The King looked serious and cautious, but he was smiling too.


    He knew what was going on, but he had never met the Elder Miss from Piaomiao Pavilion. He wondered what she was like.


    If she had a soft personality. He could convince her easily.


    Ling was going to marry the Phoenix Girl. He could even let the Elder Miss from Piaomiao Pavilion marry him as well, but neither of them might be interested. Things were veryplicated. Otherwise he could ask her to marry Lord Yan. His wife just passed away anyway.


    The King was just thinking about this when he continued. "Let them in."


    De Fu nodded and went out to greet them.


    Before he was able to walk out of Ronghua Pce, the people outside walked in directly.


    De Fu was startled, but he walked aside.


    The King did not make the guards stop them. He dropped the small matter of passing a message.


    The Elder Miss was leading the troup. She was dressed in sporty clothes, and she was holding a sword. She was dressed more like a man than a woman.


    She walked very fast, and seemed imposing. She did not care about manners or etiquette.


    She stopped somewhere close to the King. She looked up at the King. "So you are the King of the Saint Divine Land?"


    The King nodded and did not ask her to kowtow to him, seeing how she behaved. He was about to ask her to take the seat, when Elder Miss took a seat directly.


    The King gave an embarrassed cough.


    He would notin if Destiny Monk did not kowtow to him, but the Elder Miss from Piaomiao Pavilion seemed too arrogant.


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    Zhou Huailing did not know what Piaomiao Pavilion was like. So he struck the table, scolding her. "This is the imperial court, not your Piaomiao Pavilion. Where are your manners? You need to…"


    "Shut up." The King shouted. "I am here. You are not in the position to teach anyone a lesson."


    Zhou Huailing looked really unconvinced.


    The King forced a smile. He said to the Elder Miss with an apologetic tone. "Sorry for the imprudent manners, you…"


    The Elder Miss threw a cold look at him, and said nothing.


    She never considered this kind of stupid man as someone important. She was not bothered to argue with him.


    She turned to Gu Chaoyan next to them and narrowed her eyes.


    She had heard some rumors before she got here.


    She had thought that the Phoenix Girl was not at all interesting, but she looked different from what she expected. She had a special air around her, but she was not as noble as she herself was. She sneered at her red birthmark.


    "So you are the Phoenix Girl?"


    Gu Chaoyan met the Elder Miss'' eyes.


    She could tell from the way she behaved that the Elder Miss was not here for any kind talk, not with the King or with her.


    Could she be here for…


    Gu Chaoyan had just had some ideas when suddenly, a red silhouette rushed towards her with the tip of a sword pointing at her.