Simulated immortality allows me to calculate talent stats.

You glanced sideways at Xu Kun, noticing his mysterious smile.

[Anything that catches the eye of this thing can't be an ordinary person or object.]

"Second Brother, you've found your master to kill?"

[You asked, feigning surprise.]

Xu Kun rolled his eyes and scoffed, "If I found the mastermind behind the assassination, would I tell you?"

Your eyes narrowed slightly.

"Oh? So if you don't talk now, it means you've found the mastermind."

【"you……"】

Xu Kun looked at you, you red-haired old monster, with a hint of shock.

[Can such outrageous, robber-like logic really exist in this world?]

I thought that being a demon within myself made me unpredictable enough.

[As a result, you, you red-haired old monster, have become even more shameless.]

"What you think is your business. Do you still want to know what I found in the palace?"

"I am all ears, brother."

[You stopped interrupting and are curious about what this strange thing discovered.]

"I infiltrated the palace and searched every hidden spot, but I found no trace of the assassin. Just as I was proceeding with my plan, hehehe... what do you think?"

[Xu Kun's cold, narrow eyes gleamed with a sharp light.]

"I actually saw the ruler of Zhou in the Imperial Palace."

You scrutinize Xu Kun with suspicion: "What about him...?"

[Xu Kun, oblivious to the strange tone in your voice, continued recounting his discovery.]

"While the ruler of Zhou is peculiar, I haven't investigated him thoroughly. However, the person he met in the Imperial Court is quite interesting."

"Who is it?"

[You, as the straight man, know that Xu Kun likes this kind of thing.]

"Hey... it's not quite right to call him a person..."

【Hiss~】

You gasped, "Could it be some kind of ghostly thing like you?!"

Xu Kun's expression turned cold. He narrowed his eyes and stared at you, saying in a low voice, "My dear brother, you've finally revealed your true thoughts..."

"That's not important, tell me quickly what that thing is!"

You waved your hand casually, but your heart was filled with a chilling coldness.

[Inner demons, slaying the master, immortal sects, Zhou Kingdom, Tranquil Sword Sect, demonic sects, etc.]

The relationships and schemes among these forces have only just begun to emerge.

[Have some mysterious new ghostly things appeared again?]

Just how dirty is this country? It's tainted by everything.

Xu Kun has gotten used to your sarcastic remarks, his resistance has increased, and he's stopped dwelling on it.

"They represent the barbarian and demon races."

"Barbarian race or demon race?"

Your eyes are shifting, your mind is deep in thought.

[After two simulations, with intelligence agencies at your disposal, you now have a much better understanding of the global landscape.]

[Demons and monsters.]

This is not a legend, but a real phenomenon.

Because the Great Cang Dynasty was founded on the foundation laid by the Human Emperor and has lasted for ten thousand years, its foundation is unfathomable.

[Leaving aside records from thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago, demons and monsters have almost completely disappeared from the territory of the Great Cang Dynasty today.]

[It was only during your ten years of travel in the Western Regions Protectorate that you had relatively close contact with these events.]

Given their strength and circumstances at the time, they did not participate in anything that could backfire.

[It gradually faded into the depths of my memory.]

[Now, I suddenly hear Xu Kun say that he saw Yin Qian meeting with representatives of the barbarian and demon races inside the Zhou Kingdom's palace.]

This implies that Zhou's plans may extend beyond the territory of the Great Cang Dynasty.

"Did you hear what they were saying?"

You pressed Xu Kun for answers.

Seeing that you were finally intrigued, he smiled with satisfaction.

[He spoke slowly and deliberately, feigning nonchalance.]

"First the palace eunuchs said so... then the representatives of the barbarian and demon tribes said so... then Yin Qian said so..."

As you listened, your eyes narrowed, revealing a dangerous glint.

He reached up with both hands to touch the red hair at his temples.

[Xu Kun is cheerfully describing in detail the process of a foreign historian meeting the king, testing your patience.]

His expression changed drastically.

"Reminisce, collaborate, and make a deal!"

Xu Kun quickly and concisely recounted what he had heard.

[He then added, "Moreover, the two sides have an exceptionally close relationship; during their conversation, they mentioned that they have been old friends who have been working together for decades."]

"Decades?"

This somewhat distant period of time pulls your thoughts back to the past.

[Your exceptional memory and processing abilities allow you to quickly review information.]

[Finally, the memory has been frozen in a specific period of time.]

[In the tenth year of the simulation, when you are twenty-six years old.]

Yin Qian rebelled in the Protectorate of the Western Regions, vying for the Mandate of Heaven.

[In the twelfth year of the simulation, when you are twenty-eight years old.]

Pang Hai and Xu Hui raised an army in Jingzhou and swept across Jiangnan.

[In the thirteenth simulation, when you are twenty-nine years old.]

Yin Qian's Western Regions alliance rebels suffered ten defeats in ten battles at the hands of Han Jing. Jiang Bofu took command and halted the decline.

In the same year, Chen Chao rebelled in Yangzhou.

[In the fifteenth year of the simulation, you are thirty-one years old.]

Chen Chao has occupied Yangzhou.

From the tenth to the fifteenth year, the Great Cang Dynasty's central court, besides sending Han Jing to lead troops to block Yin Qian, […].

[The three men, Pang Hai, Xu Hui, and Chen Chao, were almost entirely ignored and allowed to run rampant.]

[Until Xiang Che raised an army in Taiyuan and captured Bingzhou.]

He wields the sword of power and bears the mandate of heaven.

This provoked a thunderous strike from the central court of the Great Cang Dynasty.

[Yue Mu mobilized elite troops from the southern border to attack Xiang Che.]

Wei Qi led hundreds of thousands of imperial guards to quell the rebellion in Jiangnan, forcing Pang Hai to join forces with Chen Chao.

[By the twentieth year of the simulation, you are thirty-six years old.]

[With its three-pronged offensive, the Great Cang Central Court still holds an absolute advantage; suppressing the rebellion is only a matter of time.]

You were in Yangzhou during this time, and clearly felt the exhaustion of Chen Chao's forces.

As a result, an unexpected event occurred.

The Great Cang Court dispatched an imperial envoy to negotiate peace.

Wei Qi marched north, while Yue Mu marched south.

[The promising situation of suppressing the rebellion was completely ruined in one fell swoop, and Nancang was utterly reduced to being divided among three factions.]

"It seems that the alliance between the Zhou Kingdom and the barbarian and demon races was reached at this time. Otherwise, what could have forced the Great Cang Dynasty to withdraw its troops and sue for peace?"

[Xu Kun sees that you seem to have figured out the answer.]

[His inquisitive eyes await your explanation.]

You shook your head: "Nothing new, it just answered a question that had been bothering me."

[You were curious about why the Great Cang Dynasty suddenly sought peace, which was likely related to the barbarian and demon races.]

[You've also analyzed many details from the various reactions in the Great Azure Court.]

For the Great Cang Dynasty, the primary concern is preventing invasions by barbarian and demon races.

Secondly, there are those with legitimate status, like Yin Qian, or those destined by fate, like Xiang Che.

Ultimately, it was heroes and ruthless figures like Pang Hai, Xu Hui, and Chen Chao who came before them, and even those three were considered formidable opponents.

The Great Cang Dynasty possessed a detached contempt.

It seems that even if they don't send troops to quell the rebellion and let things run rampant, they cannot shake the foundation of the Great Cang Dynasty, which has stood for millennia.

This confidence and assurance point to a formidable outcome.

"What exactly do they control that makes them so unshakeable?"

Your eyes reflect the night sky.