After listening to Bai Ze's words, Kui Long Da Sheng did not seriously distinguish between truth and falsehood. In any case, after spending these days together, he was very confident in Bai Ze's loyalty.
Moved, he took Bai Ze's hand and said, "The strategist loves me! I will never let the strategist down, and all of you can bear witness to this!"
"The strategist is utterly loyal!"
"Your Majesty is benevolent!"
The group of monsters cheered loudly.
"The Great Sage Kuilong raised his hand and pressed down, signaling everyone to be quiet."
The crowd immediately stopped praising him, and the hall fell silent.
Kui Long the Great Sage nodded in satisfaction, "The Heavenly Army will arrive soon, and we must make some preparations. Everyone, please feel free to speak your mind. If it is helpful, this Demon Emperor will reward you handsomely!"
The crowd looked at each other, but no one spoke.
That makes sense; what good ideas could they possibly come up with?
After all, if there were any truly intelligent people present, they wouldn't be following the Great Sage Kui Long.
Finally, everyone turned their attention to Bai Ze, as they now had to rely on this usually resourceful strategist to come up with a plan.
"Strategist, what good plan do you have?" asked the Great Sage Kuilong.
At this moment, Bai Ze transformed into a lewd old man, a stark contrast to his previous ethereal and otherworldly appearance.
He stroked his goatee, looked around, and then sighed dramatically, "Alas! Gentlemen, although our army is strong and well-equipped, in terms of true strength, we are still somewhat inferior to the Heavenly Court. In my opinion, if we want to survive, there is only one way to go!"
He paused here, glancing furtively at the Great Sage Kui Long, feigning a hesitant expression.
Kui Long Da Sheng's face had turned ashen, and he said coldly, "Oh, what are your thoughts, strategist? Speak freely!"
"Very well! Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should disperse our demon troops now and go to the Heavenly Court to plead guilty. Perhaps the Heavenly Court will spare us, considering that we have been relatively obedient..."
However, before he could finish speaking, some demons couldn't stand it anymore. Among them, Tiger General, the most valiant vanguard under the Great Sage Kui Long, smashed the table in front of him to pieces with a slap and shouted angrily:
"You strategist, how could you come up with such a lousy idea? If you're afraid of death, just say so. Why do you want to drag us all down with you?"
"Go and grovel before the Heavenly Court? How could you even think of that?! Do you think everyone is as afraid of them as you are?!"
"That's right! If we were afraid of death, we wouldn't be following His Majesty the Demon Emperor in his conquests."
"Strategist! I never expected you to be such a wicked person. I'm very disappointed in you. You were so righteous just now, what? Now that we're talking about serious matters, you've revealed your true colors."
"..."
As soon as General Hu started, everyone immediately began to verbally attack Bai Ze.
At this moment, the Great Sage Kuilong glared fiercely at Bai Ze, as if he would devour Bai Ze whole if he didn't give him an explanation.
Bai Ze, however, showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, he looked at the Great Sage Kui Long and asked, "Your Majesty, do you share the same thoughts as everyone else?"
"Nonsense!" Great Sage Kuilong roared, "I am the Demon Emperor, how could I bow down and submit to a mere Heavenly Court?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Upon hearing this, Bai Ze suddenly burst into laughter, leaving everyone completely bewildered.
After laughing, Bai Ze's gaze swept over everyone's faces, and he said loudly, "Good! You all truly deserve to be called sons of my demon race! You are right, how could we demons surrender without a fight!"
"Then, strategist, what you just did..."
"Haha... Please don't be offended, everyone. I was just testing you all on behalf of His Majesty. Seeing that none of you backed down, it's clear that you are all His Majesty's loyal subjects!"
As the strategist, I am truly gratified!
"His Majesty was right about you!" Bai Ze explained with a smile.
"Ah! So that's how it is! I knew the strategist wasn't the kind of person who would be afraid of death!"
General Hu immediately shouted loudly, clearly having forgotten that he was the first to stand up and criticize Bai Ze.
Upon hearing this, everyone chimed in with their agreement.
Kui Long the Great Sage also turned his anger into joy, reached out and patted Bai Ze's shoulder heavily, and laughed: "Haha... I knew the strategist wasn't that kind of demon! It seems that this Demon Emperor's judgment was indeed not bad, and he knows what a loyal minister and good general are."
"Your Majesty flatters me!"
Bai Ze cupped his hands and continued, "Gentlemen, since you are unwilling to kneel and surrender, there is only one choice left: to honestly fight them."
"The strategist is absolutely right. We will immediately gather our troops and form a battle formation, waiting for them to come over before slaughtering them without leaving a single survivor!" someone echoed.
However, Bai Ze shook his head and retorted loudly, "That's not good! Being passively beaten is not the style of our demon race."
Moreover, once they are fully prepared, with the wealth and resources accumulated by the Heavenly Court over countless years, they could crush us to death with sheer force.”
"Then, in the strategist's opinion, how should we respond?"
"Hmph! The best way is naturally to strike first. Before they are ready, we will muster our troops and storm the Heavenly Court, catching them off guard," Bai Ze said decisively.
"this……"
Upon hearing this, some people began to hesitate, "The Heavenly Court is powerful, what about us..."
The White Ze Demon Saint immediately interrupted the man, enticingly saying, "Everyone, do you know how many treasures the Heavenly Court has accumulated over the years? If we can break through his defenses, wouldn't those treasures be within our grasp..."
As he spoke, taking advantage of these ignorant country monsters, he described the Heavenly Court as a place where treasures were found every three steps, spiritual roots every five steps, precious jade paved the ground, pearls served as lamps, celestial dew and spiritual springs were everywhere, and innate treasures were abundant all over the land...
It made everyone's mouths water, and their faces showed a longing expression.
Taking advantage of their drunkenness, someone shouted, "The strategist is right! We'll storm the Heavenly Court, seize the Heavenly Emperor's throne, and take a share of the treasures of the immortals and gods!"
Kui Long Dasheng was also somewhat captivated, and as he thought of the wonderful things, his face turned red and his breathing became a little rapid.
"Gentlemen, what do you think of the strategist's suggestion?"
"Your Majesty! The strategist's plan is very apt."
"Then what are we waiting for! Let's send troops now!"
"That's right! As long as Your Majesty gives the order, my men are willing to die for Your Majesty!"
"..."
Most of the monsters present seemed impatient and requested that troops be dispatched.
But someone still said, "What if we lose?"
Seeing someone spoil the mood like this, everyone glared angrily at them.
Bai Ze laughed and said, "General Tianhu's considerations are indeed far-sighted. However, I have already thought of a countermeasure. If we really cannot defeat the Heavenly Court, we can simply go and seek refuge with the Demon Emperor Jun."
As far as I know, Emperor Jun has always been good at recognizing talent. Given Your Majesty's abilities, Emperor Jun would not dare not to give you an important position, and might even bestow upon Your Majesty a title equal to that of an emperor.
With the Demon Clan's imperial court behind us, we won't have to worry about the Heavenly Court coming after us again!
Seeing that the strategist had even prepared their escape route, everyone had no further objections and were eager to get started...
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