Chapter 2475

Yan Aohan paused, his tone carrying a hint of uncertainty. "If, I mean if, I did not have deep feelings for Lingshu, what would happen to her?"

Yan Aohan glanced at the Silver Fox. "Regardless of your feelings for Lingshu, one thing is certain: Lingshu is now a demon. It is nearly impossible for her to remain human. To become human again, she must reincarnate."

She paused again, her expression becoming somewhat inexplicable. "And to be honest with you, five years from now, when you ascend, will be the time of her reincarnation."

The Silver Fox’s eyes flashed. "So this is your true purpose for coming to the Demon Realm."

Yan Aohan nodded, making no denial. "It is one of our purposes."

The Silver Fox looked at Yan Aohan with sharp eyes. "Emperor Yan, whether a demon reincarnates depends on their own willingness."

"That is why we did not go to the Fox Clan directly, but waited," Yan Aohan said, unafraid of the Silver Fox’s anger. Perhaps to him, the Silver Fox’s efforts meant nothing.

The Silver Fox took a deep breath. "Emperor Yan, can you explain clearly? What exactly will happen five years from now?"

"I cannot say how the future will unfold, but the outcome is already set. Five years from now, only one demon between you and the Ruthless Wolf can ascend and transform into an immortal. It will be either you or the Ruthless Wolf. You likely know something about the path the Ruthless Wolf cultivates. If he ascends, the consequences for your Demon Realm are obvious. I do not care about these matters. Although what happens in your Demon Realm is none of my business, the Black Emperor cares. He has the ability to supervise all realms and does not wish for the peace of the Demon Realm to be broken."

Yan Aohan had said all he could say. "Although I do not hold you in high regard, because you are too cunning and calculate without any emotion, if I had to choose between you and the Ruthless Wolf, I would find you more acceptable. At least you have feelings, even if you are a bit too sentimental. But that is better than being heartless. That is why I decided to tell you this much."

The Silver Fox looked at Yan Aohan with a bitter smile. "The Black Emperor really thinks highly of me."

Yan Aohan smiled slightly. "No one knows the Black Emperor’s thoughts, not even I, who am also an Emperor. But it does not prevent me from occasionally interfering in matters of reincarnation."

The Silver Fox looked at Yan Aohan. "I understand. I will think about it carefully."

The Silver Fox was unsure of the outcome of his feelings for Lingshu. He had no confidence right now. Being trapped in the situation, it was not easy to step out.

The Silver Fox was willing to think, but he had a premonition. Once he figured out this issue, it would likely be the time he truly faced the tribulation of ascension, and also the time to part with Lingshu.

The Silver Fox shook his head slightly and said to Yan Aohan, "It has been a long time since we last met. How about a game of chess?"

Even though Yan Aohan was an Emperor, and the Silver Fox was only a small Demon Royal, they still had some friendship from their past interactions in the mortal realm.

Zhu Yanyi simply took out a recliner and lay on it, looking relaxed and leisurely.

Yan Aohan took out the chess pieces and began playing with the Silver Fox.

Ouyang Tianyun took out a book and started reading.

From the beginning, the chess game between Yan Aohan and the Silver Fox formed a strange situation. Yan Aohan was clearly in the game, yet seemed like a bystander. The Silver Fox clearly wanted to be a bystander, but was trapped in the game.

When the game ended, the Silver Fox felt a chill in his heart. The game he had just played was very similar to his own experiences. He was currently a chess piece, a piece trapped in the game.

The Silver Fox took a deep breath. "No more. I must leave. If you come to the Fox Clan, contact me, and I will have someone pick you up," the Silver Fox said, looking at Yan Aohan.

Yan Aohan smiled calmly. "No need. I know how to get there."

The Silver Fox did not insist. "Then I take my leave." He looked at Zhu Yanyi, who was lying comfortably on the recliner. "Empress Yan, you really won’t come to our Fox Clan to play?"

"I said I would come in five years, so I will come in five years. Going now is meaningless," Zhu Yanyi waved her hand. "I am pregnant and need to nourish my fetus."

(⊙o⊙)… With her tendency to jump directly into action whenever she encountered a patient, claiming she needed to nourish her fetus? Was she lying?

The Silver Fox did not expose her. "Alright then. See you in five years. I am leaving." He nodded slightly to Ouyang Tianyun and left.

Ouyang Tianyun spoke only after the Silver Fox had left. "This Silver Fox actually does not like Lingshu. He is clearly delaying Lingshu." His tone carried extreme dissatisfaction.

Zhu Yanyi looked at Ouyang Tianyun and said, "So what? You are now Ouyang Tianyun, not a son of the Shen family. Lingshu is now a demon of the Fox Clan, not a daughter of the Shen family. I am now Empress Yan, and I do not know how many times I have reincarnated. I have no memories of my past lives, at most I have only seen things from my past experiences. How can such us interfere in Lingshu’s matters?"

Ouyang Tianyun sighed deeply. "I know. That is why I remained silent just now, but I still feel uncomfortable in my heart."

"There is no need to feel uncomfortable. Just pretend Lingshu no longer exists," Yan Aohan said slowly, putting away the chessboard.

"Huh???" Ouyang Tianyun looked at Yan Aohan in confusion.

Yan Aohan said, "Even if the current Lingshu has the memories of the former Lingshu, once she becomes a demon, her demonic nature will be higher than her human nature. That means, even if she has human memories, she will no longer have human emotions. If she has feelings for the Silver Fox, they are not human feelings, but demonic feelings. Do you understand?"

Demonic emotions are too chaotic. They may be deep or shallow. Regardless, emotions between demons are not necessarily pure, especially in the Fox Clan. Fox demons’ emotions, due to their多情 (sentimental nature), have become more fickle. Otherwise, there would be no legend of Daji.

After hearing Yan Aohan’s words, Ouyang Tianyun sighed deeply. "I understand. I just have a particularly uncomfortable feeling in my heart."

Yan Aohan said, "There is no need to feel uncomfortable. Actually, if I were to say, it would be better for the current Lingshu to reincarnate today. At least after reincarnation, she could become a true human again. In that case, she would understand human emotions again, unlike now, where she is neither fully human nor fully demon, thereby wasting her entire life."

"Can Lingshu really not ascend?" Ouyang Tianyun asked.

"She cannot ascend, nor is she allowed to ascend," Yan Aohan gave a definite answer.

She cannot ascend because her innate talent has been sealed. Even if a demon-human’s talent is good, if they cannot become a true human, they cannot ascend.

She is not allowed to ascend because the current Lingshu is no longer the Lingshu of the past. The Heavenly Dao will not allow her to ascend, so she cannot.