I Became a Barbarian's Bride - Chapter 136

Up until now, the nobleman had managed to get by with his wits and the mere title of nobility, but it was all so fragile, easily swayed by the Emperor’s whims.

It wasn’t as if he had the rank or powerful connections to truly stand against the Emperor.  

“I should have poisoned that wretch… I shouldn’t have let her go like that. I thought they’d treat her like filth, humiliate her, and drag her through the mud, but now she’s playing at being Queen? How is that fair…?”  

Letting her go like that was a mistake.  

He should have done something to that face.  

That face.  

That detestable, deceitful face!  

The face of the woman who tricked him and drove him into ruin!  

It was a regret he couldn’t shake, not having gotten rid of her.  

The Emperor rubbed his face roughly, exhaling a long, frustrated breath.  

“And now I can’t even kill her…”  

He clicked his tongue and slammed his fist down on the table with force.  

There was no way he could just march into the barbarian’s den again like this.  

If only he could slip poison to her somehow, but Xieman was a country that heavily rejected foreigners.  

The moment a foreigner stepped inside, they’d be noticed.  

Their skin alone made them stand out too much.  

Sending an assassin or spy would be nearly impossible.  

And they didn’t know the intricate geography of Xieman well enough either.  

“Ahhhhh…”  

While the Emperor was deep in thought, the nobleman let out a low exclamation and spoke again.

“Come to think of it…”

“Is there still something you haven’t reported?”

The Emperor, now clearly irritated, scowled deeply at the man, who sighed softly and rubbed his face.

“Well… a few days ago, someone who appeared to be from the barbarian tribes requested an audience with Your Majesty.”

“An audience with me?”

“Yes, he said he had something urgent to discuss.”

The Emperor narrowed his eyes and rubbed his chin.

Someone who looked like a barbarian? A Xieman?

“No, it couldn’t be someone from Xieman…”

But the mention of a barbarian must mean the visitor had some features similar to those of Xieman people.

“He said he had something urgent to discuss?”

“Yes, how should we proceed?”

The Emperor rubbed his chin.

Under normal circumstances, he would never have allowed such a meeting.

But a barbarian, not from Xieman, requesting a quiet and private audience with the emperor of Roshan at this time?

It felt odd.

And from the emperor’s perspective, it wasn’t a bad feeling at all.

It was more of a hunch, but…

“Well, I see…”

The Emperor nodded slowly

“I don’t know what a barbarian wants with me, but let’s hear him out.”

He muttered softly as he lifted his head.

“Send word. Tell him I’ll meet him personally. Arrange the earliest possible time and report back.”

“You’re going to meet him?”

“Why else would I say that?”

“Well… but is it alright not to report this to Xieman?”

At the mention of Xieman, the emperor’s face twisted in anger.

He couldn’t believe the trash in front of him had the audacity to say something so foolish.

“…Are you telling me to report this? To those barbarian bastards?!”

“No, of course not! I just thought… in case they might retaliate, Your Majesty.”

The man, bowing his head, hurriedly spat out words he hoped would calm the emperor. After all, maintaining his current position was paramount.

‘I need to find a place to flee as soon as possible.’

No matter how much he thought about it, this country was doomed.

He took a deep breath, hoping the emperor’s anger would subside, and bowed even lower.

“What do those barbarian scum know… Tch, enough nonsense. Get out of my sight. You’re lucky you brought something useful today.”

“Y-yes, thank you, Your Majesty.”

The man bowed deeply, retreating quickly at the emperor’s dismissal.

As the nobleman left, the emperor glared at him, then took another swig of his drink.

“That sewer rat… healing…?”

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