The others in the mourning hall also started to clamor. Of course, not everyone was acting out of righteous indignation like Elder Zhang. Instead, they were worried that if the matter were confirmed, the Regent would kill everyone in a fit of rage.
Just then, Zu'an turned to look at the Dragon King's memorial tablet, pointed to the sky and swore: "Now, in front of the Dragon King's memorial tablet, I can swear to the will of heaven and earth that if what I just said is false, I will surely be punished by the will of heaven and earth of this world!"
First of all, what he just said is indeed true. In order to save his life, the Dragon King really did want to give Shang Hongyu to him, so he wasn't lying.
Secondly, he is now the embodiment of the will of this world, so he can make a vow to himself, and it doesn't matter if there are any mistakes.
As expected, everyone present changed their expressions upon hearing him swear an oath by the will of heaven and earth.
The vows of practitioners are not made arbitrarily; they will come true.
It seems the Dragon King really did give the Queen to him.
But how could that be!
Of course, human imagination is boundless. Once it was confirmed that this was true, most people quickly filled in the most likely scenario in their minds.
It is likely that the Dragon King and the Regent fought side by side and formed a deep brotherhood. Later, knowing that he was going to die, and worried about the safety of his wife and the invasion of the sea tribe by demons, he entrusted Zu'an to take care of her.
However, Zuan has many identities and may not have enough energy to take care of the sea tribe, so he must be given a reason to help.
Entrusting the Queen to him would then be the best option.
Actually, they had planned for the Queen to "win over" the lecherous Regent, but they didn't expect the Dragon King to have thought of this step ahead of time.
The Dragon King truly lives up to his name!
Furthermore, the way everyone looked at Zaun was less hostile. Since the Dragon King made such a choice, it proved that he truly trusted him.
What a friendship that involved entrusting one's wife and children to another!
Shang Hongyu bit her lip, feeling somewhat dazed. She had been worried that their relationship would be exposed, so they could only be together secretly. She never expected that they could be together openly now.
However, the Dragon King actually did such a thing, it's really...
She knew the truth about the underworld and knew that the Dragon King could never consider him a friend, but since Azu made such a vow, it was probably true.
After thinking it over, there is only one possibility: the Dragon King later gave himself to him in order to save his own life.
Thinking about this, she wasn't sure whether she should be angry or what, and in the end, she just let out a long, soft sigh.
Elder Zhang bowed to Zu An: "I have offended you in the past, and I hope the Regent will not take offense."
Zuan helped him up gently: "Elder, you are too kind. You did it for the sake of the sea tribe and had no selfish motives."
Such an upright person is respected everywhere. Just now, so many ambitious people from the sea tribe were intimidated by his power. Although they had countless grievances in their hearts, they dared not utter a word of rebuttal. Only Elder Zhang argued with reason. Moreover, they learned from Shang Hongyu that he did not belong to any prince's faction and was acting purely out of public interest. Therefore, they naturally would not make things difficult for him.
At this moment, Elder Zhang hesitated and said, "Although the Dragon King entrusted...entrusted you to take care of the Queen, it's probably still..."
Zaun interrupted him, taking out the Crown of the Sea God: "Who said he only entrusted me to take care of Redfish? He also passed the throne to her, and this Crown of the Sea God is proof of that."
Upon seeing the Crown of the Sea God in his hand, a group of sea creatures knelt down in respect.
The Crown of the Sea God is a sacred object of the sea creatures, and can even be said to be the faith of all sea creatures.
When he took out this item, those princes who were still unwilling to give up knew that they had no chance.
Although everyone guessed that the Dragon King probably only asked Zuan to take care of the Queen and did not pass on the throne, who would be so blind as to make him swear another oath now?
With a smile, Zuan approached the somewhat bewildered Shang Hongyu, gently placed the Crown of the Sea God on her head, and then bowed to her: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
With him taking the lead, Shang Hongyu's direct subordinates were the first to kneel and pay their respects: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
As a result, those who were neutral hesitated for a moment, then also knelt down and bowed.
Among the princes, Chiwen was the first to kneel and pay his respects, and his voice calling for the Empress was particularly loud and excited.
I thought I had no one to rely on anymore, and that I could no longer live as carefree as before.
I never imagined that my second aunt would become an empress, so I could go back to the carefree life I used to live.
Even the princes who originally had no hope of inheriting the throne joined in the worship.
In the end, only the eldest prince and a few others who had a chance to compete for the throne remained standing in the mourning hall. They looked at each other, and all of them could see the resentment in each other's eyes.
However, given the current situation, they are powerless to reverse it.
They could only kneel down and pay their respects.
Shang Hongyu seemed to be in a dream, staring blankly at everything that was happening before her eyes.
It wasn't until Zu An secretly reminded her with his spiritual energy that she came to her senses and hurriedly told everyone to rise.
After Elder Zhang got up, he couldn't help but look at Zu An: "Did the Regent just call me by the wrong name? Shouldn't it be the Queen?"
Zuan smiled faintly: "That's right. The sea race has always stood on equal footing with the human race and the demon race. It's just that the sea race has always been peaceful and has never pursued those empty titles. Now that I'm here, I should return the original glory of the sea race to you. From now on, the king of the sea race will be respected on equal footing with the human emperor and the demon emperor, and will also be addressed with the title of emperor. Let's work together to resist the demons from beyond the heavens."
Previously, the Dragon King was on equal footing with the Human Emperor and the Demon Emperor.
The sea creatures are only nominally affiliated with the demon race, and everyone in the demon race, from top to bottom, knows this.
Personnel, finance, and military power were completely independent; throughout history, the sea tribes only obeyed orders, not proclamations.
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