No strange things are allowed to evolve!

This person is so kind!

Soon, the shop owner packed up all the clothes and handed them to Jiang Shu.

Then Jiang Shu handed it to the princess.

The messenger led the way, followed closely by Jiang Shu, while the princess, laden with large and small bags, brought up the rear. The three of them soon arrived at the royal palace.

When they arrived, the atmosphere in the entire palace was very subtle.

It's not that anything bad happened.

It's true that this is very bad for Jiangbei.

However, no one paid attention to Jiang Bei's defense, his explanations, or his appeals not to be misled.

The crowd watched Jiangbei from a distance, whispering and occasionally letting out snickers, as if they were observing animals in a zoo.

This is what made Jiang Shu feel uneasy—

The scene before me was like a large-scale male-on-male cop scene.

So Jiang Shu joined them without hesitation and began to comment on Jiangbei.

But before that, Jiang Shu greeted almost everyone.

Unlike the last banquet where he could only sit in a corner, this time Jiang Shu became the focus of the entire palace as soon as he appeared, and everyone had great goodwill towards him. Before this, almost everyone present had already interacted with Jiang Shu and thought that he was easy to get along with and seemed very good no matter how you looked at him.

Upon seeing Jiang Shu suddenly appear, Jiang Bei was first taken aback, surprised that he would be here. Then, seeing that Jiang Shu seemed to know all the high-ranking officials of the kingdom well, he was shocked again. Then he realized something and gradually became horrified.

"It's you?!"

Jiang Bei glared angrily at Jiang Shu.

He understood everything.

His competitor was not taking the right path at all; he was actually planning to use external forces to bring him down.

The other side never intended to deal with the King of Warcraft!

He was completely unprepared and never expected the other party to be so despicable. Under normal circumstances, he would not be afraid of him or these guys present who had status but no real power.

But now he's been tricked. Not only is his mobility restricted, but that inexplicable white-bearded old man called the Great Sage can suppress his skills and enhancements, turning him into a lamb to the slaughter. Even though Jiang Shu's current strength is definitely inferior to his, he has no room to resist.

This made him feel extremely frustrated.

When they saw that Jiang Bei recognized Jiang Shu, everyone looked at Jiang Shu with curiosity.

"Do you know?"

No one doubted that Jiang Bei might not actually be a vessel for the Demon King, but rather that Jiang Shu was suppressing him. This was not only because everyone felt that Jiang Shu was not that kind of person after getting to know him, but also because the Hero was invincible. Why would he need to frame someone to suppress him?

Jiang Shu replied, "I don't know him. This is the first time I've met him. This cunning guy probably heard something on his way here, made some judgment, and then tried to pretend to know me to turn the tables on me. After all, everyone knows that I'm the one who identified him."

"I see." Everyone suddenly realized.

"You're talking nonsense!" Jiang Bei wanted to explain something, but Jiang Shu had already said it all and perfectly predicted it. If he explained now, wouldn't that be playing right into Jiang Shu's hands?

Therefore, he understands that he cannot fall into the trap of self-justification now.

What I should do is make these people choose between me and Jiang Shu.

Even if they still choose Jiang Shu, they should at least save their own lives and live until the day the King of Monsters appears. Then there will still be a chance for everything to turn around.

"Everything I just said is true. I've come this far to defeat the King of Beasts. I don't care what he's told you, but he's definitely lying to you. If you don't believe me, you can lock me up first. When the King of Beasts appears, it will be clear who can solve the problem and who is the despicable deceiver!"

Jiangbei is indeed quite clever.

Normally, in the face of such a major event that could affect the safety of the entire world, even for the sake of insurance, one could use this tactic of retreating to advance in order to survive.

In any case, the kingdom wouldn't lose anything by harmlessly imprisoning itself; at most, it would just lose some money for food.

But what he couldn't have foreseen was that the bargaining chip he imagined actually no longer existed.

Sure enough, he was met only with the crowd's mocking laughter.

