Xiao FengYang slammed the table and stood up in anger, "What is the meaning of Elder Meng's words? It was my granddaughter YanXue who risked her life to save me, and she is still in the hands of Ling Tian, suffering all sorts of torment. Now that Elder Meng is saying such words, what is the meaning of this? Could it be that this Xiao is not a member of the Xiao family, and would actually speak up for the enemy of the Xiao family?! "
Meng FanYun laughed sinisterly, "Second Master's words are both wrong and correct. Second Master will definitely not betray the Xiao family, but it is hard to say for other people. In the current world, who doesn't know that Miss YanXue is in charge of the Ling House, managing the finances for Ling Tian? Why would she suffer so much? Second Master's words, do you think that I, Meng FanYun, am a little too ignorant? Could it be that Miss YanXue's surname is not Xiao, and she is not a member of the Xiao family? But everyone knows who she is working for! " As he said that, he glared, "If you want me to believe that you did not betray the enemy, you will have to order the army to attack right now!"
Xiao FengYang was enraged, "Meng FanYun, I respect you as a senior and will not bicker with you. But please do not go overboard! This is a Xiao family, and the millions of soldiers fighting outside are also members of my Xiao family! Whether or not to send the troops is up to me and my elder brother to decide! You may be the sect master of Above Heavens, and have a high position, but to my Xiao family, you are only a guest elder. You do not have the right to speak about the matters of the country! If Senior has nothing else, please leave! "
"Xiao family, what a Xiao family! Are you trying to chase me away?! " Meng FanYun chuckled coldly. Suddenly, he stretched out his hand and a powerful suction force appeared from his palm. Despite being several feet away, he actually grabbed Xiao FengYang's neck and lifted him in front of him. A cold light flickered in his eyes as he spoke in a flat tone, "Xiao FengYang, even if you are the number two figure in the Xiao family, if you anger this old man, this old man can turn you into ashes anytime. Do you think this old man dares or not?"
Xiao FengHan was greatly alarmed and hurriedly advised, "Elder Meng, please calm down. Second Brother has also been imprisoned for a long time and has only just returned. His emotions are still unstable and he may have spoken disrespectfully. I hope that Elder Meng can show some mercy."
Meng FanYun snorted and said coldly, "My Above Heavens has been lurking in the Southeast for four generations, supporting your Little family to rise to power. We allowed you to slowly grow from a small and unknown family to a huge financial magnate that can control the world. What is the purpose of all this? It's all for the sake of finding a new path and regaining the honor of being the number one Secret Order in the world. Otherwise, how could a Xiao family like you enjoy such kindness from us? I believe that the head of the Xiao family is naturally clear about this! Now that the arrow is already nocked on the bow, you want to protect yourselves and call a truce? How can there be such a good thing in the world? Since Above Heavens has the ability to allow the Xiao family to rise, they can also destroy the Xiao family! "
Xiao FengHan smiled apologetically, "Senior's abilities are vast and FengHan naturally believes in you. This battle will definitely be fought. However, I have already sent people to Sky Bearing to find out what the secret weapon of the Ling family is. The killing power of that weapon is simply too great and we cannot afford to not guard against it. If we were to rush into battle and suffer a huge loss, it would be too late for regrets. Elder Meng naturally has a plan in your heart. You don't have to joke around, right? "As he said that, he chuckled.
Meng FanYun chuckled coldly and said, "Second Master is someone who understands the art of war and naturally has his own plans. This old man has been presumptuous. I believe that Second Master will not blame me for my previous joke. "As he said that, he let go of Xiao FengHan and took two steps back.
Xiao FengHan held onto his throat and coughed a few times with his face flushed red. His throat was already bruised and he forced himself to sit down. Looking at Meng FanYun, he forced himself to squeeze out a smile and said, "Elder Meng is too courteous. However, such a joke is not something that an ordinary person would be able to endure."
Meng FanYun let out a fake laugh and said, "Second Master, you must believe in this old man. If there is a next time, the joke can turn into reality at any time."
Xiao FengHan hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "Elder Meng, I was discussing with my second brother just now. The Ling family is about to establish their empire and we have to go over to congratulate them. To us, this is a good opportunity to investigate the Ling family's background. However, if second brother goes alone, he might overlook something. Elder Meng has many experts under you and it would be best if you could invite a few of them to go with you. Apart from the peak experts of Above Heavens, no one would be able to accomplish such a task. "
Meng FanYun looked at Xiao FengHan for a long time before a cold smile appeared on his face, "That's right. If there are no people from my faction accompanying you, how can I be at ease? I will naturally send people to accompany Second Master. I hope that everything will … go smoothly! "After saying that, he chuckled coldly and bid farewell before leaving.
