20demayo Chapter 391 The Coming War
Chapter 391 The Coming War
After listening to Xu Xingyu's explanation, everyone present fell silent. The word "war" was so heavy and helpless.
Since ancient times, once a war breaks out, countless people will be sacrificed, and hatred between people and between countries will also grow.
There are countless people on the continent who yearn for peace and tranquility, but due to various interests and desires, this desire is not long-lasting, and there is nothing that can be done about it.
At this time, Xu Jiujiu looked at Xu Xingyu with a worried look on his face and said, "If the war is really about to start as you said, then can I ask which side Qi Ling Tower will stand on? I don't think Qi Ling Tower can stay out and remain neutral after the war breaks out."
"Not entirely." Xu Xingyu said calmly, "Our Soul Contracting Tower can completely ignore the so-called war. After all, everyone knows that with the soul beast clan as our backing, the Soul Contracting Tower has the strength to compete with the entire continent."
"Plus, the nature of our Qiling Tower itself is more like a chamber of commerce, so no country dares to cause trouble to us alone, especially the Sun-Moon Empire. Once they sell us 70, their plan to unify the continent will be greatly delayed."
"So when a war breaks out, they will choose to ignore the Spirit Qi Towers we have built in various cities, unless we take the initiative to stop them."
"As for the final outcome of the war, whether it is Sun and Moon unifying the continent or continuing the stalemate between multiple countries, it will not harm our Qi Ling Tower. It will even be better if the continent agrees, because as long as we have a good relationship with the countries that agree, it will not be a problem to further spread the power of Qi Ling Tower."
Hearing Xu Xingyu's words, Xu Jiujiu's heart suddenly sank. She knew that everything Xu Xingyu said was correct, and any qualified leader would make the same choice in most cases, but she still couldn't accept it.
After all, even though she had lost her real power as a princess of the Xing Luo Empire because of her engagement with Xu Xingyu, she was still a member of the Xing Luo Empire and deeply loved her homeland.
So no matter what, he couldn't just watch the impending war destroy his country. You know, since he came to the Qi Ling Tower for a long time, he has realized the horror of soul guide technology.
This also led Xu Jiujiu to realize that the power of the Sun-Moon Empire, as a country with great soul guide technology, was more terrifying than he had imagined. Once a war broke out between Sun-Moon and Star Luojia, the final winner would more likely be the Sun-Moon Empire.
But just when Xu Jiujiu was still in shock, Xu Xingyu's voice came again: "That being said, some people think that if possible, it is better not to unify the continent with the Sun-Moon Empire as the leader."
Xu Jiujiu listened to Xu Xingyu's unexpected words and said in surprise: "Xingyu, didn't you say that for Qi Ling Pagoda, the best situation is for Sun and Moon to unify the continent?"
Xu Xingyu looked at Xu Jiujiu, whose eyes were beginning to show a little hope, and sighed helplessly, "It is true that unifying the continent is the best situation, but I didn't say that it must be the Sun-Moon Empire that unifies the continent."
"Although the Sun-Moon Continent has extremely excellent soul guidance technology, which makes it easier for them to reach cooperation with our Soul Contracting Tower, the problem is that the Sun-Moon Empire is too powerful. They will not allow the Soul Contracting Tower to remain independent forever. Instead, they will always try to control our Soul Contracting Tower."
"The most harmonious way is for them to invite our Qiling Pagoda to become the state religion of their Sun Moon Empire after unification, which means they have to submit to them and work for them. This is not a big deal, but the problem is that the Sun Moon Empire itself is not very credible."
"Not very credible?" Jiang Nannan asked doubtfully, "Why can't the Sun Moon Empire be trusted?"
Gu Yuena, who had been silent until then, said calmly, "Because the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Church have an affair, right?"
It was no secret to the Qi Ling Tower that the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Church were cooperating. Not to mention that it was only a matter of time before the Holy Spirit Church found out after so many visits. Xu Xingyu, as a time traveler from Blue Star, had known this for a long time and had told Gu Yuena early on, so as long as they grasped this point, it would not be a problem to find any clues.
Xu Xingyu nodded and said, "That's one thing. On the other hand, our Soul Contracting Tower has no ties to the Sun Moon Empire. Except for the soul beasts who don't care much about the country of origin, there are very few people from the Sun Moon Empire among our Soul Contracting Tower staff. The vast majority are originally from the Three Kingdoms. This also means that we are not a trustworthy existence in the eyes of the Sun Moon Empire."
"Such a situation where both sides are full of distrust towards each other is still somewhat detrimental to the future development of Qi Ling Tower." Xu Xingyu explained slowly: "So instead of asking such an untrustworthy country to agree to the mainland, it is better to support a country we can trust to unify the mainland."
"You mean..." Xu Jiujiu didn't dare to continue the conversation, but he was full of excitement and was looking forward to whether the answer was the same as what he thought.
In response to Xu Jiujiu, Xu Xingyu smiled and said, "Well, we must support the Xingluo Empire to unify the continent."
"Although you have lost all the power that a princess should have because you chose to be with me, you are still a princess recognized by the Xing Luo Empire. At the same time, the Xingsheng family that I come from is also a branch of the current Xing Luo royal family, the Xu family."
"With this kind of relationship, it is not difficult to reach a friendly relationship with Xingluo. Moreover, unlike the Sun-Moon Empire, the Xingluo Empire knows very well that it needs the support of top forces like our Qiling Tower. Otherwise, they will suffer heavy losses after the outbreak of war. Therefore, they absolutely welcome our Qiling Tower's choice to stand on the side of the Xingluo Empire."
More than a welcome! Xu Jiujiu complained in her heart that according to her understanding of her brother, the current emperor Xu Jiawei, after Qi Ling Tower chose to become the backer of the Xingluo Empire, even if Xu Xingyu wanted to take the throne from Xu Jiawei, he would not refuse.
After all, as Xu Xingyu said, he is a member of the royal family, and his fiancée Xu Jiujiu is the current Princess Xingluo, so in the end the throne is still in the hands of their Xu family.
The two things that his brother cares most about are the inheritance of their Xu family and the survival of the Xingluo Empire. If he needs to hand over the throne to another member of the Xu family in this process, he will not hesitate at all.
Doesn’t it appear from the part near the end of the original novel that he handed over the throne to his father Dai Hao in order to win over Huo Yuhao and thereby ensure the peace of the Star Luo Empire?
If there was no hesitation in handing the throne to the White Tiger family, then there would be even less hesitation in handing the throne to one's own family, right?