Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1806 - 1799: Seizing Power and Usurping the Throne

Chapter 1806: Chapter 1799: Seizing Power and Usurping the Throne

Bailong An didn’t seem to care about Feng’s expression of pain; instead, he showed a joyous look and said excitedly, "I’ve heard that the White Tiger under the seat of the Saint is highly skilled in martial arts. If so, that would be really great."

Facing Feng’s puzzled look, he continued, "In that case, daughter, it’s time for us to take back everything that belongs to us, everything that was stolen by the literary thieves, we must reclaim it all."

"Take back... what?"

"Of course, the Throne, the Throne that belongs to you and me," Bailong An was unusually excited, "That usurper in a high position, relying on the power of the literary thieves, has severed family ties and taken the position that rightfully belongs to me. He does not deserve to be called a brother, and even less to be called a member of the Bailong Clan."

"You intend to usurp power!?"

Although Feng usually appeared a bit dazed, she knew some political basics from mingling with Luo’er and the others.

"What do you mean ’usurp power,’" Bailong An looked at her in surprise, "That’s the position that belongs to us as father and daughter; it has just been usurped. What we need to do is simply take back what’s ours, do you understand?"

"I don’t understand," Feng shook her head vigorously, "You keep saying you regard me, all because you want me to help you seize power?"

"Child, you’re confused; have you been deceived by the literary thieves too? What does ’usurping power’ mean? That’s just returning to our rightful position."

"Since that’s the case, why don’t you go yourself?"

Upon hearing her words, Bailong An showed a pained expression, shook his head with closed eyes, saying, "Do you think I don’t want to? Years ago, the literary thieves sent the Emperor’s Sect’s Lieying Tang experts to hunt us father and daughter so that person could usurp power. I risked everything to send you away so you could survive."

"Now, my strength is not what it used to be. That person is in a high position, assisted by the Emperor’s Sect’s cultivation practice; no one knows his current level of power. We must succeed at once; if we fail, there will never be another opportunity, as the literary thieves will mercilessly hunt us down again."

"So, to increase the success rate, I must rely on you, my daughter. You are a descendant of the Bailong Clan; go challenge that person and take back the position of Emperor Wu."

"Once you succeed in the challenge, you will become the Emperor Wu. I will not compete with you for it; the Throne can be yielded to you, I just want to stand up for myself. Treading on that person’s face, treading on the literary thieves’ face, telling them that I will take back what I’ve lost!"

When Bailong An said these words, his emotions were extremely intense, speaking through gritted teeth; it seemed clear that this was indeed a deep-seated hatred for him.

"You want me to become Emperor Wu?"

Feng’s eyes widened, showing an expression of disbelief.

"You don’t want to? It’s a great honor. This is the Emperor Wu of the Tiansheng Nine Provinces, admired by tens of thousands."

"I don’t want it."

Feng shook her head without hesitation, expressing her refusal.

She was not dazzled by surprise or caught in a thirst for power, because she always remembered Luo’er’s words: with great power comes great responsibility.

That is to say, once she becomes the Emperor Wu of the Dongsheng Empire, then many things would no longer be up to her; she would bear a heavy burden of responsibility, with no opportunity for her own choice.

People’s personalities can generally be divided into two types, active and passive.

Active people, like Luo’er and Cheng Ziang, they would actively plan the direction of the team, develop corresponding strategies, and arrange for team members to execute them.

And passive people, like Feng, they generally do not like making decisions themselves but rely on others’ instructions and orders.

As long as there are orders, these people can execute well. But in any case, unless absolutely necessary, they would never make decisions on their own.

Therefore, the reason Luo’er can become the Captain of the Advance Team, besides his personality, the most important thing is that he indeed possesses leadership, which is an active personality.

Clearly, Feng does not possess leadership; she belongs to the passive type. Forcing her onto the Throne, the consequences are predictable.

Once she becomes Emperor Wu, she must independently make some decisions. No one can tell her what to do, nor will there be orders for her.

Although the Emperor Wu is only the nominal highest leader and does not possess administrative leadership power, yet who can really say?

Judging from Bailong An’s tone, he is clearly quite dissatisfied with the Wen Family. He wants to seize power first, then take back the administrative power monopolized by the Wen Family.

A truly mature person should possess at least two qualities. The first is self-awareness, and the second is to learn to treat others as people.

Clearly, Bailong An lacks the first quality. He does not know what to do with the huge mess of the Empire’s politics after resolving the Wen Family; he is just obsessed with his revenge.

Moreover, the most fatal issue is that the Dongsheng Empire’s political system is the largest of all dynasties, and its contradictions are also the most complex.

Therefore, Bailong An cannot learn from the past dynasties because he faces an unprecedentedly large imperial system. Once the contradictions are provoked, it cannot be handled by him alone.

If the scale of the Dongsheng Empire could be rated a hundred, then the scores of previous dynasties might just be forty or fifty.

Once the Empire’s scale exceeds sixty, the situation becomes uncontrollable, and the entire Kyushu will become chaotic.

In other words, the governance limit of the Wu Family is forty or fifty. Exceeding this threshold, the entire Empire will face collapse.

But the Wen Family is different; the Wen Family can maintain the operation of an empire system exceeding a scale of one hundred, although there are many issues, yet it is much stronger than the Wu Family in any case.

Moreover, when the country is in a development state, any social problem can be offset by development dividends. This makes the Dongsheng Empire unprecedented in scale and experience, which can only be explored gradually by the Wen Family.

The Wu Family wants to usurp power, Bailong An wants the Throne. But the problem they cannot solve is how to maintain the continuous operation of the Empire on such a scale.

If they cannot maintain it, they could only rely on the Wen Family’s bureaucratic system. But in this way, isn’t it in vain, it would be better to accept the rule peacefully.

However, no matter what, the Wu Family simply cannot accept such domestication. Being thrown into a frying pan is always better than being boiled alive.

They do not want to gradually lose the power to resist and lose their cultivation practice power under the gradual pressure of the Wen Family.

Regarding this matter, Feng obviously sees it clearly.

The key issue is not how to seize the Throne, but what to do after claiming it.

"I don’t want to seize power, I don’t want to be Emperor Wu; it’s up to you if you want to. I’m going back."

Feng shook her head and turned to leave.

"Where are you going?" Bailong An urgently called after her.

Feng turned around upon hearing this and said unhurriedly, "I know I still have a father like you, and you know you still have a daughter like me, and that’s enough. I don’t want to interfere with what you do, but please don’t interfere with my life."

"Ying’er, what are you saying," Bailong An was clearly feeling wounded, raising his voice and shouting, "I am your father; I am your family. What do you mean by ’going back,’ where are you going? This is your home. We are connected through blood; are you truly so ruthless to abandon me?"

Feng was about to speak but saw tears filling the eyes of the elderly man in front of her, with an expression of utter sorrow.

For a moment, she was confused, and the words she had gathered dissipated once again, leaving her uncertain what to say.

"Even if you don’t recognize me as your father, it was I who sent you away, who kept you safe back then. You owe me this; don’t you think you should repay it? If it weren’t for me, you would have become a victim of the literary thieves long ago."

Bailong An seemed to be speaking indiscriminately, saying all sorts of harsh things.

"You are my flesh and blood, born and raised by me, and I protected you. Can such grace be dissolved by merely one encounter? I will always be your father; you can choose not to acknowledge me, but return everything you owe me."