The nationality of the Shadow Empire, plus Duo Duo pointing to a guy and calling him "Papa", made the girls in the harem already sure that Lilith was Chen Rui's "first woman". However, Miss Dodo's subsequent two calls of "Mom" immediately overturned the previous concept of girls, or in other words, subverted the cognition of all relatives and friends.
That "Woman of the Shadow Empire" is not Lilith, but... the Shadow Emperor Catherine
Whether it's the resourceful Isabella, the foolish Laura, the indifferent and calm Shia or others...all of them are stunned without exception, even Catherine's cousin, Lomon's little Sanmei Di Lu was also stunned.
The only one who was a bit confused was the black dragon chick, who wanted to imitate Lola and join in the fun by saying "what", but was scared back by the weird atmosphere.
Chen Rui didn't know that the little phoenix that had always been in his dreams was not annihilated, but was born again in the form of a real daughter, and he didn't know that Miss Dodo's "Mom and Dad" had caused the harem to face the biggest earthquake, and his eyes were falling on On Catherine who appeared opposite.
Catherine couldn't see the shadow cloak, one of the seven artifacts, behind her. The blue and white dress seemed to be participating in some ceremony rather than a duel. The white covering her face was much thinner than usual, and she could faintly see it. Those exquisite and perfect facial features.
Catherine was the first to speak: "You are here."
At the beginning, it seems that there is an anti-client-oriented meaning, which is also in line with Catherine's style.
"En." Chen Rui responded, and immediately found that the voices of the two seemed to be amplified by some kind of props, and they spread far away. It was likely that they spread to the entire territory through special transmission, and he couldn't help frowning.
Catherine smiled nonchalantly: "As for the personal outcome, this final has no suspense or significance. The real final ended two days ago."
This sentence made Chen Rui slightly astonished. Before the battle started, Catherine actually said such words frankly when her voice was spreading. Is this the rhythm of admitting defeat
Was it because she made an appointment in advance so solemnly to admit defeat in public? Chen Rui was puzzled, and saw Catherine shook her head again, her tone changed: "However, for the Shadow Empire, the Three Great Empires and even the entire Demon World, the 'finals' have just begun, and today will be the decisive key time."
Chen Rui asked tentatively, "Why do you say that?"
Catherine looked straight into his eyes: "I said, the final will be the time to reveal everything."
"You mean, some 'choice question'?"
"It should be the last time, a multiple-choice question between us."
The dialogue between the two was transmitted through the transmission set by Catherine, in the arena, in the iron fist territory, and spread throughout the entire demon world through live TV. The first few sentences still sounded like psychological tactics before the action, but the latter words sounded a bit sour, and many sensitive people had strange expressions on their faces.
Multiple choice between "us"
These few words fell on the ears of the harem group among the VIPs in the arena, and they seemed particularly ambiguous. The women who were still skeptical finally confirmed that Catherine was indeed the "woman of the Shadow Empire"!
The number one beauty in the devil world, the number one wise queen!
A certain bastard is hiding something deep!
Lilith and Teldira felt the terrifying aura, and shuddered in unison.
"Before that, I have a few questions to ask." Catherine was not in a hurry to say the "multiple-choice question" that made the harem's teeth itch. "During the last Three Kingdoms peace talks, you proposed three empires In the true sense of the 'National Union', people in the entire Demon Realm can stay away from war and enjoy peace, I would like to hear a specific explanation."
The specific terms of this kind of negotiation between empires are originally secret, but now Catherine is asking openly in front of the whole devil world, which makes Chen Rui startled.
Catherine added another sentence: "What are you hesitating about? Or is that proposal just an excuse to deceive and delay when you are weak?"
"No, I'm just thinking about how to word it." Chen Rui has vaguely understood Catherine's intentions, "This national alliance can be called the 'confederation', the confederation itself is not a sovereign state, and each member state still has sovereignty Independent countries, each with legislative, administrative, diplomatic, military, financial and other powers. All countries will achieve comprehensive cooperation and sharing in technology, economy, resources, etc., share weal and woe, and share interests. Resolutions related to the alliance can be passed Summit endorsement enters into force…”
Chen Rui eloquently explained the "confederation" he knew. On the plane of the earth where he was originally, the Commonwealth of Nations and the Commonwealth of Independent States belonged to the confederation.
Although the confederation and the federation belong to the compound state structure, there is a big difference between them. Simply put, the confederation is a "union of countries", while the federation is a "united country". Confederation is the most suitable form of union.
Confederation is Chen Rui's ultimate goal of realizing the unification and peace of the demon world. The economic warfare, military parade, and participation in the competition he planned are all for this purpose, first to show his fists, and then to reason. Unexpectedly, Catherine brought up this topic with a tacit understanding, and it was under such a highly anticipated occasion.
The current situation in the Demon Realm is not optimistic. The Fallen Angel Empire has achieved an overwhelming advantage in terms of economy and military. The next situation will definitely be that the Blood Fiend Empire and the Shadow Empire will jointly fight against the Fallen Angel Empire, which may lead to war.
