"You think I don't know? You signed a contract with the Eastern Jin Crown Prince long ago. You would help him deal with Ye Lihan, and he would help you deal with me?"
"You wanted to use my name to kill Ye Lihan, then have the Eastern Jin send troops to attack Huangming, creating the illusion that I had started a war between the two countries. Then you would shift all the blame onto me, allowing you to reclaim the military power in my hands and eliminate me at the same time. Killing two birds with one stone, wasn't it?"
Su Qiao let out a cold laugh. "Unfortunately, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you."
"You're bold enough, but incredibly stupid. To deal with me, you actually made a deal with a tiger. Don't you know that the Eastern Jin Crown Prince is vicious and belligerent, and has always harbored great ambitions toward Huangming?"
"Don't you know the saying that it's easy to invite a deity but difficult to send one away? Aren't you afraid he'll turn this ruse into reality, use your scheme against you, and send his entire army to crush Huangming?"
"Short-sighted, spineless, and lacking any sense of the bigger picture. You're truly unfit to rule."
As for Huang Ying, Su Qiao truly looked down on her.
She had ambition, but lacked the ability and resolve to match it.
Li Sang's expression had never looked so dreadful.
"So all these years, after I racked my brains and did so much, thinking I had already firmly captured your heart, I was actually nothing more than a clown?"
Su Qiao sneered. "What do you think?"
"Hahahaha, Huang Qiao, you're ruthless—truly ruthless. I lost. I, Li Sang, lost..."
Li Sang finally admitted that he had lost completely.
Su Qiao felt