Xia Chujian's eyes flickered as she asked tentatively, "Aunt, what if I don't get married or have children in the future?"
"Aunt, can't you make an exception?"
"For example, the summer vacation after freshman year graduation would be a very good time to tell the story."
Xia Yuanfang: "..."
She shot Xia Chujian an irritated glare and said, "Not getting married or having children? Then why did you adopt Wufu and Small Nine Xiang? As toys?"
"Get out and think carefully about how you should walk your path in the future!"
"You've already caught that man's attention. He won't pass up any chance to keep you under surveillance!"
Thinking of that Dog Emperor, Xia Chujian stopped arguing with Xia Yuanfang and promptly "rolled" out of Xia Yuanfang's Workshop.
Just then, in the Dining Room, Small Nine Xiang, who was standing beside Wufu and crowding in front of the refrigerator to look for snacks, suddenly tilted his head and looked in one direction in confusion.
If Xia Yuanfang or Xia Chujian had been there, they would have noticed that Small Nine Xiang was looking toward the Imperial Palace.
Because at that moment, Emperor Tantai Hongyuan had locked himself in the secret chamber of the Imperial Study. Sitting behind his large desk, he stared blankly at the Maze Yellow Springs fragment, one-fifth the size of a fingernail.
He slowly closed his eyes, and his thoughts seemed to spread outward.
Like electromagnetic waves, they seeped into an unknown space.
At the same time, the fingernail-sized fragment of Maze Yellow Springs before him began to emit a faint earthy yellow glow.
The glow gradually expanded, enveloping Emperor Tantai Hongyuan completely.
His Mental Strength was instantly boosted enormously. Like an arrow loosed from the bowstring, it became even faster than light and shot toward