"As much as possible."
The elf maid beside Lin Rui held him for a mont and said to Rose, "Lord Rose, he indeed has nothing hidden except the [Eye of Light]."
Rose nodded and said, "Then you all may leave. I'll take him to see the Empress."
The Empress's Imperial Court was located in the deepest part of the treetops. The elves' style is different from humans; don't assu that since they live deep in the forest, they lead a simple and primitive life. In fact, they have a high artistic accomplishnt, and their nature is luxurious, making the Empress's courtyard extrely magnificent.
Compared to the grand human architecture, they place more emphasis on refinent and artistry.
But for Lin Rui, this was completely confusing. He never understood art; he just felt the sculptures here were indeed bold and free, with statues of n and won thoroughly showcasing the beauty of human body art.
Lin Rui couldn't help but secretly click his tongue, having heard that so elf kingdoms without a World Tree struggle to propagate without relying on it. One of the Elf Empress's greatest missions is to boost the elf population, hosting grand feasts in the courtyard and inviting single elf n and won to participate.
He wondered if this world's Elf Empress engaged in such initiatives, striving hard in all areas.
It's not easy to co to the Elf Kingdom once; any human would want to witness this annual elf festival, right?
While Lin Rui was daydreaming, Rose said, "Alright, we're here. Mind your words! If you offend our Empress, I'll definitely have you cut down. Your Trait is sealed now, and you can't resist at all."
After speaking, Rose respectfully announced inside the palace ahead, "Your Majesty, the colonization mark holder Lin Rui has been brought here, requesting an audience."
A gentle voice replied from within the exquisite palace, "Rose, bring her in."
Lin Rui took a deep breath; luckily, the Empress was not a little girl.
As Rose entered the palace, Lin Rui curiously looked at the Empress.
The Elf Empress Yunning's face was like a flawless sculpture, her fair skin exuding a serene glow, her eyes like deep lakes, revealing wisdom and gentleness. Her long black hair was like starlight in the night sky, lightly swaying in the breeze.
The young and determined Empress rested her delicate hand on her chin, sitting lazily on a luxurious embroidered throne, her posture upright and graceful.
What caught Lin Rui's attention more was her alluring curved body, showcasing seductive curves. Her slender waist seed to struggle under the weight, unable to support the charming fullness in front. Perhaps for comfort, or maybe out of laziness, her chest rested directly on the table, supported by the table, while she supported her chin with her palm, looking at Lin Rui with interest.
Rose angrily kicked Lin Rui's knee: "Didn't I just teach you not to look up to the Empress? Looking up to a ruler implies the intent to assassinate, and you wouldn't want to be killed for such a thing, would you?"
Lin Rui glared at her, "Assassination? With what? I'm sealed now and can't even beat an Empress's maid."
But the Elf Empress Yunning didn't seem to mind, laughing as she said, "This little fellow poses no threat to anymore, so we don't have to mind his rudeness this ti."
Who is a little fellow?
Lin Rui simply stared directly at the Empress, the more he saw, the more he felt the Empress was captivating, completely different from any girls Lin Rui had seen before. It felt as if... they were all girls, but the Empress had a more mature, womanly aura, like a ripe peach that would burst with juice at a touch.
Yunning resting her chin, softly said, "Little fellow, my intuition tells you're thinking of sothing offensive to imperial power."
Rose looked at Lin Rui with fury, wishing she could slice him in two.
Yet Lin Rui decisively ignored Rose's nearly consumptive gaze and candidly said, "Your Majesty the Empress is quite different from what I imagined."
"Oh? How so?"
"Your temperant is very gentle, like a child's mother, not like a formidable Empress."
Yunning raised her eyebrows, smiling as she said, "How do you know I'm not a mother?"
Hiss~
Lin Rui gasped. Could the Empress truly be a mature woman?
Since entering this world, Lin Rui had always heard the Empress was a wise and enlightened ruler, a rare brilliant sovereign encountered once in a millennium.
In Lin Rui's subconscious mind, he always thought the Empress would look down on the world, disdain any man, not dignifying marriage.
Unexpectedly, the Empress was not only married but even had children!
Could it be that...would Wutong be like this in the future?
Lin Rui instantly felt his scalp tingle, unable to imagine Wutong holding a child, nursing, smiling with joy, and looking at himself happily.
The image was too shattered.
Wutong would absolutely not do such things.
To be exact, Wutong and Yunning were two extres; Wutong's cold and exquisite temperant would never allow such gentle laughter. Lin Rui hadn't seen Wutong laugh either.
She was cold and unbelievably beautiful, cold and noble, but seemingly wouldn't smile.
Although she was actually very gentle inside, full of kindness to those around her, the exterior was covered by a layer of icy indifference.
"You seem very surprised."
Lin Rui said, "Indeed, it reminds of a friend. She is also an Empress."
"Oh? Another Empress? I'm very interested." Yunning, lazily resting her chin, asked, "What kind of person is this Empress?"
"A bit similar to you, but also different." Lin Rui thought and said, "Equally approachable, equally noble and graceful. But her majesty makes one dare not look directly. If angered, blood would flow across thousands of miles, piled high with corpses."
Yunning laughed and said, "Indeed. I always believed that those who truly hold power care little for appearances. I very much hope to et this legendary Empress soday."
"Legendary Empress?" Lin Rui laughed and said, "Your Majesty, you underestimate her too much. Trust , you wouldn't want to witness her arrival in this world. That would be the end of you, the World Tree, the entire world."
Rose snorted lightly, "Arrogant. Do you know how deep our forest's foundation is? And you dare say such words, the end of the world? Can anyone truly bring our World Tree to its end?"
Lin Rui raised an eyebrow, saying, "When adults speak, don't interrupt. Emperor Setra's threat to the World Tree is visible to . But such a character, to that Empress, is rely a clown to be eliminated effortlessly."
Kid, don't interrupt?
Rose widened her eyes, gritting her teeth. If not for the Empress in front, she would surely have lunged forward and bitten this detestable fellow. She herself was over a thousand years old, and only the Star Nebula Sage would call her a little fellow.
This detestable human was imitating the tone of the Great Sage and Empress!
Yunning was amused, laughing with her whole body shaking, and said, "It's been a long ti since I've seen Rose teased like this. Indeed, the forest has been closed off for too long; it needs so fresh energy injected to invigorate the World Tree too."
Inject energy, do you an what I think? Is it proper?
After laughing, Yunning said, "Little fellow, your two Hero's Hearts have been requisitioned by the Royal Court."
"On what grounds?" Lin Rui argued rationally, "Before I ca, this woman swore that the Royal Court's wealth wouldn't care for my trifles and would return them intact."
Yunning rested her chin, unmoved, saying, "For no particular reason. Because they are within the Royal Court, and the Royal Court needs the Hero's Heart, so it has been requisitioned. This is my decree, not open to negotiation."
At this mont, the Empress exuded an undeniable dominance.
Lin Rui, sealed all over, also couldn't resist, so he said, "If you must commit such blatant robbery, I can't get them back anyway. So long as Your Majesty the Empress isn't worried about damaging your reputation."
Yunning laughed and said, "I won't be doing such blatant robbery. The Royal Court will compensate you. Rose, later take him to the Forbidden Celestial Prison and hand over the prisoner in cell number three to him."
Rose was shocked and said, "The prisoner in cell number three? That terrifying woman? Your Majesty, you're going to release her?"
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