Chapter 1354: Unbounded Love for the People (III)
Li Hao remained as coolly composed as he’d been with the queen. He sized up Hong Yitang, saying, “The queen came by and said you’re Li Daoheng’s replica. Are you, martial uncle?”
“......” Hong Yitang’s eyes widened slightly as he took in the young man.
“She said that Martial Aunt Hongxiu is the replica of the Moon God, that she’s busy in the west because she’s gathering the power of faith. She will resurrect the Moon God in a critical moment. What do you think about that?”
“......” Hong Yitang blinked.
“She also said that you’ve been keeping an eye on me from the start, that your sword supernatural character is meant to be a replacement for my ‘dao’ character. Apparently you’re going to be the next master of the great dao once my character disappears. Does the martial uncle find any flaws with the queen’s reasoning?”
“......” Hong Yitang smiled ruefully and thought over the postulations. “It’s flawless! I am indeed very suspicious based on what she’s saying! There doesn’t even seem to be another viable candidate by your side to be Li Daoheng’s pawn!”
The more he listened to the queen’s theories, the more he believed them himself. There wasn’t anything he could say in his defense.
“But if I don’t defend myself, that means I admit to all of the accusations!” The man was quite resigned. “Yet... it... also doesn’t seem that appropriate if I argue against them? What do you say?
“If you trust me, then you wouldn’t suspect me. But that doesn’t seem to be a good course of action either if I really am a plant,” Hong Yitang laughed wryly. “This is... quite the conundrum!”
“That it is,” Li Hao nodded. “So my conclusion is that the queen delivered some unwelcome news. I’ve given her some thought and feel that the best response is just giving martial uncle the corporeal dao universe. That will help you combine the two dao universes as quickly as possible!”
“So you choose to believe her...” Hong Yitang sighed. This was a test. There was nothing he could do about this course of action, either.
“No, I mean it.” Li Hao shook his head. “You can have the dao universe!”