of the city, devoid of superficial splendor, and without people's impatience. It’s exactly what Hao Ren needs to slowly release his emotions.The next day after eating the simplest dish of salted vege...Chapter 89: Release!!

Hao Ren followed Chancellor Xia towards the ice storage room. On their way, he thought for a moment and asked, "Chancellor Xia, was Ah Zi very naughty when she was little"

Upon hearing the conversation turn to Zhao Yanzi, Chancellor Xia hurriedly answered with respect, “The little princess rarely visits the Dragon Palace, so I have few opportunities to meet her.”

"Oh” Hao Ren found it strange. "Isn't Ah Zi raised in the Dragon Palace"

“The little princess was born and raised on land. From a young age until now, she has been taken care of more by Senior Monk Sun and Senior Monk Lu. This servant is not blessed enough to have much interaction with the little princess.” Chancellor Xia replied respectfully.

So Ah Zi grew up in the mortal world; this explained why she was truly 15 years old. Perhaps they didn’t want her to fall behind the times on land like Chancellor Xia, so they raised her there instead.

Hao Ren then asked him, “Then is Su Han raised in the Dragon Palace”

"The groom... Mr. Hao means to inquire about the inspection pass’s Su Han" Chancellor Xia nodded and said, "She was adopted by a senior from our East Sea and remained in the Dragon Palace to teach martial arts. When she left the Dragon Palace at 15, she joined the inspection pass system."

He then added, “Su Han is an extremely rare body type that combines gold and water attributes, a genius cultivator who’s hard to come by every thousand years. Her progress was astonishingly fast; when she left the Dragon Palace at 15, she had already become a master of the Earth Rank level. Later on, after leaving the Dragon Palace, she joined the inspection pass system and is now in charge of this region of the East Sea.”

"Does she usually visit the Dragon Palace" Hao Ren asked.

“Strictly speaking, she doesn’t belong to our East Sea. If it’s her identity as Miss Eyetea from Tea House, she has the right to inspect various places. However, out of respect for us in the East Sea, she rarely interferes with our matters here and only occasionally comes back to pay respects to her mentor,” Chancellor Xia answered.

“Gold-water body type... I wonder what kind of constitution I have,” Hao Ren said.

"Mr. Hao’s is a mortal physique; originally, it should be the mixed candle five elements body. However, having practiced Focus Spirit Decree and with Princess's Dragon Pill, your constitution should gradually change to the flowing water type," Chancellor Xia patiently explained.

"Am I worse off than Su Han in terms of my physical constitution" Hao Ren asked further.

"Hehe, Young Master Hao is a mortal body and has a weaker innate constitution. However, the path of cultivation cannot be rushed," Chancellor Xia said consolingly.

Hao Ren thought to himself that Su Han had an excellent innate constitution and was so diligent in his cultivation that he could achieve such a high realm. But I didn’t aspire to dominate without rivals; as long as I can protect my own life and the people around me, it’s enough.

As they walked and talked, most of their conversation revolved around cultivation insights. Although Chancellor Xia's mindset was several centuries behind the outside world, he had profound attainments in cultivation.

The way he explained things was very patient, answering several questions Hao Ren had about the Concentration Decision Technique.

This駙馬爺 and little princess truly have different personalities. He is intelligent, eager to learn, steady, resolute, and not ashamed to ask questions; surely a future great figure..... Chancellor Xia thought inwardly as he answered various questions from Hao Ren.

Walking along, they finally arrived at the ice cellar.

In fact, after walking this long distance and chatting for so long, Hao Ren was no longer interested in the ice cellar. But not wanting to let Chancellor Xia make a wasted trip, he followed him inside.

The name of the place was "Cold Palace," as its name implied, it was an icy world within the palace, both quiet and cold.

As Hao Ren walked through, he wondered if this Cold Palace held some concubines that had been imprisoned by the Dragon King.

"Chancellor Xia, why are there no maids in this Dragon Palace" Hao Ren asked.

