Inside Pearl Shadow Club's luxurious suite, Yun rested her chin in both hands and quietly watched Elysian Heaven seated opposite her.
Elysian Heaven held exactly the same pose, quietly watching Yun.
The only difference was that lightning flickered in Yun's deep eyes, carrying the air of Brahma herself about to overturn heaven and earth in a fit of rage. Elysian Heaven's eyes, meanwhile, were filled with moist, gentle warmth. Lin Qi had told her that Yun was Lin Qi's principal wife—meaning Elysian Heaven's mistress—and that under no circumstances could she offend Yun.
So no matter how heaven-high the flames of fury in Yun's eyes soared, Elysian Heaven merely gazed back at her with utmost tenderness.
In the end, Yun was defeated by Elysian Heaven's gentle gaze. She heavily slapped her forehead, then let out a long, deep sigh.
"There's really nothing to be done! It wasn't like he did it on purpose, so I can't be bothered to hold it against him!" She scrunched her nose with a spirited air, an odd gleam flashing through her eyes. "Anyway, Elysian Heaven, from now on, you'll be my personal maid. As for that Princess Qingli... mm, she isn't Lin Qi's woman yet."
She clapped her small hands hard and said solemnly, "There are proper matters to deal with now. Let's put all that aside for the moment!"
Cold glints flashed rapidly through Yun's eyes as she said in a low voice, "We need to carefully calculate the forces currently at our disposal. We also need to thoroughly investigate exactly how much combat power Ais Te has in her hands. Just how strong are her mithril puppets?"
In the reception hall downstairs, Lin Qi was issuing orders to those around him. Wood and Alda had both gathered there. Following Lin Qi's instructions, they