"They are going too far!" Xiao FengHan's eyes were about to spit fire as he looked in the direction Meng FanYun left with hatred, "Big brother, are we going to allow Above Heavens to continue being so arrogant? With such a situation, even if they obtain the world, what can they do? Didn't you hear what he said just now? Even though he said that he was following your orders to protect me and steal my secrets, he was actually monitoring me. Above Heavens is truly too unbridled. If this can be tolerated, what else can be tolerated?! "
"What else can we do? If we are really enemies, Above Heavens has the strength to wipe out my Xiao family!" Xiao FengHan lowered his voice and scolded, "In the future, don't speak so casually. Everything has to be tolerated! "A cold light flashed in Xiao FengHan's eyes as though he had made up his mind.
"Big brother, why did you take the initiative to ask that old fogey Meng to send people to follow me to Sky Bearing? Isn't this obvious surveillance? Does big brother not believe in the heart of this little brother?! "Xiao FengHan was still extremely dissatisfied.
"Second brother has misunderstood. With your intelligence, how can you not see that this elder brother has no choice but to do so? However, this is also good. With them monitoring me, I can ensure that my Xiao family won't be in trouble for the time being." Xiao FengHan's face was as cold as water, "However, you will be the envoy to Sky Bearing. When the time comes, you can do whatever you want!" Xiao FengHan suppressed his voice to the point that it was almost inaudible.
Xiao FengHan's eyes flashed as he replied, "I understand! I will definitely be careful. "
Xiao FengHan chuckled and patted his brother's shoulder, consoling him, "Second brother, don't worry, the Above Heavens faction's martial arts are top-notch. Even ten Xiao Clans wouldn't be a match for them. However, when it comes to politics and scheming, hehe, you and I are the true experts."
The two brothers looked at each other and laughed at the same time. However, this laughter was bone-chilling! It was suffused with dense killing intent!
"Second brother, follow me. I obtained a treasure a few days ago. Come and take a look." Xiao FengHan said.
Xiao FengHan smiled and said, "I was just about to see big brother's collection." The two brothers walked side by side.
*****
As the horses galloped, the north wind blew against their faces. Xiao FengHan's heart was filled with bitterness. In his ears, the words that his big brother Xiao FengHan said to him when he was called into the secret chamber echoed. Every single word and sentence was as deep as the wrinkles on his big brother's face in Xiao FengHan's heart.
"Second brother, this trip to Sky Bearing concerns the survival of the Xiao family. You must be patient! The Ling family's current strength is already strong enough. If we can borrow their … help, that would be the best. We still have some ties with the Ling family. The reason why the Ling family didn't make a move against my Xiao family is probably because of my big brother and sister-in-law. All these years, I, Xiao FengHan, am an ungrateful person and owe them too much! I don't even have the face to meet them today. I originally wanted to personally apologize to them, but a pity … "
"I remember that I had a bet with my sister-in-law. Even now, the words still ring in my ears. However, things have changed and the world has changed. When you go to Sky Bearing, you can help me tell my sister-in-law that I lost that bet and I admit defeat! Actually, I already knew that I lost, but I didn't dare to admit it and wasn't willing to admit it! "
"With my wild ambitions and being suppressed by Above Heavens, the Xiao family was unable to advance or retreat. Because of this, I hurt the ties of brotherhood and even ruined Xiao Xue's position as Empress! If not for the annulment of the engagement back then, Xiao Xue would be Ling Tian's Empress now! From the looks of it, Xiao Xue 'er is the one with the best foresight in my Xiao family! "
"Now that the bet has been lost, while Xiao Xue is still together with Ling Tian, she has already lost her greatest support and has no hope of getting the position of Empress. From being the Empress to being a concubine, this is all because of the selfish ambitions of my Xiao family. You can discuss with sister-in-law to fulfill Xiao Xue's wish. Let's see how my big brother and sister-in-law react. No matter what, my big brother and sister-in-law won't make things difficult for you. "
"Furthermore, if this matter can be settled, then the crisis of my Xiao family will be imminent. With Above Heavens hanging over our heads, we won't be happy if we don't get rid of it. For this matter, we can look for Ling Tian. If he is able to help my Xiao family tide over this crisis, sigh, perhaps only he has the ability to save my Xiao family from this calamity … "
"Today is different from the past. I regret it so much! I regret it so much! "
Thinking about his big brother's bleak tone and sorrowful figure when he said those words, Xiao FengYang's heart was filled with unbearable emotions!
The dark clouds in the sky gradually lowered and a gust of wind blew past. The misty spring rain filled the sky like fog.
