The schedule was adjusted once more. Lu Bei put ascending to the throne of Monster Emperor after the Great Wilderness, planning to complete the mission first and bring back Fox Two's clansmen.
He was doing this to grind experience more efficiently.
Once he became Monster Emperor, he could visit the Phoenix Clan's territory. By then, word would have reached them, and no fight would break out.
Admittedly, the Phoenix Clan did not care much for the Monster Emperor. Ever since the First Generation Monster Emperor, no Phoenix had attended any of the successive emperors' enthronement banquets.
The birds did not come, and they did not even send a red packet. They had no understanding of human relations whatsoever.
Because they were powerful, whether they understood human relations did not matter. Though the successive emperors had been unhappy, they had never said so aloud. Instead, they praised the Phoenix Clan for guarding the border and rendering outstanding service.
The successive Monster Emperors said: "A general stationed beyond the borders may refuse an imperial order. Esteemed ministers, do not be angry. I have already forgiven them."
The Monster Emperor's identity could not suppress the Phoenix Clan. You only had dignity when they were willing to give you some. If they were unwilling, you could only press your hot face against their cold buttocks and, like Gui Xie, receive two profound nostrils in return.
Those two nostrils had been packed with ridicule and mockery. They had nearly been shoved in Gui Xie's face, proclaiming that she possessed the bearing of a hot weapon.
But honestly, the evaluation had been quite fair. Gui Xie enjoyed lewd jokes, while Lu Bei was capable and astute. In the future, he would surely be filled with righteous spirit.
Enough idle talk. Lu Bei, this Monster Emperor, was