"Han Goddess—!!"
After a brief, deathly silence, Cao Guo cried out.
He stared at Verdant Green Maiden in disbelief, his back pressed against the door. Shock spilled from his eyes. "It's you... The Han Goddess who destroyed Great Wei all those years ago?"
"Oh? You know me?"
Verdant Green Maiden raised an eyebrow, looking at Cao Guo in surprise.
Cao Guo nodded. "Of course! There were records of the Goddess even when Taizu Wu the Great Emperor was still Han's Prime Minister. And then there was the Battle of Hong Gou, when the sky suddenly changed! Every emperor of Great Wei knew of your existence. And now... you've come to see Zhen?"
"Impudent!"
Bai Susu scolded him. "Mortal emperor, you should address Her as Goddess!"
"Goddess..."
Cao Guo repeated the title.
He looked at Verdant Green Maiden and suddenly laughed. "Then may Zhen ask why Empress Yuan Jun has come today? To take Zhen's life and save the Han Court?"
Then, without waiting for Verdant Green Maiden to answer, he went on, "It would be useless! The Southward March wasn't Zhen's decision alone. Even if Zhen died, someone else would raise an army to march on the Central Plains and contend for the throne!"
"Does the Goddess truly believe she can kill everyone in Great Wei?"
"Are you finished?"
Verdant Green Maiden asked.
Cao Guo gave a snort and nodded. "I've nothing more to say. Please, do it quickly!"
"When did I say I was going to kill you?"
Verdant Green Maiden lightly tapped the armrest, twirling a strand of her hair. Her tone was faintly disdainful. "You've been going on and on all by yourself..."
She pointed at the ground in front of her with her foot. "Kneel."
Cao Guo's expression changed. He immediately shouted, "Zhen is the emperor