NOVEL WEB Chapter 68
“Minister Li, do you think my punishment was justified?” Lin Beifan inquired.
“Your Majesty, that was a well-deserved punishment!” Li Linfu immediately said.
“Wherein lies the correctness?” Lin Beifan asked again.
“Your Majesty, as your humble servant has said before, you are the Son of Heaven. Your commands are the laws of nature, and your will is the will of the people. Only by following Your Majesty can we move towards a glorious future!”
“And that person has become foolish from too much reading, only knowing how to spout doctrines by the book, using the words of sages to reason, but in truth, it’s all fallacious. How can the sages compare to a glorious monarch? He was punished and still doesn’t recognize his fault, stubborn and unyielding, a rotten wood that cannot be carved!”
“And Your Majesty, you are magnanimous, merely punishing him with a beating, truly it is a mercy beyond the law!”
Lin Beifan, with great pleasure, responded: “Well said!”
Just then, a pleasant yet teasing voice came from within the imperial palace: “Giggle… I think it’s you who are speaking nonsense, turning black into white! A foolish emperor paired with a treacherous minister, what a perfect match indeed!”
Subsequently, a beautiful young girl dressed in black appeared before Lin Beifan.
Li Linfu immediately stepped in front of Lin Beifan, trembling and shouting loudly: “Protect His Majesty! Protect His Majesty…”“There’s no need to be nervous, she’s one of us!”
Lin Beifan waved his hand dismissively: “You all may leave now!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!” The crowd dispersed.
Lin Beifan smiled and said: “Yaoyao, it’s been a long time!”
Yaoyao sat down on the stool opposite Lin Beifan, casually grabbed an apple from the table, and while happily munching on it, she said: “Indeed, it’s been a long time. I’ve missed you quite a bit!”
Lin Beifan bashfully lowered his head: “What do you miss about me? Is it my body, or is it my quilt?”
“I miss your shamelessness!”
Yaoyao glared at Lin Beifan: “Every time I see you, I can’t help but feel happy! By the way, I heard you’ve made a fortune again, leading troops to conquer the Shang Kingdom and looting their national treasury. Shouldn’t you share some with me? After all, we’ve both carried guns and fought battles together as comrades!”
Lin Beifan was heartbroken: “So, you miss my silver! You’re too greedy. I’ve already given you my most precious body, what more do you want?”
Yaoyao’s face turned red in an instant, and she gritted her teeth: “If you spout nonsense again, I’ll strangle you!”
Lin Beifan: “Ow, ow, ow…”
Yaoyao was dumbfounded: “I haven’t even pinched you yet, what are you howling for?”
“I’m doing a rehearsal!”
Lin Beifan coughed and said, “Actually, I am an actor!”
Yaoyao muttered quietly, “What a mess!”
Lin Beifan asked seriously, “What have you been up to lately?”
“Recently, I ran into my nemesis. We had a few rounds, and I lost by a bit… Hmph, I’m not happy about it! So I came here specifically to clear my mind!” Yaoyao said gloomily.
“Nemesis? Male or female?” Lin Beifan asked.
“Female!” Yaoyao answered.
“Is she pretty?” Lin Beifan asked again.
“Not bad, just slightly worse than me!” Yaoyao said smugly.
“Yaoyao, do you want to defeat your arch-nemesis and make her submit to you?” Lin Beifan asked again.
Yaoyao nodded without hesitation: “Of course, I dream about it!”
“Then lure her here, tie her to the bed, and I will help you ‘conquer’ her in sleep!” Lin Beifan said seriously.
“You foolish emperor, can’t you think about anything else all day long?” Yaoyao said irritably.
Lin Beifan was speechless: “If I’m a foolish emperor and don’t think about these things, what else can I think about?”
Yaoyao was at a loss for words because what he said made so much sense.
“She’s an Innate master; even if you lure her here, you won’t be able to subdue her! Forget it, let’s not talk about that. There’s another matter I came here to tell you about!”
Yaoyao’s expression turned serious: “Those noble families are preparing to make a move against you again! Seeing that their previous methods have been ineffective against you for so long, they feel disgraced, so they’ve decided to strike once more. You must be careful!”
Lin Beifan sighed: “It’s just killing their people and stealing some goods, and they’re still holding a grudge! For noble families, they sure have small minds!”
“Actually, it might be more than that!”
Yaoyao said earnestly: “I suspect they might be coveting the resources in your country! After all, such concentrated and diverse resources, if utilized well, could generate immense value!”
Lin Beifan nodded: “That’s very likely! They’re competing with you for resources, can you really afford to stand by idly?”
Yaoyao, frustrated and embarrassed, said: “If it were before, I could have taken action and killed them all! But now I’m being targeted by my nemesis, and it’s not wise to show myself. There are many things I can’t handle, so you’ll have to deal with it yourself!”
“Rest assured, no matter what tricks they have up their sleeves, I will face them!”
Lin Beifan said calmly. “Sooner or later, I will definitely strike at their stronghold and let them know the consequences of offending me!”
After finishing the matter, Yaoyao left.
In her words, she couldn’t stay in one place for too long. Otherwise, her nemesis would detect something amiss and cause trouble for Lin Beifan.
Lin Beifan became curious. Who exactly could make this fearless enchantress so wary?
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