612: Chapter 612 He tamed a fox spirit!

Tokyo, Kōkyo.

The innermost main hall.

Daji sat on the throne at the head of the hall, legs crossed, holding a cup of sake and sipping it slowly.

The trembling ministers were no longer in the hall; she was the only one left.

She took a sip of sake and narrowed her eyes slightly.

"How it feels to be the Emperor..."

"It's so boring. It's more interesting to be with Master."

She talked to herself, a look of depression surfacing on her face.

She had successfully conquered Japan and directly become the Emperor, but Master hadn't come to praise her; instead, his whereabouts were unknown.

Sigh!

It really is a bit of a bother!

Just then.

A sudden burst of footsteps came from outside the hall.

Daji's brow twitched slightly. She set down her sake cup and cast her gaze toward the hall doors.

The next second.

The hall doors were pushed open by a large, crimson hand.

A burly man nearly ten feet tall with red hair and red skin strode inside.

He was shirtless, wearing a beast-skin skirt around his waist. In his right hand, he carried a Tachi taller than a person, and a sake gourd emitting black mist hung on his back.

It was Shuten-doji.

As soon as he entered, his crimson eyes fell upon Daji.

He sized her up, and his mouth split into a grin, revealing a mouthful of fangs.

"Yo, Tamamo-no-Mae, you certainly know how to enjoy yourself."

Daji leaned against the throne, her nine tails appearing behind her as she looked at him with a faint smile.

"You actually came out too?"

Shuten-doji shouldered the Tachi and strode to the center of the hall. Without ceremony, he plopped down onto the tatami.

"What? You're allowed out, but I'm not?"

Daji picked up her sake cup, took another sip, and said with a smile, "I was released by Master. What about you? Were you also released by Master?"

She was so clever; how could she not know the sequence of events?

Even without seeing it with her own eyes, she knew the gist of it from the aura of Ye Chen mixed in with the energy Shuten-doji was emitting.

That aura had clearly been left behind by Ye Chen intentionally.

Shuten-doji's expression changed slightly.

Master.

Hearing those two words come out of Daji's mouth was incredibly grating to his ears.

He was silent for a moment before asking in a muffled voice, "You've already submitted to that human called Ye Chen?"

Daji blinked and gave a sweet smile.

"Is that not allowed?"

Shuten-doji's pupils constricted slightly.

From the words Ye Chen had spoken inside the Demon Suppression Gate and his final instructions, he had already guessed most of it.

But guessing was one thing; hearing it with his own ears was another.

He was silent for a long while before speaking in a deep voice, "You are Tamamo-no-Mae, the King of a Hundred Demons, a being who has lived for over a thousand years. You actually submitted to a human's command of your own free will?"

Daji's smile faded slightly.

She set down her sake cup and sat up straight, her nine tails slowly retracting behind her.

Then.

She looked at Shuten-doji and spoke one word at a time.

"Remember, my name is Daji, not Tamamo-no-Mae."

"If Master hears that, he will be very unhappy."

Shuten-doji's face darkened.

However.

Before he could argue.

Daji continued speaking, emphasizing every word.

"Also, I will pretend I didn't hear what you said today."

"If there is a next time, and you dare to say such words of betrayal against Master, I will report it to him."

"When that time comes..."

"Do you think Master will keep you around, or boil you to serve as a snack with his wine?"

Shuten-doji's expression changed completely.

Good grief!

This Vixen truly was already Ye Chen's person.

He had better watch what he said from now on.

Though he felt a bit unwilling.

But...

When under another's roof, one must bow their head!

He immediately lowered his head and replied in a muffled voice, "Understood."

Daji nodded with satisfaction, picked up her sake cup again, and leaned back against the throne.

"That's a good boy."

She paused, then suddenly thought of something. "By the way, where is Master? He didn't come over with you?"

Mas... Master is already on his way back to the Dragon Kingdom."

Daji's face slumped. "Hmph, stinky Master, leaving without even saying goodbye to me!"

Watching Daji's girlish display, Shuten-doji subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

Good grief.

The King of a Hundred Demons actually showing that kind of attitude... she was truly something else...

...

By the time the plane landed at Xiamen City International Airport, it was already that afternoon.

Ye Chen and the other person walked out of the jet bridge one after the other and headed toward the hall.

But before they even reached the exit, Ye Chen saw two women standing in the crowd at the arrivals gate.

The one in the lead wore a cream-white trench coat, her long hair draped over her shoulders, and her features were as exquisite as if they had come out of a painting.

Who else could it be but Sister Bing Lan?

And standing beside her was a playful woman in a small black suit jacket...

Li Qin.

