Chapter 1487: Chapter 649: Marriage Bestowed Upon Lanling! Capturing the Mother of Nai Shu!
Either employ gentle methods, or dispatch troops to suppress.
Two strategies, one must be chosen.
At present, if only tens of thousands of troops are mobilized, it’s still within Princess Sha Yan’s capability range.
But now, wanting to eliminate Lanling requires not just tens of thousands of troops but millions, and even calls for the powerful Sky Legion and the ground Exotic beast army.
This truly surpasses Princess Sha Yan’s capacity.
Of course, with the current energy of the Rakshasa Royal Family, they could easily crush Lanling with a mere flick of a finger.
However, that is a feat only achievable by the Little Rakshasa King, not by Princess Sha Yan.
Because she is a woman, not an heir to the Rakshasa Royal Family.
To solve the problem within her own capacity, the only option is to employ gentle methods.
Next, Princess Sha Yan began considering the pros and cons of remarrying Lanling.
Or it shouldn’t be called remarriage since she hasn’t formally married Nai Shu; it is merely an engagement in name.
Even if married, in the Southern Barbaric Lands, remarriage is a very normal occurrence, especially when the woman’s status is even nobler.
After marrying Lanling, she would certainly be able to quell the Black Demon Flag rebellion. More accurately, it would be with the power of Princess Sha Yan herself to quell this chaos.
At least Princess Sha Yan absolutely believes this; in her view, Lanling is merely a lowly Near-Human Tribe exile. Of course, he has outstanding qualities like gaining the allegiance of the Centaur Tribe and finding a way to deal with the Mammoth Tribe.
Yet he remains a lowly Near-Human; even if elevated tenfold, he wouldn’t match her, Princess Sha Yan.
Hence, Princess Sha Yan believes that marrying Lanling guarantees calming everything because that far exceeds Lanling’s ambitions a hundredfold.
If Princess Sha Yan marries Lanling, it would cause significant harm to her reputation. Of course, this damage isn’t about changing partners and defiling chastity but the fact that Lanling is a lowly Near-Human. A dignified Rakshasa Royal Family princess marrying such a lowly Near-Human would probably shock the entire Rakshasa Domain and even the entire Southern Barbaric Lands.
Almost everyone would ridicule her, Princess Sha Yan, for marrying such a lowly Lanling.
Moreover, this would not only harm Princess Sha Yan’s reputation but also that of the Rakshasa Royal Family.
Some would think, is the Rakshasa Royal Family already this weak? They’ve failed to suppress a rebellion and opted to marry their daughter instead?
However, the sacrifice of marrying Lanling is too great, and the damage too extensive. Most critically, Lanling’s status is far from being qualified for such exaltation.
His status compared to Nai Shu truly is worlds apart.
Nai Shu is not only the heir to the Black Demon Flag but also the grandson of Fire Demon Venerable, though he still doesn’t quite match Princess Sha Yan, yet with her strong character, marrying down would gain happiness and greater control.
But with Lanling’s lowly status, Princess Sha Yan lowering herself is too harsh, even if she lowered herself to the dust, Lanling still wouldn’t match her.
Though Princess Sha Yan has great autonomy in choosing a husband, if she truly marries Lanling, her father, the Rakshasa King, might strike her dead, considering her a disgrace to the Rakshasa Royal Family.
If gentle methods must be used without too great a sacrifice, what should be done?
She won’t marry but will have another woman marry Lanling.
For instance, choosing a beautiful maid from her side, letting a distant uncle from the Rakshasa Royal Family recognize her as a righteous daughter, slightly promoting her status, like Sha Yan considering her an adopted sister, and announcing her as Commandery Princess.
Then marry her to Lanling; this should be a solution to appease Lanling without too much sacrifice.
Once decided, Princess Sha Yan immediately executes, needing to resolve it before Black Demon City falls.
Next, Princess Sha Yan selects in her mind which maid by her side should marry Lanling.
She must be beautiful, astute, and loyal, all three elements indispensable.
Being sufficiently beautiful can attract Lanling; being sufficiently astute can manage Lanling; loyalty needs no mention, able to ease concerns and become a good female agent.
Almost instantly, Princess Sha Yan thought of a name: Yu Die.
First, she is incredibly beautiful and is a Near-Human. Marrying her to Lanling, who is also a Near-Human, wouldn’t provoke much criticism.
Additionally, her martial skills are high, useful in critical moments.
Moreover, she has a deep mind, capable of handling and even controlling men. Google seaʀᴄh novęlfire.net
Lastly, loyalty: she was once a Near-Human slave. At eleven, Princess Sha Yan rescued her from the pit, totally thus saving her life.
If Princess Sha Yan hadn’t rescued her, she would now be a camp concubine, serving a hundred smelly Rakshasa Tribe soldiers, or even Barbarian Tribe soldiers a day, likely dead by twenty-five years old.
Currently, she is Princess Sha Yan’s personal sword maid; due to her immense beauty, many youths from the Demon Flag Family have proposed to her. Outside, all the people of Rakshasa City fawn over her; her status almost rivals that of a Demon Flag Family’s common daughter.
Yes, she is the one to choose.