【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?】

【Dream on!】

【The more Ye Yu thought about it, the angrier he became, and he immediately ordered the entire army to attack.】

【They had to eliminate this great evil!】

【In the end, Huangfu Baizhi led the charge and personally slew the Great Liao Empress.】

【But now, the bridal gown prepared by the Great Liao Empress had ended up in her hands. It must be said, fate truly has its twists.】

【Huangfu Baizhi was also a woman.】

【Being meticulous, she naturally would not ignore the unusual nature of the bridal gown.】

【Sometimes she even started to wonde if Ye Yu’s intention was for her to wear the gown, take the initiative to go to the capital, and marry him as a consort.】

【But, could a woman really take such an initiative?】

【Although, the Emperor is indeed very handsome!】

【Huangfu Baizhi’s gaze softened.】

【She couldn’t help but look towards the direction of the capital.】

【At this moment, a deputy general arrived with a group of people in official attire.】

【General, people from the capital have arrived!】

【Huangfu Baizhi immediately recognized that the leader of this group was Sun Longhai, the Prime Minister of the Great Yong Dynasty.】

【So she quickly got up and went forward.】

【With cupped hands, she said: I, Huangfu Baizhi, pay my respects to the Prime Minister.】

【This action promptly caused Sun Longhai and the dozen or so ministers to kneel.】

【Seeing this, Huangfu Baizhi was quite surprised and hurried to help them up.】

【But she was gently refused by Sun Longhai:】

【Your Majesty need not worry, the old minister and the others can get up by ourselves.】

【Hearing the title of ‘Your Majesty’, Huangfu Baizhi was quite astonished.】

【She asked if Sun Longhai had used the wrong title.】

【Sun Longhai feigned a sorrowful expression. He said: Your Majesty, the old minister is one of your own; there is no need to be so reserved.】

【So, let’s stop the pretense.】

【Although His Majesty has not declared it publicly, you should understand his intentions.】

【Huangfu Baizhi immediately thought of the bridal gown in the storage ring, her face turning bright red.】

【And her reaction immediately confirmed Sun Longhai’s thoughts.】

【Your Majesty, this place is desolate and cold. You are worth a thousand pieces of gold, and you will have to bear the heavy burden of giving birth to dragon sons in the future.】

【How can you remain here for long?】

【The old minister and others took the liberty to come and fetch you back to the palace, allowing you to reunite with His Majesty and also giving him a surprise.】

【Huangfu Baizhi’s expression became strange. She asked, does the Emperor not know about this?】

【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.】