Della did not lie; she did know Zhou Yan, and had known him shortly after he acquired the [Myriad Realms Virtual Mall], as Zhou Yan needed a lot of materials and had established a good cooperative relationship with her.
They still traded with each other to this day, although it was Zhou Yan's subordinates who handled the transactions later on, and Zhou Yan himself had not been involved for a long time.
However, Zhou Yan still met with these business partners every month or two.
If Zhou Yan had not annihilated the Ancient Dynasty this time, Della would not have believed that Zhou Yan's strength was so formidable, and even more so that she knew him, and even less that her own imperial city held a grudge against Zhou Yan.
Because this involved the downfall of the Dark Dynasty, Della naturally did not dare to be careless, and thus voluntarily offered to be the negotiator.
Lask Laurie also did not expect his daughter to know Zhou Yan, and so he began to confer with his many ministers.
"Prime Minister Kuri, are there no other suitable candidates?"
Lask Laurie was extremely reluctant to have his daughter come forward. After all, he was a father, and who would want their daughter to undertake such a dangerous task?
No one knew if Zhou Yan would kill his daughter in a fit of rage. Lask Laurie did not want his daughter to take such a risk.
However, this matter concerned the survival of the entire imperial dynasty. Lask Laurie still sought the opinions of others, wanting to hear their thoughts.
Prime Minister Kuri was indeed surprised that Princess Della knew Zhou Yan, and asked, "Princess Della, do you know Zhou Yan well? If you are confident, you can try. If you are not, I hope you do not take the risk."
"There is definitely no absolute certainty, but from what I understand of Zhou Yan, he is not someone who kills indiscriminately. Every time he takes action, there is always a justifiable reason."
"His attack on the Ancient Dynasty was because the Ancient Dynasty had once pursued him. Although our Dark Dynasty also took action, most of us were mere helpers, not the masterminds."
"I believe I have a good chance of returning safely, so you need not worry, Prime Minister. However, whether I can persuade Zhou Yan, I am not entirely sure."
Although Della knew Zhou Yan, she did not know him very well. This time, she could only try her best.
Several others inquired about the situation, and Della answered them one by one.
After sufficient understanding, Kuri said to Lask Laurie, "Your Majesty, this old subject believes Princess Della is the best candidate."
"We concur," all the other civil officials replied.
Lask Laurie pondered for a long time before finally deciding to let his daughter try.
Subsequently, the Prime Minister felt that since Zhou Yan needed a large quantity of materials, it would be good to prepare a gift as a gesture of their sincerity.
Lask Laurie agreed with this point. To demonstrate their sincerity, the items prepared this time were indeed abundant, with a total value of no less than a hundred trillion in materials, many of which were high-grade.
However, Lask Laurie did not place all his hopes on Della. The entire army of the Dark Dynasty was still assembled. They could not afford to be passive and had to defend proactively.
Seven days later, a group of powerful individuals escorted Della to the vicinity of Zhou Yan's territory.
Della looked at Zhou Yan's vast territory with great shock. In just two years, the territory had developed so immensely. He was indeed the chosen one of the Canglan Continent.
"You all must not follow. I will go alone this time. You can wait here for my news," Della said.
"Your Highness, are you sure you don't want us to accompany you?" These powerful individuals still felt uneasy.
"If he truly refuses to let me go, do you think you could deal with him even if you accompanied me?" Della retorted.
"Then we shall await Your Highness's news here," these individuals replied.
Della transformed into a beam of light and flew towards Zhou Yan's territory, and proactively sent a message to Zhou Yan, saying, "Do you remember me? I am outside your territory now and wish to speak with you."
At this moment, Zhou Yan was in class. Upon seeing the message, he opened it and read it.
This was a supplier from the Myriad Realms Lord Continent, whose territory was named [The Blue Sky That Cannot Be Plucked]. Zhou Yan had met with her many times before, but she had always worn a veil to conceal her identity.
Zhou Yan was a bit surprised to see an old friend after such a long time. He had not expected her to appear outside his territory.
Regardless of her intentions, since she knew him, she must have something to discuss.
Zhou Yan transmitted a message, saying, "Alright, I will have someone bring you in."
"Mhm."
Zhou Yan stood up in class and said, "Teacher, I have something to attend to."
"Go ahead, go ahead. Come back to class after you've handled it," the teacher said understandingly, not minding at all.
Zhou Yan walked out of the classroom, which made the other students extremely envious. If it were them, they wouldn't even dare to ask.
This was preferential treatment, this was privilege.
But they did not feel it was wrong. If they possessed Zhou Yan's strength, their tails would have been in the sky long ago.
They wouldn't even have stayed in Ziwei Academy. But Zhou Yan, within the academy, was quite low-key, never actively seeking trouble, and never showing off.
He only acted arrogant on the Lord Continent, and even then, he did so in a very understated manner, never mentioning what he had done on the Lord Continent.
Oh, he heard that Zhou Yan had already ventured into other worlds, but they had no such sources of information, only hearing that Zhou Yan was currently at war with forces from other worlds.
The key point was that Zhou Yan was still attending class.
Look at how magnificently Zhou Yan was showing off, fighting other forces with his territory while attending class.
They were all envious to death, but unfortunately, they couldn't even reach one percent of Zhou Yan's strength.
Zhou Yan left the classroom and teleported directly to his territory, then sent someone to escort the old friend in.
Zhou Yan did not know who she was.
Zhou Yan had someone prepare some snacks and tea in a reception room.
After a while, a female soldier from the Guanghan Immortal Palace brought the person in and said, "Lord, she has arrived."
"Mhm, you may go,"
Zhou Yan nodded, then looked at the other person. The person in his memory was not wearing a veiled mask this time, and was presenting her true face.
When Zhou Yan saw her, he felt a jolt of surprise. She had an exotic charm, and Della herself was extremely beautiful.
However, Zhou Yan had seen too many beauties, and was only slightly taken aback.
"What should I call you?" Zhou Yan asked, looking at her.
They had used pseudonyms when meeting before, and Zhou Yan had used so many fake names that he himself had forgotten how many he had used.