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Chapter 1168: Chapter 93 Everyone! A Game to Decide the Winner (Vote for Monthly Ticket) Chapter 1168: Chapter 93 Everyone! A Game to Decide the Winner (Vote for Monthly Ticket) “` “Emperor Zi’an, Master Shouzhe, this way, please.”

“` An esteemed Gu Elder—Qi, as one of the representatives, greeted Emperor Zi’an and the others with respectful manners.

Elder Qi was a Gu Elder known for both his integrity and progressive thoughts and was also a devoted follower of Saintess Dai. Over thirty years ago, he had even taken on the role of guardian for the “Gu Master Labor Team,” visiting Longzuo County and the Wang family, where he spent some time.

He had interacted and exchanged views with Wang Shouzhe; both held mutual recognition for their shared ideologies. He had also provided considerable assistance during the Wang family’s expansion into the Southern Frontier.

“Thank you, Elder Qi.”

After briefly exchanging pleasantries, Emperor Zi’an and his party were led to the center of the ceremonial stand, taking their seats in the main guest area of the VIP section.

Emperor Zi’an’s trusted aides dispersed behind, standing guard in a strict formation, ready to act at a moment’s notice.

Although there were only a few dozen among his protective detail, none of them were ordinary individuals. Five of them were outstanding and young family members from the Prince Dede lineage, all possessing the Heavenly Man Strength Level, with none older than one hundred and eighty years.

These individuals were the key talents Prince Dede’s lineage aimed to carefully cultivate, all potential to become Emperor Zi’an’s right-hand men in the future.

Others included the young prodigies from the Prominent Families that supported Emperor Zi’an, such as those from the Gongye Clan, Wang family, Chen Clan, and the Shangguan, as well as other clan’s youths like Chen Muying, Wang Annan, Shangguan Yunhong, and other “young geniuses” within their ranks.

The rest were the young elite from other lineages of the Imperial Household and the military noble families. Among their peers in the illustrious military noble families, they too were considered the best of the best with resounding reputations.

As such, although the total number of trusted aides was only several dozen people, each was a distinguished young prodigy. Among them, the older ones had reached the Advanced Stage of the Heavenly Human Realm and had immeasurable futures ahead of them.

In addition, present were several young Great Heavenly Proud from the renowned Return to Dragon City, including Shangguan Yunque from the GuiLong Shangguan Clan, Wu Zhixing from the Wu’s Family, and Gongye Zhengping from the Gongye Clan.

Among them, Gongye Zhengping was the oldest, nearly one hundred and eighty years of age, and had already broken through to the Purple Abode Realm.

Then there was Wu Zhixing, who had been adopted by the De Xin lineage under Fu Commandery Prince, but he mostly stayed at home for cultivation, seldom involving himself in messy affairs, and was not close with Kang Commandery Prince. Emperor Zi’an thought highly of his character and strength and decided to keep him by his side for careful cultivation.

Now that Emperor Zi’an had not yet ascended the throne, being able to serve as a trusted aide in his expeditions meant boundless prospects for the future, needless to mention. Every household was eager to offer their best talents to Emperor Zi’an.

For this reason, this protective detail was no simple force, boasting an overall combat strength quite astonishing. Even during the Divine Martial Dynasty Era, it would qualify as an Elite Team.

However.

This wasn’t even the most formidable part of the guard detail; the two Profound Martial cultivators fully shrouded in battle armor were the core figures within the trusted aides. They were tall and imposing with a solemn air about them, clearly not individuals to be trifled with, and they never interacted with the other guards, even their lodging was in separate tents.

All the Sky Pride trusted aides were secretly guessing that these must be two Divine Powers Realm Guards.

And among them, one was most likely Prince Dede himself. It made sense that the Prince would accompany Emperor Zi’an in disguise on his military campaign to prevent any mishaps.

The identity of the other was less clear but very likely a top-tier secret high-level protector cultivated in the shadows by the Emperor, placed by Emperor Zi’an’s side.

After all, Emperor Zi’an’s status was too noble and too important to Da Qian, with no room for error, especially deep within enemy territory—how could there not be comprehensive security measures in place?

Yet what no one knew or could guess was that this unknown, mysterious expert was none other than Emperor Longchang himself.

Moreover, he was currently full of complaints, fixating on the back of Wang Shouzhe’s head and endlessly grumbling in his mind.

The guard role was truly stifling; little did Wang Shouzhe know, blithely sitting before him. He, the Great Emperor, had to stand stiff as a board, playing the role of a statue behind him.

Humph—once they were back home, he would devise ways to trip Wang Shouzhe up a bit, to compensate for his feelings of imbalance.

The arrival of Emperor Zi’an and his party naturally led to a whirlwind of speculation amongst the Barbarian Gu Clan, with feelings ranging from hostility to curiosity.

In the midst of this inner commotion among the crowd.

A loud shout suddenly rang out.

“Saintess Dai arrives, Quasi Sacred Maiden Luo Jing arrives.”

The eyes of the assembly focused, and they saw Saintess Dai, flanked respectfully by a group of youthful and attractive girls, gracefully approaching from the direction of the Bamboo Building.

She was still dressed in the profound black Gu Master dress embroidered with mysterious symbols, wearing gorgeous gold ornaments on her head. The exposed skin of her neck and lower arms revealed enigmatic and intricate tattoo patterns.

Despite a slightly fatigued expression, her dignified bearing remained undiminished, exuding an aura of nobility and mystery, with the composure of one who has long held positions of power.

Behind her followed another woman also wearing the profound black Gu Master dress.

Compared to Saintess Dai, she was much more understated with no mysterious tattoos on her body and no ornate gold decorations on her head. Yet her demeanor was equally calm and collected, commanding respect.

This woman was the heir to the next Saintess of the Barbarian Gu Clan and the protagonist of this ritual ceremony—Wang Luo Jing.

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