Chapter 193 Argument
With the establishment of the Five Gods, the situation in the ancient world has also undergone many changes. In this process, some new cooperative relationships have been gradually established, and many old alliances have become shaky.

There is no doubt that this is the relationship between the Daiyu lineage represented by Qi Yu and the Sun Palace lineage. The two have conflicts in fundamental interests. Qi Yu represents the emerging Xuanmen immortal way, while Di Jun is the spokesperson for the reformists of the gods and the integrator of many acquired races.

It is completely foreseeable that they will drift apart from each other.

In fact, such signs had already appeared before – the strengthening of the connection between Qi Yu and Fengqi Mountain, Di Jun’s stirring up of the situation in the East China Sea and secretly instigating Zulongting and Penglai to go to war were all precursors.

Di Jun was of course mentally prepared for this. The only thing he didn’t expect was that this day would come so soon.

Even before Taiyi abdicated, rifts had already begun to appear between the two sides because of the matter of Duke Dong!

For a moment, looking at Qi Yu with a serious face in front of him, even Di Jun, who was a man of great talent and strategy, couldn’t help but feel that things had changed and people had changed.

But he could not back down on this matter. At least, the reasons Qi Yu gave now were not enough to make him give in – he had the respect of Taiyi clan, the support of the Emperor, the Sun and the Star God, and even the expectations of the entire demon clan.

If he retreated easily, how would he face his many supporters?
Therefore, looking at Qi Yu in front of him, Di Jun finally spoke, his face was also extremely serious, and his voice seemed to reveal an aura that could not be disobeyed.

“Emperor Xishen, are you joking with me?”

“Who am I? The God of Heaven! The Lord of the Nine Heavens! Now I am following the order of the Emperor Taiyi to take the throne of the East Heaven and rule the world as a God.”

“Just now, in front of everyone, Lord Dong not only attacked the heavens and disrupted the order, but also attempted to assassinate me!”

“Such a rebellious act is a crime that cannot be forgiven! In this case, why does the emperor need to talk about the public recommendation of Taiyi Palace? This is the fact, and the evidence is conclusive. In my opinion, the Duke of Dongwang can be directly punished, and there is no need to go through the public recommendation at all!”

At this moment, Di Jun looked back at Qi Yu with a sneer, with no intention of giving in. In his words, he completely avoided the statement that “Dong Wanggong went mad because of suppressing demons, and all his acts of rebellion were not out of his own will.”

In fact, there was not much problem in Di Jun ignoring this statement. After all, although Dong Wanggong had been under the attention of the gods before and after he went crazy, there was actually no absolutely direct evidence. Not only did the Lord of Heaven Moli not leave any traces, he also fled far away, and his actions were as free as a flying goose stepping on the snow.

In this case, considering that there was already a dispute between Emperor Jun and Duke Dong, the former naturally only needed to insist on the fact that Duke Dong was committing treason.

Of course, what Emperor Jun wanted was not only to make Dong Wanggong pay with his life. What was a mere life worth? Seizing all of his Pure Yang authority, executing him, and suppressing the Xuanmen sect at the same time was the top priority in Emperor Jun’s eyes!

If you want to do it, make it a murder case. This is what Di Jun thinks and will do. At this moment, he is looking at Qi Yu, not giving in at all, just waiting for the latter’s reply.

Although Qi Yu had already prepared a plan for this, he couldn’t help but frown at this moment – Di Jun was indeed different from Dong Wanggong. Although they were both emperors, the former was obviously much more mature, and his style of doing things was more sophisticated and difficult to deal with.

In comparison, the self-willed and moody Duke of Dong seemed too “naive” and could hardly be called a qualified king.

No wonder he couldn’t defeat Di Jun – in terms of strength, character, and means, he was inferior to Di Jun in all these aspects. How could he be Di Jun’s opponent?
After briefly comparing the differences between the two in his mind, Qi Yu did not pay too much attention to these meaningless thoughts, but just looked at Di Jun and said, “Your Majesty is really wrong!”

“Although the Duke of the East has committed a serious offense, the battle to exterminate the demons in the East Sea is known to the world. Before, the demons appeared in the dragon clan, and the Duke of the East spread the news to the three realms. I have also heard about it in the Kunlun ancestral temple. Could it be that Your Majesty, who lives in Zhongtian, knows nothing about this?”

“This is enough to prove that the Lord of the East has a reason for this. He is also the God of Xuanmen, the Emperor of the East. Your Majesty must now hold him accountable. For this, he even disregards right and wrong. Could it be that he has other intentions?!”

The more Di Jun wanted to avoid it, the more Qi Yu wanted to mention it. Of course, there was no problem with the former ignoring the fact that Dong Wanggong was possessed by a demon, but wasn’t Qi Yu right to insist on mentioning it?

This is exactly the same thing!
In addition, Qi Yu also specifically pointed out that Di Jun had other intentions, which directly blocked Di Jun’s subsequent remarks – even if Di Jun was on guard against Xuanmen, such a thing could never be made public.

You know, some things may not weigh even two taels if they are not weighed, but once they are weighed, they weigh a thousand pounds. This is how the Heavenly Court and even the diehards of the gods are on guard against the Xuanmen!

After all, the Three Pure Ones are the elders of the gods and are very powerful. With the addition of Qi Yu, the dominant force is now in power. Under the intimidation of these people, even the current Emperor Taiyi cannot openly target Xuanmen, not to mention Emperor Jun who has not yet ascended the throne.

If he really dares to do so, Taiyi alone may not be able to protect him. After all, you must know that Qi Yu’s current status is not inferior to Di Jun. When the Three Pure Ones were the Three Treasure Lords, they were the main teachers of the gods, and the gods paid tribute to the three of them as half-teachers!

For a moment, Di Jun was really stumped by Qi Yu’s words. At this moment, he could only narrow his eyes and stare at Qi Yu seriously.

“Emperor Xishen, please don’t speak carelessly. I am the victim today, and the one who tried to assassinate me is my enemy, you, the Supreme Master of Xuanmen Zuting.”

“Now I want to ask for an explanation, do you have to stop me? Is there any reason for this?”

“I still hope that you can think twice, and Your Majesty, please don’t let me down!”

With Di Jun’s words, at this moment, the conversation has entered a new stage. Di Jun took the initiative to give up the meaningless entanglement with Qi Yu on this matter, and made it clear that he wanted to cut the Gordian knot.

Either Qi Yu presents evidence or gives a reason that can convince everyone.

Otherwise, Qi Yu would give in and hand over the right to dispose of Dong Wanggong.

There is no third option!

Hearing this, Qi Yu frowned again. Di Jun overturned the table faster than he expected. But just as he was about to say something, suddenly, a voice from a distance interrupted what Qi Yu was about to say.

“Daoyou Dijun, why are you so aggressive? Daoyou Xichen is right. Dongwanggong’s fault is all due to the Demon Sect. Are you targeting the right person?”

(End of this chapter)