Chapter 32
On the Bifa Continent, there was a long-standing tradition known as the Saint
Luding Flower Conference. Every seven years, the leaders and
representatives of the major powers across the continent would gather to
discuss important matters. Ding Sheng felt that the name of this Blah
Blah Flower Conference was too abstract; he personally understood it as the
Bifa Continent's version of the United Nations.
Each session of the Saint Luding Flower Conference would last for about a
month and a half. The original story also mentioned that after secretly
sweeping through the continent, the main character would make a grand entrance
during this very conference, officially establishing himself as the undisputed
ruler of Bifa Continent.
This year's conference was held in the Huicheng Empire, a powerful empire
neighbouring the Olay Empire and Stuart would be representing the Olay Empire
at the event.
As he lowered his head to adjust his finely tailored formal attire, Stuart
muttered to himself, "Why do I have such a bad feeling about this…"
As the empire's guardian beast, Stuart was still a beast at his core and their
senses were often far sharper than that of humans.
Ding Sheng thought to himself, The protagonist’s back, our empire is about to
perish. Isn’t having a bad feeling totally expected?
He patted Stuart on the shoulder and said, "Just go without worry, I'll hold
the fort here."
Stuart pouted at Ding Sheng before waving goodbye to him and departed via the
magic circle with a bunch of attendants surrounding him.
Who could have known that those words would come true?
It turned out that this was part of a carefully orchestrated conspiracy
against the Olay Empire. Led by the Huicheng Empire, several nations that have
been plotting against the Olay Empire had discovered Stuart's secret—that he
was merely a beast in disguise and not the prince the people had been eagerly
expecting.
They also knew that Stuart was the divine guardian beast of the Olay
Empire—the Holy Beast of the Cerulean Waves[1].
Although these beasts were powerful,
rare, and majestic, they had a little-known trait: every ten years, they would
shed their coat. During this time, they would lose their beautiful sky-blue
and dazzling gold appearance. They would turn dark all over, almost like a
demonic beast, until their new scales and fur grew in.
The Huicheng Empire and its allies had chosen this precise moment to strike.
At the conference, in front of all the delegates, the handsome, dignified, and
capable prince of the Olay Empire suddenly transformed into a dark, black
monster. In his panic, he hastily fled back to the Olay royal palace, riding a
cloud of mist and hid himself in the palace cellar. No one who saw it would
believe that that thing was their guardian beast.
Rumours like "The Olay Empire is colluding with demonic beasts" or "The Olay
Empire has been taken over by demons" instantly spread like wildfire.
Meanwhile, the armies of the Huicheng Empire and its allies had all gathered
at the border, ready to “save” the Olay Empire, which was now purportedly "in
the clutches of demons".
Compared to these rumours, there was a far more glaring and undeniable
truth—regardless of what the Crown Prince of Olay truly was, the fact remained
that the Olay Empire had no heir.
This closed-off and conservative ancient country placed immense importance on
lineage and heirs. Otherwise, when Kris had been born cursed, the royal family
wouldn’t have needed to ask the guardian beast to take on the role of a prince
to stabilise the political situation and soothe the hearts of the people. But
now, this incident had instantly brought them back to the situation
twenty-three years ago, and it was even more dire than back then.
Stuart, who had transformed into his original form, lay dejectedly in the
palace cellar, weakly scratching the floor with his paws.
He looked up at Kris with sad, puppy-like eyes, blinking pitifully. "Kris,
I’ve ruined everything."
Ding Sheng scratched the new, fine fur growing on his back. The fur was so
deep a blue it almost looked black, but once it grew out, it would turn back
to the beautiful sky-blue that shimmered golden.
But most people couldn’t see past appearances.
Ding Sheng patted his big head. "No, Stuart, you’ve done more than enough.
Never attribute the fault of those with evil intentions to yourself."
He continued, "Come with me, let's go to the Saint Luding Flower Conference.
We’ll show them that no matter how you look, you’re the dedicated guardian
beast of this country that has ensured its stability and peace. And regardless
of whether I’m a man or a woman, I have what it takes to be the heir of the
Olay Empire."
Simply judging a book by its cover or determining roles, status, and abilities
based on gender… All of it was just plain stupid.
Apart from the time when they made him break off his engagement with Dishang
Huai, the royal family had treated him incredibly well. After years of
enjoying the honour and privilege of a princess, it was time he did something
for this country.
As for the protagonist—
He just hoped that he'd be content enough not to cause any more trouble when
the time came.
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