Chapter 181: Still Have to Shoulder This Responsibility!

"National Teacher!"

On this day, while Luo Shuiyan was in the midst of cultivation, the King of Qin unexpectedly paid a personal visit.

Arriving along with him was the Prime Minister of Qin, Shang Jun.

After the King of Qin arrived, he first briefly described some of the surging unrest currently happening across the continent.

Immediately afterward, he began to sound out Luo Shuiyan with indirect remarks.

"National Teacher, your strength has become increasingly formidable, and as the guardian beast of my Qin, Mr. Jiang's current strength also seems even more unfathomable."

"I am now advanced in years, and in many matters, I find myself lacking the strength to match my will..."

The King of Qin's words were somewhat heavy at this moment, yet Luo Shuiyan understood the other party's intentions immediately.

For a moment, her eyes widened, filled with surprise and disbelief.

The way the King of Qin was speaking now, it sounded exactly as if he were about to abdicate.

The Qin was currently at a moment of rising, and Luo Shuiyan had not expected the King of Qin to have the thought of abdicating at this time.

Sure enough, the King of Qin's expression then became extremely serious.

The Prime Minister, Shang Jun, who was to the side, was the same.

"National Teacher, actually, the reason I have said so much to you is mainly because I wish to abdicate in your favor..."

"You hold the world in your heart and have always upheld the great righteousness of the Human Race; such a breadth of mind is not something an ordinary person possesses."

"Furthermore, through our time together, I have been able to see it."

"You have studied various national policies deeply, and whether in military affairs or the realm of governance, you have an extremely profound understanding."

The King of Qin's praises came one after another, yet Luo Shuiyan only felt her eyelids twitching wildly.

"National Teacher, I want you to serve as the next monarch of Qin!"

"With a young person like you, who has ideas, strength, and talent, serving as the new King of Qin, I believe the Qin will become even more prosperous and powerful in the future!"

"No, no, no, King of Qin, you are truly joking; I absolutely cannot!"

At this moment, Luo Shuiyan shook her head like a rattle-drum, refusing incessantly.

She had already made up her mind in this lifetime that she absolutely must not become that Empress who advocated for the unification of the world again.

Everything Luo Shuiyan had done during this time—whether it was eradicating treacherous officials, removing the toxins from the King of Qin's body, or defeating the Demon Race army—

and formulating these policies for prosperity, she had done all of it hoping that the King of Qin could act as the absolute emperor to unify the Human Race in the future.

As it turned out, Luo Shuiyan had not expected that this burden would go around in circles and end up back on her own shoulders...

Jiang Che, standing to the side, could not help but chuckle lightly at the sight.

"You woman, you always like to stir up trouble for no reason; now you don't even have a chance to lie flat, do you?"

Jiang Che transmitted his voice with a bit of schadenfreude.

Luo Shuiyan was very helpless at this moment and could only firmly refuse the King of Qin's request.

At this time, Shang Jun, who was standing to the side, suddenly had a new proposal.

"In my view, having the National Teacher serve as the new monarch of Qin is indeed somewhat inappropriate..."

Hearing this, the King of Qin was immediately displeased and hurriedly turned his head to glare at Shang Jun.

He had brought Shang Jun along to persuade Luo Shuiyan, but he had not expected Shang Jun to speak up for her instead.

Shang Jun ignored the King of Qin's gaze and continued to speak on his own.

"The National Teacher is so peerless and talented; I ask, who in the world can be as excellent as the National Teacher?!"

"If she were only to be a small King of Qin, that would not be enough at all; in my view, she should be the Human Common Lord!"

Luo Shuiyan, who had just been nodding, suddenly froze in place.

She had thought Shang Jun was helping her speak, but she had not expected that this would add an even greater burden...

After hearing Shang Jun's proposal, the King of Qin was also overjoyed and immediately gave his final approval to the decision.

"I think the Prime Minister is right. National Teacher, you should become the new Human Common Lord! You will lead all the Human Race to unite and resist those of the Demon Race, and my Qin will be your most loyal supporter!"

The King of Qin's expression was very solemn at this moment; clearly, he had already given it deep thought before coming.

Luo Shuiyan wanted to continue refusing, but she saw the King of Qin wave his hand at her.

Immediately after, Luo Shuiyan followed the King of Qin and the Prime Minister outside.

After walking out of the estate, Luo Shuiyan suddenly discovered something.

Unbeknownst to her, a dense crowd had already gathered near the estate.

Among this group of people were merchants, farmers, and a large number of Beast Tamers.

The powerful officials and ministers of the Qin were also at the scene; clearly, this King of Qin had long since made preparations.

"We implore Miss Luo to uphold justice for our Human Race!"

"Unify the Human Race! Together we shall strike at the Demon Race!"

This sea of Qin commoners actually knelt down directly at this moment, shouting Luo Shuiyan's name.

Having led the Qin soldiers to defeat the Demon Race repeatedly, Luo Shuiyan had long since established an extremely lofty faith throughout the Qin.

It could be said that at this time, Shui Yan's prestige in the Qin was already on par with the King of Qin!

Seeing all the people pleading, Luo Shuiyan sighed slightly and could only nod in agreement.

Seeing Luo Shuiyan nod, the commoners within a radius of several kilometers all began to cheer and jump for joy.

The Imperial Capital, Xianyang City, seemed as if it were holding a grand celebration all of a sudden.

Luo Shuiyan sighed helplessly; after going around in circles, history had ultimately returned to that previous trajectory.

And Shang Jun had already begun his layout.

Over the next period of time, Shang Jun visited three small neighboring countries in succession.

He reasoned with them and moved them with emotion, and very quickly, he persuaded the three countries to also begin supporting Luo Shuiyan as the Human Common Lord.

For a time, the reputation of Luo Shuiyan spread further and further across the continent.

"I truly never expected that I would end up becoming this character."

"I originally wanted to push the Prince of Qin to the front, but I never expected that the Prince of Qin would instead push me to the front..."

"Although it is not like my past life, where I personally built the Central First Empire, it seems to be about the same as of now."

Luo Shuiyan knew that the reason she was able to make these small nations honor her as the Human Common Lord was nothing more than the tyrannical combat power she erupted with on the battlefield.

Relying on the power of the Array, she successively repelled the Saint-level powerhouses of the Demon Race.

Added to that was Xiaobai, who repelled the joint armies of two races by relying on her own strength.

Only with sufficiently strong power could the alliance between these nations be maintained.

With the addition of three small nations, the national power possessed by Luo Shuiyan as the Human Common Lord already added up to be comparable to half a core dynasty! The number of Saint-level powerhouses had already reached five, and this was without even including Jiang Che!

Jiang Che, who had now become a true Saint-level, relied on his own Mythical-grade bloodline.

Even among Saint-level powerhouses, he could be considered an outstanding talent.

"Human Common Lord? What a truly arrogant tone!"

"A mere National Teacher of a small nation, having only won two battles, actually dares to create such momentum on the continent; it is truly the greatest joke under heaven!"

The news that Luo Shuiyan was called the Common Lord of the World reached the Chu royal family, making every one of these Chu royals extremely jealous.

The Chu royal family possessed a formidable Royal Hegemonic Qi, but because of the border issues of Da Chu, this nation had always remained in a safe zone.

For hundreds of years, no wars had occurred in Chu, which allowed the people's livelihood in Chu to develop very well.

But there are pros and cons; this kind of comfortable life had already made everyone in Chu forget the cruelty of war...

(End of this chapter)