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Chapter 515 If you don't have it, go rob it.

Even though He Zudao believed he wouldn't flinch even if Mount Tai collapsed before him, the secret Ke Wuji revealed still made him lose his composure.

Needless to say, Chen Jianren and the other two on the side were even more obvious.

"Nonsense!" Yang Lixin, a former powerful figure in the underworld, retorted directly, "She's the Empress Dowager of a nation!"

Ke Wuji sneered and remained silent.

After Yang Lixin cursed, he suddenly remembered what the general had said about He Qingqiu. Wasn't she also the Crown Princess of Qin?
If Li Zemin successfully ascends to the throne, then He Qingqiu will be the rightful Empress.

Feng Kuan, whose face was half human and half ghost, looked the most normal at this moment: "Old Ke, does your Demonic Sect only do this kind of thing? You specifically find women and go to great lengths to make them rise to power. Your methods are despicable."

Ke Wuji said, "He Qingqiu is the only martial arts master since the founder of our sect to break through to the Innate Realm and reach the Divine Travel Realm. Now, Empress Dowager Jiang Qian of Chu Kingdom also cultivates the Phoenix Flame and is already an Innate Realm master. General Feng, how do you think you compare to these women, whether in martial arts or strategy?"

Feng Kuan, Chen Jianren, and Yang Lixin's mouths gaped open once again, wider than goose eggs.

Jiang Qian is a master of innate cultivation?

There's a ghost's head here!
"Jiang Qian is also a master of innate level? How old is she?" He Zudao asked in surprise.

"As far as I know, she became a master of the Innate Realm five years ago!" Ke Wuji said calmly. "Back then, she was not yet twenty years old. She was regarded as the only genius in the Divine Sect whose martial arts cultivation could rival He Qingqiu. That's why she was able to gather so many masters and talents in our Divine Sect. The Flood Banner, the Giant Wood Banner, and the Blazing Fire Banner all obeyed her orders."

He Zudao took a deep breath.

Strange things happen every year, especially this year.

One shock after another, I'm almost numb to it all.

"If that's the case, why doesn't your Ruijin Banner follow Jiang Qian?" He Zudao asked. "If we're really talking about strength, with the Qin Dynasty currently divided, the Chu Kingdom is the strongest in the world. To be more precise, it's Jiang Qian who is the strongest!"

"Our ideologies clash!" Ke Wuji said. "General He suspects I'm colluding with Li Dachui. Heh, I'm too lazy to defend myself, because I don't know if I'll end up colluding with this guy in the future. But our Ruijin Banner and Houtu Banner will absolutely not collude with Jiang Qian!"

"Aren't you all members of the Demonic Sect?" Yang Lixin asked.

Ke Wuji ignored him and instead said directly to He Zudao, "General, do you know why I approached you in the first place?"

He Zudao nodded: "Because I killed countless people and caused rivers of blood to flow in both the east and west banks of the river?"

"To be precise, you slaughtered those powerful families, wealthy merchants, and landowners until their heads rolled!" Ke Wuji chuckled. "That's exactly what I, Old Ke, like. The ideal of my Ruijin Banner is to wipe out all the powerful families in the world, take back what they stole from the common people, and return it to them. General, you did what I wanted to do but couldn't do in Hedong and Hexi. At that time, I wanted to see you. Later, you slaughtered them all again in Luoyang. Hehe, I finally made up my mind to cooperate with you and serve you as my master!"

He Zudao nodded: "You cooperate with me because I can achieve what you want: equalizing wealth and treating the noble and the lowly equally!" "That's right. Among the major powers in the world today, at least so far, you are the only one who has targeted aristocratic families."

Ke Wuji said, "In my opinion, these powerful families are the source of all things. If they are not all wiped out, there will be no true distinction between the noble and the lowly in the world!"

"So, are you somewhat disappointed by what I'm doing now?" He Zudao chuckled. "In the eight towns of Jiangnan, I didn't kill those wealthy and powerful families; on the contrary, I cooperated with them more."

Ke Wuji laughed and said, "Haste makes waste. Sometimes, if you want to move forward, it's okay to take a few steps back. I'm willing to wait."

"You trust me that much?"

Ke Wuji burst into laughter: "General, how many powerful families have you killed in Hedong and Hexi, in Luoyang? Hahaha, how many of those powerful families aren't in cahoots, intertwined with each other! In their eyes, you, General He, are now a thorn in their side, a thorn in their flesh. Even if you wanted to join them, it would be impossible. You have no way back. If you try to turn back, it will be a path to death. I don't think you, General, would be that foolish?"

He Zudao stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the surging river, his face ashen. Chen Jianren and Feng Kuan remained silent. Yang Lixin, on the other hand, looked excited and indifferent. He was originally a chivalrous hero of the martial world, robbing the rich to help the poor, kidnapping and killing hostages. His opponents were mostly wealthy and powerful families, and he had been chased countless times by the masters raised by these aristocratic families. He had absolutely no goodwill towards these people.

Ke Wuji's words directly hit He Zudao's sore spot.

From the very beginning, the He family wanted to become that kind of people, but they could never be accepted by that class. Instead, they were repeatedly fooled and even manipulated by them.

The massacres on both sides of the river were seen by He Zudao as a warning to this class, but to that class, it was He Qiku declaring war on them.

Even after He Zudao established himself in the eight towns of Jiangnan and tried to reconcile with this class, that class already had a more powerful representative, Linghu Ye, and they didn't need He Zudao.

Moreover, based on past hatred, He Zudao is someone who must be eliminated.

Those who wanted to kill He Zudao were not only the powerful families of Qin, but also the powerful families of Chu.

In their view, He Zudao was the common enemy of their class and had to be eliminated as soon as possible.

"General He, don't be fooled by the fact that Linghu Ye or the people of Chu have been contacting you, trying to persuade you to join them. In my opinion, this is nothing more than a temporary measure for them. Once they succeed, you will inevitably be the target of their purge!" Ke Wuji said coldly. "If you want to survive, the only way is to rely on yourself, to strive for self-improvement, and not to depend on anyone. And I think that in this world, the only person willing to support you is someone like me! If you understand this, then you won't doubt me."

“Relying solely on the eight towns of Jiangnan is not enough to fully utilize our abilities!” He Zudao sighed.

"Then let's fight for it, let's seize it!" Ke Wuji said, "The General mentioned Li Dachui earlier. Five years ago, what was Li Dachui? Just a bandit with only Tai'an City as his backing. But look at him now. Could it be that your current foundation is not as good as Li Dachui's five years ago?"

He Zudao looked at Ke Wuji and suddenly burst into laughter: "Well said! In what way am I, He Zudao, inferior to Li Dachui, inferior to Linghu, inferior to Jiang Qian? There is nothing! Then let's fight for it, let's snatch it! What we snatch will be ours!"

(End of this chapter)