Found a Treasure

Watching the atmosphere below the altar ease, Yi Kui's silver-bell voice turned flippant again:

"Hmph. This official had thought our Lady Director of Fate only knew how to keep up that fairy-like pose. Isn't she quite capable after all?"

Li Xing, standing nearby, frowned and shot Yi Kui a glance.

"Muxi knows very well what role she should play."

Hearing that, Yi Kui let out a soft snort through her nose.

"Oh, Li Xing, that young master tore away our Director of Fate's veil, you know~"

Li Xing's breathing caught. He gave a quiet snort.

"That young master likely does not know the customs of our underground city."

Yi Kui curled her lips.

"Men are all the same. There is that woman from Origin Beginning by his side now, but once that young master takes Muxi out of the underground palace... Heh~"

With that, Yi Kui ignored Li Xing's dark expression and sat down on the stone steps at the altar's edge. Arms folded, cheek propped in one hand, she watched below with a hint of regret.

"Muxi gets all the good things. Back at Heavenly Walk Academy, she was the best, and the one most valued by the priests. Had I known this young master would come to our underground city, this official would have kept her veil on too. The difference in treatment between a confidant of a young master from the Upper Realm and that confidant's subordinate ought to be quite substantial."

"As long as the underground city can be saved, it is all the same."

Qin Yuan's voice was very soft. His indifferent gaze swept toward the silent Li Xing beside him, and he spoke slowly, one word at a time.

"Li Xing, that young master has at least one Saint in his family, and even