In the Central Domain's noblest ground, the Solar Palace, a chiseled man with burning golden hair faced a tall painting, stroking its surface while his eyes—as blinding as solar flames—stayed fixed on the figure in the painting: a gentle and riveting woman.
"Hello, Crown Princess. It has been 13,643 years, 11 months, 17 days, 8 hours and 39 minutes since you passed away. I'd tell you the seconds as well, but they change as I speak," Taiyang Yuan said, his voice mellow, soothing, and with none of the overbearing force expected of a solar deity.
