The palace was dark, with only a few rays of light falling into the depths of the palace - there sat the owner of the palace, Emperor North of the Empire.
He was wearing a gorgeous and extravagant imperial dress. Years of maintenance made him look young even though he was over fifty. However, he was really ill as De Clee said. His well-maintained face was covered with a layer of gray. The wide dress could not support his thin body. He sat slumped on the gorgeous chair, like an old tree that was gradually withering and dying.
As for what he just said, neither Ji Mian nor Chu Shiye responded.
North put his fist to his mouth, coughed a few times, and said, "Why, are you too happy and can't speak?"
Chu Shiye: "I don't know you."
North: "I am your father,"
Chu Shiye: "So, what did you do to my mother?"
His tone was cold, but North was not angry after hearing it. Instead, he was silent for a while, and soon spoke again: "I will compensate you. From today on, you are the prince of the Atlan Empire and my legitimate heir."
North said slowly.
"But the person next to you is from the Federation, she is just a B-level ability user, and she has no family background, so she is not qualified to marry into the royal family."
The people around him had obviously investigated Ji Mian and did not give Chu Shiye a chance to speak.
"I will select a new crown princess for you, one with noble blood and strong spiritual power. The two of you will definitely give birth to more outstanding royal descendants."
Chu Shiye tightly grasped Ji Mian’s hand.
Ji Mian patted the back of Chu Shiye's hand soothingly. His expression didn't change much, he wasn't angry, just a little surprised.
Even if North had no children, it was still too unusual to announce the news so suddenly.
Ji Mian's eyes had adapted to the dimness in the palace. With the help of the faint light, he observed North calmly.
Perhaps due to years of illness, North's eyes were cloudy and dim, and had long lost their former luster.
Nothing can be discovered this way. A hint of silver-blue light flashed across Ji Mian's eyes.
Soon, he frowned slightly.
Chu Shiye felt Ji Mian shaking his hand, and said without hesitation: "There is no need for us to talk anymore."
"I will not become the crown prince, and I have nothing to do with you."
After saying that, he pulled Ji Mian and was about to leave.
North obviously didn't expect Chu Shiye to reject him so bluntly, but he was the emperor after all, so his expression remained unchanged, but he slammed the armrest of the chair heavily.
"Stop him."
As soon as he finished speaking, several soldiers rushed in not only from the dark sides of the palace, but also from outside the palace.
They are all people with special abilities, and their levels are not low. Perhaps because they are concerned about North's presence, they did not use interstellar weapons. They released their spiritual bodies as soon as they made a move and attacked Ji Mian and Chu Shiye together.
For a moment, all kinds of spiritual entities were dazzled, and it was like a tsunami.
A faint dark golden light bloomed from Chu Shiye's eyes. A hurricane rose, and a huge white snake fell to the ground. The snake's body swept across, and several spirit bodies fell to the ground. With a slash of its steel-like claws, it ripped open the belly of a black bear spirit body in front of it.