Due to the nationality of the Shadow Empire and the fact that Duoduo pointed at a certain guy and called him "Dad", the girls in the harem had already determined that Lilith was Chen Rui's "first woman". However, Miss Duoduo's two subsequent "Mom"
", which immediately subverted the previous concepts of girls, or in other words, subverted the perceptions of all relatives and friends.
That "woman of the Shadow Empire" is not Lilith, but... the Shadow Emperor Catherine?
Whether it was Isabella who was full of wits, Laura who was pretending to be stupid, or Shia who was cold and calm, or others... they were all shocked without exception, even Katherine's cousin and Lomon's mistress
Mei Dilu was also shocked.
The only one who was a little confused was the black dragon girl. She wanted to imitate Laura and join in the fun and say "what", but was frightened back by the weird atmosphere.
Chen Rui didn't know that the little Phoenix that he had been dreaming about was not annihilated, but was reborn in the form of a real daughter. He didn't even know that Miss Duoduo's "Mom and Dad" had already caused the harem to face the biggest earthquake. His eyes fell on
Katharine appeared on the opposite side.
The shadow cloak, one of the seven artifacts, could not be seen behind Katherine. The blue and white dress seemed to be participating in a ceremony rather than a duel. The white covering her face was also much thinner than usual, and could be faintly seen.
Those exquisite and perfect facial features.
It was Katherine who spoke first: "You're here."
From the very beginning, it seemed to be about being anti-customer, which is also in line with Kathleen's style.
"Yes." Chen Rui responded, and immediately realized that the voices of the two people seemed to be amplified by some kind of prop, and actually spread far away, probably through special transmission. It spread to the entire territory, and he couldn't help but frown.
Kathleen smiled indifferently: "As for personal victory or defeat, there is no suspense or significance in this final. The real final ended two days ago."
This sentence made Chen Rui slightly stunned. Before the battle started, Kathleen actually said such words frankly with the sound transmission spreading. Is this the rhythm of admitting defeat?
Did she solemnly make an appointment in advance to admit defeat in public? Chen Rui was confused when he saw Katherine shaking her head again and changing her tone: "But, for the Shadow Empire, the three empires and even the entire demon world,
Said. The 'finals' have just begun, today will be the decisive and critical moment."
Chen Rui asked tentatively: "Why do you say that?"
Kathleen looked him directly in the eyes: "I said, the final will be the time when everything will be revealed."
"You mean, a certain 'choice question'?"
"This should be the last time, a multiple-choice question between us."
Through the transmission set up by Kathleen, the conversation between the two was broadcast in the arena, in the Iron Fist territory, and through live television throughout the entire demon world. The first few sentences still sounded like psychological tactics before taking action, but the following words sounded a bit different.
, many sensitive people already have strange looks on their faces.
A multiple choice question between "us"?
These words seemed particularly ambiguous to the ears of the harem group among the distinguished guests in the arena. The girls who were still skeptical at first were finally convinced. Katherine was indeed the "woman of the Shadow Empire"!
The most beautiful woman in the devil world, the most wise queen!
A certain bastard is hiding a lot!
Lilith and Terdira felt the terrifying aura and shuddered in unison.
"Before that, I have a few questions to ask." Catherine was not in a hurry to tell the "multiple choice question" that made the harem itch. "During the last peace talks between the Three Kingdoms, you proposed the composition of three empires.
The 'National Alliance' in the true sense allows the people of the entire demon world to stay away from war and enjoy peace. I would like to hear a specific explanation."
The specific terms of this kind of negotiation between empires were originally secret, but now Catherine was openly asking about it in front of the entire demon world, which made Chen Rui startled.
Kathleen added: "Why are you hesitating? Or is that proposal just an excuse to deceive and delay when you are in a weak position?"
"No, I'm just thinking about how to speak." Chen Rui already vaguely understood Kathleen's intention, "This alliance of countries can be called a 'confederacy'. The confederation itself is not a sovereign country, and each member state still has sovereignty.
Independent countries each have legislative, administrative, diplomatic, military, financial and other powers. Countries will achieve comprehensive cooperation and sharing in technology, economy, resources and other aspects, share weal and woe, and share interests. Resolutions related to the alliance can be passed
Summit endorsement comes into effect..."
Chen Rui explained the "confederacy" he knew eloquently. In his original plane of earth, the British Commonwealth and the Commonwealth of Independent States were all confederations.
Although the Confederation and the Federation both belong to a composite state structure, there is a big difference between them. To put it simply, the Confederation is a "union of countries", while the Federation is a "union of countries". In the form of the three major empires in the Demon World,
It seems that confederation is the most suitable form of alliance.
Confederation is Chen Rui's ultimate goal to achieve unification and peace in the demon world. The economic war, military parade, and participation in the competition he planned are all for this purpose. Show your fists first, and then reason. Unexpectedly, Kathleen actually has a clear mind.
He took the initiative to bring up this topic, and it was under such a highly anticipated occasion.
The current situation in the demon world is not optimistic. The Fallen Angel Empire has achieved an overwhelming absolute advantage in both economic and military terms. The next situation will definitely be a joint fight between the Blood Demon Empire and the Shadow Empire against the Fallen Angel Empire, which may even trigger a war.
