Long Fei and Wang Xiaoya carefully scrutinized the two young noblemen and immediately realized they were women disguised as men.

The two women also fixed their gaze on them. Before the Shu King could introduce them, one stepped forward, staring at Long Fei with her chin up and said, "You must be the Great Mercy and Great Virtue Master, right?"

"Who are you?"

Long Fei nodded.

The woman circled Long Fei, inspecting him, with some surprise in her eyes, "I thought you would be an old man, but who would have thought you’re so young."

The Shu King quickly introduced them from the side, "Brother Long, this is my royal niece, Princess Taihua."

"Princess?"

Long Fei raised his eyebrows.

Wang Xiaoya looked cautious, staring at the princess, "What do you want with my husband?"

Princess Taihua pursed her lips and said, "Don’t be nervous, I just came to see the big figure who is famous in the Capital City."

Suddenly, a Taihua Radiance glowed in her hand, transforming into a dagger that quickly slashed past Long Fei’s waist, followed by a delicate shout, "And test his skills along the way!"

The occurrence was so sudden that it startled the Shu King into shouting, "Princess, you mustn’t."

The dagger gleamed, its speed incredibly fast.

A scorching blade force swept in, which would have sliced an ordinary person in half.

Yet, Long Fei caught her wrist, causing her force to falter. She wanted to retract her arm, but was unable to move under a tremendous pull.

She let out a soft shout, "Golden Crow Burning Heaven!"

A Golden Crow Dharma Laksana rose above her head, like a blazing sun, suddenly emitting rays that swept like flames towards every direction.

"Be careful!"

Long Fei shouted to Wang Xiaoya.

The surroundings instantly became dazzling with golden light, prompting Wang Xiaoya to conjure the Chaos Green Lotus, shielding herself beneath.

She was about to assist Long Fei when she saw a giant handprint separate the void, grabbing Princess Taihua’s Golden Crow Dharma Laksana in its grasp.

Outside the palm, a cluster of black appeared, isolating the Golden Crow light from the surrounding space, enveloping Princess Taihua like a black hole.

No matter how much Princess Taihua’s spiritual power was unleashed, she couldn’t penetrate the black barrier even slightly.

Her wrist hurt from Long Fei’s grip, and she immediately cried out for mercy, "Alright, alright, I yield!"

The Golden Crow Dharma Laksana dispersed, and Long Fei’s giant handprint vanished with it.

The surroundings cleared instantly, but the Shu King’s forehead was covered in sweat. Rushing forward, he mediated, "Brother Long, my niece has always been quirky since childhood, please don’t hold it against her."

Long Fei looked sternly as he released Princess Taihua’s wrist.

Princess Taihua shook her hand, with a hint of excitement on her face, "Now I understand why Long Yu’er wasn’t your match. You certainly have some skills."

Long Fei asked her, "Is this why you came to see me?"

Princess Taihua replied, "Of course, Long Yu’er is my enemy. You defeated her, which makes this princess happy, so I came to thank you!"

Long Fei shook his head, "I have business to attend to, no time to play with you, child. If you have nothing else, you can leave."

Princess Taihua’s sudden assault just now almost hurt Wang Xiaoya.

Long Fei felt displeased, disliking the spoiled aristocratic behavior of these royal ladies.

Princess Taihua said sullenly, "Who’s a child? I’m already an adult, alright? This isn’t your home, this princess will come and go as she pleases. Who are you to drive me away?" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Long Fei ignored her, taking Wang Xiaoya to the nearby porridge shed to prepare breakfast for the disaster victims.

Princess Taihua pouted and muttered, "What’s so great, just because your mana is strong!"

The Shu King accompanied her with a laugh, "Taihua, you’ve seen the person, how about we leave now?"

Princess Taihua replied reluctantly, "I’m not leaving, if he wants me to go, this princess will stay here just to annoy him!"

She ordered the maid beside her, "Little Diee, go get me a bowl of rice porridge. This princess will not only stay here but eat his food too."

Little Diee covered her mouth with a smile, asking her, "This is what the disaster victims eat, will the princess enjoy it?"

Princess Taihua said, "What’s the problem, if others can eat it, so can I."

