Bab 1317: Chapters 1264-1265: The Dragon Slayer Finally Becomes the Evil Dragon_2

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"When the Ning King rebelled back then, if it hadn't been for Emperor Wenchang's timely intervention to quell the uprising, it could have caused even greater chaos," reflected Jade Emperor Zhu Houji as he recalled the myriad of events that had happened.

He had never paid much attention to these matters, since he was merely a princely heir at the time and had no need to be involved.

Yet now, faced with the current situation, he remembered everything and put all the pieces together.

Just like those True Immortals, who wanted to marginalize his authority, they didn't wish to see an all-powerful Heavenly Monarch and preferred a Holy Heavenly Emperor who would reign in a detached manner.

Those Courtiers and Council Elders from the past also desired an Emperor similar to what the immortals wanted, using him as a puppet.