Liu Ruyan's face instantly turned ugly when she heard this. She tugged at Ye Xuan in front of her.
Ye Xuan turned around and glanced at her, smiling. "Sister Ruyan, don't worry. Even if I marry Sister Ruoxian, you'll be the principal wife, and she'll be the secondary one."
"Didn't you say you only liked me?" Liu Ruyan asked in shock.
Back when Ye Yu had not returned, Ye Xuan had not been like this.
"Sister Ruyan, don't be foolish. I'm the one who will inherit the throne in the future. How could I marry only one woman? Only liking you and marrying several consorts don't conflict with each other." Ye Xuan smiled.
Liu Ruyan pursed her lips at those words, her face pale. Without realizing it, she thought of Ye Yu.
Back then, as the Crown Prince and Heir Apparent, he had truly held her in his heart and had completely ignored all other women.
"Heh, you certainly have pretty dreams. That trash wants to marry my daughter? Is he worthy?" Qin Wushuang sneered, curling his lip.
Without Ye Yu, Great Qin would likely truly decline in this War of a Hundred Dynasties.
But Qin Wushuang would never use his own daughter as a bargaining chip.
"You say Xiao Xuan is trash, but Xiao Xuan was recognized by the eight hundredth step of the Ascending Heaven Staircase!" Ye Qingshuang could not help speaking up. How could she tolerate Qin Wushuang slandering her younger brother?
"Oh? And then what? Wasn't he still thrown down by someone?" Qin Yue mocked.
"That's still better than dying in there!" Ye Qingshuang could not help saying.
Qin Yue glanced at Ye Qingshuang and laughed. "Right, right, right. Someone calling this little brother trash is unacceptable, but that little brother dying in there means he deserved to die. What a wonderful big sister you are!"
Ye Qingshuang's face turned pale. She took a deep breath and retorted, "This was Ye Yu's fault to begin with. If he hadn't overestimated himself, things would never have ended up like this."
"Ruoxian, listen to me. Xiao Xuan is truly not bad. He suits you better than Ye Yu. I'm doing this for your own good."
After saying that, Ye Qingshuang looked at Qin Ruoxian and earnestly tried to persuade her.
Upon hearing those words, Qin Ruoxian's unfocused eyes gradually regained their clarity and returned to normal. She raised her head, glanced at Ye Xuan, and said coldly, "A piece of trash like him thinks he's worthy?"
"Qin Wushuang may be unable to discipline such an ill-bred thing, but I'll discipline her for him. An Imperial Consort of Great Flame cannot be like that trash, showing no regard for her elders!" Ye Fan said coldly.
Then Ye Fan pointed a finger. Vast spiritual power gathered and shot straight toward Qin Ruoxian.
Qin Wushuang's expression changed. He took a large step forward and blocked Qin Ruoxian, taking the attack head-on. "My daughter isn't someone you get to point fingers at!"
"Oh? Is that so?" Ye Fan sneered. Waves of whistling wind suddenly rang out around them, and within several breaths, more than ten Nascent Soul Realm cultivators had appeared. They were all Attendants of the Great Yan Dynasty.
Qin Wushuang's face instantly darkened as he watched this scene. Unbeknownst to him, Great Yan had gained so many Attendants.
"What do you mean by this?" Qin Wushuang asked coldly.
"It means nothing. I want every single one of Great Qin's slots for the War of a Hundred Dynasties." Ye Fan grinned viciously. This had originally been intended to surround and kill Ye Yu, but he had never expected Ye Yu not to make it out alive.
Since that was the case, he might as well annex Great Qin outright.
"I'd like to see whether you have that ability!" Qin Wushuang shouted coldly. Five figures appeared behind him.
"For the sake of one daughter, do you need to go this far?" Ye Fan narrowed his eyes and smiled. Then he waved his hand, and more than ten Attendants attacked at once.
Qin Wushuang refused to be outdone. Great Qin's Attendants also rushed forward in a swarm, while he himself confronted Ye Fan. "Ruoxian, you all leave first."
Qin Ruoxian and the others also knew the gravity of the situation. In these circumstances, staying behind would only make them burdens.
The surrounding factions watched from afar. No matter the outcome of a conflict between two great dynasties, it would benefit them.
"You want to leave? It won't be that easy!"
Before Qin Ruoxian and the others had even retreated a few steps, Ye Xuan appeared with two Attendants at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage and blocked their path.
Qin Wushuang saw it, and his heart filled with anxiety. Yet with Ye Fan before him, he could not afford even the slightest distraction.
"Sister Ruoxian, come with me. I'll cherish you even more than my imperial brother did." A sickly smile spread across Ye Xuan's face.
"You make me sick!" Qin Ruoxian sneered. The Autumn Water Sword appeared in her hand as spiritual power erupted from her body.
After receiving the infusion of spiritual radiance, Qin Ruoxian's cultivation had now nearly reached the Nascent Soul Realm. She only lacked a suitable environment to condense her Nascent Soul, and the power she unleashed now could not be underestimated.
"Since that's how it is, Sister Ruoxian, don't blame me. Go! Break her arms and legs and bring her back to me. I'll make this bitch understand how formidable I am!" Ye Xuan snorted coldly, and the two Attendants behind him immediately charged forward.
Two flashes of spiritual light arrived in the blink of an eye. Qin Ruoxian and the other two groaned and were sent flying, blood spilling from their mouths.
Nangong Wushe walked forward and seized Qin Ruoxian by the throat. "Sorry about this!"
With that, Nangong Wushe was about to snap Qin Ruoxian's arms.
"Whoever touches her dies!"
A cold shout suddenly rang out. Nangong Wushe found the voice extremely familiar, but before he could react, he saw his own body—his head and body already severed.
The next instant, Ye Yu appeared with the Purple Firmament Sword in hand. He glanced at the Great Yan Attendant fighting Qin Yue and Qin Xiong, then slashed out once more.
That Attendant was instantly cut into two.
Nangong Wushe panicked. The Nascent Soul within his dantian fled and tried to escape, but Ye Yu caught it in one hand.
"Crown Prince, don't..." Nangong Wushe's Nascent Soul begged frantically, but this time Ye Yu gave him no chance. With a slight squeeze of his hand, he crushed the Nascent Soul completely.
The sudden turn of events caused both sides to involuntarily stop fighting.
The various factions watching nearby immediately sucked in a breath of cold air.
He had killed two Nascent Soul Middle Stage experts in the blink of an eye. Was Ye Yu about to defy the heavens?
"Ruoxian, are you alright?" Ye Yu stepped forward and supported Qin Ruoxian. Seeing the blood at the corner of her lips, he blamed himself.
"I knew you weren't dead!" Tears welled in Qin Ruoxian's beautiful eyes. Ignoring the pain in her body, she threw herself into Ye Yu's arms.
Ye Yu gently patted her back. "Wait until I settle things here first."
Qin Ruoxian obediently nodded and released Ye Yu.
Ye Yu then turned around and looked at the terrified Ye Xuan. Before Ye Xuan could speak, the Purple Firmament Sword in his hand slashed down.
Terrifying Sword Qi swept toward him. Ye Xuan, who was now only at the Golden Core Stage, was so frightened that he turned and ran, but how could his movement technique possibly let him escape?
Just as the strike was about to hit, Ye Fan suddenly appeared in front of him and blocked the attack for him.
Seeing Ye Fan enter the fray, Ye Yu called to Qin Wushuang in the air, "Have Great Qin's people withdraw. It's time I properly settled accounts with Lord Ye!"
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