Three days later, Sui Liangfeng and Ahri arrived at the Shuowang Empire and went to the palace to find Iris.

The two briefly explained the situation of the White Stork Empire and the Crescent Empire.

"Ahri, as a deceit demon, you should make those humans believe you through deception and manipulation. Why did you resort to using force?" Iris propped her head up and asked thoughtfully.

Deceit demons deceive, night illusion demons give speeches and manipulate hearts. Have these two demon titles been mixed up?

Ahri shrugged, "Sui Liangfeng has been the mayor of the winged man for many years and his speech skills are already exceptional. With just his words, he can convince the humans of the White Stork Empire. As for me, as a deceit demon, manipulation requires the consumption of the Sequence Power, and moreover, there are so many humans in the Crescent Empire, the consumption of Sequence Power would definitely be more than just a little. We should use thunderous means to intimidate them. In the future, these humans will naturally understand our intentions."

"Well... that makes sense." Iris nodded slightly. "Next, I need the two of you to enter the Orc Empire and help the second prince Galral ascend to the throne."

Sui Liangfeng nodded, "No problem."

Ahri frowned, seeming to have something to say but ultimately held it back.

"If you have something to say, go ahead." Iris glanced at her and said indifferently.

After hesitating for a moment, Ahri spoke up, "As far as I know, the Orc Empire has reached an agreement with the Ruined Land. As long as the Orc Empire does not participate in this war and waits for the destruction of the Divinity and Demon's Continent, the Ruined Land will give Shuowang Empire as a gift to the Orc Empire. I think we should eliminate them all to prevent future troubles."

"The Orc Empire is still a reasonable beast. Once Galral ascends to the throne, they will definitely assist us wholeheartedly. With one more force to deal with the Ruined Land, we will have a better chance of winning." Iris paused after speaking and looked intensely at Sui Liangfeng, asking, "What about you, Sui Liangfeng, what's your opinion?"

Sui Liangfeng remained silent for a moment before saying, "I will naturally follow Your Majesty's arrangements."

After the words were spoken, the two generals left the Shuowang Empire and headed for the Orc Empire.

Iris sat at the desk, propping her chin with one hand, silently looking at the documents on the desk, wondering what she was thinking.

The documents recorded the instructions Baiying had given Iris for the future.

The first point: protect Ling well to prevent the Thousand Face infiltrator from taking Ling out of the palace.

The second point: form alliances with other races to overcome the crisis. If any Orc seeks help, Mother must lend a hand.

The third point: don't go alone, be careful of being surrounded and besieged.

The fourth point: in a dire situation, bring Baiying to the Quanlong Mountain for awakening, location is on the east side of the Shuowang Empire.

The fifth point: beat up Baixi.

Iris took a pen and silently marked a checkmark next to the fifth point and the second point.

The third point, not going alone and being careful of being surrounded and besieged; Iris could overcome this. Besides, she still had Chaos in her body, so she wasn't exactly alone.

As for the fourth point, Iris would definitely not let Baiying awaken the bloodline of the Dragon of Time. This point was non-negotiable.

Although the ability to travel through time and space is powerful, it surely comes at a cost. Iris won't let Baiying take the risk.

Iris will safely guide Baiying through her growing years, even if she herself remains ordinary and supports her financially for the rest of her life.

Iris clenched her fist, her determined eyes revealing a hint of resolution.

Future Baiying has already told her what will happen two thousand years later. Iris will seize the opportunity to change the future trajectory. But before that, she will not allow any accidents to happen.

She silently picked up the pen and made a cross mark after the fourth point. This means that the plan will never be implemented and Iris will not think that she will fail.

Iris put down the pen, looked out of the window, and smiled faintly.

"Ling, oh Ling, you silly girl, always training day and night. This should be the age for playfulness, but you always push yourself too hard."

Iris' voice was light, as if a breeze brushed through the treetops.

Looking at Ling's diligent and earnest appearance every day, she was both moved and helpless.

Her gaze fell on the first point in the booklet, muttering to herself: "The Shapeshifter infiltrates the palace and takes Ling away."

Iris supported her forehead and sighed, "Ah."

From the name alone, it is clear that this guy named Shapeshifter can become anyone.

This shapeshifting ability is really tricky. If this Shapeshifter infiltrates the palace, taking Ling away would be easy as pie.

What should she do? Iris furrowed her brows, deep in thought.

After a moment, Iris suddenly stood up and her eyes sparkled.

"I've got it!"

Iris left the bedroom and headed straight for Yar's room.

Yar was lying on the bed, hugging a pillow that resembled Iris, and sleeping. Iris reached out and poked her nose, "Wake up."

Yar groggily opened her tired eyes and blushed instantly at the sight of Iris.

