Chapter 957
Ye Xingguang, who had remained silent all along, smiled and said, “What if I can?”
Geshu Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then burst into loud laughter: “Muya Jiushu, aren’t you afraid of bragging boastfully? If you can, I will kneel down now and call you ‘Your Majesty the Queen.'”
Since Muya Jiushu couldn’t possibly have that ability, Geshu Yuan felt no pressure when he spoke about kneeling.
“Then you better remember your own words, and don’t forget to kneel down and call me ‘Your Majesty the Queen’ later,” Ye Xingguang said with an especially confident and arrogant smile.
Geshu Yuan was equally full of boundless arrogance: “I, Geshu Yuan, swear to all the imperial citizens watching the live broadcast, I will definitely keep my promise. But what about you, Muya Jiushu? If you cannot prove that you have the power to turn the tide, to reverse time, to free people from their suffering and bring them a new life, then get out of the empire and return to your land. Do you dare?”
“Why wouldn’t I dare?”
She might hesitate with other tasks, but this was her forte.
She still had two Regret Medicines on hand that hadn’t been sold, which could be used today to shut Geshu Yuan up and make him submit!
Geshu Yuan sneered, “Alright, then do it now. Reverse the heavens, turn back time, and bring back to life Geshu Chen, the elder I respect the most whom you killed ten years ago. If you can do that, I’ll believe you are the reincarnation of the ocean deity!”
Listening to him, Ye Xingguang found it amusing: “How beautiful you think! As the deity of the ocean, I only free those who are in suffering from their difficulties. As a murderer, Geshu Chen executed so many princes, what qualification does he have to be brought back to life?”
Having said that, she couldn’t be bothered with Geshu Yuan anymore, and turned her attention to the cameras of the imperial media, saying, “As the deity of the ocean, I will only help those in suffering. People of the Imperial City, if any of you have something you greatly regret involving family, friendship, love… something that torments both your heart and mind, you can now swim up above the temple and tell me, and I will help you escape your suffering.”
After speaking, she added, “Today there is also the important coronation ceremony to be held, so due to limited time, I will only choose one citizen to relieve you of your suffering. Starting now, you have five minutes to get here.”
Not to mention Geshu Yuan’s disbelief in her abilities, even the six great elders didn’t believe she was capable.
The Third Elder, Geshu Tang, stood by, shaking his head, suggesting she not overextend herself.noveldrama
The Great Elder, Bai Qiuhe, standing aside with a frown, worried that Ye Xingguang’s grand words would become embarrassing when she couldn’t follow through later.
The interim federal government was very eager for Ye Xingguang to be enthroned and did not wish for any mistakes to occur halfway through.
But Ye Xingguang ignored the glances from the elders, walked back to Lord Ye Qing, took his hand, looked up, and smiled at him, noting how particularly handsome he was dressed today.
Great Elder Bai Qiuhe said, “The Sacred Tree has already recognized Muya Jiushu as the queen of the empire. Are you telling me you don’t even trust the Sacred Tree? The timings for today’s coronation ceremony have all been arranged, if there’s a delay…”
Geshu Yuan scoffed lightly: “Uncle Bai, it’s just five minutes, can’t we even wait that long?”
Great Elder Bai Qiuhe glared fiercely at Third Elder, Geshu Tang, “The younger generation of your family really is something!”
Geshu Tang was equally furious. The problem now wasn’t Geshu Yuan, but the fact that Jiushu had killed Cao Jianyu, causing panic among the royal family. The esteemed royals who came with Geshu Yuan today were the real trouble. If Jiushu couldn’t change the circumstances, there was no way she would be able to be coronated as Emperor today!