âYou told me thereâs nothing worthy of note while I was away from the city. First Elder, donât you have some explaining to do?â Di Cangâs cold hard gaze eventually fell upon the old senior once a loud thud caught his ear from the rear. Itâs the old man crumbling to the ground.
Trembling in his voice: âSire, forgive meâ¦. I was in the middle of a closed-door training session and didnât know about the rumors until I came out. I-I⦠by the time I got wind of it and started to investigate the matter, Your Majesty have already returnedâ¦â
âIs that why youâre hiding it from me, afraid I would get mad?â Di Cang presses for more info, his tone still as frosty.
No reply came from the elder because he knew the fault lies with him on this issue. He was in charge, meaning he shouldâve done a better job. What if Bai Yan misunderstands and runs off again? That would make him the greatest sinnerâ¦.
Thinking up to here, First Elder timidly looks up towards the woman in question: âQueen, you have to believe in His Majesty, these things are all just rumors and fakes, thereâs no way the king would want another woman. Heâs absolutely true towards you.â
Caressing her chin while glancing back at her own man, Bai Yanâs next words were unexpected: âAs the old saying goes, there wouldnât be waves if there arenât any windsâ¦.â
Di Cangâs face instantly went bleakly white. The poor demon king only felt so confident earlier because he believed his wife would believe him, but now what?
What does she mean by there arenât waves if there arenât winds?
She doesnât believe me?
We clearly went through so much together, why doesnât she believe me?
âYan Yan, why donât you believe me? I never once thought about taking a consort. I said I will only have you in my entire life, never to violate that vow. I can use my soul as a token for the oath!â Di Cangâs tone sounded both sad, angry, and painful there. A mixture of everything.
Bai Yanâs face got livid over how stupid her husband was acting: âYou shut up first!â
Sure enough, the wife slave instantly went silent and closed his yapping mouth. Talk about holding no place in this family. He couldnât even save some face before his subordinates while trying to make a case.
Done with shutting up the demon king, Bai Yan then turns back to First Elder: âAs I was saying, there can only be waves if there are winds to push it. The fact that there are rumors floating about means someone is trying to aim for that spot. You really should go find out who this bad seed is, otherwise it will only get worse with time.â
Hanging that old head in shame: âYes Queen, this is my fault for not getting to the source faster, I will have my people investigate this to the core.â
Originally this he only sent a couple of his men to investigate, mainly due to the recent battles and the fear of the Celestial Palace coming, which prevented him from adding more forces to the investigation. Now that heâs been given the go ahead and didnât need to keep it a secret, well then hell ya, heâs damn sure to get to the bottom of this rumor!
âYan Yan, you didnât misunderstand me?â Di Cang speaks up from the side again, his voice hesitant and still aggrieved.
âSilly.â Swinging around, Bai Yan grins beautifully at her puppy man child.
Seriously, she herself was partly to blame for this sort of behavior and she knows it. The first time Bai Yan would run away from home with her son was because of the lack of faith, that she wonât deny. However, itâs like the demon king says, theyâve already went through so much, built up so much, how could she not trust him anymore?