Great Yellow Dynasty, Xuanyuan City, in the study room!
Imperial Concubine sat behind the desk, and a group of trusted officials stood in front of her. The officials stood respectfully, and the study room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Only Emperor Kong walked in front and reported carefully.
"It has begun?" Imperial Concubine narrowed her eyes.
"Yes. It is exactly as Mister Cang Jie predicted. Almost 90% of the shopkeepers in the two thousand cities fled with their money at the same time! The news spread like the plague in an extremely short period of time. I believe that in less than ten days, the entire city will be in chaos! "Emperor Kong said solemnly.
Imperial Concubine looked at Cang Jie, "Mister, do you think so too?"
Cang Jie stepped out and shook his head slightly, "I believe that in less than a day, the entire city will be in chaos!"
Emperor Kong at the side raised his eyebrows, "How is that possible? Mister Cang Jie, there are so many people in the city, and the city is so big. How can this news spread in a day?"
"Emperor Kong, if you don't believe me, you can report it tomorrow." Cang Jie said with a smile.
The study room fell into a dead silence. A day? How was it possible that two thousand cities would be in chaos in a day?
"Inform everyone that from now on, as long as there is any strange news, report it immediately!" Imperial Concubine said in a deep voice.
"Yes!"
Immediately, an official went to inform everyone.
Since Cang Jie said one day, no one had any intention of leaving. Then, they would wait and see what would happen on this day.
One day was not a long time.
Intelligence officers came in and out, continuously gathering information from all over the place.
The two thousand cities were progressing at almost the same time. Imperial Concubine and the officials listened carefully, and the more they listened, the more frightened they became.
Chaos, chaos, chaos! In the blink of an eye, two thousand cities were in chaos.
In fact, the commoners even started to kill the officials and set fire to the temples. The signs of chaos began.
One and a half days later, the rioting people started to hunt down the monks, snatching all the properties of the monks, and robbing the spirit stones? Everyone seemed to have gone crazy.
In the study room, there was dead silence.
"Li Mu, if I were to ask you to lead an army to attack the two thousand cities of the Spiritual Mountain Holy Grounds, how many can you take down?" Matriarch Ji looked at a man who looked like a general.
The general had a strange expression. "His Holiness, I feel that the two thousand cities have been completely destroyed. When the army went to war, these two thousand cities and even the city gates were left unguarded! "
After Li Mu finished speaking, everyone in the study was shocked.
"Two thousand cities were destroyed in a single day? What a terrifying wealth management shop! "Emperor Kong exclaimed in shock.
In war, one must fight head-on and win by surprise. Attacking cities step by step was the foundation, and winning by surprise was only the icing on the cake. But now, they had only won by surprise. In a single night, two thousand cities had been destroyed?
What a terrible strategy.
"His Holiness, I am willing to lead the army and take over as many Spiritual Mountain cities as possible!" Li Mu immediately said respectfully.
"His Holiness, this subject is willing to fight!"
"His Holiness, this subject is willing to fight!"
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All of a sudden, many of the generals began to shout out. Attacking cities and seizing territory was basically taking everything. Wherever they went, they would take everything. How was this a war? It was simply taking credit.
Empress Ji did not say anything. Instead, she fell into deep thought.
"The person behind this is the terrifying one. Silently, in a single night, two thousand cities of the Spiritual Mountain were destroyed. What a terrifying business war! Without shedding a drop of blood, they destroyed the roots of the Spiritual Mountain? "Emperor Kong exclaimed in shock.
"Who is it? Who is so capable? "Empress Ji narrowed her eyes.
Seeing two thousand cities being destroyed in an instant, no matter who it was, they would be shocked. What if this business war happened in the Great Yellow Dynasty? Thinking of that scene, Empress Ji could not help but feel goosebumps all over her body.
"By the way, His Holiness, this subject has sent people to investigate the Great Yellow Dynasty. In the Great Yellow Dynasty, there are people who have started to set up shop in sixteen cities. However, they are not successful yet. I don't think they are on the same side as the Spiritual Mountain!" Cang Jie said.
The moment Cang Jie spoke, the expressions of everyone in the study changed.
Empress Ji's face turned gloomy. "Capture all the people who set up shop in the Great Yellow Dynasty. From now on, if anyone dares to set up a shop in the Spiritual Mountain, capture them as a warning to others. If anyone dares to resist, exterminate their entire family. No, exterminate all nine generations!"
Empress Ji gave the order in an instant. Clearly, Empress Ji, who was fearless even when facing Yuanshi Tianzun, was afraid of a small shop. Only fear would cause her to give such an order.
"Yes!" Everyone in the study answered in unison.
They were all Empress Ji's trusted aides. If Empress Ji made a mistake, all of them would remonstrate with her. Empress Ji had never been headstrong and self-opinionated. She also hoped that there would be a voice that disagreed with her. That way, she would be able to rule for a long time. But at this moment, none of the remonstrating officials dared to speak. They all agreed with Empress Ji's order to exterminate all nine generations of their families.
Everyone could imagine how terrifying it would be to destroy an empire in a single day. Who would dare to take the risk?
"His Holiness, do we still need to send out troops?" Li Mu asked anxiously.
Empress Ji shook her head. "Wait a little longer. We don't know who the mastermind is yet. Now is not the right time to act recklessly."
"Yes!" Li Mu replied.
The group of generals did not ask for battle anymore.
"Emperor Kong, I asked you to send people to investigate who the mastermind is. Have you found anything?" Empress Ji looked at Emperor Kong.
Emperor Kong smiled bitterly. "Your Majesty, the mastermind behind this is too cunning!"
"Oh?"
