Rebirth of a Villainess 68 Path of Enlightenment 26

"Ma!"

The twin boys chorused the cry of distressed to their mother, who was visible shaken by being brought without any warning to the fox clan, it had never happened to her before, usually she was the one that led her children back to her home in a different realm.

There was only one person that was capable of such blatant display of power, the Fox King Yan ShuChang!

The children held onto the folds of their mother's robes in fear, they never liked to visit the fox clan and it was even more scary for them to be led away from the usual comfort of the mortal realm.

They were back at the centerpiece of the fox clan, where only the royals could venture into. Mou Hairong saw her older sister sit by the side of their father. The fox king's hair had grown whiter and looked like a sixty year old mortal.

"Yidan! Zimu! Go and pay your greetings to grandfather!"

"Ma! I don't want to, I'm scared!"

"Yidan!"

The older twin dragged his brother to where their grandfather sat with their cousin Xuequi and Aunt Meifang. The older princess gave her sister a slight nod, while glancing in the general direction of her nephews. Meanwhile, Princess Xuequi sat tight lipped facing her grandfather and mother. She saw her cousins walk towards their grandfather, but she couldn't call out a greeting to them as this would unleash the anger of her grandfather on the both of them.

"Greetings Fox King!"

They both spoke timidly while looking at the stern man that sat in front of them, to the little boys he was very intimidating.

"Come here, let me see how much you've grown."

The fox king didn't need to raise his voice to send the twins closer to him, he patted both in the head, before letting them go back to their mother.

"Greetings Fox King. Why did you send for us?"

Mou Hairong didn't want to show the resentment that was buried deep in her heart towards her father, to her the fox king was more like a ruler than a father. The only thing he gave them free reign on was their marriage, which in a sense was more like a lack of concern than anything else.

"I brought you hear so that you could talk some sense to her niece and also see my grandchild."

"What is it, that is troubling father?"

Mou Hairong had to play the part of a doting daughter to her father from a very young age.

"I sent a letter to GuBaiJin sect asking for to send us the best of their disciple to form an alliance with the fox clan through Xuequi's marriage."

Mou Hairong almost snorted in disbelief, "How could her father lower himself to be seeking a marriage prospect for a princess from a strong clan like theirs?!"

Looking at the way her niece sat on the chair, Mou Hairong knew that it will take a lot to convince her of marrying into a sect, when her grandfather, mother and aunt had already warned her against keeping close acquaintance with anyone that came from the heavenly realm. The Princess Aunt had to muster up courage to speak to her niece about her impending marriage to a powerful sect. Meanwhile, the twins kept looking at the faces of the people that were in the room, they wanted to run over to greet Yan Xuequi, but the presence of their grandfather made them decide against it.

Chapter end