"Completely separate the mortals from the Mythical Realm? Leave them under my sole management?"
Li Su looked at the Emperor in some astonishment. He had originally intended to hand over the authority, but he had not expected the Emperor and the others to reject it outright.
"That's right!"
"Sorry, Su'er."
"This is more or less dumping the biggest trouble on you."
After drawing a light breath, the Emperor slowly said, "To be honest, with the Mythical Realm's current situation, trillions of mortals are far too heavy a burden."
"Though the other side ultimately never showed themselves, they must be watching from the shadows. And we still have no way to determine whether there are other traitors among the mortals—or even the cultivators—or whether they have been marked."
"Under such circumstances, the fewer people who can come into contact with the mortals, the better! You have the protection of a supreme treasure. Even if you truly encounter some threat, you can swiftly withdraw with its help."
"So having you alone take control, with only you knowing, is actually safer."
"Not only that, with the mortals in your hands, we can rest easy as well."
"Without the mortals weighing on our minds, we can finally focus wholeheartedly on dealing with the Evil Spirits."
It was not really troublesome.
After all, Li Su was only responsible for overseeing matters and opening the entrance to the Demon-Subduing Hall. Everything else was actually handled with Xia Kingdom's help.
For example, directing the people and settling them after they entered were all handled by the personnel Uncle Zhu had sent over.
In fact, they were the ones directing things inside the Demon-Subduing Hall right now. It had to be said that Xia Kingdom had developed quite well over the years.
Especially on the technological side. It