The Ancient Kingdom's Princess, an Oath Sworn, and Moves Behind the Scenes!

Huang Ruoxi spoke gently, her gaze lowered.

She truly had no other choice and could only resort to this desperate measure.

If she could not become Ye Tian's concubine, she could only become his maid.

If they could not cling to the towering tree that was the Eternal Ye Family, the Phoenix Ancient Kingdom would be in grave danger.

Ye Tian was still only a baby. All she needed to do was raise the little boy.

With the Phoenix Ancient Kingdom's strength and reserves, faced with exclusion and attacks from the other three great ancient kingdoms...

It could probably... hold out for thirty years at most.

Seeing his daughter go to such lengths, the Phoenix Sovereign did not know what to feel.

He only felt a stab of pain in his heart. They had all sacrificed far too much for the Phoenix Ancient Kingdom.

But... this was fate. It could not be defied.

The many elders of the Eternal Ye Family exchanged looks. Clearly, they had never expected that the esteemed Eldest Princess of the Phoenix Ancient Kingdom...

A woman who held her head above the clouds, possessed dazzling talent and supreme strength, and was rumored to be utterly cold and aloof...

Would actually be willing to become their Young Master's servant when she could not become his concubine.

Even Ye Junlin looked incredulously at Ye Tian in his arms, then at the ancient kingdom's princess, whose expression was earnest and whose face was flushed with embarrassment.

He thought, Could my son be fated to attract peach blossoms of romance?

Hearing the words beside him, Ye Tian was also briefly stunned. What the hell? If she can't become my concubine, she wants to be my maid? And she's even the princess of an ancient kingdom.

She wants to take care of my daily needs? Serve me day and night? Why does that sound so weird?

Wait, if she becomes my maid, won't that mean I no longer have to sleep in Cousin Linglong's arms?!

At that thought, Ye Tian grew excited, a smile spreading across his face.

But since he was still a baby, drool trickled out when he smiled, making his smile all the more heartwarming.

The sight nearly melted Ye Junlin's heart.

Then he glanced at the elders below and the Phoenix Sovereign, having already made his decision.

The Phoenix Ancient Kingdom was also a prominent immortal power that had endured through the ages.

Although its national strength was waning by the day, it still had its uses.

It was worth considering letting its Eldest Princess, Huang Ruoxi, become his son's maid first and care for him as he grew.

As for how things developed later, that was not something he, as the father, needed to interfere with.

"Since the Phoenix Ancient Kingdom is so sincere, you may stay."

"But... Huang Ruoxi must swear an oath upon the Great Dao!"

"Be loyal to my son Ye Tian for all eternity, without the slightest thought of defiance!"

Ye Junlin spoke sternly. If an outsider was to become his son's maid, her loyalty had to be absolute.

Hearing Ye Junlin's words, Huang Ruoxi immediately knelt and bowed. "Thank you for your immense grace, Divine Emperor!"

"I, Huang Ruoxi, willingly swear an oath upon the Great Dao to follow Young Master Ye Tian for all eternity, acknowledge him as my master, and remain unswervingly loyal!"

"Should I break this oath, may heaven and earth destroy me, and may I never enter the cycle of reincarnation!"

Then a drop of bright red blood seeped from between Huang Ruoxi's brows and entered Ye Tian's palm.

From that moment on, Huang Ruoxi's life and death would rest entirely in Ye Tian's hands.

Seeing this, Ye Junlin finally nodded in satisfaction.

"Since the matter is settled, I shall trouble you no further."

The Phoenix Sovereign rose with a smile, preparing to leave.

His back had long since been soaked in cold sweat. How terrifying—the elders of the Eternal Ye Family actually all had higher cultivation than he did.

The rumors outside were true. The Eternal Ye Family was the foremost family in all the heavens.

A single elder of the Ye Family could stand on equal footing with the ruler of an ordinary immortal power, if not surpass them.

"Good. Seventh Elder, see the Phoenix Sovereign out on my behalf."

The Seventh Elder rose and extended an arm. "Phoenix Sovereign, this way, please."

After the two left, Ye Junlin's gaze sharpened like an unsheathed blade.

