A Glimmer of Hope, The Vermilion Flower Boat

Sun Qiankun silently absorbed the information in his mind.

He nodded slightly and said, "Leave it to me. The war begins now."

Based on the information in his mind, Sun Qiankun began silently making plans, determined to perfect Li Qing's plan until it was flawless.

Li Qing rode a skiff onward along the Pu River, heading toward the capital.

With the peerless strategist now an ally, the burden on his shoulders could finally be shared, if only in part.

The reason he had felt safe entrusting those things to him was that he could monitor the other party's allegiance at all times through the Jade Tablet.

Any betrayal on the other party's part would be detected by him at the very first moment.

<The Information Torrent of Civilizations Across the Heavens> had also left a mark in the other party's mind.

If one day he chose betrayal, he would be completely brainwashed before he could leak any information.

Although Sun Qiankun's abilities would be greatly diminished by then, he could still be of use to him. That was enough.

"I hope you won't betray my expectations. Otherwise, I can only erase you."

"Human nature cannot withstand testing, so I never test it."

"Even if you and I are in the same camp now, you may still change in the future."

"I hope that day never comes. Otherwise, facing all of this alone would truly be too heavy."

The more Li Qing knew, the more he loathed this hopeless, dark world.

He hoped that within this darkness, there could be one or two glimmers of light, one or two sparks of hope.

For him alone to be the only hope was a sorrowful thing.

Winter rain fell without end. As he gradually drew closer to the capital, cold rain began drifting