The Fourth Civilization Emperor was forced to sit on a high throne, a sword pressed against his neck. His heart pounded, and his face turned pale: "Great Shaman, do you want to rebel?"
Jiufeng gave a cold laugh: "Your Majesty, I do not want to rebel, but if you force me to rebel, I can only change the emperor, or rather, people are tired of men being emperors and urgently need a queen."
"The eldest princess and the second princess are both good candidates, don't you think?"
His Majesty of the Fourth Civilization trembled slightly: "After Bo Jichen's direct confrontation, the Phoenix Clan has lost its prestige. Are you sure you, as a Great Shaman, can still control the spiritual beliefs of the citizens of the Fourth Civilization?"
Looking at him, Jiufeng's sneer deepened instead of diminishing: "Your Majesty, you seem to have forgotten one thing. The Phoenix Clan is not about killing, but about using dirty methods to seek immortality."
"But the Phoenix Clan's Great Witch, that is, me, is still a being close to a god, still a messenger of the gods, and still able to foresee dangers and know who will be the emperor of the Fourth Civilization so that it can continue to prosper."
His Majesty of the Fourth Civilization shuddered. He... he wanted to manipulate him, to trample this high and mighty Great Shaman underfoot and make him his dog. It turned out that it wouldn't work. He had forgotten that as the patriarch of the Phoenix Clan, the Great Shaman of the Fourth Civilization was essentially there to pray for the country's well-being, ensure its prosperity, and be aware of dangers.
Jiufeng took in his expression and said coldly, "You want me to be high and mighty outside, but in front of you, to be your dog and manipulate me? What kind of dream are you having?"
After Jiufeng finished speaking, she slashed his neck with her sword.
Blood flowed out, and His Majesty of the Fourth Civilization trembled, his voice shaking uncontrollably: "Great Shaman, let's talk this out, let's talk this out!"
Jiufeng gave a cold snort, sheathed her sword, took two steps back while holding it, her body as upright as a pine tree, her face as cold as frost: "If Your Majesty wants to speak properly, then I will speak properly with you."
“I gave you a chance, to use my life to salvage the reputation of the Fourth Civilization. You refused. Then we can remain as before. You are the political center of the Fourth Civilization, and I am its faith.”
“We’ll keep to ourselves. You continue to govern and control the Fourth Civilization, and I’ll continue to lead the Phoenix Clan in their quest for that nonexistent, bullshit immortality!”
His Majesty of the Fourth Civilization placed his hand on his neck, his hand covered in blood. Without any hesitation, he was no longer as aloof as before: "Very well, as you say!"
Holding her longsword, Jiufeng bowed slightly and gave him a salute that was not exactly respectful, but which was not wrong: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Farewell!"
After saying this, he picked up his longsword and left the palace without looking back.
The moment His Majesty of the Fourth Civilization stepped out of the palace, he went berserk, leaping down from his throne and grabbing everything in sight, smashing it to the ground.
After smashing things, he summoned his men, grabbed a whip, and lashed his guards: "Long live long live! Those old fogies of the Phoenix Clan told me that they have found the way to immortality. In the near future, I will be able to live for thousands of years like their ancestors!"
"Now, now, all those old fogies are dead. Jiufeng told me that there is no such thing as immortality, no one can live forever. It's really strange that all the old fogies are dead, except for him. It's really strange."
The guard officer, who had been beaten, rolled his eyes and endured the excruciating pain: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the elders of the Phoenix Clan are all dead, but the Great Shaman is not. Is it possible that the elders found the way to immortality, and he killed them all for one person's sake?"
The Fourth Civilization Emperor stopped whipping his hand: "What did you say?"
The guard officer hurriedly said like a lackey, "I said, the elders previously informed His Majesty that they have made progress on the method of immortality, it's just a matter of time."
"However, only a dozen days have passed, and today the elders are dead. Is it possible that the elders found the way to immortality, and the great shaman took it all for himself and killed them?"
His Majesty of the Fourth Civilization's eyes flickered, his hand tightened on the whip, and he pondered for a moment: "You're right, absolutely right. All the elders are dead, and he's the only one alive."
"His attempt to kill himself and his demand for my help was just a random move on his part. He knew I wouldn't kill him, which is why he did it."
"Officer of the Sound Guard, I order you to have someone follow the High Priest. Report any movement he makes to me immediately, without fail!"
The Imperial Guard officer, having shot himself in the foot, could only grit his teeth and say, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
His Majesty of the Fourth Civilization waved his hand, telling him to get lost and catch up with Jiu Feng!
