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Chapter 11: The Emperor and the Demon Master Conspire
"The will of the Peerless Demon Master?"
Zhou Tong and Murong Ying both looked puzzled. What could the Peerless Demon Master's will be, other than unification?
However, they quickly came to a realization.
In the present day, Liu Bei had yet to reveal himself, but many of his renowned generals had already been reincarnated for years. Among them, only about half had followed the Peerless Demon Master; not all of them.
Although becoming a Spirit might alter their memories or personalities to some extent, their loyalty would remain largely unchanged. If Liu Bei were alive, many of the former Shu Han generals would undoubtedly follow him.
Now, however, the Peerless Demon Master was the Demon Emperor. By first following the Peerless Demon Master to establish a Major Power, when Liu Bei finally emerged, they would be able to provide him with a vast force.
While this might seem like allowing Liu Bei to reap the benefits without effort, many ancient generals would not mind this under their sense of honor. In fact, they might feel that failing to unify and allowing Liu Bei to ascend directly to the throne would be a greater injustice.
Thus, other notable generals from Shu Han who did not follow the current Peerless Demon Master must have differing ideals from those of the past.
Yet still, many generals chose to follow the Peerless Demon Master, suggesting that his goals should not have changed significantly.
This was one reason why Zhou Tong, Murong Ying, and Jiang Ao found it difficult to see through the intentions of the Peerless Demon Master.
But then what exactly was the Peerless Demon Master's purpose? Both Zhou Tong and Murong Ying were at a loss.
At that moment, Han Bing and Han Xue arrived behind Lian Yun and the others. The rest quickly gathered around as well, their faces filled with curiosity despite not saying a word.
However, Lian Yun merely smiled without saying anything.
After a moment of silence, as the time for Zhou Tong to make his breakthrough drew closer, he finally spoke slowly, "The Tomb of the Great Emperor has remained untouched for thousands of years. What if the Eternal Emperor and the Peerless Demon Master had already conspired?"
"Additionally, Zhou Tong, your dealings with the Sima Family can only happen once each time, without any ties or long-term cooperation. And Sister Murong, although you are no weaker than men, do not forget that you are still a woman."
With that, Lian Yun turned and hurried away, almost disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.
The others were still somewhat puzzled, but Zhou Tong was already trembling with excitement, his face flushed.
"We should hurry!" Zhou Tong urged, eager to move ahead.
The first to follow was Murong Ying, her expression somewhat complicated.
Though filled with excitement, Zhou Tong still managed to smile and say, "Indeed, as Young Master Yun said, I wouldn't dare to look at you, Sister Murong. You shouldn't look at other men either."
Perhaps it was because Murong Ying's group consisted solely of women that Lian Yun and Zhou Tong spoke this way.
"Oh no! What a loss!" Before Murong Ying could respond, Zhou Tong suddenly complained with a laugh.
Murong Ying was momentarily speechless. "What do you mean by 'what a loss'?"
"I missed the chance for Young Master Yun to visit me three times; instead, it seems like I'm the one who is actively seeking him out. How can I compare myself to the Peerless Demon Master now? My status has dropped!"
"Pfft~ You men! Should we go find Brother Jiang Ao first?" Murong Ying said with a mix of annoyance and amusement.
"Well! If what Young Master Yun said is true, even if the three of us join forces, we may not be able to help him achieve his ambitions! We need to recruit more strategists."
"If it's strategists we're talking about, the people here in Fengdu may lack strength, but they certainly have plenty of cunning!"
"Cunning and wisdom should not be confused. In your East District, that Middle-Aged Man with the Yin Surname seems to have some intelligence, but his vision is rather short-sighted. If he had arranged for people to support other teams from the beginning, gaining the backing of many weaker teams, even if he offended all the major teams in East District, he would still profit!"
"However, he merely pretended to send Silver Prosperity's people to support other teams just to gain a little favor from Young Master Yun. How could Young Master Yun not see through such shallow cunning?"
"Moreover, Silver Prosperity seems to have some intelligence as well, but most of it is just for self-preservation; they are not qualified strategists."
"But you East District don't have suitable candidates. Northern District doesn't need many either; even if there are some, they are mostly family members. Southern District has even less to offer. Nowadays, if anyone exists there, they are either extraordinary masters or Human Slaves, which cannot be utilized by us. We can only see if Brother Jiang Ao's West District has any suitable candidates."
"Captain Zhou, Sister Murong, what exactly are you talking about? What does Young Master Yun mean?" Moe Girl Ye asked curiously, unable to hold back.
"You don't need to know the specifics; knowing too much would be detrimental for you!" Murong Ying replied apologetically.
At that moment, Sister Bear also asked, "Captain, aren't we going to check on the location of that True Certain team that Young Master Yun cares about?"
"Yes! We'll let Brother Jiang Ao's team verify it later. If we don't give Brother Jiang Ao some relative authority, even if he is willing to come out of retirement, he may not be willing to work with us!"
"But according to what you said before, it may not be useful there!"
"Yes! Let's first show our sincerity! As long as he is willing to work with us, even if it can't be used there now, we can allocate some authority to him in other places in the future."
"What do you think the chances are that what Young Master Yun said will come true?" Murong Ying asked. Although she understood Lian Yun's intentions, she still found it somewhat hard to believe.
However, Zhou Tong nodded with great certainty and said, "Absolutely! Young Master Yun means that without Young Master Yun, nothing would be possible, right? But if we think about it this way, it completely explains why the Peerless Demon Master would attack our Land of Huaxia, as well as why some renowned generals from Shu Han do not follow him."
"Moreover, it also explains why the Eternal Emperor established Yin Yang City outside of our Huaxia. Although he never helped us, he also never attacked us. Instead, he created a massive barrier on one side of our Huaxia, preventing us from facing the endless Spirit attacks from the sea."
The Eternal Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, once said something along the lines of wanting to unify and protect while alive, and even after death, to transform into a dragon spirit to safeguard the entire Huaxia Land, ensuring the everlasting prosperity of the Huaxia Ethnicity. Thus, his establishment of Yin Yang City outside of the Land of Huaxia may seem like a lack of protection for us, but in reality, he is always safeguarding us.
In the past, it was difficult to discern friend from foe, making it hard to define the future of the Huaxia Ethnicity. However, now that we can connect the Eternal Emperor with the Peerless Demon Master, we can see things more clearly.
It’s just that no one probably ever thought that the Eternal Emperor would conspire with the Peerless Demon Master.
Yet if the Eternal Emperor and the Peerless Demon Master were indeed colluding, the most likely scenario would be to establish a grand formation in Huaxia Land similar to Yin Yang City.
In an environment free from external interference, chaos would ensue in Huaxia, with warlords vying for power and a resurgence of the Warring States era, thereby forcing out a Human Emperor.
At that time, the Huaxia Ethnicity would have Three Great Emperors and would not fear any forces in the world.
Even if it meant standing against all of humanity and the Demon Clan with the strength of one ethnicity.
(End of Chapter)
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