In the quiet chamber, Huang Xiao stood with her arms crossed. Though she possessed a broad and magnanimous heart, her lofty gaze was filled with scrutiny.
She was waiting for a reliable answer.
Lu Bei sat cross-legged obediently on the floor opposite Huang Xiao and said sheepishly, "Brother Xiao, don't misunderstand. I didn't mean anything else. It's just that Grandpa's face is too irritating. Think about it—I'm Invincible for a Lifetime. How could I put up with this kind of grievance? Really, I only dragged you into dual cultivation to annoy him."
It had better be that way.
Huang Xiao sighed. "Your Majesty, although I have never mentioned Huang Yu to my father, I can hide it for a time, but not for a lifetime. Once ascenders appear in the future, my father will know who the Demon Empress of the Myriad Monster Kingdom is as soon as he asks."
"That is indeed a problem."
Lu Bei furrowed his brows slightly. He did not care about losing face, but Huang Xiao had fled to the Yellow Springs Realm precisely to escape gossip. Now... he truly felt a little sorry for her.
They had gotten away with sneaking around in secret before, but they had made their relationship clear in front of Feng Yu, with Gu Kui as a witness as well. There was no washing this wrong from their names now.
"Don't worry, Brother Xiao. It was only angry talk. If Grandpa asks about it later, just say I deliberately provoked him. The two of us are innocent—we did nothing." Lu Bei offered his suggestion.
It was the only way.
Huang Xiao nodded weakly and gave Lu Bei a rather helpless look. The Incompetent Ruler had caused no end of trouble. He had said he would spare her, that they