Yang Guang's Ruthlessness, Cihang Monastery Coughing Blood (Part Two)

There were many who could act against Yang Guang and dared to kill him. If someone else killed Yang Guang, they might even be hailed as a hero, but Ning Daoqi absolutely could not. As the number one Grandmaster of the Central Plains, killing the emperor of the Central Plains with his own hands would be blatant treason. Not to mention Heavenly Saber Song Que, even the Daoist sects would not let him off.

The Central Plains differed from the Turks and Goguryeo. Among the Turks and Goguryeo, a Grandmaster could even determine who inherited the throne, but that would not work in the Central Plains. There was no helping it—the Central Plains had too many experts. Moreover, although people greatly revered Grandmasters, they had not deified them to the extent seen among the Turks and Goguryeo.

There were too many forces in the Central Plains capable of killing Ning Daoqi. Song Que could accomplish it alone. Then there was the Demon Sect—if Shi Zhixuan, Zhu Yuyan, Wan Wan, and the other experts of the Demon Sect joined forces and found the right opportunity, they could likewise take Ning Daoqi down.

Then there were the Daoist sects and the Buddhist sects. Ning Daoqi did not possess Shi Zhixuan's ability to fear no group assault. Even Shi Zhixuan, if he truly fell into an encirclement, would be unable to escape.

In the original work, Li Yuan once had an opportunity to keep Shi Zhixuan behind. Unfortunately, Li Yuan personally acted, allowing Shi Zhixuan to exploit his status and make the others hesitate to act. Shi Zhixuan escaped with ease.

A gentleman did not stand beneath a crumbling wall. Though that sounded somewhat cowardly, sometimes it was also for the sake of allowing one's subordinates to perform better, without being burdened by