After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 716: Should I Be Grateful for This?

Chapter 716: Chapter 716: Should I Be Grateful for This?

If it hadn’t been for Quan Jinbei suddenly bringing it up, Shi Yaoguang might even have failed to think of this.

She looked at Quan Jinbei, her eyes reflecting a hint of curiosity.

"Do you think we might have known each other for a long time?"

Quan Jinbei felt it was possible and his face also took on a hint of a smile.

Zhao Muze saw the suddenly sticky gaze between the two and his mentality collapsed.

"What are you doing being so lovey-dovey at a time like this?"

"Is there a problem?"

"Is it any of your business?"

Shi Yaoguang and Quan Jinbei said in unison.

After speaking, the two of them broke into laughter together.

Zhao Muze, on the other hand, was beside himself with anger, "What attitude is this?"

He said, looking down on Quan Jinbei with a supercilious gaze, "So what if you’ve regained your memories? You’re destined to not live past thirty."

"Let me think, you have less than two years left, right? I really want to see what you can make of yourself in these short two years!"

Listening to Zhao Muze’s arrogant words, Shi Yaoguang’s brow furrowed.

"His not living past thirty, what’s that to you?"

Initially, Shi Yaoguang had always thought it was the fault of Heavenly Dao.

She never imagined that Quan Jinbei’s destiny as the main character’s experience package would have such a twist.

Quan Jinbei also didn’t expect that his fate was related to the State Preceptor.

Zhao Muze wore an expression as if enjoying the spectacle, "Even if you know that this matter involves me, what can you do to me?"

"Instead of trying to meddle with my plans, you might as well think of a way to survive."

Hearing these words, Quan Jinbei and Shi Yaoguang exchanged a look, and Quan Jinbei revealed a trace of a smile, "I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you, the fate of me not living past thirty has already been broken."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Muze’s first reaction was disbelief.

How could a curse that he had personally laid, a spell he had crafted, possibly go wrong?

Besides, he had already reaped the benefits, so the fate of Quan Jinbei could absolutely not change!

It couldn’t be that he himself had gotten benefits for nothing while Quan Jinbei didn’t have to pay anything, could it?

That would be thinking too wishfully.

Zhao Muze was well aware that the good fortune he had obtained couldn’t possibly be without cost.

Therefore, he firmly believed that Quan Jinbei couldn’t break his curse.

Speaking of which, the so-called curse wasn’t actually a curse.

It was a sacrifice.

From the beginning, the State Preceptor had exploited Zhao Muze’s status as a prince to offer his soul as a sacrifice.

The Royal Family of Zhao Country was then under absolute imperial rule.

Zhao Muze, by rights, was of the purest imperial bloodline.

Or rather, he was a born Emperor Star.

The State Preceptor had been suppressive towards him, both overtly and covertly, until he had grown up before proposing to the Emperor of Zhao Country the idea of sealing a prince as part of the schemes for a future royal restoration.

At the time, no one knew what the Emperor of Zhao Country was thinking, but he just agreed to it.

Quan Jinbei didn’t even have the chance to refuse.

Of course, Quan Jinbei didn’t remember any of these matters.

Not that it mattered if he remembered or not; all he needed to know was that the person before him was no good.

Shi Yaoguang also noticed that Zhao Muze’s fortune was outrageously good.

Logically, everyone’s fortune has its limits.

If one exceeded that limit, either that person accumulated a lot of merits in a previous life and only now received the benefits, or Heavenly Dao had given them a cheat.

Besides these, there was one more reason...

That person had used crooked methods to absorb someone else’s fortune into themselves.

Obviously, Zhao Muze belonged to the last category.

Thinking that the fortune on Zhao Muze was stolen from Quan Jinbei, Shi Yaoguang felt even more annoyed looking at him.

Zhao Muze met Shi Yaoguang’s chilly gaze, feeling slightly guilty.

"Ahem..."

Zhao Muze touched his nose. "Your looking at me is pointless; how long he can live is not for me to decide."

Shi Yaoguang scoffed, "If you hadn’t taken his destiny, how could he possibly end up with such a wretched fate?" Even though the fate had been resolved, she still felt it unfair for Quan Jinbei to suffer just because of somebody as foolish as him!

"That’s not right what you’re saying."

Zhao Muze defended himself, "This was a decision made jointly with the Emperor of Zhao Country."

"What do you mean?" Shi Yaoguang narrowed her eyes, which shone with a dangerous cold light.

Zhao Muze felt a trace of guilt but still stood by his statement.

"Without the tacit approval of the Emperor of Zhao Country, on what basis could I take away a prince’s fate?"

"At first, I did keep some secrets, but as soon as the emperor learned that my methods could ensure the continuation of his lineage into the future, he agreed without a second word."

Listening to him mention the Emperor of Zhao Country over and over, Shi Yaoguang couldn’t help but sneer, "You keep saying that you have the Emperor’s consent."

"Then let me ask you, whose body are you occupying now?"

Zhao Muze glanced at Quan Jinbei and spoke in a softer tone, "I admit, this body I’m using isn’t mine, but..."

His gaze toward Quan Jinbei carried a hint of arrogance, as if bestowing charity. "You don’t need to resent me. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t be alive right now."

"Let alone enjoying a status as illustrious as your birthright."

At this point, Zhao Muze even felt a bit of pride. "Your current status is actually not much less than that of a prince."

Quan Jinbei was stunned by his brazen self-assurance.

"So you think I should be grateful to you?"

Zhao Muze spread his hands. "I don’t think I’ve done anything less than perfect. Whether you feel grateful...that’s up to you."

Implied in his words, he indeed thought he had done very well.

He even expected Quan Jinbei to praise him.

It could be said, he was shameless to the extreme.

Shi Yaoguang and Quan Jinbei were speechless beyond words, and they simply moved on.

Initially, Shi Yaoguang was curious to see who would be so absurd as to want to restore a monarchy after the nation had been established for so many years.

Now she knew.

It was nothing but an ancient relic from a thousand years ago.

The so-called State Preceptor...

Was not someone who was qualified simply because he knew a bit of magic.

Zhao Muze was certainly not up to par.

Not to mention, he wasn’t even using his own body.

For such a despicable person, Shi Yaoguang really didn’t want to see him continue to roam freely.

So...

She decided to take action.

When Zhao Muze saw Shi Yaoguang make her move, he felt the hairs on his body stand up.

He had known since she could interfere with his plans that Shi Yaoguang was no ordinary woman.

He never would have imagined that she could also cast spells!

Furthermore, her magic was more exquisite than his.

This was simply impossible.

However.

No matter how incredulous he felt.

The fact was, Shi Yaoguang truly knew magic.

And it wasn’t just some minor spells.

Seeing the Spiritual Energy gathering in her hands, Zhao Muze finally became scared.

"Wait!" Before Shi Yaoguang could unleash her Spiritual Power, Zhao Muze shouted.

Shi Yaoguang’s expression was full of coldness. "You think this is still Zhao Country, where you can do as you please? You tell me to stop, and I should stop?"

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