"You cannot judge a man by his appearance, nor measure the sea with a dipper! The Huan King may look unremarkable, and even have the air of a virtuous ruler blessed with cultural accomplishment and martial virtue. But his brutality and bloodlust are known throughout the world!"
Buddha (Loose Immortal) Maha Sentuo cast a worried glance at Imperial Consort Dishi, who was watching the Huan King with keen interest, and hurriedly warned her, visibly nervous.
"Is that so? Can everything people say be trusted? The rumors never mentioned that the Huan King had the air of a virtuous ruler blessed with cultural accomplishment and martial virtue, did they?"
Dishi pursed her lips slightly and replied casually, radiating seductive beauty. Her eyes still shone as she watched the Huan King dismount his wolf and converse warmly with South Zheng's many officers and prominent citizens.
"What happened to the Yue State is already known throughout the world. But their methods were excessive, so the Huan King's actions were understandable. Let us set that aside. Take the envoys from the various nations instead. Merely because they disagreed with him, the Huan King slaughtered them in one stroke and left their corpses exposed atop the walls for days. He wears the face of a virtuous ruler, but has the heart of a tyrant!"
Seeing that the Imperial Consort had not taken any of it to heart, Buddha Maha grew anxious and earnestly urged her again.
"They say the Yue State's saintess, the breathtakingly beautiful Phoenix Consort... was strangled by the Huan King himself?" Dishi asked inexplicably.
"Your Highness..." Buddha Maha froze. Suddenly recalling the Imperial Consort's temperament, he cried out in alarm.
"Even the foremost warrior, King Wu of Qin, and the Qin Emperor, whose status stands above all others, could be enchanted and