It's the age of cyber, and you're still a traditional villain?

Chapter 318 Salute to the King's Birth!
"..."

Looking at the naked Dongfang Xiao in front of him, his heart stopped for a while.

No wonder, if you see this kind of drama too much, your heart will become as cold as a fish-killing knife.

In other words, he had long expected that such a day would come - under the influence of "the entropy of evil thoughts", things like Stockholm are simply not too common.

Yes, he prefers to use words like Stockholm because he knows very well that the relationship between himself and the little queen is neither that deep nor that pure.

Because the bond between the two people originally started with interests.

For him, he needs an agent who can control the Hualan Empire, and Dongfang Xiao is naturally the most suitable candidate.

But on the other hand, it may be because there are many Yingying Yanyan around him, and he didn't invest too much in the little queen - to put it bluntly, wasn't it because of that Flag in the first place...

In his opinion, Dongfang Xiao might not be like this.

She hopes to get rid of control and become a true queen, so she seizes the future and commits herself to the evil person herself.

But when she learned the truth later, her mentality would naturally change. From the interactions they had spent building the empire together over the past few days, it could be seen that there was more of a sense of respect between them.

and so……

"You know we're in reality, right?"

Xu Shi said half-jokingly, and at the same time he was reminding Dongfang Xiao that if he did it just because his buddy was leaving, then there was no need.

"Of course I know."

Dongfang Xiao nodded, her tone was serious, but she still looked trembling - the sudden removal of her clothes made her a little cold, and she couldn't help but shiver.

However, her eyes were extremely clear, and it was obvious that this was not an out-of-the-blue idea.

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

Xu Shi asked further, "Don't forget, you are the queen of this country."

"It is precisely because I am the queen that I have to do this."

Dongfang Xiao pursed her lips, stepped forward and hugged his neck, "Do you still remember our previous agreement?"

"I will obey no one but you, and that's all I have."

Her eyes flickered, "Including...my marriage."

She said the word "marriage" very hard, obviously showing her state of mind when she was not sure about it.

"Actually, until you came today, I didn't know how I should face you..."

There was a little more grievance in her tone, "In the final analysis, you took advantage of me, but this was also my own choice, and I paid the price for it."

"That's why I should keep a distance from you. Those, um, bad things in the past should also be sealed away and not even thought about."

"But when you said you were leaving, I suddenly realized that I seemed... unable to live without you."

Her eyes filled with tears as she spoke, "It's true that I don't want you to go. I really rely on you and want you to stay here and build the empire with me..."

"But I know I don't have the right to do this, so...let me say goodbye to you in this way, okay?"

These are all her true words. In the final analysis, she is still a little unhappy because of the unequal master-servant relationship with Xu Shi. As she said, from her perspective, it was "a bad thing" at that time.

But she couldn't deny her admiration for Xu Shi.

Yes, it was worship. She knew very well that when facing Xu Shi, the word "admiration" seemed to be more appropriate than the word "like". It was like a disciple's admiration for his teacher.

Drastic measures to eliminate enemies and reform were things that even the locals could not do, but they were easily accomplished in the hands of an outsider. This alone was enough to make her eyes pop with stars.

At the same time, after spending so long with Xu Shi, she did learn a lot - the previous words of dependence were actually adulterated. Even if Xu Shi really left and never came back, she was confident that she would be able to transfer everything he had laid out for her. Carry forward.

But what she didn't know was that the reason why she had such thoughts was "the entropy of evil thoughts" contributed a lot.

If there was no such layer, the emotions would still be there, but they would never be as strong as they are now.

The most intuitive example is probably Qin Yiyan. Xu Shi didn't bother to give her abilities. It was difficult for her to change her head in a short period of time just by relying on subtle words and actions.

But Dongfang Xiao was actually a fool, so he couldn't think of any other way, so he just decided to devote himself to him.

