Venerable Demon King & The Doting Immortal (QT) novel Chapter 347

Chapter 347: The gods are angry

Imperial Lord Xiang’s gaze was unyielding as he asked, "So, who was it in this hallucination?"

Xiang Yu put on an embarrassed look, his cheeks flushing slightly. "It really was just a nobody," he said, his voice tinged with a hint of sheepishness. "I saw a good-looking cutie with a pleasant pheromone. I just couldn’t help myself."

Han Xin, who had been listening in through Xiang Yu’s communicator, froze. His fingers, which had been rubbing against each other, stilled momentarily. He snorted softly, muttering, "Cute," before his fingers began to move again.

Unaware that he was being eavesdropped on, Xiang Yu continued, "The hallucination was that vivid. I just couldn’t help myself."

Imperial Lord Xiang’s gaze was searching as if trying to see through his son’s words. Xiang Yu met his father’s eyes, letting him probe all he wanted. After a long moment, the Imperial Lord turned his gaze away and said, "Okay. I had people spread the narrative on StarNet that your love interest is Princess Sienna of the Federation."

Xiang Yu wasn’t at all surprised by this angle. Princess Sienna had always been the trump card to join the Republic and the Federation together. His father didn’t genuinely want peace. He wanted to infiltrate the Federation and merge the two into one empire, with himself as its first Emperor.

The Imperial Lord expected Xiang Yu to resist, but instead, Xiang Yu smiled and said, "I understand."

Peng Xiu gritted her teeth. If Xiang Yu truly gained the backing of the Federation, it would make it incredibly difficult to destroy him in the future. If she failed to separate him and Sienna, she would have no choice but to kill the princess and pin it on Xiang Yu. She would rather risk going to war than let her half-brother gain immense power.

Xiang Yu twirled the fork in his hand slightly and asked, "When can I meet her?"

"Their envoy is already in the imperial capital," the Imperial Lord replied. "You can arrange to meet each other before they come to the palace for official peace talks."

"Okay," Xiang Yu said, nodding. "I will meet with her." He then continued to eat his dinner, his mind already strategizing the next steps.

Han Xin’s annoyance grew as he heard the calmness in Xiang Yu’s voice, accepting the situation with no resistance. He knew there was a possibility that Xiang Yu was just saying that to please his father, but it still irked him. That night, Xiang Yu’s teeth had sunk into his skin, marking him, yet here he was, planning to meet with someone behind his back. Han Xin couldn’t swallow it.

Han Zhan, who was disassembling a plasma rifle, sensed the wrongness in the atmosphere. He turned around to look at his cousin and immediately felt that something was seriously off. "What happened?" Han Zhan asked.

Han Xin didn’t speak for a while, his thumb lightly resting on his lip as he lost himself in thought. Just when Han Zhan thought he wouldn’t speak again, Han Xin said, "If you lo... if you like someone, would you be willing to meet up with someone on a blind date?"

Han Zhan was a little surprised by the question. He thought of the blind dates he had planned for Han Xin, all of which Han Xin had declined. Han Zhan moved closer and asked, "Is that why you declined the blind dates? Because you have someone you like?"