【Two days later.】

    【In the extreme north.】

    【Huangfu Baizhi sat on a cliff, lost in thought.】

    【She was constantly pondering what Ye Yu’s true intentions were.】

    【In the storage ring left by the Emperor of the Great Yong Dynasty, there were indeed items like cultivation techniques and spirit stones.】

    【Moreover, the resources were so abundant that they were more than enough for Huangfu Baizhi to cultivate to the Tribulation Crossing Realm.】

    【However, aside from these, there was one item that captured all her attention.】

    【It was a bright red bridal gown.】

    【It looked exceedingly grand and opulent.】

    【Huangfu Baizhi couldn’t help but let her imagination run wild.】

    【Could this be Ye Yu’s hint?】

    【What Huangfu Baizhi did not know was that this storage ring had been sent by the Empress of the Great Liao Dynasty during their war with the Great Yong Dynasty.】

    【The Great Liao Empress had sent it, claiming it contained high-grade cultivation techniques, spirit stones, and magical artifacts, and wished to use it as a condition for a ceasefire.】

    【In reality, it concealed the Great Liao Empress’s subtle scheme.】

    【She had deliberately included a brand-new bridal gown inside, as a hint to Ye Yu that she was willing to marry him if a ceasefire could be achieved.】

    【However, after Ye Yu received the storage ring, he only glanced at it before putting it away.】

    【He hadn’t even noticed the bridal gown.】

    【As for the ceasefire?】

    【How could that be?】

    【Without defeating the Great Liao Dynasty, what excuse would he have to distribute money to his soldiers?】

    【Thus, Ye Yu decisively had the envoy killed and took the storage ring without any qualms.】

    【It is worth mentioning that when attacking the capital of the Great Liao Dynasty, Ye Yu had also gone to reward his troops.】

    【When the Great Liao Empress saw Ye Yu’s dragon carriage, she immediately flew up alone and called out to Ye Yu, offering to marry him if the Great Yong Dynasty would withdraw their troops!】

    【Clearly, this Empress thought Ye Yu was too much of a “straight man” to understand the meaning of the bridal gown, which is why she was so proactive.】

    【But she didn’t know that Ye Yu hadn’t actually noticed the bridal gown.】

    【In the midst of the standoff between the two armies, the Great Liao Empress’s proclamation drew everyone’s attention.】

    【Ye Yu turned around, curious.】

    【When he saw that the Great Liao Empress was a plump middle-aged woman, his face turned red with anger.】

    【Retreating and marrying?】

    【Hell no! With your appearance, marrying you would be the greatest punishment of my life.】

    【And from the looks of it, not only have you neglected your figure, but you also want to snag a young man?】

    【Sun Longhai shook his head slightly: The old minister has followed His Majesty for over a hundred years and understands His Majesty’s temper well.】

    【Some things cannot be spoken too clearly.】

    【So, Empress, just come with me.】

    【Huangfu Baizhi frowned slightly.】

    【Some things cannot be spoken too clearly?】

    【Is Ye Yu’s temper really that peculiar?】

    【Although she was somewhat puzzled, after much contemplation, Huangfu Baizhi chose to leave with Sun Longhai.】

    【On the way, she even began to daydream about her future life.】

    【Although she had never thought of marriage before, if it were Ye Yu, Huangfu Baizhi did not mind at all, and even felt quite pleased.】

    【His Majesty is really handsome!】

    【The next evening, Sun Longhai proactively went to the palace to see the Emperor.】

    【As soon as he entered the gates of Yangxin Hall, he was met with a head-on barrage of memorials.】

    【Ouch, it really did hurt quite a bit.】

    【Ye Yu then switched to his shouting mode.】

    【He reprimanded Sun Longhai for his irresponsibility, saying that as the Prime Minister, he had been absent for several days.】

    【Do you still have any regard for the Great Yong Dynasty?】

    【Do you still care about me?】

    【In response, Sun Longhai made no attempt to defend himself.】

    【He simply and calmly stated that he had been attending to important matters.】

    【And he had prepared a substantial gift for His Majesty outside the palace.】

    【His Majesty would surely like it.】

    【Upon hearing this, Ye Yu’s interest was piqued.】

    【Sun Longhai prepared a gift for him?】

    【This should be interesting.】

    【With this curiosity in mind, Ye Yu left the palace.】

    【Under Sun Longhai’s lead, the two of them arrived at the entrance of a hidden residence.】

    【The sky was already completely dark.】

    【Sun Longhai informed Ye Yu that the gift was inside.】

    【For a servant, the greatest sense of accomplishment is to relieve His Majesty’s worries.】

    【Hearing this somewhat cryptic remark, Ye Yu frowned slightly.】

    【He strode into the residence, noticing a light coming from a room and headed straight for it.】

    【Upon opening the door, he discovered a woman in a bridal gown with a graceful figure seated inside.】