After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 714 - 713: Pledge Loyalty or Die

Chapter 714: Chapter 713: Pledge Loyalty or Die

"Repulsion?"

Shi Yaoguang thought carefully, and a possibility came to mind, though it felt ridiculous.

"You couldn’t have met before, could you?"

Shi Yaoguang pondered again, realizing that whoever caused such a disturbance must be no ordinary human.

An ordinary person simply couldn’t father that many illegitimate children.

Not to mention aspiring to control the global economic lifeline.

No.

It wasn’t just the economic lifeline.

The illegitimate offspring that Zhao Muze’s underlings had cultivated were present in all realms.

Business magnates, political dignitaries, military and special departments had all been touched.

If Shi Yaoguang hadn’t been cautious, by the time the scandal broke, it would have been time for Zhao Muze, the new emperor, to ascend the throne.

Just thinking about this possibility made it clear that Zhao Muze was not someone easily deceived.

With this thought, Shi Yaoguang naturally underestimated the other party.

Zhao Muze looked at Shi Yaoguang, his tone filled with a hint of appreciation, "You don’t seem to be a person from this world."

"Your Excellency is mistaken," Shi Yaoguang replied, returning the remark, "Your Excellency is the one who’s not from this world."

"You are wrong," Zhao Muze countered.

The two exchanged words, establishing a foundation.

Shi Yaoguang probably had also understood him to some extent.

Perhaps, Zhao Muze hadn’t lied.

He just hadn’t completely disclosed his experiences.

Quan Jinbei reminisced and suddenly thought of a possibility.

"When the Zhao Country’s Royal Family existed, the State Preceptor had proclaimed that Zhao Country’s downfall..."

This was already history from a thousand years prior.

Quan Jinbei had come across it by chance, a story about a Dynasty.

The reason he took note of this piece of history was pure coincidence.

To call it history wasn’t quite right.

He had seen it in unofficial historical records.

The unofficial records stated that during the reign of the Zhao Country’s Royal Family, the State Preceptor had predicted that Zhao Country would not prosper for long.

In order to perpetuate the Royal Family’s legacy, he performed a ritual to seal the body of a Zhao Country prince, waiting for the right moment to break the seal so that the prince could use what the Royal Family left behind to reclaim thousands of miles of territory.

When Quan Jinbei first read this, he found it preposterous.

How could such a thing happen?

Considering the current situation, the so-called unofficial history might be true.

Even though Quan Jinbei thought the unofficial history might be true, he still found it absurd.

How could such a thing be possible?

If the Zhao Country of old truly sealed the prince’s body, how was it preserved?

Even if the prince’s body was perfectly preserved, how could it be ensured that the prince would awaken at the designated time?

Even if the prince successfully awoke, what made them think that, a thousand years later, the Zhao Country’s Royal Family could be restored?

Normally, restoration after two generations was already considered distant, let alone such a long period of time.

Zhao Country had already been obliterated from the annals of history, much less the Zhao Country’s prince.

The more Quan Jinbei thought it impossible, the closer to possibility it seemed.

It was precisely because he felt his thoughts might be true that his emotions became more complex.

For a moment, Quan Jinbei didn’t know how to react.

After hearing Quan Jinbei’s speculations, Shi Yaoguang also felt conflicted.

Zhao Muze looked at the expressions of the two, knowing they must have guessed something, and immediately curved his lips into a smile.

"I presume you have figured out my identity," he said, with an air of inevitability.

"Since you have recognized who I am, I can offer you a choice," he continued.

"What choice?" Shi Yaoguang asked with interest.

"Quite simple," Zhao Muze replied, still exuding a transcendent aura, yet his smile now held a hint of roguish charm, "Choose to stay loyal to me, or... die."

Upon hearing this, Shi Yaoguang laughed out loud, "What makes you think you can kill us?"

Zhao Muze was very confident, "You are on my turf, wouldn’t it be very easy to kill you?"

Shi Yaoguang sighed, "I think, Prince, you might not have understood the situation at hand."

Pointing at the sky, she said, "You know what? I am, in fact, not human."

"Hmm?" Zhao Muze looked up at the sky but saw nothing out of the ordinary.

Then, he heard Shi Yaoguang say: "I am the Heavenly Dao’s beloved daughter."

Zhao Muze: "..."

Even the refined gentleman couldn’t help but betray an expression of disarray.

Seeing that he didn’t believe her, Shi Yaoguang said somewhat helplessly, "I’m really not lying to you. If you don’t believe me, I can prove it to you."

"I really am the Heavenly Dao’s beloved daughter."

After she spoke, she pointed towards where Zhao Muze stood, her voice suffused with a trace of grievance, like a little girl tattling to her father, "Daddy, he’s bullying me!"

As she spoke, dark clouds suddenly gathered above Zhao Muze’s head.

In an instant, thunder rumbled menacingly.

The booming thunder exploded right beside Zhao Muze’s feet.

Zhao Muze jumped in alarm, narrowly dodging, his dignified composure completely scattered.

"Shi Yaoguang!" he gritted his teeth and shouted her name, "What witchcraft have you employed?"

"Witchcraft?" Shi Yaoguang disagreed, "How can this be called witchcraft? If you insist on mentioning witches, I would like to talk about you. You are a Prince of the Zhao Dynasty, an ancient demon who has lived for thousands of years, and you’re not dead yet! It’s said that those who don’t die with age are thieves; aren’t you, an ancient demon of a thousand years, the chief of thieves?"

Quan Jinbei chimed in, "He aims to control the whole world, which is far more detestable than the chief of thieves."

Hearing this, Shi Yaoguang immediately agreed, "You’re right."

Turning to Zhao Muze, she said, "Chief Thief, I wonder how you would like to defend yourself?"

Zhao Muze clenched his teeth, "Stop talking nonsense! I am no thief!"

"The Royal Family of Zhao Country is the legitimate lineage, no matter the changes of the sea or the world, this fact will never change!"

"Really?" Shi Yaoguang responded with a hint of mockery, "If that’s true, why was your plan so easily unraveled?"

"That’s because of you!" Zhao Muze’s eyes were veiled with a layer of frost, "If it weren’t for you, this unforeseen factor, it would have been only a matter of time before I controlled the whole world!"

"You said it yourself, it was only a matter of time," Shi Yaoguang shrugged her shoulders, "And ’time’ is the most uncertain thing of all."

"Perhaps you think you’re about to succeed, and the next moment, an unforeseen event happens. This kind of thing is just wishful thinking."

With that, she asked in a negotiating tone, "How about we strike a deal, what do you say?"

"A deal?"

Zhao Muze looked wary, "What kind of deal do you want to make with me?"

Originally, he had Bai Ruoxi guide her, wanting her to join him.

But he had not expected that Shi Yaoguang’s joining would be the joining indeed.

Her joining had directly sabotaged his plans!

Thinking of the empire he had painstakingly been about to totally control for so many years, he wished he could kill the insolent woman in front of him.