"What are you laughing at? What's so funny? Don't you guys feel that the monsters have been very violent lately? That so-called Great Sage, you should know that this is a sign that the King of Monsters is about to be born, right?" Jiang Bei questioned angrily.

“That’s right.” The Great Sage didn’t deny it, but his tone was meaningful: “You really know a lot about the King of Warcraft.”

"What do you mean?" Jiang Bei frowned. He could hear the sage's sarcastic tone, but he didn't understand it.

That's exactly what I mean.

Upon hearing the sound, Jiang Bei instinctively turned to look at Jiang Shu.

It was this fleeting glimpse that startled him.

On Jiang Shu's shoulder, a dark, twisted head was staring at him with drooling eyes.

"Resentment! The King of Warcraft! How could you be on me?!"

Jiang Bei first exclaimed in shock, then realized something and asked the others in disbelief:

"Didn't you all see that?! What's going on?! The King of Warcraft!! Let me go and let me kill him!!"

All he received in return were the mockery and indifference in the eyes of the crowd.

For some reason, Jiang Bei felt that this world was very unfamiliar. Despite having more than a dozen experience in conquering it, he had never seen anything like this before.

The monstrous king who threatens humanity is right before our eyes, yet the humans, as the victims, turn a blind eye, failing to distinguish right from wrong and aiding and abetting the evildoer.

This was incomprehensible to him, and he felt an indescribable chill and sorrow.

Just as he was in a daze, he heard the pitch-black head speak human language.

"Ah... my destined host... please save me... the hero has tortured me so badly... let us unite as one and take revenge on the whole world..."

Jiang Bei was taken aback.

No... wait a minute... things seem a little different from what I imagined.

It seems I'm not the misunderstood tragic hero anymore, but... the main villain?!

At the same time, Jiang Shu didn't give Jiang Bei a chance to react or speak.

After letting out a wail and shrinking back into its body, Jiang Shu jumped back and pointed towards Jiangbei:

"That's right! It's him, he's the King of Warcraft! Everyone, charge at him and kill him!"

Chapter 249 A Perfect Ending

Upon hearing Jiang Shu's words, the crowd did not hesitate. The royal guards, who were carrying weapons, and the knights who had escorted Jiang Bei to the palace surrounded him without saying a word, intending to chop Jiang Bei into mincemeat.

But at that moment, the king seemed to remember something and quickly raised his hand to stop him.

"Wait a moment!"

Although Jiang Shu is currently at the height of his power and prestige in the kingdom, the kingdom is still the kingdom of the royal family. At least in name, the king's voice still has more power than Jiang Shu's.

Upon hearing this, the guards and knights all lowered their weapons and looked at the king with puzzled and questioning expressions.

Upon hearing the king's timely intervention, Jiang Bei, who had been devastated, suddenly looked up, and a glimmer of hope rekindled in his despair.

Could it be... that there's still a chance?

Jiangbei's mind raced as he began to analyze how to seize this opportunity presented by the king.

In fact, he had noticed it from the beginning. Since Jiang Shu arrived, the entire palace was almost entirely focused on him, which greatly reduced the king's presence.

Put yourself in their shoes. If you were the king, you certainly wouldn't tolerate someone having more influence than you in your own territory.

To put it mildly, this shows disrespect for the monarch; to put it more seriously, it could even be said that you harbor rebellious intentions and intend to usurp the throne.

Therefore, Jiang Bei judged that he might have a chance to cling to the king as a counterweight to Jiang Shu's power and save his life. As for how Jiang Shu got involved with resentment and the King of Monsters, what the current situation was, and what he had missed, he had to wait until he survived first.

Having made up his mind, Jiang Bei was about to speak, intending to curry favor with the king.

But then he heard the king utter words that instantly shattered all the hope that had just been rekindled within him—

"Drag him out and chop him up. We're all decent people; we can't stand to see this."

Dude, you...

Jiangbei was so angry he wanted to curse.

What the hell are you talking about? Why are you making such a big fuss?

