Wu Wei said in a deep voice.
Before sinking, he realized that this was... one of the backup plans left by the King of Jiangling to guard against the King of Zhouyi?
As he spoke, Wu Wei stepped forward, took out his personal token, and inserted it into the slot next to him.
In an instant, the Sky-Gazing Mirror shone brightly, as if a layer of dust had been brushed away, and the mirror surface became deep and mysterious.
"Banzai Mountain."
Facing the mirror, Wu Wei took a deep breath and uttered three words.
The mirror began to rotate like flowing water. After a moment, a young man in plain clothes appeared in the picture, sitting by the sea. He seemed to be playing chess.
The moment Shen Qian saw the other person, while Shen Qian was still in a daze, Wu Wei had already closed his eyes and sighed, "King Zhou Yi, it really was you behind it all. No wonder I didn't notice anything at all..."
King Zhouyi?
This was the first time Shen Qian had seen the true face of King Zhou Yi. He carefully examined the other's refined features, as if trying to memorize every detail.
However, at that moment, the King of Zhou in the mirror seemed to sense something and suddenly turned his head to look. But the image in the mirror also changed in time, preventing the King of Zhou and Shen Qian from actually looking at each other.
At this moment, the scene in the mirror has transformed into a vast starry sky. In the desolate and endless darkness, only a huge mountain range floats above it, with three large characters on it: Wansui Mountain.
When Shen Qian saw the white-robed man sitting cross-legged on the mountaintop, reciting a copy of the Analects, his eyes instantly welled up with tears.
"teacher……"
Not long after, Gao Wenyuan in the mirror put down the Analects and looked into the depths of the starry sky.
Until another man came into view.
Duke Yanshan, Han Chi!
The moment he saw the other person appear, Chen Qian clenched his fists, almost unable to control his emotions.
Even though he had already guessed it, and even though there weren't many possibilities left, when he saw Han Chi appear with his own eyes, Wu Wei closed his eyes, his expression filled with inexplicable grief and indignation.
"Why, can't you even wait a few years? Why..."
Wu Wei murmured.
Immediately afterwards, the remaining six kings and nobles appeared one by one.
At this point, both of them fell silent.
Seven top-tier princes and nobles besieged Gao Wenyuan alone—what a level of scale that is!
Then Gao Wenyuan killed the two, and until the Witch Emperor's death, the image in the mirror finally disappeared completely.
The room was silent; neither Wu Wei nor Shen Qian spoke for a moment.
But Wu Wei could sense something brewing within Shen Qian, though it was imperceptible.
Witnessing one's teacher perish in an ambush, and most ridiculously, at the hands of a powerful human, was a direct shock that was a hundred or a thousand times stronger than any guesses or imaginary feelings. It was like a flame burning wildly in one's heart, growing larger and stronger.
"Is that man shrouded in darkness the Marquis of Eternal Night?" Shen Qian had only seen the man's clone before, and asked now as if to confirm.
His voice was dry and hoarse, but he was oblivious to it.
“Before sinking…” Wu Wei had clearly noticed.
"Minister, I know what you want to say."
Shen Qian smiled and said, "It's not the right time yet, is it?"
"All the 'gates' have been opened, all races have invaded, Mount Wansui has been destroyed, so many kings and powerful figures have been released back into the wild, the strength of all races has skyrocketed, oh, right, there are still witch clans and scavengers entrenched overseas, and now the Witch Emperor has also been resurrected..."
"The human race is already standing on the edge of a precipice, and may be doomed at any moment."
"Shen Qian, since you understand these principles, can you... just bear with it for now?"
Wu Wei said in a hoarse voice, "I'm not feeling any better than you, but if you believe me, give me a little more time. The day of reckoning isn't far off, but right now..."
Shen Qian's eyes shone frighteningly in the darkness as he interrupted Wu Wei.
"Yes, I know. I even know about the schemes you didn't mention... Han Chi and the others went so far as to ask King Zhou Yi to cover up the secrets of heaven, which proves that they don't want to completely break off relations yet, or that they are not ready, right?"
"And you, Minister, have been in charge of the nine ministries of China for so many years. You must have known about the existence of the Divine Emperor Palace long ago. How could you not have made any preparations to deal with it? Perhaps you have a plan to use them and then settle accounts with them one by one. I believe in you, Minister. I really believe in you."
Shen Qian said earnestly, "But can you understand me, the anger of a disciple and a person relied upon?"
"Sinking forward..."
"Alright, Minister, I promise you, I won't go to Plum Garden. I am indeed no match for Duke Yanshan right now, and I will also persuade my senior brother and fourth senior brother not to interfere for the time being."
Shen Qian shrugged and said, "But at least, I should collect some interest myself first."
"What are you going to do?" Wu Wei was taken aback.
"I will fulfill my promise made in the 'Sea of Learning'," Shen Qian said slowly, "to become Marquis Zhaoyuan, or Marquis Liegu."
Wu Wei's expression changed several times. He understood what Shen Qian was saying, but that's precisely why he found it even more unbelievable.
His initial concern was that Shen Qian might lose his mind because of this matter, no longer consider the overall situation, and even join forces with Jiang Huan, Wu Jun, and others to launch a major war, rather than worrying about what would happen to Shen Qian himself.
After all, those who besieged Gao Wenyuan were all kings and marquises, and top-level kings and marquises at the Taiyi level or above!
Even if one is angry before sinking in, what can one do?
Shen Qian had just made it clear that he would not do anything like that, and that he would even communicate with Wu Jun and Jiang Huan.
The meaning behind his words at that moment was all too clear.
“Shen Qian, I know you have made great progress in the past six months, and may no longer be a match for anyone in the mountains and seas, but…”
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