To be honest, Li Qin was dressed so formally that he almost didn't recognize her.

Bing Lan spotted Ye Chen immediately and waved to him, her eyes as soft as water.

Ye Chen quickened his pace toward them.

"Did it go smoothly?" Bing Lan stepped forward and asked softly.

"Very smoothly."

Ye Chen reached out to wrap his arm around her waist and gave her a light kiss on the forehead.

Bing Lan's face turned slightly red, but she didn't pull away.

This look was not at all how the cold female CEO of Shuyue Group should behave; instead, she looked more like a housewife waiting for her husband to return home...

"Ahem!"

A dry cough came from the side.

Ye Chen turned his head and found Li Qin looking at him with a look of disdain.

"Hey, Younger Male Cousin, this is a public place, mind your influence."

Ye Chen's mouth twitched. "I'm kissing my wife, what business is it of yours?"

Li Qin rolled her eyes.

"You aren't even married yet, and you're already calling her wife. Aren't you ashamed?"

She said that, but in her heart, she was quite jealous.

Hmph!

Always showing off their love.

Always shoving it in my face.

Watching this scene.

Yan Qingwu had already walked forward with a smile and taken hold of Bing Lan's arm.

"Sister Bing Lan, don't worry. Ye Chen didn't go around flirting during this trip to Japan."

She paused and blinked.

"At most, he just subjugated a Vixen."

Bing Lan: "???"

Li Qin: "???"

Ye Chen: "???"

Ye Chen was stunned.

This sentence was simply like stirring up trouble!

Bing Lan froze for two seconds, then turned to look at Ye Chen, her beautiful eyes filled with question marks.

"A... Vixen?"

Ye Chen's face darkened instantly, and he glared at Yan Qingwu.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Yan Qingwu looked at him with an innocent face. "How am I talking nonsense? Isn't Daji a Vixen?"

Ye Chen: "..."

Fine, fine, fine.

You're so noble, you're so great. There's nothing wrong with saying it that way, but can you not make it sound so ambiguous?

Looking at Ye Chen's frustrated expression, Bing Lan couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Is the Daji that Qingwu is talking about that woman who took the throne as Emperor today?"

"Yes, that's her."

Yan Qingwu nodded. "Not only did she become the Emperor, but she is also a Nine-Tailed Fox Demon who has lived for over a thousand years."

Li Qin's eyes widened.

Her eyes.

"Wait... Qingwu, what did you say? A thousand-year-old Vixen?"

Yan Qingwu nodded as if it were a matter of course. "Yes, a real thousand-year-old Vixen."

Li Qin was completely bewildered.

"No... I thought the 'Vixen' you were talking about was that kind of... that kind of insulting metaphor!"

"But you're telling me... she's a real Vixen???"

In her understanding, 'Vixen' was just an adjective used to insult people.

But today, Yan Qingwu was actually telling her that the Vixen was a real Vixen?

And the kind that had lived for over a thousand years?

And the kind that had just ascended the Japanese throne today?

This is... too damn ridiculous!

Looking at Li Qin's expression of a collapsing worldview, Yan Qingwu couldn't help but laugh.

"When have I ever joked with you?"

"That Daji is the Daji from 'Investiture of the Gods,' the Daji who brought ruin to the Shang Dynasty, the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon."

"It's just that she later fled to Japan and changed her name to Tamamo-no-Mae."

She paused and added, "Oh right, she's not called Tamamo-no-Mae anymore. Ye Chen wouldn't let her use that name and made her change it back to Daji."

Li Qin's brain completely short-circuited.

She mechanically turned her head, looking at Ye Chen, then at Bing Lan, and finally back at Yan Qingwu.

"So... that Daji is the real Daji?"

"The real one."

"And that Tamamo-no-Mae is also the real Tamamo-no-Mae?"

"Also the real one."

"She just became the Japanese Emperor today?"

"Exactly."

"And she's the maidservant you subjugated?"

Li Qin's final question was directed at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen rubbed his nose and nodded expressionlessly. "Yeah, you could say that."

Li Qin took a deep breath, and then another, trying her best to calm herself down.

Then.

She turned around and left.

Bing Lan was quick and grabbed her. "Where are you going?"

Li Qin didn't look back, her voice muffled. "I'm going to find a corner to crouch in for a while and digest this information."

Bing Lan didn't know whether to laugh or cry and pulled her back.

"Alright, stop fooling around. It's not that big a deal."

Li Qin turned her head and looked at Bing Lan with a face full of disbelief.

"Sister Bing Lan, you're saying it's not a big deal?"

"That's a Vixen! A live one! And it's that most famous Daji!"

"Aren't you even shocked?"