Sisi countered, "Then when was the best time?"

Pan Wan looked up and pondered for a long time, "The best time was the first few years after the Xia Emperor had initially taken control of Miao Region… Unfortunately, later the Han people oppressed us."

"So, if now the Han Emperor were to take control, and I were the one in charge, would things be a bit better?"

"How can you guarantee that you will not become the next Black Miao King?" Pan Wan asked.

"Big sister, I can only try," Sisi rested her chin on her hands, saying, "Since it was never good before, everyone must look for a good solution, trying each one."

"What if it doesn't work?"

"Big sister, you can come scold me and make me abdicate."

Pan Wan couldn't help but give a wry smile, "Are you playing house?"

"No," Sisi said seriously, "Everyone knows these words are meaningless, so if it were the Black Miao King, he wouldn't even say this much. He'd just make you kneel. The fact that I'm willing to say it represents a certain attitude at least."

"There is some childish logic to that," Pan Wan's smile grew more sincere, "You could've conquered with violence, but you hope for peace. I see your attitude."

"In this moment, big sister doesn't just represent our own clan but a microcosm of all the tribes of Miao Region. I can exterminate one clan but not hundreds. I could enslave all the tribes, but I don't wish to," Sisi explained, "This is an unprecedented epoch of chaos between gods and demons, and I hope we can unite to protect the beautiful landscape of Cang Mountain and Erhai."

"What about me, then?" Pan Wan asked.

"I've set up a structure within the Spirit Clan that mimics the Imperial court. Many positions are still vacant, waiting for you all to fill them… Does the position of Prime Minister interest you, big sister?"

Pan Wan's eyes widened in surprise.

This was truly different from the Black Miao King, filled with sincerity. You could say this was a bribe, but it still showed attitude.

In the end, power rules. When you have the power to control Miao Region and still show such gestures, it naturally brings the intended effect.

Eventually, Pan Wan stood up, knelt on one knee, "I am willing to try, for my king."

Sisi, grinning, took her hand and helped her up, "I knew big sister would agree."

She turned to the other tribal representatives present at the meeting, "Whether Black Miao or White Miao, whether there have been conflicts in the past, we are all one country now, treating every tribe equally, without any bias."

Many small tribe representatives knelt and kowtowed, "We are willing to serve our king."

Yue Hongling had always stood by Sisi like a guard, watching her perform, feeling quite impressed. Originally, she thought she might have to intervene, especially regarding matters concerning the Han people — after all, it was she who had killed the Han provincial governor who had oppressed the tribes. Yue Hongling had some influence in this regard. But it seemed her intervention wasn't needed.

"So, let's hold a grand banquet for all tribes today," Sisi declared confidently, walking towards the door and turning back to smile at Yue Hongling, "Big sister Zhuē represents the Han people, what do you think... Ah~"

Just then, as Zhao Changhe made a breakthrough, aligned in heart and mind, Sisi's thoughts wandered miles away, and as she turned her head to speak, she failed to notice the threshold. The threshold of the Royal Palace was a few inches higher than what she was used to at the Holy Temple, and she caught her foot on it.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the Queen, who had just united Miao Region and was about to host a grand banquet, danced her feet and tumbled down, nearly taking a nosedive.

Fortunately, being the direct heir of the Thief Saint and adept in the art of Wind Control, she spun in midair, reached out to brace herself against the floor, and flipped back up.

However, whether it was the whirlwind she created being too strong or something else, the wooden plaque on the door was dislodged and came crashing down towards her head.

Sisi reached up to catch the plaque but, it being apparently rotten from age, it crumbled at her touch, showering the new queen with dust and splinters, leaving her face grey and dirty. Her beautiful eyes blinked through the dust.

The entire hall stared in shock and even Yue Hongling was taken aback.

Had she offended some ancestor deity to deserve such a mishap?

Just then, a streak of gold flashed across the sky:

"At first, Dao Qingfeng, leader of the White Miao, sought to awaken the Corpse Puppet of the Black Miao King but was foiled by Yue Hongling. Hongling accompanied him into the tomb, assassinated Qingfeng with her sword, shattered the Corpse Puppet of the Black Miao King, stood blood-soaked, sword pointing at thousands, striking terror into the White Miao, shaking Dali."

"Dao Qingfeng, ranked thirty-eight on the Human List, fallen."

"Sisi, Queen of the Spirit Clan, advancing in the art of Spirit Manipulation. She quelled rebellion on the Holy Mountain, annihilated an assassin in the Spirit Hall, broke the Corpse Transformation, and secured the uncertain loyalties of the Han army. Thus, she marched out of Taoyuan, swept across Erhai, subdued hundreds of tribes, taking Dali as her kingdom. Her power newly demonstrated, worthy of a place on the Human List."

"Human List 38, Queen Sisi of Miao Region."

"Linglong Dice secure..."

The Judgement abruptly ended, followed by a sweating emoji never before seen in any epoch.

Sisi: "???"

Who wrote this broken book, have I offended you?

By the pool of Ao, Zhao Changhe exclaimed in amazement to the Book Spirit, "Hey, hey, can you make Chaotic World List announcements like this?"

The irony of a national notice being issued with an emoticon was surely going to leave the whole world baffled...

With arms crossed and leaning against a tree by the pool, the Book Spirit appeared utterly satisfied with revenge, "Let her call me a little jerk again. She ruined my reputation, so let's ruin hers too. From now onwards, when people remember her, they'll remember her as the 'Emoji Queen.'"

Zhao Changhe stood with his mouth half-open, unable to close it.

All this for that reason?

Book spirits really shouldn't run wild; at this rate, they'll ruin the world.

"But what about Hongling defeating the Black Miao King? Isn't she going up on the Heavenly List?"

"Take whose place? I already said, unless those God Demons come out, I can't arrange a list. The Black Miao King is just a dead man now, I really can't arrange that list." The Book Spirit seemed quite troubled, "If those creatures would all come out, I could reassess their powers and reset the list. Just one or two popping up doesn't count... Hurry to Kunlun and fight them all once, and I can rearrange it."

Zhao Changhe left with a flick of his sleeve.

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