"Strange, she isn't here? Doesn't she usually cultivate here? Did she change locations?"
Seeing that no one responded, Xin Que was somewhat puzzled.
"Emperor Venerate, your Empress has returned. You must seize this opportunity. This is all I can do for you."
He shouted again.
"Opportunity? What opportunity do I need?"
"She is merely a woman I no longer want. Do I look like the kind of man who eats the grass he has already turned back from?"
"As the saying goes, a good horse does not eat old grass. As an Overlord-level being, would I lower my head for a woman? Is that the sort of person you think I am?"
"Tell her to get lost! I will not see her!"
Xin Que froze. Why was the Phoenix Emperor's attitude so different from what he had expected?
"Emperor Venerate, this..." Xin Que did not know what to say. The Phoenix Emperor was far too abnormal today; he had never spoken harshly to the Empress before.
"I told you to help her not because I still have her in my heart, but because she still bears the title of Empress Fengming. I did not want her to die at another's hands and tarnish the Phoenix Celestial Dynasty's prestige."
The Phoenix Emperor coldly shouted again, "I do not wish to waste any more words. Go tell her to get lost. Do not let her be an eyesore here."
Xin Que opened his mouth and stood there blankly.
"Forget it. It is fine to leave her hanging like that. Go cultivate. I can see that you are on the verge of a breakthrough—seize the opportunity," said the Phoenix Emperor.
"But the Empress is seriously injured. Just to see you, she deliberately pretended that nothing was wrong... Are you truly not going to