At the sound, everyone present looked to the right.
Hua Yunfei walked into this realm, still dressed in white, his white hair dancing. He had temporarily returned to his original appearance.
Seeing that strikingly familiar face, the middle-aged man's pupils trembled.
"Hua... Wu Yun?"
The Emperor Lord looked at Hua Yunfei in surprise. Given his cultivation, he should not have been able to detect what was happening here.
He should have been in the arena, ready to fight at any moment, not letting his attention wander.
"That isn't important." Hua Yunfei shook his head and looked at the Imperial Empress. "Senior, come back. If you don't want to return to the Gao Family, then we won't go. There's nothing they can do."
"You..." The Imperial Empress was startled by Hua Yunfei's attitude. Had he come because she was in trouble?
"Who are you? A mere low-ranking Overlord, and you think you have a say here?" The woman stared at Hua Yunfei.
"I am a low-ranking Overlord, true. But if I want to speak, no one has the right to stop me. Wouldn't you agree, Patriarch Gao?"
Ignoring the woman, Hua Yunfei looked at the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man, the Gao Family patriarch, studied Hua Yunfei's face in silence for a long moment before saying, "This is the Gao Family's private affair. You intend to interfere in this too? That hardly seems appropriate."
Hua Yunfei walked toward him, meeting his gaze. "Inappropriate? I think it's perfectly appropriate."
"Instead, let me ask you, Patriarch Gao. With the two realms at war at such a critical time, is what you're doing appropriate?"
The Gao Family patriarch narrowed his eyes slightly, imposing without even showing anger. "With your current strength, you think you have the right to question me? If not for your