Could the Zhenguan Prosperous Age Continue?

Could the Zhenguan Prosperous Age Continue? "Shao Dian..."

The Sky God looked somewhat helpless and called out to Verdant Green Maiden once more.

Verdant Green Maiden laughed.

"You've never addressed me like that before. You either called me Verdant Green Maiden, Jiao Dragon, Yuan Jun, or, like before on Mount Tai, called me by my full name. Can I take it to mean that you don't know how to explain yourself to me?"

"..."

The Sky God fell silent.

After a long while, he sighed. "I have to say, you're not stupid, Shao Dian."

"...Was that supposed to be praise or an insult?"

Verdant Green Maiden shot back.

But she soon waved it off. "Forget it. I won't press you on what exactly happened! The An Lushan Rebellion... or whatever it is—if it happens, it happens!"

"Dynasties rise and fall in their time! Great Tang will eventually perish."

"As Qin Han did."

"I only ask... that fewer people die."

With a sigh, Verdant Green Maiden waved at the Sky God. "Damn Heaven, go on, leave!"

"What if people really do have to die? And not just a few."

The Sky God suddenly said.

After he said that, Verdant Green Maiden fell silent. The Sky God continued, "After all... you should understand that the Book of Fate cannot be defied."

"The more you do this, the harsher the backlash it brings will be."

Verdant Green Maiden's gaze flickered slightly.

"I will use my own way, step by step, bit by bit, to save the common people of this realm."

"To smooth away..."

"The calamities of this mortal world."

After she said this, the Sky God let out a long sigh and looked at Verdant Green Maiden.

"..."

"Can you hold on?"

Verdant Green Maiden nodded.

"I can. I've said it before—through