In the living world, Northern Continent, High Heaven Court, within Heaven's Fate Pavilion!
Zhong Shan sat before the desk, while the assembled high ministers stood on either side.
"Heavenly Emperor, if we have Guo Shi Fu subdue West Continent, might he...?" Yi Yan asked with some concern.
"Might he do what?" Zhong Shan asked with a smile.
"Our Great Zheng has not dispatched a single soldier. Guo Shi Fu is subduing the cities entirely on his own. Might he proclaim himself king?" Yi Yan asked, unable to hide his worry.
"What do you think?" Zhong Shan asked.
"I don't think he will, but there are exceptions to everything!" Yi Yan shook his head.
"There's no need to worry. Guo Shi Fu is subduing them in my name, so nothing will go wrong. He doesn't yet have the ability to face the Great Yong Heavenly Court alone!" Zhong Shan shook his head.
"Yes!" Yi Yan nodded.
"However, Heavenly Emperor, you said earlier that we should temporarily halt sending troops abroad, yet now we're subduing West Continent. Could it be that you no longer intend to wait?" Yi Yan asked again.
Taking a deep breath, Zhong Shan finally nodded. "After this battle in West Continent, I saw the strength of the Ancient Family, and I also more or less guessed at their current situation. Their eagerness to deal with Great Zhou means that some major undertaking of theirs must be close at hand. At such a time, they will no longer have much energy to stir up trouble everywhere!"
"Heavenly Emperor, you want to achieve as much as possible before the Ancient Family completes its major undertaking?" Yi Yan asked.
"Exactly. I understand Gu Zheng Yi's character. He has outstanding ability, but at most, his limit is to become the ruler of