But it was precisely because of this little incident that Jiangbei had the opportunity to speak.

Now the only way to survive is right in front of him, and he must consider whether this is his only chance in this life.

So he didn't care whether Jiang Shu would bite him even more frantically, and before the guards and knights could drag him out and chop him into pieces, he blurted out:

"As the king, how can you listen to him in everything?! Don't you have any ability to distinguish right from wrong? Does the kingdom belong to the royal family or him? Are you even still a king?!"

In Jiangbei's imagination, this question was no less damaging to a ruler of power than a girl asking in bed, "Are you even a man?"

Whether the king was angry or began to reflect after being proven right, he must have experienced some emotional fluctuation.

With fluctuations, one has room to maneuver.

But to his utter surprise, the king turned out to be a shameless and utterly shameless scoundrel.

In front of so many nobles, high-ranking officials, and powerful ministers, he showed no shame and said with righteous indignation: "I became king so that trustworthy people could distinguish right from wrong for me. If I did everything myself and didn't need anyone's help, what would be the point of having so many ministers?"

"Yeah, yeah, then what are we needed for?"

"Your Majesty is ultimately just a human being, not omniscient and omnipotent. Otherwise, why would you call yourself a king? You might as well call yourself a demon king."

"That's it."

The princes and ministers echoed his sentiments.

The king, however, was not ashamed but rather proud, and even slightly raised his hand to smile and greet the crowd.

Not only that, he continued:

"And actually I did consider giving him the throne, but he didn't agree."

This startled the ministers, as they had never heard of such a thing before.

However, upon further reflection, they didn't find it strange at all. After all, in this world where monsters coexist, even the most conservative people have a heart that admires strength, and Jiang Shu fits their imagination of a king who can lead all mankind.

Therefore, most people's first reaction was not that they thought this was too frivolous, too absurd, too contrary to social norms, or violated etiquette; they simply felt it was a pity.

Jiang Shu, mindful of the king's feelings, immediately said, "Your Majesty, please don't say that. I'm just a military general. I can save the world and fight the Beast King, but asking me to govern the country is asking too much of me."

"I already told you I can teach you."

"I'm not very bright, I just can't learn it."

"You, you."

The two of them actually started flirting in front of so many people.

This left Jiangbei completely dumbfounded.

The scene before him showed none of the suspicion and estrangement between ruler and subject that he had imagined; it was a masterpiece of the century, a story of kindred spirits meeting amidst the stagnant waters of a humble mountain.

He even suspected that Jiang Shu had been given to the king.

That wasn't the end of it. Before the two of them had even finished being all lovey-dovey, some busybodies got involved.

Duke Bailey suddenly proposed that the kingdom could be reformed. While retaining the royal family, a new supreme authority could be established to share the royal power, and a new position could be created to control this authority. This would perfectly solve the problem of how to make Jiang Shu the king without having to be the king himself.

"A...a constitutional monarchy?" Jiangbei was dumbfounded.

He couldn't understand why these people, who had lived in feudal dynasties for countless years and whose ideas of the supremacy of the monarchy were deeply ingrained, could skip so much exploration and bloodshed and sacrifice and fast-forward directly to the Glorious Revolution just so that Jiang Shu could become king.

Is that correct?

How is this different from a certain curly-haired theology researcher who, after being hit by an apple, immediately fast-forwards to relativity and the Lorentz transformation?

It is said that Newton discovered the limitations of classical mechanics.

After everyone had been discussing it enthusiastically for a long time, and finally remembered that there was still Jiangbei, the latter had completely lost all fighting spirit and hope.

If you can come up with a constitutional monarchy, then what else is there to say?

I might as well just die.

But before he died, there was still one thing Jiangbei couldn't figure out.

His concern about this matter even exceeded his incomprehension of the mystery surrounding the Lord of Warcraft.

Anyway, once I get out of here, my brothers will help me review what happened.

However, perhaps only Jiang Shu can provide the answer to this question.