"Aesthetic taste? No. He didn't like that girl. Just as he said, he simply didn't want to drag anyone else into this," the Oracle Princess said.
"Not dragging others in, yet gambling with his future? You believe that too?"
"I do, because Ye Chen is that kind of person too. They both value righteousness and loyalty, care deeply about their own people, never mistreat those on their side, and show no mercy to their enemies." The Oracle Princess smiled faintly.
Her hands moved faster, and the melody grew more impassioned.
"Interesting... Beat him, win this person over, then release Liu Wanyuan—it suddenly becomes much simpler. The question is, can you beat him?" the middle-aged man asked.
"I can."
"If you win, that proves he can't compare to Ye Chen and is a notch below him. When he shows himself then, call me over. I'll put another shackle on him and make him a slave, keeping him under control for life. Don't raise him as another Ye Chen. One mountain cannot contain two tigers," the middle-aged man said.
"Mhm."
"And if you lose, will you release this Liu Wanyuan or not?" the middle-aged man asked.
"Not yet. He only has this one 'weakness'; we can't let her go so easily."
"I handled this matter tightly. He has no evidence at all that can prove I did it."
The Oracle Princess said.
"If he suspects you, wouldn't that lower his favorable impression of you?" the middle-aged man asked.
"It doesn't matter anymore," the Oracle Princess said.
"What do you mean?"
"I told Ye Chen about this person. He said that if we can't control him, then kill him."
A cold gleam flashed through the Oracle Princess's eyes.
"That kid is still so 'decisive in killing'..."
The middle-aged man sighed.
"Of course... But