Chapter 773: The Seastar Banquet Begins

The Southern Sea Royal Palace was enveloped by a huge silver transparent light circle. The city within the light dome was huge and magnificent, and one could feel the ultimate sense of extreme luxury even when looking at it from a distance.

The flying warships were a unique magic tool of the Southern Sea Royal Palace, and they travelled into the silver light circle one after another without being affected or blocked by any array.

Of course, if the people on the flying warships acted independently, wanting to break into the Southern Sea Royal Palace, the array would automatically activate the attack mode.

Even powerhouses at Upper Unification Realm cultivation base wouldn’t be able to withstand ten rounds, as they’d definitely be bombarded to death by the power of the array.

After entering the light circle, Lou Mu Yan and the others could see clearer the luxurious and deep underwater Imperial City not far away.

Although the Southern Sea Imperial City was located in the middle of the deep sea, but it isolated all the sea water due to the array. The city below the light circle was similar to the Royal City above, but also different.

When they reached the foot of the Imperial City, all the flying warships stopped.

Diplomatic envoys welcomed everyone into the Imperial City one after the other and introduced things they passed by.

Lou Mu Yan was following Ye Qing Han—and the position of the Crown Prince of the Northern Sea was naturally at the front.

While walking, Lou Mu Yan’s eyebrows twitched. She turned her head to look behind and swept the distance.

She just felt that there was a very familiar aura fluctuating, but she couldn’t find it, as if it was sealed by something, and she couldn’t tell who was releasing this familiar aura.

“Yan’er, what’s wrong?” Ming Xiu asked in a whisper seeing that she was a little restless.

Lou Mu Yan shook her head: “It’s nothing, just now I felt a familiar aura fluctuation, but now it’s gone.”

“Could it be that person?” Ming Xiu asked pointedly after thinking about it.

He and Lou Mu Yan had perfect understanding of each other. Although Ming Xiu didn’t say the other person’s name, but she knew that he was talking about Lan Si.

“Maybe.” But she just felt that something was wrong.

When the envoy from the Southern Sea brought Ye Qing Han and the others to the posthouse for the Northern Sea’s Crown Prince, people from the Western Sea not far away also arrived one after another.

Next to the Second Princess of the Western Sea was a man in white clothes with a refined and gentle temperament. His expression was dull, and he practically didn’t answer no matter what the beautiful Second Princess beside him said.

If Lou Mu Yan saw this person, she would definitely recognise him immediately, and would also understand what was going on with that inexplicably familiar aura fluctuation.

The Seastar Banquet was officially held on the second night. Ye Qing Han and the other distinguished guests were also arranged to stay for one night first.

That night, the Dragon Guards who was following the Second Princess appeared in Ye Qing Han’s room.

“Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this is the latest information about the Second Princess.” The translucent shadow respectfully handed Ye Qing Han a jade slip.

Ye Qing Han took it and read over it, furrowing his brows more and more.

“Can the man she snatched be identified?” He rubbed his fingers over the jade slip and asked after pondering.

The shadow replied: “This subordinate can only roughly find out that the person should be a human cultivator who inadvertently ascended to the sea race from the lower interface. His specific identity cannot be verified at all.”

“Then how did you know that this man is from Tian’ling Continent?” Ye Qing Han pointed to the jade slip. The information had ‘Tian’ling Continent’ written in it, so it attracted his special attention.

“This subordinate discovered from one of the Second Princess’s followers that the man ascended here from Tian’ling Continent due to an error in the spatial node. Even the Second Princess might not know anymore information.” The shadow said.

“Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this subordinate faintly feels that we have encountered an inexplicable obstruction when we went to investigate, but it’s impossible to judge whether a third-party force is involved or not.” The shadow added.

Ye Qing Han closed his eyes and pondered, then said: “Continue to monitor, and report immediately if there’s any situations, especially about that man.”

“As ordered.”

After the shadow left, Ye Qing Han still decided to go to Lou Mu Yan’s room.

