Chapter 394

Chapter 394: Just Stay By My Side

Honestly, what the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace was up to had nothing to do with Ming.

No matter what schemes the Eastern Sea had, Ming could simply stand by and watch.

At the end of the day, Ming was merely a messenger here on a diplomatic mission to the Northern Sea, aiming to foster relations with the kingdom.

As for whatever else might happen in the Northern Sea, how did it concern him?

So Ming thought about using this information as leverage to gain some support from the Dragon Empress.

But it wasn’t possible for Ming to tell the Dragon Empress, “I’ve discovered that the Eastern Sea seems to be plotting something. Unless you agree to help me obtain the Linglong Pearl, I won’t tell you about this.”

If he said that, it would be tantamount to threatening her.

Someone of the Dragon Empress’s status and caliber would never allow herself to be threatened by anyone. Doing so would only deteriorate their relationship.

It would even feel suicidal.

Moreover, people like the Dragon Empress were generally extremely confident.

Confidence taken too far becomes arrogance.

Even if he threatened her, she wouldn’t accept it. She’d simply believe she could handle the situation, maybe waiting until after the event to suppress it with her power.

In the face of absolute strength, all plots and tricks are mere illusions.

This was the mindset of all powerful beings.

The higher one’s realm, the more they believed their power could solve everything.

But the other side might exploit this mindset of the Dragon Empress, leading to unforeseeable consequences.

Thus, Ming would inform the Dragon Empress about what the Eastern Sea people were doing.

After telling her, if she found his intelligence valuable, she would naturally reciprocate.

Because such powerful individuals, unless shameless, dislike owing favors, especially to someone younger like him.

Just as Ming finished speaking, the curtains opened, and the Dragon Empress floated over.

She was still wearing that revealing nightgown.

Every time Ming saw her like this, his insides flared with desire.

If not for forcefully suppressing himself with spiritual energy, he’d probably be perpetually aroused.

The Dragon Empress hovered before Ming, her emerald blue eyes blinking as she looked at him. “Speak. What is it?”

“Your Majesty,” Ming began, “when I went to Coral Sea today, I noticed above a fish lake there was an intense concentration of literary essence, so dense it materialized into droplets of ink falling into the lake. The Crown Prince of the Eastern Sea used some unknown method, chanting incantations, forming threads…”

Ming recounted everything he encountered at the lake to the Dragon Empress in meticulous detail.

Upon hearing this, the Dragon Empress merely blinked, appearing very calm, as if the matter meant nothing to her.

Looking at her demeanor, Ming sighed inwardly. It seemed the information he provided was indeed unimportant to her.

Perhaps she already knew.

“Interesting.” The Dragon Empress nodded and clapped her delicate hands.

In the next moment, two masked women knelt before her.

Ming hadn’t even sensed their presence.

“You two investigate what the Eastern Sea people are planning. If necessary, eliminate them,” the Dragon Empress commanded, her voice commanding respect.

Ming broke out in cold sweat. Did she just say eliminate them? That’s the Crown Prince of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace! Can you just kill him?

“Yes!” The two masked women responded and vanished from Ming’s sight instantly.

The Dragon Empress gazed at Ming and said slowly, “Don’t worry. They only appear when I call them. As for anything that happens here between us, no third party will ever know.

Regarding those Eastern Sea people, killing them is fine. The Eastern Sea isn’t limited to just that prince.

If I kill him, I can secretly support another prince. Then I’ll give that old man an explanation. What, do you think he’d dare fight me to the death?”

“…” Ming bowed deeply. “Your Majesty’s wisdom is beyond my comprehension.”

Ming noticed that the Dragon Empress stopped referring to herself as ‘this emperor’ and instead used ‘I.’

This change in pronoun signified her lowering her stance slightly.

But Ming truly couldn’t understand why, in such a short time, her attitude toward him had improved so much.

Could it be…

No way…

“Your Majesty, I have a question, may I ask?” Ming questioned.

The Dragon Empress nodded. “Ask directly.”

Ming stared straight into her emerald blue vertical pupils. “May I inquire, Your Majesty, has there been any abnormality with the stone I tested before?”

“…”

When Ming asked this question, silence enveloped the bedchamber.

His question was essentially asking, “Am I your old lover?”

Just phrased more subtly.

After a long pause, the Dragon Empress looked at him and said slowly, “You’re thinking too much.”

Ming: “…”

“Disappointed?”

The Dragon Empress sat on a chair, crossing her legs, the split skirt revealing her white thighs proudly.

“No, it’s just that Your Majesty has been too kind to me, and I can’t figure out why,” Ming replied.

“I merely admire you,” the Dragon Empress poured herself a cup of tea. “Did you visit that turtle’s residence?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Shouldn’t that turtle have sent someone to consult the Northern Sea?” The Dragon Empress poured a second cup of tea and tapped the table in front of her.

Ming hurried forward and sat opposite the Dragon Empress.

“A word of advice,” the Dragon Empress propped her chin, staring directly at Ming. “Don’t promise him anything. Just stay by my side.”