blueteamnovel Chapter 163 Ash Moon Empress Surrenders, Those Who Know The Current Situation Are Heroes!
Chapter 163 Ash Moon Empress Surrenders, Those Who Know The Current Situation Are Heroes!
Upon hearing this, Qin Mu smiled.
"Since you believe in your intuition, why did you end up here? Didn't you have the intuition that you would fail when you decided to make all these arrangements?"
Jie Hongyi blushed slightly, pursing her red lips lightly. "But I also believe that man can conquer fate. I just didn't expect the outcome to be so terrible."
She had thought that with so many powerful individuals and Saints gathered together, even if Qin Mu was prepared, he would ultimately be trapped and defeated.
However, reality gave her a resounding slap, completely overturning her understanding.
Qin Mu didn't even need to use any powerful weapons. Just relying on an Enlightenment Tree, he could make these people kill each other.
She had planned to use human greed to lure these Saints to Chang'an City.
And Qin Mu was also using human greed.
In this regard, she and Qin Mu had something in common.
"Man can conquer fate?" Qin Mu smiled faintly, not denying it, then changed the topic and asked calmly, "Since you knew all this, why didn't you proceed with your original plan and instead came to me? Have you given up?"
Upon hearing a definite answer from Qin Mu, Jie Hongyi's heart trembled slightly.
To be honest, even now she couldn't believe that Great Qin actually possessed such a divine item as the Enlightenment Tree.
If the effects of the Enlightenment Tree were true, wouldn't Great Qin have long been a force of powerful individuals, overlooking the Nine Realms of humanity?
Could it be that the other side had been pretending to be weak?
Or perhaps the effects of the Enlightenment Tree were not as powerful as they seemed, just a facade?
Jie Hongyi's mind raced, contemplating these questions.
But she also knew very well that no matter what, she had no other choice.
Those Saints were no longer reliable.
She believed that Qin Mu's plan went beyond just the Enlightenment Tree; there should be other more powerful and terrifying moves.
After all, Qin Mu dared to appear here, so he must have made thorough preparations, otherwise he would not have taken such risks.
She had lost.
Lost completely.
Struggling further would be in vain, and it might even lead the Ash Moon Dynasty into the abyss.
The fate of the Ash Moon Dynasty now rested in her thoughts.
Jie Hongyi took a deep breath, then looked up at Qin Mu and said slowly, "Yes, I surrender. The Ash Moon Dynasty is willing to submit to Great Qin. From now on, we will obey your orders!"
As she said these words, Jie Hongyi felt a sense of relief, as if something had shifted in the depths of her being.
There was a time when she had arrogantly wanted to bring Great Qin under her control.
But she never expected that in just a few months, the Ash Moon Dynasty would become a vassal of Great Qin.
Jie Hongyi chuckled self-deprecatingly in her heart.
Qin Mu was slightly stunned, then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Truly worthy of the Ash Moon Empress. A person who knows the current situation is a hero. You can bend and stretch, truly impressing me."
Qin Mu was genuinely surprised.
This Ash Moon Empress was indeed not an ordinary person. Seeing that things were not going well, she made such a decisive choice to surrender.
This made Qin Mu's many planned punishments for Jie Hongyi suddenly lose their purpose.
After all, she had surrendered voluntarily, so it wouldn't be justified to punish her further.
In this aspect, Jie Hongyi was much stronger than Jiang Luoshen.
But...
He was a tyrant, did he need a reason to punish someone??
"Your Majesty flatters me." Jie Hongyi lowered her eyes obediently, speaking softly.
Qin Mu glanced at her with a hint of amusement in his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then said:
"Now that the Ash Moon Empress has sincerely surrendered, from now on, Ash Moon will be a vassal state of Great Qin, and we will fight against external enemies together. What do you think, Ash Moon Empress?"
Jie Hongyi's heart trembled.
Is it really that easy?
She had already prepared herself for the other party to make outrageous demands, even to the point of breaking the net.
But she didn't expect the other party to agree directly.
A glimmer of brilliance flashed in Jie Hongyi's beautiful eyes, and she secretly wondered if the ruler of Great Qin also had some ulterior motives.
"Red-clothed, I will comply," she said respectfully, bowing her head.
Regardless, at least for now, the crisis of the Ash Moon Dynasty has been temporarily resolved.
However, just as she let out a sigh of relief in her heart, she heard Qin Mu say indifferently:
"For the sake of the friendly relationship between our two countries, from now on, you will stay in Great Qin."
Jie Hongyi's body stiffened, and her face instantly turned pale.
Stay in Great Qin?
Then how could she maintain her chastity??
Qin Mu glanced at her sideways and said, "What? Is there a problem?"
Jie Hongyi gritted her teeth and shook her head, "Naturally, there is no problem, but I need to go back and handle the matter of succession first. After all, Ash Moon cannot be without a ruler for a day."
Qin Mu smiled, "No need to trouble yourself, I have already chosen a successor for you."
"Hmm?" Jie Hongyi's eyes flickered, vaguely guessing what was going on.
"Your country's princess, Jie Qianxue, is not bad. Let her govern Ash Moon," Qin Mu said slowly, with a hint of mockery on his face.
Jie Hongyi's pretty face turned cold, and she remained silent.
Sure enough, Jie Qianxue had already met with an accident!
"If the Ash Moon Empress has no objections, then this matter is settled," Qin Mu said calmly.
Jie Hongyi pursed her lips and nodded helplessly.
At this moment, the battle outside the Enlightenment Tree had gradually come to a halt.
The cultivators from other forces were covered in blood, with numerous injuries, and they retreated from the range of the Enlightenment Tree, losing their ability to fight.
They looked at the lofty Saints with anger and scolded:
"You people from these major forces are too selfish! Even if we get a leaf from the Enlightenment Tree, what difference does it make!"
"Yeah! You are too bullying!"
"You don't deserve to be called Saints, you despicable people!"
"Bullying the weak, what kind of skill is that!"
The Saints sneered at their words, paying no attention to them.
With the value of the Enlightenment Tree, what difference did a few curses make?
But at this moment, they also breathed a sigh of relief.
There were simply too many cultivators, and most of the Saints were nearing the end of their lifespan and couldn't fight for a long time.
Fortunately, they finally deterred these cultivators.
Nangong Lie of the Violet Tassel Immortal Palace laughed heartily, his face seemingly relaxed as he looked around and said loudly:
"Everyone, now is the time for us to divide the Enlightenment Tree!"
"Each force will be allocated an equal share based on the number of Saints. What do you all think?"
However, as soon as his words fell, the Northern Dipper Seven Sons were the first to step forward and refute.