The man in black turned to him and said quietly,
"A Qi, how much do you know about your senior brother?"
A Qi pressed his lips together, then slowly said, "But everything we've done has been for his own good. Just like everything he's done for Liu Wan."
"Besides, we're doing this for the greater good. Master, don't you want to expand our influence sooner and take on the King of Southern Yue?"
The King of Southern Yue was debauched and tyrannical. He had long since lost the people's support.
Besides, his master and the King of Southern Yue were mortal enemies who could not live beneath the same sky.
Now that they had finally found a descendant of Southern Yue's Imperial Family living outside its borders, they were supporting him, helping him expand his influence and ascend to that position.
It could be said that they had stopped at nothing.
Now they had such a perfect opportunity to sow discord between Great Xia and Southern Mei. Southern Mei guarded against Great Xia with ironclad defenses, but its defenses along the Southern Yue border were weak.
For Great Xia to breach Southern Mei's defenses would be no easy feat.
At that point,
They could extend a helping hand to Great Xia, mobilizing their forces in Southern Yue to help Great Xia break through Southern Mei.
Through this scheme, they would not only gain Great Xia's protection, but also acquire endless land and influence in Southern Mei. When the time came, dealing with the King of Southern Yue would be effortless.
It would be even better if they could sow discord between the King of Southern Yue and Great Xia.
But the King of Southern Yue bullied the weak and feared the strong. Timid and cowering, he had never dared openly