"Your Highness, we should enter the city. Otherwise, His Majesty will grow impatient waiting."
Just as Xu Tianzhao waved his hand grandly and began describing exactly how he had enjoyed himself in Bright City, Fan Lao suddenly spoke from behind him, interrupting what he had been about to say.
Xu Tianzhao froze abruptly, and for a brief moment, hesitation appeared on his face.
But he quickly let out a soft sigh inwardly, while a smile returned to his face. "Brother Ye An, why not come into the city with me and stay at my residence for the time being? Once I've seen Father Emperor, I'll take you around and show you a good time. How about it?"
"Thank you for Your Highness's kind offer, but there's no need for us to go to your residence... We'd still like to look around on our own first."
At that, Xu Tianzhao's eyes narrowed slightly, but he said nothing more. He merely nodded with easy grace. "In that case, we'll meet again if fate allows."
With that, Xu Tianzhao turned and left.
Watching his gradually receding figure, Zhang Lexuan stood beside Ye An, confusion flickering across her face. "What... does that guy mean?"
Zhang Lexuan naturally did not simply believe that Xu Tianzhao had invited her and Ye An repeatedly just because he felt they got along well. Yet she truly could not guess what his intentions were.
"Who knows? Maybe he saw our talent and wanted to build goodwill with us, or recruit us. Come to think of it, Sister Lexuan, can you sense his Martial Soul?"
As though suddenly remembering something, Ye An turned his head. The ends of Zhang Lexuan's hair lightly brushed across his nose, carrying a faint fragrance.
A strange feeling stirred in Ye An's heart, but he