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Upon hearing this, Mu Ci gasped, and her vision blurred.
"Big sister, do you really think you're the Crown Prince? In all these years, haven't you placed your own people in the court? Haven't you ever engaged in factionalism and suppression?"
"The minister objects? Are your titled Douluo subordinates just sitting around doing nothing?"
"Just label those people as rebels, and whatever you say is the truth because you have the biggest fist."
"Also, you mentioned Xue Xing. I really don't understand. Since you've already eliminated the two princes, why do you still want to keep Xue Beng alive?"
"You want to prove to Xueye that you're the same as him? He left behind a snow star, and you'll leave behind an avalanche?"
"Is this how you steal a country? You don't understand the principle of either not doing it at all or doing it thoroughly!"
"Once Xue Beng dies, what other way out does Xue Ye have besides giving you the throne? At that time, you can honor him as the retired emperor, and he will have to accept it."
Mu Ci really couldn't understand the thought process of the Douluo people. Is this how you steal a country?
Ministers? Did Zhao Gao and Hu Hai consider the possibility of ministers opposing them when they ascended to the throne? Of course they did, otherwise they wouldn't have summoned Li Si.
Was Li Si disloyal to the First Emperor? No, he still made that choice.
When faced with life and interests, there is no such thing as absolute loyalty.
When everything is already set in stone, even if you call a deer a horse, you still have to agree that it's right.
Qian Renxue felt a little embarrassed by Mu Ci's series of questions and lowered her head shyly.
"Let's discuss how to solve the problem of the snowy night first."
Looking at Qian Renxue in front of her, Mu Ci actually understood why she didn't use those methods.
Over the years, Mu Ci has traveled throughout the Heaven Dou Empire, and has seen at least eight or ten thousand different martial spirits. He has already conducted in-depth research in this area.
In Douluo Continent, a person's martial spirit can greatly influence their personality, and conversely, a person's personality can also influence their martial spirit and cultivation level.
Take Yan Shaozhe ten thousand years later, for example. He was born with the Radiant Phoenix Martial Soul, but due to his temperament, he could not make any progress in the Super Douluo realm.
Even his teacher, Moon, was disappointed in him, finding him hopeless despite repeated admonitions.
And then there's Qian Xunji, who's probably similar to Yan Shaozhe in that his personality affected his cultivation.
But because of the angel, she wasn't completely evil. Compared to what Bibi Dong did, the fact that she was still allowed to live left Mu Ci speechless.
I can't be a good person, and I'm not thoroughly bad either.
Bibi Dong did this very well, perfectly matching the characteristics of the Spider Martial Soul: patience, concealment, and a single, decisive blow.
Perhaps this is why Bibi Dong, despite carrying a burden from the God Exam, was still able to reach the pinnacle of humanity at such a young age.
For example, some of the evil spirit masters now and ten thousand years from now have their personalities altered by their martial spirits from birth, while others have undergone a drastic change in temperament, causing their martial spirits to fall into evil.
"The reason you came to find me is simply because you don't want Avalanche to find me through Senior Dugu and then unintentionally ruin your plans, right?"
Qian Renxue looked at Mu Ci with her golden eyes, her little head nodding rapidly up and down.
"How about this, let's find a time when I can go with you to the palace to meet Xueye and then cure his illness."
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue looked anxious and was about to speak.
But Mu Ci immediately interrupted him, saying, "Let me finish speaking first."
"Although I will remove the poison you gave Xueye, I will give him another tonic that will make him healthy and energetic."
"This will further elevate your status in Xueye's heart."
"But this medicine has a major drawback: long-term use will cause the body's vitality to naturally deplete, and the person will definitely not live more than a few years."
"I will adjust the dosage to keep Xueye's life loss rate at around six years, which is around the time of the next All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament."
"When that time comes, you can go back and ascend the throne."
Qian Renxue listened to the whole thing, opening her mouth several times as if to speak but then stopping herself.
Mu Ci noticed the other person's expression and stopped to ask, "Sister Xue, is there anything you want to say?"
Qian Renxue nodded, but quickly shook her head and asked a question with some hesitation.
What if I don't take my medicine on a snowy night?
Mu Ci laughed when he heard this. How could he not understand the thoughts of these emperors?
The First Emperor, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, and so on—which of them wasn't a peerless emperor, and which of them didn't believe in elixirs?
"Sister Xue, you don't understand human nature."
"When an old person rediscovers the energy and vigor of their youth."
Do you think he would be willing to relive the experience of an aging, frail body?
"Especially when such a person is the emperor above all others, his desire will become particularly strong, because he is unwilling to lose everything he has."
Chapter 63 You will surpass the God Ancestor without needing to inherit from him.
Qian Renxue was stunned when she heard this argument.
She had never heard of such a saying before, nor did she know that an emperor would have such a great pursuit of physical health.
