Qin Wentian bitterly smiled at Ye Qianyu. He stared at Ye Qianyu's countenance only to see that she was still smiling at him. She didn't seem to be imprisoned at all. But the more this was so, the more uncomfortable Qin Wentian felt.
With a flash of light, a statue appeared in Qin Wentian's hand. This statue was extremely beautiful and there was a beautiful silhouette carved on it. Upon seeing this statue, Ye Qianyu's beautiful eyes brightened. After that, she glanced at Qin Wentian with hidden bitterness in her eyes. Her gaze was extremely alluring.
"You are finally willing to carve a statue for me."
"Although it has some charm, it is ultimately not as beautiful as you in person." Qin Wentian compared the statue to the real person.
Ye Qianyu's beautiful eyes flashed with a bright light. She stared at Qin Wentian in bewilderment, "When did you learn how to speak sweet nothings? Could it be that you learned it when you were chasing after the granddaughter of the River Portrait Immortal Emperor?"
"…" Qin Wentian was speechless. Ye Qianyu giggled, "Why? Are you planning to give this statue to me?"
However, Qin Wentian shook his head, "I naturally have to keep it by my side. This way, I can see you at all times. Also, I can remind myself not to forget that you are still here."
Ye Qianyu's eyes flashed with gentleness when she heard Qin Wentian's words. She then spoke, "Why didn't I see you being so good at talking in the past? Is it because the Lifire Empyrean wants you to submit to him? Given your talent, there's no need for this. You can head to other places and join a major power. In the future, you can even take revenge for me. Why must you suffer for my sake? "
After being together for so many years, how could Ye Qianyu not understand Qin Wentian's character? He submitted to the Lifire Empyrean most probably because of her, wanting to protect her life. As long as he submitted to the Lifire Empyrean, the Lifire Empyrean might not kill her. In that case, he would have a chance to rescue her in the future.
Although she had not experienced the outside world, with her intelligence, she could still easily guess what had happened.
Qin Wentian stared at her, he didn't say anything. Ye Qianyu continued, "Also, don't think that the Lifire Empyrean would spare me just because you are working for him. If he wants to use you, it must mean that you have some value to him. And because of this, although he wouldn't kill me, he wouldn't spare me either. He would always use me to restrict you. Your weakness is too obvious, you place too much importance on emotions. Once you act blindly due to your emotions, you would be seen through by others with a single glance.
He bitterly smiled and shook his head. How could he not understand Ye Qianyu's words?
"However, this might not be a bad thing for you. After entering the Lifire Palace, you would have an official identity and in the future, you would be able to come into contact with the wider world. In the future, you have to remember not to let your emotions affect your decisions so easily. Before you have enough strength to sweep everything away, you should learn how to use other methods to protect yourself, as well as the people you love." Ye Qianyu walked towards Qin Wentian. Her beautiful eyes flickered with gentleness as she smiled, "Alright, it's time for you to leave."
Qin Wentian stretched out his hand again, placing it on Ye Qianyu's beautiful face. This time around, Ye Qianyu didn't evade, allowing Qin Wentian to caress her face. Her beautiful eyes flashed with a seductive light, filled with deep emotions, stirring up the hearts of men. Qin Wentian smiled radiantly, "Wait for me."
After speaking, Qin Wentian directly turned and left. He didn't turn his head back but his hands were unknowingly clenched tightly together.
Ye Qianyu stared at his departing back as her heart grew even more resolute. A radiant smile appeared in her eyes and after Qin Wentian's figure completely vanished, she slowly returned to her cell and leaned against the cold wall before sitting down. However, the smile on her face didn't fade away. She smiled, "I once wanted to change everything but I've long since understood that it's nothing more than the ravings of a fool. The strong will rule the world, this is the law of nature. Since I'm powerless to change this, I hope that one day, the person who controls this world would be the person I love."
"You are also a fool now." A Cold voice rang out from not far away. It was someone from another cell. He icily spoke, "With just him, an initial-stage immortal emperor, he wants to control this world? Just a single Lifire Palace alone is sufficient to stand above the heads of countless people. To them, the vast majority of people in the immortal realms are merely ants. In addition, there are even stronger characters in the Lifelong Realm. To them, let alone ordinary characters, even immortal emperors like you and me, or even palace lords and world overlords, aren't we ants as well? "Qin Wentian smiled.
"Yeah, everyone in the world is ants. Ants should follow the rules." Ye Qianyu mumbled. She then smiled, "However, even for ants, there are existences that can break through the heavens. If not, where did those people who are at the peak come from?"
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Lifire City was one of the ten main cities of the Lifelong Realm. It was naturally extremely vast and majestic.
There were five governors in Lifire City. They were respectively the Central Governor, Eastern Governor, Southern Governor, Western Governor and Northern Governor. Lifire City was divided into five different regions. The five governors were in charge of the five regions and their authority was extremely great. Although they weren't like the nine monarchs, in Lifire City, their statuses were transcendent. Even for the nine monarchs, they didn't dare to be too arrogant before the five governors. Let alone the fact that their cultivation bases were also very high.
