"Esteemed Princess, I’ve heard that you once took a deadly poison with no antidote?" Yusuf Zuck, who had been sitting silently for a long time, suddenly broke the silence and hit the nail on the head by bringing up the one thing the King was unwilling to mention, and which most offended Princess! The Princess, who was painting, suddenly stopped her brush and looked up fiercely. Indeed, at this moment, her gaze was filled with endless killing intent. Previously, she had always appeared gentle and graceful in front of Yusuf Zuck, always wearing a smile, like a well-bred and cultured lady. However, at this moment, her demeanor as a lady vanished instantly, and she finally showed another side of herself as the Princess! Yet Yusuf Zuck seemed to have anticipated that he would provoke the Princess, merely smiling faintly, without dodging or avoiding her gaze. The Princess coldly said, "Doug Shepherd doesn’t want his tongue!" "He is now under me, not you!" Yusuf Zuck replied with a smile. The Princess suddenly laughed upon hearing Yusuf Zuck’s words and opened her arms wide, saying, "Everyone in this world belongs to the King, including you. The life of anyone or anything belongs to the King, so if I want to cut off Doug Shepherd’s tongue, no one can stop me!" "Esteemed Princess, you are wrong again. My life belongs only to me, and it has nothing to do with your King!" "Do you dare speak such defiant words? Aren’t you afraid of death?" "When I snuck into the grove with you, wasn’t it already destined that I would die? So if I’m destined to die anyway, what’s the harm in speaking a few defiant words? If I could, I’d even like to cuckold your King!" "Hmm?" The Princess was stunned for a moment, then her eyebrows shot up. If Yusuf Zuck’s previous defiant words weren’t enough to warrant death, then this one was surely enough to doom his entire family! Cuckold the King? Who would dare? "Don’t you think you’re overestimating yourself? Or do you really think I have feelings for you, or that I’m playing coy with you, making you misunderstand something?" The Princess sneered. "I didn’t misunderstand!" Yusuf Zuck chuckled. "You dared to sneak into the woods with me alone, dared to repeatedly ask to meet me in your room on this divine ship, wasn’t it all to show the King? I suppose apart from him, it couldn’t be anyone else, right?" "However, your strategy is too low-level. Although I don’t know your King well, just judging by his might in uniting the divine realm, there’s no way he’s a fool, so he will definitely see through your petty tricks!" "Using me for such petty schemes, your King won’t even bother, nor would he take interest. So although I have some utility, it’s really not much, and you are well aware of this!" "Hehe, since we’re already being frank today, can you help me with something?" The Princess suddenly collected herself, smiled, and said, "After we arrive at the Royal City..." Before she could finish, Yusuf Zuck interrupted, "Did I ever agree to help you with anything?" "Don’t you want the intel on those three demonic concubines?" "Isn’t the intel with you? You just haven’t told me!" Yusuf Zuck smiled. The Princess was taken aback and then sighed deeply. Indeed, she had received intel on the three demonic concubines long ago, she just hadn’t shared it with Yusuf Zuck. "They’re doing well!" The Princess thought for a moment and said. "That’s it?" Yusuf Zuck squinted his eyes. "That’s all!" The Princess nodded. "If that’s all, then you don’t hold much utility for me anymore, and my goodwill towards you has been used up. In plain words, I misjudged you, and you’ve been two-faced!" Yusuf Zuck stood up as he spoke. "What do you mean?" The Princess was puzzled. Jordan Webb’s depth exceeded hers, giving an unfathomable feeling; she couldn’t see through him, never had! Yusuf Zuck’s mouth curved up: "I..." He was about to speak, but the door outside was suddenly knocked! The Princess glanced at Yusuf Zuck, then said faintly, "Come in!" ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel·fire·net The one who entered was a woman, a female guard, a God-Emperor Realm female guard. She glanced at Yusuf Zuck, then bowed and said, "Your Highness, someone from the palace is here, outside, wanting to board the divine ship, saying there’s a royal decree!" "Oh?" The Princess was taken aback, and Yusuf Zuck squinted his eyes! "Let’s go out and have a look!" The Princess rose and headed out, not stopping as she passed by Yusuf Zuck. But naturally, Yusuf Zuck wouldn’t linger alone in her room, so he followed her out. Outside, many people stood on the deck, and beyond the ship, a small vessel floated with four people standing on it! As soon as Yusuf Zuck stepped out, he saw those four people. Moreover, he noticed that two of them were eunuchs, but one eunuch’s cultivation level was extremely high, surpassing everyone present, while the other two were not eunuchs but elite guards! Yusuf Zuck silently assessed that the eunuch’s cultivation was equivalent to the early Dao Ancestor realm, which was the same as Pierre’s realm in the past, while the two guards were at a half-step Dao Ancestor level, the peak of the Heavenly Emperor realm! Of course, here it’s not called Dao Ancestor or Heavenly Emperor, but Lord or Marquis. That old eunuch should be a Lord-level expert, and the two guards are at the Marquis realm! "Servant Xiao Kezi greets Your Highness, may Your Highness enjoy eternal happiness and longevity!" Xiao Kezi, with a feminine voice, knelt down, followed by the two guards and the old eunuch. "Ah, it’s Xiao Kezi, come in then!" The Princess chuckled faintly. "Alright, Your Highness." The ship opened its defense, and Xiao Kezi and Old Tao leaped onto the deck, with Xiao Kezi continuing, "Your Highness, there’s a decree to be announced!" "The King’s decree?" The Princess asked with interest. "No, it’s the Crown Prince’s decree. Now the Crown Prince is governing in the King’s stead, his decrees are as good as a royal decree!" "Oh, then announce it!" The Princess nodded slightly. "Royal decree~" Xiao Kezi unfurled the decree and called out with a hoarse voice! As soon as these words were uttered, everyone on the deck except the Princess and Yusuf Zuck, including Doug Shepherd and Joy Webb, knelt down! A royal decree is the highest order, representing the King’s will, like the King himself arriving. Although this decree wasn’t crafted by the King himself, with the Crown Prince managing the kingdom, the decrees were equivalent to royal decrees, and anyone who didn’t kneel was committing high treason! Of course, the Princess wasn’t required to kneel as she was the King’s concubine, and the decree was the Crown Prince’s, thus not binding the Princess! However, Yusuf Zuck not kneeling was unacceptable, so Xiao Kezi’s eyes bulged when he saw Yusuf Zuck not kneeling, and the two guards behind grasped the hilts of their swords. The old eunuch Old Tao kept his eyes downcast, as if he had fallen asleep! The Princess slightly turned, frowning slightly with annoyance, shouting, "This is a royal decree. Kneel or die!" Dead eunuch Doug Shepherd was trembling all over in fear at this time; what kind of master was he following, with such immense daring? Isn’t this defying the heavens? "My leg is injured, can’t kneel. Dead eunuch, the decree is aimed at me, isn’t it? I am Jordan Webb, so read it aloud and declare what’s commanded?" Yusuf Zuck, who was already on the verge of breaking with the Princess in her room earlier, now couldn’t care less about any damn royal decree!