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I thought to myself, As expected, they took the bait. These fellows never stirred without profit. On the surface, they coveted the name of the Northern Prosperity Divine Kingdom, but in truth, they wanted to seize the kingdom. How could any of them be willing to leave so easily?
Now that they had banded together to bully a weak woman like Du Ying, they were obviously planning to forcefully pick up the scraps.
How could I let them have their way?
"Since Household Lord Zhan has a good proposal, I imagine Household Lord Du won't refuse to hear it either. I wonder what kind of proposal it is?" I asked with a smile.
Although Du Ying looked startled, she still allowed me to make the decision on my own and continue speaking. Household Lord Zhan probably thought his scheme had already succeeded, for he smiled smugly and said, "It can't really be called a particularly good proposal. It's merely a compromise. How about this? Since Household Lord Du Ying is unwilling to marry for alliance, unwilling to merge nations, and even less willing to see war break out, let's take a different path. We will stake our territories and have a grand gamble. How does that sound?"
"Good! I agree to this proposal! It's an excellent idea! We won't have to harm our own divine masters and guards, and we can make the Northern Kingdom as powerful as possible, allowing it to face the surrounding nations with the greatest strength! What a wonderful idea!" Household Lord Ling immediately applauded.
I thought to myself that Household Lord Ling was certainly confident. I turned to the remaining Household Lord Feng and asked, "Household Lord Feng, what do you think of this idea?"
"The method isn't bad, but