Yu Ling's thinking was very simple.

Guan Yue is the Empress, and now so many days have been spent handling palace affairs for her. Everyone has clearly accepted that she is the Empress. No one should care if he joked about "rebellion" before.

Therefore, this trip to the palace was simply like visiting a friend's home; there was nothing to worry about.

Then let's go!

He kept his word and used the wild system that had come to him automatically to complete the side quests (10/10). After perfectly completing the task, he distributed all the energy it left behind to the five wild systems that had been frightened by his actions.

The wild orchids, having benefited from the food, quietly channeled all their newly acquired energy into improving their appearance.

Hopefully, they look good enough now, so that Yu Ling, that cruel and heartless guy, won't kill them. Amen!

After completing the side quests and finishing the battles on both sides, Yu Ling originally just wanted to stay away from Nan Yu Xiu to relax and have fun, but she also got along very well with Lan Si and the others, and was a little reluctant to go back.

He settled comfortably in the palace of the Kingdom of Shanghai, having long since put aside his promise to Nan Yuxiu.

Those five wild generals served only him, using all their skills and donning their distinctively handsome appearances to perform uplifting dances for him. Lan Si and the Kryptonite would occasionally slip him money or take him out. Guan Yue also frequently chatted with him about the bright future and worked together to renovate the palace.

Everything was so joyful that Yu Ling's vigilance towards this world had dropped to its lowest point, and he almost thought that he had completed his main quest.

It was too comfortable, far too comfortable. Such a luxurious life would only cloud his mind and erode his motivation to improve. But Yu Ling really didn't want to change.

Only the part-time job he had completely forgotten about angrily returned to the system space.

I don't know what went wrong with Zhang Xiaofan, he caught it. Anyway, the host doesn't need to compete for wild monsters anymore, might as well die and come back!

【Host...you!!!】

The system saw Yu Ling being served by a genuine system and five wild systems, and it felt as if something in the air had shattered.

That kind of existence is called "integrity".

【I've been brought back here, don't you even care about me?】

The system felt wronged, and it had to speak out!

Yu Ling is enjoying life, how could she care about this crappy tool system?

After saying "Okay, thank you for your hard work," he simply ignored the system. He figured he wouldn't need it again anyway, so what if it was gone?

You are cold-hearted, you are ruthless!

How realistic! Such a cold-hearted host!

But it won't tell Yu Ling what arrangements Nan Yuxiu is making!

The system is angry. It plans to hide from Yu Ling, Nan Yuxiu, and Zhang Xiaofan the fact that they want the system to become the new emperor.

To reiterate, Zhang Xiaofan cannot stay peacefully for long, and Nan Yuxiu is a former eunuch who is used to being a subject (and finding fault everywhere). We can't expect him to sit on the throne with a smile and then open his mouth to speak sarcastically about others, can we?

Moreover, he didn't care about the title of emperor. He was once the treacherous minister behind a puppet emperor, and to call it tyranny was an understatement.

But if the title of emperor were to fall upon his beautiful, physical body, then... would Yu Ling stay by his side and not run away?

All of this was completely unknown to Yu Ling, who had just dealt with a mere figurehead.

He had already explored almost the entire capital city of Shanghai, and unintentionally, he had become a familiar face to the few remaining ministers in the court.

"I didn't expect you to have such a big presence. Those old guys looked at me like I was a quail, cowering in fear. Am I that scary?"

Yu Ling touched her face. Could it be that the murderous aura she left behind while working earlier hadn't completely dissipated?

Guan Yue laughed it off: "No, they're just too shy because you're so pretty. Don't take it to heart."

Of course she'd become a quail, since she'd already made all the necessary arrangements. Almost all the ministers close to her knew that Yu Ling was the new emperor she was about to abdicate in.

It would be problematic if they continued to be all friendly and try to get close to you!

Yu Ling didn't take these little incidents to heart.

By the time he realized what was happening, he had already been taken to Guan Yue's "abdication" ceremony by Lan Si and Ke Lao.

In other words, it could also be called Yu Ling's "coronation ceremony".

Yu Ling doesn't even need to change his clothes. His daily attire is all from the Thousand Illusions Transformation. He is dressed up more and more luxuriously by Lan Si and the others, and the styles of the Thousand Illusions Transformation are becoming more and more grand.

Aside from his face, which is among the most handsome in the celestial realm, he wouldn't look out of place sitting on the dragon throne right now.

"Wait a minute, weren't we here to celebrate Guan Yue's return to power? Why are we here in court?"

Today is an auspicious day that has always been valued in ancient worlds, making it suitable for a coronation.

Before Yu Ling could react, she heard Guan Yue, now dressed as the Empress, sitting solemnly at the head of the table and announcing to the crowd below.

The most beautiful one is the new emperor of the Hu Kingdom!

Guan Yue also emphasized that although the new emperor was handsome, he was a man!

Yu Ling: This child, why does he say those words he always has on his lips in such a formal setting!

No, that's not the point.

He's about to ascend the throne, so why is he the last to know?

In a daze, the coronation ceremony was simplified and passed quickly. Yu Ling sat at the head of the table, looking at the large group of people kneeling and shouting "Long live the Emperor!" She didn't really want to be the emperor.

He gets up earlier than the rooster and goes to bed later than the dog. Where he spends the night is also recorded. Can't he just have the title and not do any work?

To prevent her friends from running away, Yu Ling quickly took advantage of the moment she had just sat on the dragon throne to re-establish Guan Yue as a queen and ordered her to resume handling state affairs as before.

Lan Si was also implicated and given the highest position in the Ministry of Revenue, a position that involved managing money. This made it easy for him to embezzle some of the national treasury.

This is definitely a system that can relieve his worries, since the money Lan Si earns will all be spent on Yu Ling again.

The big spender was also taken, and Yu Ling temporarily gave him a sinecure, in charge of the imperial city's security, similar to the new "security captain".

Having finished assigning tasks and not assigning anything to herself, Yu Ling cleared her throat and gave her final summary:

"And the most important point is..."

That is—he disappeared from the dragon throne.

Although Lan Si immediately projected a virtual image resembling a jade pendant onto the dragon throne, it ultimately aroused fear among the ministers.

Damn it, could this new emperor also be from another world?!