"Is this Miss Haiyang? The granddaughter of Marshal Xi Duofu?" Emperor Maximo looked at Haiyang through her thin veiled mask.
Haiyang gave a slight nod, "Greetings, Your Majesty. I am Haiyang."
Emperor Maximo's gaze regained its original dignity, "Marshal Xi Duofu has always been one of the people I most admire. Please convey my regards to him."
Haiyang nodded again, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Maximo suddenly fell silent, his eyes looking somewhat scattered, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't find the words. This caused the atmosphere inside the Black Phoenix Palanquin to become somewhat oppressive.
It was Ye Yinzhu who broke this silence, smiling and saying, "It's been three years, Your Majesty. How have you been?"
As soon as he asked that question, Ye Yinzhu somewhat regretted it. After such a disastrous war, how could the ruler of Landias have been well? And yet, all this had been caused by himself.