Chapter 2588: Focusing on the Weakest Link
The familiar coldness coming from her tenth son made Xihe’s heart sink. Her rational self had known that the youth before her was likely to be a fake, but she still harbored a sliver of hope. There was no need to go very far to deceive someone who had lost everything like her—all one had to do was to show her a glimmer of hope, and she would fool herself.
The youth glared at Zu An coldly. “I spent countless years meticulously setting up my grand plan, but it was all nearly ruined because of you. You should take pride in that.”
“Grand plan my ass! It’s just your greed. In order to construct this vile formation, you even killed your own sons, yet you have the cheek to appear self-righteous,” Zu An spat in disdain.
“A mere ant like you would never understand!” Emperor Jun sneered. “For the sake of eliminating the vile Shamans, sacrifices are inevitable. Once the Shamans have been vanquished, we will have a new world. They will exist eternally in a new form in that new world. Isn’t that much better?”
“You lunatic! You're out of your mind!” Xihe cursed.
“Xihe, you are a disappointment. You are the Sun Goddess, the wife of the next Celestial Emperor. How could you hook up with a mere mortal human? Your lack of shame is appalling!” Emperor Jun coldly glared at her. “However, I’ll magnanimously grant you another chance. Return to my side, and I won’t pursue this matter.”
Xihe seethed with anger. “Do you think it’s possible for anything to remain between us after you killed my sons?”
“They are only dead now,” Emperor Jun calmly replied. “Once I achieve Sainthood, it’ll be a walk in the park to revive them. There’s no need to fuss over the temporary.”
“You can revive them?” Xihe’s eyes lit up. She had schemed for many years, even going as far as to return to the past, all to rescue her sons from their miserable fate. If Emperor Jun could revive the Golden Crows after achieving Sainthood, his proposal would be worth considering.
“Of course. Do you think a saint wouldn’t be capable of that?” Emperor Jun replied proudly.
“I don’t think you’d be capable of that,” Zu An suddenly interjected.