Li Rui didn't know how to answer, which was why he gave such an ambiguous response.
After all, onlookers see the game more clearly than the players. The Saint Heir hadn't noticed his own feelings for Qin Yue, but Li Rui, who was always by his side, had gleaned some clues from the shift in the Saint Heir's attitude toward her.
If this were the past, the Saint Heir might have hoped for Ye Qingchen to pass the four major academies' examination and enter the Devil's Den Battlefield. He would have waited until Ye Qingchen found a way into the Ten Great Ancient Clans, only to then utterly shatter his hopes. After that, he would give Ye Qingchen new hope, forcing him to waver between hope and despair until his Dao heart finally collapsed, turning a genius into a waste.
But now, the Saint Heir himself didn't realize that his preoccupation with Qin Yue had directly affected his methods for dealing with Ye Qingchen.
