"Alright, alright, say no more. It's pointless to dwell on it," the Black Tortoise Monarch said, gesturing for his wife to cease her complaints.
Before long, a guard entered the hall and reported respectfully, "Your Majesty, the airship has landed outside the Palace."
Upon hearing this, the Black Tortoise Monarch swiftly rose to his feet. "They're here," he announced to his wife. "Let us go and welcome them."
Seeing his eagerness, the Black Tortoise Mistress stood up, her youngest son still cradled in her arms. A faint, polite smile graced her lips as she silently followed him out of the hall.
The airship gently descended, and Feng Jiu and her companions disembarked. Yue'er, in particular, was bubbling with excitement at being in a new and grand place. Upon learning that this was the palace where her Big Brother's biological parents resided, she exclaimed in wide-eyed surprise, "Big Brother, it's so big and beautiful here!"
