Chapter 140: Chapter 138: The Empress’s Confusion

The Empress pinched her brows in annoyance, feeling stressed.

In the early morning, she called up all of the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Six Gate Bureau to form an emergency meeting about the creation of a new set of policy with them, when it’s over, they had finally created a new program and event that would calm down Royal City people down from the incident caused by the hidden Netherkin Nation soldiers, they also manage to create some policies that could be used as a precautions against the Netherkin Nation, and when it’s finally over, she is able to let herself relax a little.

But not for long, her mind inexplicably recalled scenes from the dream last night.

The images kept flashing in her mind. She saw the moment when the Demon Sect’s Holy Saint confessed his love to her in the dream, followed by their night-time stroll through the market in the dream, and then to the moment where she’s about to lose her virginity and experiencing the joy of a wife.

A woman she might be, she’s still the ruler of a nation, beside cultivating, she spends most of her time handling the Immortal Nation state affairs. With much of her time spent on those two, how could she have experienced the experience that many of her Mortal Alter Ego subordinate described as the best time of their life?

Her original intention by entering the Holy Saint dream is to determine whether he knows her secret or not, and when it’s done, she would leave quietly, However, her simple plans had unexpectedly undergone so many unexpected changes upon making contact with him.

Furthermore, when she remembered the handsome young man, she couldn’t help but continue to recall the various events he had been involved in within the city.

She had to admit that while she’s herself a cultivation genius like the Holy Saint, the young man possesses a much more diverse skill set than she is.

At such a young age, he had already reached the Peak of the Golden Core realm, and had enough combat power to defeat an Early Nascent Soul realm experts with a single strike.

But while his strength may be great, what truly impressed her was his other feat.

The Holy Saint is capable of refining a Middle-Grade Artifact that are close to High-Grade, he also found a way to create a Mortal-Grade Artifact and spread it en masses, he’s also capable enough to see through the Netherkin Nation hidden plan, and by informing their plan to the her Mortal Alter Ego, she’s able to stop their plan from coming to fruition.

Truly, as much as she doesn’t want to admit it, Night Crow is right, that young man is much better than her.

After interrogating the once Goat Netherkin who turned himself into a lump of meat, , the information they got after torturing him made her realize why the Demon Sect’s Holy Saint had insisted on observing the scene in the northern part of the Royal City before the Netherkin Extermination Operation began.

Originally, she thought that the young man just wanted to observe the battle between multiple Nascent Soul to further progress his, but she’s wrong, it turned out it’s much more than that.

The reason why he wants to observe is to intentionally divert the attention of the Goat Netherkin before the battle begins so he can’t tell his subordinate to raise the defense formation, and to capture the said Goat Netherkin when he wants to escape.

From the look of it, everything that happened in that Operation is more or less within the Holy Saint prediction.

Thinking back to how he had transformed into a light source twice that night, which caused her Human Emperor Sword power to rise rapidly and allowed her to defeat all of the Netherkin Nation Nascent Soul experts in just two sword strikes, the Empress was momentarily lost in thought.

Why did the Holy Saint do so much?

Was it because he wanted to fulfill the mission that his master gave to him?

No, if that were the case, when he first arrived in the Royal City and encountered her Mortal Alter Ego, which was searching for the Blood Mist Netherkin, he should have guided the Six Gate Burearu to discover the Netherkin Nation hidden plan instead of revealing everything on the night when the Demon Artifact Pavilion was opened.

Well, perhaps the Blood Mist Netherkin proactive attack had led him to the Six Gates Bureau, which might be one of the reasons why he chose to reveal the Netherkin Nation hidden plan.

But why did he tell her all of that information while saying he doesn’t have anything to do with the matter? Saying that the information came from the little girl standing behind him at that time?

The actions of the Holy Saint from the Demon Sect were filled with contradictions.

As the Empress was contemplating, her gaze suddenly focused, and she retracted the Dragon Fortune in her hand into herself. With a swift movement, she returned to her seat.

She heard a voice from outside the hall, accompanied by telepathic message.

“Your Majesty, Wutong requests an audience.”

“…Let her in.”

She casually opened a page of documents, and the Empress raised her gaze slightly.

A woman wearing a mask with patterns resembling dried leaves entered the hall at a leisurely pace.

Seeing her Majesty still seated at the desk, engrossed in her state affairs, Wutong couldn’t help but feel a sense of admiration.

She was the one who had established the Six Gate Bureau under the Empress’s command and could be considered one of her trusted confidants.

For these 3 years, she had witnessed how the current Empress tirelessly managed the affairs of the Immortal Nation, gradually stabilizing the chaotic nation due to the previous Emperor’s disappearance.

’Her Majesty is indeed as diligent as before when it comes to state affairs. no wonder she rarely ever thought of love…’

Wutong thought to herself as she approached the desk where the Empress was seated, offering a respectful bow.

She had come to report the results of the action plan that the Six Gates Bureau had set in motion at dawn today.

After explaining her purpose and seeing the Empress nod slightly, indicating her readiness to listen, Wutong began to report, carefully choosing each word.

Throughout this process, the Empress remained silent, patiently waiting for the report to conclude.

“—Therefore, although there has been some heated discussion among the city’s residents about last night’s events, there hasn’t been any unfavorable sentiment spread. Everything has gone according to Your Majesty’s expectations. As for the suspicious individuals in the city over the past few days, Night Crow has deployed most of our Red Robe Catchers throughout the city for investigation, and we believe we will have results soon.”

After Wutong finished her report, she took a step back and waited for her Majesty’s response.

“Well done.”

The Empress nodded gently after listening to the report, placing the document she had been holding down. A satisfied smile graced her beautiful face.

Last night, she had demonstrated her immense power as the Empress of the Immortal Nation, suppressing the Netherkin Nation experts who hide themself in the northern part of the Royal City. The purpose was to make this event the focal point of the city’s residents’ attention. With a slight nudge in public opinion today, she could easily calm the people’s anxieties.

Initially, when the Empress saw that there were 3 Peak Nascent Soul stage experts hidden among the hiding Netherkin Nation soldiers, she was somewhat worried.

She was afraid that 3 Netherkin of such high cultivation would not be easily defeated by her despite using the Human Emperor Sword, and if that were to happen, it wouldn’t create the desired publicity effect.

Fortunately, the result was much better than she had expected.

With just two sword strikes, she had slain the 3 Peak Nascent Soul Netherkin, causing her reputation amongst the people of the Royal City to reach its peak.

But still, most of this is thanks to the help of that Holy Saint…

“Wutong, in your opinion, if a person’s early actions are contradictory to their later one, what could be the reason for it?”

Wutong, who had originally intended to take her leave, was surprised by the question.

Her movements halted slightly, and a hint of puzzlement appeared in her eyes.

She glanced at the Empress, who was still engrossed in reviewing documents as if she were working diligently. It was as if she was lost in thought and was not the one who asked the question.

However, Wutong was well aware that she’s not having an auditory hallucination.

So she began to contemplate the question posed by her majesty.

There could be many answers to this question.

People were inherently complex beings, and contradictory actions were not uncommon.

It could be because they discovered new clues after completing one action, leading to a change in their later one.

It could also be due to having an illness, or simply acting on impulse…

However, her Majesty should be able to understand this kind of matter.

So, what her Majesty is asking should be why someone who should not act contradictory has inexplicably done something contradictory?

After Wutong pondered this point, she came up with several suitable answers… and discreetly added a bit of her own speculation.

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