Absolute Strength

The empress was worried about Lin Ran. When she heard this, she replied casually, "Of course I agree! If we can live in peace forever, I'm willing to pay any price!"

"What if the price is dozens or even millions of lives?"

Lin Ran asked again, his eyes filled with the eagerness for the answer.

The empress was stunned when she heard this. She hesitated for a moment before replying, "If it's the deaths on the enemy side… I can accept it."

"What if it's people of the Heavenly Saint Dynasty?"

Lin Ran continued to ask, "Prisoners, prisoners of war, and even civilians and soldiers."

"Well…"

The empress hesitated again, but this time, she did not speak for a few minutes. Clearly, she did not know how to answer.

Seeing this, Lin Ran knew what the empress meant. He immediately felt happier. Then, he bowed slightly and took out the jade slip that the empress had "left behind". He crushed it into pieces.

"Lin Ran! What are you doing?!"