When a man played against Heaven, he could not afford the slightest lapse. Luo Yi had always thought he would be the one Heaven focused on dealing with. Only now did he understand.
Heaven also picked the soft persimmons to squeeze.
He had the Sage King's protection. Dealing with him took effort for little reward, so the blows fell on his companions instead.
Had he befriended Long Qing from the beginning and let Long Qing influence Liu Yang, Liu Yang would not have died, and Heaven's will would have retreated the first time.
Had he learned more about Liu Yun and paid attention to his thinking and physical condition, Liu Yun would not have died, and Heaven's will would likewise have retreated.
"I missed two whole opportunities. My ancestors' protection made everything go too smoothly for me, yet I lack Ancestor Duke Wen's wisdom.
"Incompetent! So incompetent!
"I have no grounds to complain. None!"
Luo Yi laughed bitterly. In truth, the will of Heaven directed against the Han Dynasty was nowhere near as formidable as that directed against the Zhou State in its later years.
The Zhou State should have become nothing more than a mascot after moving east, yet because of the Luo Clan's existence, it remained a second-rate state even at the time of the Mutual Recognition of Kings.
The Luo Clan had shouldered the Zhou State's Mandate of Heaven as it pressed onward. Heaven's will had nearly crushed the Luo Clan into imbecility. Without Ji Zhao holding it back from above, extermination would have been the only outcome for the clan.
And what of Heaven's will against the Han Dynasty?
It had even left such obvious openings. This was because the Zhou State's thousand years had thoroughly disrupted the timeline. Dynasties no longer clearly faced destruction when