Zheng Ya's suggestion to go solo left everyone completely bewildered.
Before anyone could react, Prince Ning arrived with five men.
Zheng Ya reluctantly stepped out of his interstellar spaceship to greet him: "I didn't know Prince Ning had arrived. What brings you here?"
"Boy, I heard you got Wu Wei pregnant. You're quite the player, aren't you?" Prince Ning said with a mocking smile.
The attitude of someone in a superior position is unmistakable.
It may seem like making a mountain out of a molehill, but in the context of the Qian Yuan Continent, it would be a huge joke.
The upper echelons of society were strictly hierarchical, with a strong emphasis on social status and birth.
The identity of a star inspector elevates one to a position of great power and predestines a prestigious status.
He was surrounded by influential people, including women from prominent backgrounds.
Concubines must be at least legitimate daughters or noblewomen to be in accordance with social status.
Otherwise, people will laugh at us and we'll become a laughing stock.
Even when they went to high-end places to play with women, they were all daughters of noble families who had fallen from grace and become top courtesans in brothels. Only those who maintained their purity and integrity were qualified to accompany distinguished guests.
All the heavens and myriad realms operate under the official control of the Tower of Babel, and there are countless such favored daughters of heaven.
This subtly elevated the status of people in the upper echelons of society.
Therefore, if it got out that Zheng Ya had gotten Wu Wei, a concubine's daughter, pregnant, it would be considered a sign of his own depravity and would make him a laughingstock.
This indirectly reflects that the Eagle King faction is using Wu Wei to belittle Zheng Ya's identity, manipulating public opinion and psychology until they control him as a puppet.
If Zheng Ya hadn't launched a strong counterattack, he would have been left with the hidden danger of being controlled as a puppet, which would have led to Prince Ning's questioning and punishment.
Zheng Ya didn't quite understand the hidden schemes, but he realized that Prince Ning's intentions were not pure: "Prince Ning, please speak your mind face to face."
While I despise Wu Wei's actions, I also don't want outsiders gossiping about him.
"Oh, so Wu Wei has ulterior motives towards you..." Prince Ning chuckled gossipy, while Zheng Ya angrily shooed him away: "Prince Ning, please have some self-respect. If there's nothing else, please leave."
"Now that I'm here, of course I have something to discuss."
"Then please, Prince Ning, speak freely. I am all ears."
"Hmph, have you forgotten the promise of the marriage alliance?" Prince Ning's smile vanished, replaced by anger as he questioned him, causing even his attendants behind him to draw their swords in a tense standoff.
Forced into marriage? Zheng Ya sneered inwardly, but said with an unchanged expression, "Sorry, the betrothal gifts I prepared were intercepted..."
"What? Tell me who intercepted the betrothal gifts from our four great families?" Prince Ning roared in fury, his murderous intent palpable.
Zheng Ya stood proudly suspended in space, silent, which angered the middle-aged man to the left of Prince Ning: "You scoundrel, how can you break your promise as a star inspector?"
If word gets out, how will you maintain your position in the government? Don't you want to work here anymore?
"Prince Ning, don't you want your dog anymore?" Zheng Ya sneered, ignoring the middle-aged man who was furious but dared not make a move. Prince Ning waved his hand to dismiss the middle-aged man: "I'm not here to listen to your nonsense."
Remember this well: since you have promised a marriage alliance, do not engage in any lowly, fleshly acts during the marriage, lest you tarnish the reputation of our four great families.
This is the first and the last time.
Otherwise, the consequences may be beyond what you and I can bear.
"I demand an explanation. What do you have to say?"
“Since Prince Ning has given the order, and I am in the wrong, I should promise to raise the betrothal gifts within a year. I hope Prince Ning will grant me a year’s grace,” Zheng Ya replied apologetically.
"Haha," Prince Ning sneered repeatedly, then raised his hand, flipped out a gold card, and threw it at him, saying, "I won't say anything to look down on you, I'll just make a deal with you directly."
This is a ten million points card. Please help me purchase the Five-Colored Golden Lotus from the points shop as a wedding gift for my concubine!
"Thank you for your patronage, Prince Ning?" Zheng Ya reached out and took the gold card. He checked the price of the Five-Colored Golden Lotus and found that he only had about 500,000 left over from the original price of 10 million. Displeased, he kept the gold card and then reached out for more money.
Prince Ning was stunned. The middle-aged man roared and drew his sword: "You bastard, this is blatant robbery! Do you want to die?"
"Prince Ning, are you really not going to discipline your dog?" Zheng Ya sneered, staring at Prince Ning's increasingly enraged face. Prince Ning, furious, slapped the middle-aged man away, then pointed angrily at Zheng Ya and sneered, "Boy, are you sure you want to embezzle my ten million..."
