Apprenticeship

Li Ye's stunned expression naturally hadn't escaped the notice of the Star Saints.

They couldn't help frowning.

Was the Emperor's bearing really so lacking in resolve?

They began to suspect the Starry Sky Ranking had made a mistake.

Who could have guessed that Heavenly Mother would turn around and extend an olive branch to Li Ye, offering to take him as her disciple?

Her words sent the representatives of the thousands of planets present, along with their disciples and generals, into an uproar.

"How could the Starry Sky Ranking be wrong?"

"Perhaps Li Ye has spent too long on his own planet. Immortal Spirit Star is only a ninth-level planet, after all, and he's seen very little of the world. It's only natural he'd lose his composure at the sight of our true forms."

That was what Heavenly Mother thought as the corners of her lips lifted.

So she seized the chance to claim him before the other Star Saints could react.

Heavenly Mother knew all too well what the Emperor's bearing represented.

What? Take me as her disciple?

Li Ye, standing among the crowd, blinked, his expression turning odd.

"...Doesn't she know I slept with her?"

Li Ye studied Heavenly Mother's expression, looking increasingly puzzled.

Taking on a disciple was no small matter.

If Heavenly Mother wanted revenge, she certainly wouldn't use the offer of discipleship as bait.

They said even the fiercest tiger wouldn't eat its cubs. A disciple was like one's own child.

Heavenly Mother was now a Star Saint, revered by all beneath the stars.

And she had made her promise before all these people. If she took him in and then tried to harm him, her reputation would be ruined the moment anything happened to him.

No matter how powerful she was, no matter