The great banyan tree had already shed many of its leaves. Standing atop its branches and looking into the distance, whether one was gazing at the Li Palace or the Mausoleum of Books, they were all extremely clear, as if they were right before the eyes.
"I truly did not expect it." Chen Changsheng turned to Luoluo by his side and was quiet for a very long time, then repeated, "I did not expect it."
"Back then, my coming to the capital was truthfully Queen Mother's idea. She wanted to see if His Holiness the Pope or the Divine Empress would be able to help resolve the problems with my meridians. If not, I would be unable to cultivate in the techniques of the White Emperor clan, and thus be unable to inherit the throne. I might even have had to marry some person I didn't want to marry. But Queen Mother definitely could not have imagined that the Pope and the Divine Empress were unable to resolve my problems, but instead it was Teacher."
