"Why does Crown Prince Changying favor the Golden Crow so much? Don't you understand just by looking at the people here?"
"Why?"
By marrying Jinwu Palace, Crown Prince Changying and Jinwu Palace is equal to marrying Heavens Fortune Sect, Demons-kill Valley, Iron-Dragon Sect and Lord Guangnan's Mansion. By marrying Jinwu Palace, Crown Prince Changying is equal to marrying Fiery Oil and all-purpose medicament. By marrying Jinwu Palace, Crown Prince Changying could increase his wealth internally and control people externally. By treating Immortal Qianji's clan generously, he's showing his kindness to tens of millions of Hua knights in the West Theater of Operations and air cavalries across the world and stabilizing the hearts of people across the world. In the eyes of the senior ministers in Xuanyuan Hill, this is what a wise emperor should do. In this way, nobody could shake the throne of the crown prince. I think someone in Xuanyuan Hill would soon persuade the crown prince to give up the position of governor and ascend to the throne officially. Compared to Meng Shidao and the Gobbling Party, Immortal Qianji is the first one who could help the crown prince ascend to the throne of the human emperor … "
When Princess Shangping's airboat slowly landed in Xuantian City, an elder of Lord Xuanwu's Mansion was whispering to Heavenly Fortune Sect, Demons-kill Valley, Iron-Dragon Sect and Lord Guangnan's Mansion.
At this moment, there were as many knights and heroes among the guests and the crowd as they were exchanging views with their acquaintances using battle qi. Almost all the guests were exchanging views with their acquaintances using battle qi. However, they focused on different things and objects. Different people would think about and pay attention to different things on such an occasion.
As for many major clans who came to Youzhou Province for the first time, it was also their first chance to observe Jinwu Palace from a close distance.
"I didn't expect His Royal Highness to send his own daughter here. He's really going all out!"
"If I were Crown Prince, I could even send 100 princesses to Immortal Qianji if he wanted, not to mention one princess. Royal ladies always play a role at this moment. Pitifully, Immortal Qianji, a peerless talent, was killed in Yinhai, Shazhou Province. What a pity. If Immortal Qianji was still alive, Taixia Country would definitely be in a different situation 20 years later …"
"Hmm, it's said that Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory is going to build some Class A cities at the same time!"
"They're not preparing; they've already started. It's said that Xuantian City, where the wedding will be held today, is just a temporary city. Given the wealth of Jinwu Palace, of course, it's impossible for them to place their core in such an ordinary small city."
…
"I wonder how the three sects would feel if they saw what happened today!"
"What else could they feel? The three sects have long been busy with their own affairs. Heavens Holding Pavilion lost a sage-level knight; the mountain gate of Taiyi Fantasy Sect is in a mess. It's said that the extermination of Great Wilderness Sect has aroused another uproar. Someone has already gone to the Supreme Court to testify that some knights of Qionglou Pavilion were involved in the event of Great Wilderness Sect. Not to mention that the conspiracy behind the black invitation cards of the three sects has been widely spread …"
"I've also heard that. Actually, the three sects have long known that the space above Yinhai is very unstable. The space crack was aroused artificially. Previously, the three sects wanted to kill Immortal Qianji; however, as Immortal Qianji was too famous and popular, the three sects would be in a passive position if they directly killed him. As a result, it aroused great indignation among the people. Therefore, they came up with such an idea — — drawing Immortal Qianji to Yinhai using the black invitation cards of their sects. After that, they killed Immortal Qianji using the space crack above Yinhai so as to make it an accident so as to explain to the public. Pitifully, something went wrong. Finally, even Heavenly Hunyuan was killed, causing a great loss to Heavens Holding Pavilion …"
"This is the retribution …"
…
"It's said that Immortal Qianji's kids were born a few days ago …"
"Of course. Look at those female guests of Jinwu Palace who are cradling their kids. It's said that they're all boys. There's even a pair of twins!"
"That's too pitiful. The moment those kids were born, they had lost their father!"
"As long as their mothers are here, even though they don't have a father, those kids are not pitiful. Look at those women cradling their babies, one is the princess of Lord Guangnan's Mansion, one is Yan Feiqing who presides over Iron-Dragon Sect and Guo Hongyi. The mothers of those kids are not commoners!"
"You're right. Those kids of Immortal Qianji will definitely have great achievements in the future …"
"With such parents, a good family, and a bunch of relatives and older brothers, it's impossible for those children to be useless!"
Being different from those men, those female guests on the auditorium were focusing on those female guests who had special identities with kids among the female guests of Jinwu Palace.
