Heaven Dou City.
This prosperous capital was somewhat noisy beneath the glow of the setting sun.
Outside the bedchamber of Xue Ye, the Heaven Dou Emperor.
Xue Qinghe stood there alone, quietly gazing toward the sunset slowly sinking in the west.
The evening clouds were like blood, staining the sky in brilliant hues.
A faint spatial ripple quietly spread out, like a stone dropped into a tranquil lake, shattering the surrounding stillness.
Xue Qinghe sharply sensed the anomaly.
He instantly snapped back to attention.
Without betraying any emotion, he waved a hand, his gaze carrying unquestionable authority as he signaled all the attendants, guards, and others nearby to withdraw at once.
Seeing this, everyone respectfully and swiftly retreated.
Leaving Xue Qinghe alone to face the gradually emerging spatial disturbance.
Within the faintly visible vortex.
A blue-haired, blue-eyed figure slowly appeared.
The figure was tall and slender, exuding a unique aura.
It was Ye Qiu, who had come from the Lake of Life.
"You came here without any warning at all. Aren't you even a little worried that you'll be mistaken for an assassin with ill intent?"
Xue Qinghe looked at Ye Qiu.
His tone carried a hint of reproach and helplessness as he said irritably.
"How could that happen?"
A faint smile rested on Ye Qiu's face as he looked gently at Qian Renxue, who was dressed as a man.
A peculiar feeling rose in his heart.
He slightly raised his chin and said nonchalantly,
"After all, I'm King Xue Ye, personally invested by His Majesty. They say an official outranks another by three ranks; even if they really took me for an assassin, they'd have to think twice."
As he spoke.
Ye Qiu took steady steps forward, eventually coming to stand at Xue Qinghe's side.
The two of them