Emperor Xue Ye

After Xue Qinghe left, Dongfang Yu sat back down in his chair and even took out a bottle of red wine from his Soul Tool.

Closing his eyes and gently swirling the wineglass, Dongfang Yu revealed a faint smile.

This Qian Renxue truly deserved her reputation as someone ruthless enough to kill her brother and deceive her sovereign.

The two of them had only met a few times in total, yet she actually dared to gamble so heavily. If she failed, she would surely be doomed beyond redemption.

Why did she dare to gamble? Or rather, what gave her the confidence?

"That girl's temperament is no worse than her mother's." Angewomon appeared across from Dongfang Yu and picked up a glass of red wine as well.

Dongfang Yu opened his eyes. "Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"

"No one can discover me." Angewomon took a sip of wine and answered.

"She lost to you before, so she understands you."

Dongfang Yu froze, unable to make sense of it. What kind of logic was that?

"You underestimate her too much. Perhaps, in her heart, you really are someone worthy of trust," Angewomon added.

Dongfang Yu fell into thought. Yes, she was a smart person. Ever since he had spared her last time, she had known he was not someone who acted rashly.

After all, she had wanted to kill him then, yet he had still let her go for the greater good.

In her eyes, someone like him was clearly not someone easily swayed by emotion.

So when he said he could help her seize power, she believed him.

This was a gamble. It was naturally no problem for her to gamble under the identity of Qian Renxue.

But now, her identity was Xue Qinghe, the Crown Prince of the Heaven