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Chapter 2203: Chapter 2204: The Insidious and Ruthless Monarch

At this moment, all the muscles in Ye Xunhuan’s body were completely tense, and even his eyes were squinting together, looking as if he was facing a formidable enemy.

The only reason Ye Xunhuan had this reaction was because of this unexpected visitor in front of him, this man.

Because he is the head protector of Huaxia—the Monarch!

Ye Xunhuan never expected the Monarch to appear here, or rather he didn’t even think the Monarch would show up so soon.

Ye Xunhuan secretly took a deep breath and then spoke slowly, "Indeed, seeing you truly surprised me."

Ye Xunhuan did not deny the astonishment in his heart.

Besides, even if Ye Xunhuan denied it, the Monarch wouldn’t believe it.

"You must think I shouldn’t appear so quickly, right?" the Monarch said with a leisurely expression, "You thought the earliest I would show up would be tomorrow!"

Ye Xunhuan did not deny it, he directly nodded and admitted, "You’re right, that’s exactly what I thought!"

As he spoke, Ye Xunhuan glanced at Tang Yurou, "Little Yurou, go upstairs first, I have something to discuss with him!"

Tang Yurou didn’t make a sound; instead, she glanced at both Ye Xunhuan and the Monarch.

A woman’s intuition told her that the Monarch was certainly not here with good intentions.

Although Tang Yurou knew the Monarch wasn’t here with good intentions, she didn’t say anything, nodded, and then stepped upstairs.

Regarding this, the Monarch did not obstruct her, allowing Tang Yurou to go upstairs.

After Tang Yurou went upstairs, Ye Xunhuan sat down beside the Monarch, took out a cigarette from his body, lit it for himself, took a light puff, and said, "Go ahead, what do you want to do?"

"What do I want to do, don’t you already know?" the Monarch said calmly.

"You’re here to kill me?"

The Monarch gently shook his head, "Not yet, otherwise, I wouldn’t be sitting here so peacefully; I would have directly taken action against you."

"Moreover, this isn’t the first time you’ve dealt with me; you should know I’m not someone who dilly-dallies!"

To this, Ye Xunhuan nodded in strong agreement.

The Monarch indeed wasn’t someone who hesitated, after all, when he acted before, it was always quick and decisive, though he would sometimes play a few tricks and schemes. But when he made a move, it was clean and swift.

"Since you’re not here to kill me, now I’m curious, what are you here for?" Ye Xunhuan blew out a thick cloud of smoke from his mouth and said.

"You killed Xun Wanli, the second in command among my protectors; shouldn’t I come over?" the Monarch said with a calm expression.

Ye Xunhuan scanned the Monarch back and forth with his eyes, trying to figure something out from the Monarch’s face. But in the end, he saw nothing, as the Monarch was too calm—no joy, no sorrow, just like an enlightened monk who had seen through the world, caring neither about life and death nor about revenge and hatred.

Ye Xunhuan slowly exhaled a stale breath and said, "You should come, but what are you here to do? You’re not just here to chat with me, are you?"

"You’re exactly right, I am indeed here to chat with you," the Monarch casually smiled, "Of course, today I’m here to chat; next time, it might be something else."

"What do you want to chat about?" Ye Xunhuan asked directly.

Ye Xunhuan paid no mind to the Monarch’s mention of a next time, and even if he did, it wouldn’t be of any use.

"Do you know why Xun Wanli was in the capital?"

"Wasn’t he sent by you?"

"Of course," the Monarch admitted directly, "But do you know why I sent him out?"

Ye Xunhuan’s brow furrowed slightly, he wasn’t a fool and could tell that there was an implication in the Monarch’s words.

"Let’s hear it!"

The Monarch did not speak immediately but took a sip of tea before slowly beginning, "Have you always been curious about why your operation failed back then?"

"You did it!" Ye Xunhuan’s eyes suddenly grew sharp, and his gaze at the Monarch was filled with hostility.

The Monarch did not deny it, calmly saying, "At the time, your movements were leaked by Xun Wanli, and it was Xun Wanli who truly killed your master!"

"Your master’s life was tough, he survived, but what he didn’t expect was that I didn’t want him alive, and back then Xun Wanli was always in the shadows, to ensure no loose ends, before reuniting with you."

"Although your master survived, he ultimately died at Xun Wanli’s hands."

Having said that, the Monarch inexplicably sighed.

Meanwhile, Ye Xunhuan’s fists clenched tightly, he never expected there to be so much behind it all.

"Then why was I spared?"

"Of course, I meddled!" the Monarch chuckled softly, "Ye Xunhuan, do you understand now?"

Ye Xunhuan’s entire body trembled, "I... I was always just a pawn in your hands, wasn’t I?"

Ye Xunhuan wasn’t stupid, on the contrary, he was very clever and vigilant, otherwise, he wouldn’t have survived to this point.

After all, Xun Wanli was lurking in the shadows, yet he still escaped, which would have been impossible without the Monarch pulling strings from behind the scenes, given Ye Xunhuan’s strength at the time.

The Monarch looked at Ye Xunhuan with a face full of smiles, "You’re quite clever!"

"Why did you do this?"

"In the underworld, it’s been many years since anyone from Huaxia held supremacy," the Monarch said calmly, "I needed to send someone, and you were undoubtedly the best choice."

"What was the purpose?"

"You’re a Huaxia citizen, your mother’s surname is Qin, named Fenghuang. No matter what happens, you wouldn’t commit treason, because the education Qin Fenghuang gave you since childhood is there!"

It could be said that the Monarch had studied Ye Xunhuan thoroughly and had also studied Qin Fenghuang in the process.

Ye Xunhuan’s expression slowly turned somewhat ferocious, "You..."

"You didn’t disappoint me, you navigated through the underworld effortlessly, killed the Phantom King and Queen, and obtained the Taiji Seal," the Monarch said softly, "You also grew stronger and wanted to know who was behind it all, but no matter how you searched, you couldn’t find them!"

"You grew angry and turned against Long Shou, yet Long Shou still didn’t tell you the truth. Do you know why?"

"Why?"

"Because he knows if you dare to act recklessly, I would kill you; I won’t keep a disobedient pawn," the Monarch said calmly, "So he didn’t dare speak, he let you misunderstand him!"

"Monarch, I really didn’t expect you to be so insidious and vicious!" Ye Xunhuan stared at the Monarch angrily, his face ashen, wishing he could tear the Monarch apart.