Chapter 283: All I Wanted Was a Guarantee

Li Feihuang stood frozen, stunned by Ye Chen’s actions.

What was he doing? Why had he left without a word? Was he dissatisfied with her conditions? It was just handing over the True Dragon Treasure Technique and leaving a wisp of his soul for a soul lamp.

Sure, it might seem a bit excessive, but the Great Chu Dynasty, with its ten-thousand-year legacy, naturally had to take precautions with outsiders. It wasn’t as if she truly wanted his soul—she just needed a guarantee!

She, the imperial princess, was willing to take him as her dao companion and even bear his child. Wasn’t that sincerity enough? And yet, Ye Chen still wasn’t satisfied?

A flicker of anger flashed through Li Feihuang’s eyes. She shot forward, swiftly blocking Ye Chen’s path, her voice cold. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

Ye Chen gave her an indifferent glance, too exasperated to bother with words. “I can’t measure up to your standards. Find someone else to be your Imperial Consort.”

He had hoped to pick a few treasures from the dynasty’s treasury, but instead, she’d turned his goodwill against him. He couldn’t even be bothered to spare her another look. With that, he stepped around her and continued toward the palace gates.

His attitude only fueled Li Feihuang’s anger. She was offering him the honor of being her dao companion, showering him with glory, and he dared to reject her so rudely? All for a mere wisp of soul and the True Dragon Treasure Technique? So, everything he’d done before was just an act.

Li Feihuang stood rooted in place, her expression icy. “If you walk away today, don’t ever set foot in the Great Chu Dynasty again!”

Ye Chen didn’t pause for a moment. He strode toward the palace gates without hesitation.

Li Feihuang clenched her teeth, her fists tightening. “Don’t regret this!”

Ye Chen didn’t look back. Without the slightest hint of reluctance, he stepped out of the palace.

When his figure finally vanished from sight, Li Feihuang’s knuckles were white, her palms bleeding from where her nails dug into her tender skin. She hadn’t expected this.

The Ye Chen who had once unhesitatingly given her his true disciple quota, who had gifted her phoenix blood, who had gone bankrupt to buy her Star River Purple Sand—the Ye Chen she thought would always stand behind her, supporting her unconditionally—had walked away so decisively.

Shock, anger, and a faint, almost imperceptible trace of loss flickered in her eyes.

Clad in her imperial robes, Li Feihuang stood motionless for a long time before silently turning back to the Chu Emperor Hall.

Deep down, she was convinced Ye Chen would come to regret this. Perhaps in ten years, perhaps in a hundred. When that day came, he would realize what he had lost today.

The falling out between Ye Chen and Li Feihuang was witnessed by countless palace attendants. Word spread quickly, reaching the ears of the four major families, including the Wang Clan. They learned that Ye Chen had left the Great Chu Palace and was heading out of the imperial city. He was clearly leaving.

The other three families were delighted, though they didn’t know why he was departing. To them, Ye Chen’s absence meant one less rival to contend with. As for whether a prodigy like Ye Chen leaving was a loss to Great Chu? They couldn’t care less.

But the Wang Clan Patriarch’s eyes gleamed with excitement upon hearing the news. Unlike the other families, the Wang Clan had a deep blood feud with Ye Chen. Wang Ming had died at Ye Chen’s hands—an irreconcilable enmity.

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As long as Ye Chen remained in the Great Chu capital, revenge was impossible. But now that he was leaving, the opportunity for vengeance had arrived.

The Wang Clan Patriarch immediately pulled out a transmission talisman and activated it, speaking swiftly: “Senior Beiming, the cultivator named Ye Chen has left the Great Chu capital!

“This brat must have obtained the Northern Emperor’s inheritance, and he’s carrying the top-tier Sword Peng Heart Refining Technique gifted by the Holy Son. If Senior Beiming and Senior Zhanye can take him down, the rewards will be immense.

“Moreover, I acquired the Nether Bird Visualization Diagram from the Champion King’s seclusion site. If you confirm Ye Chen’s death, I’ll personally deliver it to you!”