"You eight, step down."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Once Zi Qiu and the other eight had departed, Ji Qianxue slowly retreated behind the misty gauze, half-reclining.
"I would like to ask why the Empress does not ascend to the Immortal Realm. I am certain the Empress is not one to cling blindly to life out of fear."
"That is my secret, and I cannot share it with you."
Chapter 497