The people certainly do not want war to happen, especially after witnessing the terrifying force of the Fallen Angel Empire during the military parade, and coupled with the impact of the currency crisis, they are even more fearful. The proposal of this "confederacy" brought an unexpected turn of events, which made the demon world
The people saw the hope of true peace. The most important thing is that this new system was personally proposed by the prince husband of the Fallen Angel Empire, "Agulie".
Katherine asked some more representative questions, and Chen Rui answered them one by one. In some public places, more and more people gathered in front of the magic TV, listening carefully, seeming to have forgotten that this was supposed to be a
A fierce battle.
After the Q&A, Kathleen took a few deep breaths and nodded: "Thank you for your answer, now you have two choices. First, declare war on the Shadow Empire and the Blood Evil Empire with powerful force, and start your absolute rule.
Or. You can also take off your mask, reveal your true face, and shock the entire demon world. Even if you don’t count your personal force, super strong men will not participate in the war. With your terrifying means of manipulating the economy, coupled with the extremely powerful military power at hand, you
It is also the well-deserved number one in the demon world. Of course, the Shadow Empire will not surrender, and I believe Lei Chan will be the same. Even if you can win the final victory, you will still pay a considerable price. The second option is to form a confederation alliance among the three countries, but
, you must swear on your soul that you will never interfere in any government affairs of the Confederacy. As long as the Confederacy truly exists, you will forever give up war and give up your rule and control over the demon world. The control I am talking about is not only the use of force and military.
Including your incredible economic warfare methods."
One is war and absolute rule, and the other is giving up war and rule. Moreover, judging from Catherine's words, "Agulie" is the real hand that controls the Fallen Angel Empire, or in other words, this prince's husband can fully represent him.
Wife Shia the Great.
As soon as these two choices came out, many people started talking in low voices.
"Always give up rule?" Chen Rui pondered for a moment. "I want to know if there is a third option."
Katherine was silent for a moment and replied: "Yes, that means killing me in this duel. Or I will burn my life and fight you to the end. As long as I die, you don't need to make any choice."
"It turns out that you came here with the determination to die. If I choose the first one, you will do the same." Chen Rui looked at Kathleen's robe and nodded slightly, "No wonder the shadow cloak is not there.
It seems that you have entrusted a lot of things to you in the past two days. Since you have completely arranged your successor and funeral arrangements, then based on the unspoken rules that super-powerful people are not allowed to interfere in ordinary wars, your death will not bring any shadow.
The empire's combat power has had too great an impact, but it will arouse the bloodiness and morale of all the soldiers, and the soldiers will win... However, you have sacrificed your most precious life like this... In addition to the throne, except for your responsibility,
What do you have left besides your people? Do you think it’s worth it?”
Katherine looked at him quietly, and solemnly gave the answer word for word: "It's worth it."
The originally noisy arena suddenly fell silent, and so did the VIP room. At this moment, Athena, Laura, Isabella...including Lilith, all fell silent and looked at the veiled man.
The lonely and determined figure of the woman suddenly understood many things.
Shia felt the deepest feeling, and a trace of deep sadness flashed across her indifferent purple eyes.
"Dad, mom..."
Duoduo, who had just calmed down, suddenly jerked away. Athena was suddenly unable to hold her steady. She was thrown away and rushed out of the VIP room. Her small body suddenly turned into a streak of fire and rushed into the sky. Laura reacted the fastest
, a red light flashed in his hand, trying to use fire to control fire, and stop Duoduo without hurting her. At this time, he heard a phoenix cry, and the fire suddenly turned into the shadow of a small phoenix,
Not only did Laura's power fail to stop it, but it was borrowed by the Phoenix, and she flew away faster and faster, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.
Looking at the image of the little phoenix, Athena suddenly thought of something and showed a look of disbelief.
"You are still so stubborn... For the millions of people behind you and for the responsibilities on your shoulders, you have given up too many things, even your own life." Chen Rui sighed and stretched out his hand to his face.
Mask, "To show my respect for you, I will give you the real answer."
At this moment, everyone held their breath and focused on the hand holding the mask.
Take off the mask, reveal your true face, and shock the entire demon world? Declare war on the Shadow Empire and the Blood Evil Empire with powerful power, and start the pace of absolute rule?
Are we finally going to face war? Many people are worried.
The mask was slowly taken off, revealing a familiar face, a face that had appeared in the Shadow Empire Artifact Maker Competition and the Fallen Angel Empire Alchemy Master Competition, Master Arthur.
This is not his true appearance.
Katherine's heart was shocked, and she already understood the meaning of this face.
Immediately, the face showed her a vaguely familiar smile and said three words: "You win."
These three words spread far and wide and fell in everyone's ears.
"I swear on my soul that as long as the Confederacy truly exists, and as long as there is real peace in the demon world, I will always give up war, and give up the rule and control of the demon world." Chen Rui smiled and looked at her, "What I want to say is.
This is actually my biggest wish.”
