Eating bizarre things in public upgrades my status; the Special Affairs Bureau wants me to join them

What about their situation...?

Mu Lan, as the person involved, knows best.

She knew that He Li and the others, as the executors of the Heavenly Dao's rules, would not excessively interfere with the lives of sentient beings; they were more like beings who sat high above and controlled the overall situation.

For example, strictly enforce the principle of returning to the natural order, and prevent any living being from trying to defy the principles of heaven and earth to achieve immortality.

As for other things...

For example, within a collective of people, they have no say in who the leaders are and what the lower levels are like, unless the leaders do something outrageous.

Therefore, from an objective perspective...

He Li and his companions became the great emperors of this world.

It has little impact on living beings.

Therefore, Mu Lan was quite taken aback by the disgusted expressions on the faces of the high-ranking officials present, as if they had swallowed flies...

There was absolutely no empathy.

She even felt a little annoyed and confused by the questions raised by the higher-ups, wondering why they reacted so strongly, since it didn't really affect them much.

Of course, the lack of understanding was only temporary; Mu Lan wasn't stupid and soon figured out what they were thinking.

The reason these high-ranking officials are upset is...

Ultimately, it's simply because there's a far more advanced and absolutely insurmountable being standing above them, watching over them and restraining them.

This prevents them from doing anything in secret without fear of being purged, as they used to.

After all, these high-ranking officials...

None of them are absolutely clean.

They all did some bad things in secret, more or less, and they covered them up. Of course, it's not necessarily true that they did all of these things themselves.

It could also have been done by their family members or descendants, and they were merely covering up the evil deeds.

But no matter how you look at it...

If He Li and his ilk really did rule the world.

From then on, the saying "there are gods three feet above your head" was no longer just empty talk but a real existence, and they naturally could no longer act as recklessly as before.

This intense sense of constraint... has already made them uncomfortable even before it has actually arrived.

So of course they were very resistant.

They even questioned Mu Lan in return, trying to find a moral justification for his inability to control them, the higher-ups. Unfortunately, their idea was too naive.

Not to mention that He Li wasn't even here, it would be pointless for them to tell Mu Lan all this.

Even if He Li came in person...

It's no use saying all this, and He Li probably won't react like Mu Lan. If these high-level executives were to question him here, He Li would just flip the table.

After all, for He Li right now...

A few high-ranking officials who weren't exactly good people died...

It's no different from accidentally stepping on a few ants while walking down the street; you feel nothing at all.

However... these high-ranking officials were ultimately unaware of He Li's changes at this moment, and they still retained a bit of naivety, wanting to continue to manipulate He Li.

So after hearing Mu Lan's words...

Then a higher-up spoke up again: "That sounds nice, but what do you mean by 'it won't have a big impact on us'?"

"How can he possibly align himself with the will of Heaven...?"

"That sounds nice, it's acting on behalf of Heaven."

"To put it bluntly, isn't that just restoring an outdated feudal system and ruling people with divine authority?"

"Isn't that still oppressing us?"

"Hmph, who knows, later on he might even have to perform animal sacrifices or even human sacrifices to worship him. Such things often happened in feudal times."

"You call this having no impact on us?"

These words were echoed by more high-ranking officials: "That's right, we absolutely disagree with this."

What is his ideal for ruling all of humanity?

"I'm afraid he can't do that!"

"We will not bow down, even if he has ascended to godhood, we will never bow down. We will unite all of humanity to challenge this so-called divine authority!!!"

These words caused the previously subdued meeting room to become noisy and filled with excited voices, until Zheng Guo spoke up and silenced the excited executives...

"Alright, that's enough!"

Zheng Guo spoke, looking at Mu Lan: "You're telling us this as a notification?"

"Of course not!" Mu Lan shook her head.

"I just wanted to tell you these things so you could be prepared and make a decision in advance. As for what decision you will make, that's not up to me."

After she finished speaking, Zheng Guo nodded.

"So you came here alone?"

"Not relaying a message from He Li?" Hearing this, Mu Lan nodded again, and Zheng Guo said with a slightly serious tone, "In that case, can I still consider you an ally?"

"Since you were willing to notify us in advance, you probably wanted to avoid conflict."

"But we cannot give in."

Therefore, conflict is inevitable.

