Lingyun, Qi Li, and the other women wanted to go back to Earth with him, but Ye Chen couldn't possibly agree, otherwise things would get out of hand.

Finally, after Ye Chen's persuasion, the women returned one by one and stopped pestering him.

The great hall returned to a strange quietness, filled with a suffocating pressure.

After the women left, Ye Chen calmed his mind and sat quietly to the side, as if waiting for something.

"You've been lurking for so long, and you're still not willing to come out?"

Ye Chen spoke faintly, his gaze sharp as he looked towards a spot in the great hall.

There was no doubt someone was lurking in his palace, secretly observing his movements.

Moreover, this person's cultivation was extremely terrifying, if not for accidentally leaking a trace of their aura, Ye Chen might not have noticed anything even now.

Ye Chen holding a meeting with his wives, and someone secretly peeking, just thinking about it made him break out in a cold sweat.

If that person hadn't leaked their aura, Ye Chen wouldn't know someone was lurking—this person was just too terrifying!

"Saint Linglong, are you playing hide and seek with me?" Ye Chen suddenly pointed and released an infinite brilliance, striking towards a void.

"Boom!"

At this moment, Ye Chen's edge was fully revealed, his combat power comparable to a human king, a single point's power shattering the heavens and earth, directly blasting the void apart.

"Heavenly Emperor, you truly are extraordinary to have discovered me!"

The void cracked open, and an unparalleled beauty stepped out, looking at Ye Chen with a smile yet a meaningful expression.

The woman before him had flawless features, icy skin and jade bones, a gentle smile that could topple nations, like a fairy from the nine heavens, making it hard for anyone to have any blasphemous thoughts.

This person was none other than Saint Linglong, Qing Luo's godmother!

"Saint Linglong, this is my private palace, you're hiding here without reason, could it be that you're spying on me?" Though Saint Linglong was a Saint King, Ye Chen's aura was not weak, showing no fear of Linglong's majesty.

"Wrong, I am not spying on you, I am here to protect Qing Luo!" Saint Linglong said indifferently.

"This is Baihua Palace, Qing Luo is my woman, why do you need to protect her?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.

"Your woman?" Saint Linglong laughed inexplicably, then her face suddenly turned cold. "Qing Luo was raised by me since childhood, under my care, how did she become your woman?"

"You already know about me and Qing Luo, so why even ask?" Ye Chen replied calmly.

"Haha, I do know!" Saint Linglong laughed angrily, her face showing a trace of wrath. "Although Qing Luo is my adopted daughter, I treat her as my own, just like my biological daughter!"

"But on that trip to the void, she was defiled by someone, losing her purity!" At this point, Saint Linglong looked at Ye Chen with hatred, clearly resenting him for ruining her daughter's innocence.

"My relationship with Qing Luo is destined by heaven..." Ye Chen felt somewhat guilty.

"You are truly shameless!" Saint Linglong sneered. "You defiled Qing Luo because she discovered your secret, how can you call this destiny? This is clearly force and coercion!"

"We are very happy now!" Ye Chen avoided the past, only talking about the present.

"Happy?" Saint Linglong mocked. "Sharing one man with a group of women, can that be called happiness?"

"You're not Qing Luo, how do you know she isn't happy?" Ye Chen asked.

"I say she isn't happy, so she isn't happy!" Saint Linglong said domineeringly.

"..."

"Qing Luo disclosed your matters but did not mention your identity, not telling me you are the Heavenly Emperor!" Saint Linglong stated. "So, when you revealed your true self, I was so shocked that you noticed me!"

Linglong was a peerless king with the power to sweep the nine heavens and ten lands, her foundation far stronger than Ye Chen's!

Therefore, in secret, Ye Chen couldn't detect her at all.

However, when Ye Chen revealed his true self, Linglong was so shocked that she leaked her aura, which allowed Ye Chen to notice her.

Yet, even though Ye Chen noticed her, Saint Linglong was not intimidated!

Because she was a king, no matter how monstrous Ye Chen was, he wouldn't be her match!

"..."

Ye Chen looked at Saint Linglong, his expression gradually growing grim, an unspeakable gravity weighing on him.

Ye Chen's secrets were few, but their impact was immense!

Whether it was his identity as the Heavenly Emperor or his relationships with Lingyun, Qi Li, and others, they were all absolute secrets that couldn't be revealed!

But all his secrets had been discovered by Linglong!

"What should I do?"

Ye Chen's heart was very unsettled, Linglong was a king, at best he could battle her, but he couldn't do anything to her.

Moreover, Saint Kings transcended the world, not entering the six paths, not falling into reincarnation, immortal and undying, living as long as heaven and earth.

Even if Ye Chen and Linglong fought, the one to flee in disarray would undoubtedly be him!

"The Heavenly Emperor is an outsider, after obtaining the young qilin, he was wanted by the Nine Great Powers!"

"But who would have thought, the fleeting Heavenly Emperor would infiltrate Baihua Palace and ruin the Twelve Golden Hairpins!"

"Moreover, not only are you the mysterious Heavenly Emperor, but also the prodigy king Ye Chen..."

"We can imagine, if your secrets are exposed, what a great upheaval it would cause!"

Ye Chen was a prodigy king, the strongest genius of all time, even Saints treated him with caution.

Moreover, Ye Chen's fierce reputation was boundless, having torn off one of Qin Changtian's arms, a combat power enough to shock the ten continents, even Saint Kings took notice.

But Ye Chen also had the identity of Heavenly Emperor!

The legend of the Heavenly Emperor still continued, and he was the master of the qilin, Saints coveted him, wanting to seize the young qilin.

One could imagine that if Ye Chen's identity were exposed, it would become a storm sweeping the entire Canglan Realm!

By then, heroes from all over the world would come to attack Ye Chen!

Because Ye Chen was an outsider yet intended to control Baihua Palace, because he possessed the qilin, and a man of virtue will have much to atone for possessing such a treasure!

"What do you want? Or, what are your intentions?" Ye Chen looked at Saint Linglong and said in a deep voice.

"I want to make a trade with you!" Saint Linglong laughed.

"What trade?" Ye Chen asked.

"Let the qilin recognize me as its master, and I will keep your secret!" Saint Linglong said.

"Indeed!" Ye Chen's heart stirred.

The qilin was the king of mythical creatures, once it grew to perfection, it could rival a Great Saint!

The qilin's value was supreme, even Great Saints coveted it, and naturally, Linglong was no exception.

"The existence of a qilin is considered a miracle, even Great Saints long for it, and you can't possibly guard it!" Linglong said. "As long as you let the qilin recognize me as its master, I will keep your secret! Moreover, I will marry Qing Luo to you, making you a pair of immortal companions!"

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