"Second Master, it's raining. Why don't we find a place to hide from the rain first? It won't be too late to leave after the rain stops." Seeing that Xiao FengYang was so engrossed in his thoughts that he did not notice the rain and continued to gallop on his horse. One of the experts from Above Heavens could no longer bear it and caught up with him.
"Alright." Xiao FengYang woke up from his deep thoughts and gave the order in a faint voice. Looking at the young lady beside him, he asked pitifully, "You Han, how are you? Can you endure it? If you can't endure it, let's take a break! "
This black-robed girl had bright eyes and white teeth, but her face was like a block of ice, cold and unapproachable. Even when Xiao FengYang spoke to her, her face was still as cold as ice. She only said, "I'm fine." She didn't say anything else.
Xiao FengYang sighed.
This young lady was Xiao YanXue's elder sister, Xiao YouHan. She was also one of the few disciples of the Xiao Family who was fated to enter the Above Heavens Sect. However, the Above Heavens Sect had groomed her to be a cold-blooded killer. As time passed, she had developed a habit of not giving face to anyone. Her entire body seemed to exude a cold killing intent that caused others to tremble in fear.
Every time Xiao FengYang saw her, he would sigh. She was such a good young lady, but she was trained into an iceberg by Above Heavens. Even if other female disciples were cold, they would still melt slightly in front of their family. However, Xiao YouHan did not seem to know how to smile in front of her family …
However, he never expected that Above Heavens would send out six top-notch experts, including Xiao YouHan. This made the Xiao family extremely puzzled.
Along the way, Xiao FengYang wanted to have a chat with Xiao YouHan, hoping to find out more about Above Heavens' plans from her. However, he never expected that Xiao YouHan would be so tight-lipped. This made Xiao FengYang bump into a few hard and cold rebuffs.
"Above Heavens is really a troublemaker!" Looking at this iceberg-like granddaughter of his, Xiao FengYang let out a long sigh in his heart.
In Sky Bearing City, the original Sky Bearing Imperial Palace had already been renovated, and there were busy figures everywhere.
With regards to this Empire Establishing Ceremony, the three generations of the Ling family did not seem to care much about it. In fact, Duke Ling had even instructed them to renovate the Imperial Palace so that it would not leak. It was fine as long as the Imperial Palace was habitable. There was no need to go through so much trouble and waste so much money. Now that they did not need money, it would be a waste to waste so much money on these houses.
The three of them could make do with it, but which of the officials would be willing to do so? This was the Imperial Palace, not a pigsty! Furthermore, this was where the dignity of an empire was located, and there were ordinary residences that could be dealt with.
However, Ling Tian added another sentence, "If you want to build a Imperial Palace, you can do so, but you are not allowed to ask the commoners for money." This left everyone stumped. Thus, Ling Jian's eyes turned, and he called for the officials to donate, taking the initiative to donate all of his assets: 36 taels of silver. This caused the heavens to be angered by him.
Everyone was cursing in their hearts, Isn't this assassin too much? He actually has the cheek to say that he only has 36 taels of silver when he is guarding a mountain of gold and silver!
What they did not know was that Ling Jian did not have any assets at all. Even banknotes were a burden to him, and he had already handed them all over. Even this 36 taels of silver was stolen from Ling Jian's private stash.
The bunch of old men wanted to cry, but no tears came out. If they took the money, they did not have it. But if they did not take it, were they to leave the Imperial Palace in this state? Everyone facepalmed and sighed. Since ancient times, there had never been an Emperor who did not care about his own Imperial Palace. But now, not only was there one, there were three at once!
They hated that they could not join the army. The group of white-bearded officials hated that they had chosen the wrong path. If they had given up their brushes and joined the army, they could have made a fortune from the war. How would they be as poor as they were now? The empire had not been established, and the salaries of the officials were like castles in the air. How would they have any money left to donate? Even if they did, they could not bear to do so. This had nothing to do with them at all.
Ling Tian's intelligence department investigated the reactions of all the officials, and a document was placed on Ling Tian's desk. There was no other way. Old Master Ling did not care about the affairs, and said, "It's fine to be an empty Emperor and enjoy life, but if you want me to deal with political affairs, then you two can discuss it. This old man will not serve you!"
Ling Xiao had already rushed back to the frontlines, and refused to return. Thus, these political affairs were sent to the Ling House's side courtyard as usual!
Ling Tian was driven mad again!
However, after this farce of donations, Ling Tian was still very satisfied with the results of the investigation. Most of the officials were still relatively honest. Ling Tian's intelligence department was so powerful that even the famous special organizations on Earth, such as the Eastern Faction's Brocade Guards and the Flying Guillotine, would have to admit that they were not as good as them. Even if someone had a few mice in their house, it would be recorded, not to mention a mountain of gold and silver. This kind of efficiency was definitely super high!