In an instant, heaven and earth shook, the sun and moon lost their brilliance, and the cosmos turned upside down. Endless sounds of sacrificial worship resounded, as though he were an ancient deity who had cleaved heaven and earth apart.

Holy shit, what's gotten into Dad?

In Ye Junlin's arms, Ye Tian felt that aura sweep across the eight wildernesses and look down upon the world, leaving him utterly shocked.

He knew his father was powerful, but he had never expected him to be this powerful.

"Heh, to think he dared scheme against our Eternal Ye Family."

"But... it is of little consequence."

Ye Junlin spoke in a low voice, while the elders below exchanged glances.

Huang Ruoxi knelt on the floor, listening to Ye Junlin. Could it be... that her father had other plans and had even offended the Eternal Ye Family?

"Thirty years at most. We shall see what other methods this Phoenix Ancient Kingdom has then."

One elder spoke, his voice laden with mockery.

"Family Head, then how should we handle this phoenix true blood?"

"Perhaps we should..."

At that point, an elder's voice turned cold, and he made a throat-slitting gesture.

"There is no need. Since she has become my son's maid and sworn an oath upon the Great Dao, she can be trusted."

"Leave it to Tian'er to deal with in the future."

Huang Ruoxi's pupils trembled. What exactly had her imperial father done behind the scenes to make the Eternal Ye Family so displeased with him?

And she had actually walked the line between life and death.

Had she not sworn that oath upon the Great Dao, she would probably already have become a pile of bones.

Meanwhile, Ye Tian listened in Ye Junlin's arms, utterly bewildered.

What schemes? What thirty years at most? Bewildered fruit grew on the bewildered tree, and beneath it sat bewildered little Ye Tian.

Damn it, there really isn't a single world where getting by is easy.

In a fantasy world, strength really is the foundation that decides everything. Thank goodness I have an invincible background.

His father was a supreme titan who could sweep through forbidden zones with a flick of his finger.

"From this day forward, my son Ye Tian is your master. Do not harbor even the slightest thought of betrayal, or else..."

Ye Junlin's tone turned icy, like ice frozen for ten thousand years, sending shivers down her spine.

"This servant understands!"

Huang Ruoxi spoke tremulously. She had only just sworn an oath upon the Great Dao, and now the Divine Emperor had warned her as well.

She understood that the fate of her entire life might now rest in this baby's hands.

"The Eternal Ye Family's Young Master's palace is still being prepared. For the time being, you will care for Tian'er together with Ye Linglong."

Ye Tian froze in his arms. What the heck? She'll take care of me together with Ye Linglong?

That's not right. How am I supposed to get outside the palace and explore, then?

The Eternal Ye Family's grounds were vast beyond measure, like an independent world.

It would be no exaggeration to say they contained several planets.

Having lived two lives, he was intensely curious and naturally wanted to explore.

But... if he ran around recklessly, his mother would take her anger out on his cousin. Now, Huang Ruoxi would probably be added to the list of people punished in his place.

Ugh, I want to go out and play! When will I finally grow up?

Ye Tian grumbled inwardly, deeply unhappy, longing to grow up so he could lie flat, slack off, and enjoy life.

Just then, Ye Junlin spoke dotingly while holding Ye Tian.

"Great Elder, Second Elder, Tian'er is still young. As he grows, he will certainly need a means of getting around."

"According to my senses, the Ancestral Dragon Nest has a dragon egg sealed away since the primordial era until this age. It just happens to qualify as my son's mount."

"Today, I command you both to go to the Ancestral Dragon Nest and seize that Primordial Dragon Egg."

"Family Head, what reason should we give for seizing the Primordial Dragon Egg? That egg is the Ancestral Dragon Nest's supreme treasure. They have placed great hopes in it, hoping to raise an unparalleled dragon scion."

The Great Elder asked cautiously.

After all... the Ancestral Dragon Nest was also an exceptionally glorious immortal power, one of the largest branches of the ancient dragon race. Its strength could not be underestimated.

Of course, in the Eternal Ye Family's eyes, it was no different from an ant.

"When has our Eternal Ye Family ever needed a reason to act?"

"If we seize it, we seize it. Let them take it back if they have the ability."

"We obey!"

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