World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 973 - 450: Supreme Queen!

Chapter 973: 450: Supreme Queen!

Seeing the cold smile on Zhen Yan Princess’s face, Priest Yan Ping asked, "Your Highness, what is so funny?"

Zhen Yan Princess articulated word by word: "You are not spending ten million Gold Coins for Suo Lun’s life, but rather, you are spending ten million Gold Coins to buy the entire Rage Wave Kingdom."

As these words were spoken, Yan Ping was taken aback.

Generally speaking, women tend to be short-sighted in politics and not so wise.

But unexpectedly, Zhen Yan Princess proved to be an exception, hitting the most crucial issue with just one comment.

Zhen Yan Princess spoke coldly, "What’s more shameless is that the so-called ten million Gold Coins you speak of barely cost you anything—it’s mostly just a trick of passing money from the left hand to the right. And even more despicable is that most of that money belongs to our Rage Wave Kingdom, only to be stolen by you all."

Yan Ping’s gaze narrowed, and his original meticulous posture relaxed immediately, even becoming indolent and rude.

"Zhen Yan Princess, you’re right. For Yin Zhou, this ten million Gold Coins is merely a number game," said Yan Ping. "I admit it, not only the eight million Gold Coins that were embezzled by Rage Wave Kingdom but also the original seven million in the treasury were illegally devoured. In other words, Yin Zhou is real indeed threatening you with Rage Wave Kingdom’s own money!"

Taking a deep breath, Priest Yan Ping spread his hands and said, "But what of it? Are you trying to reason with me? Who is to blame for Zhi Li’s incompetence? Who is to blame for the greed of those in power in the Rage Wave Kingdom? Who is to blame for the stand-off between your father and the kingdom’s power brokers?"

With this statement, the mask of civility was completely torn off.

Yan Ping continued, "Don’t worry about where Yin Zhou is getting the money to save Rage Wave Kingdom, or whether it’s just a numbers game. I only have one question for you: can Yin Zhou’s claimed ten million Gold Coins game save Rage Wave Kingdom?"

Zhi Yan nodded and said, "It can save it."

"Isn’t that the end of it?" Yan Ping said. "Since it can indeed save Rage Wave Kingdom, what does it matter to you whether the ten million Gold Coins are real or just part of a numbers game? All you should focus on is whether Rage Wave Kingdom can be saved, whether you can continue to secure your position as queen. If the answer is yes, then why not feign ignorance? There’s a saying that goes, ’Ignorance is bliss.’"

Zhi Yan replied with a cold laugh, "Fine, just as you say, I kill my husband Suo Lun and save Rage Wave Kingdom. But is this kingdom still mine? If I compromise a foot to Yin Zhou today, will I have to compromise an arm tomorrow?"

Yan Ping said, "We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it—when tomorrow comes, you can still put up a fight."

Zhi Yan said, "Stop joking. Suo Lun is currently my biggest support. If I kill him today, it would mean I have compromised to the utmost. Moreover, once Yin Zhou controls the economic lifeline of the kingdom, they can threaten me today to kill my husband, and tomorrow they can threaten me with other things. Their control over Rage Wave Kingdom will only become more severe, like putting a noose around my neck. Even if I compromise today and secure the throne, it will be nothing more than a puppet’s seat."

Yan Ping certainly did not expect Zhen Yan Princess to be so tough to deal with.

Over the past three years, her performance in politics has been utterly mediocre, from the seizing of Tianshui City to defeating Zhi Li; it was all Suo Lun’s doing.

Zhen Yan Princess seemed to be nothing more than an accessory to Suo Lun’s identity, justifying all his actions.

To the observer, Zhen Yan Princess appeared to be just a vase for Suo Lun, a vase of extreme beauty with exceptional martial skills.

And after defeating Zhi Li and seizing control of the kingdom, Zhen Yan Princess did not show any desire to interfere in politics, entrusting all authority to her husband without making any public statements or decisions.

Of course, one should not describe a marriage as puppetry, but Zhi Yan really did seem like a puppet queen.

A puppet queen who was good-looking, easy to be with, and useful.

Hence, the Dragon Temple had always focused on her, hoping her incompetence would make her Suo Lun’s weak partner.

However, beneath such a stunning exterior lay incredibly astute insight.

Many times, you only need to start the conversation, and she could discern your underlying motives and even deeper philosophies.

With just a casual remark, she could see through to the deepest layers.

This is the most precious quality of a ruler.

Suo Lun, on the other hand, unmatched in methods and determination, has a certainly sharp and keen vision.

Yet, he lacks the wisdom; he is too emotional.

Thus, while Suo Lun can be an excellent executor, even a great Regent King, he may not necessarily make the best King.

He shares some similarities with King Zibian: very temperamental, not particularly rational.

If King Zibian were more rational, after ascending the throne, he should have compromised with the Nobles and Lords a bit, then he wouldn’t have ended up in a position of being a puppet monarch after completely lacking an heir.

Both Zibian and Suo Lun are similar, knowing what should be done but choosing not to, due to personal dissatisfaction.

Especially on the matter of heavily relying on Suo Lun, King Zibian’s actions transcended unreasonableness and capriciousness.

At that time, Suo Lun had only just received the Samurai medal and not yet recaptured Tianshui City, but King Zibian dared to put all his hopes on him, betting all his resources, and even marrying Zhen Yan Princess to him.

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