Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1454: Arrange 969

Chapter 1454: Arrange 969

Facing the newly risen Sun, Jiang Chen returned to Luoyang City and entered the imperial palace. However, at the moment when those who stayed behind in the palace saw him, they couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise:

"Your Majesty, what happened to you?"

They were too shocked, so shocked that they didn’t know what to say.

Jiang Chen now looked just like an ordinary mortal, and even with their minor cultivation, they could tell that Jiang Chen’s condition was very bad.

A great figure who reigned supreme becoming a mortal is something everybody would overthink.

"It’s fine, just a minor injury, no need for concern."

Jiang Chen waved his hand, reassuring everyone.

"Your Majesty, should we keep the news of your injury under wraps?" Cai Yong asked with furrowed brows, concerned.

To be honest, if it had been any other emperor, even a true mortal, he would not be as worried as he was now. But Jiang Chen was different.

He is not just an emperor but the Human King.

An emperor rules the world not on personal martial prowess, but on the strength of his soldiers. The Human King, on the other hand, relies on his earth-shattering strength to command the world.

Thus, being a mortal has no effect on an emperor; what people fear is not his martial prowess but the power he wields. As long as his soldiers stand by, no one would dare to have second thoughts.

But the Human King cannot be without martial prowess; his personal strength is the foundation of his rule over the world.

If he loses his strength, it is as if he has lost the foundation of his rule. Once the news spreads, various powers will become unsettled, potentially leading to great chaos.

Cai Yong doesn’t even want to imagine what would happen if news of the Human King being injured and his power plummeting to the depths spread. The Nine States, which had just stabilized, would undergo tremendous changes.

Currently in the Nine States, not to say all but at least ninety percent of the regional lords are extremely dissatisfied with Jiang Chen. They have not dared to show it due to the fear of Jiang Chen’s terrifying power.

In such circumstances, if news spreads that Jiang Chen’s power has greatly diminished, it would be surprising if the Nine States didn’t turn upside down. The recently stabilized Nine States could at any time plunge back into turmoil.

"It can’t be kept hidden. Soon, the news of my injury will spread throughout the entire Three Realms," Jiang Chen said calmly with his hands behind his back.

Under such circumstances, anything detrimental to him would be spread across the entire Chaos World in the shortest time. This is the result of those opposed to him instigating trouble from behind.

They do not wish to be the ones to make the first move, naturally, they would find ways to have others do the dirty work. As long as the news detrimental to Jiang Chen is spread, there will always be some fools who are unaware of the situation and inadvertently become the ones to take the lead.

"It can’t be kept hidden?"

The great scholars and strategists present twitched their foreheads violently upon hearing Jiang Chen’s response.

Before they had come to support Jiang Chen, they had never imagined that the Human King, who ruled the world, could be so unreliable.

Who in the world leads like this? One absurd act after another, single-handedly ruining what was otherwise a good situation.

When they pledged their loyalty to Jiang Chen, how clear was the situation?

The Human King towered over the world, suppressing Heaven and Earth with just one hand. All forces, whether they were top clans, ancient families, or cultivation sects, were submissive to the authority of the Human King.

It can be said that since ancient times, there has been no emperor who possessed as much power as Jiang Chen, truly achieving the extent where his words were law and his commands universally obeyed.

Under such circumstances, they supported Jiang Chen, thinking that under him they could fully realize their ambitions and save the people from peril.

However, before they could realize their ambitions, Jiang Chen’s rash acts began.

Firstly, at the peak of his prestige, he was suddenly and inexplicably grievously injured, causing the favorable situation to falter, unrest in the Nine States, and turmoil gradually rising.

If it were just that, it would have been fine, as an injury is just an injury, and he is not dead.

With Jiang Chen’s former prestige and the powerful Demon Suppression Heavenly Army, even if the situation suffered temporarily, it wouldn’t affect the overall situation, it would still be possible to suppress the world, merely extending the time needed to achieve the goals.

In short, Jiang Chen’s grievous injury has some impact but doesn’t affect the overall situation.

However, before the Human King could recover from his injuries, he made another rash move. Perhaps feeling that being gravely injured wasn’t enough, the Human King who disappeared for three days returned to the palace and had become an ordinary mortal, with no divine aura on him.

This frightened everyone badly. The stability of the Nine States relied solely on the Human King; with his sudden transformation into a mortal, the Nine States would surely be in turmoil.

Especially for those forces dissatisfied with Jiang Chen, the weight that was suddenly lifted from their shoulders - they would be remiss not to take advantage of this rare opportunity.

The favorable situation just vanished, and one can only imagine the helplessness and frustration in everyone’s hearts. If it were anyone other than Jiang Chen in front of them, they would have already been roaring in protest by now.

Single-handedly ruining a favorable situation, such emperors are not uncommon in history, and in most cases, posterity refers to these emperors as inept rulers.

In the eyes of the people present, Jiang Chen’s behavior was no different from that of an inept ruler.