Your Highness, Empress, You're a Pragmatist, and So Am I

After discussing their countermeasures with Kong Deming, Ju Zi hurried to the Holy Spirit Cult, preparing to speak with Zhongli Wu in person.

However, the contents of their discussion were truly shocking.

"You're saying you want to use this information to play Jiang Yuheng at his own game?" Zhongli Wu asked, finding it somewhat hard to believe.

Jiang Yuheng was no idiot. He had always been extremely cautious, and even when he was in the Sun Moon Empire, he had very few close friends, let alone enemies he trusted.

Ju Zi spoke with confidence. "As the saying goes, there are no eternal allies, only eternal interests. If not for He Caitou, his Spirit Pagoda would be of greater use to him."

"Otherwise, he would never dispatch troops so readily, much less go to the battlefield himself."

Zhongli Wu understood better than anyone that this reasoning was indeed sound, but how were they going to make him believe it?

Did they really think they could easily convince the smartest man in the Sun Moon Empire with nothing more than an excuse? Wasn't that utterly foolish?

Ju Zi was very confident. "Do you remember what Jiang Yuheng told me when we first met?"

"Never underestimate anyone around you unless your own strength is formidable. Secondly, people's thoughts will change with their positions. There is no such thing as an eternal ally."

This also meant that as long as Ju Zi possessed sufficient ability and backing and could offer him enough benefits, Jiang Yuheng would join her side without hesitation.

Zhongli Wu was not a minister after all. He was a Spirit Master, a tremendously powerful Spirit Master, and when it came to so-called schemes, he understood practically nothing.

"Since the Empress has such confidence, I am willing to give it my all."