Qianye had just returned to his study after the meeting when Song Hui followed him in. Once inside, she said directly, “Are you planning to fight Overlord Sousa?”

Qianye was surprised. “You’re quite smart.”

“The resources you asked for are not for ordinary people. I gave it some thought and realized that Sousa is the only opponent you would need to use them on.”

Qianye asked, “What advice do you have?”

“What else? I want to stop you from going!”

“Why?”

Song Hui looked into Qianye’s eyes and said seriously, “You can’t win! Do you need a reason? Besides, you’ve done so much for the Empire all these years. And look at how they treat you? Why would you risk your life for the Empire?”

“This is for myself.”

“Is that even possible?” Perhaps noticing that she was too harsh, Song Hui softened her tone. “If you were really thinking about yourself, you wouldn’t be facing Sousa at this point. Fighting a great dark monarch is a heavenly monarch’s job. There’s no reason for them to stay their hand and let you die!”

“The heavenly monarchs have important duties. They probably can’t make it,” Qianye replied.

Song Hui scoffed. “It’s not that they can’t make it, they just don’t want to come at all! These people...