In the past year, the Han Clan's Saint Emperor had done a few things that confused many in the clan.
Becoming enemies with the Qin Clan …
In order to curry favor with the Leng Clan, he even sent the eldest princess out for a marriage alliance.
This time, he actually agreed to Han Tianxiao's request to disband the Purple Soul Palace!
What they didn't know was that the person who forced Aunt Han Jiu to disband the Purple Soul Palace was Emperor Han Qing himself. Han Tianxiao was only acting on his orders.
So that day, after Aunt Han Jiu and Han Tianxiao had an intense argument, she went to find Emperor Han Qing and silently returned to the Purple Soul Palace …
The rules of the Sea of Time weren't unchanging. Over countless epochs, the rules of the Governing Slate had been constantly increasing and changing.
Not every rich and powerful family had the ability to modify the Governing Slate.
The Shenwu Coins that Han Jia had accumulated over countless years were only enough to slightly change a few words on the Governing Stone Tablet and make a small change to the rules.
But when the Dongfang Clan made a move, they could often overturn a certain rule.
Of course, because of the restrictions of the Sacred Halls, the rules couldn't be changed carelessly. Every time a rule was changed, it was usually the result of many parties competing.
Moreover, if they wanted to change a rule that greatly benefited the Dongfang Clan — for example, only the Dongfang Clan's floating island could exist in the Sea of Time — this kind of overbearing rule would require an astronomical amount of shenwu coins. Even the Dongfang Clan couldn't afford it.
But this time, the Dongfang Clan was about to make a move, and they'd already obtained the tacit approval of the Xuanyue Clan and the Sword Clan.
Dongfang Clan, Mu Clan, Leng Clan … Zhao Clan, Liu Clan, Qin Clan. The Nine Great Clans' alliance was led by the Dongfang Clan. The Sacred Halls weren't ruled by the Dongfang Clan alone, but they had nine seats. Apart from that, the Mu Clan and the Zhou Clan were close, while the Zhao Clan and the Fang Clan and the Tang Clan had good relations …
Because of this, the Dongfang Clan could control the Sacred Halls to a certain extent.
If the other independent clans, like the Han Clan, went against the Dongfang Clan, they'd be going against the entire Sacred Halls!
As long as the Dongfang Family's rules were approved by the Xuanyue Family and the Sword Race, it was equivalent to the Saint Halls approving it. This time, the Dongfang Family came aggressively, changing the rules would have a far-reaching impact on all the powerful families.
In order to protect the Han Clan's position, Emperor Han Qing had no choice but to lower his head.
Emperor Hanqing didn't want to explain these things to his daughter.
"You're still young, there are some things you'll understand in the future. To be able to win thirty-one times in a row, you've already surpassed my father in the past. You'll definitely have a bright future, but if the Dongfang Clan wants you, let them take you away …" Emperor Hanqing said calmly.
Emperor Hanqing didn't take this matter too seriously.
First of all, there was a high chance that the anonymous person was from the Han Family. Now, Emperor Han Qing was trying to please the Leng Family in order to join the Wealthy Families Alliance. If the Dongfang Family had such a request, he could go with the flow.
What's more, there were only a few days until the new ranking of the floating islands. Even if the Dongfang Clan came to ask for him, they wouldn't be in such a hurry. They didn't care about points, so who could shake the Dongfang Clan's position?
Anonymous had helped Han Jia earn a lot of points, and then he would return the favor to the Dong Fang family. To Emperor Han Qing, this was the perfect ending. He was happy to see this happen.
Of course, he didn't know what Han Liusu was thinking. He also didn't know that Han Liusu had already met Anonymous in the Forbidden Land of God Refinement and even had feelings for him. He also didn't know that Anonymous was Luo Xiao's son.
Father's words were completely out of Han Liusu's expectations. She stared at Emperor Han Qing and said, "Father, how can you use people like this?"
Han Liusu was still rather naive. In her opinion, Anonymous had contributed a lot to Han Jia, so Han Jia had to return the favor. Since Luo Zheng didn't want to go to the Dongfang Clan, Han Jia would protect Anonymous.
Whether or not Anonymous was Luo Zheng, they had to do this.
