The Empress's Gigolo

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Ren Baqian pondered as he looked at the portraits hanging on the wall.

The best way to kill the temple chief was to detonate the nuclear bomb directly.

He wondered where it had gone after he blacked out.

That hall was underground. If the nuclear bomb was taken elsewhere, she might not necessarily die.

“Where is my box and its contents?” Ren Baqian turned his head and asked.

“With the temple chief. I was afraid that she might do something to you, so I brought you out. I didn’t really care about the box.”

“Where is it exactly?”

“It should still be within the Temple of Heaven, which is that big hall from earlier. She rarely leaves the place,” Zong Shang replied.

Ren Baqian was relieved when he heard this. The temple chief was bound to be doomed.

She took the nuclear bomb with her and was truly asking for it.

The only problem was that there probably wouldn’t be any survivors left in the Temple of Heaven after the detonation.

Ren Baqian lifted his head and said frankly, “I can kill her, but I’m afraid that there won’t be any survivors within a several kilometer radius of this place. That includes the Temple of Heaven and this village!”

He drew a circle with his finger.

“Boom! No more!” Ren Baqian spread his hands, imitating an explosion. “And you will all die together with her!”

Zong Shang’s face underwent a huge change before saying, “After she’s dead, I’ll expose her identity and become able to control the situation in the Temple of Heaven. Even if there are others who are on her side, they won’t be our match.”

“If that’s the case, you have to bring me the contents inside my box and send something to her at the same time. I can tell you that the box contains a piece of a weapon that I can use now. The outcome will be like what I just said.” Ren Baqian patted Zong Shang’s shoulder after ending his speech with, “You have just saved your own lives!”

If it wasn’t for Zong Shang making such a request to Ren Baqian and telling him about all of this history, Ren Baqian would already be prepared to make a delayed detonation.

He would then return directly to Earth himself, come back to this place a few days later with a radiation suit, and run away.

Speaking of which, he had started to miss the empress a little.

She would definitely be very happy to see him!

Although Zong Shang didn’t know what Ren Baqian meant by saying that they had saved their own lives, he knew that Ren Baqian naturally had it all planned. From the moment he saw Ren Baqian waking up without asking any questions, he knew that Ren Baqian had already made up his mind. As such, Zong Shang had no doubts regarding his words.

Zong Shang even felt lucky since Ren Baqian’s means were completely different from the warriors’ norm.

“I can try! Her control over the Temple of Heaven has slackened over the past few years and I have always tried to push her limits. If I were to ask her for those things, I believe she will not be surprised as well!” Zong Shang said, “Tomorrow is the day where all sub-temple chiefs come back for a discussion.”

“In any case, whoever enters the place will die together with her!” Ren Baqian spread his arms

Zong Shang pondered for a moment and said, “I understand. Where is the thing?”

“What time is it now?” Ren Baqian said that the sky was still bright when he woke up, but he didn’t know what time it was.

“Wei shi!” (TLC. Maybe add a footnote here.)

Ren Baqian calculated for a bit and presumed that it was around 1:45 PM.

Still in time.

Ren Baqian then calmly said, “It’s time to talk about the others. I mentioned that you have saved your own lives! So, what can you do for me?”

Zong Shang wasn’t surprised and didn’t mind it.

Now that he had confirmed Ren Baqian’s identity, everything that he was about to do would be for the human race.

“We can hand the entirety of Great Xia to you!” Zong Shang smiled at him.

“You guys have so much power?” Ren Baqian’s heart twitched. The Temple of Heaven could actually decide the ownership of Great Xia?

Zong Shang then added two more words, “Su Qing!”

“He’s one of you!” Ren Baqian felt a little surprised.

“Yes, but he doesn’t know it.” Zong Shang smiled and explained, “For thousands of years, the Temple of Heaven has always been hidden behind the scenes. Thus, there needed to be an identity to cover for it. From this, the Tunzei Temple has another identity: Zhanyang Sect. Although few people know of it, some big sects with long histories are aware of it.”

