This place is considered quite hidden and will definitely not make Yu Ziqing feel uncomfortable. Meeting Emperor Qian, Yu Ziqing didn't have much feeling, while Emperor Qian's mood was more complicated.
He was able to ascend the throne indeed by leveraging Dadui's power.
Because no matter what he did, under the circumstances at the time, Dadui was bound to reclaim their homeland.
Stopping after reclaiming the homeland was already giving him an opportunity.
But after becoming Emperor Qian, he would unconsciously think of the vast territories of West Qian in the past.
Yu Ziqing noticed that Emperor Qian's mood probably hasn't been good recently.
He brought out the old rhetoric, made targeted slight changes, and recited it to Emperor Qian again.
After finishing the matter of the Ancient Sea God, seeing that Emperor Qian seemed to have no reaction, Yu Ziqing shifted the topic to Empress Qian.
"You all might not be able to feel it, but Empress Qian certainly can.
I can feel it too; many things are the result of alterations.
I won't go into details; you surely know more than I, you can compare.
I can help her anchor the current outcome.
If we stop now, it won't be too late.
Because I've already speculated that the next step is that the Ancient Sea God might force her to take further steps."
Emperor Qian was silent for a long time, then suddenly said,
"Daqian becoming what it is today, along with the actions of my father, is all because of that one, isn't it?"
"Objectively speaking, Daqian has its own problems, but becoming like this, indeed that one has fanned the flames.
As for your father, he has been experiencing what Empress Qian is going through since childhood.
The current Daqian is experiencing what Dadui experienced in the past.
Essentially, it's the same."
Hearing this, Emperor Qian felt a clench in his heart.
The psychological shadow left by Old Emperor Qian might never be erased in his lifetime.
Even knowing full well that today's Empress Qian isn't even worthy to hold a candle to the old Emperor Qian, the difference between the two being immeasurable, yet the situation is the same.
And he now realized that Dadui's decline back then, akin to downhill with the pedal floored, indeed had hidden truths.
Emperor Qian pondered deeply and understood, what Yu Ziqing said about some back-up plan was sheer nonsense.
It's not about doing anything to Daqian now; he probably really feels Daqian is doomed, yet doesn't want it to be doomed.
He utterly had no choice, thus found an excuse to come and chat.
"Alright, I agree to what you've said."
Emperor Qian removed a Jade Pendant he carried, handed it to Yu Ziqing, considering it a token, and also a catalyst.
Yu Ziqing's thoughts flickered, and immediately he felt the original snail-pace absorption rate suddenly soared by two or three orders of magnitude.
After the conversation, Emperor Qian did not leave; instead, he directly sent a message to Empress Qian, asking her to come quietly.
He is now quite satisfied with Empress Qian; after being altered by the Ancient Sea God time and again, the people Empress Qian cares about are all living well, and everything from personality to experience is good.
Without dissatisfaction, naturally, one loses aggressiveness and grievances.
Moreover, looking around, all the people one can see could vanish tomorrow upon waking, so many past entanglements were let go, making one a bit more open-minded.
Empress Qian received Emperor Qian's message, which didn't mention the matter, and she dared not delay, coming directly.
Before coming, she was contemplating whether Emperor Qian was secretly meeting with a member of the rebels, and upon arriving at the place and being led into the secret chamber, she discovered it was Yu Ziqing.
The black cloth covering Yu Ziqing's eyes had almost become his first noticeable feature.
Empress Qian was puzzled, and upon seeing Yu Ziqing, she became a bit tense.
Some of the records she went to destroy were related to Yu Ziqing.
Even though the voice in her head never told her why, she could feel that voice particularly cared about Yu Ziqing, the Emperor Dui.
Yu Ziqing smiled slightly, didn't even try sensing Empress Qian, and just spoke after sensing someone had arrived.
"To be frank, before coming, I specifically looked at records related to you.
Not just the current ones, but also many before they were altered.
I think the way you are now must be the final stage where that one gives you some sweet taste.
Next will be endless manipulation and endless pressure.
Any slight rebellion from you and that one will take everything you have now.
The sugar-coating of the sugar-coated bullet is almost finished.
Whether to stop now or continue, is your own choice.
As a reward for supporting my idea, I can help you anchor the current state."
During the first sentence Yu Ziqing spoke, Empress Qian could no longer hold back, her face changed dramatically.
While Emperor Qian remained expressionless, quietly listening, without interrupting.
After Yu Ziqing finished, Emperor Qian only looked at her and said,
"Playing games with a tiger, it won't end well; fishing for the moon in water, ultimately is all in vain."
Seeing her experience exposed, the pressure and tension these days suddenly just relaxed.
She was truly terrified of losing everything she had now.
Merely letting her most beloved younger brother become like his previous incompetent self was something she couldn't accept.
After hesitating for a long while, Empress Qian asked,
"Can I stop?"
"If I say you can, you can."
Yu Ziqing smiled, speaking with great confidence.
Anchoring others with his own self has been something Yu Ziqing has done more than once or twice.
These past few days, he did nothing nor came.
Purely because, the Ancient Sea God was giving out benefits, making Empress Qian's brother feel like he's turned into a different person, improving more and more.
After a few days with no significant changes, Yu Ziqing knew the real manipulation was only just beginning now.
Wanting to do something, now, was the most appropriate time.
Emperor Qian agreed, Empress Qian also accepted, Yu Ziqing then released his perception while extending a hand to touch Empress Qian's forehead.
He was going to use himself to anchor her.
Endless possibilities were collapsing at this moment, transforming into the current state.
At that instant, Yu Ziqing seemed to feel the existence of the Ancient Sea God again.
As if he saw countless Ancient Sea Gods in the River of Time, with some of them bearing emotional forces he could clearly feel.
In the moment he did this, that fear and unease began to spread rapidly, infecting all uninfected Ancient Sea Gods.
The Ancient Sea God could feel what Yu Ziqing was doing, but it couldn't stop him.
If Yu Ziqing could anchor one person, he could anchor ten, a hundred, a thousand, a hundred thousand...
He only felt his inner fear and unease skyrocketing.
Chapter 1862: 507: Contingency Plan, Consuming the Sugar Coating (5k)_3
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