Chapter 997: The Dao Changes with Time

After Chen Xi came out from Liu Bei, representatives from various aristocratic families seemed to have received a signal. They changed into their prepared robes and headed towards the location previously decided by Chen Xi.

"Patriarch, why do we have to go so early?" the personal maid asked Zhen Mi, who was dressed in a sunset-red silk dress with a layer of white fur, with a bow.

"No matter what, we must go first. From any perspective, we must fulfill our duties as hosts," Zhen Mi slowly donned the palace attire of the Zhen Family's patriarch, then had the maid fasten the complicated clasps on the outfit.

Among all the families under heaven, only the Zhen Family would have a female patriarch's robe. This unlucky aristocratic family has been passed down to the brink of extinction, with unmatched wealth but only women remaining in the direct lineage.