Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

But objectively speaking, the appearance, figure and temperament of the Northern King were not as bad as she claimed.

He's the emperor, how could an emperor be ugly?

Besides, he is indeed young now, and in terms of appearance, he is at least above average, if not the best.

But this is only based on appearance.

The reason she deliberately belittled him was simply to make him angry.

So Lingyan took advantage of his anger and said, "I know why the King of Beili wants to kill me. I also know that the King of Beili will not believe that I sincerely want to serve your Beili. Those are just empty words to deceive those who want to assassinate me."

King Bei Li did not respond after listening, but Ling Yan knew he was listening.

So she continued, "But what I said about exchanging me for some benefits with Da Zhao is indeed possible. Since the King of Bei Li is so wary of me that he wants to get rid of me, he must know how important I am in Da Zhao. So I'm sure my father will agree if the King of Bei Li asks for some benefits. Even if my father doesn't agree, there's my husband, His Highness the Crown Prince, who will definitely do his best to make this happen."

Upon hearing this, the Northern King pressed further, "What if your Crown Prince also doesn't want to replace you?"

Ling Yan smiled confidently after hearing this and replied firmly, "That's absolutely impossible."

Upon hearing this, the King of Northern Li smiled enigmatically and said, "You really believe in his feelings for you that much?"

Lingyan naturally believed it.

After all, she knew best how much he had given up for her, what he had done, and to what extent he had gone for her.

Therefore, she would never doubt him.

Seeing her determination, the King of Beili did not press further, but instead pondered something.

Seeing this, Lingyan continued, "However, since the King of Beili has asked and doesn't trust me, I can also answer what I would do if my husband were also unwilling to come and replace me."

Upon hearing this, the Northern King looked at her expectantly, wanting to see what other methods she might have.

Lingyan chuckled and replied, "That is the will of the people. My popularity is now even greater than that of my father and my husband, the Crown Prince. The people of Dazhao will never stand by and watch me fall into enemy hands. Therefore, they will definitely take action. With the will of the people in my heart, neither my father nor my husband, the Crown Prince, can agree."

Upon hearing this, the Northern King agreed with her statement and had to admit that this approach was indeed feasible.

So he smiled and said, "You're right. I can indeed exchange you for some benefits with Da Zhao. They might even cede cities. But you are really too powerful. After you return to Da Zhao, you probably won't be idle. So Da Zhao will become better and stronger under your various measures."

Upon hearing this, Lingyan had a bad feeling.

As expected, the King of Beili narrowed his eyes dangerously the next moment, looking at her with endless coldness and said: "So compared to the benefits I would exchange you for, your value and ability are more worrying to me. Your existence is a huge threat to me, so these benefits are not worth mentioning. I am also even less willing to see Da Zhao get better and better, so I have no choice but to kill you."

At this moment, the murderous aura emanating from him surged forth like a tidal wave, instantly filling the entire hall.

His eyes were fixed on Ling Yan, revealing endless coldness and determination.

His eyes gleamed with a dangerous light, like a beast about to pounce on its prey.

He then slowly took a step forward, each step seemingly carrying immense weight.

His voice was filled with murderous intent as he said, "Therefore, you must die."

As he finished speaking, the murderous aura intensified.

As if it had materialized, it tightly enveloped Lingyan.

Ling Yan's heart skipped a beat after hearing the murderous words of the Northern King.

However, Ling Yan quickly regained her composure after only a moment.

There was no panic or helplessness in her eyes, but rather a sense of determination and composure.

She met the murderous gaze of the Northern King directly, a faint smile playing on her lips, and said, "Do you really think I'm some kind of unparalleled genius?"

Her voice was calm and steady, without the slightest ripple, as she continued, "I really did have so many endless ideas in my head! I've long since run out; I've lost all my creative inspiration."

Then Lingyan sighed softly, a hint of helplessness in her eyes: "I'm not as powerful as you think, nor do I have that many abilities, so you really don't need to be so wary of me."

Upon hearing this, the Northern King's gaze sharpened as he stared intently at Ling Yan, his eyes filled with suspicion and distrust.

He frowned slightly, a mocking look on his face, and said, "Hmph, do you think I'm a three-year-old child? So easily believing your words?"

His voice was cold and stern as he said, "Do you think I would believe your so-called lack of talent? I have already witnessed your intelligence and strategy, especially how many losses Bei Li suffered at your hands. I remember it all. Besides, if you didn't have those ingenious ideas, how could you stand here so calmly and confront me?"

Upon hearing this, Lingyan calmly replied, "Whether you believe it or not is entirely up to the King of Beili."

Upon hearing this, the Northern King snorted coldly: "You woman, you are so cunning, how could I easily trust you?"

Lingyan felt that this was a bit tricky.

Only today did she realize that she had always underestimated the King of Bei Li.

He was clearly very clear-headed and his mind was extremely cunning.

She's nothing like the brainless person she used to think she was.

Even though he was enraged by her, he didn't lose his temper and his mind remained sharp.

Such an enemy is indeed difficult to deal with.

But she still looked at him with a firm expression, as if she were joining the party, and swore: "If the King of Beili does not believe me, I can swear that even if I still have some ideas in my mind, I can promise the King of Beili that I will never take any action after returning to Dazhao. After all, the things I did in the past are enough to prove my ability and value. Even if I do nothing for the rest of my life, it will be enough to be remembered for thousands of years."

Upon hearing this, the Northern King narrowed his eyes, a glint of suspicion in them: "Do you think I would believe your words? I don't believe your guarantees at all, even if you swear to the heavens."

Lingyan sighed softly upon hearing this: "Everything I said is true. If the King of Beili insists on not believing me, there is nothing I can do."

Upon hearing this, the Northern King slowly paced around Lingyan, his gaze never leaving her.

He fiddled with a jade pendant in his hand, lost in thought.

After a moment, he looked at Lingyan again with a sharp look in his eyes and said, "I still can't trust you. All you're saying is to get me to let you go, but how could I do that? The more you say that, the more dangerous I feel you are."

Ling Yan sighed softly upon hearing this.

This King Li of the North is truly more powerful than she thought.

However, she also has countermeasures to deal with it.

However, this strategy is actually a last resort, a method used only as a last resort to save one's life.

But now that the Northern King is too difficult to deal with, she has no other choice.