Dragon's Origin

Suddenly, the Xia family seemed to become the target of public criticism, and even the Mountain Yue Kingdom was no longer taken seriously by everyone.

The shift in the situation was very subtle. It was as if the Xia, Qiu, and Tang families were originally preparing to carve up the Mountain Yue territory like tigers eyeing their prey. Suddenly, the Xia family revealed a fatal weakness, and the other two families immediately shifted their gaze from the prey to their former companion.

The prey was already there, its strengths and weaknesses being further explored. There was no need to pay attention to it for now, as it wouldn't run away. However, the companion who had revealed a fatal weakness was a delicious meal, and anyone who saw it would be eager to take a bite.

Not only the Qiu and Tang families, but also the surrounding Feng and Gan families, and even the Song family further away, began to shift their attention to this side. As for the Dai and Shi families, they were already engaged in open and covert struggles, and casualties had begun to occur.

Of course, these lords staring at the Xia family also kept glancing at the Dai and Shi families. Once either family showed weakness, they would definitely not mind stepping on them.

The world suddenly was not the same as before. The Emperor was still there, and the lords were still there, but it was no longer the kind of world where everything seemed unchanged.

The Emperor's other residence, opposite Wang Sheng's mansion, also welcomed its owner again. With the world in such chaos, only the capital and the carefree land seemed quiet. Even those who were watching had decreased, allowing the Emperor to come to the other residence again and invite Wang Sheng and Mei'er to be guests.

"Boy, this move of yours is simply miraculous!" The Emperor still followed the old routine, chatting and drinking with Steward Zhou in the front yard reception hall. The Emperor was in high spirits and drank happily with Wang Sheng, praising him as he drank.

Just letting the three grandmasters make a move once each had thrown the world into chaos. The greater the losses on all sides, the happier the Emperor was. He really wanted them to keep fighting, so that he could eventually unify the world.

"It's just taking advantage of the situation; it's not miraculous," Wang Sheng replied casually, taking a cup with the Emperor.

Now, the Emperor always regarded himself as Mei'er's father. Although he had not explicitly stated this to Wang Sheng and Mei'er, his behavior and demeanor were completely in this taken-for-granted manner. Of course, even if he was Mei'er's adoptive father in name, he was still an elder, and Wang Sheng had to endure his senior status.

Since Wang Sheng had promised to give Mei'er a commitment, he would do everything properly. Wang Sheng used to have some obsessions, always considering the girl in his dreams. In his heart, the girl in his dreams was his ideal goddess, and he wanted to marry her.

However, one day he suddenly realized that no matter what, even if the girl in his dreams was, as Wang Sheng had expected, the number one expert in the world five hundred years ago, she was still five hundred years older than Wang Sheng. Could Wang Sheng really become husband and wife with the girl in his dreams in this world?

"With such a good situation, how should we benefit?!" The Emperor asked suddenly after humming.

For the royal family, the current situation was simply the best opportunity. If they could really do something, it would be exciting to think about.

"If you don't want all the lords to focus on you, it's best not to do anything," Wang Sheng shook his head. "If you really feel like you want to do something, then indulge in pleasure and deceive your opponents. Then, secretly cultivate and train experts. No matter when, strengthening your own power is fundamental."

The Emperor actually understood the principles, but he felt that such a good opportunity was rare and wanted to do something. Wang Sheng said this, and the Emperor nodded slowly, realizing that he was a little too impatient.

"If you're really eager, then let the three grandmasters work harder," Wang Sheng knew the Emperor's thoughts. Once someone with great power had ambition, it would be like a wildfire, and they wouldn't want to endure it for a moment. He casually suggested, "As long as you don't leave any traces or evidence, and use some unexpected techniques, it's not impossible to follow the crowd and stir up the situation even more."

When the Emperor heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. He wanted to get some advice from Wang Sheng. Not because Wang Sheng was so good at calculations, but because of Wang Sheng's overall view. The first time they met, Wang Sheng's simple methods almost scared the Emperor out of his wits. On the other hand, the ideas that Wang Sheng gave him were all effective, from the grand ceremony of enfeoffment to the economic and cultural center, and he had already seen significant results.

Sometimes the Emperor had to think about the ideas of the strategists in the court, but he would do almost anything Wang Sheng told him without thinking.

Letting the three grandmasters stir up the situation even more was too simple and exactly what the Emperor wanted. He would do it!

"By the way, aren't you going to marry Mei'er?" The Emperor suddenly changed the topic to Wang Sheng and Mei'er's marriage. "Have you set a date yet?"

"Not yet," Wang Sheng shook his head. "Old Ancestor Ling Xu and Grand Master Da Guan said they wanted to carefully choose a date, but they haven't given me a response yet. I have to go back and ask what's going on."

"Okay, I'll give you a big gift then," the Emperor said with a happy face, not hiding the look of a father-in-law looking at his son-in-law.

After drinking for a while, Wang Sheng asked the Emperor and Steward Zhou with some curiosity, "Your Majesty, Steward Zhou, who do you think is the strongest among the eight great lords right now?"

This question was very interesting, and the Emperor and Steward Zhou were very interested in it. They had even studied it privately many times. Hearing Wang Sheng ask, the Emperor nodded to Steward Zhou, letting him answer.

"In terms of territory, the Tang Kingdom is definitely the largest, and the Qiu Kingdom is the smallest." With the Emperor's approval, Steward Zhou did not hide anything and quickly replied, "But in terms of the number of experts, the Song Kingdom is still the strongest."

"The Song Kingdom?" Wang Sheng did not expect this answer. When Wang Sheng first came, the Song family was bullied by the Dai family. Even the Song family head's嫡daughter was almost forcibly taken away. Now, it had suddenly become the first?

"That's right, it's the Song Kingdom," Steward Zhou said very definitely. "Duke Song brought hundreds of Song family elites into the Thousand Absolutes Land, and they lived there for ten years. After accumulating strength, all of these hundreds of elites are now at the peak of the Legendary Realm or the late stage of the Legendary Realm. You have to admire them!"

Wang Sheng clearly remembered that when Song Hongde first came out of the Thousand Absolutes Land, only a few dozen of those elite experts had just entered the Nine Realms. Sure enough, cultivation seemed to have suddenly become easier later on, and hundreds of people had all been promoted to the peak of the Legendary Realm and the late stage of the Legendary Realm. The effect was simply amazing.

Speaking of the Song Kingdom, Song Yan's beautiful face, heroic figure, and domineering queen-like demeanor immediately flashed before Wang Sheng's eyes, as well as the style of pushing himself down and forcing himself. Suddenly, Wang Sheng felt that marrying Mei'er seemed a bit unfair to Song Yan.