Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7803

Chapter 7720: Willow and Jiang

The people around Li Tianming were all incredibly powerful, and he naturally wanted to keep their identities hidden as much as possible.

However, since the other party had only approached him in good faith by proposing a meeting, Li Tianming knew he had to at least give them an explanation.

Jiang Feiling’s existence was no secret, so whether he met her or not wouldn’t make much difference, but Wei Sheng Moran was a different story.

After all—

Li Tianming had plans involving Wei Sheng Moran recently, and revealing his identity would make it difficult to manipulate the Myriad Realms Eternal Empire later; keeping it hidden was best.

Therefore, with a burning gaze, he clasped his hands in a fist salute to the other party and said, “Reporting to Lord Liu, it’s no secret that my Daoist partner is a powerful member of the Divine Ruins Clan, and I believe you are aware of this. She is currently in Fengxu, and you can see her anytime you wish.”

“And what about the other one?” Inspector Liu asked casually.

“She’s currently in seclusion,” Li Tianming said almost without hesitation, then added with a hint of difficulty, “It’s not that I’m unwilling to cooperate, but she’s currently cultivating within the Li Clan Heavenly Emperor Sect. Even if she were to emerge from seclusion immediately and travel via the Giant Source-Attracting Plank Road during this one-month hiatus of the Ten Thousand Sects Emperor War, it wouldn’t be enough time. Given the location of the Li Clan Heavenly Emperor Sect, it would take a year to reach Fengxu…”

“This… is indeed a bit difficult,” Qianfeng Heavenly Emperor said, glancing at Inspector Liu with a hint of regret.

However, Inspector Liu remained unmoved, her expression calm as she said, “In that case, let that person emerge from seclusion and come to see me now. I can wait here for a year.”

The fact that she agreed to a year’s journey made Li Tianming’s gaze flicker slightly.

“It seems this person is determined to see Xiaoyu and is actually prepared to wait…” An Ning communicated with Li Tianming’s consciousness.

Li Tianming had no choice but to agree calmly, “No problem, I’ll have her come as soon as possible.”

“Now, have the one in Fengxu come to see me first,” Inspector Liu said slowly.

It was a command.

Although she didn’t currently harbor any hostility towards Li Tianming, she was still of high status, and even Emperor Qianfeng had to defer to her.

Therefore, it seemed reasonable for her to have the air of superiority.

For the sake of the bigger picture, Li Tianming could only silently agree.

Then, he turned and took out the communication star tower, communicating with her in a seemingly professional manner.

Fortunately, Li Tianming didn’t have Jiang Feiling follow him in her spirit form this time, otherwise, having to avoid Inspector Liu and Emperor Qianfeng at this juncture would inevitably arouse unnecessary suspicion.

Of course, at this moment, he could only ask Princess Ziling to make another trip to fetch Jiang Feiling to the palace.

“Thank you for your trouble, Princess,” Li Tianming said, smiling and waving his hand at Ji Ziling.

“I’ve really had enough of being your coachman today,” Ji Ziling said, rubbing her forehead with a hint of helplessness.

A while passed…

Jiang Feiling, along with the reappearing Ji Ziling, gracefully moved through the main gate of the Danxing Palace.

Their figures, one in gold and one in purple, drew attention.

Knock knock…

Finally, Jiang Feiling calmly met the gazes of Inspector Liu and Emperor Qianfeng, standing side-by-side with Li Tianming.

They exchanged a glance; the unspoken understanding between the young couple was clear.

Previously, Jiang Feiling had learned of Li Tianming’s conversation with Inspector Liu through Yin Chen, and she also knew Li Tianming’s plans.

“A citizen of the Li Clan Star System, wife of Li Tianming, pays respects to Inspector Liu and His Majesty Emperor Qianfeng,” Jiang Feiling bowed.

Inspector Liu looked down at the golden-haired girl.

She scrutinized her closely, seemingly with a critical eye.

Even as an official of the Republic of the Divine Heaven, with countless experiences throughout her life, she couldn’t help but be somewhat surprised by Jiang Feiling’s beauty upon seeing her.

Jiang Feiling calmly raised her head to meet her gaze. Her golden eyes were clear as mirrors, her skin so smooth and fair it seemed to glow faintly, and her golden hair cascaded down to her waist, emitting a soft light, exuding a sacred yet beautiful aura.

After staring for a while, Inspector Liu chuckled and said, “You two are truly equally audacious. Most of the leaders of the inner border member states wouldn’t dare to face me with such an attitude.”

His words were more of a joke than genuine anger.

However, at this moment, Emperor Qianfeng preemptively said with a smile, “Perhaps it’s because we are both from the Divine Ruins Clan, so there’s some sense of kinship. Inspector Liu is also Miss Jiang’s senior, so of course she has more respect for her. Miss Jiang, don’t you think so?”

Jiang Feiling knew, of course, that Emperor Qianfeng was helping to build rapport.

Although she should technically be considered an ancestor of Inspector Liu, she nodded slightly in agreement without offering further explanation.

“Where…do you come from?” Inspector Liu asked calmly and peacefully.

In fact, this was also a question that Ji Ziling and the others were somewhat curious about.

Jiang Feiling clearly didn’t look very old, yet she had grown to her current strength without relying on the resources of any sect, which was truly unreasonable.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feiling’s gaze flickered slightly, then she revealed a look of reminiscence as she said, “Reporting to Lord Liu, I don’t know my true identity. I’m an orphan, wandering the outer universe, going wherever the wind takes me.”

“An orphan?” Inspector Liu was somewhat surprised, then smiled, “To have grown to this level in the outer world, your talent and strength are quite impressive. Perhaps your true family isn’t simple either. If you have the chance, you might be able to find your relatives.”

“I don’t crave those things. The vast universe is too big, too difficult to find. I don’t even know the name of the place I spent in my youth. I just need to hold onto what I have now.” Jiang Feiling frowned, shaking her head with a hint of sadness, as if her wandering past was genuine.

Without a family or other powerful force, survival in the universe is extremely difficult, and Inspector Liu was slightly surprised, clearly not expecting Jiang Feiling to be so open-minded.

Seeing Jiang Feiling’s superb acting, Li Tianming secretly gave her a thumbs up.

“Ling’er’s amazing! Her level of blatant lying is almost on par with Leonardo DiCaprio’s!” Yinghuo exclaimed, raising her chicken wings in her companion space.

“I disagree. I think Leonardo DiCaprio is still unmatched in this area,” Bai Feng said, arms crossed and shaking his head.

“Yinghuo, Bai Feng, you guys have been too idle lately, haven’t you?” Li Tianming replied inwardly, annoyed.

However, at this moment, Xiao Jiu opened her eyes and unusually spoke up, “That’s right, why are you afraid of people talking about it?”

“I’m too lazy to argue with you guys, I’m doing serious business,” Li Tianming said speechlessly.

At the same time, Inspector Liu glanced at Li Tianming and Jiang Feiling. “I have a rather personal question. Given the vast difference in your strengths, why did you two come together?”

“This…” Jiang Feiling feigned hesitation.

“I’m a woman too. I understand if you have unspeakable difficulties, so let’s leave it at that,” Inspector Liu said, seemingly magnanimous.

“Actually, it’s nothing much. When I was in trouble, Tianming rescued and cared for me. After a long period of hardship together, I decided to become his Daoist partner,” Jiang Feiling finally said slowly.

“In the vast outer realms, in the boundless universe, it’s quite a coincidence that you, a member of the Shenxu Clan with no background, and he, a top genius of the outer realms, met and came together,” Inspector Liu said, somewhat surprised and moved.