You are already cultivating immortality, who would fight with you alone?

"At the beginning, Daliang was weak, with enemy countries outside eyeing us covetously, and the five surnames and seven families inside oppressing the court. I asked the immortals for support, but I didn't expect that I was just inviting a wolf into the house."

"After the immortals got tired of playing, how could they care about our lives? They just left without a care in the world. In the end, it was Lord Liu who entered the court and, despite all the pressure, designed to cause internal strife among the noble families and eventually disintegrated them. You know, even our father couldn't do this!"

Ye Xinglan slowly walked to the edge of the platform, gently stroked Ye Mei's cheek, and after his tears disappeared, he continued, "After the internal troubles were resolved, it was Lord Liu who initiated the reform and ruled the country with strict laws. This is how we made Daliang the strongest country in the northern border. In just four years, we eliminated all the neighboring countries. In nine years, we, a mortal country, have become equal to the four great immortal sects."

"Yuan Sheng is a powerful warrior in the Jindan stage. He can be so patient to play with you. Isn't it because of the support given to us by Mr. Liu?"

Speaking of this, Liu Yuntian frowned, his heart tightened, and he thought to himself: Indeed, the reason why the Immortal Sect takes Daliang seriously is entirely because of me.

But now that he had a conflict with the eldest princess, the Immortal Sect would definitely not save his face. Instead, they would think that the eldest princess was very unwise.

How could someone from the Immortal Sect stand up for her? Was it just to do her a favor?

But this doesn't make sense. She, Ye Mei, is just a powerless princess. What kind of favor could she have done that would be worth them taking such a risk?

Ye Mei must be hiding a huge secret! Thinking of this, Liu Yuntian's face became solemn.

"Others may not know what kind of faces the people of the Immortal Sect have, but how could we not know? Master Liu does not allow you to have any contact with the Immortal Sect, in fact, he is protecting you!"

Ye Xinglan nodded towards Liu Yuntian with gratitude, and Liu Yuntian leaned on the armrest with one hand, nodding in response while thinking.

At this time, Ye Mei was about to speak, but was interrupted by Ye Xinglan, "Forget it, since you can't understand Mr. Liu's painstaking efforts, then you should not stay in the capital, go back to your fiefdom."

After hearing this, Ye Mei's face lost all color, and she became as pale as a piece of white paper. Her lips trembled slightly, and she looked at Ye Xinglan in disbelief: "Lan'er, you..."

However, Ye Xinglan ignored Ye Mei's strange behavior and continued to stand there indifferently, with not even a flicker in his eyes.

Ye Mei felt aggrieved and unwilling, tears welled up in her eyes, and her voice started to sob: "Sister, this is all for you! Is this how you repay your sister?"

She tried to impress Ye Xinglan with family affection, hoping that he would change his mind.

But Ye Xinglan didn't react at all. He just turned his back coldly, as if he had completely drawn a line between himself and Ye Mei.

Ye Mei's tears finally burst out. She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes desperately, glared at Liu Yuntian with gritted teeth, and her voice was full of anger and resentment: "Sister, I understand! Sister will leave!"

After saying that, she rushed out of Tongxian Palace without looking back.

Seeing this, Qu Wenwu quickly stood up, bowed respectfully to Ye Xinglan, then turned around and prepared to chase Ye Mei.

However, at this moment, Ye Xinglan suddenly called him: "Wenwu!"

Qu Wenwu stopped suddenly, and after hesitating for a moment, he decided to obey Ye Xinglan's orders.

He slowly turned his head and looked in the direction where Ye Mei left, with deep helplessness in his eyes.

Finally, he sighed, returned to Ye Xinglan, knelt on one knee, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty."

Ye Xinglan took a deep breath and said slowly: "Wenwu, you made great contributions to Daliang in the past, so I betrothed the princess to you. But now... Alas!"

At this point, he couldn't help but shook his head, with a hint of regret in his tone.

Qu Wenwu leaned forward in fear and said with great trepidation, "The thunder and rain are all grace from the Lord, and I have no dissatisfaction."

Ye Xinglan waved his hands gently and said earnestly: "No, no, no, I am sorry for you. I think you are a man of seven feet tall, fighting on the battlefield and making great achievements, but in the end you are troubled by these trivial matters in the backyard."

"I will do you justice and arrange for you to divorce Princess Pingyang. You don't need to follow her to her fiefdom and suffer. Just stay in the capital."

Then, he turned his head and looked at Liu Yuntian with a smile on his face, his eyes revealing a hint of expectation, "I think it is a waste of talent like Wenwu to stay in the Imperial Guard. How about letting him join the National Defense Army?"

Liu Yuntian narrowed his eyes slightly, then straightened his back, slowly sat up, and then bowed slightly to Ye Xinglan.

His attitude was respectful yet distant. "General Qu... General Qu has reached the Golden Core stage of cultivation and is fully capable of commanding an army. Your Majesty has the final say on this matter. You do not need to ask me about this."

"Snapped!"

Ye Xinglan clapped his hands excitedly, his face filled with joy. "Then it is happily decided. General Qu, your martial arts should not be abandoned, right? Can you still go to the battlefield?"

Qu Wenwu was so excited that he kowtowed and thanked him immediately. His voice was full of gratitude and determination. "Thank you, Your Majesty! My greatest wish in life is to fight on the battlefield. I have never slacked off for a single day!"

"it is good!"

Ye Xinglan patted Qu Wenwu's back with relief, then helped him up. Just as he was about to say something, he looked down and found something wrong, then half-knelt down and stretched his hand to Qu Wenwu's feet.

Qu Wenwu immediately dodged backwards like a frightened rabbit, but was caught tightly by Ye Xinglan, who then touched Qu Wenwu's shoes.

Liu Yuntian looked in the direction he was looking and couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly. It turned out that Qu Wenwu's shoelaces were loose.

"Your Majesty, I deserve to die. I have committed a crime of impoliteness in front of the palace!"

Although he said so, Qu Wenwu didn't dare to move an inch at this moment. His whole body was completely stiff. He didn't kneel on the ground until Ye Xinglan tied his shoelaces.

"It's okay. General, you're stationed in the palace for me and you're busy every day. It's common for shoelaces to become loose. How can this be considered impolite?"

Hearing this, Qu Wenwu fell to the ground and sobbed like a child, while Liu Yuntian, with a smile in his eyes, watched this touching scene of mutual respect between the monarch and his subject.

The emperor tied his shoelaces himself, which was considered a great honor.

I'm afraid that even if the emperor asked him to kill his own parents in the future, he wouldn't even frown...

Thinking of this, the smile on Liu Yuntian's face became even more fake.

He rubbed his chin with his fingers and thought secretly, has Ye Xinglan learned how to win people's hearts...

It seems that the drama of the monarch and his subjects cherishing each other is about to end...

"Mr. Liu."

Liu Yuntian raised his eyebrows, stood up from his chair, bowed and said, "I am here."

"I have crossed the threshold and have become a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. From today on, I will no longer be in seclusion. In the future, you and I, the king and the minister, can finally work together to make Daliang prosperous!"

"Congratulations..."

Before Liu Yuntian could finish, Qu Wenwu interrupted him and congratulated him.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. The leaders of the four surrounding sects are only in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. Now that Your Majesty is in charge of Daliang, Daliang will eventually become the first Immortal Cultivation Dynasty under Your Majesty's rule!"