"I was originally prepared to kill myself. I never expected you to rescue me."
"Taiyi, I owe you another life. How am I supposed to repay you?"
The corners of Qin Yuan's lips curled upward slightly as she stared intently at Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
The admiration in her eyes was clearly impossible to conceal.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi looked into the eyes of the woman before him.
A warmth also rose in his eyes.
For all these years, he had focused his thoughts on his sister-in-law, overlooking the fact that such a beauty had always been by his side.
He truly deserved to die a thousand deaths for it.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi even felt somewhat irritated.
This woman was incomparably outstanding, and her entire heart had been devoted to him.
Why had he turned a blind eye to her all these years?
Had he truly been blind?
Eastern Emperor Taiyi laughed bitterly at himself.
This time had indeed been exceedingly dangerous.
Had he not personally gone to the Sorcerer Race,
the beauty before him might truly have been violated by those bastards from the Sorcerer Race.
At that thought, Eastern Emperor Taiyi grew angry again.
Looking at the woman before him,
Eastern Emperor Taiyi pulled Qin Yuan into his arms.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi was tall and powerfully built.
Qin Yuan was petite, and hiding in Eastern Emperor Taiyi's embrace made for a rather amusing sight.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi pressed Qin Yuan forcefully against his chest.
Only then did he speak with emotion:
"From now on, don't go back to your residence. Your place is rather remote, after all."
"Besides, there aren't many people guarding the area around your sleeping palace. It would be easy for others to exploit an opening."
"If anything happened to you, it would be an enormous loss