After answering, Xia Yao met Wang Ping's gaze. She seemed to guess what was on his mind and broached the subject directly. "Over a hundred years ago, my father, the Emperor, became aware of the drawbacks of practicing Divine Techniques, so he sent me to Lishui Prefecture to cultivate…"
"Because I'm a woman, the Five Sects of Xuanmen couldn't very well object." Xia Yao's eyelids drooped, her words coming out slowly as if she were lost in memory.
"This move was a century in the making, but now that we're here, it's not as simple as we once imagined. A hundred years is enough time for many people to change their minds, including some of our initial supporters. Meanwhile, some who originally opposed us have now started to back us, like… the True Yang Sect."
Upon hearing this, the hand Wang Ping was holding a game piece with trembled, and he nearly dropped it.
