612: Princess?

Su Chen chuckled softly, his other hand moving like a swimming Dragon to grasp Li Qingyue's other side.

A gasp rang out again, and Li Qingyue's breathing began to quicken.

Su Chen smiled faintly and said, "Everything you've said is fine. I will help you seize the throne, but in return, you must also give me some benefits."

The meaning behind his words was extremely obvious; even Li Qingyue understood it.

"Your verbal promise is no guarantee..."

Su Chen immediately interrupted, "I swear by the Dao that I will help you seize the throne."

As soon as he finished speaking, a faint aura of the Dao enveloped him.

Su Chen had long since disguised his aura multiple times, so he was not at all afraid of direct contact with the Dao.

A Dao Oath! My heavens!

Li Qingyue had not expected Su Chen to be so decisive. A Dao Oath was the most terrifying of oaths; once sworn, it had to be fulfilled, or else the Dao would obliterate the oath-breaker.

In the entire Cloud Firmament Realm, there was even a recorded instance of an Immortal Venerable being killed for violating a Dao Oath.

Su Chen's direct swearing of a Heavenly Dao Oath immediately left Li Qingyue at a loss, to the point where she didn't even know if she should resist the excessive things Su Chen was doing.

"The Dao Oath has been sworn. Isn't it time for you to give me my benefits?"

Li Qingyue's heart skipped a beat, but she still lowered her head, ready to submit to his whims.

The next day, Li Qingyue's disheveled figure emerged. Just as she was about to leave, she turned to look at Su Chen and said with an aggrieved expression, "Don't forget what you said."

Watching her retreating figure, Su Chen couldn't help but shake his head. Why was this girl so easy to trick?

Of course, one couldn't really call it trickery; this girl was just too trusting.

The power struggle for the throne of the Nine Star Empire was actually not that severe; there was no threat to life, after all, with the Empress suppressing things. How could she possibly allow the Empire to fall into chaos?

Therefore, most of the struggles for the throne were conducted through proper means, such as the Empress setting up an arena, or other fair and upright methods, so there was no risk of life.

Perhaps her willingness to trust him so easily had something to do with the Dao of Dual Cultivation?

Su Chen's eyes were calm as he suddenly spoke, "Have you seen enough, President Li?"

When his voice fell, it remained silent.

But after a while, a figure walked out from the doorway. Her expression was somewhat awkward. In truth, she definitely hadn't seen anything just now; Su Chen had shielded the room, and she couldn't see through it at all.

However, judging by Li Qingyue's condition just now, she definitely knew something.

Li Ruoxin couldn't help but feel worried. She had only given Li Qingyue a little suggestion, but she hadn't expected this girl to give her greatest price to Su Chen so quickly.

Once a man obtains something, he won't cherish it.

She didn't know if what she had done had harmed her.

Li Ruoxin bowed slightly to Su Chen and said in a calm tone, "Young Master, that girl Qingyue is naive. Please, do not deceive her."

She knew that Su Chen had an extraordinary background, and that his own strength was extremely formidable.

But even if Su Chen were more powerful, she would not allow anyone to harm Li Qingyue.

Su Chen said indifferently, "I will not go back on what I have promised."

Upon hearing this, Li Ruoxin breathed a sigh of relief and then turned and left.

Once there was no one left in the room, Su Chen lay on the mat, unable to help but shake his head. He had indeed been acting a bit dissolute recently.

Back in the Immortal Realm, although he wasn't averse to affairs between men and women, he had strict requirements for his partners; at the very least, he wouldn't have gotten involved with a woman so easily.

But now, he felt completely indifferent to it.

Was it the influence of the Dao of Dual Cultivation? It must be!

Su Chen blamed it all on the Dao of Dual Cultivation.

However, this feeling of experiencing the Mortal World was actually quite good. Seeing different people and experiencing different things was much better than staying in Mount Wangyun all the time as he had before.

For the next few days, Su Chen continued to stroll around the Imperial City.

Until three days had passed, when Li Qingyue came knocking again.

"Um... could you come with me for a moment?"

When Li Qingyue looked at Su Chen, her gaze was full of evasion; she dared not look him in the eye at all.

She didn't know what was going on. For the past two days, Su Chen's image had kept appearing in her mind, and she couldn't forget it no matter what. In the end, she couldn't resist her own heart and chose to come find Su Chen.

Su Chen followed her, smiling, "What's the matter?"

Li Qingyue hesitated for a moment, feeling a bit embarrassed to speak.

"Go ahead," Su Chen said, somewhat helplessly. "You are my person now; if you need any help, just ask."

"That's not it!!" Li Qingyue immediately stepped forward and covered Su Chen's mouth, then looked around. Only after confirming that no one had heard did she breathe a sigh of relief. However, because she had been quite flustered, her whole body felt like she had thrown herself into Su Chen's arms.

Her Face turned bright red immediately, and she quickly stepped back two paces. "In the future, can you not talk about this? At least... not in public."

Women all care about Face; Su Chen nodded in understanding.

Li Qingyue sighed helplessly. "Your Majesty is holding an auction in three days for the jurisdiction over the three western counties. Once you have jurisdiction, it will be a great help in fighting for the throne."

"I heard from my aunt that you have astonishing financial resources, so... I would like to ask you to help me buy the jurisdiction over the three major counties."

That last sentence seemed to take all her strength.

For Li Qingyue, asking Su Chen for help seemed like something she couldn't bring herself to say; it was extremely difficult to speak of.

Su Chen smiled and shook his head. Li Qingyue thought Su Chen was unwilling to help, so she quickly said, "You promised to help me seize the throne."

Su Chen took two steps forward, gently pulled her into his arms, and then said softly, "What I meant was, there is no need to be so polite. I will just give you the jurisdiction over the three major counties."

"However, I have a question I'm confused about: why must you fight for this throne?"

In Su Chen's view, Li Qingyue truly lacked the ability to hold the throne; her scheming was really quite immature.

Li Qingyue was held in Su Chen's arms, feeling extremely shy. She wanted to push him away, but found she couldn't do it at all.

She sighed helplessly; she had truly fallen into his hands.

Then, her expression became determined. "I want to be like my mother and become an Empress whom everyone admires!"

Just like that? Su Chen immediately raised an eyebrow. He could see the purity in Li Qingyue's eyes; it seemed there really was no other reason.

Li Qingyue simply wanted to become like the Empress because she admired her.

Su Chen nodded and then encouraged her, "Good, I believe you can do it."

Hearing the words of encouragement, Li Qingyue was immediately somewhat incredulous.

She had actually said many times over the years that she wanted to become the Empress, but everyone who heard her would sneer, thinking that she could never replicate the Empress's achievements.

In terms of talent alone, there was a huge gap between her and the Empress.