Starting with a cub, the superpower boss becomes the richest man by lying flat

Chapter 163 History is written by the victors.
“Hehe,” Lin Xin laughed as well. The two little ones in her arms poked their heads out and said earnestly to Mo Ziyuan, “Brother Mo/Uncle, my sister/Auntie is alright now.”

"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright!" Mo Ziyuan nodded, then carefully examined Lin Xin's complexion. Seeing that she did indeed look quite well, he felt much relieved.

"What were you doing outside just now? I think I saw some firelight." Lin Xin asked knowingly.

“A blood-sucking vine suddenly appeared in the forest before. Those who ambushed you, whether dead or alive, were all sucked dry by it. We thought they would continue to attack us, but for some reason, they withered without warning.” Mo Ziyuan couldn’t help but marvel at this point. “We didn’t know what kind of thing it was. We were afraid that it would come back to life after sucking the blood of the animals on the mountain, so we simply set them on fire and burned them all.”

Lin Xin nodded, keeping her achievements and fame hidden.

Those were mutated demonic vines that only appeared in the apocalypse. She had no choice but to create them to deal with the previous group of assassins. She didn't have time to clean up the mess afterwards. Originally, Lin Xin's plan was to return Lin Tao to the Crown Prince and then find an excuse to come back and clean up the mess.

But they actually sensed the residual energy from her previous use of wood-type abilities, and then tracked her down, saving her a lot of trouble and even providing her with a free burst of energy.

"Huh? Is it that amazing?" Lin Xin feigned surprise and widened her eyes, but her flickering gaze betrayed her true feelings. Mo Ziyuan immediately understood that the thing was probably made by her.

"Yes, it's all burned away, it won't leave any trace."

"That's fine. Shall we continue on our way or rest for a while?" Lin Xin understood what he meant and took the initiative to change the subject.

"Take a break! We need to have the energy to deal with any ambushes ahead." After answering, Mo Ziyuan patted her on the shoulder. "You rest a little longer. I'll go check on them and also go up the mountain to get some wild game for a meal."

"Okay, go ahead!" Lin Xin replied with a smile.

"Auntie, we're almost there, right?" Lin Tao asked, resting his chin on his hand.

“Yes!” Lin Xin replied.

"Will there be anyone else trying to kill us up ahead?"

Seeing the worry and fear that he couldn't hide on his little face, Lin Xin felt a pang of sadness and thought to herself, "What's going on here?"

She gently pulled him into her arms, stroking his back with her hand. "I guess it's all gone! Is Tao Tao scared?"

"I'm not afraid, but I don't want to see Auntie get hurt again." Lin Tao's answer completely surprised Lin Xin. After thinking for a moment, she said to him, "Tao Tao is still young, so naturally Auntie should protect Tao Tao. When Tao Tao grows up in the future, it will be Tao Tao's turn to protect Auntie."

Lin Tao shook his head, looked intently into Lin Xin's eyes, and asked her, "I know those people are here to kill me because my father is the emperor, and his power base is not yet secure. So, if I die or am captured by them, they can strike a blow against my father, right?"

Lin Xin was genuinely surprised now. "Who told you this?"

“Mr. Meng mentioned some of these things before, and I’ve also thought about them myself,” Lin Tao replied.

Lin Xin was stunned. Is this the greatness of genes? A three-year-old toddler already understands these things?
“Alright,” Lin Xin felt she should make things clear to him, otherwise he would overhear things from one source and another, then speculate wildly. It was better to tell him the truth. After all, he was already incredibly smart, so she shouldn't treat him the same way she had before. “Your father has the late emperor's decree of succession, so his throne is legitimate. You should understand that first,” seeing Lin Tao nod, she continued, “There is only one throne, but your grandfather has more than one son, so some competition is inevitable.”

"But isn't my father the legitimate heir?" Lin Tao couldn't understand.

"Tao Tao, remember this: history has always been written by the victors. If your father loses, then no matter how right he is, he will be seen as a traitor."

"Huh?" Lin Tao was stunned. Mr. Meng didn't seem to have said that.

"Being the emperor grants immense power, allowing one to easily decide the life or death of an individual or even an entire family. This is why many people aspire to be emperor. However, they never consider that while the emperor possesses power, he also bears numerous obligations and cannot act recklessly."

"What about my father? Would he be a good emperor?"

"Probably." Lin Xin hadn't had much contact with the Crown Prince, so she couldn't make a hasty judgment.

"Alright then! I'll ask my dad myself when I see him."

"Tao Tao, do you want to be the emperor?" Lin Xin couldn't help but ask, looking at his childish face that was trying to appear mature.

"Mr. Meng said I am the next emperor! Can I not take the throne?" Lin Tao's eyes widened in surprise.

"Uh..." Lin Xin didn't dare to answer. Meng Yichen had clearly been teaching Lin Tao as the next emperor and the current crown prince. How could she not have noticed? Was she too slow-witted or was Lin Tao hiding it too well?
"Auntie?" After not getting a reply from her for a long time, Lin Tao couldn't help but shake her arm.

"Auntie doesn't know either, but if Tao Tao becomes emperor, he will definitely be a very good emperor." After thinking for a moment, Lin Xin gave a reply that wasn't really an answer.

"What are you talking about?" Mo Ziyuan appeared on the carriage just in time and asked, looking at Lin Xin's wrinkled little face and Lin Tao's furrowed brows.

"It's nothing, just chatting." Lin Xin already knew Lin Tao's position in the eyes of Mo Ziyuan and the others, so she naturally didn't want him to know that she had almost stolen away the crown prince they had in mind.

"Alright, food has been prepared outside, go and have some!" Mo Ziyuan didn't hesitate and asked Lin Xin, "How are you feeling? Can you go down by yourself?"

"Yes, absolutely no problem." Having absorbed all the wood-elemental energy from the Devil Vine, Lin Xin is now fully capable of completely repairing her body. However, in order not to frighten everyone, she refrained from allowing the seemingly serious wounds to heal. Her movements, however, are perfectly fine.

"Let's go!" Mo Ziyuan saw that her complexion was better than before, and considering that there might be something good in her Qiankun Sleeve, he didn't ask any more questions. He got off the carriage, carried Lin Nan and Lin Tao down one by one, and then reached out to Lin Xin.

Lin Xin smiled, placed her hand in his palm, and jumped down from the carriage.

"Miss Lin, are you alright?" Gao Yong and his group had already learned all of Chu Yu's "heroic deeds" along the way. When they saw her get off the carriage, they all gathered around to comfort her, including Fu Jing and Meng Yixuan.

"It's all over now," Lin Xin replied with a smile.