Chapter 1802: Tea-serving Princess (2/2)

She had a natural demeanor and let him be, able to tell that there was no intention of disrespect.

“You really look like Jilin Immortal Monarch despite being a girl, especially your eyes.” Li Qiye said after a.s.sessing her.

“You have seen our Progenitor?” The princess curiously asked.

Li Qiye didn’t answer and only smiled while taking another sip of tea. He patted on the seat next to him, telling her to sit down.

The princess coolly sat down without any hesitation and stared back at him. The only thing exceptional about this ordinary man was his unfathomable eyes. People would be devoured by staring at them.

The eyes were the windows to the soul. After looking at his eyes, the princess understood that no one could ever spy into it.

It was a satisfying moment to drink tea and enjoy the breeze with a beauty keeping one company. Li Qiye became quiet without saying anything. This prompted the princess to do the same.

After a while, he gazed towards the distance and asked softly: “Has there been any news about your Nightfall Immortal Monarch?”

The princess didn’t expect this question. After a brief contemplation, she shook her head: “Nothing for now, or at least the two other ancestors haven’t told us anything with regards to Ancestor Nightfall.”

Nightfall was the third monarch in their clan, the only female and also the strongest.

She had eleven palaces and eleven wills, much stronger than their Progenitor, Jilin Immortal Monarch. She was only one step away from being a peak emperor.

For their clan, Jilin Immortal Monarch was the one who created their clan but Nightfall Immortal Monarch was the one who made them untouchable.

After all, such an emperor was too powerful, more than enough to look down on anyone. Only someone like World Emperor was stronger than her.

As one of the few powerful female emperors, she didn’t hesitate for a moment before joining the sixth expedition started by Immortal Emperor Qi Zhen.

There had been no news at all about the emperor so no one knew the result of the expedition.

Li Qiye already knew the answer but he still had to ask while grasping for a straw of hope. Alas, he knew full well that there was no luck to speak of after embarking on that path.

He lamented with a disappointed sigh: “Rare is a companion on the arduous path of the dao; how many have the privilege of growing old along the way?”

After numerous battles and close encounters with death, his heart has grown numb, just not enough.

He knew that this was a type of cycle, the fate of each emperor. Nevertheless, he still hoped for a miracle.

“It’s not easy to become an emperor.” He looked at the princess and said: “But it is even harder for them to face their fate. Before the ascension, they were doing it for themselves but this isn’t the case afterward.”

The princess was moved after hearing this and thought about many legends regarding the emperors that she had heard in the past.

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