After seeing Emperor Xue Ye off, Qian Renxue congratulated Ye Xuan. "Young Master Ye, congratulations. You got what you wanted and obtained this treasure."
"This is certainly cause for celebration, and I have you to thank for playing along. Otherwise, Emperor Xue Ye wouldn't have believed it so easily," Ye Xuan said sincerely.
"Emperor Xue Ye trusts me so much now thanks in no small part to your help, Young Master Ye," Qian Renxue said solemnly.
Previously, Emperor Xue Ye had already grown somewhat suspicious of him because Prince Xue Xing had secretly investigated him.
But now, Emperor Xue Ye trusted him so completely, and Ye Xuan had played a major part in that.
"Very well. There's no need for us to keep thanking each other," Ye Xuan said.
"Mm. Now that you've obtained the treasure, Young Master Ye, you'll need to refine it. I won't disturb you any longer," Qian Renxue said.
"Good!"
Ye Xuan had agreed so readily and made no attempt to keep her there because he had noticed someone watching them from the shadows.
He knew that the only way to get the other party to offer herself was for Qian Renxue to leave.
Sure enough, not long after Qian Renxue left, a cold sneer rang out.
"What a despicable, shameless scoundrel! You've even got the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire wrapped around your little finger. What a fine trick!"
As the words faded, a graceful figure appeared before him, her face concealed by a purple mask.
Ye Xuan didn't need to guess who she was.
The moment he noticed her strength, her identity had been laid bare.
Ye Xuan paid no mind to Bibi Dong's taunt.
Instead, he countered, "If what I did was despicable and shameless, then what would you call sending your