After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

Yang Lingnan pointed at Zhou Yan rudely, his facial features contorted in anger.

Zhou Yan sighed.

“I’ve been to Daming Palace before. The first person I encountered was your brother, Prince Yang Qinglin. Because of a conflict between you and us, we arrested him and beat him.”

Yang Lingnan understood and said sternly.

"Is that brat Qinglin spouting nonsense? How dare he pin such an important matter on my head?!"

Zhou Yan shook his head.

"The Left Prince only said that you told him that Jiufeng was not trustworthy and that you wanted to distance yourself from Jiufeng. I was very puzzled at the time. Why would you list Jiufeng, a great god who was wholeheartedly for the people of Chu, as an untrustworthy target?"

"Later, when I learned that you wanted to sacrifice Jiufeng to the Emperor of Fengdu to obtain a divine position, I became even more confused." — He

The logic is quite simple: Jiu Feng doesn't want the Chu people to die; in fact, she cares for them deeply. Therefore, it's no exaggeration to say that Jiu Feng is the Chu people's safety net. With this safety net, no matter how much the Chu people misbehave, they won't end up in a terrible situation.

Now, Yang Lingnan and the Imperial Advisor want to kill their own guaranteed successor and exchange it for a position as a true god of the underworld, a position they don't know if they can even achieve.

Whether it was sacrificing the Nine Phoenixes or believing that they had solved a major disaster, the Chu king and the national advisor had never actually contacted the Fengdu Emperor or received any promises from him. So why should they think that just because they did something, the Fengdu Emperor should bow down and acknowledge their good deeds?

To put it bluntly, who the hell do you think you are?

Therefore, after learning about Yang Lingnan's plan to sell the Nine Phoenixes, Zhou Yan, Xiao Yanjun, Leng Qing, and Mu Yuan all felt that Yang Lingnan was probably mentally challenged or idiotic, making plans based entirely on his own presumptuous speculations, without considering what would happen if reality didn't go according to plan.

But after Zhou Yan communicated with Bo Xun, Zhou Yan discovered that Yang Lingnan was not actually mentally challenged.

Yang Lingnan and the Imperial Preceptor were the ones who caused Jiufeng to fall into demonic possession and led to the downfall of Chu.

These two are the culprits behind all this, and they must be terrified that Jiu Feng will find out the truth in the future. In that case, either they will die or Jiu Feng will perish.

So all the talk about becoming the Central Ghost Emperor and the untrustworthiness of Jiufeng is false. They just want Jiufeng to be killed when she is exhausted from supporting Chu Capital and her injuries relapse. Whether she will be personally appointed by the Fengdu Emperor or become a ghost god in the underworld is irrelevant.

Zhou Yan said all of these things.

During the conversation, Yang Lingnan, who was rather shallow, changed his expression several times, while the old strategist, the Grand Preceptor, remained calm and unresponsive.

Only after Zhou Yan finished speaking did the Imperial Advisor stand up and reprimand him.

"A bunch of nonsense."

The Imperial Advisor clasped his hands in greeting to Jiu Feng.

“Great God, we have indeed been hiding something, but it was all for the sake of the people of Chu. We have never harmed the people of Chu. This outsider is just spouting nonsense, talking incoherently and making no sense. I’m afraid he’s trying to sow discord and divide our relationship.”

Zhou Yan said softly.

"Dajiang Bridge, Sansefang".

The Imperial Advisor's pupils dilated in shock.

……

Dajiang Bridge, Sansefang.

Sansefang was the premier brothel during the prosperous period of Chu capital.

The building is five stories high and built along the river. At its peak, there were red boats on the river and tall buildings on the ground.

Every night, countless dignitaries gather here, where the sounds of singing and dancing can be heard for miles, and the aroma of wine and meat is intoxicating. It is truly a paradise on earth.

Even now, lanterns hang high in the buildings, laughter and singing fill the air, red boats gleam on the river, and maids come and go in thin, revealing large expanses of skin, alluring the senses.

In a large hall on the largest red ship, twelve alluring dancers swayed their youthful and beautiful figures with abandon. Beside them was a band playing instruments and singing. In front of the dancers, behind a horizontal table, sat an exceptionally handsome young man, with two stunningly beautiful women nestled beside him.

