Qi and Yi Yin

Yi Yin, standing to the side, saw that the two seemed to accept his words and had not become overly excited. After pondering for a moment, he directly countered Qi.

"My talents will naturally reveal themselves in time. I simply do not know what the Young Master intends?"

Qi's gaze sharpened, and he immediately laughed aloud. "What an Yi Yin!"

"If that is the case, then I shall speak plainly—Great Xia is without virtue, the Vassal Lords are losing heart, and the world is about to descend into chaos. Though our Shang Kingdom occupies only a corner of the realm, we are unwilling to sit by and watch the common people suffer."

A glint flashed through Yi Yin's eyes as he slowly said, "Since Marquis of Shang possesses such ambition, have you ever considered how to break through this predicament?"

Qi pondered for a moment before saying, "Conceal our strength and bide our time, accumulate power, and wait until the right time, place, and people are all in our favor before taking decisive action."

Yi Yin shook his head. "Not enough."

Qi raised his brows. "Oh? What great insight do you have?"

Yi Yin looked straight into Qi's eyes and said, word by word, "Since Emperor Ming established Great Xia and created the Fortune Dynasty, although Emperor Qi limited the time each Emperor could govern, during his reign..."

"Nevertheless, as long as Great Xia's fortune has not completely collapsed, the Human Emperor in power can possess the strength to suppress everything."

"Forgive my bluntness, but under such circumstances, no matter how well you conceal your strength and bide your time or how much power you accumulate, relying on the fortune gathered by Shang Kingdom in this small corner of the realm, it will still be difficult to defeat Great Xia,