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The letter Zhao Changhe saw read as follows:
The Heavenly Dao’s covetous gaze grows ever stronger. War is on the brink. You and I remain in this ambiguous state, neither close nor distant, and that bodes poorly for the coming fight. Now with Ruoyu in the picture, I also find it unpleasant to watch her play mother-daughter with Yue Hongling while I remain nothing but an outsider.
We’re long past the age of playing coy. Some things should be laid bare and discussed.
You desire me out of lust, not love. But I am Ye Wuming, I am not a trophy of someone’s craving. You lack the means, and so this deadlock will persist forever.
If you truly do possess the means, I might just acknowledge it. If not, then why not pursue me the human way, by means of three letters and six protocols?[1] With that established, Ruoyu would be free to come and go at the Night Palace. When it comes to matters of the Heavenly Dao, I’ll work with you. Beyond that, we go our separate ways with the Milky Way between us, and we never have to meet again.
That was all. There were no more words after that. It was succinct and sharp.
Zhao Changhe scratched his head.
The letter sounded very much like Ye Wuming to him.
Whether it was the writing imbued with the essence of the night sky, or the overall tone reminiscent of her announcements on the Tome of Troubled Times, it could not have sounded more like her. Except here, the wording was plainer and more casual. After all, there was no need to be so pedantic for a private letter.
The content also fit Ye Wuming’s character, as these were things she might very well think, though she would never say them aloud. Still, to an outside eye, the letter felt… incredibly real.
At least for now, Zhao Changhe...
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