yan Family's fault, but may I ask, Fellow Daoist, what are your conditions? What are your dynasty's Emperor's conditions? Please state them.”

“Our Crown Prince said that since the engagement has been set, it cannot be revoked.”

“Our Crown Prince will provide two sets of betrothal gifts, one for the Yan Family and one for the Eastern Wilderness Luo Family.”

That Nine-Step Saint Lord said proudly.

“What? This…”

Clan Leader Yan was somewhat bewildered, secretly thinking it was not good.

But just then, an indifferent and domineering voice emanated from within the Yan Family.

“My Disciple, if she says she won't marry, then she won't marry!”

Yan Cangtai stepped through the air, her powerful Great Saint Realm aura sweeping out, engulfing all directions, causing the bodies of these Great Chu Dynasty Saint Lords to tremble and their hearts to pound with fear.

“What does Senior Yan mean by this?” A Nine-Step Saint Lord asked, forcing himself to speak.

“What do I mean? Do I need to repeat myself?”

Yan Cangtai's gaze was indifferent: “My Disciple is unwilling!”

“Understand?”

As her words fell, the Great Saint aura surged like a tide, directly sweeping these Great Chu Dynasty Cultivators out of the Yan Family territory.