"Greetings to Donghua True Monarch as he exits seclusion!"
Several days later.
Zhong Shenxiu stepped out of the Dharma Treasures Tower to find the Fourth Prince waiting to greet him on one side, seemingly having waited there for some time.
"How can we trouble Your Highness with such a long wait?"
Zhong Shenxiu laughed heartily, feeling a bit strange on the inside.
'If the Fourth Prince knew about my Primordial Spirit breaking through to Dharma Body and that forbidden Secret Technique, I wonder if he would still be so enthusiastic about marrying off his sister to me...'
'Also, he is a bit too respectful.'
As Zhong Shenxiu pondered, the Fourth Prince bowed again, "Your Majesty, I have heard that my Ninth Brother, not content with the previous humiliation and lacking Imperial Family support, still wishes to undermine True Monarch's face. Surely my Second Brother has something to do with this... They are preparing someone to contend with True Monarch in a showdown..."