The scene of Chenggong Ridge, the story of the Black Mountain Camp, took place in many places tonight. The army of the Western Sea Army returning to the capital was stopped at the Guiyuan Ridge, and the one entering the camp was Archbishop An Lin of the Li Palace. Crucially, the Tianhai clan had succeeded in stopping the two armies from entering the capital.
Tonight was the most crucial night in the entire human world's opposition to the Tianhai Divine Empress. All her enemies and opponents, even her relatives, had stood up, displaying unimaginable strength.
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"You don't even know who your own son is, so what right do you have to rule the Great Zhou?
"You can't even control the human world, so what right do you have to talk about resisting the Heavenly Dao?
"You can't control anything, not even your fate.
"Tianhai, abdicate."
Daoist Ji left the street.
The puddles of water on the street still seemed to have his footprints.
The sounds of meat being cut in the butcher's shop stopped. Most likely, the sounds of fighting rising from various parts of the capital had finally reminded the butcher of what was happening in this world.
In a very short time, the entire situation had undergone a world-shaking transformation.
The Imperial Design sank back into the earth, the awe-inspiring array intent vanished, and the capital was plunged into chaos. The several armies rushing back to the capital, for various reasons, had all stopped. Some armies still attempted to advance through the torrential rain, but it was obvious that they could no longer make it back in time.
The Mausoleum of Books was very quiet, abnormally quiet, so quiet that it was rather strange.
The Tianhai Divine Empress stood at the edge of the Divine Path, her hands held behind her. As she gazed down at the capital, a mocking smile suddenly appeared on her beautiful face.
This world had once belonged to her.
It was hard to say whether this mocking smile of hers was directed at the world or at herself.
Then, she gazed at the ever-silent Li Palace in the northwest of the capital.
At this moment, the voice that countless people had been anticipating for a very long time finally rang out.
The Pope's voice was very calm, but everyone could hear the disappointment and frustration within.
"We were all wrong. Only Mei Lisha was correct."
The Tianhai Divine Empress slightly arched her brows, clearly rather interested in hearing the rest.
The Pope thought of an old friend, thought of those conversations from the past, and his tone was very sorrowful. "He always believed that in the end, you would definitely choose to save Changsheng, no matter who Changsheng was."
"And as long as you chose to save him, you would fall into your present predicament."
Daoist Ji's voice came from the plains to the north of the capital.
At this moment, his figure appeared in an autumn meadow. At the city gate more than five kilometers away, the jade scepter containing boundless soul power had just appeared.
"I've always thought that I was giving you a multiple-choice question, but in reality, this is a multiple-choice question given to you by the Heavenly Dao."
Daoist Ji stood in the autumn grass and calmly spoke. His voice resounded in the night sky in front of the Mausoleum of Books.
"Kill him, eat him, or save him. These are all choices, but no matter what you choose, they are all wrong. Only when you don't answer this question, when you don't make a choice, are you right. And among these few wrong choices, you even made the stupidest choice, turning the predicament into a hopeless situation. "
With a calm expression, the Tianhai Divine Empress replied, "Who in the world has the right to say 'trapped' to me?"
Daoist Ji replied, "Of course it's you saying it to yourself. You can rule this world not because of your marriage with Emperor Xian, not because of your ability to rule, but only because of your strength. As long as you are strong enough, no one will dare to have disloyal thoughts, and even if they do, they will not dare to make any strange moves. And you chose him, making yourself weak, also giving the people of the world a chance to turn their disloyal thoughts into strange moves, giving them courage. Needless to say, this choice of yours is tantamount to abandoning the Tianhai clan, turning those powers most loyal to you into your opponents. "
The Tianhai Divine Empress's gaze fell upon the capital, seeing those scenes of slaughter, seeing the quiet Tianhai clan estate.
Then she looked outside the capital, seeing those valleys in the torrential rain, the blood in the valleys.
