With the cannon fodder script in hand, it is easy for the king to change his fate

Chapter 1032 The Heir Takes the Empire as Dowry 44
"Who exactly are you?" A-Zhen asked.

The young man lay on the ground, refusing to speak. Confident in his powerful trump card, he was certain he was safe and simply smiled at Azhen.

“Fellow Daoist, neither of us can defeat the other, so let’s live in peace,” he said.

This was, of course, a temporary measure. He would eventually devour this delicious spirit to enhance his strength. But for now, he truly had no way to deal with it.

Thousands of years have passed, and he remains incredibly patient.

Moreover, in less than ten years, when the Zhao Kingdom is destroyed, his strength should have increased considerably.

"I know you're angry, but even in the cultivation world, it's not all about fighting and killing, is it? Besides, we don't have any deep-seated hatred for each other. As long as you don't offend me, I won't offend you either."

"Are you Zhou Wenling?" Azhen had lost patience with the other party. "You're the one who erased the traces of the Ao Kingdom's existence, aren't you?"

Zhou Wenling was clearly taken aback, obviously not expecting his identity to be exposed so easily.

But then I thought, just because ordinary people can't guess his identity doesn't mean that people of his kind can't.

His help to Zhou Huo indicates that their relationship is not ordinary.

As for why he accurately guessed it was him, it's probably because the name Zhou Wenling is quite well-known, and his experiences are legendary.

"I really can't do anything to you right now." With that, Azhen's spirit disappeared from the spot.

In the royal palace's sleeping quarters, Azhen opened her eyes and got up.

The palace servants saw this and quickly came forward.

"Go and call Yuan Qi here."

Soon after, Yuan Qi appeared before A Zhen.

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?" Yuan Qi asked. The Emperor rarely saw her late at night, so she wondered what important matter had happened.

"It's time to release the summary of 'The Policy of Governing the Country,' in three days," Azhen said with a smile, clearly in a good mood.

Zhou Wenling's deep connection with this world is clearly due to his reputation.

It's not just Zhou Wenling's personal reputation, but the reputation of the entire Zhou clan. Think about it, apart from the Zhao Kingdom, the Zhou clan has earned a great deal of fame in every period of chaos and unification. But this reputation still needs something else, namely the contributions of Zhou Wenling and the Zhou clan, to gain the recognition of heaven and earth.

His policies for governing the country were the foundation of the entire Zhou family. The Zhou family used these policies to gain a good reputation.

But were all his governing strategies stolen?

Even the existence of the Ao Kingdom was erased by the other party, so there's no way to cover this up.

No matter how much influence Zhou Wenling had on later dynasties, they couldn't contain it. Because as long as the traces of the Ao Kingdom remained, later dynasties would only benefit even more.

Yuan Qi didn't know why, but she was very happy to publish the summary version of "The Strategies for Governing the Country," something she had wanted to do for a long time.

Now that she knows that Zhou Wenling is the person behind the Zhou family, and she understands the specifics, Azhen has nothing to worry about.

Zhou Wenling is no longer a threat, let alone the Zhou family.

It's unclear whether Zhou Wenling returned to Wenling Mountain or stayed at the Zhou residence.

But none of it matters.

They're about to be finished.

Why did Zhou Wenling insist on having such a deep connection with this world?

Zhou Wenling did not return directly to Wenling Mountain, but went to the Zhou residence to find Zhou Hanyi first.

“From now on, you should all behave yourselves and not cause any more trouble, especially Zhou Huo. Tell him to tone it down. Marriage should be based on mutual consent. As for Jiang Bilan, don’t even think about it anymore,” Zhou Wenling said. “At least it’s not the right time now.”

Zhou Hanyi was shocked. What did their ancestor encounter on this trip? Why were they being told to keep their tails between their legs? Could it be that an even more powerful being than their ancestor had appeared?
What should we do? “Jiang Bilan has someone protecting her, so I can’t do anything to her right now, but she can’t do anything to me either,” Zhou Wenling said. “However, one day she will still be defeated by me, and at that time, no one will be able to stop the Zhou family.”

"Understood, Ancestor." Zhou Hanyi breathed a sigh of relief. Since the other party couldn't do anything to the Ancestor, there was no need to worry so much.

As long as our ancestors exist, that's enough.

As for the others, it's okay to just bear with them.

"What about Huo'er's condition?"

“I’ll take care of it in a bit. From now on, you Zhou family members should keep a low profile and not ruin your reputation. Do your best to do anything that will bring you good credit and try to erase what happened before. When the Zhao Kingdom’s fate is sealed, it will be the Zhou family’s time to shine.” Zhou Wenling said, “Alright, I’ll go and take care of Zhou Huo’s situation, and then I’ll return to Wenling Mountain.”

"Thank you, Ancestor."

After helping Zhou Huo recover, Zhou Wenling disappeared from the capital.

The next day, news of Zhou Huo's recovery came. He claimed that he had been ambushed by someone unknown, and many people believed him. After all, given his condition, it was either an ambush or a relapse of his illness. Even if Zhou Huo was insane, he would never do something so foolish in public.

However, believing it was one thing, but the embarrassing incident was something others would never forget. Without a doubt, for quite some time to come, whenever people in the capital saw Zhou Huo, they would remember the shameful thing he had done that day.

Zhou Huo also apologized to the "victims" from that day. Even if the "victims" were speechless, they couldn't directly blame him.

I still feel a bit nauseous and don't really want to hang out with Zhou Huo anymore.

Zhou Huo sensed this and was furious.

But his grandfather had given him instructions, so he dared not cause trouble now, after all, it was an order given by his ancestor.

He was very unwilling to accept Jiang Bilan's situation, but he had no choice but to give up.

He's been so depressed these past few days that he hasn't gone out much.

Until this day, I heard from the servant that a new batch of books would be available at Wen'ao Pavilion, and they were about the Kingdom of Ao.

The Zhou family remained interested in the books of Aoguo. Zhou Huo, not wanting to go out, arranged for someone to go and see what was going on.

At this time, Wen'ao Pavilion was already packed with people. Every time new books were introduced, it was the same. No scholar was uninterested in them.

Today's new book releases include not only the summary edition of "The Strategies of Governing the Country," but also other titles.

However, the title "Strategies for Governing the Country" immediately attracted many ambitious scholars. Fortunately, there were quite a few of them, enough for many people to read together.

For well-read and historically knowledgeable individuals, something was quickly noticed as amiss.

Although it was just a summary without any specific content, the words and phrases contained within made it impossible for them not to overthink it.

"So, even the policies for governing the country were plagiarized?"

"Did you see that? The summary of 'The Strategies for Governing the Country' clearly states that it was written by more than one person, including the founding empress of the Ao Kingdom and her ministers. Many of the summaries also indicate who came up with the strategies."

"So Zhou Wenling is a complete plagiarist!"

"I originally thought that even if he made mistakes, he must have had some merits and made many contributions, but now..."

"Is his audacity in plagiarizing related to the disappearance of the Ao Kingdom's traces?"

"I can't help but have my doubts."

"If the traces of arrogance don't disappear, the complete version of the 'Strategies for Governing the Country' could be seen in subsequent dynasties. Would we still need Zhou Wenling?"

"He is a sinner."

"I never imagined there could be such a shameless person!"