…
Yan Feiqing, Bai Suxian and Guo Hongyi were all in white and thick brilliant mink velvet coats. As they had given birth to kids, the three women looked much more graceful. Each of them was cradling a baby in her arms. As Zhang Chenglei's parents and seniors, they attended Zhang Chenglei's wedding ceremony.
Those kids had already opened their eyes and were watching the surroundings out of curiosity. They didn't cry at all.
"Old grandma said that those kids are still young and could easily catch a cold outside. Madams, you could take a rest in the room for the time being …" Zhang Tie's eldest sister-in-law whispered to them as she walked to their side.
"No matter how young these kids are, they're still Zhang Tie's flesh and blood. They could also experience what their father experienced. Such a bit cold is nothing serious …" Yan Feiqing replied calmly, "It's their eldest brother's wedding ceremony today. As Zhang family members, they couldn't be absent. If Zhang Tie was here, he would never allow them to hide in the room!"
After hearing Yan Feiqing's words, Zhang Tie's eldest sister-in-law just let out a sigh silently. However, her words shocked some people inside.
When the guests and guests were whispering, the majestic and luxurious imperial airboat of Taixia Country had already landed in the special airport. The hatch door of the airboat was opened while the spiral ladder was put down. The first person had already walked out of the airboat.
It was not Princess Serenity who walked out of the airboat; instead, it was an elder of the Imperial Clansmen's Association of Taixia Country. The first one who came forward to greet them was not Zhang Chenglei, but Zhang Yang, Zhang Chenglei's eldest uncle. After exchanging some greetings in a low voice at the door of the airboat, Princess Serenity in auspicious clothes walked out of the airboat surrounded by some female officers and palace maids. Zhang Chenglei walked over there calmly surrounded by Zhang disciples and took Princess Serenity's hand. Closely after that, he led Princess Serenity to Old Grandma and Old Grandpa who were sitting on the main seats of Zhang Clan …
The wedding ceremony officially started.
With a long horn sound, a rumble drifted from the sky. Closely after that, tidy formations of air cavalries started to appear in the sky above Xuantian City, leaving colorful smokes in the air. Through the sky above the wedding venue, the entire Xuantian City was filled with deafening cheers.
At the same time, the bells of celebration started to ring in other big cities within Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory, Jinwu City and towns where hundreds of millions of households of Jinwu Palace gathered. In the bells, teams of airplanes with colorful smokes flew over the main streets of these cities at a low altitude. Closely after that, the hatch doors of the airplanes were opened while numerous red packets containing gold or silver coins flew out of the airplanes like a red flower rain. As a result, they fell onto the icy and snowy streets, squares and roofs, causing those cities and towns to be in a carnival in a split second.
In the wedding of Immortal Qianji's eldest son, Jinwu Palace allocated tens of thousands of airplanes to make a big profit within Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory. They distributed red packets worth tens of millions of gold coins to tens of thousands of households and celebrated with their people, shocking the entire world …
Nobody could match such a grand scale. Many major clans in Taixia Country exchanged glances with each other silently. All the ambassadors of other countries who attended the wedding ceremony were shocked …
There was a proverb on the Western Continent — — pies wouldn't fall from the sky; however, they saw gold coins falling from the sky in Taixia Country today.
…
"You should take a look at your legacy. You brat, your son has already gotten married; however, you've run away …" In the heavy snow, Donder didn't appear in Xuantian City; instead, he was standing on the top of the highest iron tower in the brand-new Blackhot City with Barley, Sharwin, Bagdad, Leit, Hista and the other brothers of Hit-Plane Brotherhood. They were enjoying the north wind and drinking liquor as they commemorated Zhang Tie in their own way.
Watching planes dropping red packets passing by and Blackhot City being immersed in joy, Donder's eyes turned blurry as if he was drunk. He shouted towards the sky from the top of the tower, "Do you remember what you said in the grocery store? You said that one day, you could not use up your money in ten lifetimes. If your son got married, you would drop numerous gold coins from the sky so that everyone could have fun with you. You would invite those orphaned kids in the orphanages in Blackhot City to eat a luxurious steak dinner. Now that you're rich, you could not use up your money in 100 lifetimes. When your son got married, Jinwu Palace would drop red packets by plane. Those orphaned kids in numerous Jinwu Courtyards in Taixia Country could eat a luxurious steak dinner today. Come and have a drink with us …"
When your son got married, Jinwu Palace has already used airplanes to scatter money. Those orphaned kids in numerous Jinwu Courtyards in Taixia Country could also eat a luxurious steak dinner. Come on, drink with us … "
"You're a liar. You said you wanted to be my son's master. I've already given birth to a lot of sons. We've rebuilt Blackhot City in Taixia Country. Blackhot City has already become the territory of us brothers. We've not found you yet. You're a liar, a liar. I will never believe you anymore …" Doug burst into tears at once.
