Chapter 36

"Ah..."

"Ah..."

"Solen, I will tear you to pieces."

"I will have your sister tortured and killed first!"

"I will exterminate your entire family!"

In the secret room, Princess Zining seemed to have transformed into a different person. All the elegance and nobility she had before were gone.

Her eyes became incredibly疯狂, and her voice was shrill.

However, after venting for less than half a minute, she immediately calmed down.

It was as if a lake had gone from turbulent waves to a mirror-like calm in just a moment.

Then, she looked in the mirror to tidy her makeup, the slightly disheveled collar, and her hair.

She gently patted her beautiful face and then gracefully left the secret room.

...

When Princess Zining came out again, she looked at the manager of the gold shop and the casino boss, and a rare charming smile appeared on her beautiful face.

"Do you know what Solen wrote in his letter?"

The manager of the gold shop said, "It's probably some ignorant and foolish words."

"He told me to kill you," Zining said. "What a joke. You two are not only my confidants but also the confidants of Prince Zili. We rely on you greatly. Killing you would be like cutting off my own limbs."

"We dare not, we dare not," the manager of the gold shop said. "We will go and warn that wastrel with special means. Should we castrate him or do something to his sister?"

"You decide," Zining said. "I'm tired. You may leave now."

"Yes!" The two bowed and backed away step by step until they could no longer see Zining, then they dared to turn around.

At this moment, Zining glanced at the eunuch beside her and then drew her hand across her neck.

"Yes," the eunuch nodded and silently followed.

"Whoosh..."

A soft white light flashed.

Two heads instantly rolled down. Whether it was the manager of the gold shop or the casino boss, these so-called underground emperors of the capital, their faces were filled with respect until the moment of their death.

Because everything happened so quickly that they didn't even have time to show fear or shock. They were already decapitated.

Because they would never have believed that Zining would kill them.

They were so useful, so indispensable. One controlled the money, the other controlled the underground power.

The eunuch's weapon, from being revealed to killing and disappearing back into his sleeve, took no more than half a second.

Then, two more ghostly eunuchs quickly floated up, caught the rolling heads, and dragged the bodies away, leaving no trace.

These bodies could not be wasted. Zining would use their blood to make anti-counterfeiting marks on gold notes, and their bones and flesh would be ground up to make fertilizer for flowers.

"Go and kill their entire families," Zining continued.

"Yes," the eunuch, like a ghostly shadow, instantly floated away.

Then, Princess Zining said calmly, "Help me change. I need to go to the palace to see the king. This farce should end now."

"Yes," a few maids walked over quietly, not daring to make a sound.

Zining lightly shook, and her gossamer-like clothes fell to the ground, revealing her incomparably beautiful body.

Then, she walked into her dressing room like a beautiful and bloodthirsty fairy.

...

Inside the Duke's residence.

Ziting sighed, "Be prepared. Your Solen family's Tianshui City fief is probably not safe. After all, a new strategy for a kingdom always requires sacrifices. It's just your bad luck that your fief is right north of the Wild Canyon, blocking the kingdom's southern advance."

Lanling was filled with sorrow and anger. Why should the Solen family be the cannon fodder? But he didn't say a word.

Duke Ziting said, "I never return the bribes I receive. But since you have served me once, I will protect your family's lives after you lose your fief and title. That's all I can do."

Lanling bowed deeply, "Thank you, Duke."

"Alright, go now and wait for the king's decree," Ziting said. "It should be in the next two or three days."

Lanling left the Duke's residence.

...

The next day, Lanling was in a class at the capital's academy. It was an art class.

Suddenly, the bell rang, and it was the most solemn and grand twelve chimes, indicating that the king had arrived or that the king's decree had arrived.

This meant that all the students had to go to the academy square to listen to the king's instructions.

"Finally, it's here," Lanling sighed and followed the other noble students to the academy square.

A quarter of an hour later, the entire square was filled with tens of thousands of people, neatly arranged.

The nobles were above, the commoners below, clearly separated.

