After a while, someone came before Shen Qianlian.
"Sect Master, King Yu has arrived."
Shen Qianlian nodded. "Invite King Yu in."
"Yes!"
Then he left.
"King Yu has been getting quite close to our Ten Thousand Poisons Sect lately. Does he want to win over the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect?"
the Grand Elder asked.
"Yes, but what he values more is the cooperation between the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect and the May Chamber of Commerce. Through that, he wants to establish some sort of connection with the May Chamber of Commerce. It will not only be King Yu—others will likely come as well."
Shen Qianlian said calmly, his hands clasped behind his back.
"Then what does the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect intend to do?"
Shen Qianlian shook his head. "Even I cannot be certain. Think about it, Grand Elder. It is still unknown who will ascend the imperial throne. If there were only three or five princes competing, it would be fairly easy to choose. But with fifteen of them, no matter whom we choose, we could end up choosing wrong. And Your Majesty Empress has unusually granted them fiefs and made them kings, tacitly allowing them to win over the Great Powers. That is far from ordinary. I do not know what she is planning."
The Grand Elder said, "Actually, no matter what she is planning, whichever one inherits the imperial throne will certainly have those strong experts from before supporting him. In short, even if the New Emperor is foolish, there will still be so many wise figures assisting him. Perhaps that is why Your Majesty Empress is not worried at all."
"Hahaha, greetings, Sect Master Shen!"
Zhen Wenyu walked over with several people, smiling as he fanned himself.
Shen Qianlian and the others also gave slight bows.