One Thing

Chapter 368: One Thing

Besides, even if the royal family refrained from doing anything to him for the time being out of consideration for Jing Hongchen's status, according to Crown Prince Xu Tianran's terms of exchange, he would sooner or later become the other man's puppet.

Therefore, Jing Hongchen could not wait. Within the limited time he had, he needed to stall for as long as possible while searching for another way out.

And in the short term, he could not think of a better partner than Shrek Academy.

Leaving everything else aside, Shrek's reputation, accumulated over tens of thousands of years, was still worthy of trust. Even as an opponent, he had no choice but to admit that.

Jing Hongchen loved his country, but that was based on the premise that he and his family were safe and sound. Circumstances were stronger than men now. If he could not even protect the people he cared about most, how could he talk about devoting himself to the Sun Moon Empire?

Ye Chen could see it as well. The old man had been driven into a corner and was seeking a way out for himself.

As for Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen leaving on their own and going into hiding, that intention would have been far too obvious. As long as Xu Tianran was not a fool, he would naturally notice it easily.

But if they were instead abducted by Shrek Academy in retaliation, it would be far more believable.

Jing Hongchen had indeed calculated well, but Ye Chen never did anything that brought him no benefit.

Since the man had brought this escape route to him, with Ye Chen's temperament, Jing Hongchen was destined to bleed heavily today.

After considering it briefly, Ye Chen said, "I understand what you mean.