Douluo Continent: The Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, Ma Xiaotao is Addicted

on the sofa.

Orange blushed and gently pushed her hands against Ye Chen's chest.

"No...don't be silly, this is still the palace..." Orange murmured softly, turning her head slightly away, not daring to meet Ye Chen's gaze.

She had accepted the fact that the man in front of her really was the junior from elementary school she knew, unchanged, still so...bad...

Putting aside his unpredictable and mysterious methods, Ye Chen seemed to have remained completely unchanged.

"What about the palace? From today onwards, the entire palace... no, the entire Sun Moon Empire belongs to us."

Ye Chen gently helped Ju Zi up and pulled her into his arms.

The Sun Moon Empire will eventually be handed over to Orange for management. Ye Chen is too busy to manage such an empire.

"Um... puppet, how did you manage to do that...?"

Although Ju Zi had many questions in her mind, her biggest question was about the "puppet" that looked exactly like Xu Tianran.

"This is my latest research on a soul tool—the Myriad Manifestations Puppet."

Ye Chen smiled slightly and then gave a brief introduction to the functions of the Myriad Manifestations Puppet.

He then succinctly explained the core of the plan to Orange.

The main purpose is to use this puppet to continue playing the role of the emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire.

The puppet ruler will act as the apparent ruler, maintaining the stability of the empire and preventing internal strife and foreign encroachment caused by changes in the throne.

Real power will shift to the background.

As Orange listened, her heart pounded violently in her chest, like a drumbeat.

"This...this is insane..."

Orange opened her mouth, her voice a little dry, unable to find the right words to describe her feelings at that moment.

This plan is so audacious it's almost insane.

No one could have imagined that in such a vast empire, the emperor would be quietly replaced by a puppet...

However, when her gaze returned to Ye Chen, her turbulent emotions strangely began to calm down...

After all, the mastermind behind all of this was Ye Chen, her man...

Ye Chen is not as sinister and tyrannical as Xu Tianran.

Following Xu Tianran, the hope of revenge exists, but it is extremely slim.

She felt like she was walking on a knife's edge, and that she could be shattered at any moment. Even if she succeeded, the process would surely be bloody and desperate.

But now that it's Ye Chen, she feels incredibly at ease.

Because of her trust in Ye Chen, she believed that he would arrange everything for her.

Her behavior suggests she's living off a man, and normally, her pride wouldn't allow it...

But if it's Ye Chen...

Then she naturally felt perfectly justified in eating it.

"By the way, from now on, you can arrange this puppet, Sister Orange, to help the puppet Xu Tianran control the entire empire from behind the scenes."

Ye Chen looked at the orange and said very seriously.

After all, while the Myriad Manifestations Puppet is quite good, it also has some flaws, since its memories are not its own but were implanted into it.

Xu Tianran, the "puppet," was ultimately just a puppet; he could have been a normal emperor.

However, if you ask it to make decisions or do other things that require a little bit of brainpower, it struggles and may even crash.

Ye Chen needed someone he could trust to keep an eye on things, lest the puppet crash and burn out his brain...

"Ah... give... give it to me???"

Upon hearing this, Orange was stunned once again.

This sudden and immense responsibility and trust almost overwhelmed her.

She felt as if all the blood had rushed to her head, her cheeks were burning, and she didn't know what to do with her hands and feet.

Ye Chen's words were really a bit inexplicable.

She thought Ye Chen was going to become the mastermind behind the scenes and control the entire Sun Moon Empire.

All she had to do was lie down and wait for Ye Chen to feed her.

To my utter surprise, Ye Chen actually wanted her to be the "mastermind" behind everything. This is a bit outrageous...

Deep down, she did indeed harbor a strong desire for power and authority, even ambition.

But she knew her own abilities, so she never had any unrealistic expectations and just took things one step at a time.

Now, Ye Chen directly packaged up this "ambition" and stuffed it into her hands, leaving her momentarily stunned.

"Yes, that's part of the plan. Sister Orange is by Xu Tianran's side, so she's already familiar with what's going on in the palace, and it's perfectly legitimate for her to be around."

Ye Chen laughed and said, "Sister Orange is so smart, she'll definitely be able to govern the empire very well~"

"Am I... am I really that amazing...?"

Orange opened her mouth, pointed to herself, and looked inexplicably cute and innocent.

She herself didn't know she had the ability to govern a country, so how could Ye Chen trust her so much?

Isn't this a bit too frivolous...?

Isn't Ye Chen afraid that she'll mess things up and expose the puppet Xu Tianran?

"Sister Orange, I believe in you. You have to believe in yourself..."

Ye Chen's tone was gentle, with a hint of deception, and his gaze toward Ju Zi was full of trust.

"Hmm... You've dumped such a big thing on me, so... if I mess it up, you can't be angry..."

Orange looked away, feeling a little guilty, and didn't dare to meet Ye Chen's gaze.

Although she is confident, she is also self-aware.

Although some principles of governance were taught during the previous month of special training, they were all just theoretical.

She really had no experience with hands-on practice and was afraid of messing things up.

Ye Chen paid an unimaginable price to accomplish all of this.

If she messes it up...

"Of course, when have I ever been angry with you, Sister Orange?"

Ye Chen held Ju Zi's little hand in his palm and played with it, casually saying, "If you really mess it up, you can just start over. It's not a big deal."

Ye Chen's words were true.

They've succeeded at this once before, so they have experience with it.

It just takes a little more time, and time is the last thing Ye Chen lacks.

Moreover, this will also allow the orange to undergo some training.

Orange has not risen at all.

If things proceed at the normal pace, it will take another five or six years for Orange to become the "Orange God of War".

But Ye Chen has now given Ju Zi an accelerator.

As long as things proceed smoothly, Orange will be fully mature in less than a year, and it won't be a problem to let Orange ascend to the throne then.

"it is good!"

Having received Ye Chen's assurance, Ju Zi nodded in agreement.

With Ye Chen backing her up, she didn't need to think about it anymore.

"Yes, that's more like it, that's my Orange Sister~"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen smiled with satisfaction, gently cupped Ju Zi's soft, round face in his hands, and rubbed it vigorously.

"Hmm... So you still remember I'm your senior? All you do is bully me..."

Ju Zi's mouth was rubbed into an "O" shape by Ye Chen, and she muttered softly, her eyes filled with resentment.

She still remembered how Ye Chen had deliberately scared her when he wore the black robe; how awful...

"No way, Sister Orange, don't slander me."

Ye Chen naturally denied it outright.

To avoid Ju Zi pursuing the matter, Ye Chen leaned down again and sealed Ju Zi's red lips with his.

(End of this chapter)