Wang Chong had never been able to understand it back then: what went through a rebel's head to make him fall in love with a princess of an enemy nation?
If he really ascended the throne, wouldn't the meritorious officials under him worry that Her Majesty the Empress would find an excuse to have their heads cut off?
Killing her with a single palm strike was the proper thing to do.
Well, killing her with a blade would do too.
Yueliduo suddenly appeared like a ghost and asked in an utterly even tone, "I'm very curious. How do you intend to settle that little matter of the two women?"
Wang Chong coughed lightly and said, "I was only boasting just now!"
Yueliduo simply couldn't hold back. She burst into a soft laugh, poked his forehead, and scolded, "You really are a despicable, shameless man."
Gao Gun said gravely, "Zhengchun did nothing wrong just now!"
"If he can gain the Eternal Life Holy Church's approval, his chances of winning recognition from the eighteen tribes will increase by at least fifty percent. Even I only just worked it out, yet he understood it in a flash."
With a touch of emotion in his voice, he said, "I'm growing increasingly optimistic that you can become this dynasty's crown prince, my disciple."
Wang Chong clenched a fist. That single movement produced faint cracks and pops in the air. He said mildly, "Crown prince! I have no need for that."
He said nothing more, but not only Gao Gun-even Yueliduo was awed by his presence. Only after a long while did Gao Gun sigh. "That's right, you have no need for it. Your teacher underestimated you."
A moment later, Yueliduo said in an utterly frightened voice, "Is that innate Gang Qi?"
Squeezing the air until