Xue Qinghe bowed slightly as he spoke.
He had observed every courtesy and made his position clear. Every action and gesture was meticulous, without a single flaw for anyone to find.
This was Xue Qinghe, the Heaven Dou Crown Prince: cultured and easygoing, a modest gentleman, an approachable and benevolent heir.
Looking at the gentle, affable Heaven Dou Crown Prince before him, even Ye Qifeng briefly fell into a daze. This consummate acting truly left not a drop to leak through. Had he not known that Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue in disguise, even he might have been fooled.
After all, Qian Renxue herself was domineering, proud, and coy-a world apart from the mild temperament on display before him.
Yet she had the Heaven Dou Crown Prince's magnanimous bearing down to perfection.
No wonder Xiao Xue'er could flourish in the Heaven Dou Empire's political arena without anyone uncovering her true identity.
Ye Qifeng gently shook his head, dispelling the tangled thoughts rising in his mind. Like Qian Renxue, he casually withdrew his hand, simultaneously stopping the circulation of the Yin-Yang Heavenly Technique and ceasing to convert the soul power within him into innate yang qi to send into her.
Seeing the faint, hidden trace of longing in Qian Renxue's eyes as her gaze unconsciously settled on his right hand, he smiled and said:
"Very well. We'll share a drink and a pleasant conversation another day, Your Highness."
Before long.
Ye Qifeng bade Qian Renxue a temporary farewell and returned to the carriage.
Then, led by Platinum Bishop Salas and a group of Cardinals, the procession entered the city and headed toward the Heaven Dou Sacred Hall in Heaven Dou City's Central District.
Salas and the Cardinals all had their own private carriages. They had even brought more than half