Emperor Zhaowu's face suddenly turned blood red. He stared intently at Wang Yushi and roared, "The Sea Clan refuses to see my envoys. Who else but the Holy Temple can obtain the Fountain of Life from them? Without the Fountain of Life, how can I make you a true Empress? I did all this for you..."

The chess piece in Wang Yushi's hand fell onto the chessboard, bouncing several times before finally stopping.

The two remained deadlocked for a long time before Wang Yushi coldly uttered a single sentence.

"I promised you I would cover everything for you, but I didn't promise you... anything else!"

Emperor Zhaowu was stunned. He had always longed for life and had gone to great lengths to get the chance to be a normal person, but life had played a cruel joke on him.

"Everyone died that day, but you were the only one left alive. I pleaded with my father... and now you say... you didn't promise me anything..."

Emperor Zhaowu's voice became hoarse, tears streamed down his cheeks, his eyes shifted from astonishment to sorrow, then to anger, and finally he roared at Wang Yushi.

"I am the emperor, you are the empress. Whether you agreed or not... you are mine, and only I... can have you..."

"Splash!"

Emperor Zhaowu bent down and swept all the chess pieces off the board, his crimson eyes like those of a mad beast.

He stared intently at Wang Yushi, his heavy breathing echoing in the empty Fengning Palace, as if he wanted to devour her alive.

Wang Yushi had initially felt somewhat guilty about the Fountain of Life incident, but now, seeing Emperor Zhaowu reveal his true colors, she suddenly felt incredibly disgusted.

She threw down the chess piece in her hand and said coldly, "Just...you?"