The new emperor stared intently at King Lian, gritting his teeth.

"They are destroying the foundation of my Han family!"

King Lian felt a chill in his heart, immediately knelt on one knee, and replied solemnly.

"Your humble servant accepts the order."

King Lian left the palace city, fully aware that indeed, only he could handle this matter.

He had prestige within the Northern Army and held a significant position; only he could withstand the pressure.

If any other commander were chosen, the task might not be accomplished well, and regardless of success or failure, they would be one foot in the grave.

Meanwhile, Yu Ziqing had already received a message from Song, he sighed quietly.

He had crossed the Northwest Qian border, then turned back into Mother River, preparing to take the Mother River God away.

There are very few who have the ability, are willing to do practical work, and most importantly, are willing to come to the Earth Deity.

Even Dadui has few willing participants, and now, those who remain are mostly left after the cleansing.

The gap has always persisted.

After all, if the Earth Deity is used well, it is extremely useful.

Yu Ziqing quietly sneaked into the Earth Deity Divine Country of Mother River, and once the River God sensed it, he appeared voluntarily.

"You're about to die, your Earth Deity position is about to be stripped."

The Mother River God was slightly taken aback, then smiled, as if not surprised.

"You are correct, if my Earth Deity position is stripped, I will surely die."

"You believe what I say?"

"What benefit would there be in deceiving me?"

"I want to take you away, to save your life, and have you switch to another place."

"I have served Daqian my whole life, even if I die, I want to see it with my own eyes."

Yu Ziqing said no more and brewed tea on the deck, as Ruan Renwang smelled the special tea leaves and sat opposite him.

Days later, an eunuch from the palace city led a procession, setting up an altar by Mother River, holding the imperial edict, and loudly proclaiming the summoning.

In a sacrificial posture, with the fate of the Divine Dynasty, the Earth Deity position of Mother River God was stripped, even if the Mother River God did not appear, it could still be done.

Within the Mother River Divine Country, the Mother River God heard the thunderous proclamation echoing throughout the Divine Country.

A hint of disappointment appeared on his face, then he arranged his attire and knelt to the ground.

"I, the Mother River God, accept the decree."

In life and death, he always served Daqian, never failing it throughout his life, even now, he still adhered to this.

Yu Ziqing watched the Mother River God's demeanor, with a complicated expression.

From today on, all of Daqian's Earth Deities who want to do practical work might all perish.

From now on, all of Daqian's Earth Deities will only follow one principle, preferring to do nothing to avoid mistakes.

The Mother River God respectfully accepted the decree, letting the power within him dissipate.

From within him, the summoning, Big Seal, and Jade Scroll all flew out, even his condensed Earth Deity magic robe dissipated along with them.

He did nothing, merely accepting all of this calmly.

Yu Ziqing did not try to persuade him, knowing that before losing everything completely, he certainly would not leave; it would represent betrayal.

But now, having lost his Earth Deity position, the Mother River God's already heavily wounded body became so illusory it seemed it might dissipate with a mere breeze.

Yu Ziqing shook his head, stepped forward, placing a hand on his shoulder.

The divine resonance of the Earth Deity Origin slowly solidified his form.

"Are you willing to go with me? Even if you don't want to stay in Daqian, I will still help to stabilize your form, ensuring you don't die due to being stripped of your position."

The depths of the Mother River God's eyes were bleak.

"I am already useless now, why do you still want to take me away?"

"I think you're a good person, you've done well as an Earth Deity, at least better than most at court, being wrongfully killed for no reason would be unfortunate."

"I won't help you against Daqian, nor will I come to destroy Daqian."

"You're not even afraid of death, if you don't want to do something, could I even force you to do it?"

The Mother River God, weak beyond measure, his consciousness gradually fading.

Yu Ziqing shook his head, sealing him into a Jade Scroll, placing it beside the Earth Deity Origin, preserving his essence.

The power of the Earth Deity is easily acquired, yet just as easily lost, with far too many limitations.

Thus, ever since obtaining the Earth Deity Origin, Yu Ziqing never had the inclination to dabble in the Earth Deity Dao.

Yet borrowing some power poses no problem.

After all, the Earth Deity is so extraordinarily useful.

Yu Ziqing left the Mother River Divine Country, meanwhile, the Second Prince, with the sacred decree in hand, acted without much concealment, and it wasn't much of a problem.

More importantly, everyone believed that the new emperor, having just ascended the throne without a firm footing.

Would certainly not entrust military power to others, especially not to King Lian.

Even if something was discovered, no one would think in this direction.

Especially since a few River Gods had just been dealt with here, with even the Mother River God being stripped of his Earth Deity position, everyone understood the new emperor wanted to downplay major issues.

However, just three days later, when things had begun to relax here, King Lian led the Northern Army, sweeping through the lower reaches of the Mother River region.

Weaker families dispatched troops, encountering obstacles and resistance, they were to be killed without mercy.

King Lian didn't understand why the new emperor dared to do this.

Why he dared to give him military power, why he dared to take such heavy actions, whether it was testing him or making him provoke others.

After much contemplation, he could only comply.

Since the new emperor didn't mention Daqian, but referenced the Han family, he could only execute the task thoroughly.

Hundreds of small families and factions around the lower reaches of the Mother River were uprooted, with rivers of blood flowing from the slaughter.