Beast World: The Crazy Female Is Chased by Five Beast Husbands - Chapter 42

If there really was something dirty on her face, wouldn’t everyone have seen it?

Yin Xin snapped out of her daze and quickly lowered her head. “N-no, nothing. Your Highness’s face is perfectly clean.”

She awkwardly added, “This servant just stared for too long and got lost in thought.”

“Hah!”

Li Xuan Yue was amused by Yin Xin’s words.

“Enough. Hurry and help me undress for bed.”

She didn’t reprimand Yin Xin for her carelessness. Instead, she turned around and gestured for her to remove her outer garments.

“Your Highness, something terrible has happened!”

Before Li Xuan Yue could even lie down after loosening her sash, a shadowy figure rushed into the hall in great haste.

Li Xuan Yue immediately sat up. “What’s going on?”

“Your Highness, Imperial Physician Fang has been abducted.”

The shadow knelt respectfully before Li Xuan Yue.

He was one of the secret guards she had sent to protect Imperial Physician Fang.

For him to come now, it was clear how dire the situation had become.

Li Xuan Yue frowned. The very thing she had feared had come to pass.

What she hadn’t expected was that her dear sister could still pull off such a trick.

The matter with the Second Prince of the Snake Clan hadn’t even been settled yet.

And now, she had gone and taken Imperial Physician Fang.

She had truly underestimated her.

“Your Highness, what should we do now?” Yin Xin asked anxiously.

Though she and the Second Princess appeared to be on good terms on the surface,

in private, they had long since torn off all pretenses.

Imperial Physician Fang’s disappearance at this time was undoubtedly linked to the Second Princess.

“Send people to search immediately,” Li Xuan Yue said coldly. “And make sure this matter is as public as possible.”

If Li Qing He dared to abduct someone at such a critical moment,

then she certainly wouldn’t let her off easily.

Otherwise, once word spread, who would dare to trust her in the future?

In just one night, news of Imperial Physician Fang’s disappearance spread throughout the entire Phoenix Clan.

Hua Shan naturally learned of it as well.

Everyone in the Phoenix Clan knew that Imperial Physician Fang had been personally assigned to Li Xuan Yue by Hua Shan.

Now that he had been quietly taken away, as the Phoenix Monarch, Hua Shan couldn’t simply stand by.

“Summon three thousand elite guards,” he ordered. “We must find Imperial Physician Fang and bring him back.”

“Father, don’t be angry.”

Li Xuan Yue took Hua Shan’s hand and reassured him, “With your intervention, Imperial Physician Fang will surely be safe.”

Unless Li Qing He’s plan was flawless,

there would inevitably be a flaw in this matter.

“My child, you are too naive.”

Hua Shan stroked his daughter’s face with a pained expression. “If I had sent more people earlier, perhaps things wouldn’t have come to this.”

“But it’s not too late to act now. In the future, you must be more discerning, understand?”

“Yes, I will.”

In her past life, Hua Shan had always been fond of nagging in front of Li Xuan Yue.

Back then, she had found him annoying, always saying things she didn’t want to hear.

But now, she didn’t feel that way anymore.

Hua Shan must have sensed something, which was why he kept hinting at her.

It was her own foolishness that had led to both of them losing their lives in their previous life.

Now that she had been given a second chance, she would never again ignore his advice.

“Your uncle will be visiting the Phoenix Clan in a few days.”

Hua Shan hesitated for a moment before finally speaking up in front of Li Xuan Yue.

“My uncle?”

Li Xuan Yue looked at Hua Shan in confusion.

She had grown up in the Phoenix Clan, yet never once had she heard the word “uncle” from Hua Shan’s lips.

Now that he suddenly mentioned an uncle, it left Li Xuanyue utterly stunned.

“Hmm, you didn’t think your father just sprang out of a rock, did you?”

Hua Shan teased lightly, “Both my uncle and I are from the Crane Clan. You were too young back then, so your father never told you about these things.”

“When your uncle heard about your poisoning, he was deeply concerned. That’s why he decided to come to the Phoenix Clan to see you in person.”

“And to help detoxify you.”

Hua Shan never expected Li Qinghe to be so bold daring to poison his daughter.

Though he didn’t yet have irrefutable evidence, with his influence in the Phoenix Clan, making someone disappear was a simple matter.

Once his daughter was cured, he would make sure that girl paid dearly.

Hua Shan spoke these words so casually, yet to Li Xuanyue, there was something undeniably strange about it all.

She couldn’t shake the feeling that her father was hiding many secrets she knew nothing about.

“So Father sought out Uncle for my sake?”

Li Xuanyue wasn’t questioning Hua Shan she was worried for him.

She wasn’t a fool. If Hua Shan hadn’t mentioned this in centuries, why bring it up now?

There had to be hidden truths behind it.

Hua Shan was far too perceptive. From just that one sentence, he could guess her thoughts—and it warmed his heart.

“Father knows what you’re worried about.”

He took Li Xuanyue’s hand reassuringly. “Your uncle and I did have some disagreements and conflicts in the past.”

“But that was hundreds of years ago.”

Hua Shan didn’t want to dwell on painful memories. Seeing no change in Li Xuanyue’s expression, he continued slowly.

“Right now, your poisoning is the most important thing to me.”

His face suddenly turned grave. “Your uncle said he’ll definitely help you this time.”

As for how exactly, Hua Shan didn’t elaborate.

But he assured her there was no need to worry.

His actions moved Li Xuanyue deeply.

“Thank you, Father.”

Without hesitation, she threw her arms around Hua Shan, embracing his towering, fatherly presence.

Never before had the two shared such an intimate hug.

In the past, Li Xuanyue had always been cold or even hostile toward Hua Shan never this tender.

Her sudden warmth left him momentarily flustered.

But only for a second. Regaining his composure, he gently patted her back in reassurance.

“When did you become so sentimental, child?”

Though his words were chiding, Hua Shan’s heart swelled with joy at her closeness.

His daughter was finally beginning to trust and rely on him.

How could he not be moved?

“Don’t worry. As long as your father is here, the sky won’t fall.”

Hua Shan spoke with deep affection. “And even if it does, I’ll hold it up for you. Just stay safe under my wings and grow up at your own pace.”

Hua Shan didn’t want his daughter to be forced to grow up like he had been to suddenly have to become sensible and mature overnight.