Qiqi said furiously, "This is outrageous! Hong Beimo has grown so brazen. I'm going to settle the score with him right now!"
Hu Xiaotian said, "Please don't get angry, Your Highness. At a time like this, we need to stay calm more than ever."
Qiqi glanced at him. "What? Didn't you come running back here because you wanted me to avenge you?" In truth, she understood that with Hong Beimo's current standing and the emperor's trust in him, dealing with him would be difficult. Even with her title of King Yongyang, she might not carry as much weight in the emperor's heart as Hong Beimo did.
Hu Xiaotian smiled. "How would we avenge me? Hong Beimo is a great contributor who helped restore the emperor to his throne. Do you think the emperor would punish him just because of what we say?"
Qiqi asked, "What do you think we should do, then?"
Hu Xiaotian said, "We should remember this incident and seek revenge another day. Our immediate priority is to find the emperor and resolve the crisis at the Heavenly Dragon Temple."
Qiqi said, "What benefits did those monks give you to make you work so tirelessly to help them?"
Hu Xiaotian smiled. "Helping someone doesn't necessarily mean seeking a reward. Just look at how I treat you, Your Highness. I give you my heart and soul, bowing to the task until my strength is spent, yet I've never thought about what you could give me in return."
Qiqi rolled her eyes at him. "As if!" After a pause, she added, "He kept this whole Heavenly Dragon Temple affair from me, from beginning to end. I don't know where he is right now, either."
"You may not know, Your Highness, but there's one person who certainly does."
"You mean Hong