Retired Villainess Transmigrates into a Cannon Fodder

The Strongest Fox-Demon (69)

The Emperor kept Li Yufeng behind. He waited until everyone had gone away before he relaxed and asked with concern, “Yufeng, have you suffered these years outside? When did you get married? Why didn’t you come back to the capital and let me arrange a grand wedding for you?” Marriage? Whose daughter is she?”

Li Yufeng sighed lightly, stepped forward and sat down beside him. He was the only person in the whole world who dared to sit on the Emperor’s throne. However, the Emperor was not only angry but also smiled and patted the back of his hand.

Li Yufeng helped him lean on the soft pillow and smiled gently. “Imperial Father, you are shooting a series of questions at this son all at the same time. Which one do you want me to answer first?”

“Any of them is fine. I just want to know if you have been doing well.”

“Not at first. I am increasingly becoming an eyesore to my good Second Brother and Third Brother.” Li Yufeng held the Emperor’s hand, channeled some spiritual energy to him and directly confessed, “A few months ago, I came to the capital to see you, but I fell into the net they had laid. I was seriously injured and almost perished.”

“What?!” The emperor instantly straightened up, anger radiating from his head to toe. If Li Yufeng hadn’t injected him with spiritual energy, he might have fainted from fury.

“Rebellious sons! Those two rebellious sons, how dare they kill their elder brother?!” The Emperor slapped the armrest of his throne hard, his chest heaving.

Li Yufeng smiled softly. “Imperial Father, you really never doubted this son’s words. However, they really went too far. I said a long time ago that I have no intention of governing the country. I just want to be free and roam the world. They are too narrow-minded and are bent on murdering me. If he next ruler has such a heart, he will be a scourge for the people.”

The Emperor frowned and sighed heavily. “In this lifetime, I have only accepted a concubine after your mother died. I only have three sons. I know they each have shortcomings, but I also know that my body can’t wait, ah. Alas…”

“Isn’t there still me?” Li Yufeng said casually, as if he was saying whether he had eaten or not, but it was like a thunderclap that caused the Chief Director of Palace Affairs to lower his head, wishing he had not heard such dauntless words. Which prince has ever dared to say so to the Emperor? He was the only one!

The Emperor looked at him in surprise. “You? Didn’t you say…”

Li Yufeng played with the folding fan in his hand and interrupted, “Yeah. Maternal Grandfather wanted me to inherit the ancestral expertise of the Li family and be the best demon hunter, but…” A hint of doting radiated in his smile. “Who asked me to marry such an incredible wife? I’m not sure I’m worthy of her without some power. You see, I just entered the examination hall to participate in the imperial exam and she went to deal with the plague. If I were a commoner, I could only watch Second Brother persecute her. He sent people to that town to capture her.”

The Emperor coughed a couple of times and asked in confusion, “Why did he send people to arrest your wife? Is it to threaten you?”

Li Yufeng shook his head, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. “I heard that Third Brother took a fancy to my wife’s beauty, wanted to rob a married woman by force, but was punished by my wife. Second Brother wanted to avenge him.”

They all know the virtue of the Third Prince’s love of beauty. The Emperor patted the armrest angrily. “Preposterous! How preposterous!”

People would become ambitious only when they had desires. Li Yufeng didn’t care about anything before, so of course he didn’t want to be the ruler. He thought it was tiring to be the Emperor. Now that he has someone he wanted to protect, wanting power was a matter of course. The emperor immediately understood his change of heart.

Li Yufeng said to the Emperor, “Imperial Father, although I did not grow up under your tutelage, nor did I take up a job in court, but these years, in order to cope with the endless schemes, I have also governed a sizable force and learned a lot. I don’t want to make things difficult for you. Why don’t you let me do a few errands for you to see? I will let Chief Li follow me and observe if I’m capable enough. What do you think?”

The Emperor liked this son the most, but of course he couldn’t pass on the throne to him just because of this favor, so he was very relieved to hear Li Yufeng’s proposal. He patted him on the shoulder and nodded in agreement.

“You… You have been smarter than other children since you were a child. If your grandfather hadn’t snatched you away, I would have taught you myself and made you the Crown Prince. Now, ahem, since you have the intention, I will let you try it.” The Emperor looked at Li Yufeng who almost his semblance when he was young, sighed and shook his head. “I really don’t know who you took after. You are too courageous. If it were another emperor, your words and actions would have been subject to suspicion.”

Li Yufeng smiled and retorted, “Why are we talking about someone else? If you weren’t my Imperial Father, I wouldn’t be so bold. It’s you who spoiled me, you know?”

“Hahaha, indeed, I spoiled you.” The Emperor liked his intimate attitude very much. He laughed heartily and couldn’t help asking curiously, “What is it about this sacred Miss Chu that has changed you so much? I would really like to meet her. When will you bring her to the palace?”

Li Yufeng felt the onset of a headache. He said, “I-I can’t guarantee anything. To be honest, we are known to the public as husband and wife, but she hasn’t agreed to marry me yet. Your son has no name or distinction, and I have to ask her if she wants to come or not. Furthermore, I have not yet informed her of my status. I don’t know if it is to her liking either.”

“Oh?” The Emperor mulled over it but was still left wondering. “Whose daughter has such formidable strength?”

Li Yufeng asked all the palace attendants to retreat and whispered under the Emperor’s puzzled eyes, “Your daughter-in-law…is a thousand-year-old fox demon.”

“….Huh?” The Emperor was stunned, and it took him a long time to react. His eyes widened in disbelief. “Fox…fox demon?”

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