Each with their own schemes

After the duo tied the strings on each other's wrist they proceeded to drinking of the wine. The lights in the rooms then went off followed by moans coming out of the room. After an intense night the duo calmed down and slept peacefully. Tie Hongchen at this moment was very tired and couldn't even gather the courage to stand up properly so she ended up sleeping on Tai Jian's arms. Tai Jian kissed her on the forehead before he closed his eyes and fell asleep. A smile appeared on Tie Hongchen's lips as she soundly slept on Tai Jian's arms. Meanwhile in a place far away, a man is seen seated cross-legged on top of a lotus." My lord,the identity of the mysterious man from that day has been confirmed," a middleaged man reported. If one looked carefully the middle aged man wore a golden robe with the emblem of a golden phoenix. The man was ranked second in the shadow guild and was known as the shadow of the divine emperor. The leader of the shadow guild referred to himself as a divine emperor and proclaimed himself to be the strongest beneath the sky. His martial arts had reached a terrifying level and even the golden phoenix emissary had to bow his head before him. He did not dare to disrespect him. If the golden phoenix emissary were to fight the divine emperor then he would only be able to last for five moves with him before he will be defeated. Even he couldn't put up a decent fight before the divine emperor yet he was considered the strongest in the shadow guild apart from the divine emperor. Many people even believed that in the future he would be the one to inherit the divine emperor as only he could stand on equal footing with him." Who is he?" A calm voice asked. The man seated on the lotus did not even open his eyes to stare at the golden phoenix emissary as he asked the question. His voice was calm and emotionless. No one could tell that he was the divine emperor just by listening to his voice." That old dog Wushuang who believes that he is peerless below the sun and moon has given birth to a tiger," the golden phoenix emissary answered." Oh!" The man said as he opened his closed eyes. The man's eyes were golden in colour. Anyone who stared into those eyes would be lost in them. His eyes seemed to contain various emotions but they were filled with vissitude and wisdom." Dynasties rise and fall. Number 2,how many eras have now passed?" The man asked in a calm tone as if he was reminiscing about the past. "Three eras have passed so far. All of the previous lords are now gone and only the both of us are now left. All our brothers have long turn to dust. How fast time passes. Haah," the golden phoenix emissary said." After so many years an opponent has finally risen in an unknown dynasty. Let's hope that he won't disappoint me too much. I have been lonely for far too long now," the man with golden eyes said. The golden phoenix emissary opened his mouth intending to say something but he stopped himself and bowed preparing to withdraw." Where are you going?" The divine emperor asked." To brandish my sword and to drink a bottle of wine," the golden phoenix emissary answered with a cold smile on his face." Number seven is dead. It seems that you are preparing for a massacre?" The divine emperor asked with a smile on his face as he stared at the sky." It will be a tough battle ahead. You have rarely regarded anyone as an opponent but now you are finally seeing someone as a threat so I obviously have to prepare well and pave the way for you. I want to let my sword experience the blood of a top warrior," the golden phoenix emissary answered. "All is destined to happen. No one can escape from destiny matter what. You cannot change the consequences. Number 2,do you hate me?" The divine emperor calmly asked in a low pitch." No," the golden phoenix emissary answered without hesitation. "It has been many years since we drank together so why don't I accompany you one last time for a drink?" The divine emperor asked." The last time we drank together they were all here. So many years have passed and nothing has remained. Heroes have turned to dust and our former enemies are also gone. What remains is a prophecy that you fear," the golden phoenix emissary said." You are indeed right but I don't fear the prophecy. I have been lonely for far too long so I need a strong opponent. If he can send me to the netherworld early then I'd be grateful as I will have the chance to meet them again and tell them that we missed them," the divine emperor said." I have crossed swords with him once and I must agree that he would surely surpass us in the future and might achieve what we failed to achieve," the golden phoenix emissary said. Everyone had their own schemes and no one knew who was the oriole and who was the mantis. Even then nine of them back down ad the battle that was about to begin would determine the future of the continent and maybe a new dynasty would rose or maybe one would witness the fall of a dynasty." What is the situation in the Qin state?" The divine emperor asked." Negative. All of our spies have been murdered in a single night. None of them escaped. It was unexpected. That man is cunning, decisive and ruthless. He acted faster than we expected so we ended up losing all everything that we had worked hard for in the Qin state," the golden phoenix emissary calmly reported was if he was just giving a casual remark but listening to his tone the divine emperor knew that he was very angry and would've rushed to the Qin state overnight and fought Tai Jian to a life and death match. "We will soon recover the losses so just be patient. He will soon deliver himself to our gate," the divine emperor said. "Let us go to the heaven battling state. Let me experience the strength of today's war gods and see if they can handle responsibilities. If not we can just finish them off," the divine emperor said. To him there were only two types of people; those that are useful and those that are not useful. If you are useful to him then you will receive a lot of resources and even favour from him but if you are useless to him then there was no need for keeping you alive. The golden phoenix emissary knee this so he always worked hard but he was always prepared and knee that one day he would be useless and would be tossed aside which was why he tried his best and rose in ranks till he became Number 2. The divine emperor calmly stared at the golden phoenix emissary but he did not say anything when he saw that he was lost in thoughts.