Without being summoned, Baili An stepped forward at a relaxed pace, speaking as he walked.
"Empress's divine vision penetrates heaven, observing from afar. She knows the cycles of fate in the Mortal World. Undoubtedly, Empress had already known that the Emperor's secret treasure was stolen. Yet she allowed the imposter relic to remain in the mountain city. Empress's actions have their own heavenly logic, Si Chen does not dare to speculate rashly, but today's forceful summoning..."
As he reached the side of the screen, the fan-waving maid did not try to stop him but looked at him with interest, as if curious about what he would do or say next.
Baili An lifted his hand and gently pushed the screen aside, his dark eyes subtly moving as he calmly looked at the exquisite beauty under the candlelight.
The woman's face was very young and beautiful, dressed in robes fit for the palace, her hair held up with a bamboo hairpin.