Imperial We is the Emperor, and can have both fish and bear's paw.

"You're here. Sit!!"

Ye Chen, who had just taken a sip of water, heard the movement and knew who it was without even looking.

A Zhui entered and didn't stand on ceremony, sitting down directly.

Yuan Lan, seeing this from within the room, immediately and tactfully withdrew from the main hall, gently closing the door behind her and waiting outside.

"From everything I've seen today, I can tell you're a very ambitious war emperor. To be honest, I'm starting to have some regrets. I don't know if helping you now is right or wrong."

Hearing this, Ye Chen looked at A Zhui beside him and said, "You're worried that I'll violate the Angel Civilization's Righteous Order in the future."

Listening to the young man's blunt words, A Zhui looked at him and fell silent.

Because Ye Chen's words were exactly her concern.

Right now, the Yanhuang Empire was weak and, according to the Righteous Order, was the protected party.

The core of the Righteous Order was to protect the development of weak civilizations from harm by stronger ones.

So, the problem was this: the Yanhuang Empire's current pace of development was too fast. In the future, it would inevitably step into the stars, transforming from a weak civilization into a strong one. By then, given Ye Chen's personality, he would inevitably wage war against surrounding civilizations.

At that point, offense and defense would switch places. The Yanhuang Empire would become the party that the Righteous Order needed to suppress. Thus, one side would have to compromise.

If Ye Chen refused to compromise back then, a war between them would be inevitable.

"Young man, are you willing to believe in the Angels and abide by the Angel Civilization's Righteous Order?"

Looking at Ye Chen, A Zhui's gaze was very serious.

"Fine. For you, Imperial We agrees."

"You bastard, I'm being serious with you. You know I'm asking you this very earnestly right now."

Hearing that he was about to start with his glib tongue again, A Zhui couldn't help but roll her eyes at him in annoyance.

Ye Chen was someone she liked. If nothing unexpected happened, she would become his guardian angel in the future. So, she truly didn't want to cross swords with him later.

On one side was the faith she had upheld her entire life; on the other was her beloved. If the two clashed, caught in the middle, how should she handle herself? Who should she help?

Of course, they weren't together yet. So, if she had to choose between love and the Righteous Order right now, she would unhesitatingly choose the latter.

But in the future, if they were together, she definitely wouldn't be able to make that decision. Perhaps she would help the Angel Civilization kill Ye Chen, then follow him in death.

Or perhaps she would help Ye Chen fight against the Angel Civilization, ultimately betraying her faith. That would probably end the same way: suicide.

Looking at the serious-faced A Zhui, Ye Chen's thoughts raced. He knew he had to give A Zhui an answer now, or he might very well lose her as a crucial ally.

Well, although love shouldn't be mixed with too many interests, he was an emperor. He had to be responsible for the billions of people in his entire empire.

He was no longer the ordinary person he used to be. When he first arrived in this world, he had no attachments and could be willful. But now, he wasn't alone.

Just like A Zhui's choice, if he had to choose between the Yanhuang Empire and A Zhui right now, he would unhesitatingly choose the former.

In the future, he would also choose the former. He wasn't a lovesick fool, because before emotions, he was first and foremost a qualified emperor.

The empire came first; love came second.

Call him heartless, call him a scumbag, but that was the truth.

But at that time, given his personality, he would either be defeated and die, or after defeating the Angel Civilization, he would pass the empire to his descendants, forcibly confine A Zhui to prevent her suicide, and finally find a planet to live in seclusion for the rest of his life, never appearing again. That would be his way of giving A Zhui an explanation.

In the main hall, as the two fell silent, the atmosphere grew heavy. If not handled properly, Ye Chen and A Zhui, two people destined to be together, would completely go their separate ways.

And in the future, they might even cross swords.

"Damn it, Imperial We is an emperor, and Imperial We has a system cheat. Why should I have to choose? If I have to choose, then I'll choose both. I won't give up A Zhui or the empire."

The former was the goddess he adored in his past life.

The latter was the foundation he had built bit by bit in this life. In his eyes, the Yanhuang Empire was like a son he had raised with his own hands.

And now he was being forced to choose between his wife and his son? What the hell was he supposed to choose? He wanted both his wife and his son, a family of three, never to be separated.

Besides, he had the capital to have both: the Civilization System cheat. With the system, the Angel Civilization's Righteous Order couldn't restrict the Yanhuang Empire's development at all.

Thinking this, Ye Chen made up his mind. He needed to stabilize A Zhui for now. After all, with war imminent, he couldn't afford to lose this greatest ally.

So, Ye Chen stood up, walked over to A Zhui, leaned down until their eyes met, and said, "A Zhui, you want me to make a choice. Fine. For you, I am willing to abide by the Angel Civilization's Righteous Order."

As he spoke, Ye Chen looked at the red lips before him and kissed her directly.

"Mmph mmph..."

Ye Chen's sudden move made A Zhui's eyes widen in shock. Looking at the person before her, she wanted to push him away, but found she had no strength left.

Finally, she sighed inwardly and closed her eyes.

After kissing for a while, Ye Chen didn't feel A Zhui resist. He secretly opened his eyes and saw her like this. He couldn't help but laugh inwardly: "Little sample, Imperial We doesn't believe I can't handle you, a little angel. But man, A Zhui's lips are really soft. Mm, sweet. But this damn armor of hers is so annoying to touch, it's all hard and bumpy. The worst part is, I can't even undo it. Damn it!!"

It had to be said, Ye Chen was utterly shameless. Not only did he trick her heart, but he also wanted to trick her body.

To this, Ye Chen had a clear conscience. After all, he was aiming for marriage. How could that be considered hooliganism?

Hooliganism without the goal of marriage was the real hooliganism.

Ten minutes later, their lips parted.

Ye Chen gently held A Zhui's slender waist, gazing at her dazed eyes, and a stir of heat rose unbidden in his heart.

There was no helping it—A Zhui was simply too alluring at this moment.

When A Zhui came to her senses from the deep kiss, she saw Ye Chen's teasing smirk and the restless hand on her body.

At the sight, A Zhui's already rosy cheeks flushed an even deeper crimson.

Then, drawing strength from somewhere unknown, she shoved Ye Chen away.

"Boom!!"

The next instant, Ye Chen's figure flew back as if struck by a truck, smashing through countless things along the way.

Finally, after tumbling once, he landed with his backside against the wall.

"Cough, cough—damn, this superhuman wife really isn't something an ordinary man can handle. After all, one wrong move and you get a little fist to the chest. Three hundred sixty-five days a year, you'd spend three hundred sixty in the hospital. Who the hell could put up with that?"

Clutching his chest, Ye Chen spat out a mouthful of blood and let out a bitter smile. Right now, he felt like his whole body was falling apart.

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