In the sky, Empress Yaoguang turned her gaze toward Peony Fangshi not far away.
As a former empress, others might not know Peony Fangshi's identity or strength, but she knew perfectly well.
This secret was originally known only to successive rulers. Under normal circumstances, even the Crown Prince of the Central River Empire had no right to learn of it, which was why Zhongchuan Jin knew nothing about Peony Fangshi.
"Are you still not going to act? Are you really going to watch the Central River Empire be destroyed like this? Or do you think that without us, you can still cling to the coattails of the [Akatsuki] organization and survive?" Zhongchuan Yaoguang said coldly.
By this point, the Central River Empire had nearly exhausted all its trump cards. In truth, Zhongchuan Yaoguang, Zhongchuan Ze, and the Blood God Guard already counted as the empire's ultimate trump cards. But to bolster the Central River Empire's momentum earlier, they had revealed Zhongchuan Yaoguang and Zhongchuan Ze, two tribulation-stage trump cards, outright. As a result, they had far fewer means to deal with unforeseen circumstances later on.
Under such circumstances, the appearance of the Azure Emperor and Crown Prince Zhongchuan Jin's betrayal left the imperial family with no remaining backup plans.
Now that Prince Cheng and the Central River Emperor had both fallen in battle, the blow to the entire empire's morale was simply too great. Even with Zhongchuan Yaoguang present, it would be difficult to turn the situation around.
That was precisely why Zhongchuan Yaoguang had no choice but to turn her attention to Peony Fangshi, because he was the only one who still possessed the ability to reverse the entire situation.
"I... still need to wait a little longer." Peony Fangshi frowned. He did not refuse outright, but neither did