In Han Liusu's eyes, her father's actions were very utilitarian.
"But …" Han Liusu wanted to argue, but Emperor Han Qing waved his hand. "You don't have to worry about this. Han Tianxiao will take care of it. Father, I heard you had a conflict with the Leng Clan's child?"
"Yes!" Other than Anonymous, Han Liusu also wanted to talk about the marriage with Leng Lin Yue. She didn't expect him to bring it up first.
"Leng Lin Yue is also very outstanding. This marriage is very important to our Han Jia. Let Han Tianxiao take you to the Leng Clan and you can apologize to Leng Lin Yue …" Emperor Han Qing said.
Han Liusu had never thought about marrying Leng Lin Yue.
She was filled with helplessness before, but she had always been obedient and didn't go too far. Now that she met Luo Zheng again, how could she be willing?
She thought she was the apple of her father's eye, but in the end, she was just a bargaining chip. She felt sad and her expression grew colder and colder. She stared at Emperor Han Qing and said, "Father, I don't want to marry that person."
Emperor Han Qing didn't seem to notice Han Liusu's mood. He continued, "Leng Lin Yue is also very outstanding. Although he can't compare to your brother Cang Yan, with the Leng Clan's nurturing, he will definitely reach perfection …"
Emperor Hanqing was still mumbling to himself when Han Liusu interrupted him. She asked in a voice full of grief and indignation, "In Imperial Father's eyes, Liusu is only something used to curry favor with the Leng Clan. So Liusu is only worth this much?"
Emperor Han Qing was startled by his daughter's question.
Even if Han Liusu was his daughter, in a place as high as the hierarchy of the floating island, she could not question him like this. Moreover, he was the Saint Emperor of the Han Family. This was an extremely overbearing action.
Emperor Han Qing didn't have many children, especially his daughters, Han Liusu and Han Chuyue. If it was some other Saint Emperor with many children, they would be severely punished.
A trace of anger appeared on his face as he coldly shouted, "Impudent!"
"Yes, I am impudent!" Han Liusu was very stubborn. "If father really wants to force me to marry that guy, why don't you just kill me with your own hands?"
"You think father wouldn't dare?" Emperor Han Qing's eyes shone with a sharp light. An invisible aura spread out.
Most of the time, a Saint would conceal his presence, so he looked like an ordinary True God. How powerful was a Saint's presence? When he released his presence, Han Jia's floating island began to tremble slightly.
Just one look was enough to kill Han Liusu a thousand times, no, ten thousand times …
But as soon as that aura spread out, Emperor Hanqing retracted it.
Saints had gone through countless cycles of life and death. Their control over their emotions had reached the pinnacle.
In the end, he controlled his anger and sighed. "You can leave now. We'll talk about this another day …"
"I'll make it clear today!" Han Liusu looked like she was going to throw caution to the wind.
But Emperor Han Qing only waved his hand, and an invisible force spread out. Han Liusu couldn't help but retreat. She was pushed out of the palace by the force, and the palace's doors slammed shut.
Han Liusu's body was still trembling. It took her a while to calm down. Then she thought of Aunt Han Jiu and slowly left.
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Within the Arena of Gods …
Luo Zheng stood on a blood-red plain.
When Yu Taibai had challenged Mu Xuerong, they'd used this exact setting.
After winning thirty-two consecutive battles, Luo Zheng had accumulated 1.85 million points, far exceeding Aunt Han Jiu's requirements.
As promised, he accepted Mu Ning's challenge.
Not far away, Mu Ning slowly walked over. Her perfectly shaped eyes held a faint smile. "It looks like we'll be on the same side in the future?"
"What do you mean?" Luo Zheng asked.
"In the future, you'll have to join the Dongfang family. Our Mu family and the Dongfang family are of the same breath and branch. Naturally, we'll be on the same side," Mu Ning continued.
"Who's on the same side as you?" Luo Zheng frowned.
"Being chosen by the Dongfang family is a supreme honor. Many True Gods would love to join them, but they can't refuse. Dongfang Yunzhu's position in the Dongfang family isn't ordinary. Offending her isn't a good thing," Mu Ning said.
"You're going to be a lobbyist?" Luo Zheng asked.
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