As Yun Shu and Jing Heng were engaged in magical combat, the Third Prince was sitting in the courtyard appreciating the flowers.
His fingertips were entwined with a thread, semi-transparent and flickering in and out of sight.
This thread was called 'Thousand Mechanism Shadowless Silk,' a secret treasure that the Third Prince's biological mother, Concubine Liu, had inherited from the Liu family.
Behind the Crown Prince stood the leading Gate Valve, the Xiao Family.
The Eldest Prince's maternal family held significant influence in the military, being a Military General Family.
The Third Prince's maternal family wasn't inferior either, which allowed him to rival the two.
Although the Liu Family wasn't one of the 'Ten Gate Valves,' it was the foremost commercial family of its time!
The Liu family had commerce and enterprises spread throughout the country under its banners.
Simply put, their financial power was astounding, with eyes and ears everywhere!
