Before long, the three of them arrived at a delicate wooden house.

Click!

"Come in!"

Just as the three reached the door, it suddenly opened on its own, and a voice issued forth.

"Please!"

The elder gestured towards Jiang Chen and the other person with him.

Jiang Chen squinted slightly and stepped inside.

Inside the wooden house.

To the north was a very Beihai National-style tatami. An elder in a samurai outfit was kneeling on the tatami.

"Please, have a seat, both of you!"

The elder in the samurai attire gestured towards the tatami and then looked up at the elder who had come in with Jiang Chen: "Mu Cun, please leave first!"

"Yes!" Mu Cun respectfully bowed and then turned to leave the wooden house.

Jiang Chen sat cross-legged on the tatami, placing his staff across his lap, while Ying Zi knelt beside him.

"Mr. Jiang, I have long heard of your great name. I am Ci Yi Seijun." The elder in samurai attire introduced himself.

Jiang Chen was momentarily stunned, surprised to find he had so smoothly met the current emperor.

What shocked Jiang Chen even more was that this emperor possessed the strength of the late Saint Realm, something entirely unexpected.

"Emperor Ci Yi, hello, I am Jiang Chen!" Jiang Chen introduced himself.

"Greetings, Your Majesty, Qingyuan Yingzi pays her respects!" Ying Zi bowed in salutation.

The Emperor Ci Yi smiled slightly: "Mr. Jiang, is there something you'd like to discuss?"

"Your Majesty, today I came to inquire about the royal family's stance!" Jiang Chen stated seriously, his tone grave.

"Stance? Regarding what?" Emperor Ci Yi asked with a puzzled look at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen's heart sank slightly, and he furrowed his brows: "Your Majesty, you ought to know!"

"Mr. Jiang, I don't care about your conflict with the Soul Devouring Group. I only wish for my people to live peacefully and won't involve myself in your affairs!" Emperor Ci Yi lightly waved his hand, his expression calm.

Jiang Chen's expression shifted, and he responded heavily: "Is Your Majesty not afraid of Eight-Headed wreaking havoc on Beihai National?"

"He wouldn't dare!" Emperor Ci Yi replied with confidence.

Wouldn't dare?!

Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow, looking at Emperor Ci Yi in surprise. What did he mean? Where did he get the confidence to say Eight-Headed wouldn't dare disrupt Beihai National?! What was his backing?

"Mr. Jiang, if there's nothing else, please leave. Although I'm not afraid of Eight-Headed, I don't want your visit to cause a misunderstanding between him and our royal family." Emperor Ci Yi issued a polite but firm dismissal.

Jiang Chen was once again astonished.

This Emperor Ci Yi was quite odd! He personally met with him, yet didn't engage him for long before asking him to leave. Why was this?!

"Your Majesty, would you not consider further? How can one allow others to stir trouble beneath their roof when Eight-Headed now..." Jiang Chen persisted in persuasion.

"Mr. Jiang, I've said it, I don't wish to involve myself in your matters. Please go!" Emperor Ci Yi's face grew stern, his voice firm.

Jiang Chen's confusion deepened as he pondered and spoke softly: "What if I can enable the royal family to control the Eight Yata Mirror?"

Emperor Ci Yi's expression changed, a sharp brilliance flashed in his eyes as he stared intensely at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, raised his left hand, and revealed the white jade on his bracelet: "Is Your Majesty familiar with this?"

"This is... Qiong Gouyu!?" Emperor Ci Yi's eyes widened, glancing at Ying Zi with a look of astonishment and questioning facing Jiang Chen.

"Yes! It's Qiong Gouyu!" Jiang Chen nodded his head, raised his right hand, and gently grasped the white jade.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

A stream of soul power flowed from Jiang Chen's hand into the Qiong Gouyu.

Buzz!

The Qiong Gouyu flashed briefly, and a pure soul power emerged from the jade, hovering before Emperor Ci Yi.

Emperor Ci Yi's eyes lit up, reaching out to catch the soul power and absorbing it into his body directly.

"You can control the Qiong Gouyu?!" After sensing the situation within his body, Emperor Ci Yi looked at Jiang Chen with gleaming eyes.

Jiang Chen smiled faintly: "The three divine artifacts of Beihai National have unique methods of control. Coincidentally, Ying Zi followed me, and I discovered a member of the Pingchang Family. After capturing and interrogating them, I found out the location and method of controlling the Eight Yata Mirror!"

"Where is the Eight Yata Mirror?"

Emperor Ci Yi's eyes turned, adopting a look of urgency.

Jiang Chen looked at Emperor Ci Yi with meaningful eyes: "Doesn't Your Majesty know? If that's the case, my visit here today has been in vain!"

"Mr. Jiang, I truly don't know where the Eight Yata Mirror is." Emperor Ci Yi said softly.

"In that case, I won't disturb you any longer. Farewell!" Jiang Chen stood up, signaling his intent to head out.

"Wait a moment!" Emperor Ci Yi gently called out.

Jiang Chen turned to look at Emperor Ci Yi, smiling lightly: "What is it? Has Your Majesty remembered where the Eight Yata Mirror is?"

"Mr. Jiang, would you mind resting in the guest room for a while?" Emperor Ci Yi didn't answer directly but posed a question instead.

"Certainly!" Jiang Chen nodded lightly.

"Mu Cun!" Emperor Ci Yi called towards the door.

Click!

The door opened, and Mu Cun entered from outside.

"Escort Mr. Jiang and Miss Ying Zi to the guest room for a short break." Emperor Ci Yi instructed.

"Yes!"

Mu Cun responded respectfully, turning to Jiang Chen and Ying Zi, and gestured towards the door.

Jiang Chen gave a slight bow to Emperor Ci Yi and turned to leave the wooden house.

Mu Cun followed last, closing the door after they exited, leading Jiang Chen and Ying Zi in another direction.

As the door closed, Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, glancing back at the door before following Mu Cun.

Inside the wooden house.

Swish!

Just after the door closed, a man, with white hair and a youthful face, suddenly appeared beside Emperor Ci Yi.

"My lord!"

Emperor Ci Yi respectfully performed a bow in salutation to the man.

The man lazily waved his hand and directly sat on the tatami, expressionless: "Ci Yi, was the soul power Jiang Chen transmitted through the Saint Dragon Jade pure soul power, free of his own soul aura?"

"It was pure soul power."

Emperor Ci Yi replied and then looked at the man in puzzlement: "My lord, why refer to the Qiong Gouyu as the Saint Dragon Jade?"

"Qiong Gouyu? Hmph! That was just a random name given by the Eight-Headed. The Saint Dragon Jade, Saint Dragon Mirror, Saint Dragon Sword, these were back in the day..."

The man sneered, stopped halfway through speaking, and gently shook his head: "These are things you don't need to know!"

After pausing, the man's eyes gleamed with brilliance: "It seems Jiang Chen is indeed a Dragon Descendant, likely having invoked that one's Dragon Soul Force; otherwise, he couldn't possibly control the Saint Dragon Jade!"

"My lord, the Qiong Gou... Saint Dragon Jade has always been under Qingyuan Family's control. Could it be that members of the Qingyuan Family are all Dragon Descendants?"

Emperor Ci Yi's eyes were full of doubt.

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