"Young master, let's drink..."

"Young master, these are grapes from the Western Regions..."

The young man took a sip of wine, ate a bite of grape, and occasionally kissed the two stunning beauties on the cheek, eliciting endless giggles.

It was in this paradise-like environment that the handsome young man, who was drinking and eating meat, suddenly changed his expression, from relaxed and relieved to fearful and apprehensive.

"not good!"

The handsome young man shouted, his body enveloped in mysterious light, and he rushed out of the red boat, which was filled with the fragrance of wine and beautiful women, at an unimaginable speed.

As soon as the handsome young man left, the lanterns on the red boat went out one by one, the wine dried up and became smelly, and the beautiful bodies that could make men's blood boil dried up and dehydrated, turning into pale skeletons.

On the red boat, a streak of light flashed, hurtling towards the walls of the Chu capital at a speed far exceeding the limits of human dynamic vision in the darkness.

Only Zhong∵n:救偲±＼蚆陑娰|№△￡″ Wu wants to leave this city wall; the world is vast, where can't he go!?

But just before he was about to break through the city wall, a light appeared on the wall directly in front of Xuan Guang.

The lights illuminated the figures behind them.

Bathed in the lamplight, Jiufeng watched the handsome young man rushing towards her with amusement.

The handsome young man's expression changed drastically.

Jiufeng said calmly.

"For some time now, I have actually been guarding the walls of the Chu capital."

When Jiufeng threw Xiao Yanjun and the others outside the Daming Palace, she was afraid that they would run away and leak information about the Daming Palace. So she created clones and placed them on the city wall of Chu Capital to ensure that Xiao Yanjun and the others would not cause any trouble.

This was originally intended to restrict outsiders like Little Yama, but now it's being used against our own people.

The handsome young man gazed intently at Jiufeng, who was guarding the city wall.

Jiufeng said sadly.

"Why? Chu Du is where you grew up. You were born into a life of luxury, enjoying the offerings of the people of Chu Du. Why would you later have to exchange all your relatives and clansmen for it?"

"Because I'm going to die."

The handsome young man looked wistful.

“Great God, you are immortal and do not need to worry about lifespan, so of course you do not understand what it feels like for someone like me to encounter birth, aging, sickness and death. The feeling is that whoever lets me live, I can give them everything.”

After a pause, the handsome young man said quite seriously, "□四跁『△偲'」√◎0∨↑五腫Zua:".

"If a person doesn't look out for himself, he'll be punished by heaven and earth."

Since he wasn't the one who suffered the loss, and he wasn't the one who had to bear the consequences, the Grand Preceptor, whose physical body was already decayed to the point of having one foot in the grave, had no psychological burden whatsoever about selling out the millions of people in Chu Capital to allow him to live.

They even went so far as to manipulate Jiu Feng, claiming that Jiu Feng was attacked by a demon, causing the deaths of millions of people in Chu, and that Jiu Feng's life should be exchanged for a position as a god of the underworld.

Jiufeng said angrily.

"If a person only thinks of himself, he will be struck by lightning."

The handsome young man replied nonchalantly.

"I didn't do anything wrong, I was just discovered."

If he is not discovered, the handsome young man is now the national advisor of the Chu people. He can take advantage of Jiu Feng's weakness in ten days to kill her. After that, regardless of whether the Emperor of Fengdu is willing to give them a divine position, at least he will have no worries about the future.

They can even go to the human world to play freely and enjoy the resulting bliss.

So, it's not a matter of right or wrong, it's just that it was discovered.

……

Daming Palace, Huguo Hall, Study.

The Imperial Advisor, who was standing next to Yang Lingnan, suddenly burst into laughter.

Zhou Yan, Little Yama, Mu Yuan, and Leng Qing each looked at the Imperial Advisor.

The Imperial Advisor spoke loudly.

"Jiufeng, you can't kill me!"

Jiufeng remained silent.

The Grand Preceptor gave Yang Lingnan, who was standing next to him, an elbow strike. This emperor did not rise to power through any special means. Upon hearing the Grand Preceptor's words, his eyes lit up and he immediately shouted.

"Yes, Ba Chu was sent to the underworld because of our sacrifices, but we were also searching for a way to solve the problem. Now, haven't we found it?"

