33: Chapter 33 Almost Got Caught

"Huh? Her favorability toward me is actually this high? Ninety?"

Ye Xuan, who was lying on the ground, was momentarily dazed. He was incredibly surprised by this. A woman he had never even met actually adored a man to such an extent.

Disguising herself as a man to become the emperor of Great Chu.

The Qi Luck Sealing Saint Art was a Saint-grade profound technique.

From its name alone, one could deduce that this was a profound technique only an Emperor could successfully cultivate, relying on Qi Luck to increase their strength.

Sigh, Empress Mi Qianxi is quite pitiful. For the sake of revenge, she could only humble herself to become the disciple of her father's killer to ensure her own safety, biding her time for future vengeance.

What a terrifying ordeal.

"Hmph, what a rogue! A little thief!"

From the bath, Empress Mi Qianxi looked at the ethereal-looking man on the ground not far away with a mix of joy and surprise. She thought to herself in a tender voice, "So you are Ye Xuan? You really are good-looking."

"Damn, I didn't expect her to be an ill-fated empress. I really can't bring myself to do this." Sitting on the ground, Ye Xuan looked at the complex expression of bashfulness and anger on the beauty's face in the bath, feeling somewhat hesitant.

A favorability rating as high as ninety could already explain why Great Chu had not taken action against Great Qin a few days ago, only annexing the other five nations.

He really couldn't bring himself to kill her.

Originally, Ye Xuan had wanted to kill this dog emperor of Great Chu to throw the empire into a succession crisis once and for all, leaving them with no time to deal with Great Qin.

Now, it seemed completely unnecessary.

"Rogue, what's wrong? Have you already been captivated by my beauty?"

In the bath, Empress Mi Qianxi covered her mouth with her slender hand, holding back her laughter. Seeing Ye Xuan's dazed look, her red lips parted, and she ultimately couldn't help but giggle.

"Pfft—"

Just then, an anxious voice came from outside the pavilion. It was General Yuwen Chengdu standing outside the door with a group of Great Chu soldiers.

"Your Majesty, is everything alright in there? Just now, this minister heard something fall inside. Also, Your Majesty, who were you speaking to? Could it be an assassin?"

A series of inquiries came from outside the door.

Ye Xuan was just about to make a move to eliminate the people outside, but to his surprise, Empress Mi Qianxi, who was wearing only her white undergarments, covered his mouth with her hand. She signaled him with her eyes not to speak, indicating she would handle things step-by-step.

"Don't speak... I'll handle it!" A soft voice drifted from Empress Mi Qianxi's red lips into Ye Xuan's ears.

A faint floral fragrance emanated from the beauty's barely covered body. It was the scent of orchids, delicate and enchanting, smelling incredibly pleasant.

"Hmph, scoundrel, don't look around!" the beauty scolded bashfully in a whisper.

Although Ye Xuan didn't want to ruin her reputation, he couldn't help but let his eyes wander upward since her hand was blocking his mouth.

"Uh, okay. Can you let go of your hand? I..." Ye Xuan transmitted his voice softly.

Hearing this, Empress Mi Qianxi also felt a bit embarrassed. Her lovely face turned completely red before she finally lowered her small hand.

"Rogue!"

With the white silk robe draped over her, the moonlight shining down from the roof made her snowy skin faintly visible beneath the thin fabric.

Under Ye Xuan's somewhat burning gaze, Empress Mi Qianxi finally put on her white palace dress and then neatly donned her black-and-red imperial robe.

"Your Majesty, Senior Sister, why aren't you speaking? What happened?!"

Outside, General Yuwen Chengdu lost his patience. In his anxiety, he planned to break directly through the door.

This was because he still held a sliver of hope in his heart of winning his Junior Sister Empress Mi Qianxi's heart; otherwise, he would have swept his divine sense into the palace long ago.

For the sake of preserving that last shred of decency, General Yuwen Chengdu did not want to resort to that.

Over the years, General Yuwen Chengdu had grown up with Empress Mi Qianxi since childhood. He had witnessed this princess of Great Chu ascend the throne, achieved many illustrious military exploits himself, and had even been bestowed the title of General of Heavenly Treasure.

Because of this, he even joyfully believed that Empress Mi Qianxi would eventually agree to marry him, allowing him to win the beauty's hand. Thus, he had always maintained this last boundary of respect.

Even though his father, Sect Master Yuwen Huaji, had repeatedly wanted to kill Empress Mi Qianxi, he had begged and pleaded to stop him. Otherwise, Empress Mi Qianxi would have died on the dragon throne long ago.

"Junior Brother, I am still bathing. It is inconvenient to answer you."

Empress Mi Qianxi's voice carried a hint of bashfulness, completely different from her usual cold tone.

This made General Yuwen Chengdu's heart leap with joy outside the door. He even felt that this was an opportunity—if he could force her hand, then the matter would be settled.

"Senior Sister, you are finally willing to call me Junior Brother again. It has been seven whole years. Do you still not understand my feelings?"

At the thought of Empress Mi Qianxi's fair and shapely body soaking in the bath beneath her thin robe, General Yuwen Chengdu wished he could rush in immediately and make his heavenly junior sister completely his own.

"Senior Brother, I have always known your feelings. I only wish to first unify the seven great dynasties and fulfill my late father's wish before considering romantic matters."

This time, suppressing her disgust, Empress Mi Qianxi spoke gently to General Yuwen Chengdu outside the door. She cast a slightly coquettish glance at Ye Xuan, as if telling him that handling the simp outside was the easiest thing in the world.

"Do not worry, Senior Sister. Even if your wish were to have the moon from the sky, I would pluck it down for you."

Outside, the heat in General Yuwen Chengdu's heart subsided quite a bit as reason triumphed over impulse: "This minister will definitely help you fulfill your wish, Senior Sister. Please rest, Senior Sister. I shall take my leave first."

Having received a satisfying answer, General Yuwen Chengdu knelt on one knee to salute, and then confidently led his men away from the bedchamber.

Clack, clack, clack— After the sound of footsteps faded away.

Only then did Empress Mi Qianxi relax. She couldn't help but cast a resentful glance at Ye Xuan. Her immense charm at this moment was impossible for anyone to ignore.

"It's all your fault, you rogue. Why did you climb onto my roof for no reason?"

"We were almost discovered!"

This appearance of hers was completely different from her previous cold and aloof facade.

Ye Xuan couldn't help but marvel. He then mockingly bowed like a minister, saying, "It was my lack of consideration. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"Hehehe, dummy!"

Seeing this, Ye Xuan said helplessly, "Weren't you afraid just now that he would push the door open and walk right in?"

"He wouldn't dare. If he had that kind of courage, I would have been his long ago." Hearing this, a trace of disdain flashed in Empress Mi Qianxi's beautiful eyes. "Besides, even if I died, I would never marry him!"

Suddenly, her tone shifted. Her cheeks puffed up, and she asked in a coquettish voice, "And you, Ye Xuan, why did you use your divine sense from the roof to spy on me bathing?"

Ye Xuan's cultivation was at the ninth layer of the True Profound Realm, which Empress Mi Qianxi had already realized when she detected his divine sense earlier.

"About spying on your bath... I really didn't do it on purpose." Hearing her press the issue, Ye Xuan immediately showed an embarrassed expression and muttered softly.