Long Renshe stood at the courtyard of the Dragonfang Springs and was just about to knock on the door, only to hear all that had transpired. He closed his eyes and slowly drew back his hand, tightly clenching it into a fist. His expression began to contort. "Dad... does she mean she'd rather die than accept me?"

"What are you talking about? Marriage is one thing, romance is another. It's enough that she's the daughter of the sun emperor," the Torchdragon Emperor said. "Let's forget about meeting her and head back first."

"Haha... she's been here for quite some time, right? Today's the day before our wedding and I managed to enter for the very first time, only to hear that she already has someone she likes...." Long Renshe was both amused and angered.

The Torchdragon Emperor lightly smacked his head. "This isn't important, got it?"

"Then what is?"

"Power and authority."

"Where is it, then? Even if you rule the Myriad Solar Sects and wipe out the humiliation we've suffered,...