"Azure Emperor." At that moment, Bai Liè, who had been guarding the tomb entrance all along, bowed very respectfully toward Li Zhōujūn.
"What is it?" Li Zhōujūn asked in return.
"N-Nothing..." Although Li Zhōujūn had no airs and was easygoing, that questioning tone still frightened Bai Liè so badly that he did not know what to say for a moment.
Then Bai Liè stammered, "Um, Azure Emperor, do you need anything? Food, drinks—anything is fine..."
Seeing this scene, Bai Han's feelings were so complicated that they could not be described.
Li Zhōujūn waved a hand at Bai Liè and said, "It's obvious that you and your granddaughter seem to be very hostile toward Bai Yōuyōu. But now Bai Yōuyōu has me as her backer, and there is also one of my clones inside her body. She is currently receiving the inheritance of your Sky Fox Clan's ancestor, and she will inevitably become the Saintess of your Sky Fox Clan. So, do you understand what you should do?"
At these words, Bai Liè fell silent for a moment. A trace of struggle flashed across his face. He had finally managed to become acting clan leader, and just when he was about to become the true clan leader of the Sky Fox Clan and cultivate the secret art reserved for clan leaders, everything had vanished.
Because Bai Yōuyōu was certain to become the Saintess of the Sky Fox Clan, he could only remain acting clan leader forever—until Bai Yōuyōu went from Saintess to true clan leader. By then, wouldn't he have served as acting clan leader all this time for nothing?
Thinking of this, Bai Liè was truly unwilling to accept it.
Yet he was helpless. Bai Yōuyōu had now latched onto Azure Emperor's coattails, and he could neither afford to offend