#1132 - Chapter 1132 Long Liu's sudden visit
“You can't take over the position of leader, so of course you can only choose to leave with Yaotao,” Long Liu explained with a smile.
“What did you say?” Lie Yan immediately stood up from the ground, asking with extreme surprise.
He wasn't angry, but excited.
Finally, someone had voiced the choice he most desired; he wanted to hear their perspective.
“Lord Lie Yan, isn't this what you want most?” Long Liu didn't know what his expression meant, so he tentatively asked back.
“Why would you say that?” Lord Lie Yan asked.
Long Liu could tell from his eyes that he was anticipating his answer, so he elaborated:
“To punish Jin Di, whether it meets everyone's expectations or not, is ultimately an act of insubordination. If the Nata tribe sets this precedent, I fear that generations will be plagued by constant strife.”
“With your example, from a small tribe to the entire Nata race, there will inevitably be more acts of insubordination. They flaunt the slogan of seeking a future for the people, but in reality, they bring endless conflict to the world.”
“This is extremely detrimental to the entire Nata tribe.”
“Therefore, you cannot become an example for the world.”
“Hence, you cannot be king.”
Long Liu had heard these remarks more than once.
He didn't want to take over the position of leader, partly due to these concerns.
But now, the war was over, and Jin Wangji had been captured; it seemed he was destined to be this example.
“I understand the reasoning you've presented, but what's done is done. What's the point of discussing this now?” Lord Lie Yan said.
“No! It's not yet beyond saving,” Long Liu shook his head.
“You mean, there's still a way to salvage the situation?” Lord Lie Yan asked.
“Of course!” Long Liu said with great certainty.
“Tell me quickly!” Lord Lie Yan urged anxiously.
“Does Young Master Lie Yan remember when you were living in Long Di, Taigong once let slip something in his drunken state?” Long Liu asked.
“Of course, I remember,” Lie Yan nodded.
“Do you remember what he said at the time?” Long Liu continued to ask.
“He seemed to say he was a Celestial Master. Why are you asking about this?” Lie Yan pondered for a moment and replied.
Long Liu had told him that one shouldn't easily believe words spoken in drunkenness.
“Lord Lie Yan might as well consider, what if it were true?” Long Liu guided with a smile.
“Heh heh, you're joking. A Celestial Master is a young man, while Taigong's hair is gray. The two can't possibly be the same person,” Lord Lie Yan scoffed and shook his head.
“Celestial Masters possess great supernatural powers; what's so impossible about changing one's appearance?” Long Liu said.
Lord Lie Yan frowned.
Although it was extremely unbelievable, he couldn't say there was no possibility.
“If what you say is true, then why would he do this?” Lord Lie Yan asked.
“That goes back to why the Celestial Master left Jin Wangji,” Long Liu said.
“I'm all ears,” Lord Lie Yan truly didn't know this secret.
“These things were also told to me by my father, Lord Long Li. He said that the Celestial Master once offered Jin Wangji a plan, but it wasn't adopted. The Celestial Master repeatedly advised him to no avail and left in anger,” Long Liu said.
“What kind of plan?” Lord Lie Yan asked.
“To take back the land from the various tribes and have the Jin Kingdom manage it uniformly,” Long Liu replied.
“Is this true?” Lord Lie Yan immediately broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this.
If the land were to be taken back from the various tribes, it would be equivalent to depriving the tribal leaders of their power.
If that were done, probably no tribe would agree.
“According to my investigation, it can basically be determined to be true,” Long Liu nodded.
“And then?” Lord Lie Yan asked.
“After the Celestial Master left Jin Di, he disappeared without a trace. However, later on, an old man came to the palace. This old man told Jin Wangji that a great disaster was about to befall the Jin Kingdom, and only by marrying a woman named Yaotao from Yan Di could the disaster be avoided,” Long Liu said.
“I know about this, continue,” Lord Lie Yan nodded.
He was the person involved, so of course, he knew everything.
“Then do you know who this old man is?” Long Liu asked with a smile.
“How could I know?” Lord Lie Yan smiled.
“This person is none other than Yaotao's father: Yao Taigong,” Long Liu answered.
“Impossible!” Lord Lie Yan immediately denied.
How could an elderly old man travel alone from Yan Di to Jin Di and successfully meet Jin Wangji?
Moreover, why would he do this?
It didn't make sense at all.
“Then why hasn't Taigong appeared at all in our war with Jin Wangji?” Long Liu asked back.
“You may not know this. At the time, my father wanted to come to Jin Di to advise Jin Ji, but Taigong dissuaded him. As a result, my father didn't listen, and Taigong left,” Lie Yan explained.
