Pei Ye looked at Zhu Gaoyang, and Zhu Gaoyang looked back at him in silence.
Zhu Gaoyang grew annoyed.
That fantasy of a loving father and dutiful son suddenly receded beyond his grasp. "How are you so good at climbing onto higher branches?" he snapped.
Chapter 701: Jiao Bites the Horn
Pei Ye frowned at him. "What are you shouting for?"
"You're no innocent, adorable mountain-town boy. Your eyes light up at money, your lust for power reaches the heavens, you're hypocritical, lecherous, and deeply scheming... you pretend to be simplehearted, then sidle up to noble ladies from great houses." Zhu Gaoyang stared at him.
Pei Ye thought for a moment. "I can't say some of those words are entirely wrong..."
Zhu Gaoyang's face was expressionless. "The next time we meet, I must report to Her Highness at once and expose your improper intentions."
Pei Ye sighed softly. "Then who do I tell about her improper intentions toward me?"
He fell silent for a moment. "...They're really very improper."
Zhu Gaoyang leaned against the rock. After a long while, he cast a sidelong glance down at him. "Where do things stand between you now?"
"Well, I killed the assassins who tried to assassinate her in the palace, and then we went into the Goddess of the Luo River's former residence together. After that, she said she was going to get the Mirage Dragon True Blood." Remembering that scene still left Pei Ye a little downcast. "She didn't tell me beforehand, either. She just said goodbye and suddenly left."
"...Your lust really does know no bounds." Zhu Gaoyang let out a long sigh. "So that was the beauty you meant... how can you look upon your sovereign as a beauty? Utterly treasonous."
Pei Ye simply leaned against the rock. He came