Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 792 - 729: Rat King, this member of the human race is complaining about you!

Chapter 792: Chapter 729: Rat King, this member of the human race is complaining about you!

"The affairs of the human race may not be of great concern to one of the Rat Race like me, nor necessarily to the All Things Path."

Zhang San shook his head slightly and raised his hand to draw a map of Great Sui with his Qi, then he enlarged the northwestern area of the map.

"Longyou Road is located in the northwest of Great Sui. Although the area is vast, resources are scarce. It would be difficult to sustain the many demons of the All Things Path in such a place, wouldn’t it? Especially for you, Thousand-Eyed Rat King, with so many children and grandchildren. In such a place, can all of your offspring really survive? And live well?"

Upon hearing this, the brow of the Thousand-Eyed Rat King furrowed involuntarily.

Indeed, the Rat Race reproduced quickly, but much of Longyou Road was desert, neighboring walls, and rugged mountains; truly suitable areas to sustain the All Things Path were limited. Moreover, the Thirty-Six Nations of the Western Regions were nearby, and many citizens of Great Sui also lived there.

If the Rat Race lost its leader, its very survival would be in grave doubt.

"I have three matters to attend to on this trip to Longyou Road."

"The first matter is to capture Qian Shanxiu, a traitor who betrayed Great Sui, and bring him back, or kill him."

"The second matter is that the North Wind Wolf King has captured the woman I desire, Hu Xingxiang. I’ve come this time to be a hero and rescue my woman."

"The third matter is that I want to cooperate with the All Things Path—not just superficially, but genuinely. My senior brother and I are constructing a Rune framework to achieve Dominion over the Six Paths."

"This framework will bring all the Six Paths under the imperial rule of Great Sui. After that, the lords of the All Things Path can come to Great Sui and be ennobled by Kaihuang as gods of mountains. You will then protect the local populace, ensuring favorable winds and bountiful rains for their crops. The populace will make offerings to the Mountain Gods and allow them to gain the Power of Incense Flame without risking battles, thereby enhancing themselves."

After finishing, Zhang San bowed with a smile toward the Thousand-Eyed Rat King and asked, "Does the Thousand-Eyed Rat King have any questions about these goals of mine?"

The Thousand-Eyed Rat King had noticed from the moment Zhang San and the four of them entered that Zhang San seemed very natural and relaxed, entirely different from the other three.

Moreover, when Zhang San spoke, it was with nonchalance, as if he wasn’t in some mysterious, unknown place, nor surrounded by endless powerful Rat Demons.

"Human Zhang San, so you have laid out all your intentions before this king, even the structure for Dominion over the Six Paths—you’ve told me directly?"

Zhang San smiled and replied, "My purpose here is to cooperate with you. Since I wish to cooperate, it is only right that I treat you with sincerity."

The Thousand-Eyed Rat King asked coldly, "And you trust me so fully upon our first meeting?"

Zhang San explained, "With normal strangers, of course, there should be doubt and testing. But you, Thousand-Eyed Rat King, are different. My visit this time is based on the Three Lizard Brothers’ introduction. To be blunt, those three could be chased by over a dozen Great Demons if they walked through the woods at night, and behind those pursuing there might even be Mid Demons."

"Given their strength, to think of you as a good person worth trusting. Clearly, the Thousand-Eyed Rat King is not one to bully the weak or mistreat the young. So, naturally, I can also choose to trust you. Isn’t that right?"

Although the Thousand-Eyed Rat King felt some approval from Zhang San’s words,

he still waved his hand to the side.

Then a Rat Demon with black fur all over except for a peach-heart-shaped patch of white fur on its chest approached.

"What was he thinking just now?"

The Thousand-Eyed Rat King asked the Rat Demon, who had knelt down on one knee beside him.

The Rat Demon kneeling on the ground replied, "Everything the human Zhang San said is indeed what he was thinking in his heart. But... but..."

Hearing the beginning of the response, the Thousand-Eyed Rat King was quite shocked.

Over the years, he had always been wary of the human race.

The Thousand-Eyed Rat King, having witnessed the human race’s intelligence, knew that among the humans, the honest ones were genuinely honest; they were coaxed into a lifetime of hard labor, yet they still believed their lives were upright and did not waste their prime years.

The cunning ones were truly cunning, exploiting the honest individuals, sucking their marrow, feeding on their fates, and even complaining about how bitter the lives of these honest people were!

Thus, the Thousand-Eyed Rat King felt that this human Zhang San was indeed quite genuine.

But he hadn’t expected that there was still a "but".

Indeed, the number of honest people among the human race was dwindling.

"But what? Spit it out! And... say it out loud!"

The Thousand-Eyed Rat King looked at Zhang San at this moment, his face brimming with smugness.

He was very eager to uncover whatever secrets Zhang San was still hiding in his heart.

Even the three people standing behind Zhang San were ready to act at any moment.

After all, they also did not know what exactly was going through Zhang San’s mind just now.

"Rat King, just now Zhang San was thinking: Since the Rat King has so many children and grandchildren, then... shouldn’t the Rat King be a female?"

Upon hearing these words, the Thousand-Eyed Rat King slapped the armrest of his throne fiercely, and in an instant, dozens of eyeballs flew out around him, all glaring angrily at Zhang San with him.

"What’s wrong with me being male!?"

"Is there a problem with me being male!"

In fact, many people had assumed the Thousand-Eyed Rat King was female upon first hearing about him.

Even once, the Thousand-Eyed Rat King had casually assisted a small village, which then constructed a statue in his honor as an offering.

However, as the villagers had not seen the true appearance of the Thousand-Eyed Rat King, they had sculpted a statue of a lady deity.

Afterward, the Thousand-Eyed Rat King sent his rat descendants to gnaw the statue to pieces.

Zhang San, looking at the plethora of eyeballs behind the Thousand-Eyed Rat King, seemed to finally understand why this Rat King was called Thousand Eyes.

"Seeing that you are so straightforward in front of me, I’ll consider it as returning the favor to those three brothers on your behalf. Here’s the deal, I can provide you with intelligence for whatever you’re planning to do next, but only in regard to dealing with Qian Shanxiu and the North Wind Wolf King. As for your talk of gaining dominion over the Six Paths, I’ll be honest, I’m not very interested."

"If you want my help with that matter, then you will need to provide me with food. After all, you know I, the mighty Thousand-Eyed Rat King, have many children and grandchildren, and naturally, these descendants need something to eat."

Zhang San immediately bowed with clasped hands towards the Thousand-Eyed Rat King: "It’s a deal."

"It’s a deal."

The Thousand-Eyed Rat King said this and gestured with a raise of his hand to a Rat Demon at his side.

Immediately, a member of the Demon Clan with a muscular body but a rat’s head walked over, carrying a massive box on his back.

The individual opened the box on the spot and started placing scroll after scroll of intelligence in front of Zhang San.