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Chapter 1060: Chapter 433: Zheng Kingdom Seeks Peace_2 Chapter 1060: Chapter 433: Zheng Kingdom Seeks Peace_2 So, the idea of using the Heavenly Pillars to observe the Heavenly Path, comprehend the laws, and the like, that’s nonexistent.

At the very least, it is nonexistent now.

Considering what a mess the Nine Provinces world is in, if you told Lu Yuan it was about to be destroyed at any moment, he would believe it.

In a world on the brink of apocalypse, if the Heavenly Path still exists, it’s probably hanging by a thread, gasping for its last breath.

Or perhaps, it’s precisely because the Heavenly Path has died, that the world has collapsed.

All of such speculations, Lu Yuan had thought about them occasionally when reflecting on the calamities of Heaven and Earth and the uncertainties of life.

He felt it was highly likely the current state of the world was due to these reasons.

However, these were merely the superficial thoughts of a minor cultivator; the specifics and the actual truth were unknown to all.

All those powerful cultivators of ancient times, the Earth Immortals, the Human Immortals, in the end, they too failed to unravel the cause of the world’s decline, didn’t they?

In the end, isn’t it just choosing the Northern Dark City as a way out, escaping this world that is already doomed?

Those who stand at the pinnacle of the Immortal Cultivation World, if they couldn’t figure it out, Lu Yuan certainly didn’t believe he could make sense of it.

After all, even if one is the protagonist, they must still adhere to certain fundamental principles.

Without going through the necessary trials and step by step uncovering the details of the truth, how can you identify the cause of the Great Change of Heaven and Earth to achieve a world-saving breakthrough?

Not to mention, whether he is the protagonist or not, Lu Yuan himself isn’t even sure anymore.

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Therefore, for these self-inflicted concerns, he didn’t bother to think more about them.

Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Looking at the current situation in the Nine Provinces, it’s only the regions outside Central State that are unlucky; Central State still has a great chance of surviving.

Even if Central State can’t hold on.

Lu Yuan still has an Ascension pathway as an alternative option.

With such retreats and leeways, he obviously wasn’t in a hurry anymore.

Thus, with a good mood from his breakthrough in cultivation, Lu Yuan began a new task, “Now that the breakthrough has been made, it’s a good opportunity to take care of the affair with Zheng Kingdom.”

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It had been about ten days since Zheng Kingdom decided to send a messenger to Chu State to sue for peace.

Over these ten days, the Zheng messenger rushed day and night, and with the escort of Chu Army troops along the way, he finally arrived beneath the walls of the Great Liang.

“Your Majesty of Chu, previously my nation broke our pact, provoking Great Chu and thus incited your military campaign.

Now the Imperial Capital of our nation has fallen, the emperor has fled, cities have been lost, and lands surrendered; we have accepted our punishment.

Our emperor has realized his mistake and is suffering deep remorse, yet why shall the common people bear the sins of the Heavenly Son?

Therefore, I hope Your Majesty will take pity on the millions suffering in Zheng Kingdom, who are displaced by war, and stop the military campaign and forgive our nation.

To show our sincerity, my Great Zheng is willing to sever ties with Liang, re-ally with Chu State, from now on regard Great Chu as the leader, and serve as loyal kin, never daring to betray again.”

After formal greetings, the Zheng Kingdom messenger straightforwardly expressed a submissive attitude and then begged for forgiveness.

The process was unexpectedly heartfelt and sincere.

‘It seems Zheng Kingdom really can’t hold on any longer,’ Lu Yuan thought, watching the Zheng messenger kneeling on the ground below, bereft of any envoys’ dignity, sobbing, and pleading.

This attitude of the other party, aside from showing weakness and sincerity,

also highlighted the vulnerability of Zheng Kingdom.

As for the current predicament of Zheng Kingdom, Lu Yuan, being partly responsible, actually knew quite a lot about it.

With the assaults of Chu State’s two major expeditionary forces, Zheng Kingdom had lost Gao Mi and Changguang this year, and even their Imperial Capital had fallen.

These areas were all prime territories of Zheng Kingdom.

Especially the Imperial Capital, the political, economic, and cultural hub of the country, and a symbol of the nation.

The loss of such an important city had an unknown but assuredly massive impact on Zheng’s morale, confidence, and legitimacy, completely a super negative effect.

Carrying such a negative impact and the massive losses, Zheng Kingdom in the south had to face the re-strengthened and more powerful assault of the Yuzhou Expeditionary Camp.

In the North, there was also the Tang Kingdom, another formidable wolf.

Under the tear and shred of these two fierce beasts, Zheng Kingdom, already weakened and sickly, how could it possibly withstand?

The only lifeline now was to act decisively, cutting off one of the continuously bleeding wounds, and then fully turn attention to deal with another wound.

In doing so, although Zheng Kingdom would become crippled, but anyhow, that’s better than collapsing completely.

Perhaps it was with this thought in mind, Zheng Kingdom still sent a messenger to Chu State, knowing full well the humiliation of this journey and even having to pay a heavy price.

“Previously, Zheng Kingdom was threatened by Liang and faced peril on its borders, being unable to resist, thus sought my aid.”

As Lu Yuan looked at the pleading Zheng messenger, he said indifferently, “I remembered the friendship between your ruler and me and the relations between Chu and Zheng kingdoms, and without hesitation, I promptly agreed.

Hence, I sent a million-strong Elite Army, sailing across seas and oceans, to a foreign land far away to guard your borders for you.

But how did Zheng Kingdom repay me?

When Great Chu was on the verge of a major victory against Liang, you colluded with Liang in secret, threatening our army’s rearguard.

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A golden opportunity for a great triumph was thus needlessly lost, allowing Liang’s million-strong army to escape disaster, and Great Chu missed the chance to capture the eastern regions of Liang.

Such a great loss, can Zheng Kingdom bear it?

Or do you think you spineless, unreliable traitors who flip-flop believe that admitting fault and surrendering would lightly gloss over this matter?

A bunch of betrayers who still want to ally with Great Chu, do you even have the qualifications?”