Yun Jianyue rolled her eyes and replied, “Am I really that kind of reckless fool in your eyes? Why would I be so dumb as to run to my death?”

Yan Xuehen said with a grin, “In my eyes, you are precisely such a fool who no longer cares about anything once you act on an impulse.”

Yun Jianyue was speechless.

The two of them seemed about to fight again when the eunuch’s shrill voice suddenly called out, “The Second Empress has arrived!”

This time, a sweet fragrance seemed to spread through the place. Then, a fair and graceful figure slowly flew into view. A breeze brushed past, making her dress flutter gently. It really was as if a goddess were descending into the world.

Many people from all the different clans had heard of the Second Empress before, but this was the first time they had ever seen her. When they saw her beautiful and charming appearance, many people’s eyes lit up. Some people even gulped in an embarrassing way.

Such a thing would only happen among the fiend races. In the...