“Thieves destroy their enemies at night. That’s how the Tunzei Temple operates. Great Xia is blinded at the moment, and if this goes on, it will only be a waste of the blood of the human race. Even if this drags on for another century, we would still have to do this. It’s better to transition to a new dynasty and improve the situation now that it’s incorrigible.”

“When Great Xia was founded…” Ren Baqian seemed to become aware of something.

“The same status as Su Qing.” Zong Shang nodded.

He still had confidence in this condition. Plus, since he had to trust the person in front of him, he might as well hand over the entire human race to him. The possibility of success would be even higher.

Dayao and the Yun Nation were still too small.

However, after Ren Baqian understood everything, he just casually said, “Forget it. Keep Great Xia for yourselves.”

Zong Shang was stunned. He didn’t expect Ren Baqian to reject such a good offer. Countless people had died trying to become the ruler of Great Xia over the past millennia. Now that he offered it to Ren Baqian, he actually didn’t want it?

Zong Shang carefully observed Ren Baqian’s face to see whether he was lying.

However, Ren Baqian really didn’t want it.

Dayao and the Yun Nation had already exhausted him to the extent that he didn’t even have time to make love to the empress.

With the addition of Great Xia, he would be extremely overwhelmed.

Only those who had done it would understand the amount of work it took to govern and change a nation.

Monarchy sounded pretty good, but unless the monarch was an incapable ruler, how would it even be delightful?

Besides, he had other ideas for Great Xia.

As long as Dayao developed well enough and became attractive enough, Great Xia would naturally become Dayao’s base for foreign talent.

Looking at the examples of the USA in the past and China in the present, they were already sufficient to show Ren Baqian the way.

Zong Shang couldn’t help but ask, “What do you suggest?”

“I want the Temple of Heaven.” Ren Baqian turned and looked directly at Zong Shang. If Ren Baqian did not take this opportunity to win over the Temple of Heaven, he would be going against the natural order of things.

“That is what it should be. With your status and for the sake of humanity, the Temple of Heaven takes Mr. Ren as their only leader. However, if Great Xia’s ruler changes, Su Qing will have no relationship with Tunzei Temple. It has been like this for thousands of years.” Zong Shang couldn’t help but laugh.

Ren Baqian didn’t expect him to be so happy. Seeing that he was so gentlemanly, there was nothing more Ren Baqian could say. As for Great Xia, Ren Baqian really didn’t want it.

Since Zong Shang was willing to make the organization a weapon for him, it wouldn’t matter if the Temple of Heaven continued or disbanded. Besides, it might prove its usefulness in the future.

As for whether Zong Shang would regret it in the future… Ren Baqian wasn’t worried about this.

“That’s all. I’m hungry, so I’ll go back for a meal and a bath. I’ll also bring some things back,” Ren Baqian said.

“Please go ahead! I’ll be waiting for you here!” After finishing his words, Zong Shang took three steps back, opening a distance between himself and Ren Baqian.

This approach made Ren Baqian feel very comfortable.

As the air warped, he disappeared into thin air.

Zong Shang walked three laps around the place where Ren Baqian disappeared and still couldn’t figure out how he did it.

Zong Shang then heaved a sigh of relief. For generations of people and over thousands of years, he had waited for the day when he could finally set the disorder right. He no longer had to worry about the Temple of Heaven being reduced to a weapon held by the foreign races.

Moreover, the human race finally had hope.

Zong Shang didn’t know if he would have the opportunity to see his homeland, the Chaotic Star Sea, the continent of Valoran, or the vast outside world.

His mind wandered a little, but he very quickly collected himself again.

The most urgent thing now was to think about what to say in the hall later on.

In addition, there was Xu Wuming. He was talented and responsible. Although he was cold and truly dedicated to the way of the sword, he was a very just person.

However, Zong Shang didn’t know if Ren Baqian would let him off…

Even if Xu Wuming were to go into seclusion and sit and watch as changes took place in the world…