Primordial Era: When a Good Guy Awakens a Morally Unethical System

"A fox demon?" Shang Rong exclaimed in surprise.

Chu Xin was somewhat dissatisfied with this title, and frowned as she glanced at Shang Rong.

"That's a spirit fox, it doesn't harm or eat people, it's cultivated in the sage's temple, how can you call it a demon!" At this moment, Di Xin only wanted a beautiful woman, so he naturally praised her to the skies, and no one could say a bad word about her, so that she could enter the palace.

Chu Xin remained unmoved: "Your Majesty, even if you are fond of the fox spirit, she will not enter the palace!"

In short, give up on that idea!

"It's not worth going against the entire court for the sake of a beautiful woman."

Emperor Xin was arrogant and conceited, and every word he uttered touched on Emperor Xin's sore spots, which was to provoke him into opposing the entire court.

Sure enough, Di Xin's eyes lit up, and he stood up, saying, "I wish to enrich my harem. Either the Imperial Preceptor offers a spirit fox, or Su Hu offers his daughter!"

"Uncle, Prime Minister, now that Grand Tutor Wen has quelled the rebellion in Beihai, I would like to ask your opinions: should I bring Linghu into the palace, or should I bring Su Daji into the palace?"

Shang Rong's expression changed drastically, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "Your Majesty, the spirit fox is ultimately a demon; how can it enter the palace of my Chaoge King! The daughter of the Marquis of Jizhou is already married; how can Your Majesty seize a subject's wife!"

Bi Gan also earnestly advised, "Your Majesty, there are so many women in the world, why are you so fixated on these two?"

Di Xin abruptly flung his sleeve: "There are so many women in the world, but those with unparalleled beauty are few and far between. I only need one of them, but you all find fault with this and that. You might as well all become the king!"

Although he said he would let someone else be the king, if anyone dared to have even the slightest idea, he would kill them all, leaving no one alive.

"If the Imperial Preceptor is unwilling to obey my decree, then remove him from his post and banish him from Chaoge. If Su Hu is unwilling to offer his daughter, then he is disobeying my decree and shall be executed!" Di Xin knew he could not kill Chu Xin; he was not arrogant enough to do so.

Chu Xin sneered: "Your Majesty, if you want to take the spirit fox into the palace, you should at least ask the spirit fox if she is willing."

Queen Fu Hao, hundreds of years ago, was a fox spirit from Tushan. Because she married a human, her cultivation was delayed, and she ultimately failed to achieve enlightenment. The fox spirit is single-mindedly focused on cultivation, awaiting only immortality; even if I were willing, she would not agree.

Chu Xin's words caused a great uproar in the court. Fu Hao was a meritorious official of the Shang Dynasty and a war god of the Shang Dynasty, but they had never heard that Queen Fu Hao was a fox spirit!

But what the Imperial Preceptor said should be true. Could it really be so?

Shang Rong and Bi Gan exchanged a glance. This was the royal family's greatest secret. Only the previous kings and their most trusted relatives knew it. Now, the Grand Preceptor had revealed it in public. The royal secret could no longer be kept hidden. They... had let down the previous kings!

Although Queen Fu Hao assisted the Shang Dynasty in conquering the world, many of her demon subordinates were unruly and treated humans as food. When Queen Fu Hao discovered this, she severely punished the demons, but in the ensuing conflict, they kidnapped Wu Ding and nearly devoured him alive.

After that incident, Wu Ding distrusted Fu Hao's subordinates and forbade anyone to discuss Fu Hao's true identity, thus suppressing the news. Over time, the matter faded into obscurity.

Meanwhile, Di Xin was also shocked. He was staring at Shang Rong, waiting for an explanation.

"Grand Preceptor, this matter concerns the bloodline of our Great Shang royal family. Please be extremely cautious." Knowing he couldn't explain, Bigan tried to subtly suggest that Chuxin change her words.