With the guards gone, His Majesty of the Fourth Civilization sat back on his high throne, touching his still-bleeding neck. Immortality—who doesn't want immortality? Who doesn't want to reign for thousands of generations, to command the winds and rains from a high position?
The Phoenix Clan kills people, including their mates, in their quest for immortality. This is tacitly approved by every emperor of the Fourth Civilization. Apart from the Dragon Clan, those they kill are all people sent by the emperor, and there are no witnesses to their deaths.
Otherwise, how could the Phoenix Clan, with fewer than 100,000 people, possibly hold such a supreme position in the powerful Fourth Civilization?
Immortality is not only the dream of the Phoenix Clan, but also the dream of the emperors of the Fourth Civilization throughout history. If someone told him that he would give up the entire nation's resources to achieve immortality, he would not hesitate to give it up.
After all, death is terrifying. Once you're dead, you have nothing left and are nothing at all. Only by living can you enjoy all the good things in life.
"Oh my, my food looks so good." Shu Xubai saw the photo of Jiufeng crying online that Jiang Si had shown him, and the praise from him came out like it was free: "Look at her waterfall-like black hair, her bright red nose, her pale face, and her bright red eyes. She is indeed my food. This exquisite appearance is so captivating, even when she cries."
Jiang Dandan: "???"
As expected of Aquaman, he's just like the legendary stubborn duck that refuses to admit defeat.
I've failed to learn it, I've failed to learn it, I've failed to learn it.
Jiang Si let out a "Huh?" and shuddered, goosebumps rising on her skin. She distanced herself from him and said irritably, "Your food looks good, but what about mine? Ugh, it's so ugly it's outrageous! It's disgusting."
Shu Xubai slammed the spare computer into his hand, pulled out the images, and, ignoring that they were still in the ship's corridor, clicked on the projection screen to enlarge the photo of Jiufeng crying while holding the transfer contract: "It doesn't matter if I make you lose your appetite, as long as I have an appetite for my food."
"Hey, you stinky zombie, don't tell me, I used to be so reluctant to let him cry or be in pain. I would coax him, pamper him, and dote on him, thinking that it was enough for him to cry in bed, and I didn't need to do anything else."
"I realized I was wrong. Food is food, and you can't spoil it. If you spoil it, it will take advantage of you. Now it's fine, I won't spoil it anymore. Although crying isn't as cute as crying in bed, it's not bad either!"
Jiang Si's lips twitched: "You old geezer, you say you coax him, pamper him, dote on him, spoil him, isn't it because he lost his memory that he's so clingy and soft-hearted towards you? You just like that kind of thing?"
Shu Xu's white face instantly turned sour: "Don't you know the rules? Don't you know the rules? You see through something but don't say it. If you say something like that, does the elegant, noble and aloof vampire still have any shame?"
Jiang Si gave a perfunctory "Oh": "I always thought you were shameless, but it turns out you do have some shame after all. My apologies!"
Shu Xubai glared at Jiang Si, clenched his fist, and said, "Don't think that just because you have two lives now, I won't dare to hit you. If you piss me off, I'll beat you up without hesitation."
Jiang Si stuck out her belly and pointed to it: "Come on, come on, pound your belly! You've made a fortune, three lives lost in one pregnancy!"
Shu Xubai almost choked with rage: "You're something else! You better remember this: a gentleman takes his revenge even after 10 years. I'll stew you and your two kids together sooner or later, hmph!"
"Before you stew us, come with me." Jiang Si grabbed Shu Xubai's long hair and pulled it fiercely. "Let me see your spiritual eyes first, and see if eating some of your precious flesh will save you!"
Shu Xubai was half-forced to walk away by having his hair pulled, and he opened his mouth and shouted, "Ah, you stinky zombie, do you think I'm Tang Sanzang, that I can become immortal by eating some meat?"
"You still want my heart's flesh? My little piece of flesh is already riddled with holes, there's hardly any left. You still want to eat it? If you want me to die, just say so directly, don't beat around the bush!"
"I want you to die. Before you die, save Lingyan for me. As long as he's alive, you can die wherever you want, I don't care."
"You fickle, heartless woman, I want to see what kind of tree you are that you would treat an innocent person like this."
"Shut up, stop spouting so much nonsense!"
"I won't, I won't, I'm going to talk, I'm going to talk, I'm going to make you so angry."
Jiang Dandan: "!!!!"
Childish devils, a pair of childish devils.
Let's take a look at Uncle Dog.
Tsk tsk, poor thing.
