Chapter 394: Competing Interests
Seeing that her mother's face was ruddy and she didn't look frightened, Shang Hongxiu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled back, "Mother, did these people give you any trouble?"
The woman smiled and waved her hands, saying, "No, no, General Wang treats me like an elder, without any disrespect."
At this time, Wang Zhong also sat back at the table and said, "Master Tianshi, you are joking. How dare I neglect your mother? I used a little trick to invite you into the city. I would like to apologize to you in advance."
Now that she has confirmed that her mother is fine, Shang Hongxiu no longer has the idea of killing as many people as she did in the beginning.
"Tell me, why are you trying so hard to see me?"
"Haha, the Heavenly Master has a keen eye, and he should be able to see that the dynasty's fortune has come to an end. I want to invite the Heavenly Master to join my Pingtian Sect. Bah! Look at what I'm saying. The Heavenly Master is the leader of my Pingtian Sect."
Wang Zhong stood up and bowed solemnly to Shang Hongxiu, "Wang Zhong begs the leader to take the position of leader again."
Shang Hongxiu chuckled. Wasn't this just an attempt to win her over? As long as she agreed, she would still be the Heavenly Master second only to the emperor and above everyone else. As far as her own interests were concerned, there would be no loss at all.
She herself doesn't actually care who sits on the throne. The current emperor is not wise, but is the leader of the rebels necessarily wise?
He had already completely ruined her impression by cheating and deceiving people under the name of her Pingtian Sect.
The rise of a new dynasty is destined to lead to the fall of another old dynasty. I have promised the people in the church that I will lead them to live a peaceful and good life.
They can be unkind, but they cannot be unjust.
And once the war starts, countless people will be trapped in this quagmire, and the demon clan will probably wait for an opportunity to invade. The cunning fox demon will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity, which is not what she wants to see.
Shang Hongxiu picked up the teacup and took a sip. "Don't say anything high-sounding. The Pingtian Sect has been disbanded by me. It's impossible for you to ask me to help you.
"Also, since you took good care of my mother, I will not pursue the matter with you for using the name of my Pingtian Sect to commit treason.
"Now let's talk about your fate. General Wang has now been promoted to General of the Cavalry, but it is just an anonymous title after all. It is neither right nor reasonable.
"If General Wang agrees to my request and opens the city gates to surrender, I can promote General Wang to a higher rank and have him conferred the title by the emperor himself. I think General Wang is not a fool."
The expression on Wang Zhong's face changed again and again. Wasn't this just using his previous rhetoric to block himself? What a great savior of the nation.
However, what the other party said was correct. No matter what, they are the orthodox ones now, and they are not someone that a group of people with rebels above their heads can mess with.
But they had to recruit such a powerful fighter. He was the one who forced back the entire demon clan with his own strength. It was no exaggeration to say that he was a god.
Since they couldn't beat him, they could only use coercion and bribery. Fortunately, the adult knew all of Tianshi's weaknesses, and even more fortunately, someone gave him a trump card that would definitely ensure his victory.
With both luck and strength, he didn't know how to lose.
Since they couldn't come to an agreement, he stopped pretending. "I've heard before that Master Tianshi is very sentimental, and now he's even letting the person who wanted to kill him go..."
Before Wang Zhong could finish his words, a sudden huge force hit him and made him fall to his knees.
"Did you order Zhuzi to do this?" Shang Hongxiu asked coldly.