LWGP - Chapter 256
Chapter 256: Who to Help?
On the other side, a sword was about to pierce her heart, but Wang Jiu, whose body and soul had instantly separated, calmly watched her original body get torn apart. With a casual gesture, the separated flesh and blood reshaped and fused back together.
Perfectly flawless.
She raised an eyebrow and looked toward an empty space. Probably because she had been cued, someone had no choice but to appear.
The moment Mo Ran appeared, Wang Jiu keenly sensed everyone present draw in a sharp breath.
"The pinnacle of beauty in the Fourth Spacetime truly lives up to her reputation." Qing He knew more about the other spacetimes than most. Having also researched the Fourth Spacetime because of Wang Jiu, she had long heard that the Female Emperor of the Heiyan Empire possessed a beauty that could captivate an entire era.
Indeed, beauty was the deadliest weapon.
However…
Wang Jiu: "So it's you, Your Majesty the Female Emperor. Long time no see."
Mo Ran's expression wasn't pleasant, but she was naturally cold and reserved. She didn't get angry at the words, only saying faintly, "It has been a long time. Your Excellency Qiao Biluo is not who she once was."
Wang Jiu: "Yes, time flies. I've grown old."
This sentiment was entirely sincere, like saying, "I am an ugly woman whose youth has faded."
Wang Shu couldn't hold back and blurted out in the group chat: "Do you guys remember the manure truck explosion?"
He typed so fast that he sent it to the wrong group. Instead of the small Gobi chat, it went to the Huaxia Alliance group, which included elites from Hong Kong, Sichuan, the capital, and various other territories, naturally including people like Xiao Jue.
It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned it, but now that he had, many people felt unwell.
No one replied to him.
Wang Shu, lost in his own world, continued: "It's only been a few fucking months, all told, and Master says she's old. I think she's just getting more and more wicked."
Wicked?
Xiao Jue hadn't reached Wang Jiu's level; even if he wanted to push his potential, he couldn't guarantee his survival. So, standing on the city wall, he was more of a spectator to Wang Jiu's life-and-death struggles and tribulations. He couldn't express any of his emotions and could only internalize them.
In truth, he often felt that every time he heard about her, saw her again, or parted from her, it seemed like many years had passed.
But… why the fuck did he have to bring up the manure truck explosion!
Xiao Jue suddenly realized that none of his beautiful or painful memories of Wang Jiu were as deeply ingrained as the manure truck explosion.
And it only served to highlight Wang Jiu's wickedness.
A wicked woman would never fare too poorly, wherever she went, because she would satisfy her malice by infuriating others.
Even if her target was a Female Emperor.
"Unlike Your Majesty, who is young, beautiful, and well-liked. This even extends across spacetimes, doesn't it?"
Her words were sarcastic and utterly unscrupulous.
Because she could tell at a glance that this Sword Cultivator was trouble. Even if ordinary people saw him as a lofty "male god," to Mo Ran, he was no different from a buzzing fly. But due to their partnership, she had chosen the First Spacetime and was tied to his interest group, unable to break away. She was constantly being disgusted by him, just like how he had immediately cried out for her help after being hit by Wang Jiu's soul attack.
It was like a fishbone stuck in her throat!
And Wang Jiu, seeing through it all, had to mock her, undoubtedly adding insult to injury.
The most disgusting part was, when it came to flirting across spacetimes, who could possibly compare to her?
Frost filled Mo Ran's eyes, but she said lightly, "The apocalyptic crisis is imminent. I don't have the luxury of being distracted by matters of love like you, Your Excellency. However, the matter of today's spacetime fusion requires consideration from both sides."
Wang Jiu: "Oh? Then does the life or death of this little man who adores Your Majesty require consideration?"
Mo Ran naturally didn't want to deal with this man, but out of consideration for her interest group, she couldn't decide his fate on the spot. Still, she didn't understand why Wang Jiu would lay this matter bare and ask for her opinion.
To taunt her?
She wasn't one to waste energy stirring up trouble. She must have a motive.
