Chapter 952 — The Heavenly Monarch's Fatal Flaw
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
"Jingping has a woman emperor, and many women officials as well; the Heavenly Court does not have so many women officials," Yun Chuxiu thought to herself.
What she did not know was that the women officials attending Ling Yuxiu were Xue Hu'er and Si Yunxiang. This negotiation with the Zaofu Palace concerned Jingping's future development, and she had to bring the two of them along.
Beside the spirit-energy translocation bridge, the monk watched them enter, his face full of worry, and said in a low voice, "Baigui, the strategy the Shepherd Hierarch set down — to bide one's time, to build up the nation through manufacture — is it truly workable?"
That Daoist of immortal bearing and Daoist bone said in a heavy voice, "We cannot defeat the Heavenly Court, so we can only merge into the Heavenly Court's system, and keep ourselves from becoming its enemy. We in Jingping will seize the opportunity to develop, and grow strong by slow degrees. But if the Heavenly Court's system has no internal troubles and no external threats, the Shepherd Hierarch's scheme will only make the Heavenly Court more firmly established. Yet the moment the Heavenly Court has internal troubles and external threats, that will be the hour of Jingping's rise, of its soaring to glory!"
The monk's gaze was deep and far-reaching, and he sighed, "A colossus such as the Heavenly Court — will it truly have internal troubles, will it truly have external threats?"
"Your Retired Majesty need not consider such things."
The Daoist laughed, "If the Heavenly Court has no internal troubles, the Shepherd Hierarch will manufacture internal troubles for it. If it has no external threats, the Shepherd Hierarch can manufacture external threats for it as well. He has that kind of ability."
The monk thought of Shen Mu's deeds in Jingping, and could not help but laugh, saying, "He does indeed have that kind of ability."
The Daoist continued, "And we in Jingping need only cultivate our inner strength bitterly during this time. Building up the nation through manufacture alone is not enough to eradicate the Heavenly Court; Jingping must also strengthen itself. If Jingping has many Imperial Throne powerhouses, or even powerhouses of the Heavenly Court realm, the future will be worth looking forward to."
When Ling Yuxiu arrived at the Heavenly Court, she looked all around, and could not help but be shaken by its opulence and luxury. It was a long while before she recovered herself, and she ventured, "High divinity, is the Shepherd Heavenly Monarch in the Heavenly Court?"
Yun Chuxiu glanced at her, and with a half-smile said, "Are you his little sweetheart?"
Ling Yuxiu's face reddened slightly, and she shook her head.
"He is staying at the Jade Pool now, watched over so closely he cannot move, yet he still cannot resist stirring up trouble."
Yun Chuxiu shook her head and laughed, "There are many in the Heavenly Court who wish to deal with him, but by now he has worn them all down until they have no temper left."
Ling Yuxiu secretly let out a breath of relief. Yun Chuxiu's gaze measured her, and came to rest on her chest, and she seemed to ponder something: "So that is how it is. This palace had thought the Shepherd Heavenly Monarch was a man of refined tastes, who valued a woman's outward appearance and her inner qualities alike. I never expected him to be so vulgar and low, valuing only the chest. So this palace lost out on this one point..."
Ling Yuxiu blinked, and noticed that in the blink of an eye, Yun Chuxiu's bosom seemed to have grown a size larger, and she felt doubt in her heart.