“Allow Ibeiya to become the new queen of this kingdom!”
Sisaiya’s voice reverberated around the hall, and the women stopped their chatter as all eyes were fixed on Xiao Lin’s direction. None of them were surprised. It was obvious that the succubi had already discussed that suggestion in the last two days.
Ibeiya opened her mouth in shock, staring at the beautiful woman in disbelief and immediately rejecting the idea, “I don’t want to! You definitely have some tricks in mind!”
Xiao Lin fell silent, patting Ibeiya’s head and whispering a few words to console her. He then looked at Sisaiya. Xiao Lin was not shocked either; the idea had surfaced in his mind after killing Valen. From various perspectives, Ibeiya was the best choice.
Sisaiya looked at Xiao Lin and smiled. “I guess you’ve already considered that too. The Rosa Kingdom needs a new ruler. Everyone knows the current king can’t hold on for long. Originally, you might have been able to pick out an obedient puppet from the royalty that was sent away, but you don’t have time for that now. If you want to defend the city, you’ll need the power of our dark clans. However, we can’t help you for no returns. We need someone to represent us, and someone with the blood of Rosa royalty and the St. Claude clan is the best choice.”
“Is that the suggestion from everyone here?”
“That’s right, you can treat it as something all of our clans have agreed on, and is also the only condition we have to help with the defense of the city.”
Xiao Lin thought about it and said, “I will discuss it with Ambassador Liang, but I hope you can understand. Even if we agree on it, we will still need the approval of Dawn City in the end. Also...”
Pausing, Xiao Lin said softly, “This will need the agreement of Ibeiya herself first.”
Xiao Lin knew that the smart girl would not have missed such a development, but Ibeiya had not revealed her thoughts on it yet, and he would not force anything on her.
No matter what, the short discussion had come up with results. Since Xiao Lin still needed to prepare for the defense of the city, he could not stay for too long, nor was he very used to the atmosphere there. So, he quickly brought Ibeiya away.
In the embassy...
Everyone had already fallen asleep after working through the night, leaving only Liang Taibai awaiting Xiao Lin’s return with a cup of coffee. Xiao Lin was touched and surprised, but did not delay as he immediately recounted Sisaiya’s request. Since it involved Ibeiya, he brought the girl in as well.
Liang Taibai fell into silence. He was the one who instigated the matter, and had sent Xiao Lin to discuss matters with that in mind. He quickly looked over to Ibeiya, saying, “Ibeiya, are you willing?”
Ibeiya had been thinking about that the entire way here. Xiao Lin could not understand what she was thinking, and could only say gently, “Don’t let anything influence you, you just need to tell us what you think.”
Ibeiya’s expression was very weird; it seemed distressed and a little sad, but there were also traces of happiness?
Xiao Lin actually did not understand Ibeiya that much. She was cute and beautiful; if she had been born in a normal family, she would be a princess without any worries. However, her birth meant she had to go through a lot, and her youth had caused her to quickly mature.
Xiao Lin knew that Ibeiya had her own goals, but he was not sure what it was. Rebuilding her clan? Revenge for her father?
After a moment, Ibeiya said with a complicated look, “I don’t know. Give me some time to think. You suddenly want me to be a queen. Isn’t it too sudden?”
“Our time is limited,” Liang Taibai said as he furrowed his eyebrows.
“I only need one night.”
“Fine.”
“I want Big Brother Xiao Lin to accompany me!”
“Ah, that’s fine.” Liang Taibai did not hesitate to sell Xiao Lin out, temporarily assigning the city’s defense to Luo Jianhui. After that, Xiao Lin’s only job for the day was to accompany Ibeiya.
Xiao Lin had nothing to say about it, but was still doubtful as to how Liang Taibai would convince Dawn Academy. However, he did not voice any questions. Xiao Lin had yet to sleep the entire night, but Ibeiya was not that considerate of him. After leaving Liang Taibai’s meeting room, she immediately voiced her request to Xiao Lin.
“I want to go to the palace.”
“You want to see your grandfather? Oh, I mean Rosa’s king.” Xiao Lin felt like the moniker might not be appropriate, and called him the king instead.
“The last time I saw my grandfather was when I was three. After that, my mother and I were chased out of the royal family, and have never returned.” Ibeiya called the king her grandfather, but her cold tone showed that she did not hold any feelings for him.
“No problem there.” Xiao Lin thought about it, adding, “If you want to give that king a hard time, I can help you.”
Ibeiya finally let out a laugh, her face looking much more relaxed.
Xiao Lin already had the power to enter the palace as he pleased, so he brought Ibeiya along to the palace, and got the servants to fetch the king, who was essentially a puppet at that point. After that, he had them all leave. Xiao Lin had wanted to leave as well, but he was worried Ibeiya would suffer if she was left by herself, so he stood by the side instead.
The king had lost a lot of weight in the two days. He had known of the energy stones being stolen as well, and knew it would complicate the defense of the city. He first talked to Xiao Lin about the military minister, expressing his regret, but he then noticed Ibeiya, and looked at Xiao Lin with a confused and questioning expression.
“This is Ibeiya, your granddaughter.” Xiao Lin was looking down on the old man in his heart, but he still introduced them.
The king paused for a long time looking at Ibeiya before softly sighing. “You really look a lot like your mother. I heard you’ve suffered these few years.”
“I was okay,” Ibeiya said casually. “Uncle treats me quite well. I’ve been to a lot of places these two years, and got to know a lot of people–experienced different things.”
“Why did you return after leaving?”
“I’d planned on remaining in Dawn City, but I came back to help Big Brother Xiao Lin.”
“It seems like you have a good relationship with him.”
“It’s at least better than with you!”
“Ah, your personality is a lot like your mothers.”
“Really? My mother died when I was very young, so I don’t really remember much about her.”
...
The two of them chatted like that; to anyone who did not know the situation, it would look like two old friends talking to each other. There was no conflict, no venting. Everything was very calm. It was so calm Xiao Lin felt a sense of surrealness.
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