"Compensation? Fine." Looking at her troubled expression, I could basically conclude that her elders and relatives had pressured her.
"Then... then tell me. No matter what you ask, I'll do my best to agree." Cang Zhao's tense expression relaxed somewhat.
Sensing the probing forces sweeping chaotically around us, I said coldly, "If your entire clan is paying the compensation, more than half of the collateral royal clan must lie dead, and fifty percent of its clan fortune must flow away. If you're paying the compensation yourself, the value is irrelevant. You need only pay with sincerity. How about it?"
As she chewed over my words, Cang Zhao's eyes widened, and her body swayed despite herself.
Behind her, Tian Qin's pupils suddenly contracted. As a Great Cosmic Heaven, how could she fail to understand what I meant?
If this calamity had been stirred up by the collateral royal clan, then the region shrouded by Skyline would probably be left devoid of life, because I would pay any price.
But if it was Cang Zhao's decision, then so long as she sincerely broke off the engagement, she would not even need to pay compensation.
"Princess..." Tian Qin caught Cang Zhao, who was nearly going limp, but stopped herself before saying more.
I slowly raised my head. The black light of Skyline between my fingers erased the colors of the surrounding elemental laws. It was as though, in the next instant, the spark of slaughter would be ignited by the slightest vibration.
"What an audacious claim—that more than half of the collateral royal clan will lie dead! You've got quite a nerve! Let's see if this lord doesn't bind you and drag you before His Majesty!"
My words struck the ground with a clang, and the Great Cosmic Heaven guarding the area could