"Hold yourself to strict standards!?"
The female assassin let out a cold laugh. "The Qin Emperor once said, 'Establish a heart for Heaven and Earth, secure a fate for the people, carry on the lost teachings of past sages, and bring peace to all generations.' But as soon as he ascended the throne, he buried all the scholars in the land alive. Was that the heart he established for Heaven and Earth!?"
"Don't you dare slander my brother!"
Qin Hao scolded her urgently. "Those scholars were the ones who didn't know what was good for them. They actually expected my brother to lower himself and submit to the Heavenly Dao as the Son of Heaven."
"Wasn't that exactly what he should have done!?"
The female assassin pressed him relentlessly. "Qin Feng calls himself the Human Emperor, and he may enjoy being revered alongside Heaven and Earth, but that will only anger the heavens. From now on, the people will lose the Heavenly Dao's protection and suffer its punishments."
"There's something wrong with you, and it's not a small problem!"
Qin Hao's expression suddenly turned serious. "You say my brother called himself the Human Emperor to satisfy his own vanity, but why don't you think about this? Since ancient times, has the Heavenly Dao ever truly protected our people? Has it ever truly blessed us with favorable weather and bountiful harvests!?"
"Uh..."
The female assassin was instantly at a loss for words. She didn't know how to answer.
She had been taught from childhood that people should revere Heaven and Earth, but she had never considered whether Heaven and Earth had ever protected their people.
If the Heavenly Dao truly protected them, there shouldn't be natural disasters or man-made calamities, much less one war after another.
"I remember my brother telling