"Oh, looks like she isn't too stupid. Qian Qian, do you want to come with me and meet this former admirer of yours?" Xiao Xie teased Bai Qian.
"Get lost. You're never serious for a moment."
Hearing Xiao Xie's teasing, Bai Qian rolled her eyes at him helplessly and raised her hand to give him a light smack.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Flame Emperor stood high above all others. But after spending so much time with Xiao Xie, Bai Qian naturally understood his temperament. When Xiao Xie was serious, he indeed possessed a fatal attraction to women, but when he acted childish, he was like a child who never grew up.
"Then I'll go by myself. Give me a kiss."
Smiling, Xiao Xie kissed Bai Qian on the cheek before turning and heading toward the Reception Hall.
Watching Xiao Xie's departing figure, Bai Qian touched her cheek. A trace of tenderness flashed through her eyes, and a gentle smile curved her lips.
Inside the Reception Hall, Yan Zhi sat upright with a teacup in her hands. Although she had successfully become the new Wing Lord, the furrow between her willow eyebrows still showed that she must have been under considerable pressure lately.
"Now that the Wing Realm has only just settled down, shouldn't the Wing Lord be too busy to get away? How did you find the time to visit my Castle in the Sky?" Before Xiao Xie even reached the entrance, he spoke with a light laugh.
"Yan Zhi greets the Flame Emperor!" Hearing the voice from outside, Yan Zhi hurriedly rose and respectfully bowed to Xiao Xie.
"No need for such formalities. Sit!" Xiao Xie waved his hand, accepted the tea handed over by the maid, and leisurely took his seat of honor.
"Flame Emperor, you