Chapter 124

A long time later, Duanmu Xi said, “Snow, I want to meet your father.”

She wanted to marry Xuanyuan Mo as soon as possible. She wanted him to be the happiest man in the world and let all the people envy them.

Hearing this, Xuanyuan Mo tightened his grip on Duanmu Xi’s arms and rubbed against the top of her head, “Okay. We’ll go to the imperial palace after lunch.”

In the Yong’an Palace of the Baihu Empire.

A secret guard in black was half-kneeling in front of a middle-aged beautiful woman, who wore a bright-yellow phoenix robe and a golden phoenix crown. There was also a young man sitting beside the middle-aged beautiful woman. The young man’s triangular eyes were simply the same as the middle-aged beautiful woman’s.

The middle-aged beautiful woman was Xuanyuan Lie’s empress, Guo Hui’er, while the young man was the eldest prince of the Baihu Empire, Xuanyuan She.

“Is the news true?” The question wasn’t from Guo Hui’er but Xuanyuan She.

Immediately, the secret guard in black replied with respect, “It’s absolutely true. Prince Zhan is now in his mansion.”

Upon hearing it, Guo Hui’er pounded the table with rage and shouted, “Did you call him Prince Zhan? He’s just a bastard.”

The sudden shout startled the secret guard in black and Xuanyuan She.

Seeing Guo Hui’er’s angry face, Xuanyuan She waved his sleeve at the secret guard in black.

Then the secret guard in black disappeared into the palace of his own accord.

“Mother, that half-demon is back again. What should we do now?” Xuanyuan She looked at Guo Hui’er and asked uneasily.

He conspired with those people to entrap that girl last time, so Xuanyuan Mo, that half-demon, wouldn’t let him go for sure.

“What do you mean by that?” Guo Hui’er shot Xuanyuan She a disapproving glance. In her view, Xuanyuan She was good for nothing. If he was a capable man, how could she have to go through all the trouble for him?

“He’s back. So what? Anyway, he won’t be the crown prince.”

Guo Hui’er deliberately arranged for her men to spread rumors outside the imperial palace. Now almost the entire Baihu Empire knew that Xuanyuan Mo was a half-demon. If His Majesty insisted on his being the crown prince, it would cause public anger.

Guo Hui’er narrowed her eyes and sneered, “As a man without popular support, even if he sits on the throne, it won’t last long.”

Xuanyuan She blinked in confusion and didn’t understand what his mother meant. What worried him now was not the position of the crown prince, but Xuanyuan Mo’s revenge!

In the Yonghe Palace of the Baihu Empire, a mother and a son were also talking about something.

Zhou Manyun picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. Then she asked casually as if she didn’t care about the answer, “Do you want that girl?”

Unlike Zhou Manyun’s casualness, Xuanyuan Hao looked seriously into her eyes and said word by word, “Yes, I want her.”

Xuanyuan Hao’s firm eyes shocked Zhou Manyun because she knew her son well. Xuanyuan Hao had never been so interested in anything. Even regarding the throne of the Baihu Empire, she was the one obsessed with it while he looked on it as dispensable. It seemed that he had real feelings for the girl.

Suddenly, Zhou Manyun wanted to meet that girl and see what kind of girl had captured her son’s heart.

“But she doesn’t seem to love you!” Zhou Manyun’s voice was still casual but mixed with faint playfulness.

Hearing this, a hint of sadness flashed across Xuanyuan Hao’s black eyes, “I want her whether she loves me or not.”

“Good. You deserve to be my son.” Zhou Manyun smiled and narrowed her enchanting eyes, “Just get what you want by any means.”

So it was with her attitude towards power, position, or the man she loved. As long as she wanted something, she must get it, whatever it was.

“There will be a full moon in a few days. Do you need my help?”

The full-moon night was the best time to deal with Xuanyuan Mo, a werewolf. Guo Hui’er was so useless that she couldn’t even get rid of Xuanyuan Mo all these years. Likewise, how could a stupid woman like Guo Hui’er be able to deal with the princess of the wolf clan Xue Ruyan without her Zhou Manyun?

Xuanyuan Hao turned to look at the gradually rounding moon outside the window and sneered, “No need. I have a plan on the full-moon night.”

He was going to send Xuanyuan Mo a mysterious gift on the full-moon night.

In the afternoon, a luxurious carriage slowly stopped outside the Baihu Empire’s imperial palace.

As soon as the carriage stopped, a man and a woman driving the carriage jumped off at once and stood respectfully by the carriage.

“Your Highness, Mr. Xuanyuan, here we are at the imperial palace.”

Thereafter, the carriage curtain was lifted. A handsome man in white appeared slowly.

The guards at the imperial palace gate were surprised to see the handsome man’s face. Unexpectedly, the handsome man in white was Prince Zhan. Didn’t Prince Zhan only wear black clothes? When did he begin to wear white clothes?

A more shocking scene emerged. They saw Prince Zhan extend out a hand into the carriage after getting off it.

In a moment, a girl in white was led out by Prince Zhan. The girl was dressed in a white fox fur robe with a veil on her face. Her black hair was simply tied up with a white ribbon. As the breeze gently blew the girl’s white veil, her beautiful face under it was vaguely visible and bewitched those guards.

What a beautiful girl…

The next scene was a great shock to them because Prince Zhan carried the girl in white off the carriage.

Was this Prince Zhan who was rumored to be indifferent to women?

Xuanyuan Mo ignored the guards’ surprised eyes and led Duanmu Xi straight into the imperial palace. Phoenix Five and Long Yue followed behind them closely.