Yang Lingnan had an upright and righteous look on his face.

“We have found the body of the Central Ghost Emperor, and we have also bound his divine position and divine status. Great God Nine Phoenix, we are now the only ones who can possibly save Chu Du.”

"You must allow us to ascend to the throne of the Central Ghost Emperor, otherwise the millions of people of Chu will suffer endless torment in this underworld!"

Yang Lingnan roared at the Nine Phoenixes.

"As the guardian deity of the Chu people, can you bear to watch your child suffer such a fate?"

Jiufeng narrowed her eyes.

Jiufeng's current thoughts are the same as when Zhou Yan heard that Zhulong wanted to become the Great Emperor of Dongyue. Zhou Yan did not want Zhulong, a dragon with whom he seemed to have a complicated relationship, to become the Great Emperor of Dongyue, but he could only grit his teeth and endure it in order to save the world.

Yang Lingnan now claims to be the Central Ghost Emperor, stating that if Jiufeng dares to kill them, millions of Chu people will be trapped here for life as earthbound spirits and evil ghosts, unable to escape.

The Imperial Advisor said with great enthusiasm.

“Great God, if you kill us now, it will be the same as us harming Chu Du. We will send Chu Du to the underworld, and you will ensure that the people of Chu Du will never be reincarnated.”

The Grand Preceptor knew very well that only he and Yang Lingnan had betrayed Jiu Feng; the rest of the Chu people worshipped Jiu Feng wholeheartedly.

Therefore, Jiufeng may not care about herself and Yang Lingnan, but she must care about the other Chu people.

Therefore, only by holding on tightly to them can one become the Central Ghost Emperor, and only then can they free the people of the Chu tribe from suffering. As long as there are no other possibilities, such as the Great Emperor of Fengdu, the Nine Netherworld Sin-Removing Heavenly Venerable, personally pardoning the sins of the Chu people, or the other five Ghost Emperors coming here to save people.

They will then be invincible.

Even someone as powerful as Jiu Feng has to reluctantly cooperate with them.

They have been preparing to become gods for a thousand years and have long anticipated all the unexpected events. The current situation is still within the margin of error.

Zhou Yan pushed the little Yama King next to him.

Little Yama stumbled and fell to Jiu Feng's side.

Little Yama turned around and glared at Zhou Yan, who smiled and said...

"Yes, everyone, look over here!"

Everyone looked at Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan reached out to Little Yama.

"Let me introduce you all, this is a big shot from Zhongzhou City, Brother Yan, Yan Shenglin."

Jiu Feng, Yang Lingnan, the Imperial Preceptor, Leng Qing, and Mu Yuan all looked confused.

At a time like this, why are you bringing this up?

Zhou Yan added another sentence.

"The bloodline is that of the Five Ghost Emperors and the Central Ghost Emperor."

Final Chapter Resolve

Bloodline is...

Central...Ghost Emperor...

Jiufeng, Leng Qing, Mu Yuan, Yang Lingnan, and the Imperial Advisor all turned their attention to Little Yama.

Mu Yuan murmured first.

"No wonder this child walks through the underworld as easily as walking up the stairs at home."

Mu Yuan remembered that when Little Yama walked on the street outside Daming Palace, all the ghosts avoided him and none of them came out to attack. At the time, Mu Yuan found it unbelievable, but now that Little Yama's bloodline has been exposed, it is quite normal.

Jiu Xiao Yanjun retorted.

"What do you mean by feeling like you're walking up the stairs in your own home? This is my home."

Ba Lengqing was also taken aback.

"No wonder there was no reaction when the yin energy entered the body."

Si Lengqing also remembered that Xiao Yanjun had been infused with Yin energy by Luo Fengyin several times, but he didn't show much reaction. Even a normal ghost-attribute awakened person could not absorb Yin energy without limit like Xiao Yanjun.

Leng Qing had long suspected that Xiao Yanjun was not simple, but since they were in a dangerous area and were not yet familiar with each other, Leng Qing did not ask Xiao Yanjun about his secrets.

Now Leng Qing knows this secret and is shocked by it.

Zero Little Yama continued to refute.

Wu: "What do you mean by no reaction at all? Actually, it feels quite comfortable when yin energy enters the body."

Jiufeng looked at Zhou Yan.