"Your Majesty!!"
Hearing the commotion from inside the main hall, Yuan Lan's expression changed at once. She hurriedly burst through the door and rushed inside.
Then she saw Ye Chen in a sorry state, even spitting up blood. At the sight, Yuan Lan's eyes reddened.
"Whoever dares harm His Majesty shall die!!"
"Clang!!"
The next moment, Yuan Lan drew her sword and charged at A Zhui, who stood not far away.
Seeing Yuan Lan go berserk, Ye Chen hurriedly tried to stop her. But in the next instant, he saw A Zhui casually catch Yuan Lan's descending sword between two fingers. No matter how hard Yuan Lan strained, she couldn't pull it free.
"Little girl, you're certainly loyal. Too bad you're a little weak. Here, this is a basic body-enhancement potion. Work on getting stronger."
A Zhui admired the frenzied Yuan Lan. With a flick of her finger, she knocked the sword from Yuan Lan's hand, then produced a bottle of pale blue potion and tossed it to her.
The pale blue gene-enhancement potion had come from a civilization called the Cobalt Blue Civilization. It was the pinnacle of that civilization's gene technology, and its ruler had presented A Zhui with several doses.
Though she didn't think much of the stuff, since it only strengthened the body by about two or three times, it was nowhere near as effective as a First Generation Super Soldier.
A First Generation Super Soldier, for instance, had a minimum physical strength ten times greater than an ordinary person's.
She might not think much of it, but it was still a gift from the ruler of a civilization. She hadn't thrown it away, and it had been gathering dust in her storehouse for thousands of years.
Staring at the blue potion in her hand, Yuan Lan was bewildered. She couldn't make sense of what was happening. She had tried to kill this woman, yet the woman wasn't angry and had even given her something. She's actually pretty nice.
Then Yuan Lan shook her head. What am I thinking? She's a villain. She hurt His Majesty, so she deserves to die.
She was about to throw away the potion. After all, how could she accept something from an enemy?
Seeing this, Ye Chen hurriedly called out, "Yuan Lan, stop! You silly girl, are you out of your mind? Didn't you see that I was sparring with the Empress—uh, I mean, that we were practicing?"
As he spoke, Ye Chen used the wall to help himself stand and "scolded" her.
By now, his injuries had mostly healed.
"Your Majesty, I..."
After Ye Chen "scolded" her, Yuan Lan didn't know what to do.
A subject should die rather than endure an insult to their sovereign. She hadn't thought about anything else just then; all she'd wanted was to kill whoever had hurt Ye Chen.
Now that she had calmed down, she realized something was off. A Zhui's face was flushed, and she looked embarrassed.
Being clever, Yuan Lan quickly pieced together what had happened. His Majesty had probably been flirting with the Empress—no, courting her. The Empress had gotten embarrassed and accidentally sent him flying.
Realizing she had misunderstood, and that this was His Majesty's private business, Yuan Lan lowered her head like a little girl who had done something wrong, unconsciously fidgeting with her fingers.
Seeing her like this, Ye Chen couldn't help shaking his head with a wry smile. This little girl was usually so clever, calm, and composed, yet now she'd acted so impulsively.
Well, what could he say? His charm was simply too great. In that case, no harm done.
After admonishing Yuan Lan, Ye Chen sent her out of the hall.
"Your Majesty, this potion..."
"Didn't you hear? It's a reward from the Empress. Keep it. Once you've used it and gotten stronger, you'll be better able to protect me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Mm. You may go."
Once Yuan Lan had left, Ye Chen turned to A Zhui and smiled ruefully. "A Zhui, you hit me way too hard. You nearly killed me."
"Hmph! That's what you get for misbehaving. You even put your hand on my... that place."
As she said this, A Zhui couldn't help feeling embarrassed.
Seeing this, Ye Chen smiled and took her little hand. "A beating is a sign of affection. I get it."
When Ye Chen took her hand, A Zhui reflexively tried to pull away. But his grip was tight, and she couldn't break free, so she stopped struggling.
Ye Chen smiled to himself and reassured her, "The core of the Righteous Order is to protect weak civilizations like the Yanhuang Empire.
"This order benefits me. Why would I possibly oppose it?
"And once I marry you, the Yanhuang Empire and the Angel Civilization will be one family. How could I turn against my own family?"
As he said this, Ye Chen thought that if he eventually incorporated the Angel Civilization into the Yanhuang Civilization, then they would truly be one family.
So he wasn't exactly lying to A Zhui.
Ye Chen gently slipped an arm around A Zhui's slender waist, drawing her close. He blew lightly by her ear and murmured persuasively, "Once our child is born, I'll gradually hand over power. After I abdicate, we can find a planet to live in seclusion and enjoy our own life..."
The moment Ye Chen blew lightly by her ear, A Zhui felt a shiver run through her. Her whole body went limp. If Ye Chen hadn't been holding her, she might have collapsed.
His little trick had thrown her into turmoil, leaving her mind blank. Then his beguiling voice sounded beside her ear, and A Zhui began to feel dazed.
She knew perfectly well that Ye Chen was just stringing her along, painting her a rosy picture.
Yet for some reason, she foolishly chose to believe him—to believe that one day Ye Chen would pass the empire on to their descendants, then take her to some planet where they could live in seclusion, just the two of them.
The future Ye Chen promised her was grand and beautiful, filled with happiness and warmth. She was completely swept up in it.
The Imperial Palace, bedroom.
"Boom!!"
"Damn it!! Not again!!"
"Ye Chen, you bastard! You're really... really shameless."
A Zhui's hair was disheveled, her face bright red, as she glared at Ye Chen, whom she had kicked off the bed. At that moment, she truly wanted to burn him to ashes with the Sword of Flames.
Ye Chen was too good at sweet-talking and making promises. He'd bewitched her so thoroughly that she had somehow been coaxed into making the Guardian Angel Oath, and then he'd carried her to bed.
Outside, Yuan Lan heard the loud commotion from the room and shook her head, pretending she hadn't heard a thing.
But her admiration for Ye Chen only grew. He'd managed to win over a woman that powerful. The Emperor was truly something else.
Inside the bedroom.
Ye Chen rubbed his backside and grimaced. "That really hurt. Ow..."
Then he got up from the floor and shamelessly climbed onto the bed.
"You knew how shameless I was more than two hundred years ago. If you're repeating that now, I'll take it as a compliment."
As he spoke, Ye Chen wrapped an arm around A Zhui's slender waist and shamelessly pulled her close.
After all, she had already made the Guardian Angel Oath. It was a done deal. Could she really take it back?
Meanwhile,
Far away in the Angel Nebula, in the back garden of the Merlot Heavenly Court's royal palace, two women in royal robes, one with golden hair and the other with silver, sat on the grass, chatting idly.
They were Holy Keisha and the Heavenly Base King, He Xi.
At that moment, Holy Keisha suddenly checked the Holy Knowledge Vault. Her expression turned strange.
Seeing her like that, He Xi asked curiously, "Old hag, did something happen?"
"Old geezer, a high-ranking Angel just made the Guardian Angel Oath."
"Oh! Which little Angel?!"
At this, He Xi's eyes lit up with unmistakable curiosity.
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