Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl-Chapter 896 Empress is possible too! Cangyuan Great Priest appears [2 updates]
Chapter 896: 896 Empress is possible too! Cangyuan Great Priest appears [2 updates]
The moment these words were spoken, not only the Beirut King but even Beitang Xinyi was taken aback.
She certainly knew this old minister, whose age exceeded that of the Beirut King by a whole cycle, having assisted three kings and held exceedingly high prestige among the princes and ministers.
However, this old minister was rigid in conduct, inflexible, and extremely averse to humans.
He was firmly convinced that Atlantis and the land must not have any interaction and opposed the Fran Ders Royal Family sending people to the land.
Even in the face of the Cangyuan Great Priest, this old minister dared to directly confront, yet he would utter such words?
Others were equally taken aback, but after the shock, they earnestly pondered over these words.
The various previous omens clearly showed that the recently returned Princess Wanlan was protected by the heavens; the two deceased deities of Star Sea and Ruins even injured the left and right Divine Servants beside the High Priest for her.
Doesn’t this signify that she was meant to be the king chosen by heaven for the Cangyuan Country?
"Presumptuous!" Princess Meivis shouted, "The Crown Prince has long been established, how can my father, having fulfilled his duties, establish a new one?"
Her nails had sunk into her palms, and a deep-seated venom filled her eyes.
This human named Wanlan came back, became a princess, and now even wants the position of Crown Prince?
She thought the old man was truly out of his wits!
"Princess Meivis, this is not your place to speak." The old minister cast her a cold glance, "If you have time to coquet about in front of His Majesty, shouldn’t you be improving yourself? You can only remain a princess."
"You..." Princess Meivis quivered with anger but dared not say anything in rebuttal.
Hierarchy was evident here, and indeed, she had no real power in her hands, lacking the qualification to go head-to-head with this old minister.
"Your Majesty." The old minister no longer paid attention to Princess Meivis and addressed the Beirut King again, "I ask Your Majesty to quickly establish Princess Wanlan as the Crown Prince, to follow the will of heaven and comply with the people’s wishes!"
"Nonsense!" The Beirut King finally angered, "In all of Atlantis, never has a woman been an emperor!"
Which is also why, although he wished to kill Ye Wanlan, he had never contemplated it more deeply.
In his view, only men are the legitimate rulers of Atlantis.
No matter how outstanding Ye Wanlan was, she couldn’t possibly threaten his throne.
But at this moment, the Beirut King suddenly realized that events had developed in a direction beyond his control and prediction.
"Your Majesty, what has always been does not dictate what will be." Yet another old minister stood up, calm and composed, "You saw today, Princess Wanlan is the royal bloodline bestowed on Cangyuan by the heavens, that even the two Divine Servants could not harm her a bit."
Beitang Xinyi was once again startled.
This old minister’s standing was also quite significant.
With the voices of two elders, other princes and ministers also all echoed their agreement.
"Though we in Atlantis have never had a woman as an emperor, I know of two major powers in the Mortal World that have precedents of female emperors."
"The first is the Northern Lands; its most prosperous era was ushered in by Empress Valenjina, and the current Emperor of Beilu is also female."
"The second is Shenzhou; although there’s no empress, Princess Yongning has long been decreed the emperor. Despite having a brother, King of Yan, she was still designated as Crown Prince, which shows her incredible power."
"Indeed, indeed, I see that our Princess Wanlan not only possesses great strength but has also been recognized by heaven, making her certainly even more remarkable."
"Your Majesty..."
As ministers spoke one after another, even those who previously held conflicts remarkably reached an agreement today.
The Beirut King, in his fury, laughed instead: "Have you all forgotten that after Princess Yongning passed, Shenzhou nearly collapsed, do you wish for Cangyuan to follow the Ning Dynasty’s old path?"
