In the end, Pu Jingwan was pulled back into the group.
However, as soon as she joined, Yang Jian, the Great Sage, and Xiao Yumei acted as peacemakers and tried to calm them down.
Only Idealism: Don't worry about me. I'm fine.
Invincible Adorable Beauty: I don't need it either.
The others felt somewhat awkward. Yang Jian's eyes darted around, then he sent a message.
Erlang Shen: Ye-zi, didn't you pull us into the group because you had something to say?
Monkey King: That's right!
Ultimate Charmer: Mhmm!
Only Idealism: I'll say it now.
As soon as he sent the message, he organized what he wanted to say in his sea of consciousness.
He'd thought it all through, but after arguing with Pu Jingwan, he'd messed things up a bit.
Only Idealism: What's the situation outside?
Erlang Shen: Are you talking about the Hermit Emperor and the others?
Only Idealism: Of course.
Yang Jian pursed his lips and snuck a few glances at the pavilion. It was hard to tell what was going on just by looking at it.
Send out your divine sense?
When he recalled how angry Ye Rong had been, Yang Jian subconsciously gulped.
However, he gritted his teeth and sent out his divine sense.
By now, the Hermit Emperor had convinced Ye Rong to contact his subordinate Master of the Stars. No matter what her final decision was, she needed to confirm the existence of the two Emperor Stars.
The Hermit Emperor and Xuan Ji quietly waited for her to reach a conclusion. At that moment, Yang Jian's divine sense reached out.
The two of them instantly noticed, but they tacitly chose to ignore it. In fact, they even went out of their way to conceal it.
They knew full well that Ye Zichen had most likely instructed Yang Jian to use his divine sense to investigate.
"How did it go?"
The Great Sage, Pu Jingwan, and Xiao Yumei looked at Yang Jian. They'd all sensed him extend his divine sense into the pavilion.
"I was discovered," said Yang Jian.
The others shrugged, but just as they were about to reply to Ye Zichen, Yang Jian stopped them.
"Yes, I was discovered. However, the people who discovered me did not expel my divine sense. Instead, they used their divine sense to wrap and hide my divine sense."
"The Hermit Emperor must have done it," said the Great Sage. "What's the situation now?"
"Nothing special. The few of them didn't say anything. They just sat there," Yang Jian said.
"How did this happen?" The Great Sage frowned in confusion. "Then tell Ye Zichen as well."
Leaving Yang Jian's Divine Sense to spy on the pavilion, they all turned their eyes to the screen of their phones and typed out a message.
Monkey King: Nothing.
Invincible Adorable Beauty: "Nothing."
Ultimate Charmer: "Nothing."
It was clearly Yang Jian who went to spy on them, but it was the two of them who spread the news. Yang Jian, who had already typed out "No situation" on the screen, deleted the message. He was the hero who had put himself in danger, so he had to show that he was different from the rest.
Erlang Shen: There's nothing special about the situation. Auntie seems to be in a daze, Pavilion Master Xuan Ji is playing with the flower fairies, and the Hermit Emperor is looking at the sky. There's no conversation going on between them.
Outside the group chat.
Pu Jingwan looked at Yang Jian. "Scheming boy."
Great Sage: "I strongly condemn it."
"Mhmm."
Yang Jian was speechless after being looked down upon by the three of them.
"Get this straight, alright? I was the one who went to spy on them. You three stole the credit and spilled the beans. I'm the one who put in the effort. Why can't I explain in detail? "
"I despise you." Pu Jingwan and the Great Sage simultaneously raised their middle fingers at him.
Although Xiao Yumei didn't do anything like that, her gaze was full of disdain.
"Wow, you guys …. I never would have guessed you were like that."
Ye Zichen had no way of knowing what they'd been up to. He frowned as he read the message.
On the way here, the Hermit Emperor had said he had a way to persuade Ye Rong. Before entering the room, he'd faintly heard Ye Rong and the Hermit Emperor's conversation.
But now, the three of them hadn't said anything at all?
At that moment ….
Erlang Shen: Something's up!
The others outside the pavilion saw Yang Jian tense up. He wanted to look at Ye Rong, but he was worried about alerting the enemy. All he could do was wait.
Little did they know, when Ye Zichen saw the message, he grew even more anxious.
Only Idealism: How is it?
Invincible Adorable Beauty: Wait a moment. Yang Jian's busy right now.
Yang Jian focused on reducing the fluctuations of his divine sense as much as possible, while Xuan Ji and the Hermit Emperor did their best to conceal it.
By now, Ye Rong had ended her communication with the Starfield Lord. She narrowed her eyes and retracted her divine sense, only to notice Xuan Ji and the Hermit Emperor's divine sense hovering around her.
"What are you doing?"
"Aiya, just now …." Xuan Ji walked over to Ye Rong's side. "Your precious son's friends were looking in this direction, but the Hermit Emperor and I noticed, so we chased them away. I presume they're trying to find out more on your son's behalf. "
"Is that so?" Ye Rong glanced at the room. "I've set up seals around the room. How did he get in touch with the outside world?"
"Who knows? Maybe he didn't get in touch with them. Maybe they just wanted to do it."
Xuan Ji shrugged. "Don't worry about them. Did you get in touch with your subordinates? What happened? Don't tell me there really are two Emperor Stars in the sky? "
Ye Rong's expression darkened. She glanced at the Hermit Emperor ….
"How did the Hermit Emperor find out about this?"
Ye Rong didn't give a direct answer, but her question confirmed the Hermit Emperor's suspicions.
Indeed!
Just now, Ye Rong had asked her subordinates about this. The answer was that a hundred years ago, before she became the Lord of Seven Stars, the recovery of starlight was twice as slow as it was now.
"It seems the Lord of the Big Dipper has your answer. As for how I found out, I naturally have my own methods. In that case, does the Lord of the Big Dipper also believe that there are two Emperor Stars in the sky? "
The Hermit Emperor smiled, but didn't answer Ye Rong's question.
"There are two Emperor Stars. Transcendence only requires the light of one Emperor Star. Furthermore, healing the Xue Family girl requires very little starlight. In that case, doesn't that explain the Lord of the Big Dipper's previous misgivings? "
If the Hermit Emperor didn't say how he knew about the recovery of starlight, Ye Rong couldn't be bothered to investigate.
Even after hearing the Hermit Emperor's explanation, her expression didn't change in the slightest.
"The recovery of starlight doesn't directly prove that there are two Emperor Stars. If the Hermit Emperor doesn't divulge any important information, then everything is just a guess. Since it's just a guess, there's some uncertainty. We still can't touch Zichen's starlight. "
"The Lord of the Big Dipper is much calmer than I expected!" The Hermit Emperor sighed.
He looked deeply into Ye Rong's eyes, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
"I can tell that the Big Dipper Star Lord wants to dig something out of this old man, but this old man won't say it, at least not now. Since you're so determined, then let's forget about the matter of the two Emperor Stars. "
"Is there anything else you want to say, Hermit Emperor?"
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