I am a mage and a wet nurse, so using seven swords is not too much, right?

Half an hour ago.

royal palace.

Inside the government hall.

The emperor stroked the black jade ring on his hand, without much emotion on his face.

No one could tell anything useful from his face.

After the Dark Phoenix clan elder finished speaking about today's events in a sharp manner, he stared at the emperor sitting at the top without blinking.

Waiting for him to speak.

I don't know how long I waited. Just when the elder frowned slightly to show his impatience, an indifferent voice finally sounded from above.

"So what? Elder, how do you think I should explain this to you?"

The female elder of the Dark Phoenix tribe raised her head proudly and said in a sonorous and powerful voice, "I would rather die softly. This person humiliated our young master and deserves to die."

The hall was silent.

It was so quiet that Eunuch Jiang, who was standing silently beside him with his head bowed, could even hear his own heartbeat.

a long time.

There was a slight "click" sound.

The black jade ring on the emperor's thumb had fine cracks on it.

He suddenly chuckled: "That child is not easy to kill."

Hearing this, the elder of the Dark Phoenix clan sneered, "The child of destiny is naturally difficult to kill, but it is not impossible to kill."

"If he was determined to take her life, could she still escape?"

After that, her tone changed slightly, and a faint smile appeared on her face, "I have heard of the name Ning Ruan. She is indeed a person with extremely strong destiny."

"I have no doubt that if she continues to grow, she will be one of the most talented people of her generation in the future."

"Even if she is in the top 50 of the Tianjiao Ranking, she is qualified to grab a spot."

The emperor nodded vaguely, "Then why do you think I should agree to your request, Elder?"

The Dark Phoenix Clan elder actually smiled this time. She said loudly:

"Although Ning Ruan is strong, she is unruly by nature and arrogant in her bones. For a genius like her, she cannot let go of others, including you, Your Majesty."

"She was able to offend the Shadow Clan in the past, and she was able to anger my Dark Phoenix Clan today. How can we know if she won't offend other races in the future?"

"Given the current situation of the human race, I'm afraid we can't afford to make enemies everywhere."

"If Your Majesty agrees to my request today, there will be no need to make enemies. Moreover, if Ning Ruan dies, the human race will suffer a great loss. My Nether Phoenix Clan should compensate us."

"Oh?" The emperor finally raised his eyes, as if he was interested. "What compensation?"

"Ten immortal bodies of the Son of Destiny, and they are from the top fifty races." The Nether Phoenix clan elder's brows revealed confidence. She was not perfunctory in her compensation, so she didn't think the person in front of her would refuse.

"How about this deal?"

"They are indeed not as good as the true destiny, but... they are obedient. An obedient sword is far more useful than a mad dog. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

The emperor tapped the edge of the table with his fingers: "It is indeed exciting."

"but……"

\"What if I refuse?\"

He asked word by word.

While asking the question, his fingertips brushed against the cracks on the ring, which were originally small, and gradually became larger. He just chuckled: "If I refuse, what will the elder do?"

reject?

The elder of the Dark Phoenix Clan frowned, but soon relaxed his brows. The sneer on his face became even more intense, and the gloomy energy emanating from his body enveloped the entire hall.

His tone was chilling: "Reject? Just because the human race is in such a desperate situation now?"

"If your majesty really refuses, the humiliation of the young master will be the humiliation of our clan."

"Our clan will never give up on this matter. Your Majesty should know that there are elders of our clan waiting in the boundless realm outside the spirit world."

"Even if the human race leaves us here, my Dark Phoenix clan will soon send a large army here."

"My race is ranked eleventh. By then, crushing the human race will be just a matter of -"

\"Then why hasn't it been crushed for thousands of years?" the emperor suddenly asked.

The Dark Phoenix clan elder’s expression froze.

Just about to speak.

A crisp 'click' sound suddenly rang out.

The emperor shook his hands, shaking off the completely shattered black jade ring.

He raised his eyes to look at the Nether Phoenix elder with an unpleasant expression:

"The human race is weak now, but they have retreated to this small world in the spirit world."

"If the Dark Phoenix Clan really wants to destroy my spiritual world, then come and give it a try."

"I'm waiting."

The elder of the Dark Phoenix tribe was shocked: "..."

……

Ning Ruan followed the young eunuch into the palace.

On the way to the Council of State, a little maid hurried by and nodded to Ning Ruan.

The young eunuch didn't pay any attention and walked silently in front of Ning Ruan to lead the way.

Naturally, he would not be able to hear the message from the little maid.

"I am here on behalf of His Highness the Seventh Prince to tell you that before you entered the palace, the elders of the Dark Phoenix Clan stayed in the Government Hall for two incense sticks."

His Highness the Seventh Prince...that is Wang Xiaorao's brother-in-law.

Ning Ruan remained calm, following behind the young eunuch, and suddenly asked curiously:

"Your Majesty, you only see me and no one else?"

The young eunuch said calmly, "I don't know."

"Oh." Ning Ruan didn't ask any more questions.

After rushing all the way to the entrance of the government hall, the young eunuch finally felt relieved and bowed and said, "Your Majesty is inside, Miss Ning, please come in."

Ning Ruan nodded and strode in.

This was not her first time coming to the Government Hall.

But this is the first time I come here alone.

At the front of the hall, the emperor was having his meal.

On her side, there were only Eunuch Jiang and two maids serving her.

The aroma of the imperial meal filled the entire hall.

But Ning Ruan came here full, so she wasn't planning on having another meal.

She stood below and the emperor did not even look at her.

The only sound in the hall was the crisp sound of spoons and bowls colliding.

It was very faint, but in the silent hall, it was very clear.

Ning Ruan curled the corner of his lips, took out the black sword box with his backhand, and placed it horizontally on the ground.

Bend over and sit down.

Eunuch Jiang, who saw all of this from the corner of his eye, said: "..."

He just knew... He just knew...

The emperor is still eating.

He didn't even glance at Ning Ruan the whole time.

She didn't care and took out a spiritual fruit and started chewing it. In addition to the sound of bowls and plates colliding, there was also a crackling sound in the hall.

Maybe it’s because the spiritual fruit is too crisp.

The latter is even louder than the former.

Eunuch Jiang: “…”

emperor:"……"

‘Crack! ’

‘Crack! ’

‘Crack! ’

"..." The emperor finally put down the white jade chopsticks in his hand and looked at Ning Ruan with a dark gaze, "Have you finished eating?"

‘Crack! ’

Ning Ruan swallowed the spiritual fruit in her mouth and said, "I haven't finished eating yet."

"Heh." The emperor's dark eyes showed no emotion, "Do you need me to wait for you to finish eating?"

Ning Ruan: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

emperor:"……"

Eunuch Jiang tried his best to control his slightly trembling legs.

Swallowing saliva frantically in the throat.

I dare not look up or look around.

Even without looking, he could guess that His Majesty was definitely not in a very good mood at the moment.

Even Eunuch Jiang was like this, and the two maids who were serving His Majesty at meals were so frightened that they knelt down on the spot.

The little face was pale and colorless.

His whole body was shaking like chaff.

"Go back."

Finally, the emperor slowly opened his lips.

The two maids hurriedly left the hall as if they had been pardoned.

When passing by Ning Ruan, he almost buried his head in his chest, not daring to look at her for even a second.

Eunuch Jiang didn't move.

His Majesty today will not hide anything from him, and the trust he gives him sometimes even exceeds that of those other princes.

The king's trust is certainly a precious thing.

But a king's excessive trust is a deadly sword.

For example, now that he knows too many secrets, he is panicking...