Prodigal Son

At first, everyone thought only Zhao Yarou's plan was at work, that Zhao Yarou wanted to seize the whole world. But later, they discovered that the Xiangkong Emperor, who should have died long ago, was actually still alive. With Vermilion Bird presiding over the overall situation, he eyed the world like a tiger stalking its prey.

People were like that. When there was no opportunity before them, they acted as though they desired nothing. But once the opportunity lay right before their eyes, it became an entirely different story.

What was more, the Xiangkong Emperor was not someone without ambition, so naturally he would not give up this opportunity. After learning of Zhao Yarou's plan and seeing Soaring Sky Empire strike out in all directions, he did not stop it, but simply went along with the tide.

There was originally nothing wrong with that. His mistake was trying to pin the blame on Zhao Yarou, making her bear everything instead of admitting that he had acted against forces such as Ye City.

That was not exactly unjustifiable; politicians all wore such faces. The only issue was that the Ye Clan in Ye City had many of his formerly loyal officials. Some had left Soaring Sky Empire precisely because Zhao Yarou had killed him.

Now, for the sake of obtaining the world, he was moving against these loyal officials and against old friends like Ye Chengtian. That made it difficult for others to accept.

If he had stepped forward himself and said something to explain the matter, everyone believed they would not have been so disgusted. But the problem was that he had been exposed by others, and even then, he refused to admit it, insisting that everything was Zhao Yarou's fault.

He had deceived the people of the world and