Zu An was taken aback: "Your Highness is joking. You are a member of the royal family, while I am just a commoner. Even if we are close, we can't be considered family."
He thought to himself, "Is this King Qi in a panic? It's one thing to try to win me over, but to use such a clumsy excuse is really beneath me."
Even if the two form an alliance, they will definitely have their own agendas. They might not even have a good relationship, let alone be family.
King Qi, however, did not take it to heart and smiled slightly, saying, "I have a precious daughter named Xiaodie. She was born with a beautiful face and I love her very much. Later, I sent her to the ancient Taoist sect, Lihentian, to cultivate. Her cultivation aptitude is also excellent. I am not just bragging, but she truly deserves the title of being both beautiful and talented."
He paused, then suddenly remembered something and smiled, "Lord Zu was in Zishan before, so he must have seen her."
Zuan nodded instinctively: "I have seen her. The princess is indeed beautiful."
He just has a somewhat strange personality, with masochistic tendencies...
Of course, he dared not say this to the King of Qi, otherwise the king might turn on him on the spot if he knew that the king had once whipped his precious daughter.
Hearing his approval, the King of Qi's face showed the satisfaction of an old father: "My daughter is now of marriageable age. As far as I know, Lord Zu is also unmarried. You two are a perfect match, a match made in heaven..."
Upon hearing these words, Zu'an was stunned, never expecting him to make such a suggestion.
Just then, Mi Li's laughter echoed in his mind: "Not bad, not bad. It's been a while since I last saw you. You're doing better and better. Even the prince wants to take you as his son-in-law."
Zuan replied irritably, "Don't cancel it here. Help me figure out what this Prince Qi is really thinking."
The two were bound by souls, making communication in their minds very convenient. What they talked for a long time was only a moment to the outside world.
“What else could he think of but to win you over?” Mi Li replied casually. “Now that you are the regent of the demon race, your status and position have risen. He weighs the pros and cons and believes that winning you over is more advantageous than continuing to be your enemy.”
“But isn’t he going a bit too far? His attentiveness is almost abnormal,” Zuan said, puzzled. “We’ve crossed paths several times, and our previous conflict has left us with a deep-seated grudge…”
“You don’t need to worry about that,” Mi Li explained. “There’s no point in him trying to fool you now, and he would never joke about his daughter. He must have been keenly aware that there’s a rift between you and Zhao Hao, and he understands that you are someone he can win over, which is why he put aside his past grievances and came to you.”
"The reason he acted so hastily this time, even offering such generous conditions, is probably because your status as the regent of the demon race is not enough. It's more likely that he is about to do something big to the emperor and urgently needs your support, so he can't care about anything else."
Zu An's heart skipped a beat. Could it be from the Purple Mountain side?
Although he knew the prince was quite sincere this time, he still said apologetically, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but I already have a wife and several close female friends..."
"You mean the Qin family's granddaughter?" King Qi didn't seem to care. "As far as I know, you've already divorced, and she's no longer your wife. As for confidantes, it's common for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Xiaodie comes from the royal family and isn't a jealous person, so she naturally won't stop you from taking concubines when the time comes."
Zuan: "..."
At this moment, Mi Li's voice rang out: "Agree to it, otherwise if you refuse when they try to win you over with such conditions, you will really offend them to death. Then Zhao Hao and the King of Qi will both want to get rid of you. Do you really think you have three heads and six arms?"
Zuan was startled, realizing that it was unwise to fight against two powerful figures at the same time.
However, he wouldn't go so far as to sell his marriage for this: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I did get to know the Princess in Zishan, and some interesting things happened between us."
"Oh, is that so?" King Qi was somewhat surprised, never expecting that his precious daughter had such a good relationship with him. He thought to himself, how come this rascal can pick up pretty girls wherever he goes?
Zuan nodded: "Precisely because I am quite familiar with the princess, it would be inappropriate to hurt her feelings through a transaction. It's better to let things take their natural course."
He neither agreed nor directly refused, but gave this ambiguous answer.
"Hmm..." King Qi frowned, somewhat dissatisfied with the result.
At this moment, Zu'an said, "Your Highness, now that things have come to this, I might as well tell you the truth. All that happened before was not because I intended to be your enemy, but because of the tricks of fate. Now, there is no insurmountable conflict of interest between us, and with my friendship with the princess, our relationship will naturally develop in a new way in the future. I hope Your Highness will not hold a grudge."
King Qi then turned his worry into joy: "Haha, that's for sure."
...
After the King of Qi left, Zu An sighed, "Master, I have a feeling that something big is about to happen. I can vaguely sense it, but I don't know the specifics. I feel a sense of trepidation."
“What’s there to worry about?” Mi Li said in a relaxed tone. “Anyway, if the sky falls, there are taller people to hold it up. You should be grateful for the existence of people like King Qi, otherwise Zhao Hao would not have paid attention to you. Otherwise, given what you did, he would have already crushed you to dust.”
Zuan chuckled awkwardly: "It's not that serious, is it? There are many things I've done that he doesn't know about."
“You haven’t received royal education and don’t understand the royal way of thinking,” Mi Li shook her head and said, “Just because the emperor doesn’t like you, you’re destined for a bad end. Right now, you’re only useful because you still have some value to him.”
"In addition, he lost a fragment of his soul in the West Dog Hill Secret Realm last time. Although we don't know what happened inside, only a few of you came out alive from the secret realm. For the emperor, it's better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free. After he deals with Prince Qi, it will be your turn."
"That's why you made me agree to the Qi King's proposal for a marriage alliance, right?" Zu An said with emotion.
"You lecherous fool, what's wrong with you? You actually refused! I've seen Zhao Xiaodie. Although she's not quite as good as that girl surnamed Chu, she's still a beauty that's one in a million. You're not at a disadvantage." Mi Li was somewhat annoyed by his lack of self-respect.
“That woman is a bit perverted…besides, I don’t need to sell my looks to do those things.” Zuan said with some dissatisfaction.
Mi Li chuckled softly, and the phantom extended a slender white finger to lift his chin: "Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to have such backbone."
Zu An suddenly came to his senses: "You've seen Zhao Xiaodie, so you must have woken up a long time ago?"
"You woke up a long time ago, otherwise you would have missed so many exciting things," Mi Li sighed. "You're quite the ladies' man, you even managed to seduce someone's master. Although those two women are very beautiful, they're much older than you, and they have rather unusual tastes..."
At this point, her expression suddenly changed: "You wouldn't happen to have those kinds of thoughts about me, would you?"
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