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Yuan Qiushui was right. The victor became king and the defeated became bandits; history only remembered the winner. Just based on Xia Ruize ignoring me and taking all the credit, she was already capable of completely ruining him. When the time came, history would remember only Xia Ruize's negative deeds!
But how could I do that? Seeing the bewilderment in Yu Xiaoxue's eyes and the somewhat stunned expression on Xia Ruize's face, I turned to Yuan Qiushui and said with a frown, "Don't act yet. Let me ask him a few questions first."
"Big Brother! This matter should be settled sooner rather than later. Delay could bring complications! The five hundred thousand elite troops have already been deployed in every direction. None of them can escape! Once you let him leave, it'll be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains!" Yuan Qiushui sent another secret transmission, while Zhao Yu and Jing Yun had already come over, intending to discuss the matter with me as well.
"Enough! Let me ask him first!" I transmitted, then looked at Xia Ruize and asked calmly, "Big Brother, I know you're consumed by the desire for revenge. I also understand your difficulties in wanting to deal with Long Xuantian independently. Given our relationship, whether you wanted to build momentum for yourself or do something for the Jie Sect, you don't need to explain anything to me. I only want to ask you this: now that your great enemy has been avenged, what are you planning to do next? How will you govern Zhongzhou? Look down from this Little Heavenly Court—the land stretches as far as the eye can see. We can't just let it all go to waste, can we? Does Big Brother really only want to be a peace-loving prince who turns