Chương 761: Chapter 347: Mortal Path's Punishment

Ji Zhaoyang remained silent for a long time before a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Do I even have a choice?"

He reached for the teacup on the stone table and drank the already cold Spiritual Tea in one gulp.

Taking a deep breath, Ji Zhaoyang seemed to finally let go of a great burden as he earnestly said to Shen Yuan:

"The hidden hand behind the scenes has been manipulating the Mortal Emperor and controlling the Imperial Court's politics for many years, forming the most powerful force within all levels of society.

Now, even if the truth behind it all were to be fully exposed, those loyal old ministers and nobles have long since lost their influence, and they are simply unable to contend with this power in the short term.