Mo Ran met Wang Jiu's gaze and said indifferently, "My relationship with His Excellency Hao Tian is not close enough for me to decide his fate. Of course, my relationship with you, Your Excellency, is also not enough to influence your judgment of him. It's up to you. However, if a war were to truly break out."
"I have an agreement with the Mt. Buzhou Sect of the First Spacetime."
She held her scepter in one hand, making her stance clear while also distancing herself from Hao Tian.
This was a woman who was unyielding to the core, never willing to endure in silence.
Whether it was Hao Tian's petty schemes or Wang Jiu's taunts, she endured neither.
In fact, Qing He and the others could see it. Compared to the greedy Sword Cultivator Hao Tian, this Mo Ran was wary of Wang Jiu. When she acted, she didn't try to seize all the spirit fluid but chose to stabilize its existence first. Who would have thought Wang Jiu would be so powerful.
Her soul was too strong; it had fundamentally bypassed the game's power system.
But they didn't know why Wang Jiu was so fixated on teasing Mo Ran.
Was it simply because she found her beautiful and wanted to flirt?
Not necessarily. Qing He knew Wang Jiu. This woman seemed to enjoy romantic entanglements, but in reality, she didn't care about anyone.
"Oh, is that so? Then I can't afford to provoke you. Besides…" Wang Jiu suddenly smiled, looking at the dying Hao Tian.
"You clearly possess a treasure that protects your soul, yet you insisted on pretending your soul was grievously injured by me. Were you planning to have Her Majesty the Female Emperor fight me to a standstill on your behalf so you could feign death and launch a surprise attack to kill me? Or do you just get a special thrill from having such a woman take risks for you? Makes you feel important, does it?"
Hao Tian: "…"
Everyone: "???"
Finally, under everyone's watchful eyes, Hao Tian stood up and dusted off his clothes. "The champion of the Third Spacetime is truly formidable. No wonder you could reach such a realm in such a short time."
With that, he bowed and apologized to Mo Ran. "My apologies, Miss Mo. It was because I knew little about the Third Spacetime that I resorted to such a poor tactic. I did not intend to deceive you."
Mo Ran said nothing, but Wang Jiu coolly interjected, "It's not that she didn't know; she just couldn't be bothered to expose you. After all, she also wanted to see if you could get up and launch an effective surprise attack on me, instead of acting like a clown."
Vicious people either play their part with extreme hypocrisy, leaving no flaws, or they expose a perfectly good act, making the situation awkward for everyone.
Hao Tian's expression turned ugly, but he quickly forced a smile. "Although there has been a misunderstanding today, I hope to have further cooperation with Your Excellency Wang Jiu in the future."
Wang Jiu was a tough nut to crack. He hadn't found a way to deal with her yet, so he could only try to smooth things over. He gave Mo Ran a subtle glance, then turned and flew away. But he hadn't gotten far before he heard Wang Jiu's words from behind him.
"It seems that aside from your shared desire to deal with me, you don't really trust each other. This alliance of yours isn't very strong."
"Your Majesty the Female Emperor, don't you think I'm a better match for you than that stinking man?"
Mo Ran hadn't expected Wang Jiu to suddenly make such a proposal to her face. She figured it was deliberately said for Hao Tian to hear.
Sowing discord? How despicable.
"If I recall correctly, you already have a partnership with Xing Yao."
Faced with Mo Ran's sharp accusation, Wang Jiu paused for a moment, then mused, "What does that have to do with me getting with you?"
Mo Ran: "?"
Wang Jiu: "You are you, and he is he. As long as I can balance my relationships with both of you and complete our respective collaborations, what do you have to complain about?"
Unbelievable!
The deeply calculating and incredibly reserved Female Emperor was stunned speechless by these words.
Others were equally stunned.
The natives of the Third Spacetime?
No, it was someone else.
Having merged into another sector but knowing that both the Heiyan capital and Hao Tian had chosen to merge near Gobi, Xing Yao immediately tore through space and teleported to the location.
