Too Much is as Bad as Too Little

Zhou Ming and Houtu emerged from the South Heaven Gate and sped towards Buzhou Mountain.

As they approached Buzhou Mountain, she finally couldn't resist turning her head to look at Zhou Ming beside her and softly asked...

"Elder Brother."

There's something I don't understand.

Zhou Ming walked alongside her, a peaceful smile on his face.

"Oh? Is there something you don't understand? Tell me."

Houtu frowned slightly, her eyes filled with confusion.

"Since we desire the Fortune of the Heavenly Court, we have sent members of our clan to join Heavenly Court."

"Why not simply take control of the Heavenly Court directly?"

"Why... should we give up the position of Lord of Heavenly Court to Haotian and Yaochi?"

"Instead of making any deals with them and sharing their Fortune, wouldn't that be pointless?"

In her view, with the current strength of the Wu Clan, taking control of the Heavenly Court would not be difficult at all.

Her Elder Brother is Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, and she has now also Attain the Primordial Chaos Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal.

If you want the Heavenly Court's Fortune, just take control of the Heavenly Court directly.

Why should the throne of the Heavenly Emperor be passed on to Haotian and Yaochi?

In her view, this was completely unnecessary.

After listening, Zhou Ming did not answer directly, but instead asked a question with great interest.

"Sister Houtu, let me ask you something."

Would you be willing to manage the Heavenly Court?

Upon Houtu, Houtu shook her head without hesitation.

"I don't want to."

"Managing the Heavenly Court is both time-consuming and laborious; it's too troublesome."

"I'd rather spend that time cultivating myself and comprehending the Great Dao."

"Look," Zhou Ming said, shrugging.

"If even you are unwilling to do this, who in our Wu Clan do you think would be willing to do it?"

"Di Jiang? Zhu Rong? Or Gong Gong?"

"Let them sit in that Lingxiao Treasure Hall and handle government affairs every day?"

Do you think they can sit still?

Houtu imagined that scene.

Zhu Rong and Gong Gong were surrounded by countless gods and immortals who came to complain. Annoyed to no end, they finally overturned the table and started fighting in the hall.

She couldn't help but laugh too.

"They might just tear down the Heavenly Court."

Zhou Ming explained slowly.

That settles it.

"Since none of us are willing to take care of it, we might as well find two people who are willing to do the work to manage it for us."

"Haotian and Yaochi are the best candidates."

"They were personally appointed by Hongjun, so their appointment is legitimate, and they are eager to prove themselves. They will definitely do their best to develop the Heavenly Court."

"We don't need to do anything; we just need to support them from behind."

"Then, we can sit back and reap the benefits, and just wait to share in the good Fortune."

"This saves both time and effort, so why not do it?"

At this point, Zhou Ming himself found it somewhat amusing.

"Originally, my plan was simply to take 30% of their Fortune as payment for our Wu Clan's support in their attempt to rule the Heavenly Court."

"Unexpectedly, Haotian, in order to use the name of our Wu Clan, actually offered up another 20% of his Fortune."

"The clansmen are just there to register their names; they don't have to worry about anything on a daily basis."

"And we can get 50% of the Heavenly Court's future Fortune free."

"Tell me, why shouldn't we do something so good?"

Houtu nodded; she had fully understood her Elder Brother's intentions.

Let others do the work, and you get a share of the profits.

That's definitely a good idea.

But soon, a new problem came to her mind.

"Elder Brother, since Haotian was so eager to gain our support, why didn't we ask for more Fortune back then?"

"Given our strength at the time, we were facing two Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal."

"Don't even mention 50%, even if we asked for 70% or even 80%, would he dare refuse?"

Houtu believed that since the other party needed her help and she held an absolute advantage in strength, she should maximize her benefits.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ming paused slightly.

He turned around and looked intently at Houtu.

"Sister Houtu, you must remember one thing."

Too much of a good thing is bad.

"Our Wu Clan can be powerful, domineering, and reap the greatest benefits."

"However, we must not go too far; we must not leave others no way to survive."

"Taking 50% of the Fortune is already our limit."

He looked at Houtu and spoke, word by word.

"But the remaining fifty percent must be reserved for Haotian, Yaochi, and those Primordial Wilderness beings who will join the Heavenly Court in the future."

"Just think about it, if we really took away 80% of the Heavenly Court's Fortune today, what would Haotian and Yaochi think?"

"They may not outwardly dare to resist, but what about their hearts? They are filled with resentment and bitterness."

"They would feel that all their hard work in building the Heavenly Court was ultimately just a stepping stone for our Wu Clan."

"If Haotian harbors resentment, do you think he would genuinely dedicate himself to developing the Heavenly Court?"

"What use is it if we possess all the Fortune of a Heavenly Court that can't develop?"

Seeing Houtu's thoughtful expression, Zhou Ming continued to explain.

"But things are different now."

We only took 50%.

"He was given a price that he could accept and felt was fair."

"The remaining fifty percent of the Fortune is enough to satisfy him."

"Look at how grateful he was at the end."

"Right now, he'll only think that although my Wu Clan is powerful, it's not Dao Lecture."

"He'll only think that our Wu Clan could have taken all the benefits."

"Yet we are still willing to share half with him; this is the 'benevolence' of our Wu Clan."

"He won't hold a grudge against us; on the contrary, he'll be grateful to us."

"He will work even harder to develop the Heavenly Court, because the better the Heavenly Court develops, the more benefits he will receive."

"Only in this way can we obtain a continuous and ever-growing source of Fortune."

"A combination of kindness and severity is the true path to victory."

"After all, our Wu Clan is not yet powerful enough to disregard all living beings in the Primordial Wilderness world."

"Even if one day, we can truly be fearless."

"But we can't go too far, otherwise we'll suffer the consequences sooner or later."

These words enlightened Houtu.

She looked at Zhou Ming, her heart filled with admiration.

"Elder Brother, I understand."

Houtu exclaimed sincerely.

"Elder Brother, your considerations are so profound; Houtu admires them."

"Having Elder Brother is the greatest blessing for our Wu Clan."

Zhou Ming looked at Houtu and nodded in satisfaction.

"I'm glad you understand."

"Moreover, leaving Haotian with enough benefits will also ensure he works for me."

"After all, I still need him to initiate the next Tribulation."

Houtu's curiosity was piqued again.

"Elder Brother, this... how is this possible?"

How will he initiate the next Tribulation?

Zhou Ming did not continue to explain.

"You'll find out when the time comes."

"I can't explain it clearly in just a few words now."

"However, the start of the next Tribulation will inevitably be inextricably linked to him."

Houtu watched her Elder Brother's departing figure, suppressing all the curiosity in her heart.

She knew that her Elder Brother must have his reasons for saying that.

Anyway, everything will be revealed in due time.

She quickly followed, walking alongside Zhou Ming as they flew towards Buzhou Mountain.