The people certainly do not want war to happen, especially after witnessing the terrifying force of the Fallen Angel Empire during the military parade, coupled with the impact of the currency crisis, they are even more afraid. And the proposal of this "confederation" brought an unexpected turning point, and made the people of the devil world see the hope of real peace. The most important thing is that this new system was proposed by "Agulie", the prince's husband of the Fallen Angel Empire. .
Catherine asked some representative questions again, and Chen Rui answered them one by one. In some public places, more and more people gathered in front of Magic TV, listening carefully, as if they had forgotten that this should be an event. A fierce battle.
After the question and answer, Catherine took a few deep breaths and nodded: "Thank you for your answer, now you have two choices. First, declare war on the Shadow Empire and the Blood Fiend Empire with a strong force, and start your pace of absolute rule. Or, you can also take off your mask, reveal your true face, and shock the entire demon world—even if personal force is not counted, and super-powers do not participate in wars, with your terrifying means of manipulating the economy and the incomparably powerful military force at hand, You are also the well-deserved No. 1 in the Demon Realm. Of course, the Shadow Empire will not surrender, and I believe Lei Chan is the same. Even if you can win the final victory, you will pay a considerable price. The second option is to establish a confederacy of the three countries, However, you must swear by your soul that you will never interfere in any government affairs of the Confederation. As long as the Confederation really exists, you will never give up war, give up the rule and control of the demon world. The control I am talking about is not only about force and military, It also includes your incredible economic warfare methods."
One is war and absolute rule, and the other is to give up war and rule. Moreover, from Catherine's words, "Agulie" is the real hand that controls the Fallen Angel Empire, or this king's wife can represent him with full authority. Wife Xiya the Great.
As soon as these two choices were made, many people began to discuss in low voices.
"Give up the rule forever?" Chen Rui pondered for a while, "I want to know if there is a third option."
Catherine was silent for a moment, and replied: "Yes, that is to kill me in this duel, or I will burn my life and fight you to the end. As long as I am dead, you don't need to make any choices."
"It turns out that you came here with the determination to die. If I choose the first one, you will do the same." Chen Rui looked at Catherine's robe and nodded slightly, "No wonder there is no shadow cloak, It seems that in the past two days, you have entrusted a lot of things. Since you have fully arranged your successor and funeral, based on the unspoken rule that super powers are not allowed to interfere in ordinary wars, your death will not cast a shadow The empire's combat power has too much influence, but it will arouse the blood and morale of all soldiers, and the underdogs will surely win... But, in this way, I sacrificed my most precious life... Except for the throne, except for your responsibility, except for you People, what do you have left? Do you think it's worth it?"
Catherine looked at him quietly, and solemnly gave the answer word by word: "It's worth it."
The originally noisy arena suddenly fell silent, and so did the VIP room. At this moment, Athena, Laura, Isabella...including Lilith and her husband fell silent, looking at the veiled The woman, that lonely and determined figure, suddenly understood many things.
Xi Ya felt the deepest, and a trace of deep sadness flashed across her indifferent purple eyes.
"Dad, Mom..."
Duo Duo, who had just calmed down, suddenly struggled violently, and Athena was suddenly unable to hold her steady. She bounced her body and rushed out of the VIP room. Her small body suddenly turned into a flame and rushed to the sky. Laura reacted the fastest. , with a red light flashing in his hand, he wanted to use fire to control fire and stop her without hurting Dodo. At this moment, only a phoenix cry was heard, and the flame suddenly turned into a phantom of a little phoenix. Not only could Lola's strength fail to stop, but was borrowed by the phoenix, and she shot away more quickly, disappearing in the blink of an eye. in sight.
Looking at the image of the little phoenix, Athena suddenly thought of something, showing disbelief.
"Still so stubborn... For the millions of people behind you, for the responsibility on your shoulders, you gave up too many things, even your own life." Chen Rui sighed, and stretched his hand to the mask on his face , "In order to show my respect to you, I will give you the real answer."
At this moment, everyone held their breath and fixed on the hand holding the mask.
Take off the mask, reveal your true face, and shock the entire demon world? Declare war on the Shadow Empire and the Blood Fiend Empire with a powerful force, and start the pace of absolute rule
Is it finally time for war? Many people tightened their hearts.
The mask was slowly taken off. It was a familiar face, the face that had appeared in the Shadow Empire Artisan Master Competition and the Fallen Angel Empire Alchemy Master Competition, Master Arthur.
This is not his true face.
Catherine's heart trembled, and she already understood the meaning expressed by this face.
Immediately, that face showed a faintly familiar smile to her, and said three words: "You won."
These three words were spread far and wide, falling into everyone's ears.
"I swear by my soul, as long as the confederation really exists, as long as there is real peace in the demon world, I will always abandon war and all forms of rule and control over the demon world." Chen Rui smiled and looked at her, "I want to say What’s more, this is actually my biggest wish.”
