jdhmnovel Chapter 172 Emotional Counseling
Chapter 172 Emotional Counseling
In short, imperial edicts do not require any consideration of sentiment or emotion.
Without a second thought, the emperor decreed: "Our clan can only have one husband and one wife."
This is their nature and instinct bestowed upon them by Heaven; they will never betray their partners.
Ling Wan was about to curse. Wasn't this just ridiculous and making things difficult for her?
When the emperor saw that Ling Wan could not give him the answer he wanted, he said, "I do have something that is very troubling me."
"If what I say next gets out, you know the consequences."
Ling Wan's spirits lifted, and she respectfully replied, "Yes."
The emperor decreed: "My clan only practices monogamy, but I have never met a woman of my own clan. Instead, due to some misunderstandings, I often find myself paying attention to a woman who is not of my clan."
Ling Wan didn't dare to utter a sound this time, thinking to herself, "You could have been more explicit."
Of the group of people brought by the imperial edict, only two were women.
Xue Lian was tall and burly, and had a demon beast companion. Unless the emperor was blind, it was obvious that he was referring to someone else.
This isn't just a simple interracial relationship; it's a transsexual romance.
A powerful demon like Di Zhao, possessing immense demonic power, would almost certainly not have offspring with a human female cultivator.
Ling Wan asked, "What exactly is Your Majesty worried about?"
The emperor decreed: "I believe that my actions have wronged my future partner, so I wish to keep my distance from her."
“But I always find excuses to stay by her side. In short, I can’t be with her, and I don’t want to see anyone else with her.”
The Emperor's edict had almost entirely human cultivators as his subordinates in the Demon Realm, so he knew a bit about human affairs. For example, it was perfectly normal for senior and junior brothers and sisters to fall in love and become Daoist partners.
The emperor had to admit that Wen Fuyue's disciples each had their own strengths.
They spent every day together, and the lifespan of the human cultivators was different from his.
Perhaps in a hundred years he will be able to attend the wedding of Yun Yici and one of her senior brothers.
He was very averse to such a thing happening, which is why he couldn't help but stare at Wen Fuyue and her disciples.
But the longer he stayed by her side, the more annoyed he became about why Yun Yici and he were not of the same race.
Ling Wan was forced to become her boss's emotional mentor, yet she dared not be irritable.
Ling Wan asked curiously, "What if she really gets together with someone else?"
The emperor blurted out: "Send men to kill her Daoist partner."
Then take advantage of the situation.
Something seems off...
The emperor fell into deep thought, and so did Ling Wan.
After a long pause, Ling Wan said, "Your Excellency, the question you asked at the beginning was, what exactly is a man's affection for a woman?"
"You should put yourself in others' shoes. Instead of praising them to a position that matches you, you should lower your head and stand on equal footing with them."
"Whether you are human or demon, the difference in cultivation level and status determines that we are not equal in status, but in a relationship, you and your partner must be equal."
Such an imperial edict-like response is clearly condescending and shows no consideration for the other party's situation.
As Ling Wan spoke, she herself felt it was nonsense. Talking about equality with a great demon like Di Zhao was just rubbish.
However, she had at least finished answering. Ling Wan thought that after she finished speaking the imperial edict, she would be allowed to leave, but the emperor at the head of the table remained silent for a long time.
Ling Wan knelt on the spot, experiencing firsthand what it meant for each day to feel like an eternity. She had unwittingly discovered the Emperor's thoughts, and she feared that her journey today would not be so easy.
With a heavy heart, she said, "If Your Majesty insists on monogamy, there are only two choices: either let go or let go of your prejudices and obsessions about your status."
Emperor Zhao listened expressionlessly to Ling Wan saying what he already knew, knowing that no matter how she tried, she couldn't solve his problem.
He wondered, why must he find a goddess from his own clan?
He's never even met them, so how can he be sure they're more to his liking than Yun Yici?
If they were to be with Yun Yici, they wouldn't have any offspring, but that wouldn't matter.
He was abandoned in the demon realm by his parents, so he may not necessarily love his own child.
The problem isn't that he'll be reborn and return to the realm of gods; he can give up rebirth and stay here. He can live well anywhere.
The problem is that the lifespan of a phoenix is measured in tens of thousands of years.
Human cultivation is too insignificant to him, and ascension is too far-fetched. If she were to leave, how would he face the remaining lonely and long years? He would surely be heartbroken to death.
Feeling confident that her future was bright and promising, Yun Yici was unaware that someone had already taken on the role of her Daoist partner and begun to consider her legacy.
At this moment, Yun Yici was numb to the system's announcements in her ears.
“帝诏好感度+1-1+15-10+4+6-5.....”
Yun Yici complained to the system speechlessly, "No way, I think I only said one sentence to him. He seemed quite agreeable when he let us out, how come he's so fickle behind our backs?"
The system said, "...Don't talk to me, I'm busy."
"Damn, where was I in my calculations??"
Yun Yici said, "We can test him once his favorability rating has stabilized."
The system said, "Why don't we go find the imperial edict? Even if we don't try to improve his favorability, at least we can stop him from having these wild thoughts about you."
Yun Yici had just returned to her residence and sat for a while when she saw that Wen Fuyue had not returned. After listening to what the system said, she also felt that it made sense.
They, master and disciples, still needed to rely on the snow to return to Kunlun. If she angered the Emperor, and the Emperor, in a fit of rage, abandoned them in the Demon Realm and returned by teleportation array himself, then there would be no way to reason with him.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she returned to the palace gate, she saw Ling Wan staggering out from inside, her face deathly pale as if she had suffered some kind of torment.
When Ling Wan saw Yun Yici, she was first startled, then gave her a look that said "good luck to you," and then ran away faster than a rabbit.
The system said, "Oh no, oh no, did you see how Ling Wan looked at you? She looked at you like you were looking at a dying person."
"The Emperor's favorability rating fluctuates. Let's go and wait for your master to return before we sound him out."
Just as Yun Yici feared that Muyunjian would be burned by the imperial edict, the system also feared that Yun Yici would be burned by the imperial edict.
It's not fireproof either.
Yun Yici said, "I can't avoid trouble, and I don't think I've offended him too much."
Shi Tian is indeed still in the Demon Realm. If the Emperor decrees that Mu Yunjian should use the name of Shi Tian's father's illegitimate son to steal Jiuqi City, it will definitely anger the Jiuying clan.
She believed that the emperor was not an unreasonable person.
Since there were no outsiders serving in the palace ordered by the emperor, Li Shao was sent by him to find the Transformation Herb.
Having not seen anyone, Yun Yici had no choice but to stand outside the hall and announce his presence himself: "Senior Emperor's Decree, may I come in now?"
"Enter."
Having received the Emperor's permission, Yun Yici stepped inside and happened to see the Emperor sitting calmly at the head of the table.
When the emperor saw that she had come alone, without those few troublesome little tails, his frustration eased considerably.
System: "It's done! Interruption successful. Host, we can retreat now."