Chu Qianli put away the half jade pendant and immediately quickened her pace towards Chu Jiangnan's Longyang Palace.
The further she walked, the more excited she became, and also a little inexplicably nervous.
Perhaps she was too engrossed in her thoughts, she didn't notice that the aura behind her had a slight anomaly.
By the time she sensed something was wrong, the chill had already reached her back.
Chu Qianli's heart tightened, and she immediately sent out a palm strike.
Unfortunately, she was still severely injured, and this palm strike landed on the opponent as if a stone had sunk into the sea, without causing even a ripple!
But the opponent's palm force had already completely enveloped her.
Her body was completely controlled by his palm wind. When he retracted his palm wind, Chu Qianli felt her breath stop for a moment, with no fresh air entering her abdomen.
Everything before her eyes gradually blurred.
Around her, there seemed to be someone calling out, "Princess..."
But those calls soon faded away.
In her ears, only the whistling wind remained.
And the man's low laughter: "Little thing, you've finally fallen into my hands."
...
At this time, Longyang Palace was still peaceful and serene.
"The little princess has been missing for over ten years. For the past three years, I have been searching but have found no news."
Chu Wang was personally brewing tea.
At this moment, even Xiao Shunzi had been dismissed, and in the entire side hall, there were only the two of them.
"Imperial Brother, have you ever considered that perhaps the little princess can never be found again?"
It wasn't that he wanted to speak discouraging words, but it had been three years!
For three full years, almost the entire Cangqiong Continent had been traversed.
The Mingyue of that year seemed to have vanished into thin air, with no trace of her to be found.
Let alone Mingyue, even their eldest disciple Mu Hua, who had been expelled from the sect, had no news.
None of Master Wugou's three disciples used their real names.
No one knew each other's identities.
Chu Wang hadn't expected that even two people who deeply loved each other had never confessed to each other.
Chu Jiangnan remained silent, looking at the tea in the pot. His brows seemed indifferent, but Chu Wang could still discern a hint of unease.
How much he cared about Mingyue, he cared just as much about the little princess.
More than ten years had passed, and for anyone else, they would have long forgotten.
But Imperial Brother was no ordinary person.
For the woman he loved back then, he had no concubines in the harem for over a decade.
This was truly not something an ordinary emperor could achieve.
"Why didn't you tell her the truth back then?"
"It wasn't that I was unwilling, but it was our tacit understanding. Neither of us would inquire about the other's secrets."
At this moment, Chu Jiangnan, together with Chu Wang, still seemed like his former self.
He was not an emperor and did not need to refer to himself as "朕," he was relaxed and at ease.
Only in front of his own brother, Chu Wang, could he be like this.
Chu Wang was somewhat helpless.
Tacit understanding.
What should have been the most beautiful thing had, unfortunately, caused such great trouble.
"Actually, I had planned to return. After Father Emperor's condition improved, I would have bid farewell to Father Emperor and told him that I would not return to the palace again."
"Did Imperial Brother plan to live a carefree life with Mingyue, abandoning even the imperial dynasty?" Chu Wang was astonished.
However, he quickly came to terms with it.
Imperial Brother was indeed not an ordinary emperor.
He truly had the deepest feelings for Mingyue.
It was a pity that fate played tricks on them.
Not only could the two not be together, but for so many years, they couldn't even see each other!