"M... my lord, the demon emperor..." Yar shyly lowered her head, her cheeks turning pink, looking alluring.

She silently placed the pillow behind her and moved aside to make room for Iris.

"The demon emperor coming to find Yar so early in the morning. Is there something you need? Yar... can fulfill anything, whatever you want... we can do anything." Her voice grew softer as she spoke, even stuttering slightly.

Iris placed her hands on Yar's shoulders, looking as if she was conferring a heavy responsibility. "Yar, I have a very important mission for you."

Upon hearing this, Yar immediately put away her shyness and unease, and solemnly replied, "Please instruct, my lord."

"I want Ling to stay by your side, learning the ways of governing and teaching her various strategies and tactics."

"Ling is still young. Isn't it too urgent for her to learn all this?" Yar asked, furrowing her beautiful eyebrows.

Iris shook her head and said earnestly, "That's not the point. One day in the future, there will be a person called the Shapeshifter who will infiltrate the palace and abduct Ling."

"The Shapeshifter?" Yar exclaimed, her eyebrows twisted in concern. "Infiltrating the palace seems a bit exaggerated."

"This Shapeshifter has the ability to transform into anyone. Infiltrating the palace is a piece of cake for him," Iris spoke harshly and seriously. "From today onwards, anyone who sees Ling must be cautious. If anyone shows any signs of heresy, kill them directly, including me."

"Understood, my lord," Yar complied.

After explaining everything, Iris left Yar's bedroom.

Iris went to the gazebo in the backyard and sat on the stone bench, playing with the teacup in her hand.

This is the path Ling always takes for her morning exercises, and it won't be long before she arrives.

Sure enough, ten minutes later, Ling came running, panting heavily. When she saw Iris sitting in the gazebo drinking tea, she walked over, bowed in front of her, and said, "Madam Sister."

"Sit!" Iris raised her hand and pointed to the seat opposite her.

Ling sat down as instructed, placing her hands neatly on her lap.

Iris poured a glass of cold tea and handed it to Ling, asking softly, "Take a break, I have something important to tell you."

Ling took a sip of the tea and nodded.

Then Iris said seriously, "Excessive exercise like this can easily lead to excessive skeletal load and high pressure, which can have a great impact on your height development. Lilia is a good example. She only grew to 1.5 meters tall in her whole life because she exercised excessively when she was young."

"Cough..." Ling choked on her drink and coughed violently a few times. "Madam Sister, are you joking..."

"Do you think I'm joking?" Iris raised an eyebrow.

"Well," Ling lowered her head and twisted her fingers, whispering, "I don't understand."

"From the founding vampire queen to Lilia, every queen has been around 1.5 meters tall. Look, my height is much taller than the previous queens." Iris raised her arm and compared the height difference with Ling.

"Thank you for the reminder, Sister. I will be careful from now on," Ling obediently nodded, looking at Iris. "There must be something important for Sister to wait for me here today."

"Starting from today, you will study governance with Yar and live and eat with her. If you want to exercise, don't run in the palace, just do skipping ropes and sit-ups in your room." Iris spoke up.

"Why?" Ling looked at Iris puzzled. She knew that Madam Sister wouldn't say something without reason.

"In the future, you will be kidnapped by someone who has the ability to change into anyone. You must be wary of anyone who approaches you, including me. I don't know when this person will infiltrate the palace, so we must be prepared ahead of time. Don't go to Lilia's place often, as this person's main target is you."

After listening to Iris's words, Ling silently nodded to show her understanding.

Although Ling didn't know how Iris knew that she would be kidnapped in the future, she believed that Madam Sister had her best interests in mind.

"I will call you Xiao Ling'er from now on. If one day I suddenly call you Ling, remember to be careful, as this person probably wants to kidnap you. This will be our secret code between sisters."

"Okay, got it," Ling nodded again.

"Now go report to Yar," Iris patted her head and smiled.

Ling bowed to Iris and then left.

Not long after Ling left, Iris called out, "Dugu."

As the words fell, a black-robed man slowly emerged from the shadows.

"Your Majesty." Dugu bowed.

"You heard my conversation with Ling, didn't you?" Iris played with the teacup in her hand and asked calmly.

Dugu nodded. "Yes."

"You were raised by the Empress Dowager herself, and your loyalty is worthy of my trust. I hope you will protect Ling and capture any Shape-shifter who dares to harm Ling. If anyone in the palace acts suspiciously, spare no mercy."

"Understood," Dugu slightly bowed in response.

In his heart, he muttered: Why would the Shape-shifters kidnap Ling? She is our ruler. What does this person want? Is Iris able to foresee the future? How does she know about the Shape-shifter? Dugu had never seen the true face of a Shape-shifter.

A series of questions lingered in Dugu's mind, but eventually, he abandoned them and knew he would have to ponder over these matters slowly.