598: Chapter 239 Dispersed Morale_9 598: Chapter 239 Dispersed Morale_9 The Heavenly Court likewise did not wish for an all-out conflict with the Court of Ancient Gods; the Demon Realm’s armies were stationed at the Demon Realm’s exit.
Should war break out here, they would move out at the first instance, invading the Three Realms.
Unless the Heavenly Court wanted to be attacked from both front and back, they could only choose a standoff.
Luckily, the Jade Emperor’s line had been weakened.
Otherwise, the Heavenly Court’s situation would be even more troublesome.
Here at the Heavenly Court, Mu Zha and Jin Zha assumed command of the troops.
These two offspring of the Pagoda-Bearing King could now, just like their brother, manage affairs independently.
Moreover, they were accompanied by two Great Heavenly Venerates.
If a rash altercation were to break out, the two Great Heavenly Venerates could promptly intervene, fend off the attacks from the Kunlun powerhouses, and then await reinforcements from the Heavenly Court.
Sun Wukong did not go down to greet them.
Concealing his form and aura, he directly entered Kunlun territory.
Inside Kunlun, the Queen Mother of the West looked troubled.
The two moves from the Heavenly Court had left her in a rather embarrassing position.
Now, many were suspecting that she was indeed a spy for the Heavenly Court, collaborating with them merely to lure out the Ancient Gods who were dissatisfied with the Heavenly Court and sympathetic to the Ancient Gods beyond the heavens.
The Queen Mother of the West did not explain herself because even if she did, those who did not trust her wouldn’t believe her.
And those who trusted her naturally did not need any explanations.
“Queen Mother of the West, what should we do now?
We cannot let the rumors continue this way; otherwise, the morale of our entire Court of Ancient Gods will completely dissipate.”
The Tenth Son of the Golden Crow said, his expression solemn.
They were not worried about the Court of Ancient Gods falling, nor did they care about the fate of those Ancient Gods.
But if the Court of Ancient Gods fell, their plan to use it to diminish the Living Beings’ time and facilitate the return of the Ancient Gods would become much more difficult.
Although there are other ways for the Ancient Gods beyond the heavens to return, they are ultimately the results of countless ages of research.
Nevertheless, compared to directly diminishing the Living Beings, weakening the Great Dao of Living Beings, those methods require too great a cost, and their success rates are not very high, prone to problems.
Unless absolutely necessary, they would not resort to those methods.
Therefore, whether it was the Tenth Son of the Golden Crow or Senior Commander-in-Chief, they all regarded the rumors with extreme importance.
The only one who seemed not to care much was probably the Queen Mother of the West.
From the moment the rumors began to spread, she had been acting indifferently, causing everyone to frown in disapproval.
They even began to feel perhaps there was some truth in the rumors.
After all, the Queen Mother of the West had been on good terms with Lord Doumu, and it seemed unlikely she would oppose her own son.
Seeing the Queen Mother of the West’s indifferent attitude appeared even more like tacit approval.
Sun Wukong sneaked into Kunlun; even the Queen Mother of the West had not expected Sun Wukong to dare enter Kunlun a second time.
Lu Wu and others were already on high alert.
After the previous incident, they dared not take any chances.
Yet, they still failed to detect Sun Wukong’s arrival.
If he weren’t this capable, how could Sun Wukong be considered the patriarch of the Thief Sect?
Nevertheless, this time Sun Wukong hadn’t come to steal but to slay Ancient Gods.
When Sun Wukong stepped into the grand hall, he cautiously hid in a corner, eavesdropping on the conversation between the Queen Mother of the West and the others.
The Queen Mother of the West glanced at the Tenth Son of the Golden Crow and asked indifferently, “Tenth Prince, what do you think we should do?”
“Dispel the rumors,”
the Tenth Son of the Golden Crow said confidently.
Hearing his suggestion, the Queen Mother of the West couldn’t help but laugh.
“The more you try to clear things up, the dirtier it gets.
Even if I dispel the rumors, those who don’t trust me won’t be convinced, and those who trust me will still have no doubts about me, so I think it’s unnecessary.”
The Tenth Son of the Golden Crow furrowed his brows, saying gravely, “It’s still better than doing nothing.
Plus, if the Queen Mother of the West refutes the rumors, I believe it will be quite effective.
At least a good number of people would choose to trust the Queen Mother of the West.”
After saying this, the Tenth Son of the Golden Crow paused and continued, “Moreover, Your Majesty can also refute the rumors with actions.”
“Let’s hear it.”
The Queen Mother of the West said indifferently.
She had always thought of the Tenth Son of the Golden Crow as a rash individual and not particularly cunning.
It surprised her that he was now suggesting strategies.
Thinking of the person behind the Tenth Son of the Golden Crow, the Queen Mother of the West came to realize.
It must be Baize’s idea; after all, such plans would not have occurred to the Tenth Son of the Golden Crow on his own.
Unaware of the Queen Mother of the West’s disdain for his intelligence in her thoughts, the Tenth Son of the Golden Crow smiled faintly, saying confidently, “I think the Queen Mother of the West can dispatch two squads of powerful beings to seize some territories around Kunlun, no need for particularly important regions.
That way, no one will doubt Your Majesty anymore.”
The Queen Mother of the West thought for a moment and nodded; it was a viable strategy.
Just take the initiative against the Heavenly Court, and all the rumors would crumble on their own.
Though the Tenth Son of the Golden Crow usually wasn’t of much use, today he had indeed provided a good idea.
With this thought, the Queen Mother of the West turned to Senior Commander-in-Chief and inquired, “Senior Commander-in-Chief, what do you think?”
After considering, finding no flaw in the plan, the Senior Commander-in-Chief nodded and said, “I also think the Tenth Son of the Golden Crow’s idea isn’t bad.
Since the Heavenly Court has been spreading rumors, we’ll use action to crush their propaganda.
When the time comes, it will be the Heavenly Court that looks foolish, not us.”
“The Senior Commander-in-Chief makes a good point.
Issue my command, let Golden Ram Venerable and Kui Ox strike, taking Lin County and Hongyi respectively.
Order all living beings to pledge loyalty to our Court of Ancient Gods, or be killed without mercy,”
Queen Mother of the West gave her orders.
A flash of fierceness appeared in Sun Wukong’s eyes; he had a strong urge to make a move and eradicate this old witch.