Ji Si calculated for a while, her expression turning rather odd.
"Grand Minister of Agriculture, my result says that Yu Ze Divine King has suffered a cultivation deviation. Some of the pass's defenders have been sent out on patrol, while others have been assigned to pray, using the power of incense offerings to aid his treatment."
"So this isn't an empty-fort bluff?"
"I can't rule out the possibility that a fate master more skilled than I am deceived me into obtaining this prediction."
Zhao Xing smiled. There were certainly fate masters more skilled than Ji Si, but very few could surpass the combination of Ji Si, Hemp Robe Divine Physiognomy, and the Eight Directions Divine Mirror. Scarlet Snow Pass certainly had no such person.
"What convenient timing for him to fall ill." Du Yun snorted. "Of all the times he could have gotten sick, he picked the moment Zhao Xing came through."
"Don't put it that way," Qing Yuzi said. "Yu Ze Divine King knows when to stand tall and when to bow. That takes great wisdom."
"If he obeys orders and stops Zhao Xing, he might die. If he openly defies them, he'll anger Zuming Dao Master."
"A cultivation deviation is actually his best option."
Du Yun thought it over and realized that was indeed the case.
Zuming Dao Master might be overbearing, but as the ruler of a Dao Court, he still followed certain rules.
When Zhao Xing founded Dragon Profound City and fought to establish his position, he had not simply slaughtered everyone. Casualties in Wu Xin Divine King's city and the Ningta Divine Kingdom had actually been very low afterward.
If Yu Ze Divine King claimed illness and let Zhao Xing through smoothly, Zhao Xing would never make trouble for him.
Nor would Zuming Dao Master