"Prince Ning, please calm down. Don't get angry and hurt yourself. This is my fault. I'm just an inexperienced new Starry Sky Inspector. When I first saw the gold card with ten million points, I got excited and clicked the wrong thing. I clicked on the Six-Colored Golden Lotus and locked up the ten million points. I'm so wronged..." Zheng Ya clarified a fact with difficulty.
"I don't believe you for a second," Prince Ning said, his anger subsiding as he replied, "You ordered the wrong thing."
"That's alright then. It would be a bit beneath me to give my concubine a five-colored golden lotus; a six-colored golden lotus would be just right. Here's a ten-billion-dollar platinum card. Take it carefully, okay?"
"Prince Ning is so magnanimous, we admire him!" Zheng Ya accepted the platinum card and clasped his hands in a gesture of flattery, almost infuriating Prince Ning and the others. They stared intently at the platinum card in his hand, afraid that he might misclick again.
The six-colored golden lotus is priced at 1.08 billion.
In the end, it's Prince Ning who earned the Six-Colored Golden Lotus, but what use is Zheng Ya's two million points?
In comparison, he's just a food delivery guy.
That's quite a difference!
Zheng Ya was displeased and momentarily stunned, frightening Prince Ning and the others. "If you make another mistake, I'll kill you!"
This entire scene was witnessed by the Eagle King, who was lurking in the distant sky.
Wu Wei, standing beside him, sobbed, "Waaah, why are you doing this to me? Just this one step, just this one step! Waaah!"
"Shut up. I won't ask how you schemed to get Zheng Ya to put your child in your arms, or even embezzle the betrothal gifts Zheng Ya gave to the four great families."
"But I want you to destroy their marriage alliance, or you know what will happen to you, don't I?" The Eagle King issued his final ultimatum in frustration.
If someone can't become a star watcher's bedmate, they're just a pawn, dispensable.
Wu Wei wanted to protest her innocence, saying she hadn't taken the betrothal gifts prepared by Zheng Ya, but who would believe her?
Aside from opportunistic scheming, the only chance for a noblewoman from a concubine's family to rise above others is to become a plaything or fight her way to victory on the battlefield.
On the battlefield of demons, where death is certain, Wu Wei dared not go and offer himself up as a sacrifice. He said with a sense of grievance, "Yes, I swear to do my best to get this done."
Zheng Ya cannot deny the child in her womb…
The last sentence was a threat to Eagle King and the others, telling them not to go too far, otherwise killing the child would be tantamount to making Zheng Ya a mortal enemy. In order to uphold the dignity of the Starry Sky Inspector, Zheng Ya would also avenge the child!
Sometimes, maintaining one's status and position requires bloodshed and the sacrifice of lives.
Eagle King fell silent. Wu Wei stopped pressuring him, after all, the child in his belly was just a fake created by Zheng Ya and couldn't be brought into the light.
If you push someone too far, and the Eagle King forces Zheng Ya to take responsibility for Wu Wei, and Zheng Ya publicly waves his hand to impregnate the woman, it's tantamount to sending Wu Wei to the execution ground.
Zheng Ya, regaining his senses, noticed that Prince Ning and the others were sweating profusely. Suppressing a laugh, he purchased the Six-Colored Golden Lotus from the points mall and sent it out: "I have fulfilled my mission. Prince Ning, please accept this."
"Phew, very well, I thank you!" Prince Ning was extremely aggrieved, but his thanks were sincere.
There's no way around it; after all, the Starry Sky Inspectors have the perk of the points mall.
Having an online store is like having a mobile treasure trove, offering everything imaginable.
This kind of person is a master swindler; it's their daily routine.
What, you're angry because I tricked you out of some points? Well then, you can leave.
They are fearless because they have nothing to fear. If you lose this opportunity, you don't know how many tens of thousands of years you will have to wait to become a Starry Sky Inspector again, until you die of old age.
Zheng Ya swindled him out of two million, and he wasn't happy at all: "Prince Ning, how about some more snacks, spiritual fruits, tonics, things that will boost your energy and improve your complexion..."
"Ah, I have other matters to attend to. We'll talk next time. Farewell!" Prince Ning hurriedly put away the six-colored golden lotus, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and ran away.
They've scared me away. If we keep talking, I'll lose my pants and have to sell my body!
Unfortunately, Zheng Ya complained, "Prince Ning, women need to be coaxed. Next time, buy more beauty and health gifts; that's more befitting of your status as Prince Ning..."
"Haha, I understand, I will, I will..." Prince Ning turned and fled without looking back, his words tinged with sorrow...
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