The Heroine and Villainess are Pregnant. What's Going On? - Chapter 36:

Chapter 36: I Don’t Have the Habit of Bowing to Heaven and Earth Either:

She had previously told Ling Ye that once he woke up, she would take him to meet her father. In truth, she had already lied to her father once and couldn’t let him find out.

“Why are you pretending? It’s not like he doesn’t know I’m awake!” Ling Ye stood up from the bed and continued, “Someone came to test me earlier today, one of the Twelve Stars of Tianwu—Hei Lian!”

Ye Lin was immediately shocked upon hearing this!

Her father had already sent someone to test Ling Ye? And he even sent Hei Lian, one of the Twelve Stars of Tianwu?

“Then… then just say you woke up at that time, understand?” Ye Lin quickly added.

Ling Ye casually nodded in agreement.

“When you meet my father, be careful,” Ye Lin continued, “Try to make a good impression!”

Ling Ye only smiled and didn’t respond to this.

Without delay, Ye Lin led him out of her chamber. As expected, Ye Tianji was already waiting outside with some attendants. After all, she was a princess and Ye Tianji’s daughter, so even he would never directly enter her chambers.

“Greetings, Father!” Ye Lin quickly bowed as she opened the door.

But Ling Ye remained unmoved, his gaze fixed on Ye Tianji.

Ye Tianji, for his part, didn’t pay much attention to Ye Lin either, immediately locking eyes with Ling Ye. He had come specifically to see this man, Ling Ye.

Their eyes met, and it seemed like the air between them froze in that instant.

Seeing Ling Ye’s lack of reaction, Ye Lin quickly signaled him with her eyes.

But at that moment, Ling Ye couldn’t notice her signal, so she gently nudged him with her elbow.

When meeting the emperor, shouldn’t one at least bow?

Where was that good impression you were supposed to make?

He was already behaving inappropriately at the very first meeting!

However, Ling Ye paid no heed to Ye Lin’s reminder, maintaining his gaze locked on Ye Tianji’s.

After a brief pause, Ye Tianji spoke up. “When you see me, why don’t you kneel?”

His voice was stern as he continued to stare at Ling Ye.

Ling Ye responded indifferently, “Why should I kneel?”

His demeanor showed no respect toward Ye Tianji as an elder, nor did he regard him as a king. In fact, Ling Ye didn’t care at all whether the person in front of him was a king or not.

Ye Lin’s heart sank instantly upon hearing this!

‘Really?’

‘This is how you’re behaving? You dare to directly defy the emperor? Even if you don’t usually kneel to anyone, this is my father, and he’ll be your father-in-law in the future. What’s wrong with kneeling once? And you’re acting like this on your first meeting?’

Ye Lin hurriedly tried to smooth things over. “Please forgive him, Father. He… comes from the martial world and isn’t familiar with palace etiquette.”

“From the martial world?” Ye Tianji let out a cold laugh. “So he’s a tough man who only kneels to heaven, earth, and his ancestors?”

“You’re wrong.” Ling Ye replied with a smile.

“I’m wrong?” Ye Tianji’s eyebrows furrowed.

“I don’t have the habit of bowing to heaven and earth either.” Ling Ye continued.

Bowing to others was a sign of submission.

Bowing to heaven and earth was a plea to the gods.

But Ling Ye had never submitted to anyone, nor had he ever prayed to any gods.

It might have seemed like he was putting on a show, deliberately being defiant in front of Ye Tianji, but in truth, this was who he was.

Ye Tianji’s expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

“Hahaha! Good! A tough man who doesn’t even bow to heaven and earth!” Ye Tianji suddenly laughed heartily and then took two steps forward. “I admire your backbone!”

As he spoke, he lightly placed his hand on Ling Ye’s shoulder.

Buzz!

But as soon as his hand touched Ling Ye’s shoulder, he suddenly exerted force! His hand seemed to carry the weight of a thousand tons, pressing down hard on Ling Ye’s shoulder!

At this moment, Ling Ye also exerted his strength, directly resisting the pressure! Instantly, the air around them seemed to twist and distort, and an invisible force rippled outwards.

“Father…” Ye Lin immediately realized that the two of them had already begun to clash.

She quickly knelt down, pleading, “Father, he truly is entering the palace for the first time and doesn’t understand palace etiquette! Please, Father, don’t be angry!”

Kneeling on the ground, she kept her eyes on the floor.

She noticed cracks spreading across the stone tiles from where Ling Ye and Ye Tianji stood! It was clear that they were both using their full strength!

At this moment, it seemed like Ye Tianji and Ling Ye had completely ignored her.

Ye Tianji’s hand remained on Ling Ye’s shoulder, and Ling Ye stood firm. The two continued to stare at each other as the distorted air around them made their figures appear somewhat warped.

Ye Tianji kept increasing the pressure, intensifying his force. But no matter how much pressure he applied, Ling Ye remained completely still. Finally, Ye Tianji used almost all his strength.

Boom!

Suddenly, a powerful force erupted, and Ye Tianji was forced to take two steps back!

His feet left deep imprints on the ground before he steadied himself. Meanwhile, Ling Ye coughed lightly twice. He had only used half of his strength but needed to make Ye Tianji believe he had used all of it. Otherwise, Ye Tianji might confirm that he was the assassin from three years ago…