Yes, who would have thought!
Ye Wu had investigated everything about Mu Hanqi over the years. From her past experiences, it was evident that Mu Hanqi had never interacted with anyone with military background, not even a single soldier. Therefore, it was impossible for her to possess such a genuine medal!
Thus, he had never imagined that Murong Yuhan would have any connection with such a divine figure.
Logically, there should have been no connection between them at all, yet in reality, there was a connection, and a rather deep one at that!
In his investigations, Ye Longlin appeared more than once, and his frequency of appearance was quite high, but Ye Wu had not paid it any mind, not even after his own identity had changed.
What difference did it make if he was Murong Yuhan's boyfriend? Ultimately, Murong Yuhan's life decisions were not hers to make!
However, he never in his wildest dreams thought that Ye Longlin, Murong Yuhan's boyfriend, was actually the legendary Tian Wang!
"Her name is Mu Hanqi," Ye Longlin said slowly.
The implication was that she was not Murong Yuhan of the Murong family, but Mu Hanqi from Xingcheng.
Ye Wu's eyes widened, but his spirit deflated in an instant.
Indeed, to him, she was just Mu Hanqi, not a princess of the Murong royal lineage.
As long as he wished, he could arbitrarily decide her identity.
"Ye Longlin, even if this medal belongs to you, so what? My Ye family and the Murong family are not to be trifled with!"
"Even if you are Tian Wang, you must seriously consider the power of the Murong and Ye families. Of the ten individuals in the Hall of Honor, we occupy two. No matter what, you must consider all factors!"
"Besides, even you should cherish your own reputation. Someone of your stature shouldn't stoop to dealing with minor figures like us. What would others think of you if this got out? I'm also not entirely sure if this medal is real. In my opinion, I just wanted to destroy the imitation, nothing more. But I didn't expect it to be real. Since Tian Wang has come knocking, I will return it to you."
Ye Wu regained his composure and said with an air of confidence, as if unconcerned. He picked up the medal from the table and tossed it over.
Ye Longlin caught it with one hand and casually threw it to Yuan Gang.
"If I said I killed your entire family, and then apologized, would you not pursue it?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Wu blurted out, "Then I would kill your entire family too!"
But the moment he said it, he realized something was amiss. However, the words were already out, and he couldn't take them back.
Ye Longlin nodded slightly, then suddenly raised an arm and slapped him across the face.
"Slap!"
"Since you've already stated that you would kill the other party's entire family, why can't this King pursue the matter?"
Ye Longlin sneered and continued, "When have I ever cherished my reputation? Many people in the capital have gossiped about me, but have I ever cared about them?"
In an instant, an icy chill permeated the entire scene!
Ye Wu felt as if he had plunged into an ice cellar. Fear flickered in his eyes!
This time, he gained a deeper understanding of Ye Longlin, as if he had never known him at all!
Of course, there had been no real interaction between them. Ye Wu had only learned about him from documents.
This had limited his perception of Ye Longlin.
"You... what do you want to do?"
Ye Wu's voice became unnatural. After hearing Ye Longlin's words, Ye Wu finally realized what a huge trouble he had provoked. If handled improperly, there was a high probability that he would be dealt with today!
Ye Longlin slowly sat down, his expression calm as he stared at Ye Wu for a long time, until Ye Wu's skin crawled and a chill shot up to his scalp.
"I am very curious, with your standing... who gave you the courage to believe that my fiancée would like you?"
His voice was incredibly calm, extremely calm.
But the calmer he was, the more it indicated that Ye Longlin was very displeased.
Yuan Gang watched from the side. The situation was quite obvious, and even he could sense that his boss was jealous.
Yes, not angry, but primarily jealous.
Therefore, he did not interject, but instead sat down in Dyson's place to review the situation of the Jinling military.
"I... I..."
Ye Wu's face was half red, not from embarrassment, but from the slap by Ye Longlin.
"Do you like this King's Tian Wang Seal? Shall I give it to you?"
"Didn't you boast that in all of Jinling, no one except you deserves the title of 'Guo Shi Wu Shuang'?"
Ye Longlin continued, and this statement made Ye Wu's face turn even more ashen. He felt a sense of complete despair, believing this might be the darkest period of his life.
Ye Wu had never imagined he would provoke such a being, or rather, he had never imagined he would one day meet such a legendary figure!
Dyson stood by, daring not to make any move. Although Ye Longlin paid him no attention, as a subordinate, he knew when to keep silent.
"I... I dare not..."
Ye Wu was truly on the verge of tears. This matter was becoming increasingly absurd.
It had escalated to the level of the Tian Wang Seal. Did they really carry the Tian Wang Seal with them everywhere?
"You dare not? Are there other things Ye Wu dares not do?"
"You are a one-star general in the military, young and with limitless prospects. You are also from an elder branch of the Ye family. Once your value is displayed, you will be heavily relied upon by the main branch of the Ye family. Then, with a military accomplishment or two, being promoted to two or even three stars would be a sure thing. And you still say you dare not?"
Ye Longlin asked with apparent surprise, as if genuinely unable to comprehend why the other party would say he dared not.
Ye Wu's expression was as if his mother had died, looking extremely unpleasant, with a hint of wanting to cry but unable to.
Ye Longlin, feeling rather bored, softly called out, "Yuan Gang."
Yuan Gang understood. He rose, placed the medal on the table, and then retreated.
Ye Longlin looked at the medal on the table and motioned for Ye Wu to pick it up. Ye Wu quickly shook his head.
This very medal had caused all the trouble. He didn't want to see it again!
"I told you to pick it up."
Hearing a change in Ye Longlin's voice, Ye Wu could only obediently pick it up.
"Pat, pat."
Ye Longlin lightly patted his face with one hand, which seemed to somewhat ease his demeanor.
The harm was minimal, but the insult was extreme.
If it were anyone else, he certainly wouldn't have tolerated it like this. But who was the other party? It was Ye Longlin!
He didn't even have the thought of resisting.
"Where you got it from, send it back there."