Of course, there were also many rich people among the officials, and these people were all found out one by one. There was a former minister who was guarding the almost moldy treasury, and he actually learned to be honest. Wearing a patched up uniform, he donated 20 taels of silver. In the end, before Ling Tian could say anything, Ling Jian had already led people to raid his house. More than a hundred thousand taels of gold and several hundred thousand taels of silver were seized. He actually argued that this was corruption under the rule of the previous emperor, Long Xiang, and that the current emperor was very honest. In a fit of anger, Ling Jian chopped their heads in half on the spot.
As a result, before the new emperor ascended to the throne, the impeachment of Ling Jian's unscrupulous actions had already piled up like a mountain on Ling Tian's desk. Ling Tian immediately felt a headache coming on! He called Ling Jian over to ask. Ling Jian said coolly, "If this guy can climb out of hell, I will behead him again!
"F * ck! You are the boss! " Ling Tian was speechless. He had no way to deal with this boss. He was basically a talent trained by him, so what could he do? He could only wave his hand and ask him to leave. He looked up to the sky and sighed. He deeply felt that this throne was really a hot potato. Could he still be happy to repay kindness and revenge, and laugh at the world?!
However, Ling Jian's thunderous methods this time also played an unexpectedly huge role. In the future, when Ling Jian was in charge of monitoring, there were very few officials in the country who dared to commit corruption. Looking at the three continents, there were only a few. This made Ling Tian sigh. It was really a mistake. It was unintentional!
In a day's time, Ling Tian asked the experts in his harem to help him deal with it quickly. Then, he finally waved his pen and gave a sum of money from the Ling House and the Ling family to the Ministry of Works. Furthermore, he gave the officials half a year's salary in one go. This action made all the officials beam with joy.
However, this action made Ling Tian's mother, Chu Ting 'er, and the Ling House's housekeeper, Xiao YanXue, feel very pained. The former caught Ling Tian and scolded him, while the latter followed him around every day and told him that there was no more money. In a fit of anger, Ling Tian immediately called Ling Jian over and gave him a new order. Tell those brats outside, no matter if they are bandits or horse thieves, for this founding of the country, they don't want any other gifts. They just want gold and silver. The more the better!
Ling Jian received the order and left. In less than half a day, he muttered to Ling Jian for a while. Then, he waved his pen and a contribution list appeared. There were fifty names on it, and at the very front were Ling Jian, Ling Chi, Feng Yun Lei Dian, and the others who were currently in the courtyard. With a wave of his pen, he wrote down a number for himself. This was a rather standard method of throwing a brick to attract jade, trying to gain something without risking anything.
Ling Jian gave five million taels of silver, Ling Chi gave three million taels of silver, and Ling Feng and the others gave one million taels of silver. Then, he sent out the notice.
Instantly, the three continents were in a complete mess!
Since the start of the book, ever since there was a contribution list, countless brothers had tipped, and some even spent a lot of money. To be honest, Feng Ling had never expressed his attitude towards tipping. Because, if he thanked in the book, it would seem that he was greedy for his brothers' tipping. Feng Ling was a person who cared about his face, so he had never thanked anyone. Now that the book is about to end, I will say a few words of my heart to everyone here.
Many brothers in the group know that many brothers have said that they wanted to tip. I once said to Brother Polar Light, 'Brother, it is very good that you treat me as a friend and read my book. If you have a million taels of silver, I don't think it is too much if you tip me ten thousand taels. But if you are in trouble, even if you are reading pirated copies, it is also a form of support for me!' 'Having the heart is enough!'
'We have to do everything within our means.' 'Too many brothers and sisters are students. We were all students once, and we all know the financial difficulties during that period.' 'I am already very grateful that everyone has subscribed!' 'To support me, I have already done my best.'
'Until today, a brother said that I am too pretentious.' 'Although you are thinking for everyone, you have to say a few words to those who have tipped.' 'Otherwise, wouldn't those brothers feel that they have wasted their money? 'Why didn't they have any reaction?' 'This makes everyone feel very disappointed.'
'This is my negligence!' 'I am sorry. I have considered everything, but I actually neglected this point. I am ashamed!' 'Fortunately, all the records are archived in the author's section. After the book ends, I will make a list of the tipping and post it in the related section.' 'Every brother will have their name on the list.' 'I will not forget every brother.' 'This is all that Feng Ling can do.'
'Finally, thank you all. Thank you all for supporting and comforting Feng Ling during this period of time.' 'Thank you all for supporting me financially!' 'You helped me get through the biggest hurdle of my life this year!' 'Thank you!' 'During the Spring Festival, I hope that everything goes smoothly for everyone!' If you want to know what will happen next, please go to www.qidian.com. There are more chapters, support the author, support the legal reading! '
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