Dongdu, Nie Yi's residence.
After canceling the assassination of Wang Liren, Nie Yi called Yu E again, inviting her to his home.
Although Yu E was still mourning Qi Tan, she was actually one of the culprits involved in planning Qi Tan's assassination. She felt no grief over Qi Tan's death, and her sorrow at the funeral was all fake.
Ye Ling had not misjudged at the funeral; Nie Yi and Yu E were secretly involved, and they had been having an affair behind Qi Tan's back.
The reason Nie Yi and Yu E were determined to kill Qi Tan and seize the position of部长 (Minister) of the Dragon Branch was twofold. Firstly, Nie Yi was power-hungry and tempted by the 武侍 (Wu Shi - Martial Attendants), leading him to kill for power.
Secondly, Qi Tan had discovered the illicit affair between Nie Yi and Yu E, and Nie Yi wanted to cover up his scandal.
In the residence, Nie Yi had dismissed the servants, and Yu E drove to Nie Yi's residence alone.
When Ye Ling and Wang Liren arrived outside Nie Yi's villa, they saw Yu E entering the villa.
Seeing Yu E enter Nie Yi's villa, anger flashed in Wang Liren's eyes. He cursed in a low voice, "This pair of adulterous lovers! They attended the funeral with sad faces during the day, as if Qi Tan's death had greatly affected them. I didn't expect them to secretly meet at night. They have no shame at all!"
"Qi Tan's ashes haven't even been buried yet, have they? If he knew about this, he'd probably be so angry he'd crawl back from the underworld!"
Ye Ling also sighed, "Things have come to this point, Qi Tan can only blame his bad luck... I'll put in a word with the King of Hell later and ask him to arrange a good reincarnation for him in his next life."
Although Ye Ling did not know Qi Tan, he felt a pang of pity seeing how pathetic Qi Tan was.
Wang Liren sighed heavily again, "Indeed, such a thing can only be blamed on Qi Tan for not choosing his associates wisely. But he was, after all, the部长 of our branch. If he has an afterlife, I hope he keeps a sharper eye and doesn't encounter these people again."
"Emperor, shall we go in?"
"Mm."
Ye Ling nodded slightly, about to go in and deal with Nie Yi, when he suddenly paused and looked into the distance.
Over there, another car stopped, and a woman got out.
Ye Ling's eyes narrowed slightly, "I remember, isn't that Qi Tan's daughter, Qi Zhuyue?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Wang Liren also froze. Following Ye Ling's gaze, he saw Qi Zhuyue and exclaimed, "It really is that girl? Why is she here?"
At this moment, Qi Zhuyue was still in mourning attire. Her eyes were somewhat vacant, her entire demeanor was unusually gloomy, and she looked completely out of sorts.
Ye Ling said, "She probably followed Yu E here..."
Wang Liren sighed, "This girl is also pitiable. In a foreign land, she now has no other relatives except her mother, and her mother is such a scoundrel."
"However, if she sees Yu E and Nie Yi fooling around in the villa, it would be too cruel for her. Let's find an excuse to have her leave." Wang Liren said, about to go and greet Qi Zhuyue, but he was stopped by Ye Ling.
Wang Liren looked at Ye Ling in confusion, "Emperor?"
Ye Ling said, "Look at what she's holding."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Wang Liren carefully observed Qi Zhuyue again and found that Qi Zhuyue was actually holding a knife!
"What is she going to do?" Wang Liren was completely shocked seeing the knife in Qi Zhuyue's hand, his face filled with disbelief.
Ye Ling said, "She probably knew about her mother and Nie Yi's affair long ago."
As soon as Ye Ling finished speaking, Qi Zhuyue, under their gaze, climbed over the wall and entered Nie Yi's yard.
Wang Liren exclaimed, "What is this girl planning to do? Could she be planning to kill her mother?"
Ye Ling shook his head, "It's hard to say, but her mental state is very abnormal, and there's a kind of evil power hidden within her. I suspect she's been corrupted by something."
"This..."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Wang Liren didn't know how to describe his feelings.
He had thought Qi Tan was miserable enough before, but now he realized that Qi Zhuyue might be even more miserable than Qi Tan!
Qi Tan was already dead, and all of this was no longer his concern. But the pain he left in the world had to be borne by Qi Zhuyue alone.
Thinking of this, Wang Liren's heart tightened. He quickly pleaded with Ye Ling, "Emperor, although my request is rather abrupt, I still dare to ask you to help Qi Zhuyue!"
Ye Ling: "Why?"
Wang Liren: "Qi Tan was, after all, a member of the Dragon Branch. After his death, the Dragon Branch should, both in terms of emotion and reason, take good care of his child."
"Although I don't know how to help that child, I believe that if it's Emperor, you will surely have a way!"
Looking at Wang Liren's earnest gaze, Ye Ling smiled and shook his head, "There's one thing you need to understand. I have no connection with the Dragon Branch, and I've never even met Qi Tan."
"Although Qi Zhuyue's situation is pitiful, I have no obligation to help her for your Dragon Branch."
"Emperor..."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Wang Liren couldn't hide his disappointment, but he also knew that Ye Ling had no obligation to help Qi Zhuyue.
His request was indeed asking too much.
Wang Liren didn't hold out hope for Ye Ling to act and could only sigh, "I understand... Regarding Qi Zhuyue, I will report to headquarters properly when we get back and try my best to give her a place to belong..."
Ye Ling, however, said, "My refusal of your request does not mean I won't act."
Wang Liren was stunned, not understanding what Ye Ling was planning to do.
This roundabout way of speaking confused him.
Wang Liren said with a wry smile, "Emperor... are you playing riddles with me?"
Ye Ling chuckled, "Helping Qi Zhuyue is purely my personal preference, and I don't need anyone to request it. Let's go inside first."
With that, Ye Ling didn't give Wang Liren any further explanation and leaped into Nie Yi's residence.
In fact, Ye Ling had already decided to help Qi Zhuyue after seeing her.
Just because there was no obligation didn't mean Ye Ling was unwilling to do it.
After all, for Ye Ling, it was just a matter of raising a hand, but for Qi Zhuyue, it might be an opportunity to change her destiny.
Ye Ling had always been open to doing such things.
As for Wang Liren's request, if Ye Ling had agreed, Wang Liren would have owed Ye Ling a favor for nothing.
Ye Ling did not want that.
Although Wang Liren didn't understand, he did realize one thing: Ye Ling would not ignore Qi Zhuyue's situation.
Watching Ye Ling enter the villa, Wang Liren couldn't help but smile, "Regardless, the Emperor is a person with a cold exterior but a warm heart."
"He doesn't seem so difficult to get along with..."
Wang Liren smiled and leaped into Nie Yi's villa, following Ye Ling.
Wang Liren had interacted with Ye Ling for some time and had witnessed many of Ye Ling's terrifying methods...
But for some reason, he always felt that Ye Ling was not as difficult to get along with as he appeared on the surface.
Perhaps... the establishment of the Demon Palace by the Emperor was not necessarily a bad thing for this world.
Suddenly... Wang Liren had such a thought.