A FATHER'S WORRIES

"Remember not to do anything reckless in the demon realm, Xiao Guo," repeatedly, Emperor Wu Shun warned his youngest son.

It wasn't every day that the Emperor would even send someone as far as the gates of the Xinyang Imperial Palace. Normally, only important guests could receive such treatment from the number one in Wu Li, but today the Emperor exclusively sent his youngest son to the palace gates.

Nor was he the only one who had come to the gate to send Wu Jingguo away, but Wu Jinhai had also come with him and stood beside the Emperor.

As Wu Jingguo had told Yu Ming, he had gone to see Emperor Wu Shun to voice his intention of going to the demon realm to look for the demons who had managed to escape from Dong Lang after Shao Yaoting's rebellion in the empire.

Wu Shun immediately agreed with Wu Jingguo's idea, but he also kept telling his son to choose his safety as his priority.

After Wu Jingguo received a yes from his father, he immediately ordered his servant to prepare two horses for him, and they were all ready in no time. Wu Shun said he wanted to send his son off, but before they headed to the palace gate, they went to fetch Yu Ming first. Since Yu Ming's pavilion was quite close to the Empress Dowager's residence, they ended up running into Wu Jinhai who had just visited his grandmother.

Four people were standing in front of the gate now, and two horses were also ready to be ridden by two of the four people.

"I understand, Your Majesty. I know a little about the demon realm, but if anything goes wrong in the demon realm, I will definitely contact you for help," Wu Jingguo replied.

The Second Prince didn't sound like he hesitated with his answer, but apparently, the Emperor still wasn't satisfied even after hearing his answer. "I've lived in this world for many years, but I've only visited the demon realm once, and that was a long time ago," he said.

More or less, Wu Jingguo could understand his father's worries. Demons didn't have a good relationship with either humans or werewolves, and that's why there was an invisible boundary between them. It was not like the demons forbidding humans or werewolves from entering their territory, but the Emperors of Wu Li and Dong Lang forbidding their people from entering the demon realm.

The two Emperors knew that it was too dangerous for their people to enter the demon realm because their relationship was not good with the demons, and that was why they ordered their people to stay away from the border between their empires and the demon realm.

Over the years, most people in the two empires listened to the Emperors because they also felt fear of the demons, but some people felt more curious about what happened in the demon realm after hearing the Emperors' warning, and that was why they had secretly entered the demon world. Unfortunately, the commoners who secretly entered the demon realm never returned to their homes afterward.

It was enough to frighten those who hadn't tried to enter the demon realm, and it was also enough to prove that the demon realm was extremely dangerous to humans and werewolves. Therefore, Wu Jingguo could understand his father's worries.

"You don't have to worry about that either, Your Majesty," Wu Jingguo once again answered his father, and this time he even glanced at the pink-robed man standing beside him. "I'm going to the demon realm with a powerful demon here, so I don't have to worry about my safety there, right? This demon can even slay the head of the fish demons, and that's why you shouldn't question his strength, Your Majesty."

Wu Jingguo could casually say that statement, but Wu Shun's face stiffened at what his youngest son had just said. Awkwardly, he glanced at the person mentioned by his son, and he could see how that person was smiling at him as if he didn't feel anything even after hearing what Wu Jingguo had just said.

"His Highness the Second Prince is right. I have killed the fish demon leader, and that's why no demons might want to mess with me when I return to the demon realm," Yu Ming calmly reinforced Wu Jingguo's argument as if the Prince wasn't just talking sarcastically about how he had killed his father.

Yu Ming even smiled at Wu Jingguo, and Wu Shun couldn't help but sigh heavily when he saw the silent interaction between the two men. Deep down, he could see that the relationship between the two men was still not very good.

'I purposely assigned Xiao Ming to be Xiao Guo's attendant so that their relationship could be better, but it looks like what I did was in vain,' the Emperor complained inwardly as he looked helplessly at the two men standing in front of him.

"Should I go with you two?" Wu Jinhai suddenly chimed in from the side, and even Wu Shun looked shocked by what his eldest son had just said.

"You don't have to do that, Your Highness!" Hurriedly, Wu Jingguo answered his elder brother. "You have just been appointed as the new Crown Prince, and that's why you should stay in the palace for the time being. I will let you know if I need your help when I'm in the demon realm. I'm not a kid anymore, and even if I'm no stronger than you, I'm still stronger than average men in this empire, and that's why you don't need to follow us to leave the palace, Your Highness."

How did Wu Jingguo seem so sure of what he had just said and managed to silence Wu Shun and Wu Jinhai, especially Wu Shun? Wu Shun thought that his youngest child didn't want to work outside the palace because he used to live comfortably in the palace, but maybe his opinion was wrong because the young man looked energetic at this time.

In the end, Wu Shun was able to smile in relief as he placed his hand on Wu Jingguo and Yu Ming's shoulders. "You two have to take care of each other, okay? Don't fight so much, and try to be friends with each other. Do you understand?"

Upon hearing Wu Shun's question, Wu Jingguo and Yu Ming looked at each other, and the two seemed to have some ideas in their heads before they smirked at each other.