In the imperial palace, many palace maids had emaciated faces and were dressed in extremely plain clothes. Some palace maids were even plucking vegetables outside the imperial kitchen. When Qin Mu saw this, he even thought he had walked into a market.
Yankang Kingdom was clearly very rich. Yankang National Preceptor had paved two roads to connect West Earth and Middle Earth, connecting West Earth and Yankang. Their trade was flourishing, and Qin Mu also saw the imperial court building bridges and paving roads. The people were rich, but the emperor and the palace were poor.
It should be because the Taihuang Tian's war had affected the national treasury, causing it to be empty.
The Taihuang Tian's war was a bottomless pit, and there was no economy to speak of. When they fought, they had to rely on Yankang as the rear to provide the Taihuang Tian with all kinds of military supplies, provisions, and spirit weapons.
Furthermore, the people of Taihuang Tian were also continuously migrating to Yankang, and settling these people required the national treasury to fork out money and provisions. It was also quite a huge expenditure.
It was no wonder Emperor Yanfeng was overjoyed when he saw that he could earn a huge sum of money by forming an alliance with the remaining survivors of Crimson Light.
Not long later, Yan Zhigui came over and said, "Your Majesty, the residence of the envoys has already been arranged. May I ask Your Majesty, how are we going to negotiate with the envoys of Crimson Light? "
Emperor Yanfeng passed the list that Qin Mu had written down to Yan Zhigui and said, "According to the conditions on this list, I'll give the remaining survivors of Crimson Light a place to rest, open a trading port, open up a transportation route, flying ships, flying carriages, everything you need."
Yan Zhigui looked at the list and jumped in shock. He took a glance at Qin Mu and asked with a trembling voice, "Lord Qin, this list isn't a joke?"
Qin Mu said, "It's not a joke. Chi Xi will also agree. These divine weapons aren't of much use to the remaining survivors of Crimson Light. They don't have so many people to use these things. Lord Yan just has to remember one thing, they are the ones who need our help, not us. Also, we have to get the Divine Ring of Creation no matter what! "
Yan Zhigui left in a hurry.
Emperor Yanfeng sighed ruefully. "Taihuang Tian has been receiving battle reports for some time now, and they made my blood boil. I was also on tenterhooks and wished I could personally go to the frontlines to kill the enemy. The National Division has sorted out the Taihuang Tian's cultivation methods, and I have also studied them for a long time. I have gained a lot, but I can't help but feel a little regretful that I can't personally go into battle. "
Just as he said that, a surprised voice sounded, "The one who herds cows!"
Qin Mu looked in the direction of the voice and asked in surprise, "Sister Xiu, why did you come back from Taihuang Tian?"
Ling Yuxiu sprinted over and saw Emperor Yanfeng beside Qin Mu. He immediately slowed down and walked over with a solemn expression and dignified bearing.
Emperor Yanfeng said with a smile, "Recently, there's no war between Taihuang Tian and Xiu'er, so Xiu'er has returned. I still have some matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first. "
He slowly walked away, turning his head back from time to time to make sure that Qin Mu and Ling Yuxiu stood there and didn't do anything out of the ordinary. Only then did he leave with his heart at ease.
Ling Yuxiu saw him leaving and immediately grabbed Qin Mu's hand to walk forward while smiling. "After my father became a god, he has become more and more dignified. He's just a little sneaky and is most likely hiding in the dark to observe us. Let's go to the imperial garden and shake him off! "
Qin Mu staggered forward while being pulled by him. After a few turns and passing through a few corridors in the air, they met a few concubines who were playing together. Ling Yuxiu immediately let go of Qin Mu's hand and greeted the concubines with a dignified bearing. When the noble concubines had walked far away, she pulled Qin Mu's hand and continued to run forward happily.
After running a few more steps, they met numerous palace maids escorting the empress. Ling Yuxiu jumped in shock and immediately recovered her proper image as a princess. She bowed to the empress and greeted, "Mother Empress."
The empress pulled her over and whispered to her for a while before examining Qin Mu with a smile. "Cult Master Qin is becoming taller and more handsome."
Qin Mu felt that the gaze she was looking at him with was slightly off. It was like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, so he stood aside with a red face.
The empress walked far away, and Ling Yuxiu pulled him to run forward again. When they finally reached the imperial garden, she chuckled. "It's really uncomfortable in the palace, always being restrained by all kinds of etiquette and not being able to release my natural instincts. The martial world is still the best, unrestrained and happy. "
Qin Mu followed her and looked around. There were exotic flowers and plants that were too beautiful to behold. However, there were also some vegetable fields where numerous palace maids were watering and catching insects. It should be because the imperial palace had no money and could only grow their own vegetables.
"Sister Xiu, has Saintess Xiang also returned to Yankang?" Qin Mu suddenly asked while admiring the scenery.
Ling Yuxiu was angry. "We haven't seen each other for a long time, and instead of whispering sweet nothings, you're asking about her? How much do you miss her? "
Qin Mu hurriedly said, "I'm looking for her for proper business, not because I miss her!"
"She's back! Demoness Xiang came back with me! "Ling Yuxiu walked forward in a huff.
Qin Mu quickly followed after her, and the two of them came to a flowering tree. The flowers were in full bloom, and the tree wasn't tall. Qin Mu pinched a branch and bent down to sniff the fragrance. A smile appeared on his face.
He executed Secrets of Three Primordial Spirit Assembly, and when the tip of his nose was about to touch the flower petal, his primordial spirit had already left his body.
Ling Yuxiu looked at the side of his face, which was delicate and handsome. She felt that the fragrance of the flower was somewhat intoxicating, and her heart couldn't help racing. Her face flushed red, and her breathing became hurried.
On the other side, Si Yunxiangt suddenly sensed something and hurriedly executed Secrets of Three Primordial Spirit Assembly. Her primordial spirit left her body, and Qin Mu's primordial spirit flew over.
"Saintess Xiang, I'm in the imperial garden with Princess Xiu. The matter is urgent, so I'll be straight to the point."
Qin Mu's primordial spirit's thoughts rippled, and he said, "Yankang Kingdom's treasury is empty. Does the sacred cult still have money?"
Si Yunxiangt smiled. "You're having a tryst with that little hussy Yuxiu in the imperial garden, yet you're meeting your little lover in private. This is truly the style of a devil cult master! The sacred cult is rich, and buying half of Yankang isn't a problem. Our sacred cult has businesses all over the world, and all our halls are blooming everywhere. No matter if it's the trade between Middle Earth and West Earth, or the mining and forging of spirit weapons, the sacred cult is involved, so the wealth is endless. "
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