"Whether it's us or you, all we can do is try to minimize the losses as much as possible. To do that, high-level combat power like yours is indispensable..."

Before Zheng Guo could finish speaking, Mu Lan interrupted him: "You want me to help you deal with He Li?"

She frowned, her displeasure growing stronger.

The senior executives nodded in agreement.

"That's right, He Li is human, and so are you."

"He betrayed humanity and sided with divine authority. We do not want you to continue to associate with such a person. We hope that you will become a hero of humanity and stand up for the people."

"Of course, before that... you can also go back and try to persuade He Li to give up divine authority."

"That's no good!"

Have you not heard...?

"Is Heaven and Earth ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs?"

As the high-ranking officials spoke, even invoking ancient sayings, Mu Lan's brows relaxed, and her expression returned to its usual indifference. She did not respond but turned her head to look at Zheng Guo, who seemed to be deep in thought.

"What did Director Zheng say?"

She asked, and Zheng Guo, upon hearing this, snapped out of his reverie and nodded: "Humanity has always been self-reliant and unyielding; divine authority should not, and cannot, force humanity to bow down and return to the dark ages of the past..."

As he spoke, Mu Lan lost all interest in listening.

She realized that these high-ranking officials, despite their lofty righteousness, were actually just unwilling to be constrained; they didn't care about the fate of the world and the majority of people.

They don't even know the truth about the rules of the world.

After all, it's the world they live in...

All living beings are inherently indebted to the Way of Heaven. They depend on the world for life and grow by consuming the power of the world's Way of Heaven, while at the same time they often defy or disrespect Heaven...

Mu Lan really couldn't understand where they got the confidence to think that defying the heavens was a good thing.

If the laws of Heaven truly collapse...

The world simply ceased to exist, and all people and all living beings would die completely. Why would they think they could live a carefree life without the will of Heaven?

You must understand that this is a supernatural world.

It is not an ordinary world devoid of any power.

Thinking of all this, Mu Lan shook her head.

She couldn't understand it, but she thought... she might have been in the same situation before.

After all, she used to firmly believe that humans can conquer nature and wanted to defy fate to become a god and attain immortality. But later she realized that defying fate was a mistake.

However, if she were to tell these things to her past self, Mu Lan would be absolutely certain...

Your past self wouldn't understand.

Therefore, she no longer has any expectations of the high-ranking officials present and simply responded: "I'm here just to tell you about the current situation so you can prepare in advance."

"At the same time, we hope to reduce conflict and casualties."

"But I... will not help you fight against He Li, much less against the will of Heaven."

"We were born into this world, blessed with extraordinary powers that allow us to awaken supernatural abilities and cultivate. As beings who depend on the world's natural order, we should not act against it!"

"You insist on doing this..."

"The middle and upper classes are examples."

"You..." After a slight pause, Mu Lan's figure had already vanished into the conference room like a gentle breeze.

Her voice echoed in the room...

"You all better watch yourselves!"

As the sound gradually faded, the conference room fell completely silent, and the faces of the senior executives turned grim.

Zheng Guo also said in a deep voice, "I never expected things to develop like this..."

"Director Zheng, what do we do now?"

Upon hearing his words, someone couldn't help but ask.

Zheng Guo calmly shook his head: "Right now, let's not worry about He Li's matter. Let's focus on dealing with the invasion from the middle and upper realms. As for what comes next? Don't forget we have a backup plan!"

"A backup plan?" Everyone was taken aback.

Zheng Guo squinted and said, "When we supported He Li, we considered that with He Li's absolutely fair character, who knows when he might..."

"They will raise the butcher's knife over our own heads and kill us over some trivial matter."

"For this reason, we also supported one person..."

"Prepared to act as a countermeasure or even to suppress He Li in the event of a real incident..."

When he finished speaking, everyone's eyes lit up.

"Jiang Hongxian?!?"

"Yes, that's right. According to Mu Lan, Jiang Hong's current strength is no weaker than He Li's, and may even be stronger. Moreover, she is the Heavenly Emperor who governs the heavens, so it doesn't conflict with us."

"Then perhaps... we could directly have her cooperate with us to deal with He Li and those beings!"

The crowd couldn't help but start discussing it.

Mu Lan, who had long since left, couldn't help but sneer upon hearing these voices coming from the conference room...

Should we ask Jiang Hongxian for help?

This is truly... courting death!