On the one hand, she planned to use this method to leave some traces in Xu Shi's heart - to be honest, a year ago she was still a clean little white flower, but unfortunately now she has long become the shape of Xu Shi, and has learned a lot of strange things. With his strange knowledge, he naturally thought of such a method.

I’ve been playing pretend all this time, now it’s time to play for real!

Secondly, as she said before, from now on, she will have to decide everything by herself, whether it is running the country or... finding a man.

She didn't have high hopes for marriage, but with Zhuyu in front of her for a long time, she felt like she couldn't look down on anyone else.

"Say goodbye."

Seeing her serious look, Xu Shi couldn't help but smile, "It's not like I won't come back. If you need anything, you can contact me at any time, you know?"

It had to be said that at that moment, he did not see a coy little daughter. Instead, he felt that Dongfang Xiao had really grown up. He was no longer as shy and timid as before, and looked much more chic.

"You are right, we are not saying goodbye."

Dongfang Xiao did not deny his statement, but he also pointed out where she was struggling, "I even want to visit your city-state as a guest in the future... But after all, you won't be by my side during this time."

"We are both master and disciple, and master and servant...you must always let me have something to think about."

Her tone suddenly became slow, "Or... do you want me to find a random man to marry, so that the empire we have built together will be more stable?"

Xu Shi's expression suddenly became unsightly.

I didn’t realize it, how could you, a little girl, still do this?
How could he not hear that the little queen was trying to provoke him with words so that the rest of the matter would fall into place, and finally the raw rice would be cooked.

But this guy's possessiveness is terrifying. How could he not react at all when he heard this?

"Then let me take the liberty."

He no longer hesitated. It was up to her to quell the fire that the little guy had started.

Seeing Xu Shi's reaction, Dongfang Xiao was happy. This was the effect she wanted, wasn't it?

But having said that, if I really get into some kind of political marriage and find a so-called "husband-in-law", I'm afraid I will only have Xu Shi in mind.

Hey, is this just the master’s mission?
She remembered those dirty story books that she had secretly read before, and her face turned red unconsciously.

While she was thinking wildly, Xu Shi had already carried her to the couch in the study.The tearing pain came, and Xu Shi even teased her, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude."

How could the little empress, who had just tasted human life for the first time in her body, withstand his torment like this? She didn't know where her thoughts had gone.

All she could do was clutch the sheets tightly and mumble.

"You are...the real king."

……

Early the next morning, the princes in the court discovered that something was different about Her Majesty the Queen.

Although the royal family now occupies absolute dominance in the empire, she has encountered changes at least, and she can still feel that she is a little distracted.

Including those matters that piled up like snow flakes, she personally took the lead in handling them, but she was always a little unable to do what she wanted, which made her a little more haggard.

But as the night passed, she clearly felt as if she had solved some knot in her heart. She was in high spirits and looked much lighter.

In her movements, she even felt like an emperor scolding Fang Qiu, just like her father.

If you look carefully, it seems to have more charm. From a slightly immature little girl, she has transformed into a new stage.

Everyone among the princes and ministers present knew that Dongfang Xiao was definitely a delicate flower. In the past, they always said that she was a beauty but not useful. The premise was that she was also a beauty.

In the early years, many people wanted to get married, but they were blocked by Cheng Gujian.

It seems even more impossible now - many people still know some details. They know that some time ago, the regent, oh, when he was still the imperial master, Xu Shi often stayed in the same room with Her Majesty the Queen, staying there for a long time.

Yesterday, we stayed at the palace overnight, and it was clear what happened.

Ah this...

Maybe everyone never expected that their empire would eventually fall into the hands of an outsider, and even the queen might already be a member of the family.

But no one is stupid enough to expose it.

First of all, Xu Shi's methods are really more ruthless than Cheng Gujian. If he were not ruthless, he wouldn't be able to defeat Cheng Gujian... If you really want to comment on this kind of thing, there will be no good results.

Secondly, Xu Shi's arrival did indeed bring unprecedented development to the empire, which made it easier for people like them to understand clearly that cooperating with him and the city-states behind him was definitely not a bad thing.