"Your Majesty, these words are inappropriate." The first old minister calmly replied, "Our Cangyuan is certainly not to be equated with the Ning Dynasty, and I believe that if Atlantis were to unite one day, it would surely be under the leadership of Princess Wanlan."
These words carried significant weight.
Many members of the Fran Ders Royal Family subtly changed their expressions, their gazes toward Ye Wanlan carrying unified murderous intent.
"This matter will be discussed later." The Beirut King took a deep breath and sternly said, "The High Priest has not yet emerged, and our Cangyuan must have his consent to establish a Crown Prince. If the High Priest approves Wanlan, then I will have no objection." free𝑤ebnovel.com
With all his calculations, he unexpectedly gave Ye Wanlan the Crown!
If he had known such an outcome would occur, he would’ve preferred to have Ye Wanlan safely complete her enthronement ceremony.
"Indeed, it requires the High Priest’s approval." The old minister slowly nodded, "But I believe the High Priest will certainly see Princess Wanlan as the best candidate for Crown Prince, and she will surely lead Cangyuan to defeat Chongming and re-establish the Cangming Kingdom."
Ultimately, the Beirut King turned away in anger, unable to maintain his composure.
Everyone knew that after today’s events, Ye Wanlan’s status within the Cangyuan Royal Family was second only to the Beirut King.
Both the current Crown Prince and the favored Princess Meivis had to stand behind her.
No one expected this result—not even Lancelot and Silvia, who were just waiting for a single command from Ye Wanlan.
After the ceremony ended, the two secretly went to Beitang Xinyi’s Houtu Palace.
"Sister YN, how did you do it?" Lancelot incredulously asked, "That old guy is extremely loyal and stubborn, yet he’s the first to propose making you Crown Prince? Did you use Art and Method to control his mind?"
"I was startled too." Beitang Xinyi gently patted her chest, "I know his character, it was the last thing I expected he would..."
Silvia nodded as well.
"Grandmother, all of you, Shenzhou has an old saying—" Ye Wanlan smiled slightly, speaking softly, "Once I enter the pass, great scholars will argue for me."
When she successfully wielded divine power, then, the authoritative figures of the Cangyuan Country would speak for her.
Victory legitimizes the king, failure demonizes the culprit.
This truth has remained unchanged through the ages.
As long as one’s fists are strong enough, winning is right.
Today, she won, who would dare say she was wrong?
"Hiss..." Lancelot gasped, feeling his hairs stand on end, "Sister YN, you’re truly terrifying, was this all within your calculations?"
"Not at all." Ye Wanlan replied calmly, "In my plan, events were not meant to unfold so smoothly or so quickly. All thanks to Beirut setting a trap, I seized the opportunity."
"The old geezer has hoisted his own petard this time." Lancelot snorted coldly, "If he hadn’t brought up the Cangyuan Great Priest today, he would have directly named you Crown Prince under the pressure."
"He is stalling for time." Silvia said coldly, "If the Cangyuan High Priest never comes out, would he keep delaying the establishment of a Crown Prince? During this time, he must first choose to eliminate Sister YN, and then fabricate a reason, just like when Beitang Queen died in childbirth."
The Beirut King indeed thought this way, but he was also eager to see the High Priest.
He wanted to know if the prophesied one referred to his son or the daughter his son fathered.
Otherwise, with the day drawing nearer, why was his son still missing while his granddaughter was about to ascend?
The Beirut King had already arrived at the Sea of Stars, respectfully addressing the Right Divine Servant: "I ask Lord Divine Servant to convey for me, I have urgent matters that need to meet with the Lord Priest."
The Right Divine Servant knitted his brows: "The Lord Priest is still in seclusion, even I cannot see him, it is not that I refuse to convey."
"I know Lord Divine Servant has special means to contact the Lord Priest." Beirut took a deep breath, "You also saw what happened today..."
Before he could finish, a faint voice resonated from the depths of the Sea of Stars.
"Beirut, you’ve come."
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