Travel-worn and full of deep affection.
And then he heard his future "daughter-in-law" speak such scummy words of "sharing the love equally" to his lifelong nemesis.
He fell silent.
This Wang Jiu person truly represented the absolute lower limit of the Fourth Spacetime's moral standards.
Xing Yao was so angry he laughed, calmly uttering a famous line that would be recorded by later generations.
"Then if I, the Emperor of Xingyao, were to fight her, the Female Emperor of Heiyan, who would you help?"
The scene at that moment must have been incredibly awkward.
A perfectly earth-shattering, domineering scene of a three-spacetime fusion had to be turned into some kind of petty drama.
The number one leader coughed, wanting to improve the atmosphere, but out of fear and apprehension toward Wang Jiu, he just slacked off.
The essence of an excellent politician: seek fortune and avoid disaster. He was truly clever!
Wang Jiu probably didn't expect Xing Yao to suddenly channel a soap opera drama. This question was a bit difficult; why must he make things hard for her?
Wang Jiu: "If you two were to fight, my heart would ache for whichever one of you got hurt. So the best solution is for me to wait until you've both beaten each other half to death, then I'll go up and finish you off. That way, both your bodies and your empires will be mine."
She said this very calmly, smoothly, and composedly, without any flaws in her logic.
Xing Yao and Mo Ran: "…"
You're really something else.
After a moment of silence, Xing Yao chuckled lightly and looked at Mo Ran. The latter, expressionless, flew away directly.
The situation, which might have escalated into a three-way war, was thus resolved.
It was essentially a voluntary retreat, but some people felt something was off.
"That Mo Ran's relationship with the Mt. Buzhou Sect isn't quite right. It seems the Mt. Buzhou Sect is also a bit anxious. They want to win her over, but they're also wary of her."
"Do you think Wang Jiu really wants to win her over? After all, the Mt. Buzhou Sect seems very powerful."
"That mountain looks like something out of a fantasy novel, but why haven't we seen many people from the First Spacetime yet?"
Everyone discussed heatedly. They didn't fully understand the integration of the two spacetimes, but they were extremely wary.
They weren't afraid of a large-scale declaration of war; they were afraid of these subtle, probing actions.
Their own strength was on full display, but the opponent's strength was still shrouded in mist.
Especially the First Spacetime.
This was too unsettling. What were their intentions?
Everyone looked at the seated Wang Jiu. Noticing their gazes, she turned and said, "The spirit pool isn't the main point. After all, it's not the only one; other sectors have them too. The Mt. Buzhou Sect deliberately placed the Heiyan Empire's capital and Hao Tian's immortal mountain on the edge of Gobi simply to suppress us."
"But with the Mt. Buzhou Sect's resources, they wouldn't be so petty. If they really wanted to suppress us, they would have just sent someone stronger. It's not like they don't know my strength. I reckon… their main goal is something else, a secret we don't know about… something they don't want me involved in."
With the fusion of three spacetimes, besides the spirit fluid converted from spirit veins, could there be an even greater secret and benefit? Something worthy of the Mt. Buzhou Sect arranging for the Heiyan Empire and Hao Tian to distract Wang Jiu.
The crowd was puzzled and vaguely uneasy, but they all suddenly realized why Wang Jiu had wasted her breath bickering with Mo Ran. She genuinely wanted to win Mo Ran over.
"The First Spacetime has developed for too long. It has stood firm for many years without being eradicated by the Eternal Night, so it must be formidable. Its internal power structure is also very stable. The Mt. Buzhou Sect is its undisputed hegemon. Although Mo Ran cooperates with them, she will never be truly accepted into their core. And with Mo Ran's cold temperament, she doesn't like to submit to others. Therefore, their cooperation is unstable."
The First Spacetime was aggressive, secretive, and powerful, making them difficult to deal with. What Wang Jiu wanted from the very beginning was the Fourth Spacetime.
As for the two emperors of the Fourth Spacetime being mortal enemies…
That really wasn't an issue.
At least, Wang Jiu didn't think so.
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