"This is a risky move, but one can only plan for the best and leave the rest to fate. Whether I can win this game and see light at the end of the tunnel depends on fate's whims."
"Ji Nanjue has disappeared? How much of this is true and how much is false?"
"Perhaps he is using this opportunity to secretly wait and bait me, the big fish."
"In this world, how many things are truly foolproof? But this South Emperor is quite interesting, controlling Ji Nanjue with some unknown methods."
...
At this point, he paused for a moment and sighed, "Is he merely after taking control of Hua Province?"
"It's nothing but a futile attempt to deceive oneself..."
