The Way of the Empress

It was Zhuo Yang’s first time hosting a banquet. But having been to many, coupled with the old butler and Allen’s assistance, and Moodys by his side, he can be considered as having supported the occasion successfully.

When almost all the guests had arrived, Moodys clinked his glass, grabbing everyones attention to the speech platform on the second floor. In front of everyone and the live media cameras, he formally answered the question everyone was curious about: “This time, my body is able to recover all thanks to my spouse, Zhuo Yang…”

At this time, there is no need for them to continue to hide Zhuo Yang’s spiritual power.

Being open and honest is the best choice for them.

And Zhuo Yang can also finally enjoy all the honors of his SS-level, as the most spiritually powerful guide in the empire.

When Moodys’ first sentence fell, everyone’s minds were unclear and foggy. Don’t know what Moodys’ physical recovery has to do with Zhuo Yang, a B-level guide?

Some people even treated it as Moodys saying a polite thank you to his spouse before starting the speech.

However, when Moodys’s next sentence fell, everyone was shocked.

“It was he who risked death, suffering through a very painful treatment, and restored his original SS-level spiritual power that was injured by a forbidden drug. Only then, did he rescue me.” Moodys looked at Zhuo Yang in front of everyone and said: “This kind of battle with the heavens is a gamble. We rubbed shoulders with the god of death countless times, for this one in ten thousand possibility… And because of the god of destiny’s favor, we won this bet. So today, standing here, I still feel that the person I should be most grateful for is my spouse…”

As soon as Moodys’s voice fell, everyone couldn’t believe it at all, and their brains shut down.

What? Zhuo Yang is a SS-level guide, isn’t he a lowly B-level guide? Wasn’t his mental power permanently damaged by the drugs given by his stepmother?

Can such irreversible damage be recoverable? Can he restore his SS-level strength?

Everyone was stubborn and felt that something impossible had happened.

Rand took a step back in disbelief and looked at Zhuo Yang, standing side by side with the crown prince on the high platform on the second floor.

How come?

How could this be? How can there be a SS-level guide in this world?

He is the most spiritual guide in the entire empire, isn’t he? Could it be that after losing the opportunity to become the queen of the future, Zhuo Yang would even take away this point of honor?

The faces of the Corey family and the Fang family are not very attractive.

Secretary General Gordon Corey looked at the out-of-reach guide on the stage. His face changed on the spot, regret and shock kept flashing across his face, which he quickly covered well.

On the contrary, after the initial shock, the Zhuo family was ecstatic…

Their family… Their family had a SS-level guide!

Osphia has not produced a SS-level guide for many years. The ability of SS-level guides is so strong that it exceeds people’s imaginations. There hasn’t been one in hundreds of years. It is the wealth and treasure of the entire country.

Almost everyone present at the scene began discussing the startling news in incredibly low voices, raising their eyes surreptitiously to look at Zhuo Yang, just like looking at a rare and exotic animal.

“He gave me this life of mine, because of him… I can stand here today. I will be grateful to him for the rest of my life.” Moodys said, fixing his gaze at Zhuo Yang.

As soon as these words came out, even if many people looked down on the decline of the Zhuo family and felt that their family had the ability to compete with Zhuo Yang for the status of crown princess, they could only rest such thoughts.

Zhuo Yang is a SS-level guide, and his abilities are the treasure of the empire.

In addition, the crown prince said in public today that Zhuo Yang saved his life. Zhuo Yang’s position is completely stable, and no one can shake it anymore.

In the future, if the crown prince wanted to repent and failed Zhuo Yang… I’m afraid it would be too much.

“I love you, Your Highness.” Zhuo Yang looked back at Moodys, curled his lips and smiled.

As he spoke, he gently tiptoed up and left a kiss on the scar on Moodys’s face.

Their lives have been completely tied together now.

No matter good or bad, no matter wind or rain, they will walk along side by side…

Everyone present came to their senses after witnessing such a scene.

“Papa Papa—” Applause roared. No one knew who started, but within moments, everyone was applauding. At this moment, this husband-husband pair is the most shining existence.

The banquet did not last very long. After saying what he wanted to say, Zhuo Yang, Moodys, and some nobles and dignitaries exchanged a few words at random, and people began to leave one after another.

