Cooperation

"The relationships among these major powers are even more complicated than I imagined."

Chen Wang thought to himself.

Strictly speaking, the Emperor Zhou was still his father-in-law.

The Emperor Zhou had long known about his relationship with his two daughters.

Over the past few years, the Emperor Zhou had taken considerable care of those two daughters, all for Chen Wang's sake.

After Chen Wang and the Emperor Zhou arrived at the inner hall together, the Emperor Zhou no longer appeared as calm and composed as he had when they first met.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, I hope you can join forces with me. Please save Great Zhou."

The Emperor Zhou's tone was rarely so subdued as he sought Chen Wang's aid.

Chen Wang raised a brow. "What has happened, Your Majesty? Why are you acting like this?"

Hadn't the Emperor Zhou looked quite valiant earlier? He had summoned the Imperial Dharma Idol and killed Yin Yuanzi without much resistance.

Could there be some hidden truth here?

Chen Wang's heart suddenly stirred.

The Emperor Zhou said, "Fang Xian Dao ignored everywhere else and chose Great Zhou alone. To deal with them, I used a forbidden object and injured my very foundation. Now that Fang Xian Dao has risen from the ashes, I suspect they still have formidable experts. But... I fear I can no longer spare the effort to deal with them."

The Emperor Zhou's expression was utterly sincere.

Chen Wang said, "Fang Xian Dao harbors the ambitions of a wolf. Your Majesty can invite the other powers to join forces against them."

Yet the Emperor Zhou shook his head upon hearing this.

"Though Fang Xian Dao is formidable, they are not enough to warrant those powers joining hands. Moreover, I suspect Fang Xian Dao is connected to some power behind the