She sat down angrily on a wooden stump, waiting for Little Diee to get an imperial jade bowl from the palace to serve her meal.

The Shu King chuckled as he sat beside her, placing a table chosen from the Storage Ring with some helplessness, "You don’t eat the delicacies at my residence, but insist on eating this rice porridge. Has staying in the Imperial Palace made you silly?"

Princess Taihua asked him, "What’s the background of this brother of yours? Which mountain did he practice his spells on? His spells seem so strange!"

The Shu King shook his head, "I only met him by chance, so I don’t know him well. It’s best you don’t provoke him, or you might ruin Uncle Wang’s relationship with him."

Princess Taihua twitched her nose, "Look at how worried you are. I’m Empress Wu’s daughter, what can he do to me?"

The Shu King glanced around, cautioning Princess Taihua, "Don’t ever say that, he’s no ordinary person. If you anger him, I reckon he’d defy even the Empress."

Princess Taihua scoffed, "Uncle Wang, I always thought you had some backbone, why have you gone soft now?"

The Shu King brewed some tea and drank heartily, "You wouldn’t understand an adult’s world. It’s called mutual benefit; as long as there’s money to be made, being supple means nothing. One must learn to lower themselves to survive in this world."

"So unprincipled, yet you make it sound so refined!"

Princess Taihua mocked him slightly, glanced sideways, and secretly pouted at Long Fei.

At this point, Little Diee returned with the meal, placing a bowl and chopsticks made of jade before Princess Taihua.

A bowl of thick Spirit Rice Porridge, without any additional ingredients.

The porridge she usually drank in the Imperial Palace contained wolfberry, longan, and lotus seeds cooked together.

She sniffed it, resisting the urge, and picked up the bowl and chopsticks to take a bite.

Little Diee and the Shu King stared wide-eyed from the opposite side, smilingly asked her, "How does it taste?"

To their surprise, Princess Taihua didn’t spit it out, instead began eating energetically, saying, "Not bad, it’s quite primitive in flavor, a different kind of taste!"

Little Diee and the Shu King imagined a flock of crows flying across, thinking that she had lived too comfortably in the palace.

Occasionally eating plain rice porridge, she even considered it a delicacy.

Wang Xiaoya gazed at Princess Taihua from a distance, teasing Long Fei, "Do you think this princess has taken a liking to you?"

Long Fei coughed, "What nonsense are you talking?"

Wang Xiaoya laughed, "Don’t be skeptical, it’s a woman’s intuition."

Long Fei chuckled, "You wouldn’t be jealous of a little kid, right?"

"She’s already an adult, okay?"

Wang Xiaoya pursed her lips, smiling at him, "I think you have a special connection with princesses, an imperial son-in-law fate, as wherever you go, there’s always a princess interested in you. Maybe you should consider it, with this princess’s connections, it would make things much easier for you in this world."

"Focus on the porridge!"

Long Fei tapped her on the head, turning his back to her.

Everyone finished breakfast and hadn’t had a chance to catch their breath.

Outside, a galloping horse rushed in; a messenger dressed with a yellow command banner on his back continuously shouted towards the front, "Urgent, urgent! A million Demon Army has descended on Jingcheng, less than a hundred miles from Shu State."

The messenger swiftly reached the porridge shed, dismounted, and knelt on one knee before Long Fei, presenting a military report to Long Fei, "The Demon Army is advancing southward. Governor Wu Youren has retreated into the city with the army from the North Grand Camp for defense; he requests the Great Mage to retreat back into the city for defense as well."

Long Fei took the report and asked the messenger, "Did the Governor mention what to do with these disaster victims?"

The messenger said, "No, the Governor simply asked you to come."

Wang Xiaoya said gloomily, "This guy definitely wants to abandon these disaster victims."

The military report included a letter from the Governor to Long Fei.

It said, "Dear brother, the Demon Army’s invasion, I know your concern for the lives of the disaster victims. However, the city is currently short of food. If the victims are allowed in, chaos might ensue within the city. I have no choice but to relinquish that plan. Should you wish, you can bring some people into the city. With Shu State’s high walls defending, the Demon Clan absolutely won’t breach, ensuring your safety."