Upon hearing Tao Qian's words, Yuann Mingzhen's phoenix eyebrows twitched, a look of surprise flashing across her face, before she glared at Tao Qian.
Tao Qian glared back, the two of them exchanging questions and answers.
"True Master, do you wish to proclaim yourself emperor?"
"How could that be possible? I, Tao, used Zhu Yong's mouth to abolish the imperial system. How could I possibly declare myself emperor again? Doing so would surely mark me as a duplicitous schemer."
"If True Master doesn't become emperor, how could Mingzhen marry you?"
"Why should she marry me? Yuan Daoist has met Tao, and after a thorough exchange of philosophies, she has deeply understood the fallacies of the imperial system. She is determined to abandon the title of Devil Empress and 'return to the truth', joining Tao as 'Hero Yuann Mingzhen' in our common endeavor. This is what one might call a meeting of minds."
