Chapter 2204: Chapter 2204: There Might Still Be a Way Out

He shook his head, then shook it again, snapping at An Jiuyue and Qian Jiyun.

“The Central Emperor, to put it bluntly, is a useless man. Most matters of the royal court are handled by me. Without me, the Central Imperial Country would have descended into chaos long ago.”

On this point, he had some confidence. Many common people still respected him greatly.

“I’m not the Central Emperor. The people trust me. Your attempts to sow discord are useless.” As he spoke, a hint of pride emerged. He owed this to the good deeds he had performed publicly over the years.

“The people trust you?”

An Jiuyue raised her hand, stroked her chin, and then shifted her gaze to the thick stack of letters on the table.

“Tell me, if I were to paste these letters on the city gates, would the people still treat you like a deity? Hmm?”

“You—!”

General Ning was instantly frightened.

These letters contained records of his close relations with various royal families of other nations, as well as accounts of many things he had done.

If An Jiuyue were to really spread these letters recklessly, his reputation would be ruined. Death would be the only option left for him.

“You… don’t act so arrogant! I’m not someone you can easily move against. What are you standing around for? Why haven’t you gone to get help for this general yet?”

As he spoke, he shouted angrily at the deputy general who had been acting invisible.

The deputy general trembled uncontrollably, his complexion pale as he glanced at An Jiuyue and Qian Jiyun, cursing General Ning furiously in his heart.

What’s the matter with you? If you want to provoke them, fine. Why drag me into this?

If he could have stayed quietly in the corner, perhaps no one would have noticed him. Then, wouldn’t he have had a chance to escape unscathed? Alas, this dream was shattered by General Ning.

“I don’t know anything. I don’t know.”

Seeing An Jiuyue and Qian Jiyun’s gaze turning toward him, he shrank back, trying to minimize his presence as much as possible.

“You useless trash!”

General Ning cursed his deputy general as he saw him cowering in the corner, trembling like a leaf.

How did he ever think this deputy general was someone he could trust? After encountering trouble today, he finally realized what kind of coward the man was.

Did he really believe that simply shrinking into the corner would spare him from death?

Don’t be naive. The only outcome for those who don’t resist is annihilation. On the contrary, if they fought back, there might still be a sliver of hope for survival.

Yet, no matter how he thought about it, the deputy general couldn’t hear him now.

“What is it you want? What happened with the Yiinn Family was orchestrated by the Central Emperor and has nothing to do with this general. Killing me will only cause unrest among the people of the Central Imperial Country.

Why not let this general go? I promise that from now on, I will no longer oppose the Yiinn Family and will assist the new Emperor in governing the Central Imperial Country.

What do you think?”

He took a deep breath, trying his best to stay calm as he explained himself to An Jiuyue and Qian Jiyun before posing his question.

“The Yiinn Family incident has already happened, and nothing done now can fix it. Why not let things be as they are? In the future, the Yiinn Family will have another ally in the Plant Plane.”

“What a silver-tongued devil you are!” An Jiuyue sneered coldly, staring at him.