Inside the Great Wei Scripture Repository.
As a white-clad figure slowly approached, Xu Qingxiao could not help looking over.
It was a woman dressed in white, walking with graceful steps and an ethereal air. A shaft of light fell upon her, making her seem like an immortal maiden. Merely standing there, she eclipsed everything beneath heaven.
Unlike her, the Female Emperor's cold aloofness carried an imperious force.
This woman's cold aloofness radiated from within.
Faced with such peerless beauty, Xu Qingxiao could not help inwardly marveling.
But a moment later, Xu Qingxiao withdrew his gaze. It was not as though he had never seen a peerless beauty before; a little surprise was only natural.
Not far away, Shui Yunyan stood quietly. She glanced at Xu Qingxiao, her gaze perfectly calm.
However, she went no farther, feeling some reluctance.
Xu Qingxiao paid her no further attention either. Aloof beauties generally had something wrong with their heads, more or less. Put plainly, they were arrogant.
Xu Qingxiao did not buy into that. The more arrogant they were, the less he liked them. What man did not like a sweet, gentle, virtuous girl? Who liked a girl who wore an icy face all day?
Having finished the books here, Xu Qingxiao headed toward the next section. He had finally made it into the Sutra Repository; there was no reason to read only a few medicine classics.
He also wanted to search carefully for information about Sages.
Xu Qingxiao left, deliberately taking the other side to avoid coming into contact with her.
Watching Xu Qingxiao leave, Shui Yunyan slowly breathed a sigh of relief. After a while, she finally moved to where he had been and began reading.
Meanwhile.
Inside the Great Wei imperial palace.
Li Yanlong, Minister of Works, slowly entered Yangxin Hall.