Chapter 145: Prince Consort, you've worked hard!

Ah, my heart is uneasy!

Looking at the sleeping Madam Yin, Ao Yifan let out a long sigh.

After all, they are husband and wife; logically, Ao Yifan should not have agreed to the King's absurd request.

He should have confessed to Madam Yin right away.

However, this matter is of great importance; it could even affect the entire Yin Shang realm.

"Madam, you should be able to understand me."

Ao Yifan gazed at Madam Yin's beautiful face and whispered, "After all, I am doing this to help her protect the Yin Shang realm; if it were merely the King's personal order, I would have refused long ago!"

To make up for his unease, Ao Yifan decided to properly compensate his own wife.

"Filth, what are you doing?"

Madam Yin slowly opened her eyes.

"Madam, the one I love most has always been you!"

Ao Yifan said affectionately.

Upon hearing this, Madam Yin's pretty face flushed red, and she spat, "We're an old married couple, yet you still say such embarrassing words, filth…"

……

During this period, joyous events came one after another.

Not long after the Great Shang appointed the crown prince, the King took the daughter of Marquis of Yi Province Su Hu, Su Daji, into the palace.

Today, Queen Jiang and Consort Huang personally led people to decorate the imperial palace, all for a celebration.

After all the ceremonies ended, everyone withdrew, and Emperor Xin patted the shoulder of Ao Yifan, who was also wearing festive attire beside him.

"Prince Consort, from now on I will trouble you; if it later affects your cultivation, I will have people find heavenly treasures and earthly riches to nourish you!"

Upon hearing this, Ao Yifan said solemnly, "For the King, for the foundation of my Great Shang, this bit of damage to my cultivation is nothing."

"Good, Prince Consort, this is how a loyal subject of my Great Shang should be; those old fogeys should take you as their example!"

Emperor Xin nodded with a satisfied expression.

At the same time, in Daji's palace, Su Daji's situation was actually unstable at this moment.

"You damned little girl, do you think your petty human soul can oppose this demon immortal?"

Su Daji's face kept shifting; at times it was that of an absolute beauty maiden, at times it transformed into the visage of a jade-faced fox.

"I, even if I die, will not let you use my body to do such things!"

At this moment, Su Daji's soul, carrying the last trace of stubbornness, was unwilling to just sink down.

This is because she still has someone in her heart; even in death, she does not want to give her body to another.

"Hmph, wanting to die is not that easy; I want you to watch with your own eyes how I will use your body to overturn this vast human dynasty!"

The Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit snorted coldly, emitting eerie light from its eyes, continually suppressing Su Daji's soul.

Just then, the palace doors were pushed open; the next moment, a tall figure in festive attire walked in.

But when the newcomer's appearance became clear, Su Daji was completely stunned.

"It's you!"

"Who are you, and how did I end up here?"

The Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit did not recognize the person before it, and instinctively prepared to attack Ao Yifan.

But before the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit could move, Ao Yifan pointed a finger.

In the next instant, Su Daji's body was directly immobilized in place, and even the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit's primordial spirit was simultaneously shaken.

"Miss Su, the King wholeheartedly labors for state affairs; he has long stayed away from women. Today I have come in his place to consummate the marriage."

Ao Yifan said, then immediately sat beside Su Daji and took her hand.

"Rest assured, the King has promised that if you bear my child, the child will be a prince of the Great Shang, and moreover, the Marquis of Yi Province will treat you according to the etiquette of a state father-in-law; do you consent?"

Looking blankly at the person before her, Su Daji never expected that a twist of fate would bring such an opportunity.

She glanced shyly at Ao Yifan and whispered, "I, I am willing!"

"I am not willing!"

At the same time, the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit's primordial spirit was shouting.

After all, she came here to bewitch Emperor Xin.

Now, bearing a child for this stranger—could it really bewilder Emperor Xin?

But at this moment, the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit's primordial spirit has been subdued by Ao Yifan; it can no longer control its body as before, and can only watch helplessly as Su Daji gives herself to the man before her.

"No~~"

The Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit let out a miserable cry, yet everything was already too late.

……

"Prince Consort, you have worked hard!"

Emperor Xin glanced at the moonlight, then took out the North Sea battle report and continued studying.

Now, the greatest enemy of the Great Shang is still the various tribes of the North Sea.

The war has dragged on for too long, and it has already begun to affect the foundation of the Great Shang.

If it were not so, when dealing with those disobedient feudal lords, why would we need to have other feudal lords mobilize troops?

All that is needed is for the Great Shang army to arrive; those people will be wiped out in the blink of an eye.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Emperor Xin saw a jade slip in his hand; after a brief look, he couldn't help but chuckle.

"Hehe, Jiao'er and Hong'er have truly grown up; they have begun to think of sharing my burdens, so we can give them more opportunities for training, after all, the future of this Great Shang still lies with them!"

"However, Jiao'er's and Hong'er's training must be carefully chosen."

Thinking to himself, Emperor Xin's target fell upon the map of Great Shang before him.

……

"It's actually been a whole night!"

That night, Emperor Xin dismissed his attendants, rested in the side hall for a night, and upon discovering that Ao Yifan had not left all night, his expression also changed slightly.

"Just as the Prince Consort said, that Daji is indeed a monster in disguise; if not for the Prince Consort's warning, I would probably have had my essence drained by her!"

Thinking this, Emperor Xin secretly felt fortunate; good thing the Prince Consort helped him block this disaster.

……

"Ding congratulations, host, for successfully letting Su Daji bear offspring, reward: two hundred thousand years of cultivation, reward: upgraded Plucking Stars Pavilion, Reaching Heaven Pavilion!"

One part effort, one part reward; Ao Yifan looked at the two hundred thousand years of cultivation and fell slightly silent.

He shockingly discovered that, although his mana had already reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, it kept rising, making him feel like a bottomless pit.

There are three paths to sainthood; frankly, he does not like the path of severing three corpses, because the drawbacks of clones are too many, and moreover he prefers to be the sole supreme one, not liking to have an extra clone, which would feel disagreeable.

As for the path of merit-based sainthood, Ao Yifan thought it over and also felt it was not suitable for him.

There's no way; now the Heavenly Dao has changed, and the path of merit-based sainthood has been blocked.

So, what remains is the path of law-based sainthood.

However, Ao Yifan's cultivation has been forcibly poured into him by the system, letting him comprehend the power of laws—isn't this making things difficult for him?

So, Ao Yifan cannot; if he wants to continue increasing his strength, he can only keep having children.

"I want to test whether having children can lead to sainthood!"

Ao Yifan secretly thought: "Anyway, increasing mana is not a bad thing, so let's keep having children; I'd like to see whether this path has an end."