No one knew what Great Emperor Bai Wei intended to do. Bai Yudi and Bai Zang were equally bewildered. The two exchanged a glance, then smiled. "This Bai Wei... It seems Bai Yunfei won, and he can't wait to go praise him."
Bai Zang shrugged. "That can't be helped. I reckon even Bai Wei himself never expected Bai Yunfei to win. It's perfectly normal for him to be so eager to take him away and praise him!"
They gave it no further thought, much less considered the possibility that Yang Chen was not actually a member of the Bai family.
They had both guessed wrong. Great Emperor Bai Wei had taken Yang Chen away not to praise him.
In the blink of an eye, at Great Emperor Bai Wei's speed, he brought Yang Chen to some unknown corner of the Bai family estate. The place was extremely secluded, and Bai Wei casually laid down intricate restrictions, making it impossible for anyone else to eavesdrop on their conversation.
"Great Emperor Senior," Yang Chen said respectfully.
Bai Wei looked at Yang Chen kindly, his face full of relief and satisfaction. Yet that relief did not last long before he let out a deep sigh, his voice laden with regret. "Yang Chen, Yang Chen... If only you truly were a member of my Bai family, with the Bai family's blood flowing through your veins. Then, even if other factions wanted to kill you—even if the imperial family wished to move against you—so long as my Bai family stood on the side of reason, we could still shield you. But alas, your surname is not Bai, nor does the Bai family's blood flow through you. My Bai family cannot protect you!"
Yang Chen could see that Bai Wei truly wished to protect him. Unfortunately,