The Daughter Of Destiny Broke Off The Engagement? I Married Her Sister Instead.

Chapter 161 Decay And Reconstruction

This decaying empire has long lost its moral compass.

And Tang Zhao, he does not want to witness such a tragedy unfold completely.

"Interesting."

"If everything is as you say, on the battlefield, besides guarding against the enemy, I also have to guard against 'our own people'?"

"Yes, Brother Chu, that's why I am grateful for your assistance."

"Without you, I can't think of anyone else who could accomplish such a difficult task."

Tang Zhao sincerely spoke, even kneeling down to personally thank Chu Qianqiu for everything he has done for the reconstruction of the empire.

"Brother Chu, you are the hero of the people."

"The people of this empire, and the soldiers on the battlefield, without your intervention, I'm afraid they would all end up as sacrifices like my father."

"Only with your presence can everything be changed."

"What do you mean?"

Hearing this, Chu Qianqiu frowned.

He sensed that there was more to Tang Zhao's words, as if he had a hidden agenda.

And Tang Zhao didn't hide it either, expressing his intentions, shocking Chu Qianqiu.

"Brother Chu, if you annihilate the enemy, or scare them away, I have one more request."

"Kill those generals for me. They possess evil Law Weapons, and keeping them will only bring harm."

"Only by killing them can the soldiers under their command come back alive."

"Only by killing them can we indirectly reduce the power in the hands of my brothers and weaken their military strength."

"Or, you can also kill my brothers."

"Those generals obey the prince's orders, but with the prince dead, they can only turn to me."

"Hmm?"

Seeing that Tang Zhao actually wanted him to kill 'our own people', Chu Qianqiu raised an eyebrow, thinking that the other party had quite a few demands.

"Don't talk about these things. Since the situation is now more dangerous, you need to offer me more compensation."

"I work for money, and obviously, the situation has changed, so I naturally need more bargaining chips."

He opened up, and killing anyone on the battlefield didn't matter to him. What mattered was how to get the reward.

Since Tang Zhao wanted to take the throne, he indeed had to eliminate anyone who stood in his way.

And killing them would also mean killing people from the Falling Star Empire, which meant it was a dual task.

A dual task required double the compensation.

"Of course, that's not a problem."

"I promised you before, to give you half of the empire's territory and half of the national treasury's treasures, and I will still honor that."

"But please understand, I cannot give you the entire national treasury. After all, the people of the world need to survive, and the empire as a whole needs to be maintained. If I do that, the empire won't be able to function."

"So, while keeping the condition of handing over half of the national treasury, I also want to take you to a place, which is the fundamental secret of our Rising Sun Empire's rise."

"What place?"

"A hidden sanctuary that has been concealed for tens of thousands of years, right in the heart of our empire's capital."

"A sanctuary?"

"Yes, an ancient sanctuary."

As the two conversed, Tang Zhao spoke with a calm demeanor.

He was not lying. The rise of the Rising Sun Empire was all thanks to the discovery of that sanctuary.

However, now that sanctuary has been sealed off.

This sanctuary has three gates in total, and only Tang Zhao's flourishing father managed to break through the first gate and bring back an unparalleled martial art technique and a bonus treasure. Apart from that, no one has ever opened any of the gates to the sanctuary.

But Tang Zhao believed that with Chu Qianqiu's talent, as long as he personally went there, he should be able to solve this puzzle.

And by then, the doors of the sanctuary would be wide open, and everything inside would belong to Brother Chu.

After listening to Tang Zhao's story, Chu Qianqiu was somewhat surprised.

A hidden paradise actually exists within the imperial city of the Rising Sun Empire. Why didn't Tang Zhao mention such a big thing earlier?

You should know that the powerful individuals who can open up hidden paradises are unimaginably super beings.

The treasures left behind by these powerful individuals in their own hidden paradises are also unimaginable.

Tang Zhao's father only opened the first gate and has already established a powerful empire.

He can't imagine what would happen if someone were to open all three gates and see the true extent of what lies inside.

"But you're telling me now, without fearing that I might kill you on the spot and go find it myself?"

"Why should I help you ascend the throne first? Wouldn't that be a waste of time?"

With a playful smile, Chu Qianqiu now holds Tang Zhao's heart in his hands. If he just squeezes it a little, the other party will have to obey him.

"Chu brother, you're humorous, of course you wouldn't."

"The person you should be considering now is not me, but my father."

"As long as he's alive, the two of us won't be able to get close to that hidden paradise."

"After all, the entrance to that hidden paradise is in his bedroom."

"So we need to cooperate, eliminate him first, and use this war to disrupt his bloodthirsty intentions. It will be a beginning."

"He won't be able to use the Law Weapon to satisfy his bloodlust, and his body will gradually weaken, and his strength will decline."

"And while you fight on the battlefield, you can quickly improve your strength and gain more power."

"By then, as one side grows stronger, it will be time for us to take action."

With a pale smile on his lips, Tang Zhao naturally understands that Chu Qianqiu is joking with him.

Chu Qianqiu nods and then looks at the gloomy dark clouds in the sky, asking when they will depart.

"Soon, a few hours later."

"Now, the army has already gathered, on the battlefield at the border, in great numbers."

"I won't participate in this battle, only a few of my brothers will send troops."

"So this time, I won't show up, and you don't need to fight in my name."

"I don't have the prestige or qualifications for that yet."

"Hmm?"

"Then why am I going to the battlefield?"

"You are the 'disruptor', you are a third-party force."

"You don't need to obey anyone, just kill as you please."

In their conversation, Tang Zhao gives this explanation.

He wants Chu Qianqiu to be the disruptor in this war, with no one knowing his identity, and he can freely move around the battlefield, killing whoever he wants without any concerns.

Only in this way can they truly achieve the purpose of this journey.

And only in this way can the foundation of rebuilding this empire be established.

"Do you want to be the mantis catching the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?"

"You bypassed your father's orders, didn't choose to join your brothers on the battlefield, and instead killed all those who could be 'emperors'?"

"That's right."

"Chu brother, you're quick to react. I can't follow the path of my brothers anymore."

"They think that as long as they achieve great deeds on the battlefield, the future of this empire will belong to them?"

"They're wrong. As long as my father is alive, no one has a chance to inherit the throne."

"This is the empire my father personally built, and I also understand that he will never hand it over."

"Only when he dies will it be the true time for power struggle."

"So, being the disruptor is the key to breaking the deadlock."

Tang Zhao nods, deeply aware of his father's character.

Since his mother's death, he has already realized one thing.

Although a tiger may not eat its cubs, a wild beast, no matter how ferocious, would not harm its offspring.

But his father is a bloodthirsty demon who has fallen into madness. Demons do not need to abide by any moral constraints.