Tie Ao had not concealed the Great Zhou Dynasty's current situation from Su Xin. In truth, there was no need for him to conceal it.
Anyone with eyes could see what state Great Zhou was in now. Besides, the Dark Guard was now an intelligence organization second only to the Six Fan Sect. It would be easy enough for Su Xin to investigate Great Zhou's current circumstances.
Su Xin narrowed his eyes, his face expressionless, no one knowing what he was thinking.
Originally, the matter in Xiangnan Circuit had merely been some friction between him and the White Lotus Sect. Of course, the friction had been rather intense—it depended on whether both sides truly intended to go all the way.
Thus, in the current situation, if the White Lotus Sect and Su Xin each took a step back, the two sides absolutely would not come to blows.
But now that Tie Ao had appeared here and told Su Xin to name any terms he wished, other thoughts could not help rising in Su Xin's heart.
Looking at Tie Ao, Su Xin said in a low voice, "If I said I wanted the entire Three Xiang Region, would the Imperial Court give it to me?"
A trace of surprise appeared in Tie Ao's eyes. Only after a long while did he say, "A very bold idea."
Su Xin's idea was more than merely bold. If Ji Xuanyuan and the others heard it, they would surely denounce Su Xin as arrogant and delusional.
The Three Xiang Region was different from Northwest Circuit. Though the two were roughly equal in size, Ji Xuanyuan had agreed to hand Northwest Circuit over to Su Xin because the Imperial Court had never truly controlled Northwest Circuit in the first place.
Back then, Northwest Circuit had always