Eight months went by in the blink of an eye.
Several things happened in this period of time.
Mark and Song Yue officially became husband and wife; a couple of months later, he was engaged to Princess Shen Ling shortly after Song Yue became pregnant. However, their marriage was kept on hold for the moment because of no auspicious dates available for the moment, due to low compatibility between their fortunes.
Due to the attack from more than half a year ago, both of the ceremonies were conducted in a bit of a low-key manner, only inviting relatives and friends to the event.
In the meantime, the rebuilding of the Imperial City of Phoenix, which was renamed as Dawn City, representing its rebirth, has been underway. It's a large project Shang Wei, the new ruler of the Northern Phoenix Empire, promised the people to finish it within five years during his official ceremony.