Alaric Ye winced in pain as Empress Fengming pinched the flesh at his waist, causing his face to contort. He quickly said, "Of course, it's the Great Qin Emperor and the Ten Thousand Dragons Emperor. They're both old fellows, but Her Majesty the Empress is young and beautiful, the youngest and most visionary among the three human emperors!"

Empress Fengming snorted lightly, "Could you be a bit more sincere with your compliments? Such nonsense might fool a naive girl like Jiutian, but do you really think it would work on me?"

Though her words were sharp, Empress Fengming released her grip and rolled her eyes at Alaric Ye.

Around them, others like Feng Jiutian and Situ Jade were petrified, wearing expressions of shock as if they'd seen a ghost.