He could only follow from afar, watching helplessly as his wife flirted with other men, while he couldn't even touch or get close to his own child.
Learn from the mistakes of the past, learn from the mistakes of the past, so as to serve as a warning to others, so as to take this as a lesson, so as to never fall into the same trap again.
Jiufeng left the palace, boarded a flying vehicle, and returned to the Phoenix Clan.
When the Phoenix Clan saw him return, they all stepped forward: "Great Shaman, are all the elders truly dead or alive?"
"Great Shaman, what exactly happened to the temple? Why did the temple, which had stood for ten thousand years, collapse? Why did the sacred mountain crumble? Why did the seawater flood in?"
"Great Shaman, Great Shaman, General Bo Jichen of the Troya Empire certainly has no evidence that the Phoenix Clan killed anyone. We don't need to be afraid of him. Let's confront him head-on!"
“Yes, yes, Great Shaman, our Phoenix Clan is the race closest to the gods, the messengers of the gods. There is no need to fear this human. I suspect that his so-called evidence of murder is just a gimmick, a gimmick for him to become the center of attention.”
"Our Phoenix Clan has fewer than 100,000 people, but we also have tens of millions of citizens of the Fourth Civilization, as well as high-tech weapons that surpass theirs. We are not afraid of them. If it comes to war, they are absolutely no match for us. We can raze them to the ground, occupy their star systems, and colonize their planets."
"Clap clap clap clap!" Jiu Feng clapped her hands, making a loud clapping sound.
The person who was speaking to him suddenly stopped talking and stared at him.
Jiufeng paused in her clapping, her gaze sweeping coldly around her: "Speak up, why did you stop? Keep talking, I'm listening!"
Everyone couldn't help but take a step back in unison.
Jiufeng stepped forward and said, “I’m telling you, the so-called immortality is just a hoax. It doesn’t exist at all. So, from now on, if any of you kill someone innocently, you will pay with your life. I will do it myself. Anyone who disobeys will have their entire family punished!”
The crowd was so frightened that they took another step back, exchanged glances, and lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at Jiu Feng, their hearts pounding.
Looking at their pathetic state, Jiufeng continued, "Who among you just said you wanted to confront the Troya Empire head-on? Go ahead, whoever has the ability to go, and whoever comes back alive will be an elder!"
“Just a few hours ago, the Phoenix Clan fell from the sky into the mud. And you still call yourselves the race closest to the gods? Aren’t you ashamed?”
"Oh, no, in your eyes, the high technology of the Fourth Civilization and its people can all be used by you, and can all be used as cannon fodder to attack others."
"They've even occupied their star systems and colonized their planets. Among you, who can last five minutes under General Bo Jichen, and who can last three minutes under Marshal Agares?"
"If you can't do either, then what gives you the right to colonize other people's planets and occupy their star systems? Just because you say that the Phoenix Clan is the race closest to God?"
The crowd standing before Jiu Feng was intimidated by his anger and majesty. They all lowered their heads, like defeated roosters with their tails between their legs, not daring to utter a sound.
Jiufeng glanced at them and said, "Speak, continue!"
No one dared to speak, not even daring to utter a sound.
Jiufeng said in a calm voice, "You're all not going to say anything, right? Fine, listen to me."
"Starting today, the Phoenix Clan, with fewer than 100,000 members, will withdraw from the five major star systems of the Fourth Civilization and move to the Sixth Star System. They will not be allowed to return to the five major star systems without a summons."
Upon hearing that they were to go to the desolate Six Star System, everyone raised their heads, suppressing their fear, and respectfully asked, "Great Shaman, the Six Star System is desolate, why are we going there?"
“Yes, even if we are not the race closest to God, we are still God’s messengers. As God’s messengers, we should enjoy immense wealth and honor.”
“We have elderly people and children at home in the Six Star System. How can they bear it? How can they endure going from their soft beds to the filthy swamp?”
“Great Shaman, you don’t need to believe the words of General Bo Jichen of the Troya Empire. I guarantee that he has no evidence that our Phoenix Clan committed murder.”
"Going to the Sixth Star System? Absolutely not! Absolutely not!"
Someone said they knelt down.
One person knelt down, and the others followed suit, their hearts filled with fear.
Jiufeng remained expressionless, her voice flat, and her eyes devoid of any emotion as she faced the dense mass of kneeling figures before her: "Nothing is impossible. I'll give you three days. If you don't go to the Sixth Star System, then you will all die in the Five Great Star Systems, and I will personally kill you all!"
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