Chapter 551: Shengzai: The Holy Queen is actually better at playing than me!

"Prince Shengzai, I know that bringing up such a thing now puts you in a difficult position.

So you don't have to give me an answer now. You can go back and consider it first. Also, regarding Miss Lakyus, I actually want to meet her first."

Looking at Shengzai's strange expression, the Holy Queen thought Shengzai was in a difficult position or struggling, so she smiled and took the initiative to ease the atmosphere.

After all, in the Holy Queen's view, Shengzai could refuse so many noble girls for Lakyus, which meant he was very loyal in love.

Now, because of a political marriage, as the Kingdom's Third Prince, it was one thing to marry her for the sake of the Kingdom.

Because of her willfulness, she wanted to bring along her good friends Remedios and Kelart; this must have put Prince Shengzai in a difficult position.

Because he had just imagined the scene of the Holy Queen, the Paladin, and the High Priestess all coming at him at once, Shengzai's reaction was a beat slower.

Originally, he wanted to agree, but now that he heard what the Holy Queen said, he naturally couldn't say anything else, so he could only bid farewell and choose to leave.

Adventurer, Holy Queen, Paladin, High Priestess, and they could all come together—and I actually hesitated!

If this memory were seen by other Shengzais in the "Heart Collection," I would probably be called "worse than a beast."

Compared to Shengzai, who left the opera house with a complex expression, the Holy Queen, who walked out from the other side, also saw Remedios and Kelart coming to greet her.

"Your Majesty the Holy Queen, did Prince Shengzai agree to your marriage request?"

Facing Kelart's question, the Holy Queen first shook her head, but then nodded, which left Remedios and Kelart a bit confused.

"Prince Shengzai did not agree, but he did not directly refuse either. He had a very troubled look, so I said we could wait for a period of time before giving an answer.

However, I think the main reason for Prince Shengzai's hesitation is actually his fiancée, Lakyus Alvein Dale Aindra.

If this adamantite-ranked adventurer has no objections, I think Prince Shengzai should not refuse."

Hearing the Holy Queen's words, Remedios and Kelart did not think Shengzai was ungrateful.

They even couldn't help but envy Lakyus. After all, that man, faced with the temptation of the pinnacle of power and love for a woman, didn't decisively choose the former, but felt troubled.

Clearly, the Holy Queen had indicated that she would govern the Holy Kingdom with him; this was almost a disguised delegation of power.

But faced with the temptation of power that no man could resist, this prince could remain indifferent; one could see just how deep his affection was!

And if Shengzai were here and heard the Holy Queen's trio's evaluation of him, he would definitely be blushing with shame on the spot.

Was that deep affection? He just hadn't reacted at all!

After all, it was clearly a serious, trashy, refreshing story, and suddenly an adult anime plot appeared—who wouldn't be bewildered?

At the same time, on the Baharuth Empire's side, the "Bloody Emperor" Jircniv, looking at the giant dragon and the pair of dark elf twins who had descended directly into the palace, had an extremely ugly expression!

He didn't know if it was a bad year or if his luck had been too poor lately, but Jircniv felt that everything he had done recently had been quite unsuccessful.

The Kingdom's national power was flourishing because of the new king's ascension, and he had originally wanted to apply pressure to the Kingdom by forming a marriage alliance with the Holy Kingdom.

But he didn't expect that what should have been a problem-free matter would have other twists.

That Holy Queen of the Holy Kingdom actually refused his marriage request with the excuse that she already had someone she admired.

Wasn't that old maid always quite worried about not being able to get married?

If it weren't for the pressure from the Kingdom being too great, would he, Jircniv, have lowered himself to marry a lesbian Holy Queen?

But what Jircniv couldn't accept was that he had already taken the initiative to lower his posture and indicated that the Empire would send troops to help the Holy Kingdom deal with the demi-humans, yet he was still refused.

The marriage alliance with the Holy Kingdom had fallen through, but before Jircniv could investigate what had happened on the Holy Kingdom's side.

As a result, there was now new trouble at his door...

The ancient ruins he had asked the Empire's nobles to abandon the workers to investigate actually had an owner!

Now the owner had come to his door, and their strength was far beyond his expectations!

Setting aside that golden giant dragon that looked like it shouldn't be provoked, the dark elf just now had destroyed their Empire's most elite knight order with a single strike.

And among those knights buried underground, there was one of the "Four Knights" he had entrusted with important tasks—"Immovable" Nazami.

You have to know that the "Four Knights" were elite powerhouses he had promoted regardless of anything else, only looking at ability.

And the "Four Knights" might not be as strong as the Kingdom's Warrior Captain Gazef, but they were also powerhouses close to the human Hero Realm.

But such a powerhouse had been buried directly in front of that dark elf without even a chance to struggle!

It was also at this moment that the "Bloody Emperor" realized that he seemed to have provoked an existence even more dangerous than the Kingdom.

The other party had already stated clearly that if he, the Emperor of the Empire, did not personally go to apologize for the Empire's actions, they would destroy the entire Empire.

Seeing the power the other party had just displayed and that giant dragon that made people look on in fear, Jircniv was also convinced that the other party indeed possessed such power.

Jircniv no longer had time to think much about the Kingdom and the Holy Kingdom's affairs.

Now what he needed to do was to find a scapegoat and go to the owner of the ruins to apologize, otherwise the entire Baharuth Empire would surely suffer a catastrophe.

To ensure the safety of this trip, Jircniv not only brought the remaining three of the Four Knights but also brought the Empire's Chief Court Mage, Fluder, known as the strongest human magic caster.

And beyond that, Jircniv also spared no expense to hire the adamantite-ranked adventurer team "Silver Thread Bird" active in the Empire, as well as the Kingdom's adamantite-ranked team "Blue Cang Cang Qiangwei," to act as guards.

Actually, besides "Silver Thread Bird," Jircniv would have preferred to hire the other two adamantite-ranked teams, "Darkness" or "Shura King."

After all, Lakyus, the leader of "Blue Cang Cang Qiangwei," had a marriage contract with the Kingdom's Third Prince, and Jircniv didn't want her to know too much about the Empire's affairs.

But it was a pity that "Shura King" was said to have gone to the Holy Kingdom for an escort mission.

And "Darkness" had refused to accept their commission again because they were dissatisfied with the fact that they had hidden many things when they were hired to protect the Empire's workers last time.

Considering that the other party had the strength to wipe out the Empire's top workers, Jircniv had no choice but to hire "Blue Cang Cang Qiangwei" for the sake of his own life.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 552 =====