Daoist Ji's voice once more resounded in front of the Mausoleum of Books. "Everyone has already left you."
The Tianhai Divine Empress expressionlessly replied, "That is because they are stupid, only able to see what is in front of them."
Daoist Ji's voice suddenly became stern.
"Is this shortsightedness? No! Think of Chen Guansong, think of those Divine Generals. Their betrayal of you, in the end, originated from their disappointment in you! The two-hundred-some years of your reign coincided with the Demon race's weakest two-hundred-some years, yet you were short-sighted, only knowing how to preserve the strength of the armies loyal to you, only defending against the Demon race and not attacking. Not only did you achieve nothing, twenty years ago, you were even forced to cede territory and beg for peace! You handled state affairs quite well, although extremely tyrannical, and you also had an excellent grasp of the confluence of the north and south. Although that was mainly the Holy Maiden's contribution in attacking, in this aspect, you made the entire Human race feel humiliated! "
"So it was for the sake of righteousness that people betrayed Us?"
A mocking smile once more appeared on the Tianhai Divine Empress's beautiful face.
This time, it was very obvious that she was mocking the world.
"Then have you ever thought that in tonight's battle of the Mausoleum of Books, countless human experts will assuredly fall, their numbers withered beyond compare. The armies on the various roads will find it difficult to advance or retreat, their morale unsteady. If the demon army takes advantage of the situation to invade the south, who will stop them? If they are allowed to wreak havoc on the Central Plains and slaughter the common people, who will bear the responsibility? Righteousness? Can any of you bear the responsibility? "
The Tianhai Divine Empress glanced at the Li Palace, a faint smile on her face.
"I lured the Demon Lord into Mount Han and first had him fight with the Elder of Heavenly Secrets. The Elder of Heavenly Secrets was heavily injured and could not come to the capital to assist you tonight. Afterwards, I requested the White Emperor to ambush the Demon Lord to the north of Mount Han. The Demon Lord was heavily injured and could only return to Xuelao City to recuperate, and I also had arrangements in Xuelao City. After tonight, there will naturally be a result, but Empress, you might not be able to see it."
Daoist Ji's voice was calm and composed. "I used twenty years to arrange tonight's scheme, so I naturally would not have missed anything. Empress, you need not worry."
Hearing these words, Chen Changsheng finally confirmed that his encounter with the Demon Lord in Mount Han was truly a trap set up by his master.
His body became even colder, not because of the rain that had just fallen, nor was it because of the wind blowing through the peak.
Every time he thought back to the scene when he saw that middle-aged scholar by the stream in front of the persimmon forest, he would feel very cold.
His master had used his greatest secret to lure the Demon Lord to Mount Han, but he knew nothing about it.
At the time, he truly had almost died.
"That's right. My Lady raised me for ten-odd years, so it's only worthwhile to use me a few more times."
He muttered to himself.
"Your gaze has always been set only on the north?"
The Tianhai Divine Empress gazed at the autumn plains to the north of the capital, a mocking smile appearing on her lips. "In the end, your plan is still too small."
No one could understand her words.
Whether it was her gaze or her plan.
Daoist Ji had schemed for the scheme in the capital and had made other arrangements in Xuelao City. No matter how one looked at it, it could be considered an extremely large plan, yet to her, it could only receive such a scornful evaluation.
"Everything is an excuse. All of you just don't like a woman standing high above. You are like this, and Chen Guansong is also like this."
The Tianhai Divine Empress's gaze drifted even further away, her voice also drifting up.
Only Chen Changsheng could hear her voice.
Because at this moment, she was already disinclined to say anything more to the world.
When she realized that those so-called enemies and adversaries were, as expected, a bunch of trash.
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(To my astonishment, it's already been two months since I've stopped updating. Just what is wrong with this world … in order to celebrate, I have another chapter tonight. In the next few days, I will be going to Shanghai for a book signing and an annual meeting. If I cannot update, I will let everyone know in advance.)
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