Stealing the Yuri Protagonist Harem - Chapter 131: The Empress's Confusion

The Empress felt that she must have been driven to madness by the heavy workload.

In the morning, she had finally set a policy with the various Nascent Soul-stage experts of the immortal nation to calm down the turmoil from last night and arranged for precautions against the demon race. Finally, she is able to let herself relax a little.

But as soon as she left that state of high tension, her mind inexplicably recalled scenes from the dream last night.

The images kept flashing in her mind. She saw the moment when the Demon Sect’s Holy Saint confessed his love to her in the dream, followed by their night-time stroll through the market in the dream, and almost entering the next step of marriage…

As the ruler of a nation, her experiences were mostly related to state affairs. How could she have experienced the scene where a man and a woman’s body collide with each other?

Entering the dream was originally a clever means for her to gather secrets and discreetly withdraw afterward. However, it had unexpectedly undergone so many changes when she faced the Holy Saint from the Demon Sect.

Furthermore, when she remembered the handsome young man, she couldn’t help but continue to recall the various events he had been involved in within the city.

She had to admit that even as a genius, the young holy saint from the Demon Sect possessed remarkable abilities.

At such a young age, he had already reached the Peak of the Golden Core realm, and he could even kill Nascent Soul-stage cultivators with that level of cultivation.

But that was just the surface. What truly impressed her, as the Empress of the immortal nation, was the various talents he had displayed in the city recently.

He could refine almost top-grade artifact and create ordinary artifact that were now highly sought after in the city; he had the intelligence to see through the demon race’ conspiracy ahead of time, leading to the three years of preparation by the demon race going to waste; he could anticipate the immortal nation’s intentions and assist her in suppressing the demon race during last night’s operation. His abilities were profound and unpredictable.

After interrogating a certain sheep demon who had turned into a lump of meat, the information carelessly revealed by the sheep demon made her realize why the Demon Sect’s young holy saint had insisted on observing the scene in the north of the city before the demon extermination operation even began.

The Empress had never expected that the Holy Saint had a certain degree of understanding of the demon race in the northern part of the city. What she originally thought was mere observation turned out to be a deliberate attempt to distract the attention of the sheep demon who had a sense of impending crisis.

In other words, the head of the demon artifact pavilion was well-prepared. No wonder he was the first to discover the strange behavior of the sheep demon, intercept it easily, and now, in retrospect, it was clear that he had come prepared.

Thinking back to how he had transformed into light twice, causing her Wang Sword’s power to surge, and how he had effortlessly completed the demon extermination operation with just two swords, the Empress was momentarily lost in thought.

Why did the Holy Saint from the Demon Sect do so much?

Was it because he came with a specific mission from the beginning?

No, if that were the case, when he first arrived in the city and encountered her mortal incarnation, which was searching for the demonic being, he should have guided the immortal nation to discover the demon race’ conspiracy instead of revealing everything on the night when the demon artifact pavilion was opened.

Well, perhaps the demonic being’s proactive provocation had led him to the Six Gates Bureau, which might have been one of the reasons he chose to reveal the demon race’ plan.

But why did he appear that night as if he wanted to have nothing to do with this matter, actively attributing the source of the information to another young girl present at the time, and then establishing a connection with the demon extermination operation?

The actions of the Holy Saint from the Demon Sect were filled with contradictions.

As the Empress was contemplating, her gaze suddenly focused, and she retracted the dragon fortune in her hand. With a swift movement, she returned to her seat in front of the desk.

She heard a voice from outside the hall, accompanied by spiritual energy transmissions.

“Your Majesty, Wutong requests an audience.”

“…Let her in.”

She casually opened a page of documents, and the Empress raised her gaze slightly.

A woman wearing a mask with patterns resembling dried leaves entered the hall at a leisurely pace.

Seeing her Majesty still seated at the desk, engrossed in her state affairs, Wutong couldn’t help but feel a sense of admiration. She was the one who had established the Six Gate Bureau under the Empress’s command and could be considered one of her trusted confidants.

For these three years, she had witnessed how the current Empress tirelessly managed the affairs of the immortal nation, gradually stabilizing the turbulent state. She had a say in everything.

(Your Majesty is indeed as diligent as before when it comes to state affairs… No wonder there is no room for matters of love and affection in her mind.)

Wutong thought to herself as she approached the desk where the Empress was seated, offering a respectful bow.

She had come to report the results of the action plan that the Six Gates Bureau had set in motion at dawn today.

After explaining her purpose and seeing the Empress nod slightly, indicating her readiness to listen, Wutong began to report, carefully choosing each word.

Throughout this process, the Empress remained silent, patiently waiting for the report to conclude.

“…Therefore, although there has been some discussion among the city’s residents about last night’s events, there hasn’t been any unfavorable sentiment. Everything has gone according to Your Majesty’s expectations. As for the suspicious individuals in the city over the past few days, Night Crow has deployed most of our spies throughout the city for investigation, and we believe we will have results soon.”

After Wutong finished her report, she took a step back and waited for her Majesty’s response.

“Well done.”

The Empress nodded gently after listening to the report, placing the document she had been holding down. A satisfied smile graced her beautiful face.

Last night, she had demonstrated her immense power as the Empress of the immortal nation, suppressing the demon race in the northern part of the city. The purpose was to make this event the focal point of the city’s residents’ attention. With a slight nudge in public opinion today, she could easily calm the people’s anxieties.

Initially, when the Empress saw that there were three Nascent Soul-stage experts hidden among the demon race, she was somewhat worried. She was afraid that three individuals of such high cultivation would not be completely suppressed by the Human Emperor Sword, and it wouldn’t create the desired publicity effect.

The result was much better than she had expected. With just two sword strikes, she had slain the three great demons, reaching the pinnacle of her momentum in the eyes of the people.

And it was still the Holy Saint from the Demon Sect who had accomplished this…

“Wutong, in your opinion, if a person’s actions are contradictory before and after, what could be the reason for it?”

Wutong, who had originally intended to take her leave, was surprised by the question casually asked by her Majesty. Her movements halted slightly, and a hint of puzzlement appeared in her eyes.

She glanced at the Empress, who was still engrossed in reviewing documents as if she were working diligently. It was as if she was lost in thought.

However, Wutong was well aware that with her current cultivation at the Nascent Soul stage, she wouldn’t experience auditory hallucinations at such moments.

So she began to contemplate the question posed by her majesty.

There could be many answers to this question. People were inherently complex beings, and contradictory actions were not uncommon. It could be because they discovered new clues after completing one action, leading to a change in their subsequent plans. It could also be due to illness, or simply acting on impulse…

However, her Majesty should be able to understand this kind of matter.

So, what her Majesty is asking should be why someone who should not act contradictory has inexplicably done something contradictory?

After Wutong pondered this point, she came up with several suitable answers… and discreetly added a bit of her own twist.