Qi Xuansu was deeply dissatisfied. He had never expected Manu Tancha to be so lacking in judgment.0

In an ordinary household, this would be the sort of ungrateful man who, when someone kindly warned him that his wife was planning to run away with both his money and a younger lover, not only refused to believe it but actually got angry at the messenger, accusing him of trying to drive a wedge between husband and wife.0

People like that deserved to lose both their wealth and their spouse.0

Qi Xuansu had made his displeasure with the emperor quite clear.0

At present, it was the Tawantin Court that depended on the Daoist Order’s support and assistance, not the other way around. As such, there was little the Tawantin Court could do in response.0

Just as Qi Xuansu was about to leave the palace gates, Huangfu Xi appeared. She was no longer dressed like a courtesan as she had been the previous night. Instead, she wore the elegant and noble attire of a Central Plains princess. She acted as though she had never met Qi Xuansu before, displaying a mixture of surprise, unfamiliarity, and curiosity.0

Qi Xuansu stopped walking, and the Chief Chamberlain hurried after him. Regardless of how dissatisfied the...0