Chapter 3533 - Domination
Before, the Suishen sisters had thought of Tianming as one of House Suishen even after he showed off his power. As long as his descendants carried out the will of House Suishen to rule Myriadpath Valley, they would have upheld their ancestors' will.
Yet now it seemed that Tianming was no mere son-in-law. His might made him the true sovereign! The two women had indeed led a wolf back home. At the end of the day, Suishen Jiguang and Suishen Xiyue were still members of House Suishen and had worshiped their ancestors before, so it was no surprise that they felt guilt and shame about it.
They stayed silent for two whole hours, staring at Tianming as many things flashed through their minds.
"Actually...." The two of them broke the silence at the exact same moment. Suishen Xiyue bit her lip and said, "You first.”
Suishen Jiguang seemed a little crestfallen. "Sister Xiyue, I have a private motive...."
"What kind of private motive?"
"I've always been really mad about Myriadpath Valley when it came to House Qitian's myriadpath sourcebeasts and House Yumo's starblood. But I was unable to do anything about it. Not being able to do anything about that in recent years has made me really frustrated and burdened.
"I couldn't accept my brothers' attitude toward those practices at all, and it made me even angrier." She turned and looked at Tianming, then continued, "In the long history of Myriadpath Valley, people like me in House Suishen and the other houses have no doubt existed. But none of us could do anything about it.
"Even though I've reached the major zenith, I still feel powerless. Those practices feel like inevitabilities that’re carved deep into my bones, unchanging. Even if I become the valley lord and get my way, what’ll happen to the next generation? What about the one after that? What about a million years later?"
The unsavory practices had been tolerated even during times when the valley lords were from House Suishen. Suishen Jiguang knew that people like those would still exist in the future. Even astral gods would age and die, so there was no such thing as forever.
"You can call me an idealist if you want. However, in my philosophy, the strongest faction should lead the masses on the right path instead of acting as their oppressors. The Three Exalted Houses have tens of millions of years of history and have caused limitless suffering throughout the Million Mundi. It isn’t a debt that can be paid back.