"Della, rest assured, Father Emperor will explain clearly to the entire dynasty," Lask Rauri said quickly.
The palace maid quickly said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you won't be able to explain it clearly. It's already spread outside that you were so angry about the Princess being defiled that you vomited blood and have been in a coma since."
Lask Rauri: (˘•w•˘)
Is this palace maid a demon?
Is she trying to assassinate me?
Lask Rauri looked at Della, wanting to explain something, but Della looked at her Father Emperor angrily and said, "Even you think so, and you blame others? My purity has been completely ruined by you!"
With that, Della left Lask Rauri's room and walked outside.
"Della, Della, Della..." Lask Rauri called out many times, but Della didn't look back.
Lask Rauri quickly looked at the palace maid and said, "Hurry up and chase after her! Don't let her do anything foolish!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The palace maid quickly chased after them.
Della wanted to check how the outside world was talking about it. She didn't know until she checked that the rumors outside were even more outrageous.
They even said she was pregnant with Zhou Yan's child.
This was so outrageous that even she herself found it unbelievable.
The key was that people outside actually believed it.
The entire Dark Dynasty cursed Zhou Yan and sympathized with Princess Della.
Della couldn't wash herself clean even if she jumped into a water purifier.
Yellow River: Come to me.
"Princess, this matter is becoming more and more muddled. It's probably impossible to explain clearly," the palace maid said.
Della felt a stab in her heart and said, "Can't you say something else?"
"Oh." The palace maid nodded quickly and said, "It's probably impossible to clarify that you were defiled."
Della: (〝▼皿▼)
...
A day later, Lask Rauri convened another meeting to discuss Zhou Yan's compensation. After showing the list to the many ministers, curses erupted throughout the Dark Palace.
"This Zhou Yan is too heartless, a real lion asking for the sky."
"This Zhou Yan not only tortured Princess Della like that but also wants so many things. He is truly despicable!"
"Princess Della even sacrificed herself, and this Zhou Yan still makes such a huge demand!"
The more Lask Rauri listened, the darker his expression became. He really wanted to cut down these ministers.
These ministers must have spread the news!
His princess was perfectly fine, and you scoundrels have completely destroyed my daughter's purity!
"Bang!"
Lask Rauri angrily threw everything on his desk away and roared, "You scoundrels! My Della is perfectly fine. Zhou Yan didn't do anything to her. Don't talk nonsense!"
When the ministers heard that His Majesty was angry, they understood.
After all, the Emperor was a good emperor who deeply loved his daughter and naturally didn't want them to continue discussing this matter.
All the ministers understood and began to verbally abuse Zhou Yan, never mentioning Princess Della.
Lask Rauri looked at the expressions of these ministers and always felt that these scoundrels were looking at him with pity.
His princess was not harmed by Zhou Yan at all, so why wouldn't these bastards believe him!
But Lask Rauri quickly became troubled by the materials on Zhou Yan's list.
What Zhou Yan wanted was indeed too much. It would deplete the wealth of the entire Dark Dynasty.
And they might not even be able to gather it all.
But Della had tried her best. She had already secured the smallest price. Even if the price was greater, it was still much better than the country being destroyed.
In addition to these material demands, the Dark Dynasty had to hand over those who had attacked him and also publicly apologize to the entire Lord Continent.
Every condition was a matter of shame for the Dark Dynasty, but Lask Rauri still agreed.
Because they couldn't defeat him. If they refused, they would await the destruction of their country, so they had to agree.
Lask Rauri discussed for a long time with the ministers. Then Della also participated in the meeting. After the discussion was finalized, Della once again went to Zhou Yan's territory.
Zhou Yan met Della again. Although Della really didn't want to see Zhou Yan, she still had to maintain her usual elegance and inform Zhou Yan of what her country had discussed.
"The things you need are too numerous and too precious. Our country truly cannot produce so many things in a short period," Della said.
"It's fine, then we'll settle each month. I won't charge you interest, and all items must be settled within ten years."
Zhou Yan did not expect them to gather everything in a short period. He knew very well that even for the entire Dark Dynasty, gathering these items would not be easy.
Compared to the destruction of their country, the Dark Dynasty had no choice but to agree.
"Can't you ask for a little less? What you're asking for is too much, and each item is so precious," Della said.
"No, I have done my utmost. This is the consequence of offending me." Zhou Yan did not budge at all. He would not show any mercy for what he should take.
Della stayed in Zhou Yan's territory for a few more days, and finally, with a weary body and mind, she returned to the Dark Dynasty.
The Dark Dynasty again spread news about Della and the cruel Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan felt very wronged. He hadn't even touched Della, and they only argued every day, making Della tremble with anger.
But the next day, Della would be fully revived, resuming her elegant demeanor to re-experience everything from the previous day.
However, others simply didn't believe it. This was no longer Zhou Yan's fault. He was innocent and had no intentions towards Della.
From then on, it was a result of Della constantly traveling back and forth between the Dark Dynasty and Zhou Yan's territory.
Every time Della returned to the Dark Dynasty from Zhou Yan's territory, she would be exhausted, as if she had been tormented by Zhou Yan.
But as the number of times increased, Della's resistance also grew stronger.
This was the power of tempering.
Della was also becoming more qualified as a negotiator and stronger in resisting Zhou Yan.
The two of them basically met periodically. Every meeting involved various demands, various conditions, various rejections, and various excuses.
Although Zhou Yan ultimately won, as both sides reached an agreement on the terms, the Dark Dynasty finally fulfilled its promise.
The Dark Dynasty issued an apology to the entire Lord Continent, apologizing to Zhou Yan and agreeing to accept the conditions he proposed.
As soon as this news broke, the entire Lord Continent was in an uproar.
An ancient dynasty had actually bowed its head to a territory.
How strong did one have to be to force such an action?
But when they saw Zhou Yan's achievements, they all fell silent. This territory was too powerful.