Danyan Imperial Palace.
Deep within the sleeping palace.
Ji Wu dismissed his attendants, sitting alone with an air of solemnity, holding the imperial sword—a legacy token of the emperors. The ruby embedded in the hilt shimmered faintly, casting a projection in front of him.
It was a gentle-looking young man, clad in a silk robe, his smile serene.
By appearances alone, he looked to be a little over twenty.
Although Ji Wu had various methods of maintenance and had even consumed Longevity Water, he was still a mortal past his prime, and compared to the young man, he seemed quite aged.
Yet facing the young man, Ji Wu kneeled reverently and called out 'Patriarch.'
"Unworthy descendant Ji Haowu greets Patriarch. Haowu, bearing the Patriarch's trust, has searched for many years, and has finally found a Heroic Spirit Summoner. He is now well placed, waiting for the Patriarch's command."
Ji Wu's name followed the Ji family generational sequence, with 'Haowu' fittingly his portion.
