"Prince Crimson, do you know exactly why I let Erica be with you back then?" the queen of the Magic
Phoenix Empire asked Rocky after Erica left the hall.
"Isn't it because you wanted Erica to bear my child?" Rocky frankly replied. He knew what the queen
and Felicia were thinking, so he and Erica had always been very respectful to each other.
"That's only one of the reasons for sending Erica to you. The main reason is that I hoped Erica can
bear your child to cultivate a better heir to the throne of the Magic Phoenix Empire," the queen said as
her eyes flickered.
"What? The heir to the throne of the Magic Phoenix Empire? Wait, is Erica...?" Hearing that, Rocky had
some guesses in his mind. The emperor of any kingdom was normally passed on hereditarily. However,
the queen hoped that Erica would be pregnant with his child and become the heir to the throne. If the
reason behind that wasn't because the queen loved Erica very much, then the only possibility was that
Erica had an unknown identity.
"Her Majesty has already prepared to pass the throne to Erica. The reason she let Erica follow you is to
lay a solid foundation for her to become the next queen. And if Erica is pregnant with your child, the
next successor of our empire's throne will be secured. In this way, our queen will be at ease and finally
abdicate," Felicia further explained.
"I have been thinking about whether I should tell Erica the truth, but I haven't found the right time. Now
that the Magic Phoenix Empire is facing such a predicament, I don't want her to shoulder the heavy
responsibility completely alone," the queen said with a serious look in her eyes.
"So, you mean to say, Erica is your daughter?" Rocky was a little surprised by this. He didn't expect
that Erica had such a background, but it seemed that Erica was completely unaware of it.
"Yes, Erica is the princess of the Magic Phoenix Empire and the only child of Her Majesty," Felicia said
to Rocky's utter surprise.
No one had expected that Erica was the daughter of the queen. Only Felicia and the queen knew about
Erica's identity. It was an absolute secret.
Back then, as the previous queen's heir, the current queen fell in love with an ordinary man. At that
time, the previous queen, Erica's grandmother, objected and forced her to break up with the man.
However, she was already pregnant. To avoid any scandal, the child was sent to a foster family after
she was born.
It was not until the current queen had taken over the throne that she ordered Felicia to take the child
back as her apprentice. The child was none other than Erica.
But Erica unexpectedly inherited the outstanding spirit manipulator gene of the queen. She became a
phoenix spirit manipulator at the age of twelve and showed amazing talent. So, the queen and Felicia
concealed Erica's identity until now to make Erica concentrate on her cultivation.
For the longest time, the queen had been treating Erica as the future heir of the Magic Phoenix Empire.
It could be said that she had expended much care and thought on Erica's training.
"I ask you to marry Erica because I want a future for our empire. I don't want anything else. If you are
willing to marry Erica, I will give up the Magic Phoenix Empire," the queen firmly said.
Hearing that, Rocky thought for a while and said, "Okay, if that's all that you ask, I can agree."
Those who achieved great success in life didn't care about the details. If it were in the past, he would
have considered it twice. But now, he didn't hesitate at all if it meant that he could achieve his goal.
"But you must finish your wedding with Erica in the royal palace first before I give up the Magic Phoenix
Empire. And the wedding must be a grand one. At that time, I will also announce Erica as my
successor," the queen demanded.
"Well, it's up to you, Your Majesty," Rocky agreed.
"I certainly hope you won't forget your promise today," Felicia said as she seriously looked at Rocky.
Rocky didn't say anything more, but nodded ever so slightly at her.
"Your Majesty, let me tell Erica about this." Felicia turned to the queen and asked for her permission.
The queen nodded slightly. With that, Felicia left first.
After a long time, Felicia finally came back but she was alone.
"It seems that she can't accept it for a while. She needs some more time." Felicia deeply sighed at this.
"The wedding is set in five days. I'll arrange a palace for you and Erica first," the queen said to Rocky.
Then she ordered her people to lead him out of the hall.
Rocky was taken to a magnificent palace. Since Erica hadn't come back yet, he sat cross legged in the
bedroom to cultivate.
As the night fell, a delicate figure quietly walked into the bedroom. She thoughtfully looked at Rocky as
if she were restless.
"Have you seen enough?" Rocky slowly said.
Erica turned completely red and immediately looked away.
Rocky slowly opened his eyes and looked at Erica intently.
"You must already know who I really am, right?" Erica finally asked after hesitating for a while.
Rocky silently nodded.
"Well, aren't you surprised at all?" Erica couldn't help but complain when she saw that Rocky seemed
indifferent to this surprising fact.
"Why should I even be surprised? You are just a princess." The women around Rocky were all special.
Besides being a talented spirit manipulator, Erica was one of the most ordinary women who stayed with
him.
"I thought my parents died when I was a child. My master turned like a mother for me. Now I know that
I am the daughter of the queen. I really can't accept it no matter how hard I think about it," Erica said,
feeling annoyed and perplexed. It was difficult for her to accept the fact that she was a princess and her
mother was the queen.
"Well, you'll get used to it soon. Your master must have told you about the wedding already, right?"
Rocky calmly asked.
"I know you agreed because you wanted the queen to agree to give up the country. Don't worry. I won't
let you take any responsibility at all. Our marriage is just a formality anyway," Erica frankly said.
"Well, it's good to hear that that you understand, although I have to admit that it's a little unfair to you."
Rocky was surprised to see Erica so calm despite the sudden turn of events.
"Why aren't you saying that it's unfair to you? I have never thought about whom I will fall in love with, let
alone getting married. In the past, I didn't care about it. Even now, it doesn't matter either. For me the
most important thing is..." Erica wanted to say something but immediately stopped on a second
thought. She didn't go on, but Rocky already knew what was on her mind.
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