Emperor Shitian reacted for a moment before he understood what she meant.
——That’s it.
He narrowed his eyes and held her slender waist tightly with one hand, his eyes dangerous.
Ye Xiyue was not afraid at all, but was confident:
"The reward has been given, does the Emperor want to keep his word?"
Emperor Shitian is simply——
He closed his eyes and suppressed the restlessness in his body.
The little girl is really vindictive, she is deliberately playing tricks on him.
He paused, then spoke again, his voice hoarse:
"...Don't want to hear it all?"
Ye Xiyue simply shook her head: "Just listen to half of it. Emperor Zun's people have always been reliable in doing things. Even if you only listen to half of it, I think it's pretty good!"
Emperor Shaktian had absolutely nothing to do with her.
His Adam's apple slid up and down, and his whole body became tense. After a while, he finally turned his head and let out a breath.
"...You don't feel bad at all."
I thought I could take the opportunity to ask for a reward, but it turned out that this little girl deliberately made him uncomfortable.
Ye Xiyue blinked and moved closer. Qing Lingling's eyes were still full of curiosity and teasing, and she deliberately asked:
"Emperor, are you... okay now?"
He turned back to look at her.
This temper... I'm used to it, so I can't blame others.
He held her in his arms, buried her in her shoulder, and said in a mute voice:
"Wait a moment."
Ye Xiyue laughed muffledly in his arms.
But they were too close. With such a smile, her whole body was trapped in his arms, and she could almost clearly feel the changes in his body.
"Don't move."
There was a hint of warning in Emperor Shitian's slightly hoarse voice.
Only then did Ye Xiyue realize that she had almost gone too far. She quickly stretched out a hand and vowed: "Oh, okay."
Emperor Shitian was too lazy to pay attention to her.
The little girl was not married yet and he was reluctant to touch her, so he was so presumptuous.
But she can't be arrogant for a few more days.
Emperor Shitian made some calculations in his mind, including the principal and interest, it would be enough to have her after the wedding.
After a while, the heat in my body finally subsided.
Emperor Shitian pondered and spoke:
"After Liu Chunjiang returned, he sent people to the Cheng family not long after. Of course, this was done very covertly."
The front foot had just had a quarrel with the Pei family, and the back foot entered the Cheng family openly. Liu Chunjiang was not that stupid.
"He was contacted by Cheng Chongjun, but his real target should be someone else."
Ye Xiyue thought for a while: "Cheng Lingsu? Or...her master?"
Emperor Shitian nodded.
"He wants to ask Hong Ming to take action."
In fact, this was within Ye Xiyue's expectation.
"I heard that Hong Ming is only one step away from breaking through to become a seventh-level alchemist. If he succeeds, he will be Xing Yao's well-deserved number one alchemist. It is normal for Liu Chunjiang to go to him for help."
Ye Xiyue has been coming to Lanling for a while, so she has naturally heard of this famous person.
"But I heard that he is very arrogant and doesn't take action easily. Liu Chunjiang wants to ask him for help, but I'm afraid it won't be that simple."
"Yes. However, Hong Ming still agreed."
A trace of surprise flashed across Ye Xiyue's face.
"He agreed?"
The Cheng family was superior to the Liu family in all aspects, and Hong Ming was their family's most powerful alchemist. Liu Chunjiang's ability to persuade him so quickly was beyond Ye Xiyue's expectations.
Then, she suddenly realized something and looked at Emperor Shitian.
"Could it be——"
Di Shitian gently pinched her soft face.
"Um."
"The reason why Hong Ming agreed is because of you."