This oath is tantamount to a public declaration of giving up war. As long as Lei Chan and Catherine agree to establish a peaceful and mutually beneficial confederacy, the war that the people are most worried about will not happen again and true peace will usher in.
In an instant, the entire arena, the entire territory, and the entire demon world burst into cheers. Even as far away as the ancient battlefield, you can hear the cheers.
Looking at that smile and listening to the distant cheers, Kathleen's body trembled. It was as if some strong force that had been supporting her was quietly disappearing.
She stood up straight again: "I want to know the name of that piece of music now."
"That piece of music" was heard when she went directly to the Dark Moon as Christina to give Chen Rui an ultimatum. Although she had only heard it once, she liked this piece of music very much.
The deep and sentimental music sounded in my dreams countless times.
Chen Rui suddenly realized what was going to happen, but was not sure about it. A strange look appeared in his eyes as he spoke the answer.
""Eternal Guard"."
Katherine closed her eyes gently, and the dreamy notes seemed to ring in her ears again.
In the Youye Wetland, this man tried his best to transport Bai Luo.
Crystal Valley, he crushed his heart without hesitation.
The small plain of Jergo Fortress. Facing Lei Chan, who was unbeatable, he smiled and said to her, "Go quickly."
In the fatal fire of Nirvana, he desperately hugged her who was almost annihilated. "I caught you."
"If your obsession is to protect everyone, then my current obsession is just to protect you."
Eternal protection.
Katherine opened her eyes, and all the "hims" overlapped. They merged into one person, the man in front of her. Just like the city in the sky under the moonlight, the people in her dreams and memories have changed.
It has become the most real existence that can be touched.
Katherine's vision became hazy, and the veil on her face suddenly turned into smoke and disappeared, revealing her perfect face.
For the first time, she showed her appearance unabashedly in front of everyone and faced him.
Her stunning beauty, combined with the power of five nirvanas, made her appearance and temperament perfect. Now she is even half inferior to Laura.
This made the audience, who had been noisy just now, become silent again.
Katherine suddenly laughed: "Eternal protection? Can I understand it as being as stupid as ever?"
Chen Rui also smiled: "Of course."
Katherine looked at Chen Rui quietly, without suppressing the tears slowly falling from her eyes: "So, are you still willing to accept such a woman who is not only stupid, but also stubborn, selfish, fickle, and ruthless?"
She never thought that one day she would ask such a question to a man on such an occasion.
However, now she asked it like this, throwing away all hesitation.
She never thought that she would admit defeat to this man in front of the entire demon world.
However, when he smiled and said the words "you win", she knew that she lost.
Completely defeated by this man.
In the arena, everyone in front of the Magic TV was shocked again. They were even more shocked than when they heard about the confederacy before. Even a fool could see the relationship between the two.
The most beautiful woman in the demon world, the most wise man, the queen of the shadow empire, actually...
And that man is the husband of the Queen of the Fallen Angel Empire!
Chen Rui looked deeply into those beautiful, sparkling eyes, and his eyes began to heat up. He took a deep breath, lowered his head slightly, and stretched out his hand: "As always, this is my honor."
Katherine gently stretched out her hand, which seemed to be shaking a little, but finally grabbed his hand, hugged and kissed him without passion, just holding hands like this, as if holding the most important thing in each other's lives.
"I have always been afraid that if we pass by each other, we will drift apart. I am afraid that I will not be able to defeat time, and my memory of you will gradually fade away. Fortunately, you caught me. Once again."
"Apart from the throne, apart from responsibilities, apart from the people, I...I finally have you."
"Thank you for being as always, my love, my only man, my daughter's...father."
The last few words shocked Chen Rui. He suddenly felt the heat in his left arm that was stronger than ever before. He tore open his clothes and saw a circular mark on it. The totem in the center of the mark was a phoenix spreading its wings.
.
Fire Phoenix.
Chen Rui's heart started to beat violently. When he suddenly looked up, he saw a light of fire speeding towards him in the sky. In the fire, there was the shadow of a little phoenix.
"dad!"
Chen Rui was struck by thunder and immediately stayed there. The ejected little figure came to his eyes in the blink of an eye, transformed into a pretty little girl, and rushed into his arms.
A strange face, but with a familiar feeling. Especially the familiar voice and familiar movements.
Chen Rui reached out his hand tremblingly, and gently touched the little girl's tearful face in disbelief. It was so real and so warm.
"Duoduo!" Without the slightest hesitation, she hugged that little body tightly. Her tears could no longer be controlled and flowed out crazily.
No matter how Duoduo was resurrected, whether she was a phoenix or something else, fortunately, he did not lose her in the end.
Katherine was slightly surprised. Without any introduction or guidance, the daughter who had never met her father directly found Chen Rui, and Chen Rui directly called out her daughter's name.
This human being once told some stories. Perhaps as the story said, in the previous life, they were relatives, father and daughter.
Laura and others who came from a distance looked at Chen Rui, who was hugging Duo Duo tightly and bursting into tears. Everyone fell silent, and no one made a sound to disturb. (To be continued...)
ps: Duoduo and her father are finally reunited, and Her Majesty the Queen, who has always been persistent, finally gives in. Friends who like it, please subscribe or like it.
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