Grandfather and Grandson in Conversation

While Shang Land was undergoing massive construction to build its capital, the envoy whose memories Jin Yu had altered also returned to Mount Tai City.

He reported to Si Gui what he had seen in Shang Land. Of course, those observations had been altered by Jin Yu.

According to the envoy's account, there was nothing wrong with Shang Land. In fact, compared with the other vassal kingdoms, Shang Land seemed even somewhat more barren.

Si Gui harbored a trace of doubt about the envoy's words, though he had not noticed anything unusual when conferring the title.

Afterward, once he had calmed down, he kept feeling that the coincidence was too perfect. It was not that You Song Clan, the Marquis of Shang, was unqualified.

In fact, after generations of effort by the You Song Clan tribe, they had long been qualified to receive a marquisate.

Si Gui's conferment had been intended partly to placate the meritorious officials of every faction and partly to bestow favor on the You Song Clan, planting a nail among the vassal kingdoms.

It was only because it had coincided with the strange phenomenon that the matter seemed somewhat unusual.

Thus, he sent out this relatively cautious and meticulous envoy to investigate.

After the envoy finished reporting, Si Gui directly verified the truth of his words by examining his memories.

Fortunately, Jin Yu had modified the envoy's memories through Literary Destiny, and Literary Destiny had originated from the same source as Human Way Destiny.

In the end, he had successfully deceived Heaven and sea, causing Si Gui to lower his guard toward Shang Land and buying Qi considerable time to develop.

As time passed, the construction of Hao Capital grew increasingly complete. Qi stood on a high platform atop central Hao Mountain, overlooking the city that