Chapter 523 (1/2)

Personal Bodyguard (1)

That was perhaps also why Athena and the rest did not raise suspicions on Zhao Yarou’s side. They looked like a very normal team of diplomats so Ye Lang’s incident, which became very popular, did not affect them.

So what if Zhao Yarou suspected something anyway? Athena and the rest were not endangering Soaring Sky so Zhao Yarou would not do anything that might trigger a war between the beastmen and Soaring Sky.

Although they were the most powerful human empire, they still had to take caution while dealing with beastmen. A mistake could be disastrous.

“An alliance? What kind?” Ye Lang asked, his casual tone indicating he did not care for the answer.

“It’s just a peaceful agreement. No one attacks each other, fair trade…” Athena listed out a couple of agreements that didn’t seem like much. All of them were win-win agreements that did not hurt either party.

Looks like it had been a fair negotiation, no one was at a disadvantage. The tribe was going to benefit from this.

It did not look like Zhao Yarou had any hidden intentions behind this either, perhaps just wanted to make another friend. This was a very normal diplomatic move.

However, we have to praise Zhao Yarou for being the first human emperor to formally form an alliance with a beastmen tribe. The benefits of this would be immeasurable.

“Alright, go ahead with your negotiations. I’ll carry on with Li Yue on my side. If we still cannot solve this, I’ll go with our last resort,” said Ye Lang.

“Yeah, we’ll go with the last resort if we still cannot get it. Please be careful though, don’t take too many risks,” said Athena. She wasn’t worried about his plan, just his safety.

“I know. Be careful too. No matter what news you hear about me, you all have to pretend as if nothing had happened, carry on as usual. Remember that, no matter what,” said Ye Lang, emphasizing on his point.

“Alright, I will.” Athena nodded, she could feel it might be the last time she would meet Ye Lang here. After this, even if she received news that he was in danger, she would not be able to take action for their secret might be revealed.

Zhao Yarou was no ordinary person, she could do whatever she wanted. She might kill Athena and everyone else without hesitation.

…

Time flew. It was Zhao Yarou’s birthday. Ye Lang still hadn’t seen Li Yue though from the news he received, it wasn’t because of her hating Ye Lang, but her absence was due to the Li family’s protests.

After that day, the Li family was strongly against the relationship between Li Yue and Ye Lang, for his behaviour that day had greatly disappointed them. Most importantly, Li Tianjun and his wife were very disappointed in Li Yue’s attitude too. They wanted to nip this relationship in the bud as soon as possible.

All Ye Lang could do was wait. He couldn’t just show up at their house and beg them to let him marry Li Yue, could he?

He had time, so he wasn’t worried.

“Little Five, let’s go. We shouldn’t stay here today, I’m afraid Zhao Yarou might personally visit us,” said Ye Lang. It was very early in the morning, before sunrise- this was borderline ridiculous.

The party was tonight. Even if Zhao Yarou came to catch -no- invite him, she would do it in the afternoon. It was still early.

The rest also felt like Zhao Yarou would not personally extend an invitation either, for she had never done this before.