After settling into their residence at the Blood Sword sect Trampas and his wives decided to make a trip to the palace and check-in with Princess Chen's father. Trampas felt it was a man's duty to ask the lady's father for a lady's hand in marriage. Trampas had awkwardly had a conversation with Fairy Bai's father and Zi Chyou was an orphan so he was spared in her case. Princess Chen represented a different kind of challenge since they might not even be granted an audience with the Emperor.

The Blood Sword sect's Patriarch decided to join the group since he was worried the Emperor might decide to come to visit him if he didn't lead Trampas personally. The last time the Emperor had paid a visit to Yuta's room, he stole one of his favorite figurines.

Yuta walked in front of the group and greeted the guards, "Can you inform His Majesty that I have arrived. I have brought one of his Daughters and Sons-in-law to greet him."

One of the guards gave a fist over heart salute and then quickly disappeared inside the massive palace gate. A few minutes later an annoyed-looking well-dressed minister walked out in no hurry. He nonchalantly walked a few steps away and then looked over the group. When he saw the bright seal on Princess Chen's forehead he dropped to one knee bowed his head and said, "Your Highness."

Standing back up he motioned for them to follow and as they walked he advised, "His Majesty has been expecting your visit, Princess. When we get there, you will all get on your knees and kowtow three times to the Emperor. Then he will address you. Do not speak until spoken to and if you value your lives, answer only with yes or no to his questions unless he asks for specific information."

The Minister leads them into a giant room with gold pillars spread out every 50 feet or so. There was a large staircase at the end of the hall and upon a platform 20 feet above the floor at the top of the stairs was a golden throne about ten feet tall with a little old man sitting on it. It took a few minutes to walk to the bottom of the stairs where the minister dropped to his knees and kowtowed. Everyone in the group did so as well. Trampas normally would have no part of such nonsense, but the gravity of the moment compelled him to comply.

The Emperor looked down and spoke in a thin reedy voice, "Yuta, how are you old man?"

The Blood Sword sect Patriarch smiled and replied in his deep voice, "I am well Your Majesty, I brought my disciples over to meet you. This is your daughter Ah Chen, Ah Fei's little girl. With her are her husband TW Jefferson, Bai Xiao Yin, and Zi Chyou."

The Emperor ran his hand over his beard and chuckled, "Ohoho it's been a long time since we got any new blood. TW? You must be from the good ol' US of A like me."

Trampas looked up and nodded, "Yes sir, I'm from Birmingham Alabama."

The Emperor looked him over and then asked, "What year were you from, Trampas? I came from 2015 myself. I'm from California."

Trampas looked surprised, "2007, sir."

"From the past then... Well, I'm sure Yuta filled you in on some of the conjectures we have. It's nice to have you with us. Now, let's see my daughter. Come forward child, let me see you."

Princess Chen stood up and walked forward causing the Emperor to whistle, "Did TW give you his cultivation technique?"

"Yes, Father." She blushed slightly and looked down.

"TW, don't give that out to any more girls. The last thing we need is a group of super-powered girls running amuck." He laughed, "Alright I can tell you are nervous as ants under a magnifying glass. Ah Chen, make sure to come and see me every few days or so. I have a bunch of kids but most of you brats are too scared to come to visit me. You can bring TW with you, he's one of my people after all."

Trampas stood up and walked up next to Princess Chen and took her hand, "Excuse me, sir. I was wondering if I could have your blessing to marry your daughter."

The Emperor stood up and pointed at Yuta and made an aha noise, "Yuta, you see this? This is a southern gentleman. Good, good! Yes, TW, you have my blessing. You might be a hick, but you have manners. Manners maketh man!" He called out, "Minister Wong! I hereby decree that a month from today TW and Princess Chen shall be wed here at the palace. Invite all of the heads of the sects and any government officials that seem cool. Ah, including the top people from Baichi. TW's family will need to be here."

Trampas looked back at the other girls and saw intense jealousy and disappointment in their eyes so he cleared his throat and then asked, "Sir, thank you very much, but can the wedding be for all three of my girls and me?"

The Emperor looked annoyed for a mere moment and then a great big smile opened upon his face and he laughed, "Of course, put your minds at ease little girls. The three of you will marry him together. Minister Wong, have their families transportation arranged as well. Send three of my skyships."

Princess Chen started to cry and fell to her knees, "Father, thank you. Thank you so much."

The Emperor shook his head and then said, "My daughter I know I haven't been there for you as you grew up and this is only a token show of my power. Let me spoil you this time and let me give you and your man a proper wedding. Your sisters and husband too, allow me to give you all this small gift." He smiled and then said, "Alright, you can go now. Ah Chen, make sure you come by every few days or so to see me."

Once Trampas, the Blood Sword sect patriarch, and the girls had left the room, the Emperor turned to one of his shadow guards and said, "Test him. If he is unworthy you know what to do. If he is powerful then we shall celebrate having such a man in our family. Blame it on my son if he passes. I'll make him my heir in his place." The Emperor laughed as he walked back to his harem.

After the group had walked about halfway back to the sect Yuta looked around and whispered to Trampas, "TW, that guy will probably send someone to make an attempt on your life. Can you fight?"

Trampas nodded and send, "I don't know any of that karate shit these people use, but I was a scrapper back home."

Yuta nodded and said, "The kung fu they use here is mostly just for show, but some of them are real killers. The guys he has are that type."

"What cultivation?" Trampas thought for a bit.

"Nascent Soul mid or higher," Yuta replied "I recommend carrying a weapon."

"Like what?" Trampas asked.

Yuta pulled out a Glock 26, "Don't you have any in your system store?"

Trampas came to a complete stop and then said out loud, "System show me the store, weapons."

[Hacksaw Jim's 2x4 2000 points]

[Steel Chair 2000 points]

[Folding Table 2000 points]

[Honky Tonk Man's Guitar 1500 points]

Trampas scratched his head and then said, "It doesn't have any guns, just wrestling props."

Yuta laughed, "Yeah, it only has the things it thinks you need based on your fighting style."

Trampas eyed Yuta's pistol and Yuta laughed again, "Sorry, I know what you are thinking, but weapons you get from the store only work for you. Although you might think a 2x4 or a guitar might work for anyone if you hand it to any of us it would just disintegrate."

Trampas frowned and then asked, "Hey with my strength at Spirit Lake Gathering 8th layer, do I have enough strength to kill a guy using a 2x4?"

Yuta thought for a moment and then nodded and said, "It would be like hitting someone with a board traveling at the speed of sound. Our bodies are tough once we get above a certain stage, but they are still human bodies. A bullet can still kill you. A hard punch will still kill you. It's just you move so fast now that when someone of lower cultivation tries to attack you it looks like it is coming at you in slow motion. You have probably seen that already. A guy that has an entire realm of cultivation on you sees everything you do like you are standing still."

Trampas nodded and then asked, "Can you watch over me tonight? I'll cultivate until I get to the nascent soul realm and then I should be able to defend myself."

Yuta gave him a thumbs up and a smile.