The Problem Between Qi and Bo Yi

After issuing the edicts to the ministers, Yu put away the Investiture of the Gods. Before he could even share a father-son bond with his son, whom he had never met, he—

entered the depths of Imperial Palace and paid a visit to Ming's incarnation, telling her about Qi and Bo Yi and voicing his concerns.

Ming's incarnation tapped the armrest with great interest. According to the original legends of the Great Wilderness,

when Yu was controlling the floods, Bo Yi had been one of his capable subordinates. After Yu became the Human Race's co-lord, Bo Yi's reputation for virtue spread throughout the Human Race.

However, there had been another figure even more dazzling than Bo Yi at the time: Yu's son, Qi.

His abilities were even greater than Bo Yi's, and his reputation for virtue was in no way inferior.

Before Yu became the Human Emperor, he had considered appointing Qi as the next co-lord of the Human Race.

However, considering that the Human Race had upheld the succession-by-abdication system for generations, Yu ultimately passed the position of co-lord to Bo Yi.

This eventually caused Qi to grow dissatisfied. After Yu became the Human Emperor and could no longer interfere in Human Race affairs,

Qi immediately raised an army and seized power by force. Perhaps the ancient Human Race had been too naïve.

Bo Yi seemed to have taken no precautions against Qi and easily lost the position of co-lord to him.

From then on, the Human Race changed from a succession-by-abdication system to hereditary rule. Bo Yi was also exiled, and as for his eventual fate, Ming had no idea.

As for the present, Yu was once again troubled by this issue, which made Ming unable to keep from laughing.

Ming had no particular attachment to either succession