Fairy, shut up! I'm really not blondie.

Gu Beihan spoke slowly.

"Since Her Majesty the Empress has no objections..."

"Let's settle this matter now."

"Your dynasty has a tradition of making agreements, and the Immortal Sect should follow suit. I will come again when Your Majesty has drafted the agreement."

He then stood up.

That means...

It's time to draw a final conclusion.

"Wait a minute."

The boy's voice rang out.

Her Highness the Goddess raised an eyebrow slightly and slowly looked over.

Not surprising.

Rather, it was the fact that the young master of the Su family hadn't made a move since entering the palace that surprised her.

But for now.

She had already gained some understanding from her brief encounter with the Empress.

The Empress before us is indeed very talented.

However, he is too young and lacks experience.

Having figured out the Empress's background, Gu Beihan felt his chances of winning increased even further.

Even if Su Qing were to make a move now, she would have enough confidence.

The boy slowly stood up—he was still holding a bright red apple in his hand, the kind that had been bitten into.

It doesn't look like a "secret weapon" at all.

But when he opened his mouth, Gu Beihan almost lost his composure.

What I just said doesn't count.

"What?"

Gu Beihan was stunned.

The young man in front of me has repeatedly surprised people.

She was prepared for Su Qing to say something surprising.

But I never expected it to be this amazing!

None of them count?

Doesn't that mean that everything she and the Empress had been discussing for so long just now turned into idle chatter?

Don't even mention Gu Beihan.

Even the Empress herself was taken aback.

Her magnificent, shimmering light gold eyes widened slightly.

No.

I asked you to come and help me.

I didn't ask you to come and cause trouble!

Cooperation with the Cloud Sea Immortal Sect, isn't this something you've been planning all along?

Gu Beihan's cold eyes darkened.

"Are you serious?"

"of course."

Su Qing nodded calmly and smiled slightly.

"This kind of place."

"Is it appropriate for me to jump out and make a joke?"

Is there anything you're not satisfied with?

I'm not satisfied with anything.

The young man waved his hand and calmly spoke, amidst the equally shocked gazes of Gu Beihan and the Empress.

"After hearing the conditions that Palace Master Gu just offered, I think we should just forget about it."

"Dayan does not need to pay such a high price to seek an ally that only serves a deterrent purpose."

"Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Ji Lanxin: "..."

To be honest, she didn't think so.

But she still nodded in a knowing and enigmatic manner.

Although many times Su Qing made me so angry I wanted to grind my teeth.

But even a cunning young woman has to admit: a young man's strategic thinking is the most reliable thing to do in such situations.

otherwise.

She wouldn't have been waiting this long to complete her counterattack plan!

Gu Beihan frowned, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

"But as far as I know..."

"The current situation of the Dayan Dynasty is not as stable as it appears on the surface."

"Promoting national prestige and expanding power... isn't that what His Majesty is doing?"

really.

Although Gu Beihan was in the secluded Yunhai Immortal Sect, he harbored a great cause unknown to others.

And it's obvious.

They have grand ambitions for the imperial dynasty.

Otherwise, how could someone who is in the immortal sects have such a good understanding of the situation of the Great Evolution Sect?

Ji Lanxin picked up a wine glass and gently swirled it in her hand.

That means...

She doesn't speak.

Gu Beihan continued.

"Therefore, you need a major ally to stand in your way."

"The Cloud Sea Immortal Sect is the best choice."

at this time.

Su Qing picked up the conversation.

"Well."

"What the goddess said seems to make sense."

"The Cloud Sea Immortal Sect is indeed a good choice, but it is not the only option for the Great Evolution."

Gu Beihan was stunned for a moment.

"what?"

The young man in front of me maintained a calm smile and spoke slowly and deliberately, word by word.

"Coincidentally, I have a pretty good relationship with that goddess of Shangrao Immortal Palace."

Just that one sentence.

No further words were said.

But Gu Beihan immediately understood what he meant.

True.

The Cloud Sea Immortal Sect holds a transcendent position.

But Shangrao Immortal Palace is definitely not inferior.

Gu Beihan: "..."

What's even worse is.

She knew that Su Qing wasn't exaggerating.

Because that celestial beauty from the Shangrao Immortal Palace really is in the Su residence!

Therefore, this young man might actually have a way to persuade Shangrao Immortal Palace.

However, Gu Beihan quickly suppressed his wavering and said quietly.

"The Celestial Palace will never cooperate with the imperial dynasty based solely on so-called personal relationships."

"besides."

Gu Beihan met Su Qing's gaze and spoke slowly.

"Young Master Su."

"Do your words truly represent the will of Her Majesty the Empress, or even the entire Great Yan?"

talking.

She looked at Ji Lanxin, who had become a spectator, and said quietly.

"His Majesty."

"Don't you have anything to say?"

Gu Beihan's meaning was also quite clear.

We must use Her Majesty the Empress's pride and self-respect to limit the Su family's young master's abilities.

Although she did not enter the mortal world.

His insight into human nature is remarkably profound.

As far as she knew.

In the mortal world.

The higher one's position and the more talented one is, the less one can tolerate subordinates who are too outstanding.

How do you say that?

High merit covers the master.

Any monarch with even a modicum of caution and royal dignity would not allow a mere subordinate to shine so brightly in front of him.

In their brief encounter, Gu Beihan...

While I wouldn't say I've completely seen through Her Majesty the Empress, I have a vague sense of it.

This is not a useless puppet.

Her Highness is indeed intelligent.

pity.

She miscalculated the relationship between the Empress and Su Qing.

If they were truly ruler and subject, then her words alone could sow discord between them.

Even if we can't reach an agreement today, there are other ways later.

Su Qing glanced at her and smiled.

such a pity.