Right now, the northern governor was surnamed Meng. His cultivation base was very strong and was a peak-stage immortal emperor. His authority was immense and Qin Wentian initially thought that he would be reluctant to leave the governor's position. But after he came here with Protector Chen, he discovered that he was wrong. Extremely wrong. Governor Meng was very happy to welcome him and after the handover, he passed the governor's position to Qin Wentian. It was like he wasn't giving up the governor's position but a hot potato instead.
In addition, Qin Wentian could tell that this Governor Meng was truly happy and didn't want to take the governor's position. This made Qin Wentian think of Princess Kitamura's warning. Could it be that the Jialan Clan's influence in Lifire City was so terrifying? So much so that this Governor Meng actually wanted to resign and leave.
According to what Princess Kitamura said, this northern region was where the Jialan Clan was located. Their influence in the northern regions was extremely great and could even be said to be able to cover the sky with one hand. Before this, Qin Wentian thought that no matter how strong the Jialan Clan was, they were still under the Lifire Empyrean's control and it was impossible for them to suppress the Lifire Empyrean's subordinates. But after he came here, he discovered that he might have been wrong.
"Youhuang, how much do you know about the Jialan Clan?" Qin Wentian transmitted his voice to Princess Kitamura beside him.
"I don't know much. I only know that their power is extremely great. This is especially so in the northern regions. It's rumored that the Lifire Empyrean's orders might not even be comparable to a single sentence from the Jialan Clan." Princess Kitamura replied. Qin Wentian's eyes flashed with a strange light. Seems like the Lifire Empyrean has long thought of what position he should place him in. And given the hatred between them and the Jialan Monarch, he would definitely kill them. If they were too useless, they would be directly killed by the Jialan Clan. He believed that the Lifire Empyrean wouldn't feel any pity for their deaths.
If they could contend against the Jialan Clan, the Lifire Empyrean would be more than happy to see such a situation.
Hence, no matter what the ending was, it would only be beneficial to the Lifire Empyrean.
After sending Governor Meng away, Protector Chen spoke to Qin Wentian, "Brother Qin, for the matters that follow, we will have to depend on Brother Qin to do your best. The Lifire Empyrean has handed the northern regions to Brother Qin, I'm sure Brother Qin would be able to manage them well."
"Protector Chen, as the governor, what is my main responsibility? What do I need to do? "Qin Wentian asked. He didn't understand the rules of Lifire City at all.
"I can't explain it clearly with just a few sentences. The governor's manor naturally has its own records room and there are also servants and maids waiting for me. They will help Brother Qin to familiarize yourself with everything. I'll bid my farewell first." Protector Chen smiled. Qin Wentian saw that Protector Chen didn't intend to stay any longer. He nodded and sent Protector Chen away.
The governor's manor was extremely vast, including the inner and outer residences. The inner residence was where the governor resided, while the outer residence was even larger. It was where the subordinates of the governor resided.
However, Qin Wentian discovered that this governor's manor was extremely cold and cheerless. It wasn't as majestic as he had imagined.
At this moment, in the inner residence, several figures appeared before Qin Wentian. There was an old man at the immortal-foundation realm as well as two serving girls. Their cultivation bases were also at the immortal-foundation realm and they were all very weak. However, their looks were top-notch, pure and charming.
"We pay our respects to Lord Governor." The butler and serving girls bowed to Qin Wentian.
"In this governor's manor, there are only the three of you?" Qin Wentian asked.
"Sir, you might not know this but in the northern regions, there aren't many people who would dare to take up a post in the governor's manor." The butler replied.
"Why?" Qin Wentian asked.
"Ever since the Lifire Empyrean took control of the Lifire Palace, the number of governors in the northern regions changed the fastest. In addition, more than half of the governors either took the initiative to resign or …" The butler stuttered.
"Or what?" Qin Wentian calmly asked.
"Or, they died." The butler lowered his head.
Qin Wentian's eyes flashed with sharpness. In the Lifire City, there were actually governors who died? Also, according to the butler, it wasn't just a single governor who died.
What kind of position did the Lifire Empyrean want him to sit in?
"Who killed them?" Qin Wentian thought of the Jialan Clan but he still asked.
The eyes of the butler flashed with terror. He shook his head, "This subordinate has no idea."
"Just speak your mind." Qin Wentian asked again.
"This subordinate really has no idea. Other than a few people who were found out and were executed, even the Lifire Empyrean doesn't know who killed the other governors." The butler lowered his head very low. Assassinating a governor in the Lifire City was definitely a major matter. If the Jialan Clan was the one who did it, how could they leave behind any evidence?
Qin Wentian suddenly thought of Governor Meng who left. Most probably, he treated this governor's position as a hot potato and was very happy to resign.
"How many people are there in the governor's manor? What are the positions?" Qin Wentian asked again.
"3,000 people under the direct control of the three vice governors. Under the vice governors, there are ten attendants who each control a hundred people." The butler replied.
Qin Wentian's eyes flashed. He then spoke, "Go and help me summon the three vice governors here."
"This …" A look of difficulty appeared on the butler's face. Qin Wentian frowned, "If you have something to say, just say it."
"It has been a very long time since the three vice governors came to the governor's manor." The butler bowed. Qin Wentian's eyes gleamed with sharpness, "As the vice governors, you actually neglected your duties?"
The butler lowered his head even more, not daring to speak. This made Qin Wentian understand that this governor's position wasn't an ordinary one. In addition, there was even danger to his life. How strong was the Jialan Clan?
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