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Chapter 29: Wouldn’t You Be Better Suited as an Empress?:
Although Ling Ye was indeed the number one in the world, he couldn’t claim that position openly!
Otherwise... it would certainly arouse suspicion from Ye Tianji.
Upon hearing Ling Ye's words, Ye Lin slightly furrowed her delicate eyebrows. So... even he didn’t fully understand the depths of the martial world?
If he truly were number one, then uniting the martial world would be incredibly simple!
Unfortunately... he wasn’t! Or rather... it was uncertain whether he was or not! This complicates things... but it was still achievable!
"Why do you want me to help you with this?" Ling Ye curiously asked. Affairs of the martial world and the court shouldn’t concern a princess like her, right?
Ye Lin didn’t respond immediately.
Instead, she reached out her hand, and a black staff appeared in her hand. She gently drew the blood-red sword from it with both hands and then asked Ling Ye, "Do you recognize this sword?"
Looking at the sword, Ling Ye smiled, "The sword used by the assassin three years ago, the only one in the world forged from true Bloodflame Divine Iron. Your court once made it public; who wouldn’t know?"
Of course, he recognized this sword.
From the very beginning, he knew the sword was here because... he understood this sword better than anyone else!
More than anyone could possibly imagine!
This was also why he couldn’t tell Ye Lin everything truthfully.
"Yes, this is the sword." Ye Lin sheathed the blade and then looked at Ling Ye with her beautiful eyes.
In a low voice, she said, "I’m going to tell you something, but... no matter what, you must not let a third person know! Even after you know, you must pretend you don’t!"
"Oh? What is it?" Ling Ye asked, slightly intrigued.
"Promise me first!" Ye Lin’s expression was serious. This matter wasn’t something she should tell anyone because it was an imperial decree from her father! By telling Ling Ye now, she was already defying her father's command!
"I promise you." Ling Ye nodded.
Ye Lin looked at Ling Ye with her beautiful eyes and then said heavily, "Three years ago... the assassin who tried to kill my father is still alive!"
As soon as she said this, Ling Ye pretended to be shocked, "Is that so?"
"The assassin escaped back then! Only the sword was left behind!" Ye Lin continued, "To intimidate the world, my father claimed the assassin had been captured!"
"Heh, that’s incredible! A single person fought against the Twelve Stars of Tianwu and your father, and yet... managed to escape?" Ling Ye chuckled.
"Not only did he escape, but... he also left a wound on my father! A fatal sword wound!" Ye Lin continued, "And because of that wound, my father... probably doesn’t have much time left!"
"Hmm... not much time left?" Ling Ye narrowed his eyes and continued, "So, in a way, the assassination three years ago was a success?"
"Yes! It was a success!" Ye Lin nodded heavily, "And because of this, my father is now deciding who will inherit the throne!"
Ling Ye nodded and looked at her, waiting for her to continue.
"My father has already stated that whichever of the two princes can make the entire martial world submit to the Ye Xuan Dynasty will become the next emperor!" Ye Lin continued, "That’s why I need you to help me take over the martial world!"
Upon hearing this, Ling Ye immediately understood.
This was the reason she wanted to unite the martial world!
But... this matter didn’t seem to concern her, did it?
The throne would be inherited by one of the two princes, after all!
"Are you... helping your two brothers? Which one are you supporting?" Ling Ye asked.
"I’m not supporting either!" Ye Lin replied.
"Not supporting either? Then you mean..." Ling Ye furrowed his eyebrow slightly.
"I... am helping myself!" Ye Lin said heavily.
As soon as she said this, Ling Ye looked at her with a somewhat surprised expression.
He gazed into her golden eyes, at her stunningly beautiful face.
He saw the ambition in her eyes!
Then, Ling Ye smiled.
"So... you want to be the emperor?" Ling Ye asked, "You want to inherit the throne?"
This woman was indeed extraordinary.
She even wanted to compete with her two brothers for the throne?
She actually wanted to be the emperor?
A woman wanting to be the emperor?
"Why not?" Ye Lin stared at Ling Ye.
Her eyes were filled with determination and confidence!
She was confident she could outdo her two brothers!
She was confident she could accomplish what her two brothers couldn’t!
She was always more capable than her two brothers!
Whether in martial arts or intelligence!
Ling Ye smiled again and nodded.
It was possible!
A woman could certainly be an emperor!
After all, the throne was for whoever was capable enough to claim it!
But... wouldn’t she be better suited as an empress?
When he becomes the emperor, she could be the empress!
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