A short night is hard to please! A stunningly handsome prince dotes on her exclusively.

Chapter 321 Formal Meeting

The next morning, as soon as Hua Buyu opened the door, she saw Xuan Yuan standing with his hands behind his back in front of the railing, looking down at the view of the Immortal Realm's long street.

"Ha~"

She yawned lazily and asked as she walked.

"Xuanyuan, what are you looking at over there?"

Upon hearing the voice, he slowly turned around, his expression as aloof and cold as ever, but his tone was somewhat surprised.

"So early?"

"Uh……"

Hua Buyu awkwardly touched her nose, "I don't always sleep in!"

Looking at the carefree and unrefined woman, he raised his hand and patted Hua Buyu's head twice.

"Buyu, you and your child have endured a long and bumpy journey with me. You must have had a hard time."

That gentle tone sounded like a brother's loving care for his sister.

Hua Buyu stood there stunned, blinking as if she were quite frightened.

Then, she came to her senses and quickly touched Xuan Yuan's forehead.

"Hiss~ You don't have a fever! Xuan Yuan, are you saying something like your dying words?"

"..."

The emotional appeal lasted only three seconds before Xuan Yuan broke down in an instant.

He turned around, his back to Hua Buyu, his voice as cold as ever.

"Go and wake them up. After they have breakfast, we'll set off immediately."

"Oh!"

Hua Buyu shrugged. "This is Xuan Yuan!"

At the eastern gate, a group of people were joyfully bidding farewell to the hundred-mile-long cliff.

"Xing'er, there are countless ferocious beasts in Jinglie Mountain, remember not to run around recklessly."

"Your Majesty, I understand!"

Xie Xuanji stuck out her tongue, then, as if suddenly remembering something, she quickly moved closer to him.

"Your Majesty, this time Xing'er will hunt a deer and skin it to make shoes for you, okay?"

Baili Juebi lowered his head slightly, looking at the little girl who barely reached his shoulder, and his aloof expression softened considerably.

"As long as you don't cause trouble, remember to take Yan'er to see the scenery."

"Yes, I will..."

Seeing that Baili Juebi wasn't as aloof this time, she gradually became more demanding. She put her hand on his shoulder, stood on tiptoe, and whispered in his ear.

"Your Majesty, have you fallen for me again? Since you're back this time, can I sleep with you?"

The sound was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough to reach the ears of the people present, and everyone laughed helplessly.

Baili Juebi's lips twitched suddenly, and he pulled her in front of him, a hint of anger flickering in his eyes.

"Xing'er, if you keep talking nonsense, then you shouldn't go."

"No!"

She frowned and pleaded pitifully.

"Emperor~"

Baili Juebi ignored her and turned to look at Xin Moyan.

"Yan'er, practice archery with your second brother. I'll test you when we get back."

“Okay!” Xin Moyan readily agreed.

Afterwards, he instructed Baili Juexi and Shuiyi to take good care of their younger siblings while they were away for the next two days.

And so, the group set off in a grand procession to visit Jinglie Mountain.

Although Xin Moyan felt something was amiss, she couldn't quite put her finger on it, so she let it go.

To the ancient Cang people, the long street of the Immortal Realm was a strangely dressed group of eight people swaggering along. It would only take half an hour to walk to the Mingshui Palace. This was Xie Cangming's instruction, saying that they should walk there and be warmly welcomed into the palace along the way.

Just as he said, compared with the previous few days, the common people in the capital were even more excited when they saw Xie Cangming with white hair and white clothes. Their eyes were filled with respect and admiration, and the entire long street was filled with people kneeling on the ground, not daring to look at him even a little bit.

This head of white hair is like a pass, attracting trembling and worshipful figures wherever it goes.

Thus, with the support of the people, Xie Cangming led the seven people directly to the outermost city gate of Mingshui Palace.

At first, some guards came over with long spears and swords, but when they saw Xie Cangming, they also knelt down in panic and even dropped their weapons on the ground. They did not know the identity of the person in front of them, but they could not stop him.

Hua Buyu surveyed the ridiculously luxurious, white palace, a pristine and immaculate residence resembling the abode of celestial beings.

"Xie Cangming, if I had known that your white hair was so useful, allowing us to freely enter and exit the Ancient Cang Imperial Palace, I would have had Feng Qingyang make some hair dye to turn our hair white. Wouldn't we then be revered as gods in Ancient Cang?"

Xie Cangming: "..."

Xie Cangming didn't respond to her at all. He looked up and saw the pavilions and terraces that hadn't changed for many years. Some distant memories gradually became clear in his mind, the childhood days that lingered in his heart in the middle of the night.

"Let's go!"

"Where?"

"Xuanming Palace".

"Xuanming Palace? What kind of place is that?"

"Hua Buyu, you're too noisy. Didn't I tell you to pretend to be mute?"

"Xin Moling, look how he treats your godson's mother!"

Xin Moling: "..."

To be fair, having this talkative "beautiful girl" on board made the voyage less boring.

Inside the Xuanming Palace, a figure dressed in a black robe wrapped in gold sat at the very top of the cliff, his face stern and cold, exuding an aura of dominance that seemed to look down upon the world.

Standing on either side below were a dozen or so elderly men in black robes, one of whom was the one Shui Yi had called an elder who had forcibly taken Xin Moyan away that day.

Unlike the three Baili brothers and Xie Xuanji, whose hair was white, all the elders of Xuanming Palace had black hair, with the elderly only having white hair at their temples.

Their expressions were solemn and dignified, yet a hint of worry, as if facing a formidable enemy, lingered between their weathered brows.

"Your Majesty, the person is outside the palace."

A young palace servant hurriedly ran to his side and respectfully reported the situation. He only dared to observe their actions from a distance; if they met him head-on, he would surely kneel down as well.

"Ah."

Upon hearing that Xie Cangming and the others had arrived outside the hall, a commotion immediately broke out among the crowd.

Baili Juebi did not order anyone to summon them into the hall, but instead waited quietly with a group of elders, since that person did not need rules.

Before she arrived, her voice preceded hers; it was a woman's voice, naturally belonging to Hua Buyu herself.

"Xie Cangming, why is this Xuanming Palace so dark? Even the walls are black, unlike the other palaces outside. It's really ugly!"

Before even stepping into the hall, Xie Cangming suppressed the urge to punch someone and squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth.

"Flowers do not speak; be careful what you say."

"My kidneys are fine!"

"..."

Not to mention Xie Cangming, even Xuan Yuan and Xin Moling couldn't stand it anymore.

"Brother, I'll have Feng Qingyang prepare some medicine to make the fetus mute. It won't harm the baby. What do you think?"

"Can!"

"Hmph! You heartless and ungrateful men!"

With this roar, the group appeared together in front of the four- or five-meter-high dark lacquered rhinoceros wood gate.

Xie Cangming walked at the front, his long eyebrows slightly raised, his expression indifferent, and a hint of disdain reflected in the depths of his blue eyes. His loose hair was blown by the wind, and the snow color was particularly dazzling against the dark background. His figure was as bright as the moon, but it could not hide the cold aura around him.

One of them fixed his gaze on Xie Cangming, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise and knelt down in excitement.

"Great Elder!"