"In the past six months, they have been constantly using people related to the Holy Land of Spiritual Mountain to be the shop assistants and shopkeepers, but their own people have disappeared one after another. Obviously, they had already thought of a perfect plan to retreat. Those people who were related to the Holy Land of Spiritual Mountain were also fools. Although the pay was very high, the Spiritual Stones were just puppets. It was just for today, to help the people shift their hatred to the Holy Land of Spiritual Mountain. The wealth management shop was originally just a commercial activity, but they cleverly turned it into a policy. They turned the thousands of temples as their backing, and the Holy Land of Spiritual Mountain as their backing. The monks can run, but the temples can't. Everyone has been led astray by them, and their people have quietly retreated with all the Spiritual Stones. They are all gone, not a single trace!"
"Not a single soldier was injured. How terrifying!" Feng Bo said with an unsightly expression.
"What a meticulous plan, what a vicious plan!" Empress Ji narrowed her eyes.
"This person is too terrifying. There is no trace of the mastermind." Emperor Kong shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Empress Ji looked at Cang Jie. Cang Jie didn't say anything, as if he was thinking about something.
"Mister Cang Jie, what do you think?" Empress Ji asked.
"This wealth management shop is targeted at the Spiritual Mountain Holy Ground. Hence, I feel that we should target the enemies of the Spiritual Mountain Holy Ground. Such an organization is at least an Imperial Dynasty or an Intermediate Sect!" Cang Jie analyzed.
"That's right, enemies? Although the Spiritual Mountain Holy Ground has always said that they are benevolent, the expansion of the Spiritual Mountain Holy Ground is bloody. These two thousand cities used to be the territories of the various great powers. Although those powers were destroyed, their descendants established new powers. They have always hated the Spiritual Mountain Holy Ground. "Emperor Kong's expression changed.
Empress Ji nodded. "The enemies of the Spiritual Mountain Holy Ground, not to mention the Great Yan Empire and the Wanshou Taoism, there are still eight Imperial Dynasties and nine Intermediate Sects! Mister Cang Jie, are you saying that the mastermind behind this is the leader of these seventeen great powers? "
Cang Jie was silent for a moment before he said, "His Holiness, in fact, there has been a commercial war in the past. Moreover, this subject has emphasized on His Holiness!"
"Oh? Similar to this commercial war? "Empress Ji raised her eyebrows.
Such a commercial war was terrifying to the extreme. In a day, two thousand cities were destroyed. To everyone, this was the first time they had seen such a shocking battle. Cang Jie said that there had been such a thing in the past. Why didn't I know about it?
"His Holiness, do you remember the Dahan Imperial Dynasty's Gu Hai?" Cang Jie asked Solemnly.
"Gu Hai?" Empress Ji narrowed her eyes.
"Impossible. Although Gu Hai has enmity with the Spiritual Mountain Holy Ground, the Dahan Imperial Dynasty is in the north of the Divine Continent. It is separated from the Spiritual Mountain Holy Ground by many great powers. With such a great distance, how could he cause such a huge commotion?" Emperor Kong said in shock.
Cangjie ignored Emperor Kong. Instead, he continued, "His Majesty told this official to understand Gu Hai, so this official paid attention to everything. He fought his way up step by step. He did do it once before, but the situation was different. However, the result was the same. When he was a mortal, he used the Shang Dou Nation, which could be considered a stroke of genius. He did not even use a single soldier, using the Shang Dao to destroy a mortal Song Nation!"
"Mortal Realm?" All the subjects were shocked.
Empress Ji suddenly remembered. "Gu Hai entered the cultivation world because of that commercial war? I remember now. The plan to destroy the Song Nation? "
Cang Jie nodded. "This Gu Hai's business skills are extraordinary. For such a large-scale battle, he used it so skillfully. It is terrifying!"
There was a sudden silence in the study.
Terrifying? This was Mister Cang Jie's evaluation. Mister Cang Jie rarely evaluated others.
"Gu Hai is the mastermind behind the chaos in the two thousand cities of the Spiritual Mountain?" Empress Ji's eyes flashed with a serious look.
"He is a major suspect. His Holiness might as well focus on investigating Gu Hai!" Cang Jie said Solemnly.
Cang Jie did not use a certain tone. However, since Cang Jie mentioned Gu Hai, it was clear that Gu Hai was the culprit.
"Emperor Kong, inform all the spies in the Dahan Imperial Dynasty and the Spiritual Mountain Holy Ground to investigate this matter. I do not wish to hear anything that is unclear!" Empress Ji instructed.
"Yes!" Emperor Kong answered.
Spiritual Mountain Holy Ground.
When the two thousand cities were in chaos, the day of the Buddha's birthday arrived.
Great Thunderclap Temple, outside the Great Strength Hall.
Countless Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats stood respectfully in all directions, chanting the Amitabha Buddha's mantra. All of them had smiles on their faces as they looked at the entrance of the Great Strength Hall. Jiang Rulai slowly stepped out of the hall.
"We pay our respects to the Buddha!" All the monks bowed respectfully.
Jiang Rulai nodded slightly.
A golden lotus suddenly appeared under his feet. This was the twelfth treasure of Li Gu. It was originally a twelfth-grade golden lotus, but after the Mosquito Daoren secretly ate it, it became a ninth-grade golden lotus!
Stepping on the ninth-grade golden lotus, Jiang Rulai emitted a Buddhist light, causing everyone to feel a boundless radiance.
"The Buddha is going to preach the Dao. All disciples of the Buddha, please take a seat and listen!" The Buddha of the Past said.
"Yes!"
All the monks immediately bowed. Then, a first-grade golden lotus appeared under the Buddhas. The Bodhisattvas sat on white lotus platforms, while the Arhats sat on praying mats. Listen to the Buddha said. A grand event!
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