Chapter 1567: Mother and Son Nether Worms
“Emperor Jing Run knows how to scheme alright.”
Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou were more or less familiar with the current state of Chu. Chu was still losing Will of the Empire and under assault by an endless stream of natural and man-made disasters. Yan, Wei and Qi had been coveting their lands for a very long time, so of course they weren’t going to miss this opportunity. They had already mobilized their troops at the borders and were just waiting for a good opportunity to set foot into Chu. When the time was right, they would march into the realm divvy up this rich and prosperous Country of Heaven for themselves.
One might say that Chu was at a critical turning point of their existence right now.
Personally, Ye Qing was fine with Yan, Wei and Qi carving up Chu like a cake. For one, Emperor Jing Run was his enemy. If Chu perished, Emperor Jing Run would lose his power and no longer pose a threat against him. Two, if the three empires could conquer Chu in dominant and unstoppable fashion, then the chaos currently ravaging the realm would end in the shortest period possible. This would end the suffering of the people of Chu as quickly as possible.
That was what he thought, but Emperor Jing Run was the ruler of Chu. Of course he wouldn’t do nothing and let himself be dethroned without a fight. He would surely do everything in his power to extend his reign and potentially resolve the crisis.
However, Chu could not even handle their internal strife right now. There was simply no way it could fight against three major empires at the same time and win, at least not directly. So, he could only find another way.
The way Emperor Jing Run found was to cooperate with heretics and villains and summon an evil god to humanity. He would have it bring ruin upon the other three empires and buy time for Chu.
Even if he was lambasted for his actions, Emperor Jing Run could easily push all the blame to the Way of Old Worship. It was the Way of Old Worship who did everything. What did it have to do with me, Emperor Jing Run?
They must admit that the plan, while utterly devoid of humanity, was an effective one.
“Still, this plan can only resolve the immediate crisis. It is hardly a permanent solution.”
Feng Qingyou pondered. “The Impending Disaster is an evil god that is intolerable by the world even in ancient times. Its appearance would surely garner the attention of the Heavenly Martial Emperor, Emperor Qian Yuan, and many other orthodox sects and clans. It would be attacked by everyone.”
“Although the Impending Disaster is an ancient evil god, it must be weakened when it initially appears in the human world. It is almost a certainty that it would be suppressed before long, and if the Impending Disaster is suppressed, then the threat of destruction would fall upon Chu’s shoulders once more.”