She became a god

Su Mingzhu said, "In my opinion, we can divide and rule the rest of the human realm."

"The human realm encompasses two continents, with diverse races, numerous kingdoms, and many sects. Although they all revere Xuanyuan Wuji as the realm's lord, everyone has their own selfish motives, and it is not an impenetrable fortress."

“The Eastern Women’s Kingdom and other matriarchal countries, matrilineal clans and sects with a majority of women are naturally our allies. We should deepen our cooperation with them, invite them to join the Zhao religion, offer them high positions, exchange goods and benefits.”

"Although most places in the human realm are male-dominated, some male-dominated countries are relatively more enlightened and can tolerate empresses on the throne. For these countries, we can first strengthen diplomatic relations between the two countries, realize legal missionary work within their territory, and proceed gradually."

As our native Christians in these countries grow up and more enter officialdom and business, the status of women as heirs will naturally rise. In the long run, how can we worry about the prosperity of our religion?

"We must wage war against those stubborn forces that look down on women from the bottom of their hearts; it's only a matter of time. We can start by targeting neighboring patriarchal countries and take them down one by one."

After listening to Su Mingzhu's long speech, Ye Qingzhou nodded repeatedly.

Despite having the advantage of being born as an imperial star, Su Mingzhu's ability to see the situation in the Yu Kingdom and the human realm to this extent must also be inseparable from her attention to the current affairs over the years.

With her talent, ambition, and hard work, Su Mingzhu is indeed worthy of Ye Qingzhou's investment.

Ye Qingzhou said, "You're right. But I'd like to remind you of a few things."

"First, while matriarchal societies, matrilineal clans, and sects with a majority of women may share similar interests with us, they differ in race, belief, and customs. Different environments nurture different people. Therefore, when cooperating with them, we must seek common ground while reserving differences. We should neither be arrogant nor overly accommodating. We must strike a good balance."

"Secondly, since some patriarchal countries, clans, and sects can produce female supreme leaders, we can cooperate directly with female supreme leaders, and even go further by supporting them."

Even if these high-ranking women's ideologies don't yet align with the advanced doctrines of our Zhao religion, in order to maintain their ruling position, they will cultivate female confidants, and naturally, they will inevitably have to learn from and adopt the doctrines of our Zhao religion.

"Third, the male-dominated power in the human realm is too great. When you launch a war, you must do your best to prevent them from cooperating with each other. If they can unite as one, the progress of my sect's great cause will inevitably be delayed. I suggest that you fight where you should, and show weakness where you cannot fight, and then send people to secretly infiltrate various countries to incite internal strife."

As the saying goes, even a centipede with a hundred legs doesn't die instantly. When dealing with enormous creatures, external attacks are often insufficient to kill them immediately, but internal decay and rot can accelerate their aging, ultimately leading to their demise.

Su Mingzhu bowed to Ye Qingzhou and praised him, saying, "Hearing your wise words is like hearing the grand sound of a great bell, making Mingzhu's words resonate and enlighten me."

Ye Qingzhou smiled faintly, "You have lofty ambitions and brilliant talents; I'm just going with the flow."

"Furthermore, you are truly a smart and excellent student."

Seeing Ye Qingzhou speak gently and softly, and that he seemed to favor her, Su Mingzhu's heart stirred, and she couldn't help but ask a question that had been buried in her heart for a long time.

"Since you think I am a good student, why are you unwilling to be my teacher and instead entrust me to someone else to teach?"

Ye Qingzhou smiled frankly, "You are indeed a good student, but I am also not a good teacher."

Although Ye Qingzhou always complained that his former master Ling Tianchu was biased, he occasionally complained about his current master An Qi's laissez-faire parenting style.

However, she was still quite self-aware; if she were to become a teacher, she would only be more irresponsible.

Ye Qingzhou was fond of sleeping and sweets, loved gourmet food, and indulged in nature.

A woman of her stature would hardly have the leisure or inclination to raise her children and disciples.

If she were to raise a younger generation member, they would likely go astray and become a lazy, spoiled brat.

After all, as the saying goes, if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too.

However, Ye Qingzhou was always happy to offer guidance to exceptionally bright students like Su Mingzhu.

Su Mingzhu, however, did not think so. She was an extremely self-disciplined person and did not need a teacher who would revolve around her. Instead, she wanted a teacher who could answer all her questions.

With her clear mind and extraordinary abilities, Ye Qingzhou was the perfect fit for her ideal teacher.

If I had to point out a drawback, it would probably be that Ye Qingzhou might be difficult to contact frequently due to reasons such as sleeping or traveling.

However, since Ye Qingzhou had already modestly admitted that he was not a good teacher, Su Mingzhu, being a smart person, naturally wouldn't say anything more.

She then turned to Ye Qingzhou hopefully, asking, "If I ever have any questions in the future, may I ask you for help?"

Ye Qingzhou smiled and said, "Sure, but... if you want me to do your fortune telling, you'll still have to pay."

Ji Cunxi laughed loudly, "Then I'll work hard to make money."

Ye Qingzhou clenched his fist and raised his arm, "I wish you success!"

The two women smiled at each other, and for a long time, the room fell silent.

It was already past 3:45 AM, a dark and windy night.

Ye Qingzhou said, "The Wen family will continue to remain neutral, and may even side with you. The Emperor Yu sentenced Chen Lai to serve eighty-one years in the tyrannical chamber. Whether you can take over her power depends on your ability. You can go and see her now."

Ji Cunxi said aggrievedly, "It's so dark outside, won't you even let me stay for the night?"

Ye Qingzhou's smile vanished, and she said calmly, "You should go now."

Su Mingzhu mustered her courage to meet Princess Xu Yao's gentle, spring-like eyes, but after a few breaths, she still couldn't discern any emotion from them, and could only leave dejectedly.

Chen Zhou teased, "Couldn't you be a little more chivalrous? The little girl was quite happy, but after this, she's probably extremely upset."

Ye Qingzhou said calmly, "No. The sooner you're sad, the sooner you should let go."

Chen Zhou was taken aback. "You seem so affectionate and loving, how come you do such heartless things?"

Ye Qingzhou retorted, "If I didn't know she admired me, I could naturally treat her like a junior and let her stay the night. But now that I know she's deeply in love with me, how could I possibly do anything intimate and cause her to have unrealistic expectations?"

Rather than letting her become hopelessly enamored with his affections, it's better to firmly refuse and adhere to proper etiquette.

The sunken boat took an unusual path. [But I remember you weren't always this cautious about matters of the heart.]

Ye Qingzhou sighed, "I was young and naive about the value of love. I thought I treated them as friends and did whatever I wanted, but I only made them fall in love and become deeply entangled in beautiful dreams."

If it weren't for the premonition of his journey to another world, Ye Qingzhou would have unhesitatingly patted his chest and guaranteed that Wen Xichun's feelings for him were purely platonic.

But after this dream, how could Ye Qingzhou still be so foolish as to think that the 90% favorability rating was just friendship?

Who knows if Wenxi Chun has already developed feelings for her, but is simply unaware of it?

Fortunately, Wen Xichun was a man who was stingy with expressing his love, and even dared not admit that he had ever loved.

Ye Qingzhou was happy to see this happen, but she also had to be careful not to send any signals to Wen Xichun that might be ambiguous.

After all, with her captivating charm and stunning looks, other beings could easily fall deeply in love with her without even realizing it.

Hey!

Throughout history, the hardest debt to repay is the debt of love.

The word "love" has ruined countless brilliant talents.

Ye Qingzhou is determined to become a god in a thousand years, how could she let love ruin her plans?