The Mermaid Queen's expression changed, and she subconsciously took a few steps back, maintaining a safe distance from the Dragon King.

Although the other party spoke cryptically, how could she not understand his subtext?

The Dragon King's meaning was clear: if he were to fight against the extraterrestrial demons, he would take a tremendous risk.

He needed a reason to take the risk, and that reason was himself.

If you marry him, he will have enough motivation to do those things.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little angry: "Dragon King, I came to talk to you about these things not for my own selfish reasons, but for the future of the entire sea race. Why would you link them to those other things! Dragon King's actions are rather petty."

The Dragon King's face darkened. At this moment, his trusted turtle prime minister chuckled and said, "The Queen keeps talking about the future of the sea race and the common people, but has she ever thought about how much risk and sacrifice our Dragon King will have to make?"

"Now it's just a matter of the Queen sacrificing her personal happiness—and marrying the Dragon King is something countless women dream of, so it might not be a bad thing."

"The Queen only needed to agree to one small thing to benefit the people and save countless lives, but she immediately refused. The Queen is the real hypocrite."

His sharp retorts caused the mermaid queen's beautiful face to shift dramatically between light and shadow.

She knew the other party was clearly using a fallacy to refute her, but for a moment she couldn't think of a way to refute it.

The Dragon King then spoke up: "Prime Minister Turtle, do not speak nonsense. The Mermaid Queen has lofty aspirations and noble character. How could she be the kind of person you describe?"

The Turtle Prime Minister immediately bowed and apologized, saying, "The Dragon King is right; I was rude."

The Dragon King then said to the Mermaid Queen, "Your Majesty, please don't be offended. The Turtle Prime Minister was just in a moment of panic, which is why he was so rude."

The Mermaid Queen watched the two men's back-and-forth with a calm expression, but inwardly she sneered. This Dragon King hadn't stopped them at all, and only came here to play the good guy after the Turtle Prime Minister had finished saying what he needed to say. Did he really think she couldn't see that the Turtle Prime Minister was just his mouthpiece?

She was so stunningly beautiful that countless men pursued her. If she weren't so clever, she would have been taken advantage of countless times long ago.

She didn't point it out, but said softly, "I understand the Dragon King's difficulties. However, what you said today came suddenly, and I was not prepared at all. I need to go back and think about it before giving a reply."

The Dragon King was overjoyed: "Queen, please consider it carefully, please consider it carefully!"

His smile was now harder to suppress than AK's. The sea creature was probably the most beautiful woman in the world, and now she was about to fall into his arms. How could he not be happy?

What kind of demon emperor was he? He was so arrogant and powerful back then, but now he's gone and his life is over. The woman he pursued so madly back then still belongs to me!

He sneered inwardly. All his previous attempts to please and care for the Mermaid Queen had failed to move her heart of stone. But this time, the matter of the extraterrestrial demons had brought about a turning point. It was wonderful. He even wanted to hug and kiss the messenger of the extraterrestrial demons.

After the Mermaid Queen returned to her residence, she locked herself in her room and refused to see any of the powerful figures from various races who had come to admire her. They were all asking her what had happened to her recently, wondering who had upset her.

Many powerful figures, filled with righteous indignation, clamored that they were willing to immediately go and avenge the Queen for whoever had offended her.

Hearing the peacock-like "confessions" outside the palace, the Mermaid Queen grew increasingly irritated. How could she not know that these guys were only lusting after her body? If they knew that the Dragon King was the culprit, let's see if they would still dare to make such a fuss.

"Your Majesty, that Dragon King is utterly despicable! He actually used this to blackmail you!" Her charming maidservant couldn't help but exclaim. As the Dragon King's personal maidservant, she naturally knew what had just happened in the palace.

The Mermaid Queen rubbed her forehead: "My mind is a complete mess right now, and I don't know what to do next?"

The maid was startled: "Do we really have to agree to the Dragon King's request?"

The Mermaid Queen shook her head slightly: "The Dragon King just wants to use this opportunity to get me. He doesn't really want to help me. It's obvious that he also tends to surrender to the demons."

"But if even the Dragon King has surrendered, who else can you turn to for help?" the maid said with a worried look. "Why don't you stop worrying? Maybe the demons will really keep their promise."

The Mermaid Queen's expression turned solemn: "Over the years, I have studied the ways of the demons. They are cruel, bloodthirsty, cunning, and unpredictable. They will definitely tear up the alliance agreement afterward. At that time, our entire sea race will either perish or become slaves. I must not give up."

"But even the Dragon King is like this now, who else can we turn to?" The maid's brows were furrowed, and she felt almost desperate.

The Queen has many friends, but more or less all of them are attracted to her beauty.

Resisting demons is no small matter. Those without the ability can't help even if they want to, and those with the ability will likely make inappropriate advances towards the Queen, just like the Dragon King. It seems like a dead end.

The Mermaid Queen remained calm: "Since I was very young, I have often had a dream in which there is the figure of a man shining with golden light, but I can never see his face clearly. However, I believe that he will come to save this world."

The maid rolled her eyes repeatedly upon hearing this. The queen was hopeless; the perfect goddess in the eyes of outsiders actually believed in things that happened in her dreams.

She had heard this story countless times. At first, she was just as full of fantasies as the Queen, wondering what kind of hero would come to save her riding on auspicious clouds. But after so many years, she hadn't even seen a hair of that hero. She gradually came to realize that it was just the Queen's fantasy.

Over the years, because of that figure in her heart, the Queen has rejected countless top men in the world, including the Demon Emperor who was once the most powerful man in the land.

A man as powerful as the Dragon King has rejected countless suitors.

This led everyone to speculate that the Queen might not like men, but rather women.

In their imaginations, she, as the personal maid, became one of the main characters, one of the Queen's most beloved.

Although I felt a chill and anger at first, I later thought that the Queen was so beautiful, and it would be wonderful to be able to get close to her.

However, she knew that the Queen was a woman among women, and that she already had someone she loved.

If all the outstanding men in the world knew that they had lost to a fantasy character, I wonder if they would die of anger on the spot?

"What are you laughing at?" The mermaid queen noticed her expression and felt a little annoyed.

The maid quickly put on a stern face: "I wasn't laughing, Your Majesty, you've mistaken me for someone else."

"You're clearly laughing, are you mocking me?"

"I really didn't laugh, oh, Your Majesty, have mercy."

...

Meanwhile, in another palace within the Dragon Palace, the people living there couldn't laugh at all.

A guard in white bowed to a beautiful young woman, his face extremely solemn: "Princess, the Dragon King has left us here for so many days. It seems he has no intention of forming an alliance with our demon race!"