If Mu Ci could hear Qian Renxue's thoughts right now, she would definitely laugh at her, saying, "Don't you even know what kind of people you're surrounded by?"
Qian Renxue, who was born into the Spirit Hall, was surrounded by grandfathers who were either peerless Douluo or peak Douluo of level 96 or above.
Even the bodyguards who followed him were among the few titled Douluo on the continent.
To expect to experience the helplessness of ordinary people due to birth, aging, sickness, and death while standing next to these superhuman beings who conquer cities and seize territories is truly a joke.
Even in their later years, these titled Douluo could still rise up and crush an army of 100,000 on the spot.
So even though she had been the Crown Prince of Tiandou for many years, Qian Renxue still didn't quite understand the mentality of emperors and nobles.
"Your plan is excellent, much better than mine. So, what should I do next?"
After all, according to her plan, Xueye would live for many more years before succumbing to the poison.
Compared to Mu Ci, it has indeed taken a long time.
"Your next task is to establish your own power base and personnel in the imperial court. Whether these people are from the Spirit Hall or ordinary citizens, they must belong to you."
"As for the former nobles, whether you seek evidence of their crimes or slander them, just exclude them from the court."
“Kill the guilty, demote the innocent.”
"No matter what we do, I hope that after you ascend the throne, you will have a court that you can command with ease."
Compared to Empress Bibi Dong, Mu Ci still favored Qian Renxue as the emperor.
Qian Renxue remained silent for a moment, then looked at Mu Ci, who was speaking eloquently, with a strange expression.
"What good will it do you? If you do it this way, countless nobles will probably die. This is quite different from your previous image as a kind person who heals the sick and saves lives."
Mu Ci looked at Qian Renxue with some curiosity and smiled.
"Benefits? They are indeed beneficial to my cultivation. I am still healing the disease, only now it's the country instead of the person."
"As for the deaths of many nobles, it would certainly be wrong to kill them all, but if we kill one and let one go, there will definitely be some who escape."
After saying all this, Mu Ci shook her head at Qian Renxue.
"As for being a good person, I have never claimed to be one. Really, from the beginning, I have only been doing this for my own spiritual practice. Healing and saving lives is just my way of doing it."
"I am a normal person with my own likes and dislikes, so I will pity those common people who are struggling to survive, and pass on medical books and the like to give them more chances to live."
"Sister Xue, think back, in the information you've read about me, how many nobles have you seen me treat?"
This is the Douluo Universe, not the Collapse Iron Universe. The enhancement of the power of destiny is more in line with the rules of this universe.
One will improve once they gain some understanding, but because it is a blessing, there are also some idealistic characteristics about destiny. Practicing certain procedures can also lead to improvement.
As the source of the abundant destiny in the Douluo Universe, Mu Ci can also define what abundance is to some extent.
Mu Ci is not a pharmacist, yet he is willing to bestow blessings equally upon all beings in the world.
Therefore, once Mu Ci encounters a group he despises, no matter how much they beg, he will not treat them in the slightest.
Qian Renxue was startled, recalling the information about Mu Ci, and it seemed that there was indeed no information about treating nobles.
"Isn't it because those nobles all have support-type Soul Masters who can heal them? That's why I didn't pay attention to this information."
Mu Ci laughed heartily.
"There are all sorts of strange illnesses in this world, and support-type Soul Masters are not omnipotent. There will definitely be problems that they cannot solve."
"But I still refused them."
Mu Ci still looked at Qian Renxue's jade-like face with a hint of confusion.
"Sister Xue, you've been the Crown Prince for over a decade, you must have visited many noble fiefdoms and manors, right?"
Qian Renxue nodded, without denying it.
As the crown prince, it was only natural for him to attend banquets hosted by high-ranking nobles.
"Then you must have been to the auction houses in Tiandou City and other major cities, right?"
Qian Renxue nodded again.
"So, Sister Xue? Even I can't stand those places, so how do you, as an angel, endure that darkness and filth?"
This time, Qian Renxue fell into an even longer silence, and even her bright golden eyes, which were brighter than the sun, dimmed.
Qian Renxue understood why Mu Ci had refused the nobles' requests for treatment.
How could she not know everything Mu Ci was talking about? She had been to those places more than once or twice.
When she was Xue Qinghe, she had witnessed far too many perverse fetishes among nobles, who were uncrowned kings within their respective fiefdoms.
The rampant slave auctions at major auction houses were beyond description.
Various individuals who have failed to awaken their martial spirits, resulting in the transformation of parts of their bodies into beasts, are rare and highly sought-after by various noble families.
It can be used to satisfy their perverted ideas.
As a six-winged angel, how could she not have the thought of wielding the angelic sword to judge them all?
But in the Heaven Dou Empire, he is Xue Qinghe, and as the crown prince, he does not have the ability to overturn this unspoken rule that has been passed down for thousands of years.
Even the Great Emperor Xueye did not have this ability.