Invincible Young Master in the City-Chapter 1581 - 1577: The Empress’s Little Secret

The Empress always felt that she could protect Ye Fan, and that she wanted to be valuable in front of Ye Fan, not just be seen as a useless puppet.

Ye Fan smiled and said, "Those people outside pose no threat to me yet. Su Nu, you can come out now!"

"Yes, Master!" As a gentle female voice emerged, Jiuyou Su Girl appeared from her hidden state. In fact, she herself didn’t expect Ye Fan to notice her; she thought she had hidden very well, even Ye Fan wouldn’t be able to detect her.

When Su Nu appeared before the few of them, the Empress was very surprised. She looked at Su Nu with confusion and asked, "She... she was beside us all along?"

"Yes!" Ye Fan said casually and then instructed Su Nu, "Deal with those people outside for now. I’ll wait for you here. Don’t cause any casualties, just drive them away!"

"Master, this..."

Su Nu was a bit perplexed by Ye Fan’s order not to harm the cultivators outside, but since it was Ye Fan’s command, she dared not question it. Eventually, she respectfully accepted the task and went out.

The Empress said to Ye Fan, "Those people outside are immortals who can fly. Do you think the person you sent can handle them?"

"Even if they can fly, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re immortals. You can fly yourself now, but you’re still far from achieving the Dao and ascending. What I can advise you now is to maintain a calm heart, even if you have a lifespan of several hundred years, don’t become a tyrant!" Ye Fan counseled the Empress.

"Me... I have a lifespan of several hundred years? How is that possible? I’m just a mortal!" The Empress couldn’t believe it. Just being infused with a warm stream of Qi into her meridians by Ye Fan would give her a lifespan of several hundred years. She looked at her hands; by now, she had a certain level of introspection, and she had a clear understanding of the changes in her Qi-Blood and Spiritual Energy.

Once she confirmed that Ye Fan wasn’t deceiving her, she smiled and said, "You actually helped me, so I have a secret to tell you. You... you can stay for now!"

"You have a secret?" Ye Fan scrutinized the Empress, feeling puzzled. He thought that the Empress might not genuinely have something to tell him, but rather she wanted an excuse to keep him there.

Outside, Su Nu quickly completed the task assigned to her by Ye Fan, driving away all the dozen or so cultivators.

Those cultivators never expected that inside the grand hall, where so many upheavals had just occurred, there was a woman with such terrifying power hiding, and she didn’t show mercy in the end. They had no choice but to retreat to a distance, eyeing the borders of the Han Zhu Kingdom, intending to attack its palace again when more fellow cultivators gathered.

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In the main hall of Han Zhu Kingdom’s palace, the Empress personally led Ye Fan inside.

Ye Fan had previously seen the Empress’s "bedroom," which was a very spacious palace. This time, the Empress led Ye Fan into the building where she usually met with the civil and military officials of Han Zhu Kingdom. It was also a very large building, with more than a dozen valiant female guards standing on either side. The Empress cheerfully invited, "This is my palace, you can feel free to look around!"

Faced with the lavish and magnificent palace, Ye Fan wasn’t very interested. He was only concerned about what secrets the Empress held.

"Your Majesty, I have something urgent to do, so if you have something to say, please hurry. I don’t have much time to stay!" Ye Fan said.

The Empress walked to the front of the palace hall, to where the dragon throne was. She sat down, looking at Ye Fan with an air of defiance. It seemed that only when seated on the dragon throne did she not appear so humble before Ye Fan. The Empress said, "Are you in such a hurry to leave? Can’t you listen to what I have to say?"

Ye Fan smiled lightly and said, "If there’s nothing, Your Majesty, I really must be leaving!"

"Just wait a moment." The Empress seemed angry, stood up, and said, "You helped me attain the Golden Core Stage cultivation. I am grateful to you. I have a great secret of Han Zhu Kingdom. Only the emperors of Han Zhu Kingdom from past generations know it. Can you promise not to leak this secret?"

Ye Fan shrugged and said, "I would love to hear more!"

"Very well, all of you, leave us!" The Empress ordered the female guards to leave the hall. Then she looked at Ye Fan and said, "How can you ensure that the information won’t leak?"

Ye Fan extended his hand, causing a powerful web of spiritual energy to encircle the perimeter of the palace hall. With this, no one could breach his spiritual energy barrier without him being aware.

"You can start now!" Ye Fan said, "Whatever you want to say, just say it. I can assure you that nobody in this world can penetrate your palace and enter! Nor can they hear anything inside here!"

The Empress smiled and said, "I trust you completely. You always speak so confidently. Alright, step a little closer, and I’ll tell you the secret!"

Ye Fan gazed at the Empress’s seemingly indifferent smile. If he didn’t know that the Empress didn’t have much cultivation power, he might have suspected her of planning some treachery.

In the end, Ye Fan took a few steps forward, stopping about ten steps from the Empress. She seemed a bit annoyed, saying, "I asked you to come closer, am I that frightening?"

After speaking, the Empress personally approached Ye Fan, stopping just a step or two away. She raised her head, looked at Ye Fan with deep affection, and said, "You must be very curious about who that State Preceptor who bewitched me was. I’ll tell you; she’s a woman with a demonic aura. She wants to imprison me in a certain dream realm and gain our Han Zhu Kingdom’s greatest secret from me!"

"Hmm?" Ye Fan squinted, scrutinizing the Empress, a hint of disbelief in his demeanor.

"You can’t doubt me. I consider you my closest friend, which is why I’m telling you all this!" the Empress said. "Han Zhu Kingdom has one greatest secret. In the past, someone from our kingdom, while excavating an ancient tomb, discovered an ancient mystical book. The contents of the book were very strange, and none of us could understand the writing. But every few generations, someone would claim they understood it, and inevitably, those who did would face divine retribution and die. After that, the secret was solely preserved by the royal family, and during that time, our royal family killed many who knew the secret..."

"Hmm." Ye Fan nodded slightly, asking, "What is the secret?"

"I don’t know if saying it will trigger divine retribution. Can you protect me?" The Empress looked at Ye Fan fearfully.

"How can I protect you?" Ye Fan asked.

The Empress stepped forward, opened her arms, and said, "Hold me. Let me feel the warmth of your body. This way, even if I face divine retribution, you can save me in time!"