Outside of the domain, in the palace. In the meeting room sat two people. These two people were the strongest people in the Kingdom for the time being and they were controlling all the actors of Throne War like puppets.
"Sir, is he going to be okay?" Mo Zan, the Branch Manager of the Purple Mirror asked. Her red lips were glistening under the sunlight. She was wearing a tight dress showing off her curvaceous body. But the man sitting at the other end of the table had no interest in her devilish body. As if he didn't care at all.
"I don't know." Taro Mars said with a frown. He felt like there were too many things out of control. He didn't like to work like that, but this time, there were things he couldn't predict nor control. First of all, the Mysterious Master Yontu. He didn't know where he came from or how strong he was, all he knew was that he was hiding his identity. For all he knew, he could be a monster from Emperor Tier powers.
Secondly, Ezio. Something in his gut said this kid was going to change the balance somehow. He checked the kid over and over again and found nothing wrong with him. The only weird thing about him was the way he changed his mannerism. As if there were two souls living in one body. He even considered that, after all in the world of cultivation, being possessed by grandpas wasn't rare. But all he could find was one fragile soul he could destroy with his thoughts. The way he destroyed the blood flame? He didn't care at all. It was just party tricks.
Thirdly, the Third Prince. He had to let go of him and his brother when Xiao Chen caught them because of their backings at the time, but he really, really wanted to kill the Third Prince. Unlike no one in his family, that kid was smart. Too smart for his own good. It would be troublesome in the long run.
Despite all these variables, he let Xiao Chen enter the domain because unlike his sister, he didn't care if the boy lived or not. He could die and rot all he cared, so long as the heir was born. There were four potential heirs, and any of them would do.
"The Earth and Fire Kingdoms sent an envoy. They will arrive soon." Mo Zan said after some silence. "What are we going to do then?"
"They cannot fight us openly, but it will definitely take away our chance to clear this Kingdom from those leechers." Taro Mars said in anger. "If only that Yontu hasn't destroyed that stupid sect."
"I heard the Water Kingdom had put a bounty on his head." Mo Zan smirked. She was embarrassed in front of Yontu, so she wanted nothing more than to cut off his head and deliver it to the Water Kingdom.
"Yet no one came to deal with him." Taro shook his head. "All the sects have a formation that is strong enough to take an attack from the First Layer of Qi Ascending Realm. That was the reason why we failed to destroy them so far. They were the gifts of their backers. But that old man killed everyone inside the sect without any battle. What does that tell you?"
"He is a monster." Mo Zan tilted her head.
"Damn right, he is a monster." Taro nodded. "I don't want to deal with him. He delivered the key as he promised, he also sent two bumpkins to the domain. He hasn't crossed us, and I don't want to cross him. He also has the letters of the 5th Prince's kidnapping."
"Why are you so worried about those letters? What can he do with those anyway? What if he exposes us, will the general populace rise against us? This is a world where the strong have the right to massacre the weak, what can they do to us?" Mo Zan asked in irritation. If Taro wanted, he could raze the country to the ground, instead, he was acting meek for some letters.
"Mo Zan, you don't know anything. You are a frog at the bottom of a well. You think you have seen the sky, but you haven't seen shit." Taro said with a bit of anger. "Do you know where bad titles and curses come from?"
"Bad Titles and Curses?" Mo Zan asked in curiosity. Why did he bring that up?
"From the beliefs of people," Taro said as he pointed at the Capital, from the window. "Just know this, a belief, an idea is not weightless. Even a shepherd's view of life carries power if they are condensed enough! If a million people think you are a tyrant, you will become a tyrant."
"That is absurd." Mo Zan shook her head in disbelief. "Even if it's true, what difference does it make? There are many people with cursed titles."
"Have you heard of Human Knights before?" Taro asked as he looked at the woman in pity.
"I did, what of it?" She asked.
"Human Knights are the protector of the world. They were around for hundreds of thousands of years, and have been fighting against evil since." Taro Mars said with a wry smile.
"What evil?" Mo Zan asked.
"Precisely, little girl, precisely." Taro said, "Whatever they deem evil, they go and vanquish it. They are one of the biggest forces on the continent. So, let's say if you have an evil title, what would happen to you?"
"Would they come after me?" Mo Zan gulped as she asked.
"Why not? They can justify their actions. The people of this world would think they cleared an evil creature. Because of that, they might even earn a good title. So why the hell not?" Taro smirked as he added, "The reason why all those mighty kings and leaders never massacre their people and still work hard to make them happy is this. They are afraid. Terrified of the possibility. Because if enough people think you are bad, then you are bad."