Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 789 - 415

A person's likes and dislikes sometimes have reasons, and sometimes they don't.

At first, Huang Shangzong disliked Qiu Tu because Qiu Tu had caused the death of his prospective son-in-law, leaving his own daughter grieving every day.

Then, Qiu Tu plotted to kill his advisor.

After that, his confidant came to investigate Qiu Tu, only to be humiliated by Qiu Tu every step of the way.

At this point, although the conflict between Huang Shangzong and Qiu Tu hadn't escalated to a life-and-death feud, his impression of Qiu Tu had nearly plummeted to rock bottom.

So, thereafter, no matter what Qiu Tu did, even if it had nothing to do with Huang Shangzong or even... could potentially benefit Huang Shangzong, he simply couldn't stand the sight of Qiu Tu.

Like these last two times, Qiu Tu accomplished three great feats in a row: he helped Tang Feifei become the Domain Master; he clarified the cause of the previous Domain Master's death; he confirmed the existence of the "Yellow Charm."

These things were actually beneficial to Huang Shangzong: after all, these were achievements of his subordinates. He also gained face among the high ranks of the Sanctuary.

But… Huang Shangzong just felt incredibly uncomfortable—perhaps because he truly disliked Qiu Tu's way of doing things.

He felt that this man, who came from the lower echelons of society, had an inherent ruthlessness that was too extreme.

"Alas…" With a deep sigh, Huang Shangzong couldn't help but recall a recent time when Tang Feifei's father came here to gather information on Qiu Tu.

Then the two of them discussed their assessments of Qiu Tu.

Tang Feifei's father said that his brother's assessment of Qiu Tu was: a king of strife who emerged from the bottom of the Planning Area, with a heart of stone, bloodless and tearless.

Such a person is ruthless and brutal. For the sake of his goals, he will stop at nothing.

Huang Shangzong deeply agreed.

Therefore, during the last time Elder Tang communicated with him about Qiu Tu's achievements, he also shared this assessment with Elder Tang.

However, Elder Tang's stance was clearly different from those of Huang Shangzong, Tang Jiye, and Tang Jiancha.

Elder Tang's assessment was just eight words: "With the waking of the insects, dragons and snakes reveal themselves."

At that time, Elder Tang seriously said to Huang Shangzong, "Shangzong, in an age of great strife, it is quite normal for one or two ruthless characters to emerge."

"Their methods may seem cruel, or even brutal... But when the entire race truly faces an existential crisis, it is often such people who can lead everyone out of it to a glorious path."

Afterward, Elder Tang also evaluated Huang Shangzong, "Although you come from a respectable family, you too emerged from the Planning Area as one of the ruthless ones. The blood on your hands is no less than that on Qiu Tu's."

"The difference is, having climbed to the upper echelons, you've slowly settled down, and that's why you loathe the new king of ruthlessness."

"In plain terms, you're simply hating your own kind, the person you once were."

Reflecting on Elder Tang's words, Huang Shangzong's brow furrowed deeply...

Although Elder Huang had put it unpleasantly, Huang Shangzong understood the underlying message. In essence, he was saying that Huang Shangzong ate from the bowl and then smashed the pot, not allowing others to eat after him...

Thinking this, Huang Shangzong's expression slowly eased up, becoming expressionless...

...

Elder Huang's motorcade arrived quickly.

They set off in the morning and arrived in Dongye State by 2 p.m.

With the second-in-command of the Sanctuary arriving, Dongye State was almost fully prepared to receive him. Several Speakers, including Tang Feifei, who had been in charge of Xinjie City, went to Eastern City to welcome Elder Tang.

Such a grand gesture naturally caught the attention of the various Members of Parliament in Dongye State.

The MPs also belonged to the middle layer within the Sanctuary. So, with a few phone calls, they learned of Elder Tang's intention to inspect Dongye State.

Thus, before long... the grand motorcade was waiting on the road leading to Dongye State from the Sanctuary, even extending nearly 10 kilometers out to meet him.

But Elder Tang clearly did not appreciate such fanfare.

Upon hearing the secretary's report, Elder Tang, who was resting with his eyes closed, did not even open his eyes, and snorted coldly, saying, "Huang Shangzong's establishment of Dongye State produced little results, but his penchant for pomp is thoroughly learned."

Then he waved his hand, "Don't slow down, don't stop the car, just go straight through."

"Let Huang Shangzong catch up himself, disperse the rest, they should get back to whatever they were doing."

Hearing Elder Tang's instructions, the young man hesitated, then asked, "What about Miss Feifei..."

Elder Tang's eyes remained unopened, He simply huffed, "What? Is she now the Speaker? Does she have the final say in Dongye State?"

"What difference does she have from anyone else?"

Upon hearing Elder Tang's words, the young man hurriedly bowed his head and replied, "Yes."

Thus, as Elder Tang's motorcade passed by these greeting teams, they did not stop, simply driving straight past.

Huang Shangzong, who received the news, glared fiercely at those MPs who had come on their own initiative, his face looking incredibly sour.

Then, not daring to follow Elder Tang in the same kind of escort vehicle, he simply ordered his driver to chase after them in a single car...

The MPs, who were shrewd, seeing Elder Tang's motorcade pass through the welcoming party without hesitation, understood that their good intentions had caused a blunder.

So, embarrassed to wait any further, they could only leave sheepishly...

However, though they left, their attention was still focused on Elder Tang.

After all, he was a towering figure whose every word and deed could affect their future; they couldn't help but pay close attention.

Moreover, they were curious... about what exactly Elder Tang was doing in Dongye State this time.

Nothing much seemed to have happened recently in Dongye State.

Could it be... that he was here to support his granddaughter?