Ji Ningxuan really wanted to refuse, not to let Ye Fan''s hands move recklessly!


    But her body was very honest, almost actively twisting into Ye Fan''s arms, wanting to have more contact with him.


    "Empress!"


    Not far away, two grey-robed elders had temporarily resolved the crisis and, seeing Ji Ningxuan''s movements, couldn''t help but frown and remind her.


    As the distinguished daughter of the Prime Minister Manor and the future Empress, every word and action of Ji Ningxuan would be interpreted by many.


    At this moment, Young Miss Ji''s posture with Ye Fan was indeed not very appropriate!


    "Ah!" A shout from one of the grey-robed elders suddenly awakened Ji Ningxuan. She turned her head to glance at the situation under the feet of the other bodyguards.


    There, the Blood Worms were being firmly suppressed. The other bodyguards, standing on top of those Blood Worms, moved as if they were walking on flat ground, easily stepping out of the encirclement and escaping the danger.


    But why, when she jumped down herself, did those Netherworld Blood Worms still bite her?


    Ji Ningxuan''s brows furrowed in annoyance!


    It was deliberate!


    Stay connected through empire


    This good-looking, sunny, and harmless young man was definitely doing it on purpose!


    But why? Just to take some small advantage of her?


    Ji Ningxuan looked up to scrutinize Ye Fan''s face closely, just as a ray of moonlight fell upon it. She instantly recognized him, "You... you''re the idiotic young master of the Ye Family... no... the demonically talented Ye Fan? You..."


    The handsome man before her was none other than Ye Fan, the very person she was meant to meet with priority upon her visit to the Flower Capital.


    Since Emperor Ji Yuchen could not leave the Capital, he was going to announce the establishment of the Grand Tutor Mansion tomorrow to support the rise of the Ye Family; hence, he sent her to meet Ye Fan overnight, expressing the royal family''s goodwill and making amends for the royal family''s previous neglect.


    But now, the compensation she was offering came with quite the price! The Empress, destined for the Emperor, was being held in Ye Fan''s arms, touched by him, and it seemed Ye Fan had plans for even more audacious actions.


    This man was seeking revenge!


    He was using her to retaliate against Ji Yuchen for being indulgent towards Prince Jin''s actions!


    Intelligent as ice and snow, Ji Ningxuan identified Ye Fan in an instant and immediately understood all the reasons behind his actions.


    Hmph!


    One of the gray-robed old men, unable to stand by as Ye Fan bullied Ji Ningxuan, stepped forward with a stern tone to speak to Ye Fan, his body emanating waves of Qi Force Fluctuation with a hint of threat within.


    Damn it!


    Ye Fan just couldn''t bear it any longer!


    Slap!


    Without any hesitation, Ye Fan backhanded the gray-robed old man''s face, sending him spinning several circles on the spot, stars sparkling before his eyes.


    It wasn''t until he felt the hot pain on his face that the old man couldn''t figure out how Ye Fan had struck him.


    There were rumors outside, along with the royal sentiment, that Ye Fan had indeed awakened, his strength reaching the level of a Martial Emperor. But the old man thought Ye Fan had only just reached the Martial Emperor level; now it seemed that Ye Fan''s strength greatly surpassed that of a Third Grade Martial Emperor!


    "Giving you face, huh? Hmph! Consider the royal dignity? When the Ye Family''s Ten Great Proud Sons of Heaven were massacred, did the royal family ever care about the life and death of the Ye Family?" Ye Fan said coldly, "Half of Great Xia was conquered by the Ye Family. Without the Ye Family, would there even be a present-day royal family? Why then did you allow the extermination of the Ye Family? If you can take action initially, why can''t I retaliate?"


    "Forget just touching her, even if she became my woman, what could the royal family dare to do?" Ye Fan said, violently pulling Ji Ningxuan into his embrace, his hand deliberately caressing her a few times. "The lives of ten from the Ye Family, how they were lost, doesn''t the royal family know clearly?"


    Feeling the towering killing intent emanating from Ye Fan, Ji Ningxuan froze completely.


    Feeling Ye Fan''s hand moving on her, Ji Ningxuan almost forgot to resist...


    Domineering!


    Chilling!


    This was the man she had in mind!


    Thinking of what had befallen the Ye Family, Ji Ningxuan''s heart ached!


    Indeed, on that day, the Ten Great Proud Sons of Heaven of the Ye Family all fell, the family almost wiped out, and even afterwards, Prince Jin wouldn''t let even the idiotic Ye Fan off the hook, so furiously targeting Ye Fan and those Vassal Families of the Ye Family!


    Ye Fan must have endured such tremendous pain and torture to have made it this far.


    And the royal family, though not the masterminds, they were certainly complicit...


    Upon these reflections, Ji Ningxuan suddenly felt that everything Ye Fan did was only right and proper!


    Revenge against the royal family, taking liberties with herself, none of it seemed wrong!


    If it were her, she probably would go even further than Ye Fan.


    Alas!


    Perhaps she should compensate Ye Fan on behalf of Ji Yuchen?