Inside the hall, the old emperor's face was solemn, his hands gripping the armrests of the dragon throne tightly, and a few faint blue veins showing beneath his aged, slightly wrinkled skin: "Yesterday I heard from Vice Envoy Zhu that you trained the fox not for me, but for yourself. In fact, you also like foxes, and taking them out is for fun in the wild?"
“Your Majesty.” Shao Linyuan lowered his head, his sharp eyebrows furrowed slightly, and his eyelashes cast a small shadow, concealing all the killing intent in his eyes. He said coldly, “Absolutely not. I took the fox demon out to remove the demonic power from his body and make him more obedient.”
"Yeah?"
As they were talking, the door to the main hall was quietly pushed open, and Si Xiaohuli, dressed in red and with fluffy white fox ears, stood outside the hall.
Her white hair was slightly disheveled by the wind, her long, slender, white fingers held a piece of white paper, and she bowed her head in a gesture that was both obedient and alluring: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Red clothes, white hair, peach blossom eyes, and fluffy ears.
The fox demon who used to be extremely fierce towards him was now obediently bowing his head and paying his respects.
The old emperor's face lit up with joy, and his attention immediately shifted entirely to Si Jin. He grinned lecherously and beckoned to her, "Come in quickly, isn't it cold outside?"
"Your Majesty, I'm not cold." Her head was lowered, and she was so obedient that it was both endearing and heartbreaking.
The old emperor was tempted, while Shao Linyuan felt sorry for him.
Suddenly, in the empty Taiji Hall, everyone harbored their own secrets, and the atmosphere gradually became tense.
[Hiss...] Xiao Yao couldn't help but gasp: [Sir, what... what are you doing?]
It's a battleground, isn't it? Si Jin replied: Didn't A Yuan say he'd disciplined me? I'll show him I'm good!
Noticing that Shao Linyuan was looking at her, Si Jin smiled almost imperceptibly. Instead of turning her head to respond, she raised the poem and continued speaking.
"Your Majesty, the other day I accompanied Commander Shao out of the capital and saw the ginkgo trees on Wanyao Mountain. Knowing that Your Majesty would like them, I composed a poem in response and brought it here overnight for Your Majesty to review. Achoo—"
As she spoke, she accidentally sneezed. Her fox ears twitched slightly with the movement, and when she looked up, the little fox's eyes were red and she looked pitiful.
Si Jin seemed completely unaware of how infuriating her appearance was.
He bowed his head humbly in apology, his voice trembling with emotion: "Your Majesty, it is too cold outside. I have been disrespectful in front of the palace. Please punish me."
The old emperor was too heartbroken to punish anyone.
He suddenly understood why the legendary King Zhou lost his kingdom; if he were in King Zhou's shoes, he might not have done as well.
The fox was too alluring; it was worth all the time he spent and finding so many demon hunters to tame it!
"It's alright, hurry!" The old emperor quickly waved his hand, signaling to Eunuch Xu beside him: "Bring up the poem that the Consort is holding, I want to see it. Also, send someone a hand warmer, it's so cold, don't let them get cold!"
"Yes." Eunuch Xu couldn't quite grasp the tense atmosphere, so he took the words and hurriedly offered the hand warmer.
The moment the hand warmer was handed over, he felt as if Shao Linyuan could tear several pieces of flesh off him.
But there was no other way; the Emperor had ordered him to deliver it.
Eunuch Xu naturally thought: This good-for-nothing surnamed Shao wouldn't dare to lose face in front of the palace...
Clang—
But before he could come up with the word "仪" in "失仪", Shao Linyuan turned his hand and slapped away the hand warmer that was about to be handed to Si Jin.
Liangliang said, "Your Majesty, the fox demon is not in the right state. His demonic power is unstable and needs me to consolidate it further."
As soon as he finished speaking, his magic surged, instantly sending the cheeky and bouncing Eunuch Xu flying five meters away. He coughed up blood and crashed into a dark palace pillar, nearly fainting from the pain.
The spell showed no signs of abating; it even turned orange and crimson, its killing intent growing stronger and stronger, almost blinding the old emperor.
Taking advantage of this moment, Shao Linyuan quickly pulled Si Jin into his arms and fiercely sealed his lips with his.
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