"You mean that fence-sitter, Prince Xue Xing?"
The secret alliance between the Clear Sky Sect (Hao Tian Zong) and the Heaven Dou Empire was already known to the Spirit Hall (Wu Hun Dian).
However, the Spirit Hall showed no reaction for the time being, as if allowing them to act freely.
This, of course, made Emperor Xue Xing feel justified, as though his Heaven Dou Empire was now free and independent.
"Hmph, I told you long ago—these people of the Heaven Dou Empire cannot be trusted!"
Since that great battle half a month ago, all those in the Spirit Hall who opposed Bibi Dong had been wiped out.
Now, this woman's trust in the man before her—Ye Fei—was complete.
In fact, for the past several days, they had already been living together. No need to explain what that meant.
"This is exactly what I want. Yang Wudi can help me keep an eye on the Clear Sky Sect, and as for Xue Xing…"
At this moment, Tang San probably couldn't imagine that he had just handed Ye Fei the perfect excuse—an excuse to start a war with the Heaven Dou Empire.
Under normal circumstances, forcefully annexing the Heaven Dou Empire would be condemned by everyone.
But now, since the Heaven Dou Empire had torn apart its alliance with the Spirit Hall, the Spirit Hall had every reason to send troops against them—claiming the banner of "justice."
Readers familiar with the original story knew: later, the Spirit Hall would develop into the Spirit Empire (Wu Hun Di Guo) and begin seizing territory from the two great empires.
Thus, for Ye Fei, the title of "Pope" didn't mean much.
His goal was to become the Great Emperor of the Spirit Empire—an emperor in both name and truth.
And right now, Pope Bibi Dong's position looked more like that of the mistress of the inner palace.
Although Qian Renxue was the legitimate wife, their mother-daughter relationship made things… inconvenient.
Otherwise, the titles would be improper and hard to justify.
Moreover, ever since that battle, little Xue had locked herself inside her room.
Even Ye Fei couldn't enter—he could only send Little Fox (Hu Liena) and Xiao Wu to comfort her.
This whole matter gave Ye Fei a headache.
And he still suspected Hu Liena might have some kind of mind-reading ability, though she never confirmed it directly.
Still, too many times she seemed to know exactly what he was thinking.
Complicated—women's hearts were impossible to fathom.
"Are you free today? Come with me to see little Xue. Some things have to be faced."
After settling the Heaven Dou Empire report, Bibi Dong made a request that even Ye Fei found a bit awkward.
"Hmm, I haven't seen her in several days. Have you two patched things up yet?"
"Heh, you can rest easy about that. In front of others, that girl still calls me sister."
When it came to Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong was truly helpless.
That girl only ever addressed her as 'sister' or 'that woman'!
Perhaps witnessing Qian Xun Ji's soul being destroyed and Qian Dao Liu being imprisoned broke her spirit.
The girl who had once seemed so strong finally lost to her own heart.
She hadn't been herself for days now.
Today, since Bibi Dong and Ye Fei came in person, they would surely see her.
"Big dummy, you're here!"
The door was opened by Xiao Wu, that ever-cheerful bunny girl, hopping about as carefree as always—completely at home, not acting like a guest at all.
She stood in sharp contrast to the melancholic Qian Renxue, who was inside, being comforted by the Little Fox.
Hearing voices, the two women slowly appeared.
"You two came? I haven't been feeling well these past days, could you please…"
For some reason, little Xue avoided anything related to the Spirit Hall.
Perhaps she still couldn't escape the shadow of recent events.
But Ye Fei didn't care much for that—he pulled the two women to sit down beside him.
"I have a serious matter to discuss with you both—about the future Spirit Empire."
If Qian Renxue kept wallowing in sorrow, who knew how long it would take her to recover?
So he decided to use a little psychological trick to pull her out of it.
Ye Fei then took out a command token, his face showing slight embarrassment.
"You see, little Xue, you're my wife. Naturally, in the future, you should be the Empress, managing the inner palace. But…"
Here, Ye Fei paused and glanced at Bibi Dong beside him.
She shot him a girlish glare, clearly understanding exactly what he was up to.
"Why are you looking at me? Say what you want to say—to little Xue!"
"Alright then. I was thinking… if little Xue doesn't mind, how about letting your… 'sister' handle the palace affairs for now?"
Ye Fei was pretending to be confused while knowing perfectly well what he was saying.
His mind, however, was quietly groaning:
If those two switch roles—mother as consort, daughter as empress—I'm doomed!
Hu Liena, eavesdropping on his thoughts, couldn't hold back a giggle, giving him a look that said, "I love watching you suffer but can't do anything about it."
Yes, there would definitely be trouble in this harem from now on.
Sure enough, after hearing Ye Fei's arrangement, the once-dazed Qian Renxue's eyes suddenly brightened.
"My sister, huh? Alright… fine then! I'll leave it to you both."
Clearly, Little Fox was cooperating with Ye Fei's plan.
Even though she could read his thoughts, she didn't expose him.
Seeing Qian Renxue finally relax, Ye Fei reached out and held her hand.
"Then it's settled, Empress. Rest well. I'll visit you another day."
After saying that, Ye Fei turned as if to leave.
But just then, the ever-lively Xiao Wu bounced over.
"Shame, shame, shame! You lazybones—trying to sneak off again?"
This bunny girl was getting more and more clingy.
Not only did she follow Ye Fei everywhere, but she also kept calling him names—first "big dummy," now "lazy bug."
"Xiao Wu, what are you talking about? How am I lazy again?"
"Pfft, you're totally going to sneak off to the Pope Sister's bedroom to sleep! You sleep all day long…"
At those words, all three women in the room blushed instantly.
That really was pure, innocent speech—without a shred of awareness!
To think such things were being described as "sleeping"!
Especially Bibi Dong, who turned red to the tips of her ears—hearing that in front of her own daughter and disciple!
"Tonight… I have things to do. You better come!"
After saying that, Bibi Dong covered her face and fled the room.
And just when Hu Liena looked ready to tease Ye Fei, Xiao Wu struck again.
"The bed in the Little Fox's room is super soft! Can I sleep there tonight?"
Oh, come on…
Did this mean that little bunny had seen everything about Ye Fei's private life lately?
Now it was Ye Fei's turn to feel truly awkward.
Should he… accept Xiao Wu too?
But with her current innocence, could she even understand such things?
"Ye Lang… why don't you… stay here tonight?"
Wait—what?!
Did he hear that right?
That was Qian Renxue's invitation?!
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