I'm a villain, not a devil

"Uncle Emperor...did you really say that?"

In the secret room, Bai Ye pursed her lips and a complicated look flashed across her face. Just now, she heard what Bai Youming said from Sean.

Sean just nodded: "Don't think too much. Your uncle has his own ideas, but not many. After being promoted to Deep Blue, he probably found another way to understand the world. As for the things in the empire, he believes that he is also responsible, but many things are not his turn to do. It's best to just pretend that he doesn't see them."

He placed the wooden sign taken from the Imperial Treasury in front of Bai Ye and said, "It will be no problem for your uncle to cross the Raging Sea. Don't be so serious. If he doesn't approve of you, he won't allow you to ascend the throne as empress. Think of it in a positive way. When we cross the sea in the future, at least we will have someone to lean on."

Bai Ye sighed secretly, knowing what Sean meant, but the departure of the emperor's uncle still made her feel strange.

Sean pointed at the wooden sign. He did not hide the true origin of the sign, but told Bai Ye.

"You will ascend the throne in a few days. If you want to carve your name, do it now—"

Bai Ye glanced at the wooden sign and shook his head, which was beyond Sean's expectation.

Sean was a little surprised. From past experience, Bai Ye had always been a very strong-willed person and hoped to be recognized. The wooden plaque representing the inheritance of the throne even had a new function - an invitation to come into contact with the divine nature, which was also a great honor. Bai Ye actually said he didn't want it.

Bai Ye looked up at Sean. It was rare for her to accurately guess what he was thinking. She just said calmly, "It's not that my personality has changed drastically and I've let go of my obsession. I'm still the same stubborn person. It's just that I think this invitation may not be suitable for me. Well, to put it bluntly, I feel that this thing is not very auspicious."

Sean couldn't help laughing and shook his head: "You're right when you say that."

In any case, all the emperors of the empire had a bad ending. To be precise, the moment they ascended the throne was the beginning of their manipulation, and even after their death their spirits would be used for other things.

The issue of the invitation letter has been temporarily resolved, and the part that cannot be resolved seems to have to be put on hold for now. The most important thing at the moment is obviously Bai Ye's ascension to the throne.

Sean didn't ask the future queen, he just put the wooden sign back into his pocket, then sat down and stuffed a handful of cakes into his mouth, mumbling: "The palace isn't even finished, where are you going to ascend the throne?"

Bai Ye sat down beside him and said nonchalantly, "The throne was dug out from the ruins. It is a treasure that has condensed a lot of high technology and special functions, so the damage is not serious. It can be used again after repair."

She held her chin with one hand and said absentmindedly, "As for the imperial palace, it's not that important... In fact, if so many people hadn't strongly requested it, I might not have planned to use material and human resources to prepare for my coronation ceremony. Now that the imperial capital hasn't been repaired yet, it's not practical to spend so many resources."

Sean swallowed the cake and shook his finger. "You are wrong. Now is not the time for you to show your wisdom and bravery and love for the people. Your unfortunate father did a lot of bad things, but everyone thinks he is a rare wise ruler in the world. Everyone remembers Bai Wujiu. How many people really recognize you as a princess?"

“When power changes hands, the opinions of ordinary people are the least important, but the reason why power is called power is because of the countless ordinary people who have no power underneath.”

He narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Everyone still misses Bai Wujiu. In the eyes of the common people, your ascension to the throne means that no one is sitting in that position. Pick someone to sit first. Of course, you don't care, but since it doesn't cost much, why don't you take over your father's "credit"?"

"Take it over?" Bai Ye was slightly stunned.

Sean threw the fruits into his mouth. Even in the imperial capital that had suffered a disaster, these fresh fruits, which were very expensive for ordinary people, were still being delivered to the imperial capital in an endless stream.

Spitting out the fruit core without any image, Sean said, "Just like you controlled the heroic spirit to possess your twelfth brother, your moonlight has this effect, so you should use it."

Bai Ye's eyes looked a little strange: "Do you know it was me who did it?"

She hadn't had time to tell Sean about the measures she took to deal with the troubles in the imperial capital.

Sean just chuckled and said, "I'm not stupid. How could I not know who lives in the Moon Palace? Even if your ancestors really went to the Moon Palace, they would only be doing odd jobs. But your moonlight ability is unexpectedly useful."

Bai Ye spread out his palms, and the bright and soft moonlight filled the entire room. "Gradually, I found that I could connect with the moon. The road to the moon in the imperial ceremony should be partly real. Those so-called heroic spirits are more like the area between the moon and the world. My moonlight can control them temporarily, and I can also borrow some of their abilities."

"Borrowing abilities are good, but it's a pity that your family doesn't have any particularly powerful ancestors." Sean touched his chin and said with a bit of regret.

Bai Ye suddenly smiled and winked at Sean: "At my current level, the abilities borrowed from the other ancestors are enough for me to use - and, if it really comes to an emergency, I can also borrow the ability of that one."

Sean was stunned at first, then he reacted: "You can also borrow the first person you can't see on the invitation?"

Bai Ye nodded: "I didn't know it at first. After I learned about it, I tried to sense it. There is indeed a mysterious power that responds to me. As expected, the price is very high. But if the history that the emperor's uncle found is true, then the first person of the Bai family should be a very terrifying existence."

"That's not bad..." Sean said after thinking, "But, you don't need that person now. You just need to control Bai Wujiu's heroic spirit."

"Is this what you mean by taking credit?" Bai Ye asked.

Sean said as a matter of course: "What else? Your father caused so much trouble, and your mother died in his hands. You don't want your father to rest in peace, do you? Besides, it's only natural for me to help my daughter, right?"

Bai Ye couldn't help but roll his eyes at his nonsense words: "Who cares about this? But don't forget that my father's consciousness is blended with other consciousnesses. When I call upon his heroic spirit, I may bring other people's consciousnesses as well."

Sean just pointed at himself with a funny look on his face: "Who dares to come over? Are you afraid that you won't die thoroughly enough?"

Bai Ye choked, it seemed to be true...