"...When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. If Heaven Dou falls, the Star Luo Empire will inevitably turn its sights toward the major kingdoms and sects."
Bibi Dong spoke eloquently. "Your Red Assembly and my Spirit Hall will also become their targets. Only through cooperation can we maximize our interests."
Zhou Qing countered, "Spirit Hall won't take the opportunity to found a nation and proclaim an empire?"
Faced with Zhou Qing's bluntness, Bibi Dong swallowed the words she had been about to say and asked, "What makes you think that?"
"Spirit Hall's ambitions are obvious to everyone," Zhou Qing said. "It's just that most people aren't sure whether Your Crown truly has the nerve to risk having the Two Great Empires cut off economic relations in order to proclaim yourself emperor."
"How could I lack the courage? The time simply hasn't come yet." Bibi Dong followed Zhou Qing's lead and stated her view without reservation.
"Then let me guess when the time would be right. For example, when Xue Qinghe, the Crown Prince disguised as a man, succeeds to the throne of the Heaven Dou Empire. But I doubt it'll be that simple. Once the Star Luo Empire finds a 'legitimate reason' to start a war, your Spirit Hall will have no choice but to act as well. As a 'neutral' force, you can only first establish a nation and proclaim an empire before you have grounds to 'help' Heaven Dou resist Star Luo. Otherwise, you'll have to remain neutral forever. But then again, refusing to take sides means opposing everyone, just like our Red Assembly..."
However, Bibi Dong cared only about the revelation of Xue Qinghe's identity, and her eyes suddenly narrowed.
Yet even without considering Romantina's ability, merely through their perception of Aura Fields, they could