Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor.

Chapter 67 Planning Ahead for the Snow Empress's Embryo

"Distinguished guest, please see our master."

When Ye Qing arrived backstage at the auction house, wanting to retrieve the coveted Gold of Life, he was informed of this by the staff.

"What does she want from me?" Ye Qing raised an eyebrow, then let the maid, who walked with a cat-like gait, lead him into the depths of the Starlight Auction House, finally stopping at the door of a private room.

"Knock knock..." The maid knocked softly on the door, and a familiar voice echoed from inside the private room.

"Please come in."

Inside the private room, Xu Jiujiu had changed out of the auctioneer's black dress and put on the outfit Ye Qing had worn when they first met: a gold fitted dress adorned with numerous luxurious decorations.

Seeing Ye Qing enter the private room, he looked up at him after a long while, smiled and gestured for him to sit down: "I didn't expect to see you again so soon. Try this, it's the most popular tea in the Star Luo Empire, I'm sure you'll like it."

"If I'm not mistaken, you must be Xu Jiujiu, the youngest princess of the Star Luo Empire, right?" Ye Qing took a sip of tea and asked.

Of course, this was just an introduction. Xu Jiujiu's identity was not a secret; anyone with a bit of knowledge would recognize her as the little princess who was deeply favored by Emperor Xu Jiawei.

"May I ask what brings Your Highness to me?"

"It's only been a week since we parted ways outside Xingluo City. At that time, I thought that if we were to meet again, I would definitely want to be friends with you." Xu Jiujiu put down his teacup and looked at Ye Qing with a smile.

Upon meeting Ye Qing again, Xu Jiujiu realized that she still really enjoyed being with her, as if they were old friends who she could relax and let her guard down.

However, the reason she felt this way was entirely due to the effect of the Abyss Darkness.

The Darkness of the Abyss can stir up the darkness deep within others' hearts, unleashing the most selfish and twisted thoughts. As a little princess who was pampered by Xu Jiawei since childhood, Xu Jiujiu had no regrets or resentment in her heart. She had no reason to fall into depravity.

Comparable to the most popular among popular people.

All she wanted was to relax and stop the hypocrisy and intrigue with those nobles.

The effect of the Abyss's Darkness was that she gradually lowered her guard and subconsciously developed trust in Ye Qing in front of her.

When a person feels that there are no people around them they can trust except their family, and then a different person suddenly appears, this strange trust will be amplified without limit, and may even surpass that of their close family members.

Of course, it's generally impossible, but what if there were a force that could distort that person's thoughts...?

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Xu Jiujiu is currently in a similar state. Ye Qing is the only outsider she doesn't find repulsive. Getting along with him is similar to when she gets along with Xu Jiawei—very relaxed and without any burdens.

This meant that her words didn't carry any sense of superiority, nor did they have that fairy-like tone of "it's your honor to be friends with this princess." They were just very ordinary and normal.

Ye Qing could easily discern the truthfulness in her words. Possessing the talent of the Dark Abyss, he didn't even sense any negative emotions from Xu Jiujiu.

He was silent.

Ye Qing had already experienced the effects of the Holy Light when he first entered Shrek Academy. Its power was incredibly exaggerated. If Ye Qing wanted to, all the girls in Class 5 of the freshmen would probably willingly climb into his bed.

Ye Qing once thought that the Dark Abyss's power had failed against Xu Jiujiu, but only now did he realize that this princess truly could not fall into depravity.

It's too ridiculous.

"If Your Highness wishes to be friends with me, that's certainly possible. Countless people would love to get to know you, but have never had the chance," Ye Qing said with a smile.

However, Xu Jiujiu rested her chin on her hand, her beautiful eyes filled with a hint of annoyance: "I'm not interacting with you as a princess, nor am I asking you to be my friend as a princess. I'm just myself, Xu Jiujiu."

For some reason, the thought of interacting with Ye Qing as a princess made her feel a sense of distance between them, a feeling that made her very uncomfortable.

These words came out without her even thinking, which was quite unbelievable for her, as she was used to carefully considering her words before speaking, so as not to do anything that would damage her image or status.

I felt a bit irritable for a long time.

The Dark Abyss is still dealing damage.

In Xu Jiujiu's view, there was no turning back once the arrow was released. She had already shown a different side of herself to Ye Qing, so she had to make this friend unless Ye Qing really posed a threat to the Star Luo Empire.

"You can just call me Jiu Jiu." Xu Jiu Jiu bit her lower lip, looking at Ye Qing stubbornly, almost as if she had the words "Tell me your name" written on her face.

Pretty tsundere.

"Okay, Jiu Jiu." Ye Qing smiled slightly. For some reason, even though it was due to his talent, he felt a strange sense of excitement that made Xu Jiu Jiu, a rare character who wasn't obsessed with romance, lose her composure.

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"My name is Ye Xuan, Ye as in night and Xuan as in mystery. You can just call me by my name."

The entanglement here with Xu Jiujiu was clearly not meaningless. You should know that in addition to treasures like the Soul Devouring Carving Blade, the Star Luo Empire also has a valuable item called the 100,000-year-old Soul Beast Embryo.

You should know that this embryo is the embryo of the Ice and Snow Goddess, a peerless ferocious beast with a lifespan of 690,000 years.

Ye Qing didn't have the ability to intercept them in the far north beforehand, since neither the Snow Empress nor the level nine soul master who sealed her were people he could afford to offend.

But what if we take a roundabout approach and try to get our hands on the embryo before the auction?

What Xu Jiawei wanted to do was simply to use this 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo to amuse the Sun Moon Empire and Mingde Hall, and to delay the Sun Moon Empire's advance in launching a war. However, this kind of thing could not be done without the Snow Emperor's embryo.

With his precognitive memories of the plot, Ye Qing had countless ways to accomplish all of this.

The premise is... that he can make Xu Jiawei's most beloved younger sister completely devoted to him.

If I had the identity of a "princess's husband," many things would be easily solved...

Ye Qing doesn't have any feelings for Xu Jiujiu, but if it's to achieve his own goals, he would be happy to take Xu Jiujiu into his harem. However, it would be a little difficult to make her completely devoted to him, so he would have to increase his efforts.

"Ye Xuan..." she murmured softly for a long time. She felt that the name was mysterious, as dark and deep as an abyss, unfathomable, but it also aroused her curiosity.

It's dangerous, but it seems quite interesting.

"Jiu Jiu, shouldn't you give me my auction item now?"

(End of this chapter)