Marriage Alliance

Simulation Yun Ming fell silent for a moment, then said faintly, "Time waits for no one. If I keep waiting, I will grow old, and everything will come to nothing. I have heard that there is someone in Mobei named Duokouhuo, who, like Yuan Tiangang, has lived for more than three hundred years. His cultivation is even greater than Yuan Tiangang's, yet he has remained in seclusion in Mobei."

The old woman was silent for a moment before slowly speaking. "Duokouhuo is merely a name. Of course, perhaps it is a person."

The old woman clearly did not wish to say more. Her clouded eyes looked at Yun Ming as she said, "All things in this world have cause and effect. If you wish to obtain something, you must pay the corresponding price."

Simulation Yun Ming seemed to have anticipated this. He spoke calmly. "I can give the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures to Mobei."

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"Pfft!"

Yun Ming, watching this in reality, immediately sprayed out the water in his mouth.

The simulated version of himself...

He was really fucking willing to use any means necessary.

Yun Ming's eyes widened like bells, utterly shocked.

"Was he trying to imitate Shi Jingtang?" Yun Ming was dumbfounded, an indescribable shock rising within him.

Using the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures as a bargaining chip—this was simply...

"Was this really created in my image?" Yun Ming questioned the system, disbelief evident in his voice.

According to the system's settings, aside from lacking memories of Super God and the system, everything else was exactly the same as him. It could practically be called his clone.

How could he possibly do something so utterly without principles?

Though it was modeled after the host, differences in experience and environment were enough to alter a person's character and behavior.

The system's answer left Yun Ming speechless.

He could only continue watching everything unfold in the simulated world.

In the simulated world, the old woman was equally astonished when she heard Simulation Yun Ming's words.

She clearly had not expected him to make such a condition.

After a moment of silence, she slowly said, "Grand Commandant, using the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures as a bargaining chip is truly astonishing boldness. But are you not afraid of condemnation from the people of the realm?"

That was only secondary. More importantly, people simply would not believe him.

History books were full of those who went back on their word.

Simulation Yun Ming glanced at the old woman indifferently and replied calmly, "Of course I am."

"Since ancient times, the victors have written the history books."

His words carried a chilling coldness and ruthlessness.

The old woman could not help but be startled. She sighed, "Grand Commandant, your audacity astonishes this old woman. I admire it."

Yet Yun Ming in reality was barely able to hold himself back. He inwardly grumbled, What audacity? This is simply having no bottom line at all!

Watching that old woman be shocked again and again by the simulated version of himself's shameless actions, Yun Ming felt utterly helpless.

"The winner becomes king, the loser becomes bandit. If you win, everything can be discussed; if you lose, everything is empty." With his hands behind his back, Simulation Yun Ming said coldly, "If one cannot leave a name in history while alive, then what is wrong with being remembered in infamy for ten thousand years?"

Yun Ming: "."

The audience: "."

This protagonist was truly terrifying.

The ordinary people inside the Light Screen were truly miserable, encountering such a terrifying and utterly shameless warlord.

"What a ruthless hero," Zhao Xin sighed with emotion. The moment he finished speaking, his words immediately drew Qi Lin's displeasure.

Qi Lin glared at Zhao Xin and retorted without reservation, "What ruthless hero? He is clearly a cowardly cur! How is he worthy of such a title?"

Qiang Wei also joined in condemning him. She cursed, "What he said was simply inhuman. I cannot understand it at all!"

The many angels of the Angel Nebula were likewise filled with fury and contempt toward the man within the Light Screen.

"He is evil incarnate!"

"He places his own desires above all living beings. He is utterly unforgivable!"

"This way of thinking is far too dangerous. We must remain vigilant!"

"Broadcasting such evil in our Angel City is simply an insult to us!"

The beautiful angels gritted their teeth as they stared at the Light Screen. Some even raised their Flame Swords and charged at it, but the illusory Light Screen left them helpless.

Holy Keisha watched the enraged angels, yet she felt no anger herself. Instead, she was considering something else.

She thought further ahead. This Light Screen could broadcast across the entire universe, and such an unknown method lay completely beyond her understanding. The more she thought about it, the less she understood. The unknown was always frightening.

"Could this be the ultimate fear?" She could not help recalling the reason she had broken with Liang Bing.

Within the Light Screen, the old woman faced Simulation Yun Ming's cold expression. After remaining silent for quite some time, she said, "The Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures are not something Mobei can easily lay claim to. Nor is the wrath of the people of the Divine Land something Mobei can bear. Besides—"

The old woman stared at him, a trace of disappointment in her eyes, and continued, "If you lose, then there is naturally nothing more to say. But if you win... Yuan Tiangang may be domineering and arrogant, but there is still righteousness in his heart. As for you..."

Though she did not finish, her meaning was obvious.

Simulation Yun Ming slightly raised his brows, a flash of viciousness passing through his eyes, though his tone remained mild. "You are worried that I will go back on my word? There is no need for that. I can make you a promise, one that will truly make you believe me."

The old woman stared intently at him, seeking to see through his true thoughts.

Simulation Yun Ming slowly spoke, his voice carrying an unquestionable firmness. "I have not yet taken a wife. I can reserve that position for Mobei. My future offspring will be my Firstborn Son. Once we contend for the Central Plains and unite the realm, he will inherit my great position and rule over the entire Divine Land and Mobei. The Han and Mobei peoples will become as one family, with no distinction between us from then on. Since we are family, how could I break my word and betray my promise?"

The moment these words were spoken, both the old woman and the audience in reality were shocked.

"This guy actually wants a marriage alliance?"

"My god, if this plan succeeds, won't the protagonist's power skyrocket? Wouldn't contending for the Central Plains become as easy as turning one's hand?"

"This is practically an enhanced version of Later Jin!"

"Han-Mobei mixed blood—what a brilliant idea! The protagonist's future son will possess Mobei's legitimacy. No one will be able to compare!"

"Would the people of the Divine Land agree to making a barbarian the empress? Wouldn't that provoke public outrage?"

"Public outrage? The protagonist is so brutal and infamous. Would he care?"

"Whoever dares oppose him gets killed! That is the protagonist's style!"

The audience discussed Simulation Yun Ming's astonishing idea one after another, all of them amazed and shaken.

The old woman was also stunned for a long while by Simulation Yun Ming's words. Only after quite some time did she come back to her senses and ask, "What if this old woman refuses your proposal?"

Simulation Yun Ming's gaze gradually turned cold. Staring at the old woman, he said, "Since I have already entered this game, there is no way back. If this fails, I will not escape death either. Then I shall test just how powerful you, who are said to be stronger than Yuan Tiangang, truly are!"

The old woman fell silent once more.

"Why be so stubborn? Why insist on pursuing immortality? Eternal life may not necessarily be something worth celebrating. If you are immortal, how can you fulfill your ambition of uniting the realm? As the eternal Son of Heaven, how could you easily pass the throne to another?" The old woman sighed softly, her voice filled with helplessness and sorrow.