He recounted the information from the Dragon Guard’s investigation, “That’s how it is. I’m guessing that the person is someone we know.”

Lou Mu Yan furrowed her brows, “No wonder I felt a sense of familiarity before, who could it be?”

She couldn’t quite figure out who would have such charm that the crazy and deeply scheming Second Princess, would go all out to snatch him as her husband.

“I want to go take a look.” She said, unable to sit still.

Ming Xiu held her hand and said: “Yan’er, since the Second Princess brought that person here, then it means that she wants to display him in front of everyone to declare her sovereignty, so she will definitely take him to the Seastar Banquet tomorrow.”

“Exactly! Now that we’re in the territory of the Southern Sea Royal Family, today’s guards will be relatively strict. Each posthouse will be protected by strong sea races, we can’t beat the grass and startle the snake.” Ye Qing Han added.

Lou Mu Yan sighed and said: “You’re right. I didn’t think clearly because I was too concerned. We’ll find out tomorrow.”

If that person was really her close family or friend, then tomorrow she would deal with the Second Princess even if she had to go all out and offend Fox Lan.

In fact, she already had a guess in her heart, but she just didn’t dare to come to a conclusion—otherwise she was really afraid that she wouldn’t be able to control herself and just rush to the posthouse of the Western Sea right now.

“Yan’er, let’s make some preparations for tomorrow.” Ming Xiu said while holding Lou Mu Yan’s hand tightly.

As soon as Lou Mu Yan raised her eyes, she met Ming Xiu’s deep and boundless gaze. There was indistinct warmth and concern in them. A smile bloomed on her face, “Alright!”

“Mu Yan, I’ll continue to investigate. Don’t worry, if it really comes to the point of tearing apart all pretences, then we’ll kill the Second Princess. At worst, we’ll just become an enemy of the Western Sea.” Ye Qing Han comforted.

“Mm.”

Lou Mu Yan’s heart was very warm from Ye Qing Han’s words—but if such a situation really occurred, she wouldn’t drag Qing Han into the water. After all, once he participated, it would become a matter between the Northern Sea Royal Family and the Western Sea Royal Family.

The next night, Lou Mu Yan and Ming Xiu followed Ye Qing Han into a carriage drawn by seahorses that the royal family came to welcome them in.

Sitting in the carriage, Lou Mu Yan looked around at the night view of the Southern Sea Royal Palace.

The lights were splendid, the atmosphere was bright, and it was extremely lively. The sea races or sea demons on the street were very excited and beaming with joy.

It could also be seen from their expressions that the Seastar Banquet was a grand event for the Southern Sea Royal Family.

After the carriage had travelled for an hour, they entered a grand and quaint palace. Lou Mu Yan discovered that a super grade 9 defensive array was arranged around the palace.

After entering the palace, the diplomatic envoy ushered them into the seats that had been arranged long ago and sat down.

Beautiful sea race female attendants brought out trays of spiritual fruits and spiritual food, as well as several jugs of sweet and mellow spiritual wine.

Lou Mu Yan stretched out her hand to pour a glass for the two of them, then took a glass for herself.

A mellow aroma of wine filled her mouth—this was grade 9 spiritual wine.

Her eyes lit up, and she savoured it carefully, with endless aftertaste. She couldn’t help but sigh again in her heart that Fox Lan was very extravagant.

Of course, she also discovered that this kind of grade 9 spiritual wine was only placed on the tables of the distinguished guests from the three other sea regions, and on the tables of some clans and forces from the Southern Sea—on the other tables were all grade 8 spiritual wine.

She was originally savouring the spiritual wine when suddenly, she felt a gaze cast on her, and that familiar feeling hit her again. She immediately looked up.

Then she saw the distinguished guests of the Western Sea being led to their seats by an envoy, and when she saw the dull-looking elegant man in white standing next to the Second Princess, her pupils constricted, and her eyes were filled with burning anger.