After a long while, Li heard a faint, almost imperceptible sigh. A smile curled at his lips. He knew he had won.
Sure enough, Moon God's voice rang out. "It seems I still underestimated you, Prince Fusu. Since that is the case, I will tell you what happened to Yan Fei back then."
Li put on an attentive expression.
"Back then, in order to uncover the secret of the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon, Yan Fei assumed the name Feiyan and approached Yan Crown Prince Dan, who was being held hostage in the Qin State at the time. With the Yin-Yang School's assistance, Dan gradually lowered his guard around Yan Fei and, as we wished, even fell in love with her. But what we had not expected was—"
At this point, Moon God's lips unconsciously tightened, and a faint chill entered her voice, though it seemed that even she herself had not noticed it.
"Yan Fei actually came to truly love Yan Dan during their time together. She even—even betrayed the Yin-Yang School for Yan Dan, giving up everything the Yin-Yang School had given her and choosing to flee with Yan Dan to the Yan State, where she became the Yan State's Crown Princess. And she bore him a daughter—Princess Gao Yue."
"So after the Yan State was destroyed, you captured Yan Fei and brought her back, imprisoning her within the Yin-Yang School. But what Yan Fei did was too great a disgrace to the Yin-Yang School, so even the name Yan Fei became taboo. Isn't that right?" Though phrased as a question, Li's tone was already utterly certain.
Moon God was silent for a long while before nodding.
"Still, I am not particularly interested in the Yin-Yang School's secrets." Li leisurely folded his arms and glanced at the