North Fox Chen jolted, and when he raised his head, tears were streaming down his face. "City Lord, I... I was also entrusted with this task in a time of crisis!"
"Entrusted in a time of crisis? Didn't I tell you to send that child of outstanding virtue and ability to Sky City, so his little aunt could look after him for a while? That way, he could receive the best education in Sky City. Once he completed his studies and returned, your father would make him Crown Prince. You agreed to that, didn't you?" I asked coldly.
Back then, North Fox Chen had gotten into trouble, and his little brain had become obsessed with money. I had even ridden a Kunpeng to find him over it. Yet more than a decade had passed, and this fellow had become the North Fox Emperor—not the Retired Emperor. What a strange turn of events.
Of course, I understood the reason. I was merely using this as a point of entry on purpose.
"I did... I did agree, but City Lord, that child was truly incorrigible... He never gave anyone a moment's peace. In Sky City, he was always wandering around like a wastrel. It wasn't just that I couldn't do anything about him—even his little aunt had no idea how to manage him. My father also said that he wasn't fit for such a heavy responsibility... Then he caused a rather serious incident, so my father stripped him of his position as Crown Prince's heir. Besides, over the years, the North Fox Household had cut away many... many businesses on the sidelines, which led businesses from the other immortal realms to seize our territory in a sweeping tide... The more my father looked at the situation, the more wrong it seemed, so