Tidal Nymph's Submission!

It wasn't exactly a matter of propriety, merely a matter of respect.

So, after one glance, Ye Qingcang naturally shifted his gaze away.

He nodded to Surprise Carp.

Then, under Lady Mingzhu's still-frightened gaze,

he strode over to the table and sat down.

His tone was calm. "What were you saying just now? Who's going to repeat it for me?"

Surprise Carp was a taciturn person.

She did not like speaking much.

Lady Mingzhu had yet to grasp the situation.

She did not dare say too much.

Surprise Carp appearing here was already terrifying enough.

She had never expected another man to appear in the palace.

No, did the Han Kingdom's royal palace really mean nothing to these people? They could come whenever they wanted and leave whenever they pleased, without the slightest hesitation or concern?

Where was even the most basic reverence?

Were they not afraid of imperial authority at all?

Moreover, after seeing that Ye Qingcang and Surprise Carp sat as equals—or rather, that Ye Qingcang's bearing and presence seemed faintly above Surprise Carp's, while Surprise Carp inexplicably appeared meek and obedient, like a dutiful young wife—Lady Mingzhu could not tell whether the latter impression was real, but the former was plain to see. Though she could not confirm Ye Qingcang's identity, she already understood that he had to be stronger than Surprise Carp. Perhaps he was another Grandmaster of Netherworld. After all, Surprise Carp herself was a Grandmaster, and only another Grandmaster could sit on equal footing with one. Thus, Ye Qingcang's identity no longer mattered. What mattered was how to survive beneath the hands of two Grandmasters. Two Innates facing one Grandmaster might not survive; one Innate facing two Grandmasters was simply a dead end.

Even if her aunt were here,

it would be difficult for