Aside from Long Jing and the Emperor of Great Dragon, as well as a few guards, everyone else in the Royal Palace had left.

The Emperor of Great Dragon stepped down from his throne, came to his daughter's side, held her hand with a gentle smile on his face.

"Jing'er, this time I've asked you to follow Long Kui to the Purple Origin Star, it must have been hard for you. Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened. Otherwise, your father would have been deeply saddened."

Long Jing smiled sweetly, intimately holding her father's arm.

"Thank you, Father, for your concern. Jing'er knows how to take care of herself."

The Emperor of Great Dragon has ten sons and daughters under him, but his favorite is Princess Jing.

Especially after Princess Jing activated the Heavenly Dragon Beast Soul within her, the Emperor of Great Dragon treasured Long Jing like the apple of his eye.

If not for Long Jing secretly going to Earth last time, having a one-night affair with an Earthling, getting pregnant and having a child, breaking the alliance marriage with the Youming Empire, causing significant losses to the Great Dragon Empire, the Great Dragon Empire wouldn't have been thunderously angry and confined her in the rear garden for two years.

The Emperor of Great Dragon gently patted his daughter's head and said lovingly:

"Jing'er, from your speech today, you've truly grown up, mature and calm. You're no longer that capricious and somewhat unruly girl from before."

Long Jing gave a bitter smile,

"People do have to grow up."

The Emperor of Great Dragon walked to a seat and sat down, Long Jing also sat beside her father.

"Jing'er, now that you're a mother yourself, you should understand the concerns and the punishment your father has for you, right?"

Long Jing paused, silently nodded.

"Spring winds and thunderstorms, they are Father's love for Jing'er. Jing'er was young and reckless before, making Father worry."

The Emperor of Great Dragon held his daughter's hand and laughed heartily,

"Jing'er, you saying things like this doesn't make your father's love for you in vain."

"Father!"

"Jing'er, the Great Dragon Empire is now in peril, with hidden undercurrents. Especially after something happened to your uncle Long Kui this time, the future will be even more difficult."

"Father, as long as we unite and work together, no one will dare challenge our Great Dragon Empire."

"Jing'er, you don't understand. In previous years, Father was focused on unifying Witch Star. If we could annex the Flying Leopard Empire, this plan would be halfway to success. Unfortunately, it ultimately failed,"

At this point, the Emperor of Great Dragon glanced at his daughter.

Long Jing paused. If it weren't for her entanglement with Yang Xiao on Earth, getting pregnant and having a child, and breaking the marriage contract with the Youming Empire's Prince, leading to the Youming Empire tearing up the alliance with the Great Dragon Empire,

Otherwise, the Great Dragon Empire would have long annexed the Flying Leopard Empire and become the true hegemon of Witch Star.

Seeing the self-reproach on his daughter's face, the Emperor of Great Dragon smiled slightly and comforted:

"Destiny, perhaps this is destiny.

Sigh, this battle not only greatly depleted our Qi but also completely exposed our ambitions to dominate Witch Star, causing all the empires on Witch Star to be wary of us,

Long Kui's death made our Great Dragon Empire lose its combat power advantage. I suspect these empires might take this chance to unite against us,

Sigh, if only we hadn't sent Long Kui to Purple Origin Star to assassinate Yang Xiao, we wouldn't be in such a passive situation today."

Seeing his father's somewhat defeated heroism, looking old and tired, Long Jing's heart ached.

In her memory, her father has always been high-spirited, arrogant, heroic, and domineering, never the way he was now, sighing and hesitating.

"Father, don't worry. Although our Great Dragon Empire faced some difficulties, our foundation remains intact. Not everyone can move us just because they want to."

The Emperor of Great Dragon looked at his daughter, smiled slightly, and said:

"Jing'er, your Heavenly Dragon Beast Soul has been fully activated, hasn't it?"

"Mm."

"You've now broken through to the Empire Middle Level Realm. Starting tomorrow, you will join the Great Dragon Empire's Gold Medal Guard Team, training in the Fourth Stage of Marrow Cleansing of the Genetic Transformation Technique. With your talent, I believe in a year or two, you'll break through to the Empire Level Advanced realm."

The captain of the Great Dragon Empire's Gold Medal Guard Team is personally held by the Emperor of Great Dragon, and the vice-captain is the War God. To join the Gold Medal Guard Team, one must get the Emperor's personal approval with very strict requirements.

Even with Long Jing's Heavenly Dragon Beast Soul and princess status, she hasn't been able to join the Gold Medal Guard Team, showing how difficult it is to enter.

Upon hearing this, Long Jing happily said:

"Thank you, Father!"

"Haha, between father and daughter, why are we exchanging polite words? Also, I want to officially appoint you as the Holy Daughter of the Great Dragon Empire, and lifelong Governor. How does that sound?"

Long Jing was shocked; although she had long known her father intended to appoint her as the Holy Daughter of the Great Dragon Empire, everyone in the empire knew she had to break through to the Empire Level Advanced realm to be appointed.

"Father, isn't it a bit early? I'm only at the Empire Middle Level realm, fearing others might not be convinced."

