A cold smile spread across Xiao Jian's face as he berated, "Yuan Ya, don't think this old man doesn't know what you're thinking. You merely took a fancy to Princess Changling's status, which is why you forced the identity of that so-called Butterfly Dance of yours onto her. You... only want to use Princess Changling to achieve your own ends!"
Yuan Ya was slightly stunned. Looking at Xiao Jian, he gave a bitter smile. "Master, don't you know what kind of person your disciple is? I came from the Xuan Yao Dark Forest and ran with wolf packs since childhood. I have no desire for worldly fame, profit, or rank. I only want to stay by... Princess Changling's side!"
"A bastard despised even by his own parents, a bastard raised on the milk of wild beasts... and you dare set your sights on Princess Changling?" A vicious grin appeared on Xiao Jian's face. "This old man was truly blind. Why did I save you from the arena that day? I should have let you die in there!"
Hearing Xiao Jian's venomous words, anger flickered in Yuan Ya's eyes, only to vanish moments later. Lowering his head, he said, "No matter what Master says, this disciple came today at Master's invitation only to ask Master to withdraw his order and not drive this disciple out of Jiang Kingdom."
"When did this old man invite you?" Xiao Jian sneered. "Who would have thought that after so many years in the mortal world, you'd learned schemes and framing others too? Don't tell me you invited this old man here today without knowing about that matter! You wanted to settle things with this old man, didn't you? And now, right before this old man's eyes, you're acting so aggrieved, as though this old man