Chapter 764: Birthday Banquet 9

The gazes of the crowd fell upon the newcomer’s exquisite face. Everyone held their breath, their awestruck eyes following the figure’s every move.

Ye Qianning was dressed in a simple, pale pink silk gown. Her dark hair was gathered at the back of her head, secured with a single jade hairpin adorned with tassels.

She had removed the human-skin mask, revealing her true face. With only light makeup and no other embellishments, her stunning features were so beautiful it was breathtaking.

Her face was like jade, her countenance like a blooming flower. Her skin, smooth as ice and white as snow, seemed carved from jade itself. She was a natural-born, unparalleled beauty.

When Xiang Minghou saw Ye Qianning’s face, his heart skipped a beat. ’No wonder she wore a mask. A face like that is far too stunning; it would cause a commotion wherever she went.’

Zhan Chi had always thought the young girl strongly resembled his eldest sister when she was little. He had been certain she would grow up to be just as beautiful, for his sister had once been known as the greatest beauty in the Capital City.

Now, seeing the young woman’s true face, he was shocked speechless. Words like ’graceful,’ ’charming,’ or even ’a beauty that could topple cities’ felt utterly inadequate to describe her.

Qian Fanji felt a powerful blow to his heart. ’My daughter. This is my daughter.’

He had guessed that the young woman might be concealing her appearance, but he never could have imagined that such an otherworldly beauty was hidden beneath a human-skin mask.

Gu Shuo subconsciously took two steps forward, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief as his heart reeled from the impact. ’Is it her? Is that my daughter?’

He felt a rush of anticipation and excitement. Though she looked vastly different from her childhood, her eyes were unchanged—still as bright as ever, still curving into crescents when she smiled.

Sang Zhi’s red eyes followed the figure intently. ’So this is her real face.’ The ardour in his gaze grew even more intense; after a single glance, he found he could no longer look away.

Xiliu Yuan, too, was stunned the moment he saw her face. Eyebrows like willow leaves, eyes like shimmering water, lips like a touch of crimson... a radiance like spring blossoms, a beauty like the autumn moon—even the most classic odes to beauty seemed to fall short when describing her.

Coldly aloof and transcendent, her beauty could not be described by a mere phrase like ’city-toppling.’ Across the four nations, it was feared that no woman was more beautiful.

’A face like that...’

Elder Chen’s body trembled as the figure in pale pink drew closer. His eyes shone with excitement, yet also with endless heartache. ’The chubby little girl from all those years ago... she’s become so thin.’

’Ten years... It’s been ten years...’

All eyes followed Ye Qianning.

Their gazes, filled with nothing but awe, grew vacant, as if they had fallen into a trance.

Old Prince Feng had lived a long life, but never had he seen such an unparalleled beauty. He was utterly shocked. ’Who is she?’

’When did a woman of such celestial beauty appear in the four nations?’

Luo Wen, Luo Xuan, Du Yi, and Du Ying could not hide the excitement in their eyes. ’The Young Miss! It’s our Young Miss!’

Ye Qianning advanced step by step, her silk gown fluttering, her posture graceful and elegant. Even the warm, pale pink of her dress could not conceal the innate coldness that radiated from her.

Her gaze fell upon the entrance of the Immortal Sea Building, and her phoenix eyes held a trace of joy and excitement.

"Your disciple, Ye Qianning, has come to celebrate Master’s birthday." Standing at the entrance, Ye Qianning performed a formal kowtow.

’Ye Qianning?’

’Ye Qianning—!’

Many people in Dayu City had heard that name before, but her appearance didn’t seem to match the rumors...

But after a moment’s confusion, the crowd came to a sudden realization. She must have been using a Disguise Technique. ’To travel the world with a face like that would surely cause no small amount of chaos...’

Jiang Chenyi’s gaze had been fixed on her from the moment she appeared. He only snapped out of his daze when he heard her name. ’Miss Ye... It’s actually Miss Ye.’

’No wonder so many noble and exceptional men have gathered around her...’

’What right does someone like me have...’