Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 983 - 679: The 3 City Lords Finally Come to Their Senses
CHAPTER 983: CHAPTER 679: THE 3 CITY LORDS FINALLY COME TO THEIR SENSES
With Wang Yang’s encouragement, this group of demon chiefs indeed boosted their morale, filled with anticipation.
"You are all meritorious, and by then, everywhere in the Four Cities of Weishui River will be our domain, and the so-called City Lord will merely be a puppet."
"Whether openly or covertly, everything will be under our control. Becoming bandits and robbers, isn’t this your ultimate desire?"
Wang Yang’s words stirred up these bandits into excitement, eager to shout out loud.
"Your Majesty speaks the truth, the highest realm for us as bandits is to control everything in light and darkness!"
On the other hand, Xiu Huang suggested, "Your Majesty, in that case, shouldn’t we no longer call ourselves bandits and demon chiefs, but rather have a title?"
Wang Yang nodded, agreeing with the logic. Moreover, now that there were so many people, it was necessary to give his troops a new title.
"You all chose to occupy the mountains as bandits simply because you’re dissatisfied with societal constraints, seeking freedom and fairness."
Wang Yang pondered slightly, "In that case, we shall rename ourselves as the Free Heaven Country!"
This title shocked all the demon chiefs, and even Xiu Huang couldn’t help but be somewhat worried, "But Your Majesty, this name is too ostentatious. One must know that there is only one kingdom in the entire Demon World, the one under the Demon King’s control.
All the cities, all the Demon Clan are under the control of this kingdom, the Demon World has only one kingdom.
"So what? Since we intend to oppose the established order, we must have a certain determination. If we can’t even shoulder this title, how can we overthrow the order?"
The group of demon chief bandits swallowed their saliva; this plan seemed too grand for them.
They previously only knew that Wang Yang wanted to lead them to grow stronger, but did not expect it to be aimed at overthrowing the world.
They believed they had some strength, but could only be influential around the Weishui River.
Outside the Weishui River, there were many stronger than them, how could they call themselves the Free Heaven Country?
If their counterparts outside heard this title, they would surely laugh their heads off.
To know, some more powerful demon chief bandits possess the power of the Heavenly Demon Realm.
Until now, they did not have a single expert of the Heavenly Demon Realm, let alone others.
Wang Yang had already seen through their thoughts and said, "Everyone, there’s no need to be discouraged. Everything grows according to its own rules. Although our strength is currently not strong, if you are willing to trust me, with time, we can certainly dominate the world."
Wang Yang’s words were like a reassurance pill, calming down the group of demon chiefs.
Xiu Huang also firmly stated, "I believe in Your Majesty. Your Majesty alone could gather nearly all the brothers around the Weishui River, so breaking through the Four Cities of Weishui River is not a difficult task!"
Wang Yang smiled with satisfaction, knowing that with someone as understanding as Xiu Huang, the future was promising.
Wang Yang also knew that his plan would not succeed so easily.
From the beginning, he planned to use these people to create a wave within a small scope.
This was equivalent to an experiment for Wang Yang. If he could lead this group to overthrow the Four Cities of Weishui River, then the plan could continue.
But as it appears now, this plan will not succeed so easily because the institutions of the Demon World are deeply ingrained.
This group of people, although resistant to worldly institutions, fundamentally lack the mentality of overthrowing them.
After all, the reason they became bandits and demon chiefs in the mountains was to evade worldly constraints, not true resistance.
To have them rebel would be absurd.
Therefore, Wang Yang must take a gradual approach, building these demon chiefs’ confidence.
Moreover, he must expand his influence, spreading the Free Heaven Country across every corner of the Demon World.
Once successful, it will inevitably lead to a conflict with the Demon World’s governance; that is Wang Yang’s true plan!
But from now on, this plan still seems far away; these people have not even built up their confidence, let alone started resisting.
So Wang Yang is not in a hurry. After this battle, the Spirit Mine will be under his control, and the other three City Lords being pushed out is just a matter of time.
On the other side, the Tianyang City Lord returned to the Spirit Mine with his troops, feeling somewhat disheartened.
The Youzhou City Lord mocked, "Tianyang City Lord, I already said not to pursue a desperate bandit, why bother?"
Having already suffered a considerable loss of men, this infuriated the Tianyang City Lord, "If it weren’t for you not pursuing them in time, we would have already annihilated them."
The Youzhou City Lord sneered, "If it were that easy, why would the Tianyang City Lord bother inviting me over?"
"You!"
The Tianyang City Lord couldn’t utter a word, as these demon chiefs were indeed hard to handle.
Although he did not know how the Youzhou City Lord repelled them, as the methods seemed quite ordinary, yet these demon chiefs were indeed driven away.
When he pursued them, the losses were substantial. It seems dealing with these demon chiefs is not as simple as he imagined.
The Youzhou City Lord retorted, "Moreover, the Tianyang City Lord previously said I was colluding with these people, if that’s the case, why would I not control it secretly but instead help you drive my own people away?"
The Tianyang City Lord now had nothing to say. If he were in that position, allowing this group of demon chief bandits to occupy the Spirit Mine would be futile. Why would he take the risk and expense to seize it back?