Today's fourth update: Chapter 3160! 4/4!
The one who resolutely stepped forward at this moment was none other than Xuan Shiba, who had returned in force after nineteen years of silence and bloodily purged the royal court with thunderous methods!
Erh actually harbored a few doubts as well.
On the path he had carefully planned to hollow out his father king's authority, he had indeed put in tremendous effort. The Seven Great Princes who had entered the council hall with him to force the issue were the core force he had worked hardest to win over.
However, Xuan Shiba had not originally been on that list of supporters!
He had never shared a deep friendship with Xuan Shiba, and they had rarely even crossed paths before Xuan Shiba's long seclusion. Erh truly could not understand why Xuan Shiba had chosen, without hesitation, to stand behind him at the most critical moment of the power struggle, becoming the eighth pillar that crushed the Eight Wise Kings.
Still, Xuan Shiba was an unaffiliated neutral force, and he had just personally slain the previous Tortoise Venerable, displaying astonishing potential and ruthless methods. Naturally, Erh was delighted to have such a powerful figure—someone destined to become a prince and with limitless prospects—stand behind him. It greatly strengthened the coup's legitimacy and deterrent force.
He had originally thought that Xuan Shiba's move might have been shrewd political speculation, that he had seen potential in Erh and chosen to place his bet early.
But now, Erh was about to brave danger alone and head for the Mongoose Race Battlefield, where fortune and disaster were unknown. Yet Xuan Shiba had volunteered again, insisting on accompanying him!
This went far beyond a simple declaration of allegiance. He truly intended to enter the tiger's den alongside him and