His fear of Li Chen had reached its peak! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

After winning the war, the first order of business was naturally to reward the troops. The soldiers had risked their lives; without them, Dai Xiaoyao could never have become emperor.

Upon returning to the dynasty, Dai Xiaoyao naturally headed to the military camp first to steady the troops' morale, rotate the garrisons, and arrange the defenses within the dynasty and outside the Imperial City.

Zhu Yingxiong made no appearance throughout any of this. He could be called the hand behind the scenes, and he was also letting Dai Xiaoyao familiarize himself with these matters.

Once all that was done, Dai Xiaoyao was naturally ready to return to the Imperial Palace, enjoy himself first, and officially ascend the throne tomorrow.

By enjoying himself, he naturally meant replacing his elder brother as master of the Imperial Palace.

Ever since returning from his studies in the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty, Dai Xiaoyao had carried a thorn in his heart.

His fiancée, Zhu Zhuying, had become a consort of the Emperor of Heavenly Strategy.

When he learned the news, Dai Xiaoyao had not dared let out so much as a fart. He had simply slunk back to his own country.

He had suffered for quite some time before recovering.

There was nothing he could do. The Emperor of Heavenly Strategy was stronger than him by far more than a single dimension. Forget resisting-he had not even dared entertain the thought.

But things were different now. Not because becoming emperor qualified Dai Xiaoyao to challenge Li Chen; he still had no such qualification.

It was because Zhu Zhuying's elder sister was the empress of the Starfall Kingdom.

Having replaced his brother as emperor, Dai Xiaoyao could naturally enjoy every imperial privilege, including his sister-in-law, the empress.

The mere thought of his sister-in-law's peerless beauty made Dai