Chapter 552
Emperor Xueye knew he had no right to refuse Miguel's request. After all, Miguel's meaning was clear: they simply did not want to commit regicide, not that they could not. If he were truly ungrateful, he might actually die on the spot!
As for revealing the truth of what happened back then and restoring Steve's reputation, Xueye felt there was absolutely no problem with it. Although doing so might cause the royal family to lose face, what did the royal family's reputation matter compared to their lives?
The second point is relatively more difficult. The Heaven Dou Empire is different from the Star Luo Empire. Although the Heaven Dou Empire is nominally an empire, it is essentially a noble alliance led by the Swan Snow family. Without sufficient reason, it would be extremely difficult for the Great Emperor to kill even a single noble family, let alone directly kill dozens of noble families!
As for the third request, although it is the simplest one, it is also the one that Emperor Xueye least wants to do, since he now only has three children left: Xue Qinghe, Xue Beng, and Xue Ke.
If Miguel had asked for a daughter, Xueye would have done so without hesitation. However, he requested a son, specifically a son who could help the Xue family continue its lineage. For a moment, Xueye was at a loss.
Seeing the hesitant Emperor Xueye, Miguel decided to add fuel to the fire. He then spoke again, "Since you're so indecisive, I'll change the terms. You can kill one son and one daughter! The remaining one can be kept by your Xue family to continue the lineage! Xueye, if you don't like this option, I don't mind changing the terms to the execution of anyone else with the Swan Xue family bloodline, except for you!"
Although Xue Ke's image in the original work is quite good, and she is considered a decent character, in Miguel's eyes, she is merely a decorative princess in the royal family. She has no say in her marriage or anything else. If the Tian Dou Empire were still in existence, even if Xue Beng, that incompetent guy, were to take the throne, her life wouldn't be much more miserable.
However, according to Miguel's plan, unifying the Douluo Continent is inevitable, and Xue Ke will become a princess of a fallen kingdom because of the unification of the Douluo Continent. Since ancient times, the fate of princesses of fallen kingdoms has never been good.
Therefore, rather than letting her tragically become a princess of a fallen kingdom, it would be better for her to die at the hands of her own father. Miguel could then erase her memories and allow her to be reborn into the divine kingdom, becoming one of the many heroic spirits there, and happily spending her life in the divine kingdom!
Miguel's threats and inducements were quite effective. As soon as Miguel's threats ended, Xue Ye spoke up, "Well, I can agree to your first and third requests, but I absolutely cannot agree to the second one. Your Highness, you should be aware of the specific situation of our Heavenly Dou Empire. If I really kill all those nobles, the Heavenly Dou Empire will definitely be thrown into turmoil, and the common people will also be affected!"
"Hmph! Don't think I don't know your little scheme. But causing turmoil in the court is indeed not a wise move. Let's leave it at that. All the ringleaders involved must be executed. In addition, to compensate Daglas for his losses, your Heaven Dou Empire will cede ownership of Sato City near Wuhun City to Daglas. What do you think?"
Although Emperor Xueye did not want to cede territory and pay reparations, the massacre of noble families was even more unacceptable to him than ceding territory and paying reparations. In the end, he had no choice but to choose the lesser of two evils and agreed!
Upon hearing that Emperor Xueye had agreed to their request, Miguel and Daglas did not linger. After informing Emperor Xueye that the matter would be resolved within half a month, the two left.
After leaving the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Miguel and Daglas did not return to the Spirit Temple, but instead went together to the Moon Pavilion, the only property of the Clear Sky Sect currently located outside the palace!
When the two arrived near Yuexuan, they saw Salas and his men who had been waiting there for a while!
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