It would be nice if we could continue to be friends with Xu Shi in this way.

The old guys are thinking this way, but they don't have any sense of shame in betraying the Queen in exchange for profits. What can they say after the raw rice is cooked?
Just tacitly agree.

Dongfang Xiao also had no intention of shying away. What he talked about in court today was all about Xu Shi.

"The empire and the City of Night Sin are allies and have everlasting friendship. The current regent wants to return home. As an ally, I also hope to give him a big gift."

Next was the list she had prepared long ago. She prepared some gold, silver and jewelry, but most of them were the more precious liquid "Rust Mist" ore.

Of course, this was discussed long ago. For Xu Shi, these are the only gains he values, including the mining rights of some mineral veins, which he has already obtained. Even if he goes back to the City of Night Sin, he will still Maintain exchanges of trade and resources.

So today this is just a notice, not a discussion with these guys.

What is tactical fallback? (Yiyantang)
He himself was sitting on the spacious dragon chair with Dongfang Xiao. When he heard the little queen's call, he just nodded, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

As he spoke, he hugged her shoulders without hesitation, "I am very homesick, but the exchanges between the two countries will not be temporarily suspended because of this. Her Majesty the Queen has just ascended the throne, and she needs a lot of help from all the royal ministers."

This is not a slip of the tongue, but a very public declaration of sovereignty. Was Dongfang Xiao the queen before?Only the throne that her brothers helped her obtain is the real throne.

At the same time, it is also a warning, don’t think that you can just jump around and behave with your tail between your legs just because I’m not around.

After all, he is now a master and disciple of the same quilt, and he still needs to give him the help he deserves.

All the ministers said yes one after another.

Maybe in the entire history of the Hualan Empire, there has never been such an over-the-top powerful official. He was so rude to Her Majesty the Queen in public. If there was no one here, would you be in direct trouble?
But they could only pretend not to see it, and at most they could cry to their ancestors in their hearts.

Dongfang Xiao's face turned red again, how could this person be so presumptuous!

But when she thought about it carefully, she felt like crying. After all, she was the one who recruited him. What else could she say...

After trying to break free for a few times, she couldn't get away, so she just followed Xu Shi and started to mess around - she didn't have the strength to go from the royal study to the bedroom yesterday, and being able to go to court today was a great achievement for her. .

Oh, by the way, she also has a cute crown mark on the back of her right hand.

Anyone who knows knows what this is.

"Evil thoughts entropy increases", the closed loop is completed.

She couldn't stand up, but Xu Shi was talking about the next thing.

Mainly due to some details of the empire's industrialization - in fact, the timing of returning was quite bad, as it happened to be at the juncture of preparing to lay tracks and build trains.

It’s a big step.

However, the corresponding personnel and technology are already in place. For them from the City of Night Sin, it is still very simple to make such a thing.

Including ships - there is a saying that it did not take long for Sin City to regain its navigation skills, but it was more than enough to teach the people of the Hualan Empire.

After that, both sides will have safer and faster ships, and it will become much easier to communicate with each other and even expand and explore outwards.

Under this premise, even if Xu Shi is arrogant, everyone has to admit that this guy has some abilities.

In a delicate atmosphere, Xu Shi and his party spent their last period in the Hualan Empire.

On the eve of departure.

Empty alleys.

Not only did the royal family give him enough honor as the regent, with Dongfang Xiao personally leading people to see him off, but many people also spontaneously came to see him off.

But in the capacity of the Cat Leader - the common people may not recognize the Regent, but the Cat Leader who benefits the country and the people is enough for them to be grateful for a lifetime.

It seems that without realizing it, everyone here can't live without him.

Looking at the grand scene below, Boss Xu was a little dazed for a moment, as if he had returned to the past.

But in the end, he just waved his hand and shouted out the same line.

"Sail, set sail!"

(End of this chapter)