World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 387 - 208: Zhi Yan’s confession! Zhi Ning’s pregnancy news!_2

Chapter 387: 208: Zhi Yan’s confession! Zhi Ning’s pregnancy news!_2

However, the moment that face appeared.

The whole room fell into utter silence, everyone instinctively holding their breath.

Almost instantly...

Gui Qinshu’s dazzling charm was completely overshadowed by Zhi Yan.

All the light seemed to converge on that face in a flash, a masterfully sculpted visage brimming with vibrant spirit.

Gui Qinshu was still beautiful, still stunningly enchanting, but in front of Zhi Yan’s face, she suddenly seemed very vulgar.

Her face was so ethereal, as if embodying the essence of heaven and earth, all other beauty paled in comparison, leading only to feelings of inferiority.

Zhen Yan Princess was making her first public appearance before the world.

To ease tensions with the Dragon Temple, King Quo Bian had sent her to study at the Yanjing Holy Temple since childhood, only returning to Zhi Du this year.

After returning to Zhi Du, she attended only one banquet, which was solely for the royal family members, without a single outsider present.

For the most part, Zhi Yan remained in quiet contemplation at the Dragon Temple, never appearing in public.

Everyone had heard of her, but no one had ever seen her, and now they were finally seeing her face for the first time.

Beautiful beyond words, ethereal like a deity.

"Greetings to Her Royal Highness, the Princess!"

After a moment of silence, everyone knelt down in unison.

The nobles at the event could choose to not attend the princess’s banquet or even completely dissociate themselves from Zhi Yan; however, she remained the supreme eldest royal princess, holding a status identical to Zhi Li’s, perhaps even slightly higher.

Everyone who saw her was compelled to kneel and pay respects.

Gui Qinshu felt her neck shrink; it wasn’t just about the glow and beauty but also her entire aura that was utterly suppressed.

Everyone knelt, but she didn’t want to. She hadn’t knelt even when Zhi Li had arrived.

Zhi Yan, looking at Gui Qinshu’s enchanting face, raised her hand, and a slap flashed across.

"Slap..."

A crisp sound, and Gui Qinshu’s beautiful face swelled up in an instant.

Of course, she hadn’t used the power of the dragon; otherwise, Gui Qinshu would have been pulverized.

"Earl of Linhai, is this the kind of upbringing you provide?" Zhi Yan asked coldly.

At that moment, Gui Xingfu was not there.

Gui Xingfu had only appeared briefly at the beginning of the banquet, then he and Duke Turing Tuo had completely disappeared.

Upon hearing Zhi Yan’s question, a samurai immediately ran out to report to the outside.

A moment later, Gui Xingfu and Duke Turing Tuo entered the hall with the utmost speed, kneeling neatly and saying, "Your humble servants greet Her Royal Highness, the Eldest Princess."

Seeing his daughter’s face swollen, Gui Xingfu’s heart ached greatly, and then he bowed deeply and said, "Your servant has failed to discipline her properly, allowing the naughty girl to offend Her Royal Highness. I am at fault!"

Zhen Yan Princess didn’t look at Gui Xingfu but walked over to Suo Lun and said softly, "My dear, dance with me."

At this moment, Suo Lun felt a certain quality emanating from Zhi Yan, a quality similar to Jiang Xue’s.

That air of looking down on the world.

You, a duke, a lord kneeling on the ground, completely ignored by Zhi Yan, who didn’t even give you a glance but came straight to Suo Lun to dance.

This quality was innate.

Zhi Ning didn’t have it, nor did Zhi Li, because they grew up in an environment where every day could be their last.

Then, Zhi Yan and Suo Lun embraced each other and began to dance gracefully.

The whole hall remained motionless, everyone still kneeling on the ground.

Duke Turing Tuo and Gui Xingfu, two cunning old foxes, wouldn’t allow for any mistakes in etiquette. Although they would plot on how to eliminate Zhi Yan and even the king as soon as they turned around,

Because Zhi Yan didn’t tell them to rise, they knelt just like that, in front of everyone.

And with these two most eminent figures still kneeling, everyone else remained kneeling as well.

The entire hall watched only Suo Lun and Zhi Yan dance as if no one else existed, dancing so divinely, transcending the mundane.

This scene pierced deeply into Zhi Li, who was in the loft above.

Zhi Yan’s capricious nature and her disdain for the world painfully pricked the most sensitive part of his heart.

He prided himself on his grand ambition and unmatched wisdom, yet he still had to consider the feelings of many, curry favor with people, take into account the majority of interests, and even sacrifice many benefits.

His own sister, his only kin, had been defeated in the battle for Tian Shui City. To appease the nobles and lords, he had no choice but to imprison her.

At this moment, Gui Qinshu was filled with deep jealousy.

She had always felt that although she was not a princess, she surpassed one; wherever she went, she was the center of attention.

Now, she could only kneel there, watching Suo Lun and Zhi Yan dance without a care in the world.

Moreover, Princess Zhi Yan had suppressed her in appearance, status, and temperament, yet this woman was calling Suo Lun "my dear"!

Instantly, the glory Ling Ao had brought her seemed bland and tasteless.

...

Zhen Yan Princess and Suo Lun danced one whole song, a good quarter of an hour, while Duke Turing Tuo and Gui Xingfu, these two old foxes, genuinely knelt for a full quarter of an hour as well.

After the dance, Zhen Yan Princess and Suo Lun left just like that.

From beginning to end, Zhi Yan never told Gui Xingfu and Duke Turing Tuo to rise.

If she were a man, such behavior would certainly be harshly criticized, but she was a woman.

If she wanted to win hearts, doing this tonight would surely alienate everyone.

But at that moment, only Suo Lun stood by her side, so she could be as willful as she pleased!

After leaving Duke Turing’s Mansion, the two walked on the street, with Suo Lun saying, "Thank you for making a statement."

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