"Haha, what a joke, who dares not be convinced, let them step forward and try? With your Heavenly Dragon Beast Soul and imperial princess status serving as the Great Dragon Empire's Holy Daughter, who dares to be unconvinced?"

Long Jing fell silent for a moment, knowing her father's decision must have its reasons, so she didn't resist and said:

"Jing'er listens to Father's arrangements."

"Hmm, good!"

"Jing'er, how is your child doing recently?"

Long Jing heard Father mentioning her child proactively and immediately answered happily:

"Long Xiao is great, he's almost three now, very naughty and mischievous, even two maids can't manage him every day."

"Haha, next time when you have some time, bring Long Xiao to see me. My grandson hasn't called me grandpa yet, haha..."

Because Long Jing's son doesn't have a father, isn't officially recognized, and is Long Jing's illegitimate child, it influenced the alliance between the Great Dragon Empire and the Youming Empire. So the Great Dragon Empire hasn't really acknowledged Long Jing's son, hasn't mentioned him, nor seen him.

Long Jing noticed her father's intention to formally accept Long Xiao's presence and was very pleasantly surprised in her heart.

"Father, thank you! When I have time tomorrow, I'll bring Xiao'er to see you; he will definitely like you very much."

"Haha, what grandson wouldn't like his grandpa?"

...

The news of Long Jing entering the Royal Gold Medal Guard Team and being officially bestowed as the Holy Daughter of the Great Dragon Empire quickly spread inside and outside the palace.

Long Aotian listened and then raised his hand to pat his forehead, letting out a big sigh of relief.

The butler standing next to him asked:

"Your Highness, why are you so happy upon hearing that Princess Jing was made the Holy Daughter? Didn't you say Princess Jing might be the strongest contender for the future throne? Hasn't being made Holy Daughter increased her power?"

Long Aotian laughed loudly and said:

"You don't understand; if Sister Jing hadn't been made Holy Daughter, I really would worry that Father might pass the throne to her. After all, among so many princes and princesses, only Sister Jing has the unique Heavenly Dragon Beast Soul.

But now, since Father plans to make her the Holy Daughter, it shows that Father won't pass the throne to Sister Jing. Believe me, in the history of the Great Dragon Empire, when has an emperor also served as the Holy Daughter?"

The butler realized it suddenly, nodding repeatedly, saying:

"Your Highness, you're indeed smart!"

...

Wanyan He returned to the Flying Leopard Empire.

Wanyan He returned to Witch Star just one day later than Long Jing, so at this time, the Flying Leopard Emperor still didn't know about Long Kui's assassination.

In the palace hall of the Flying Leopard Empire, Wanyan He reported to the Emperor:

"Father, let me tell you some good news, the Dean of Heavenly Dragon Academy, Long Kui, went to the Purple Origin Star to assassinate Yang Xiao, but was counter-killed by Yang Xiao, he's dead!"

The Flying Leopard Emperor was sitting on the throne, holding a cup of tea to drink, but upon hearing Wanyan He's report, was choked by a mouthful of water,

"Cough, cough, cough... What did you say? Long Kui is dead? How is that possible?"

The Flying Leopard Emperor widened his eyes, looking at Wanyan He.

Not only the Emperor but all the officers and soldiers in the palace hall were shocked and amazed upon hearing.

"He'er? Did you see Long Kui's death with your own eyes?"

Wanyan He chuckled:

"Father, not only did I see it with my own eyes, but representatives from over a dozen empires were also present. They all saw it, and at the time, there were tens of thousands of people in the square watching. Long Kui had his neck chopped off by Yang Xiao's sword, no way to resurrect."

"Really?"

"Of course, if you don't believe, you can ask Aguda."

Wanyan He pointed to Aguda by his side.

Aguda immediately bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely true; people from the Great Dragon Empire already left Purple Origin Star with Long Kui's corpse one day earlier than us; if all went smoothly, Long Kui's corpse should have arrived at the Great Dragon Empire yesterday."

Just as he spoke, a royal guard hurriedly ran in and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, according to reports from spies in Dragon City, the Dean of Heavenly Dragon Academy, Long Kui, was killed on Purple Origin Star. The Great Dragon Palace is now holding a memorial ceremony for him."

The Flying Leopard Emperor, hearing, was now very sure of Long Kui's death, emotionally slapped his leg, shouting:

"Great, with Long Kui dead, peace reigns, tonight we'll celebrate with chicken feast!"

The Flying Leopard Emperor, in high spirits, looked appreciatively at Wanyan He and said loudly:

"He'er, you're good, last time you went to Purple Origin Star, successfully convinced Yang Xiao to change the crystal stone distribution ratio. This time you went to Purple Origin Star and helped Yang Xiao kill Long Kui. Well done, you're worthy of being my son. With you around, Father can sleep soundly, haha..."

Wanyan He was delighted upon hearing, and immediately bowed:

"Thank you, Father, for the praise. I am willing to exert all my energy to share Father's worries and solve the empire's problems."

Meanwhile, the Second Prince, Wanyan Ying, heard this and felt as uncomfortable as if he'd swallowed a bug, resentfully glancing at the Eldest Prince.

He couldn't understand why the Eldest Prince had such good luck, winning two rounds in a row, adding significantly to his status in Father's heart!