"Huh? You're resigning from the Nine Heavens?"
The Crown Prince was both touched and rather reluctant.
He was touched because no one from the Nine Heavens had ever treated him with such courtesy. Liu Chen was actually willing to give up his position as a Nine Heavens Vein Master for him. How highly must he value him? Were it not for the fact that he was the sovereign and Liu Chen his subject, the Crown Prince would have bowed down to him on the spot.
But he would rather Liu Chen remain a Vein Master in the Nine Heavens. That way, he would have his own trusted man within the organization.
Liu Chen explained helplessly, "Your Highness, if I don't make a dignified exit myself, the Heavenly Queen and His Majesty will help me make one. When that happens, I'm afraid all you'll see is my corpse. Between being close to you and being a Nine Heavens Vein Master, I can only choose one. There's no room to dodge the issue." As a master of surrender, Liu Chen understood the art of choosing sides better than anyone.
Precisely because of this, the thought that Liu Chen, who had already washed himself clean and made it safely ashore, would abandon his official position for him warmed the Crown Prince's heart. He seized Liu Chen's hand and said, deeply moved, "My teacher, say no more. From now on, you and I will share glory and ruin alike. I swear to Heaven that if I ever ascend the throne, I will help you restore the glory of the Five Immortals Cult."
Liu Chen nodded firmly. "I believe you, Your Highness."
"You're truly a man of feeling, my teacher. I misunderstood you before."
The Crown Prince admitted that he had harbored some prejudice against