Chapter 11636 — That Was All
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It seemed the woman was not so thoroughly brainwashed by her own delusions after all—when faced with someone truly dangerous, she still knew exactly how much she was worth.
Wei Zhao asked offhandedly, "Isn't that obvious? What should I call you?"
"There's no need for you to know my name."
The middle-aged man sized him up, then changed tack: "Still, there's no harm in telling you. My name is Yi Liuchao."
Wei Zhao glanced at the Queen. "Is she one of yours?"
"Not exactly."
Yi Liuchao appeared remarkably candid. "Someone asked me to keep an eye on her. That was all."
Wei Zhao's heart stirred.
If this was not mere bluster, then it meant the true hand behind the scenes operated on a level even above that of a quasi-god expert?
If that could be confirmed, it would be news of the highest order.
Then again, ever since discovering that dozens of god-tier experts were hidden within the Inner Royal Court, Wei Zhao had long since steeled himself for such a sight. Surprising it was, but he could hardly call it unexpected.
Wei Zhao pressed on probing: "So the way she's acting now—would you call that out of control?"
The single sentence made the already tense Queen shudder.
Yet in Yi Liuchao's presence, she did not dare utter a single word in her own defense.
Yi Liuchao nodded. "Out of control it is, but not a major problem."
Wei Zhao's eyelid twitched. "Not a major problem?"
As things stood, it was as though the Queen, driven by her own likes and dislikes, had sounded the horn of a new era ahead of schedule.
From the moment the Zhou Son of Heaven lost his composure, the old monsters in every quarter who had been itching to move, along with the various entrenched and interwoven factions of the Inner Royal Court, had all begun to stir.
By any measure, this move of the Queen's was no good thing for the schemer behind the curtain.
A piece that had slipped its leash—even if it might yield some unexpected delight—was absolutely not a good piece.
"Indeed it is not."
Yi Liuchao cast the Queen a faint glance. "Your notion of bringing Wei Zhao under control cannot be called wrong. From what I have observed, he is indeed a rather interesting figure, and it was worth taking a small risk for that."
The Queen breathed a sigh of relief at once.
For all her talk that every man under heaven could be captured by her charm, she knew perfectly well that to a quasi-god expert like Yi Liuchao, such words were pure nonsense.
She truly was not one of Yi Liuchao's people.
The backer behind her was far more powerful than Yi Liuchao, and far more unfathomable.
The trouble was, none of that changed the fact that Yi Liuchao could kill her with a single thought.
After all, in his present station, Yi Liuchao could speak with full authority on behalf of the backer behind her.
Life and death, reward and punishment—all hung on a single turn of his mind.
Yet Yi Liuchao's very next words wiped the color from her face.
"Not a bad line of thinking. Your only mistake is that you're trash."
"I gave you a divine face, and still you cannot bring down a single Wei Zhao. If I were you, I'd take my own life this instant in atonement."
The Queen was choked speechless.
As for the Zhou Son of Heaven and the rest, from the moment Yi Liuchao appeared they had all frozen in place, without the slightest reaction.
Only Wei Zhao wore a peculiar look. "Saying all this right in front of me—aren't the two of you being a little too candid? Or does Your Excellency feel you've already won, and may knead me however you please?"
Yi Liuchao glanced at him. "You're not bad, but don't think too highly of yourself. Remember, you are no more than a small fish in a small puddle. The true behemoths of this world are beyond the reach of your vision."
Wei Zhao could not help a scoff. "Is Your Excellency lecturing me now?"
"No. I simply find you pitiful, and thought I'd tell you a little of the truth."