Zhuo Yang took advantage of the time Moodys was talking to Gu Che and found a place to take a break.

He didn’t want to, but was stopped halfway.

“Hello, respectable crown princess, Your Majesty the future Queen.” Gordon walked over and greeted Zhuo Yang in a decent manner.

Zhuo Yang was not surprised that he would come over to find him. “Hello, Grand Secretary Gordon Corey.”

They pretended to be unfamiliar again, but Zhuo Yang was feeling more delighted than last time.

“Is it convenient to talk?” Gordon asked, Seeing Moodys who was talking with someone not far away, his face sank slightly, but he still maintained a courteous expression on his face.

Zhuo Yang smiled lazily, and he responded: “Of course.”

This time, they were playing in Zhuo Yang’s home court. He didn’t hide and generously led Gordon to an unmanned, secluded place. His tone was quite condescending, no longer bothering to disguise himself, when he spoke: “If you have anything, you can just say it. Secretary General Gordon.”

“Zhuo Yang… I really didn’t expect it. You are actually a hidden SS-level guide. Zhuo Yang, I really underestimated you. It seems that I was the one being played by you before.” Unlike others, Gordon knows a lot about Zhuo Yang secretive actions guarding against his stepmother, and was also used as a sharp blade by Zhuo Yang.

He did not believe that Zhuo Yang was harmed by the banned drugs, and then treated by the crown prince’s medical team. Him being in pain to regain his mental strength and saving the crown prince, were merely the crown prince’s high-sounding words to the people.

Since when can damaged spiritual power from banned drugs be reversed?

Therefore, Zhuo Yang must have been an SS-level guide from the beginning, but hid and disguised it as a B-level.

Although he didn’t know how Zhuo Yang did it, but based on his understanding of Zhuo Yang—

From the very start, from Zhuo Yu’s elopement and Zhuo Yang’s ‘forced’ marriage with the crown prince, it was all calculated by Zhuo Yang.

At this time, if he still didn’t know that Zhuo Yang was playing him, he would be a fool.

“To each their own, Secretary General. From the very beginning, didn’t you come with the idea of ​​using me?” Zhuo Yang looked at his changing face and felt very refreshed. “I’m just the other way around, taking advantage of you. Which of us is more noble? Who is playing tricks on whom?”

At this moment, he doesn’t have to lie anymore.

“So… everything was planned from the beginning, Zhuo Yang?” Gordon’s face suddenly became extremely ugly, and he sighed ironically. “You really dared bet, Your Highness. Even with the body of His Royal Highness you dared make such a big bet?”

Although, he had already guessed that Zhuo Yang had been using him, he thought he had been using Zhuo Yang as well. But Zhuo Yang had been using him the entire time, between each success.

Having the truth spoken aloud, Zhuo Yang admitted it, and stopped pretending.

But it was a hard pill for Gordon to swallow.

Unexpectedly, he was wise, but he let a guide he thought was a fool, use him.

“Life is a gamble. If you dare not bet, how can you have a chance to win and make a comeback?” Zhuo Yang smiled lightly and said.

Gordon stared at him fiercely and gritted his teeth: “Aren’t you afraid that you will lose the bet and will never recover?”

“What’s the use of being afraid? Fear will only hinder you for a lifetime. Only by squeezing all the bets, can you have a chance to turn over and reach the top. The great Secretary General Gordon, like me, climbed up from the mud. Don’t you understand this truth?” Zhuo Yang looked at him with interest, finally feeling the sense of being a knife and the man being a fish.

Gordon looked at his almost unreal beautiful face, not knowing whether it was praise or derogation, and opened his mouth somewhat ironically: “You are really amazing! Not afraid of ruination and losing yourself.”

“Thank you for the praise. You should know that reaching the highest peak that a guide can reach, and becoming the queen of the empire is my lifelong dream.” Zhuo Yang didn’t care about the irony in his tone. He was even a little shamelessly proud as he spoke. “Saying whether or not I’m afraid of losing now doesn’t make sense… because the result is I won, and won completely.”

After the military parade, Osphia’s power has almost all been transferred to Moodys. Emperor Winston was more or less in a semi-abdicated state.

