Chapter 172: The Emperor and Empress
Li Yuan said indifferently, "Get up first."
Bai Liyu immediately stood up. Liyu was always straightforward: "Your Excellency, where is your Heaven-Burning Fire Ring...?"
"From now on, she will be my only wife, the Empress of the Demon Realm." Li Yuan spoke, his clear and melodious voice carrying an undeniable command: "Seeing her is like seeing myself, understand?"
"Understood!"
Without hesitation, the two knelt down before Ye Fei again, saying in unison, "Greetings, Empress!"
Ye Fei was both amused and exasperated. These two subordinates of Li Yuan were clearly powerful cultivators, and it was truly beneath her to make such powerful individuals kneel before her.
She quickly said, "A man's knees are worth gold; there's no need for you to kneel before me. Please get up!"
The two remained motionless, so Ye Fei turned her gaze to Li Yuan. Li Yuan didn't even glance at his two subordinates, and said calmly, "You don't need to treat them like this. Their kneeling before you is also a sign of respect."
"No!" Ye Fei glared at him, displeased. "Make them get up right now, or I'll get angry."
Li Yuan: "..."
Weighing the choice between getting his subordinates up and angering Ye Fei, the Emperor chose the former without hesitation: "You may rise. Whatever the Empress says goes."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Upon hearing this form of address, Ye Fei frowned slightly: "You two can just call me by my name or Miss Ye."
Bai and Li Yu dared not say more, and respectfully bowed, saying, "Miss Ye!"
Ye Fei breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Li Yuan coldly looked at his subordinate: "How is the situation on the Thorn side?"
Jiang Bai replied, "Your Majesty, Thorns appeared in the woods near Guiyuan City and the Forest of Fireflies. I fought Thorns, but they were no match for me and fled towards the summit of Panlong."
He also declared: There is no cure for the demonic plant. It will only wither when the host dies. Once it is parasitized, it will live forever.
Li Yu hesitated for a moment, then looked at Ye Fei and continued, "Your Majesty, during the time I fought with Jing Ji, I could tell that Jing Ji seemed to have an ambiguous attitude towards the Empress. In my opinion, he is hiding something about the demonic plant."
Li Yuan's expression gradually darkened as his two subordinates spoke.
His people were coveted by this traitor from the demon realm, and were even parasitized by the demonic plants he had personally cultivated. This feeling... was very unpleasant!
His murderous aura was surging outwards. Ye Fei knew he was very angry, so she patted the back of his hand to comfort him and smiled indifferently: "Li Yuan, I'm fine. Although the Prisoner Orchid is currently parasitizing my body, it has a protective consciousness. Moreover, I haven't had any adverse reactions since it started parasitizing me, so don't worry about me."
Li Yuan lowered his gaze and met the girl's bright smile. The murderous intent in his eyes subsided slightly. He pursed his thin lips, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Even so, I am worried that this Prisoner Orchid will become an unpredictable factor in the future. If it really harms you in the future, no matter how difficult the method, I will definitely pry it out of the thorn's mouth."
Ye Fei felt a warmth in her heart. She snuggled close to Li Yuan and winked at him playfully, "I'm so happy that the ruthless Demon Lord would show such a reaction for my safety."
"I can't let anything happen to you." Li Yuan held her fingers tightly and whispered.
...
Bai and Li Yu watched as the usually aloof and emotionless Emperor Zun displayed a different kind of emotion when facing this girl, and they were immediately moved to tears.
Your Majesty has finally found someone you can entrust with your duties!
However, seeing the loving scene between the Venerable One and Miss Ye, they felt a tiny bit superfluous...
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