Facing Emperor Song's words, Chen Changsheng said with a worried look, "This place is nice, but in the end, it isn't my home."
"I can't possibly come bother Your Majesty whenever I feel like eating fruit."
"No matter. If Fellow Daoist likes this place, just take it. Between you and me, there is no need to..."
"Then thank you!"
Without changing expression, Chen Changsheng accepted the gift.
This sudden change caught Emperor Song off guard for a moment.
"Ha ha ha!"
"Fellow Daoist truly is a straightforward man. Since that is the case, I shall stop beating around the bush."
"I intend to give you the Four Provinces. How do you plan to handle them?"
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng set down his wine cup and said calmly, "The Four Provinces are too small. They do not interest me. What I want is the entire Great Song."
"Give me a just cause, and I will help you sweep away every bandit in Great Song."
"And whoever you want dead, I can make them die, ensuring that no one in the world can find the slightest fault with it."
Looking at the calm Chen Changsheng, Emperor Song raised his wine cup and took a light sip.
"Fellow Daoist's appetite seems somewhat large."
"Of course my appetite is large, because once I have eaten my fill, I intend to leave this place."
"Is that true?"
"This is Jiang Shan's home, but it is not mine."
"No matter how fine a golden nest or silver nest may be, it can never compare to one's own doghouse."
"If Jiang Shan did not still have some grudges left unresolved, I would have left long ago."
Meeting Chen Changsheng's gaze, Emperor Song said calmly, "Fellow Daoist truly is someone from beyond this world. Unfortunately, our Greenwood Epoch