Xue Li stood on the roof, watching Ye Qingqing below cover her mouth as she choked back sobs in pain, then shook his head.
He had been guarding this place precisely to keep Ye Xuan's secret. If anyone else had discovered what was happening inside, Xue Li would have erased them without hesitation.
But since it was Ye Qingqing who had found out, he did not act.
Over this period of time, he had completely adapted to his identity as Ye Yu's servant. Now, he also wanted to see what the Great Yan Royal Family would do after realizing Ye Xuan's true nature.
They had once had a good son, a good younger brother, a good husband. The people of Great Flame had once had a good Heir Apparent. But now, none of it belonged to them anymore.
Letting Ye Qingqing leave, Xue Li looked at Liu Ruyan, whom Ye Xuan had dragged into the Eastern Palace's underground chamber, then transformed into a cloud of blood qi and vanished from the roof.
After leaving the Eastern Palace, Ye Qingqing ran straight to Ye Qingwan and poured out everything about how Ye Xuan might have extracted her blood essence, leaving her unable to cultivate.
Yet after hearing her out, Ye Qingwan's expression became somewhat conflicted.
Seeing Ye Qingwan's reaction, Ye Qingqing instantly understood. She cried out, "Eldest Sister, you... you knew?"
Ye Qingwan looked at Ye Qingqing. After a long silence, she nodded.
To be precise, she had known about most of what Ye Xuan had done over the years, but she had chosen to turn a blind eye, allowing Ye Xuan to slander Ye Yu.
"If you knew, why didn't you tell me?!" Ye Qingqing stopped crying and asked in utter disbelief.
"Ye Yu's prestige was far too great. With