This oath is tantamount to publicly renunciating the war. As long as Lei Chan and Catherine agree to form a peaceful and mutually beneficial confederation, then the war that the people are most worried about will not happen again, and real peace will be ushered in.
In an instant, the entire arena, the entire territory, and the entire demon world were roaring with joy. Even at such a distance as the ancient battlefield, such cheers could be heard.
Looking at that smile and listening to the distant cheers, Catherine's body trembled, as if a certain strong force that had been supporting her was quietly going away.
She stood up straight again: "I want to know now, the name of that song."
"That song" was heard when she went directly to Dark Moon as Christina to give Chen Rui an ultimatum. Although she only heard it once, she liked this song very much. I don't know how many times the deep and sentimental music resounded in my dreams.
Chen Rui suddenly realized what was going to happen, but he was not sure, with a strange look in his eyes, he gave the answer.
""The Eternal Guardian"."
Catherine closed her eyes gently, and the lingering notes seemed to ring in her ears again.
In the Wetlands of the Night, this man used his last strength to teleport Bai Luo.
Crystal Valley, he crushed his heart without hesitation.
Jergal fortressed the small plain, facing the unrivaled Lei Chan, he smiled and said to her, "Let's go".
In the deadly fire of Nirvana, he desperately hugged her, who was almost obliterated, "I've got you."
"If your attachment is to protect everyone, then my attachment now is to protect you."
Eternal protection.
Catherine opened her eyes, and all the "hes" overlapped and gathered into one person, which was the man in front of her. Just like the city in the sky under the moonlight, the people in dreams and memories have become the most real existence that can be touched.
Catherine's vision became hazy, and the veil on her face suddenly turned into smoke and disappeared, revealing that perfect face.
For the first time, she unabashedly showed her appearance in front of everyone, facing him.
The stunning beauty of the country and the city, coupled with the power of five nirvana, made her appearance and temperament perfect. Today, even Luo La is half a point inferior to her.
This made the audience who were still boisterous just now quiet down again.
Catherine suddenly smiled: "An eternal guardian? Can I understand it as stupid as always?"
Chen Rui also smiled: "Of course."
Catherine looked at Chen Rui quietly, without suppressing the tears slowly falling in her eyes: "So, are you still willing to accept such a woman who is not only stupid, but also stubborn, selfish, fickle, and ruthless?"
She never thought that one day she would ask such a question to a man on such an occasion.
However, now she just asked, throwing away all hesitation.
She never thought that she would admit defeat to this man in front of the whole devil world.
However, from the moment he smiled and said "you won", she knew that she had lost.
Completely lost to this man.
Everyone in the arena and in front of the magic TV was shocked again, even more shocked than when they heard the confederation before, even if they were fools, they could see the relationship between the two.
The most beautiful woman in the devil world, the most wise man, the queen of the shadow empire, unexpectedly...
And that man is the husband of the Queen of the Fallen Angel Empire!
Chen Rui stared deeply at the pair of shining beautiful eyes, and the eye sockets began to heat up. He took a deep breath, lowered his head slightly, and stretched out his hand: "As always, this is my honor."
Catherine stretched out her hand lightly, as if trembling, but finally grasped his hand tightly, embraced and kissed without passion, just holding hands like this, as if holding the most important thing in each other's lives.
"I've always been afraid that if we pass by, we will drift away. I'm afraid that I won't be able to fight against time, and my memory of you will gradually fade away. Fortunately, you caught me. Once again."
"In addition to the throne, except for responsibility, except for the people, I... I finally have you."
"Thank you as always, my love, my only man, my daughter's... father."
The last few words shocked Chen Rui, and suddenly felt the heat on his left arm was stronger than ever. As soon as he tore off his clothes, he saw a circular imprint on it, and the totem in the center of the imprint was a phoenix spreading its wings .
flaming Phenix.
Chen Rui's heart beat violently, and when he raised his head suddenly, he saw a light of fire galloping in the air. In the light of the fire, it seemed to be the shadow of a little phoenix.
"dad!"
Chen Rui stayed there immediately as if being struck by thunder, and the small figure that was ejected came to his eyes in the blink of an eye, transformed into a little girl carved in pink and jade, and rushed into his arms.
Unfamiliar faces, but with a familiar feeling. Especially the familiar voice and familiar movements.
Chen Rui stretched out his hand tremblingly, and lightly touched the tearful face of the little girl in disbelief, it turned out to be so real and so warm.
"Duoduo!" Without the slightest hesitation, she hugged that small body tightly, and the tears could no longer be controlled, gushing out crazily.
No matter how Dodo was resurrected, no matter if she was a phoenix or something, fortunately, he did not lose her in the end.
Catherine was slightly surprised, without any introduction or guidance, the daughter who had never seen her father found Chen Rui directly, and Chen Rui also directly called out her daughter's name.
This human being once told some stories, perhaps as the story said, in the last life, they were relatives, father and daughter.
When Luo La and others who came from a distance saw Chen Rui, who was hugging Duoduo tightly and bursting into tears, everyone fell silent tacitly, and no one disturbed him.