"What you said makes perfect sense, my lord. Su Jie is nothing more than a rustic who reached the top through a bit of luck. All along, he has relied on killing to maintain his rule. He exterminated Aristocratic Clans, confiscated the estates of princes and powerful officials, and oppressed the major sects, stirring up the powerful across the realm until they dared not speak despite their fury. He has lost all popular support and shows none of the bearing of a true dragon. Disaster will befall him sooner or later. The Divine King, on the other hand, clearly bears the aspect of a dragon and is unquestionably endowed with the potential of a Great Emperor. He is destined to dominate the entire world in the future."
Zhu Tianyou could not stop heaping praise on him. He had once traveled deep into the grasslands to meet the Divine King at the royal tent, and it was on that occasion that he had been utterly won over.
In Zhu Tianyou's view, the Great Xia Dynasty would not last long. Su Jie's campaign of persecution against the powerful throughout the land had also left him deeply fearful and uneasy.
Over the years, he, the commander defending Jade Dragon Pass, had amassed an enormous fortune. If he submitted to the Great Xia Dynasty and his accounts were investigated, then with Su Jie's temperament as a devil, he would surely lose his head.
On top of that, he had long been secretly colluding with the Divine Eagle Empire, privately selling it weapons, provisions, and countless other things. After the Divine Eagle Empire pushed him into making a choice, he had simply defected from the Great Xia Dynasty and pledged allegiance to the Divine Eagle Empire.
"Haha, well said. Su Jie is merely a petty