With his hand not capable of opening the vault anymore, Zhu Zemin no longer felt any fear towards death let the tiredness take his body down to its knees. Falling to his knees with an audible thud, Zhu Zemin shaped a huge smile despite being covered in blood and close to dying at any second.
The smile was almost mocking as if he was telling Bai Long that even after everything he did, he wouldn"t be able to obtain the treasure.
Unfortunately, the smile on his face was frozen when the sweet taste of death didn"t come no matter how long he waited.
And instead, some metal shackles were put on both his hands.
"Wha..."
Even before Zhu Zemin could finish his question, Bai Long spoke through his Clones of Darkness and Yin Puppets to answer his unspoken question.
"Didn"t I tell you I"d make you regret your decision? How could I let you die before that?"
Trying to break the shackles and kill himself since he didn"t wish to be tortured, Zhu Zemin tried to mobilize his Qi but found that he had zero control over it.
In fact, he couldn"t even feel the Qi inside and around him.
This... Turning his head weakly to look at the shackle one each of his hand, Zhu Zemin saw that various arrays on them which caused him to say, "f.u.c.k..!"
Along with that Zhu Zemin could no longer stay awake and fainted due to the exhaustion.
Ordering his Yin Puppets to carry the fainted body inside the palace, Bai Long dispersed all of his clones and opened his eyes.
Sending out specific orders to Wenling and his two Yin Puppet generals, Bai Long left the room he was in and began slowly making his way towards the palace.
...
Inside the palace, Wenling after reviving the message Bai Long sent her hastily left her residence and met the Yin Puppets who were carrying Zhu Zemin before any of the soldiers saw them.
Trembling in the spot she stood after seeing Zhu Zemin"s battered body which was an inch away from death, Wenling felt like she was dreaming for a second.
Not taking long to recover, Wenling quickly had thoughts of killing the Martial Soldiers who were carrying the almost dead Zhu Zemin and take over the throne by herself.
Once she did that, Wenling would no longer have to depend on Bai Long or rule the Zhu Kingdom under the Bai Kingdom.
However, she quickly shook her head and out such thoughts away for two reasons.
One, it was stupid to try and resist the Bai Kingdom after the Zhu Kingdom"s main army had most likely been totally annihilated.
And two, Bai Long was the first one who let her experience a real o.r.g.a.s.m and therefore she didn"t want to go against him if possible.
"Come with me."
Turning around and walking ahead, Wenling stopped all the stunned soldiers who were trying to get close and ordered for all the citizens to be gathered since she had an announcement.
...
Due to the state the Zhu Kingdom was in right now, as soon as the news of an announcement being made by the First Queen started spreading, everyone quickly gathered in front of the palace with hopes of hearing good news.
Unfortunately, while everyone hoped to hear good news, they all deep down knew that it was never good news when the ruler didn"t personally make the announcement.
Blending with the other citizens outside the palace, Bai Long who wore normal clothes was also waiting to see what announcement Wenling would make.
Stepping into the podium with a sad look on her face, Wenling put on an act as if she had just heard a piece of very bad news and was devastated by it.
It seemed like as everyone feared, the upcoming announcement wasn"t going to be a good one.
"I have some bad news for all of us."
"Our army which was sent to defeat the Bai Kingdom"s army has been completely annihilated."
Waving her hand to calm the anxious crowd who were already shouting and asking for answers, Wenling said, "I know that all of you are unable to calm down in this situation, but please bear with me."
Once the crowd calmed down due to feeling even more nervous about what the First Queen was going to announce next, Wenling continued speaking.
"The King and my husband, our Majesty Zhu Zemin has been captured by the enemy."
This time Wenling paused and rook deep breaths as if she herself couldn"t believe the information, and finally added, "To guarantee the safety of his Majesty, me, you, and everyone else inside the Zhu Kingdom... I took it upon myself to represent the Kingdom and submitted to the Bai Kingdom."
Out of all the news Wenling announced that day, this last piece of news was what had the most impact on the crowd.
If the army was slaughtered, it was the King"s problem.
If the King was captured, it was the next successor"s problem.
However, if the Kingdom had submitted to another Kingdom, it was everyone"s problem.
"Therefore, from tomorrow onwards the Zhu Kingdom will become a subsidiary to the Bai Kingdom."
After she finished making all the announcements she set out for, Wenling turned around and left just as the crowd showed signs of recovering and turning rowdy.
It was most likely time for Bai Long to come.
With such thoughts, Wenling moved at a pace faster than usual. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
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Having seen all of this from the outside, Bai Long began making his way through the crowd with a smile on his face.
"She chose to not betray me."
Bringing the Ring of Transmission close to his mouth, Bai Long sent out the next set of instructions to Wenling just around the same time that those inside the capital city noticed the Bai Kingdom"s army marching closer to them.
Stretching his body which was still a little tired from the huge battle he experienced a few days back, Bai Long looked towards his d.i.c.k which was turning harder as he approached the palace and muttered, "It"s time to reap the rewards."