At this mont, the crown prince also felt extrely bewildered. Although he was not initially certain he was the foremost among his peers, he acknowledged that there might be others stronger than him in the world. However, he did not expect to encounter a group today that surpassed him.
"Who are you? Why have you barged in here? I recall ordering the guards not to let anyone in. Ah, you are General Chu Wu, but who are the others?" the crown prince asked.
The seven had already assessed the crown prince’s strength, placing him in the middle stage of the body refinent realm.
However, they were curious about sothing: the crown prince’s age did not differ much from Sheng Yuan, Zhu Ji Feng, and Yan ng Long. Yet, why his realm was a minor realm lower than theirs was unclear to them.
"They indeed did not let us in, so we sneaked here. Don’t worry, we rely speculated that you might be a cultivator and wanted to et you." Jun Wu Xiao explained.
Hearing this, the crown prince understood their reasons. He himself had once sought to find out if there were other cultivators in the world. But then he realized that cultivators did not look much different from ordinary people, so he stopped searching.
Moreover, he rembered soone called the Demon God. He was certain that this individual was a cultivator, and his strength far surpassed his own.
Seeing that they genuinely harbored no ill intentions and were rely curious, and observing their relationship with Chu Wu, the crown prince shared his guess:
"If I am not mistaken, the person General Chu Wu once ntioned as the Demon God is also here. Moreover, I believe it is this gentleman."
He then pointed toward Jun Wu Xiao.
Jun Wu Xiao was quite surprised, he did not expect that both father and son could make such accurate guesses. The others were equally astonished.
"You are not wrong. But I cannot fathom how you could know that I am indeed the Demon God." Jun Wu Xiao admitted.
"Ha ha ha, I can’t believe it’s actually true. I’ve heard about the Demon God a long ti ago, and after becoming a cultivator myself, I understood that the Demon God is like . But having cultivated for much longer before, his strength is obviously extraordinary. Among those here, only you and this lady possess the most exceptional strength, but you are stronger, so I guessed it was you." the crown prince laughed and said.
"Very well, let introduce myself. My na is not Demon God. I am Jun Wu Xiao." Jun Wu Xiao then removed his mask and spoke.
"My na is Yue Guang."
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The others also removed their masks and introduced themselves in turn, except for Chu Wu, as the crown prince had long known him.
"You need not address as the crown prince. Just call Xia Ni. Moreover, being cultivators, I know you would not fear even if I were the emperor. However, I never expected General Chu Wu to be a cultivator. It seems his retirent over twenty years ago was to seclude himself for cultivation." Xia Ni introduced himself.
He wasn’t surprised by their youthful appearances, as he himself had noticed he looked younger after his breakthrough.
Chu Wu smiled and responded:
"You guessed right. I retired specifically to focus on cultivation."
Dao San Qian rembered the earlier curiosity of the group. Then he asked:
"Xia Ni, you are the sa age as Sheng Yuan and the others, but why is your realm lower than theirs?"
Xia Ni sighed upon hearing this and sighed:
"Haiz, it is because of my father."
The group was taken aback, as cultivation was considered a highly personal endeavor, and they wondered how it could be influenced by soone else.
"Wait, how is it related to the emperor?" Yan ng Long asked.
Realizing his explanation was not clear, Xia Ni elaborated:
"I was supposed to start cultivating at the age of fifteen. But when I first began, my father intervened because I am his only child and the future heir. He said I couldn’t ignore my studies because of physical training. After a heated argunt, we made a pact: if I could acquire enough knowledge to be an emperor within ten years, I could then do as I pleased afterward. Eventually, he agreed, so I had to spend ten years studying. That’s why I couldn’t cultivate during that ti, leading to a lower realm than the three of them."
Everyone finally understood and realized that being a crown prince was not as comfortable as it seed. Their lives might be harder, but they were free to do as they pleased because they were all orphans from a very young age.
Jun Wu Xiao observed Xia Ni for a mont, then said:
"Why don’t you resemble the old emperor at all? Are you not his biological son?"
Everyone heard that and opened curiosity mode, but Chu Wu knew the truth, and he spoke up:
"You’re correct. The crown prince was adopted by His Majesty during a campaign to conquer another country, where he happened upon Xia Ni by chance."
Xia Ni nodded, indifferent to whether or not he was a crown prince, so revealing this matter was no issue for him.
"Is this not what they call a stroke of imnse fortune? From an orphan to the crown prince of the largest kingdom in history. Truly, such luck is rare." Zhu Ji Feng exclaid.
"Indeed, I must agree. Xia Ni, your fortune is truly great." Sheng Yuan nodded in agreent.
Everyone concurred that Xia Ni was indeed very fortunate to have beco the crown prince so unexpectedly.
"But Chu Wu, does the emperor not have any other children?" Jun Wu Xiao asked.
Chu Wu then explained to everyone:
"Do you think His Majesty had the ti? During the unification period, he was constantly conquering and stabilizing regions. Even though His Majesty now has difficulty walking, His Majesty is still so busy that he has no spare ti. How could he find the ti to marry and have children? Haven’t you noticed that this kingdom has neither a queen nor concubines?"
With this explanation, everyone finally understood. Indeed, after eting the emperor, they could sowhat grasp his character. He was the type of person who, as long as he was breathing, would think of ways to develop the kingdom and improve the lives of his subjects. If he didn’t even care about his own life, why should he care about this?
Xia Ni nodded, respecting his adoptive father, although their paths were different. He said:
"I think that’s why my father adopted . With as the crown prince, he no longer needed to have his own children."
"Right. But he probably didn’t expect his son to choose to beco a cultivator. So, how do you plan to be emperor then?" Jun Wu Xiao asked.
"I have to admit that thanks to my father’s efforts, everything is now much more stable. By the ti I beco emperor, things will likely be nearly perfect, so I’ll have fewer responsibilities. I might need to set aside so ti to manage my affairs. But I think I should find a successor soon, otherwise I won’t have ti to cultivate." Xia Ni spoke frankly.
Everyone understood that this was the best approach. Having a cultivator as an emperor was not ideal. An emperor has many duties, but a cultivator’s life is dedicated to cultivation. Finding a successor was the best option for both Xia Ni and the kingdom.
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