Red Silk City...
The grand court of the Kai Empire...
The Kai family's ancestral throne, carved from obsidian and jade, loomed high at the center.
Seated atop it, Emperor Kai rubbed his temples in frustration. His once-proud gaze now appeared clouded, wearied by sleepless nights and boiling fury. Months had passed since his beloved daughter, Princess Chi Kai, was abducted by Kent King, the prideful cultivator from the King family. They had vanished into the accursed Eternal Forest—a place no sane man dared enter.
"Summon the ministers!" his voice roared across the hall earlier that morning. Soon, they stood before him, robes fluttering, faces tense, voices faltering.
The court was heavy with silence until Minister of Defense, Wu Tianlong, stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, we must expand the search. If the princess still lives, we owe it to the royal bloodline to retrieve her."
A few ministers nodded.
