The Demon Emperor was Saint Emperor

Early the next morning, Lynn got up bright and early.

But when he arrived in the courtyard, he found Little Yuri and Little Yuna playing with the cat there.

Poor Guji, getting on in years and still so chubby, yet it couldn’t escape the fate of becoming a woman’s plaything.

But judging from its lively look, it seemed willing. It was Little Hua who was being a bit standoffish, not even bothering with the cat toy.

It wasn’t until Little Yuri brought out some small fish snacks that Little Hua half-heartedly moved around a bit, then started begging for food.

Perhaps having grown accustomed to being free-range by its owner, Little Hua wasn’t as affectionate as Guji and had a wild temperament, although it did have a better relationship with Lynn, often climbing onto his shoulder.

They say calico cats are the beauties of the cat world, so being a bit aloof is understandable. Preferring someone as handsome as him makes even more sense.

"Lynn, you’re up! Breakfast is ready, quickly take the kids to wash their hands for the meal."

At this time, Vivian emerged from the kitchen, her face flushed as she greeted Lynn.

Lynn turned and looked only to see Vivian in a pure white apron, her smooth silver hair tied into a neat ponytail, combined with her exquisite and perfect features, she looked utterly enchanting.

She was rolling up her sleeves, revealing a stretch of fair, soft arm, holding a large and small cat bowl, the small bowl containing half a bowl of cat food, while the large bowl was filled to the brim.

"Alright, Little Yuri, don’t feed the cats snacks before meals. Quickly go wash your hands with Daddy."

Vivian said as she placed the small bowl in front of Little Hua, then pushed the large bowl towards Guji.

It wasn’t that she favored her own fat cat, but Little Hua’s appetite was only so much, and Guji would get upset if it didn’t have a full bowl of cat food.

As Guji’s owner, Vivian had thought more than once about putting Guji on a diet, but every time ended in failure.

That’s because if this fellow isn’t full, it will frantically drink water, and just drinking water keeps its weight stable...

It’s really like a monster with digestive abilities and a system for converting energy. Fortunately, it hasn’t gained more weight after turning eight, or Vivian might’ve steeled her heart to even stop it from drinking enough water.

"Lynn, your lettuce is running low. Let’s go shopping for food together later."

As Vivian was busy feeding the cats, Xiya came out of the kitchen with a bowl of vegetable salad.

She also wore an apron today, but it was light green, which matched her temperament well. Not only did she not look like a housewife, but rather lively and elegant.

Xiya is easy to care for, just feed her grass like a rabbit, the biggest difference being the rabbit’s eyes are red, while Xiya’s eyes are green.

"By the way, you’re also low on eggs, the kids love small cakes, you must have eggs, remember to buy some."

Vivian suddenly remembered while feeding the cats and interjected.

Lettuce, eggs...

All trivial matters, but listening to them talk about these things with him, Lynn felt an unusual happiness.

Though tedious, this is the taste of home, a beauty Lynn had never fully experienced growing up.

"Alright, alright, we’ll go out shopping later."

Lynn replied cheerfully, having women in the house suddenly brought in vitality. If they could switch from staying temporarily to permanently, and even further into marriage, it would be even better.

How wonderful it is with harmony, not like those pretentious literary youths who must let everything fall apart before claiming it’s worth a thousand times more?

After this, Lynn happily accompanied his wife and children to have a hearty breakfast.

When Little Yuna happily bounded off to bring food to grandma, Lynn followed, specifically instructing the elderly not to leave the house for the time being.

Before leaving, Lynn planted a command banner at both Little Yuna’s old home and the entrance of his family’s Lynn mansion.

He wasn’t a mage and couldn’t engrave magic arrays, but that didn’t stop him from using ready-made magic items.

The two command banners were rare protective items, of a high caliber, belonging to Holy Artifact level. For former player Lynn, they might have been collector’s items, disposable tools.

But now they’re the perfect choice for home and travel.

Never mind that the shield they create disappears once broken, requiring it to be broken first.

The former player Lynn used these things exactly once, after all, peak Saint Tiers were everywhere among players, but in the current Celestial Destiny Empire...

Sorry, the 800-level magic shield highlights one thing: invulnerable, helpless, unbeatable.

After breakfast, Lynn led the entire family, including people, elves, and cats, a total of seven, out for shopping.

Walking on the streets of Celestial Destiny City, they could clearly feel the new look of the Imperial City after the new emperor’s ascension.

There were more squads of National Defense Army soldiers patrolling the streets, announcements posted on the bulletin board, with dedicated personnel explaining to illiterate civilians.

It’s said that Her Majesty the Empress executed a large number of heinous aristocrats yesterday, and the civilians were all excited, though they dared not applaud too loudly.

Living in the Imperial City, they were already the "high-class citizens" among the peasantry of the Celestial Destiny Empire, although oppressed and exploited by the nobles, they were still better off than many who had no way to live.

In these times, who doesn’t have a few poor relatives? Most are well aware of what a mess the Celestial Destiny Empire looks like outside Celestial Destiny City and its surrounding garrison cities. It’s a hell on earth, repeatedly squeezed by heavy taxes, bandits, and the aristocracy and officials.

Though compared to those areas, the surroundings of Celestial Destiny City only lacked bandits, everything else was still complete, but that dog...the emperor loves ostentation and appearances, hence leaving the lands near embassies of major empires and kingdoms within Celestial Destiny City relatively unscathed.

But just one Celestial Destiny City and a few others like Victory City cannot accommodate the entire Celestial Destiny Empire’s populace, especially when the emperor "kind-heartedly" can’t stand the sight of poverty, strictly prohibiting refugees from approaching within a hundred kilometers of Celestial Destiny City, executed on the spot for non-compliance, no burial provided.

With some black humor, although it seemed like only those with wealth or status were traveling between the Celestial Destiny Empire’s various cities and the Imperial City, in reality, a large number of impoverished people snuck into Celestial Destiny City and its surroundings.

Officially registered empire peasantry aren’t allowed near Celestial Destiny City, but women and children used by officials and nobles for trade, or slaves, can freely enter.

In the orphanages Xiya set up in Victory City, some of the children were bought and abandoned, not entirely war orphans.

Of course, this type of orphan is still a minority, most are indeed true war orphans from around Celestial Destiny City.

After all, throwing away children bought with money doesn’t compare to the massacres caused by Demon Race surprise troops.

If the Celestial Destiny Emperor is the scum of the Human Race, deserving of death a thousand times over, then the Demon Race is the blood feud of the Human Race, to be remembered for eternity.