"To answer Young Master Hao's question, maids serve the Dragon King, Dragon Consorts, and Princess. Since the current Dragon King, Queen, and Princess all reside on land, and the Dragon King hasn’t taken any other concubines, there’s no need for maids here. Even if there are some female relatives around, they belong to the household of the Elders who stay behind at this Dragon Palace," Chancellor Xia said.

In the Cold Palace, there was no wind but snow, indeed a truly bitter and cold place. Hao Ren gathered his spirit to resist the chill while observing various heavenly treasures encased in huge ice blocks, each two or three meters high.

Actually, he had no concept of these rare treasures, so he merely watched for fun.

As they passed by a certain place, he noticed an elegant ancient-style dress frozen inside one of the ice blocks. Just as he was about to move on, something didn’t feel right; he stopped and looked back.

"This is…" Hao Ren plucked up his courage and asked Chancellor Xia beside him.

"This is a Heavenly Maiden who was punished by being brought down here from the heavens. It’s said that she had secretly descended to earth for some fun, which was discovered by an official巡查官 should be translated in context or left as "official" if the specific title doesn't have an equivalent in English, but since it's part of a description, we'll keep it as is for now. from above who then exiled her to our Eastern Sea Dragon Palace and imprisoned her here for two hundred years as punishment," Chancellor Xia explained.

As they spoke, the sound of rolling ice blocks could be heard around them.

"Who’s there!" Hao Ren, with his sharp hearing and heightened alertness, immediately called out.

A wan-faced woman emerged from behind a massive ice block, bowing slightly to Chancellor Xia. "This humble lady greets Chancellor Xia."

Her eyes were filled with sorrow as she looked pitifully lovely in the icy place, wearing only a thin blue palace dress.

"This is the Heavenly Maiden's younger sister who willingly came down here to care for her and has resided in this Cold Palace for more than two hundred years," Chancellor Xia whispered to Hao Ren by his ear, explaining further.

Hao Ren looked at her and then at the woman inside the ice block. He noticed that they shared identical figures and features, like twins.

"More than two hundred years" Hao Ren suddenly realized something. "That means the punishment period is over"

"Theoretically yes, but since there’s no new directive from above, she continues to be kept here."

Servants from the heavens, just ordinary ones at that. Being imprisoned for two hundred years was probably just a casual remark; who would remember to release them after such a long time

It was rather intriguing that there really was a heaven above the palace of dragons.

"Since their punishment has ended, let's release them," said Huo Ren.

"Your Excellency the Son-in-Law, please open the door for them. Then I will send a message to the Upper World in two days. If they have no further instructions, I'll free them myself," said Chancellor Xia.

Upon hearing this, the woman standing nearby brightened up at once.

Huo Ren turned and looked at her but didn't know what to say. He then walked towards the door of the palace of coldness: "Alright, I should be returning now."

"I'll escort you to Dragon King," Chancellor Xia hurriedly followed Huo Ren. As far as he was concerned, those two celestial maidens were insignificant; pleasing His Excellency the Son-in-Law was a good thing.

After stepping outside the palace, Huo Ren asked Chancellor Xia: "Is the Upper World the same as heaven"

"The Upper World refers to cultivators who reside beyond the clouds. Their powers are immense and they form their own group, but since our dragon clan has many members, we're considered equals with them. Historically, based on different territories of jurisdiction, there have been celestial immortals and terrestrial immortals. Nowadays, all terrestrial immortals have become celestial immortals, and most ground affairs are now handled by the dragon clan."

Huo Ren nodded without asking any further questions.

Returning to the original palace, Zhao Guang had already dealt with all his pending matters and was sipping tea.

"Let's go back," said Zhao Guang when he saw Huo Ren being led back into the palace by Chancellor Xia.ant to the country. Local TV stations are offering a ten-thousand-yuan reward for clues about this stone, probably hoping to dig deeper into its origins."Don't talk about stones," said Grandma irritab...