The relationship between Queen Catherine and Moodys is at odds. Although he is only the crown princess, in fact, Osphia has no more effective and powerful guide than him.

Gordon sneered, and couldn’t help asking: “You look like this- aren’t you afraid of your crown prince finding out?” Moodys, an idealist who pays attention to human rights, shouldn’t like these types of guides like Zhuo Yang.

“What am I afraid of?” Zhuo Yang looked at him with a smile. In order to achieve his goal, he has always said three true and seven false words in front of others. “I saved the life of His Highness, and he owes me his life. That’s the truth.”

Gedeng looked at Zhuo Yang for a while, only to realize what Zhuo Yang meant. He couldn’t help but sigh deeply. “Terrible… You are such a terrible person.”

Moodys Bricania’s popularity and personal appeal are extremely strong throughout Osphia, and no one can surpass it. For most of the people, he is faith.

Even after Zhuo Yang got a lot of popular support and goodwill because of his outstanding looks and manners after their marriage, it was still imaginary and  came from Moodys.

If Moodys has a dispute with Zhuo Yang in the future and separates, there is almost no doubt that everyone will stand on Moody’s side and will not support and sympathize with Zhuo Yang.

Because Moodys is a national hero. Zhuo Yang is, after all, just a shadow married to Moodys because of a marriage contract. No matter how well he behaves, it will be like this.

But today, in front of the media, the people of the whole country, and everyone, Moodys said that Zhuo Yang struggled with life and death in order to save him. Recovering his mental strength after almost losing his life and saving Moodys, made a big difference.

Moodys’ life was saved by Zhuo Yang, and Zhuo Yang is also a precious SS-level guide.

After this, if Moodys and Zhuo Yang’s feelings change, and their positions are not in harmony with each other… he’s afraid that it will be pointed out immediately…

A Zhuo Yang who can make Moodys say this in public is really an amazing person.

But that’s true… Even a scheming man like him is toyed by Zhuo Yang. How can the idealist crown prince be Zhuo Yang’s opponent?

He’s afraid he didn’t know he was beguiled by Zhuo Yang’s glamorous skin, but it was actually a black hole disguised as a the gentle village.

“Thanks for the compliment.” Zhuo Yang didn’t care that others thought him too highly, nor did he intend to explain to Gordon. He only regarded it as a compliment, and very calmly accepted those words.

Gordon woke up and didn’t dare to look at Zhuo Yang as a tool he could handle at will. He asked in a deep voice, “I wonder what Your Highness’s purpose for saying so much to me?”

After seeing the terror of Zhuo Yang, he only felt that what Zhuo Yang did was all purposeful.

If there is no purpose, he will not agree to talk to him privately.

“I think our previous cooperation was quite enjoyable. I hope we can continue to cooperate in the future.” Zhuo Yang casually fiddled with the watch on his lower wrist, and got straight to the point.

Gordon is a very useful tool he is reluctant to give up.

In the past, Gordon had always been in contact to take advantage of him. In the future, it will be his turn to take advantage of Gordon.

Gordon looked down at his shoes, and said nothing for a while.

“I know, you’re afraid those other careful thoughts and calculations before. But now in this situation, it seems that you can’t continue with those. There is only one choice. That is – to follow me.” Zhuo Yang raised his brows, his eyes full of arrogance.

Gordon tried his best to restrain himself and asked: “I don’t know what Your Highness wants me to do?”

“I haven’t thought of it yet. It’s just that our previous cooperation was quite pleasant. How about it? Do you want to continue? Don’t worry, you won’t be without benefits.” Zhuo Yang chuckled lightly.

Gordon smiled bitterly: “Do I have any other options?”

“Of course not.” Zhuo Yang was already the victor.

From the moment Moodys recovered, all of Gordon’s wishful thinking was lost. He could only choose to listen to him and be his pawn, or become a discarded pawn that is no longer used, until he was overtaken or given up by his brother.

In that case, working hard all his life would be more painful than death for people like Gordon who climbed up from the muddy depths.

He can only choose to be a pawn, and he will only choose to be his pawn.

 

 

That’s right, Gordon. You were toyed with!

 

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