Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Long Hai revealed a contemptuous look and snorted coldly: "When I first ascended the throne, the Ye family's reputation was already so great that it threatened my authority. Some even said that if the Ye family could succeed the late emperor, they could do even better than me! Over the years, I have finally managed to weaken the Ye family's power and ruin their reputation. Now, I have to appease them. Wouldn't all my efforts over the years have been wasted?"

Ji Lian said, "You are the only bloodline left by the late emperor, there is no doubt about that. No matter how great the Ye family's achievements are, they cannot threaten your position. Moreover, if the Ye family can truly be used entirely by the empire, it will definitely be more beneficial than harmful to the Great Qin. If the Great Qin can expand its territory to include all races, then those little rumors will not be a big deal."

Long Hai asked seriously, "What if they rebel? I have suppressed them for hundreds of years. Won't they hold a grudge? Moreover, as far as I know, the current head of the Ye family, Ye Xiao, is a very ambitious person."

“Old Master Ye Quan of the Ye family is absolutely loyal to the late emperor. As long as Ye Quan lives, the Ye family will not rebel,” Ji Lian said softly. “Moreover, Ye Quan recently broke through to the eighth stage of the Heavenly Revelation Realm, which has extended his lifespan once again.”

Long Hai fell silent, his fingers tapping lightly on the gilded dragon head armrest, as if he were seriously considering something.

Ji Lian added, "If Your Majesty is still not at ease, there is another way."

Long Hai immediately asked, "What method?"

Ji Lian said, "The young master of the Ye family, Ye Ge, must have extraordinary potential and talent to be chosen by Lady Lan Mi of the War Academy. The battle between the Ye family and the Chu family also showed that his potential is even higher than expected. And his age is just about the same as that of Princess Long Ying."

Long Hai raised an eyebrow and immediately understood Ji Lian's meaning: "You mean, a marriage alliance? To make them the chosen ones?"

Ji Lian calmly replied, "That's right."

"..."

Long Hai pondered for a long time, then suddenly burst into laughter: "That's right, it's indeed a good idea! Let Long Ying infiltrate that little demon of the Ye family, so that the Ye family will completely lower their guard against me. After I've used the Ye family as a sharp sword and let them conquer all races and expand the territory for the empire, I'll wait for the right time to completely eliminate them. Hahahaha... It's truly a good plan!"

"..." Ji Lian's lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something.

But the words caught in his throat.

She believed that using this marriage to completely reconcile the Empire with the Ye family might be a better option.

Because she saw some vague images about the future of humanity through the Heavenly Stone, which was left on earth by the civilization of the gods.

She saw two visions of the future, two completely different, even opposite, visions, and only one of them would happen in the near future.

Which scene will occur depends entirely on Long Hai's decision this time.

Ji Lian knew very well that Long Hai's decision this time would set the gears of the empire's fate in two completely different directions.

However, Ji Lian could not directly remind Long Hai, because that would be revealing a heavenly secret. Once she spoke of it, it would disrupt the order of the power of fate, and she would inevitably be punished by the gods.

"What?" Long Hai stared at Ji Lian. "Priest Ji Lian, do you have any objections to this?"

Ji Lian bowed slightly: "I have no objection. Your Majesty can proceed according to your own judgment."

......

"......ha??"

After hearing what her father said, Ye Ge looked at him strangely, her face full of confusion: "A marriage alliance?"

Gao Shenxue: "..."

Xia Xiyao: "!!!"

Night Owl sat with his legs crossed, his hand supporting his face, and said leisurely, "Yes, that's what Priestess Ji Lian just told me."

"I heard that Princess Longying is also a rare genius girl in the royal family. She is the most promising, the most talented, the smartest and the most intelligent among the princesses of the empire. She is already a transcendent being in the Heavenly Realm at a young age, and has even been on the battlefield of ten thousand races. She was also rated as a 'monster' in the inner sect of the War Academy."

Zhou Yuqing's eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands together, saying happily, "Wow~ So smart and talented, she really does seem like a good match for our Xiaoyege!"

Night Song: "..."

Night Owl also said, "Yeah, I'm quite surprised too. Princess Longying should have been the second emperor's most favored daughter, and she's always been highly regarded by outsiders. I never expected the empire to choose her for a marriage alliance with Xiaoyege." Then he shrugged, "It seems that no matter what His Majesty the Second Emperor really thinks, his sincerity on the surface is indeed top-notch."

Zhou Yuqing looked at Ye Ge with a smile: "Little Ye Ge, what's your opinion? We're about to have a chosen one, aren't you excited?"

Ye Ge raised a finger and scratched her nose: "Well, I do..."

"This...this isn't quite right!" Xia Xiyao finally couldn't help but say.

"Huh?" Zhou Yuqing blinked and looked at her curiously.

"Aunt Yuqing, I... I mean..." Xia Xiyao stammered, her fingers twisting together, "Xiaoye hasn't even met that Prince Longying yet, so... so it's too hasty to make Xiaoye a betrothed to a stranger... What if, what if she's ugly? Wouldn't that be giving that guy a free ride..."

“Oh, you should be meeting soon,” Night Owl said to Night Song. “I heard that Prince Longying has decided to return to the War Academy to study again. You two might be classmates then, and you might even have the chance to go on missions together.”

"This..." Xia Xiyao was so aggrieved that she almost cried.

Woo...

How could this happen...?

"Hmm... Dragon tassel, huh..."

Ye Ge stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.