Chapter 28: The Heroine Finally Appears (Patreon)

【Your fateful, star-crossed relationship with Saran began in this peculiar atmosphere.】

【Saran hailed from a war-slave tribe. Compounding this, she was born without a fox tail, so the Borisin military officer managing her tribe simply treated her as an ordinary war-slave.】

【As Saran grew older and her beauty blossomed beyond the ordinary, the Borisin officer in charge of her tribe, desperate for advancement, took a gamble and submitted her for the selection of palace concubines.】

【But what chance did a straightforward Borisin have against the clever and fiercely competitive Foxians?】

【To elevate their status, some Foxian tribes would mass-select and cultivate their young women. From birth, they underwent rigorous screening and elimination, leaving only those with the most exceptional looks, physique, temperament, and artistic talents to be groomed until they were of age to participate in the selection.】

【In every aspect—looks, temperament, and so on—Saran was not the best. Furthermore, she was a latecomer to this world and hadn't even learned basic etiquette.】

【What's more, Saran had no tail. The tail is considered the most alluring part of a Foxian; some go to greater lengths to care for their tails than for their own skin and hair.】

【Under normal circumstances, an amateur like Saran wouldn't even get to see you, as she would have been eliminated in the first preliminary round.】

【However, as if by a twist of fate, you showed up at the preliminary selection venue on a whim.】

【The emperor's sudden arrival sent everyone to their knees in unison. No one dared to even raise their head to look at you.】

【Except for Saran.】

【Her figure, mixed in the crowd, secretly sizing you up, was exceptionally conspicuous.】

【Her defiant and untamable gaze, in particular, was an anomaly among the sea of submissive and obedient eyes.】

【Like a clichéd domineering CEO story, you were instantly intrigued by the owner of that gaze.】

【So what if it's a cliché? So what if it's cheesy!? 'I like it! I do as I please!'】

【And so, you unhesitatingly skipped all the selection steps and personally chose Saran.】

【You then casually selected another Foxian girl who caught your eye.】

【Under the envious, jealous, and hateful stares of the other Foxian women, a female official led the two of them into the inner palace.】

This wasn't easy!

After all this time, our story's female protagonist—the victorious General Feixiao—has finally made her debut.

Victor couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

【Upon entering the palace, Saran immediately showed her uniqueness—an untamable defiance and rebellion that emanated from her very core.】

【She and another Foxian girl named Ningli had been handpicked by you, bypassing all selection steps. The female attendant in charge of arranging the nightly duties understood perfectly and scheduled them both to serve you that very evening.】

【However, a problem quickly arose while they were being dressed.】

【Saran refused to wear the clothes the female official had prepared for her, no matter what.】

【'I'm not some brothel courtesan! What gives you the right to make me wear something so revealing!' Saran shouted, casually knocking over several Foxian palace maids who were helping her dress.】

【The female official standing by was so furious her veins bulged, cursing inwardly, 'You ungrateful thing! Others bribe me and still can't get a spot! And you, you're given this golden opportunity and you don't even cherish it!'】

【Though she was seething, the official didn't dare do anything to Saran—at least, not for now.】

【This savage girl was personally chosen by His Majesty. He must have a deep impression of her. At least until His Majesty completely lost interest, the official was helpless. She even had to pray this wild girl wouldn't become too favored, or she'd end up walking all over her, leaving no chance for revenge.】

【In the end, it was only after Ningli's own earnest and patient persuasion that Saran reluctantly chose a dress she found less revealing and changed into it.】

【If Saran was like an untamed, defiant barbarian from the plains with no upbringing, then Ningli, chosen at the same time, was her opposite—like the pampered daughter of a prestigious family.】

【Ningli's Foxian tribe was one of the first to engage in this fierce internal competition, and Ningli herself was the perfect, meticulously sculpted product of the tribe's rigorous screening process.】

【Yes, a product. Not only were her physical attributes like looks and physique superb, but her temperament and etiquette were also professionally cultivated. Moreover, she was skilled in song, dance, and various arts of pleasing a man.】

【Perhaps Saran's beast-like intuition saw through to Ningli's true essence, which was similar to her own: Saran was a lone wolf forced into a collar, while Ningli was a songbird trapped in a cage. Both longed for freedom.】

【Somehow, these two completely opposite girls quickly became friends.】

【And Saran would only listen to Ningli's counsel.】

【After finally getting dressed, the two were brought directly to your bedchambers.】

In television dramas, especially Qing Dynasty palace dramas, it's often depicted that concubines chosen for the night are stripped naked, wrapped in a blanket, and carried to the emperor's bed.

This was a precaution against assassination by concealed weapons, as a man is vulnerable and defenseless during such activities.

Of course, this only applied to mortal emperors.

The simulated Victor was already one of the most powerful beings beneath the Aeons, and a renowned Emanator of Abundance known for his vigorous life force.

Such assassination tactics were useless against him, which is why he dared to indulge in all sorts of costume play.

Even Victor outside the screen couldn't help but marvel inwardly: his simulated self really knew how to have fun!

【When you saw the two of them, your eyes lit up. The female official in charge truly understood how to stir a man's desires.】

【Saran was dressed like a desert dancer, revealing her firm, toned midriff and her long, perfectly sculpted legs.】

【Ningli, however, had a different style. Her delicate body was wrapped in a thin layer of gauze, as if veiled in a light mist, tantalizingly visible and making one eager for a closer look.】

【You couldn't help but laugh out loud. All that painstaking effort since you were weak, accumulating power step by step without a moment of respite—it was all for this moment!】

【After working so hard for so long, shouldn't I enjoy myself? This lake of wine and forest of meat is truly magnificent!!】

【Special story event triggered. Enter Reality Mode? (Yes/No)】

Victor felt his simulated self was absolutely right.

Right now, he was going to enjoy himself to the fullest!

So Victor chose 'Yes' without hesitation.

A familiar wave of dizziness washed over him.

Victor immediately smelled a faint, sweet fragrance, and then a delicate, seemingly boneless body nestled into his arms.

It was the little fox-girl named Ningli.

In the end, Ningli was merely a master in theory. When she was actually pressed against a man's body, she revealed a child-like innocence.

Her face flushed red, her body trembled slightly, she didn't know where to put her hands, and she dared not meet Victor's gaze.

Sizing up the little fox-girl in his arms, a mischievous grin spread across Victor's face.