Yesterday, when Su Yi fought the Unknown Dragons, the emperor of the Great Zhou never once made an appearance. Even after they fell, the emperor was nowhere to be seen.

Yet now, this morning, the newly-crowned heir apparent, Zhou Zhili, had come here to see him. How could Su Yi possibly miss the emperor’s intentions? 

In simple terms, the current emperor of the Great Zhou didn’t care about the Unknown Dragons’ deaths in the least!

And he’d sent Zhou Zhili to see Su Yi for no other purpose than to borrow Su Yi’s prestige to intimidate the nation!

After all, the Unknown Dragons were already dead. This was no different from snapping the imperial clan’s spine. How could they ward off invasion by foreign enemies now?

The power of their mundane armies was nowhere near sufficient to intimidate cultivators.

The emperor of the Great Zhou was obviously well aware that he couldn’t make Su Yi work for him, so he sent Zhou Zhili instead. 

Su Yi wouldn’t act as the imperial family’s protector just because of that.

Thus, he had Zhou Zhili deliver a message on his behalf:

Want to borrow my prestige to intimidate the Great Zhou’s enemies?

Go right ahead.

But Zhou Zhili must be the one to lead the Great Zhou!

This was an exchange.

……

Deep...