Along the way, the maids and eunuchs were very shocked to see Xuanyuan Mo holding Duanmu Xi’s hand. In addition to Xuanyuan Mo’s abnormality, they were also shocked by the couple’s charm and grace. Although they couldn’t see Duanmu Xi’s face clearly because of her white veil, they couldn’t help being overwhelmed by her noble elegance.

Outside the imperial study, a couple in white came slowly through the snow.

The girl was dressed in white and standing in the white snow. She looked so pure and beautiful as a snow lotus blossoming in the wind on the snowy mountain.

The girl was like a fairy maiden. It was Eunuch Hu’s first impression when he saw Duanmu Xi.

“Greetings to Your Highness and Miss.”

“Eunuch Hu, rise,” Xuanyuan Mo spoke in a rare tone. He respected this old eunuch who had been serving his father.

Hearing this, Eunuch Hu stood up and said respectfully to Xuanyuan Mo, “Your Highness, His Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time. I’ll go in and report your arrival.”

With that, Eunuch Hu entered the imperial study. In a little while, he walked out and bowed to Xuanyuan Mo and Duanmu Xi, “Please allow me to usher you inside.”

Then the two of them entered the imperial study together.

Xuanyuan Lie was waiting for them in the imperial study.

Xuanyuan Lie was happy to see Xuanyuan Mo, but he frowned at the sight of the white figure beside Xuanyuan Mo.

He watched Duanmu Xi carefully. She was dressed in a suit of clothes as white as snow with a white veil covering her face, but this simple attire couldn’t hide her nobility and innate style of an empress.

“Father, greetings.” Xuanyuan Mo paid his respects to Xuanyuan Lie.

Xuanyuan Lie seemed not to see Xuanyuan Mo’s salute and just started at Duanmu Xi.

Xuanyuan Mo stood up on his own regardless of whether Xuanyuan Lie allowed him to stand up or not.

Sensing Xuanyuan Lie’s gaze on her, Duanmu Xi looked up at him.

The first impression Duanmu Xi had of Xuanyuan Lie was that he was so young. He looked in his early 40s and was a charming middle-aged man. Besides, he was handsome and it could be seen that he should be a handsome man when he was young.

What beautiful purple eyes! Staring at her purple eyes, Xuanyuan Lie felt as if he saw an endless sea of purple flowers. No wonder Xuanyuan Mo had a crush on Duanmu Xi. Only with her eyes, how many men would she fascinate?

Duanmu Xi reached out to take off her veil slowly and bent down to make a junior salute to Xuanyuan Lie, “Your Majesty of the Baihu Empire, greetings.”

When he caught sight of Duanmu Xi’s pretty face, a trace of amazement flashed across Xuanyuan Lie’s black eyes. She was indeed beautiful. Even though Xuanyuan Lie had seen countless beauties, none of them were as beautiful as her. Even Xuanyuan Mo’s mother was inferior to the girl in front of him.

“You’re the crown princess of the Zhuque Empire, Duanmu Xi.”

Xuanyuan Lie’s tone was unfriendly. It seemed that he didn’t have much goodwill towards the girl who came to rob him of his son.

“Yes.” Duanmu Xi’s faint voice was mixed with respect. Obviously, she wasn’t angry at Xuanyuan Lie’s attitude.

Looking at the calm girl in front of him, Xuanyuan Lie had a sudden feeling that he was narrow-minded and not as generous as a young girl. He had lived all those years in vain.

“How is your father doing?” Xuanyuan Lie’s tone softened. It didn’t sound very kind but less harsh.

“My father is doing fine. He has often talked to me about you and said you have been his friend for many years. By the way, he mentioned coming to visit you in person during his free time.”

Duanmu Xi’s voice was still casual and didn’t change for Xuanyuan Lie’s softened tone.

Xuanyuan Mo aside watched the two ask and answer with a smile. Duanmu Xi had the charm to get others to like her. Although his father might not like her now, it was a good start.

After hearing Duanmu Xi’s words, Xuanyuan Lie sighed with emotion, “I haven’t seen your father for many years, but I feel as if I saw him at the sight of you. You look a lot like your father.”

Duanmu Xi smiled and didn’t reply to him.

“I wonder why you came to our Baihu Empire this time,” After some silence, Xuanyuan Lie asked the question in the end.

Hearing this, Duanmu Xi bowed to Xuanyuan Lie again and looked at him. “I’m here for two things. The first one is about your Baihu Empire’s last military assistance to our Zhuque Empire. I came here on behalf of my mother to thank you for your help last time.”

With that, Duanmu Xi took out of a black wooden box from her crystal ball and handed it over, “This is the Bodhi Elixir refined by me. I hope you like it.”

Xuanyuan Lie was shocked by her words. The Bodhi Elixir was of earthly grade. Duanmu Xi said that it was refined by her, which meant she was an earthly-grade refining pharmacist.

Gee, she was at such a young age. As the emperor of the Baihu Empire, Xuanyuan Lie naturally knew the nobility of a refining pharmacist. Also, the value of an earthly-grade refining pharmacist wasn’t lower than the position of an empire’s crown princess.

Duanmu Xi was literally the noblest girl in the Hantian Continent given that she was two empires’ crown princesses and an earthly-grade refining pharmacist. If the girl were his daughter, he would wake up laughing with delight in his sleep at night. Unfortunately, he wasn’t so lucky. If only she could marry into the Baihu Empire instead of asking Xuanyuan Mo to marry into her family!

What Xuanyuan Lie didn’t know was that his wish really came true soon after.