"By the king's decree, kneel!" With the eunuch's loud shout, all the students knelt down in unison.

Then, the eunuch's shrill voice echoed throughout the academy square. Strangely, his voice was not loud, but it could clearly be heard by everyone. There was no doubt that he was a great inner court expert.

"Our kingdom of Nulang was founded on martial prowess. The royal family and the nobility share the world. Since the founding of the kingdom, the noble class has always been the backbone of the kingdom. However, in recent decades, the noble children have been indulging in pleasure and neglecting their studies. Whether in literature or martial arts, each generation is worse than the last. This makes me deeply grieved. If this continues, the kingdom will be in peril."

This was a rebuke to the noble children, but it was the truth. The noble students in the capital's academy, whether in literature or martial arts, were far behind the commoner students. However, this was entirely the result of the royal family's deliberate actions. The royal family's strategy was to replace the hereditary noble class with a large number of commoner elites, making them the new backbone of the kingdom's ruling class.

After reading this, the eunuch paused and cast a cold gaze over the kneeling noble children. This glance was on behalf of the king, and immediately all the noble children bowed their heads in submission.

"Therefore, I have decided to restore the ancestral system. From today on, anyone inheriting a title must receive the noble warrior medal from the royal family. Otherwise, they cannot inherit the title or the fief. This is the decree!"

After the decree was read, the noble children present wailed in sorrow.

Lanling's heart sank, falling deeper and deeper.

He had already guessed that the king's decree might not be good, but it was even worse than he had imagined.

Previously, one only needed to pass the final exam to inherit a title, which meant an average score of sixty.

But now, one needed to receive the noble warrior medal, which meant ranking in the top ten in the final exam, with an average score of eighty or ninety in each subject.

Lanling had only studied for less than five months, and passing was already a miracle. Now, he had to rank in the top ten out of over two hundred noble children?

Especially in the martial arts and archery, the requirement was to hit the target with an accuracy of eighty percent or more from over a hundred meters with a two-hundred-and-fifty-pound bow, which was much higher than the previous requirement of hitting the target with a one-hundred-and-eighty-pound bow from a few dozen meters with an accuracy of sixty percent.

Lanling had only three months left, making it even more difficult than climbing to the heavens.

During the previous conflict between Ziting and Zili, the king had watched but remained silent.

After Princess Zining visited the king, the decree came the next day. No one knew what Zining had said to the king, but it was clear that she held a high position in his heart.

There was no doubt that this decree was aimed at Solen, preventing him from inheriting the title and taking over Tianshui City.

The king's firm attitude in issuing this decree clearly showed his support for Prince Zili. This also made the kingdom's nobles realize that despite not being the king's biological son, Prince Zili was his beloved adopted son and the heir to the throne.

Lanling was certain that once Zili fully controlled Tianshui City, the king would revoke this decree next year, allowing the noble children to easily inherit their titles. The royal family wanted the noble heirs to be more useless with each generation.

The noble children present, all shrewd, quickly relaxed after the initial shock and tension. They then looked at Lanling with sympathetic and schadenfreude-filled eyes.

The Solen family was doomed. Who could blame them for blocking the future crown prince's path?

The girls who had been involved with Solen (Lanling) now looked at him with sympathy and a bit of heartache.

Even though Solen was a heartless playboy who changed girlfriends as often as he changed clothes, being with him was truly enjoyable. He was very good at pleasing girls.

Although these girls outwardly hated Solen, deep down they missed the time they spent with him. He was so bad, yet so charming.

Now, seeing him like this, it was truly heartbreaking.

After the decree was announced, everyone returned to their classes.

Lanling went to the dean's office to request a long leave. He wouldn't be able to come to school for the next few months.

In front of the office building, a eunuch blocked his way and said calmly, "Princess Zining wants to see you."

Lanling looked to the side and saw a low-key but extremely luxurious carriage. The scent of the carriage could be smelled from a distance.

Inside the carriage was Princess Zining.

Lanling's heart skipped a beat, "Finally, it's time to meet."

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