I Am Extraordinary Alone
Chapter 143 - 141 The Reason to Become King

Chapter 143: Chapter 141 The Reason to Become King

Wei Tianyang pushed open the heavy rosewood door, and a faint scent of flowers enveloped him; it was a very spacious conference room. Seven green glass chandeliers hung from the ceiling, and the dark red walls were adorned with oil paintings.

Stepping into the room felt like being enveloped by a force field; the sparse noise outside abruptly vanished as he looked back, only to see the confidential secretary had quietly closed the door.

A long white table spanned the room, with a blue and brown carpet stretching to the far end. The uniquely designed chairs had high backrests and armrests carved with dragons.

He saw Zhao Ling sitting at the end of the conference table, her hair pinned up and dressed in azure and blue regal attire, her legs crossed as she looked towards him.

"Why are you standing there? Come here," Zhao Ling said.

"You are the Emperor?!" Wei Tianyang was startled.

"Unexpected? Do you think the Emperor should be a man?" Zhao Ling smiled.

"Well, it’s not that unusual; there are female presidents in the world," Wei Tianyang shook his head.

"Then what are you surprised about?" Zhao Ling asked.

"It’s not surprise; I just feel you didn’t need to hide your identity from me," Wei Tianyang said.

"I only wanted to see what kind of person the boy who destroyed a city would be. Whether he had the courage to match his power, whether he could resist the temptations of the common world. If I had revealed my identity at the start, I might not have seen your true behavior," Zhao Ling explained.

"Is that really so? If last night I had really called you to my room, what would you have done?" Wei Tianyang asked.

"Hmm~ whatever you wanted to do, I would have joined you~" Zhao Ling licked her lips, then added, "Besides, before leading you into Dayin Country, I considered the issues and risks involved."

Wei Tianyang smiled, walked up to Zhao Ling, pulled out a chair, and sat down, then stared into her eyes and slowly said:

"Do you think you know me well?"

"I have killed more people than you have," Zhao Ling laughed, a boastful smile on her face.

"Killing is not a simple matter; it’s a means, not an end or a result. Driven by a motive, numerous possibilities arise in the mind. If one can achieve the goal without bloodshed, there is no need to kill. But I am very aware that in your situation, killing was the only option."

Wei Tianyang looked at the carpet. His cloth shoes felt very soft on it, and the thin soles made it feel as though he was walking barefoot.

"You didn’t commit a crime of passion, nor do you have an anti-human or anti-social personality; you simply had no other choice. Based on that, I was willing to face the pressure and lead you into Dayin Country," Zhao Ling said.

"Sometimes, killing is not the only option; it’s the optimal solution," Wei Tianyang said.

Zhao Ling nodded, a smile of agreement on her face, and said, "Exactly, I’m glad you share my view."

"I can roughly guess why you led me to Dayin Country," Wei Tianyang said.

"This is your homeland, Wei Tianyang," Zhao Ling laughed.

"Which Dayin Country is my homeland?" Wei Tianyang countered.

That question left Zhao Ling momentarily dumbfounded; she didn’t grasp the meaning of his words, only managing an awkward smile in response.

"If it weren’t for Tiantai Pharmaceutical’s Black Medicine injected into the spine, I’d be nothing but a commoner, but you were born into the Imperial Family..." Wei Tianyang said.

Zhao Ling’s expression shifted slightly, her gaze becoming sharp and her face increasingly somber, like the cold wind of winter.

"That’s quite unfair..." Wei Tianyang said gravely, a fierce light flickering in his eyes.

The two silently faced each other, Zhao Ling unwilling to back down, and Wei Tianyang showing no fear, thus they were at a deadlock for over half a minute.

"You are still too young, you don’t understand the implications. I have no time to educate a seventeen-year-old child about the millennium legal tradition of Dayin Country," said Zhao Ling.

"The last female president I met is already dead," Wei Tianyang said.

"So? What are you going to do? Kill me here?" Zhao Ling scoffed, a green light flickering in her eyes.

Was she also from the Superpower Special Department?

Wei Tianyang had already prepared himself, his pupils emanating a crimson light.

A green True Qi began to appear around Zhao Ling as well, dancing on her shoulders like blazing flames, spreading from her body to her head, subtly transforming into a swinging dragon tail.

At the critical moment,

The Qi around Zhao Ling vanished; she leaned back in the chair, closed her eyes, and said, "Come on then, kill me. I have no desire to live, and I’ve longed for death."

Wei Tianyang was wary of her deceit, and his five fingers had already hardened into a black Bone Knife. Should he choose, the Bone Knife could instantly extend and pierce the woman before him.

However, Zhao Ling made no movements, her eyes tightly closed, her hands limp at the sides of the chair, her chest wide open, her head tilted, her pale neck’s large arteries clearly visible.

He took two deep breaths, retracted the Bone Knife, and the red glow in his eyes faded.

Zhao Ling opened one eye, looking at Wei Tianyang, her face once again brightening with a charming smile, and the threatening atmosphere in the room lightened.

"Wei Tianyang, I was not wrong about you! Such presence at such a young age! And you can control your emotions; you’re worthy of that city-destroying power!" Zhao Ling praised.

Wei Tianyang snorted coldly, crossed his arms, finding this woman both audacious and somewhat insane.

"Stop considering other options, this is your motherland! Join Yin Country and kill for me! United, we two can make the entire East Continent ours! Then, we’ll break the Westerners’ sharp claws spread throughout the East Continent, and Dayin’s foundations will last forever!" Zhao Ling said.

"I don’t want to kill for you, Zhao Ling. I’ve met two people twisted by ambition who ultimately paid the price, and as I mentioned before, Yin Country is not quite fair... Some have to collect cans to pay for school, others study hard for decades only to be demoted back to their hometowns with a single word from you. What right do you have to be their ruler?" Wei Tianyang asked.

"Power is the reason to become king! Nobility has always existed since ancient times, there is no fairness under the sun! Wei Tianyang, if someone else were here saying these things, their head would be severed thrice over and their whole family exterminated..." Zhao Ling sneered.

"Don’t make me regret not killing you just now..." Wei Tianyang said angrily.

"You are still too young, Wei Tianyang. You don’t understand how a nation, the world, and societal systems operate... You don’t comprehend the price to pay for controlling a group of interests... The world you desire only exists in fairy tales," said Zhao Ling.

"You have the power to be king... Why not create that kind of world?" Wei Tianyang asked.

"King? Hmph... Do you think they support me as their king and for what reason?" Zhao Ling laughed, but there was a trace of helplessness in her smile.

Wei Tianyang had no answer; he had never considered such a question. Indeed, why do people endorse someone as a king?

He quickly recalled the question, trying to think of an answer in terms of the New Liberation Front.

For what? Clearly, to live safely and peacefully; what else could it be?

Seemingly realizing Wei Tianyang’s confusion, Zhao Ling laughed and said, "Power is the reason to become king... Have you considered what happens after becoming king? The companions who followed you to become king, those who joined you after you became king... What are they doing it for? Do you know?"

Wei Tianyang looked at Zhao Ling and said, "They’ve already gotten what they wanted, haven’t they? A better world, what more could they want?"

"Of course, to share the king’s power, to bask in the glory of the king, and enjoy a series of privileges," Zhao Ling said.