#395 - Just stay by my side.
In truth, what the Dragon Palace of the East Sea wanted to do was none of Xu Ming's business.
Whether the East Sea had any conspiracy, Xu Ming could stand idly by.
Ultimately, Xu Ming was just an envoy, sent to the North Sea to establish relations with the kingdom.
As for any other troubles the North Sea might encounter, what did that have to do with him?
So, Xu Ming was thinking about whether he could use this matter to gain some support from the Dragon Queen.
However, Xu Ming couldn't say to the Dragon Queen, "I've discovered that the East Sea seems to have some kind of conspiracy. Unless you agree to help me obtain the Exquisite Pearl, I won't tell you about it."
If he said that, it would be equivalent to him blackmailing the Dragon Queen.
Someone of the Dragon Queen's status and realm would never allow anyone to threaten her; otherwise, their relationship would only worsen.
Even saying that would indeed have a hint of courting death.
Moreover, people like the Dragon Queen are generally extremely confident.
When confidence reaches its extreme, it becomes arrogance.
Even if he threatened her, she wouldn't accept it; she would only believe that she could resolve it, and might even wait for the situation to unfold before suppressing it with her strength.
In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are nothing but illusory bubbles.
This is the thought deep within the hearts of all strong individuals.
The higher a person's realm, the more they believe that their realm can solve everything.
But the other party might be able to exploit the Dragon Queen's mindset, leading to consequences that the Dragon Queen couldn't anticipate.
Therefore, Xu Ming would tell the Dragon Queen what exactly the people of the East Sea were doing.
After telling the Dragon Queen, if she felt that his information was valuable, she would naturally reciprocate.
Because that's how such a strong person is; as long as they aren't shameless, they certainly wouldn't like to owe others a favor, let alone owe a favor to a junior like him.
Just as Xu Ming finished speaking, the curtains were drawn open, and the Dragon Queen floated over.
The Dragon Queen was still wearing that revealing nightgown.
Whenever Xu Ming saw the Dragon Queen like this, he felt a surge of heat in his abdomen.
If Xu Ming hadn't forcibly suppressed it with his spiritual power, he estimated that his 'golden gun' would have been invincible.
The Dragon Queen floated in front of Xu Ming, her pair of azure eyes blinking as she looked at him: "Speak, what is it?"
"Your Majesty, when I went to Coral Sea today, I saw literary energy gathering above a fish lake, so dense that it materialized, with drops of ink falling into the lake. The Crown Prince of the East Sea used some unknown means, chanting incantations, condensing them into strands of fine lines..."
Xu Ming told the Dragon Queen all the details of what he encountered at that lake, without omitting anything.
After hearing this, the Dragon Queen only blinked her eyes, her expression appearing very calm, as if this matter was completely insignificant to her.
Seeing the Dragon Queen's appearance, Xu Ming sighed inwardly, it seemed that what he had said was indeed unimportant to the Dragon Queen.
Perhaps the Dragon Queen already knew.
"A bit interesting," the Dragon Queen nodded, then clapped her fair hand.
In the next moment, two masked women knelt on one knee before the Dragon Queen.
Xu Ming hadn't even noticed the existence of these two people.
"You two go investigate what those people from the East Sea are trying to do. If necessary, you may kill them," the Dragon Queen's voice was authoritative without being angry.
Xu Ming even broke out in a cold sweat.
What did the Dragon Queen just say?
If necessary? They could kill them?
Good heavens, that was the Crown Prince of the East Sea! Could he be killed just like that?
"Yes!"
After the two masked women responded, they directly disappeared from Xu Ming's sight.
The Dragon Queen looked at Xu Ming and slowly said, "Don't worry, they will only appear when I call them. As for everything that happens here between you and me, everything we discuss, no one else will know besides you and me.
As for those people from the East Sea, killing them is no big deal. The East Sea doesn't only have one crown prince. If I kill him, I can secretly support another prince. When the time comes, I'll just give that old man an explanation. What, do you think he'll fight me to the death?"
"..." Xu Ming bowed, "Your Majesty's heart is unfathomable; this subject naturally cannot guess."
Xu Ming noticed that the Dragon Queen was no longer referring to herself as "朕" (zhen, imperial 'I') in front of him, but using the pronoun "我" (wo, 'I').
This pronoun was equivalent to the Dragon Queen lowering her status somewhat.
But Xu Ming really didn't understand what reason he had that could cause the Dragon Queen's attitude towards him to change so drastically in such a short period of time.
Could it be...
Really? No way...
"This subject has a question; I wonder if Your Majesty can answer it," Xu Ming asked the Dragon Queen.
The Dragon Queen nodded: "Speak directly."
Xu Ming looked directly into the Dragon Queen's pair of azure vertical pupils: "May I ask Your Majesty, is there something unusual about the stone that this subject tested earlier?"
"..."
When Xu Ming asked this question, silence descended within the palace.
Xu Ming's question was actually equivalent to asking, "Am I your old flame?"
It was just that the way of asking was more euphemistic.
After a long time, the Dragon Queen looked at him and slowly said, "You're thinking too much."
Xu Ming: "..."
"What, a little disappointed?"
The Dragon Queen sat on the chair, her two legs crossed, the forked skirt sliding across her thigh, proudly revealing the whiteness of her thigh.
"No, it's just that Your Majesty is too kind to this subject; this subject can't think of any reason," Xu Ming said.
"I merely appreciate you," the Dragon Queen poured herself a cup of tea, "You went to that turtle's residence?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"That turtle should have sent someone to consult the North Sea, right?" The Dragon Queen poured a second cup of tea and tapped the table in front of her.
Xu Ming hurried forward and sat opposite the Dragon Queen.
"Let me give you a piece of advice," the Dragon Queen propped up her chin, looking directly at Xu Ming, "Don't agree to anything he says. Just obediently stay by my side."
[Resigned! I didn't want to do it anyway. Low salary, a lot of work, and frequent overtime. I've resigned. I'll try writing 10,000 words a day for a while and see how the income is. If it doesn't work, I'll go out and find a job.
Anyway, coding at home is like a kind of relaxation.
Alas, it will take more than thirty years to retire. It's hard...
If I could live a retired life now and receive retirement money, then I would just lie flat at home every day, fish, and play chess, directly living an old age life.
Forget it, life, take it slowly.]
