Chapter 286: Pros and Cons

Speaking of which, if I were to do it myself, would it work?

I am already thirty thousand years old.

But then again, what if Ye Cang just happens to like older women?

Kaisha's brows were tightly furrowed; it was clear that this question had stumped her.

Ye Cang, standing to the side, saw Kaisha furrowing her brows and assumed she was thinking of an excuse to stall for time.

"Kaisha, have you thought of an excuse yet?" Ye Cang asked suddenly.

Kaisha, who was in the middle of deep thought, replied subconsciously: "No, I wasn't thinking of an excuse to stall for time."

"I was thinking, do you like younger girls or older girls? If you like older ones, I think I could..."

The word "could" was not spoken aloud; Kaisha suddenly snapped back to reality.

Disaster, I was so lost in thought, how did I let my inner thoughts slip out?

Realizing what happened, Kaisha hurriedly began to defend herself.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem, just now, you had auditory hallucinations, I didn't say anything!"

"By the way, Ye Cang, you mentioned an excuse to stall for time—what a joke, I am the King of Gods! How could I possibly..."

Kaisha did not finish her sentence.

Di Leina ruthlessly delivered a finishing blow.

"You clearly asked... uh... King, whether you like older girls or younger girls, and that last part, although you didn't finish it, I think I can guess."

"You wanted to say that if... King, you like older ones, you could marry over, right?"

"I did not! You heard wrong!" Kaisha began to be stubborn.

Of course, at this moment, she had to be stubborn.

From Kaisha's words just now, Ye Cang already understood that she was still clinging to the idea of a marriage alliance and did not want to become a subject.

However, this was not for Kaisha to decide.

Kaisha felt incredibly uncomfortable being stared at by Ye Cang's emotionless eyes.

But to Kaisha's surprise, Ye Cang did not dwell too much on this matter.

He only said one thing.

"Kaisha, there is not much time left for you. You were once a king, so I will respect you one last time; I will give you 3 more days."

After speaking, Ye Cang shifted his gaze from Kaisha to Di Leina.

"Also, Di Leina, no need to call me King."

"I am not a king, and Huaxia has no king; I am merely the Chief Engineer of Huaxia."

"You can continue to call me Ye Cang as before, but when out and about, remember to call me Chief Engineer."

These words from Ye Cang made Di Leina feel a surge of joy.

It was truly awkward for her to have called Ye Cang "King" just now!

But not calling him that wouldn't do either; she had just become his subject, so calling him by his name directly would be truly excessive. If Ye Cang were to make things difficult for her, her good days would really be over.

"Alright, Ye Cang!" Di Leina replied happily, and without caring about the dirt on her body, she turned and walked toward the Chixiao.

After Di Leina boarded the Chixiao.

Kaisha, who was standing side-by-side with Ye Cang, suddenly spoke.

"Ye Cang, is this the only path I can choose?"

"Yes." Ye Cang nodded.

"There is only this one path: become a subject. From then on, the Angel Civilization will cease to exist, and the Angels will be merged into Huaxia, becoming a part of Huaxia."

Ye Cang's words made Kaisha sigh.

"Sigh..."

"Ye Cang, is a marriage alliance truly not possible?"

"I feel that doing it this way is the best choice for both of us."

"Once an Angel folds her wings for someone and makes a Guardian Oath, it is forever; there is absolutely no such thing as betrayal. Isn't that enough?"

"Not enough." Ye Cang answered without hesitation.

And this "not enough" from Ye Cang made it hard for Kaisha to understand.

"Not enough?!"

"Why is it not enough? Is 'never betray' not enough? What else do you want? Don't tell me you want the lives of the Angels?!" Kaisha's voice carried a hint of anger at this moment.

Hearing this, Ye Cang sighed, which was a rare occurrence.

"Sigh..."

Subsequently, Ye Cang squatted down and looked directly into Kaisha's eyes.

"Kaisha, what use do I have for the lives of the Angels?"

"You have lived for too, too long and have already overlooked a very important issue."

"Death."

"Death?" Kaisha was somewhat puzzled. "What does this have to do with death? Look, I am dead right now, but the Angel Legion operates just the same."

After hearing this, Ye Cang only slowly explained: "You are thinking about it wrong; I am referring to after a marriage alliance."

"If there is a marriage alliance, there will inevitably be reproduction; this is a nature carved into the genes, which no great power can change."

"Just as you said, the two of us—um... let's call us kings for now—two kings marry and have offspring."

"Then the next king of the two civilizations will, without accident, be that offspring."

"At that time, without accident, strife will arise—strife between the Angels and Huaxia. Do you understand?"

"And this is only one of many problems; I haven't even mentioned the others."

After hearing these words, Kaisha fell silent.

But Kaisha did not give up; after a brief silence, she raised another question.

"Fine, just as you said, a political marriage is not advisable."

"Then, after the Angel Civilization is merged into Huaxia, won't those problems still arise?"

"I am the Angel King, after all. Aren't you afraid that once I have recuperated and built up my strength, I will simply rebel? Or perhaps use some so-called methods to take your position?"

"Rather than that, a political marriage would be better. Besides, as a Third Generation God Body, one's lifespan is infinite; the strife you speak of is simply unrealistic!"

"But you died," Ye Cang said immediately. "You died under Karl's Supernova Explosion."

"Hua Que also died."

"Furthermore, you said the lifespan of a Third Generation God Body is infinite—no, I cannot say infinite. I want to place a shackle on it; let's just say a Third Generation God Body can only live for 50,000 years."

"After the Angel Civilization is merged into Huaxia, I am willing to spend 40,000 years erasing all of the Angels' history, leaving not a single trace, so that the Angels will be completely integrated into Huaxia."

"The remaining 10,000 years will be enough for me to forge a civilization that is of one heart and one mind."

"What I want is not temporary prosperity; what I want is eternal prosperity for my descendants!"

This time, Kaisha completely shut her mouth.

She understood that the reason Ye Cang was willing to explain so much to her meant that she had no way out.

Either submit or die.

Moreover, he was thinking far too far ahead!

A Third Generation God Body has an endless lifespan; one could say there is no need to consider descendants at all.

Yet, Ye Cang had factored them in.

Just as Kaisha was thinking, Di Leina's voice came from afar.

"Hey, what are you two whispering about over there!"

"Why haven't you come up yet? Don't tell me you two are whispering sweet nothings!"

After hearing Di Leina's voice, Ye Cang walked toward the Chixiao.

Seeing that Ye Cang had left, Kaisha hurriedly chased after him.

"Ye Cang, since that is the case, how about we do as Di Leina did?" Kaisha said.

"Only, what you have to do is not just defeat me alone."