When the residents of New Blackhot City were celebrating, Barley and the other guys on the top of the tower all burst into tears.
…
At the same time, when the territory of Jinwu Palace in Youzhou Province was covered with joy, the atmosphere in the mountain gate of Taiyi Fantasy Sect was a bit depressed.
In black and white taoist robe, Taiyi Old Man was sitting with his eyes half closed. He was listening to the report about the business of Taiyi Fantasy Sect in recent months by an elder who was responsible for the secular business of Taiyi Fantasy Sect with some dignified heads of Taiyi Fantasy Sect.
Although a major sect like Taiyi Fantasy Sect had many knights and looked lofty, the foundation of the entire sect was still the most basic secular goods such as daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, gold, silver and treasures. Without the support of these goods, Taiyi Fantasy Sect could never sustain itself at all.
"In recent months, the incomes of the eight business groups affiliated to Taiyi Fantasy Sect have declined. Many customers and businessmen who cooperated with our business groups have chosen to cooperate with other business groups; especially the cooperation and business between our business groups and the local governments of prefectures across Taixia Country. After Zhang Yang became the head of Gold and Power Law, our business groups have almost been squeezed out by the other business groups affiliated to Gold and Power Law. As for the business of fiery oil and all-purpose medicament, our business groups have been completely squeezed out. Jinwu Business Group has completely blocked our supply channels and prohibited any business groups or clans from supplying us with goods. Our Heavenly Craftsmen Business Group has been producing airplanes since last year and has negotiated the sales channel. However, a few months ago, some clans who wanted to buy our airplanes regretted after paying the penalty for breach of contract to us. We inquired them privately. They said that someone had told them that as long as they dared buy our airplanes, they would not get a drop of fiery oil at all. Those airplanes could only serve as decorations …"
"Our business group is even facing a lot of competitions from business groups and clans which are closely related to Gold and Power Law or Jinwu Business Group in the traditional trade of cloth, tobacco, tea, medicinal herbs, mineral resources, high-end ordnance and grains. Many businesses have been robbed …"
"In the past months, the income of our business groups has declined by over 20% …"
Hearing this, none of the heads of Taiyi Fantasy Sect revealed a smile. They just moved their eyes onto Taiyi Old Man stealthily.
Everyone was well aware of the reason for all of this, but no one would say it out loud.
It had been less than one year since the battle at Yinhai Desert. Taiyi Old Man's snow-white hair seemed to have turned a bit dim.
The black invitation cards that the three major sects sent out had been completely messed up. Although Zhang Tie was already dead, the price that the three major sects paid on that day was out of everyone's imagination.
The death of Heavenly Hunyuan was out of everyone's imagination.
Additionally, the assassination of Xuanyuan Wuji, the third prince, was unacceptable.
Everyone felt as if they had lost everything. No one knew why it was like this. It was as if there was an invisible hand controlling everything, causing them to feel a chill in their hearts.
'Has the black invitation cards come to an end?' 'No, it's just continuing in another way.'
Although Zhang Tie was dead, Zhang Tie's godson, a lot of women and Jinwu Palace were still alive. Therefore, it was not over yet.
"Over the past half a year, the number of outer disciples who want to join Taiyi Fantasy Sect has also decreased a lot …" an elder whispered as he stealthily took another look at Taiyi Old Man.
The room fell into silence. Taiyi Old Man just sat there with his eyes half closed. Nobody knew what Taiyi Old Man was thinking about at this moment. After quite a while, Taiyi Old Man completely opened his eyes as he took a look at the others in the room and said leisurely, "I've underestimated Immortal Qianji and Xuanyuan Hill …"
It was Taiyi Old Man's first time to admit his "mistake" in the public since the battle at Yinhai Desert started. Therefore, all the others in the room became silent as they didn't know what to say.
However, Taiyi Old Man continued before anyone answered him. His following words shocked all the others at present.
"However, we've not lost yet; nor is it the right time to admit it. Like the holy war between Taixia Country and demons, it's just a beginning. The little difficulty in front of us couldn't shake Taiyi Fantasy Sect. Our target will definitely be realized. Nobody could stop us." Taiyi Old Man's eyes turned sharp at once as if he could penetrate through the void and look into the distance with a profound and icy look, saying, "Three years, only after three years, demons will create a chance for us …"
'Ahh, demons?' 'Why demons?' The heads of Taiyi Fantasy Sect exchanged glances with each other.
"Do you think the Demon Race has already mobilized their true strength in this Holy War? Do you think that Taixia Country could really defend the Western Theater of Operations? " Taiyi Old Man sneered as he continued, "If you think so, you've underestimated demons. The real collapse of Taixia Country has not arrived yet; however … it's not far away …"
(To be continued.)
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