Ji Haodian's conciliatory attitude made Sage Chi Ming somewhat dissatisfied. However, Su Xin nodded and said, "I will obey Your Majesty's orders."
With that, Su Xin didn't even look at Master Chi Ming as he left the palace.
This kind of attitude made Sage Chi Ming's eyes flash with a trace of anger. However, he forcefully endured it in the end.
This was the palace after all. No matter how arrogant he was, he wouldn't dare to cause trouble in the palace.
Therefore, Sage Chi Ming could only snort coldly and leave.
Seeing Sage Chi Ming's attitude, Ji Haodian snorted coldly and revealed a trace of displeasure in his eyes.
Tang Xian whispered to Ji Haodian, "Your Majesty, please calm down. These barbarians lack education. Even if they cultivate to the Harmonious God Realm, it will still be the same. Your Majesty, there is no need to be angry."
Tang Xian saying that Sage Chi Ming and the others were barbarians wasn't actually belittling them. He was stating a fact.
Ever since the Human Emperor established a dynasty in ancient times, all existences outside of the Central Plains were viewed as barbarians.
The Golden Horde Kingdom in the north was barbarian. The 36 countries of the Western Region were barbarians. The foreign tribes in the northwest were also barbarians.
As for the Western Frontier, although it wasn't established, it was a place that even the Zhou Kingdom wasn't willing to rule over.
It was vast, sparsely populated, and barren. If the Zhou Kingdom wanted to rule over the Western Frontier, not only would they have to invest a large amount of manpower, they would also have to clash with Esoteric Buddhism. This wasn't worth it.
A trace of coldness flashed in Ji Haodian's eyes. However, he faintly asked, "How's the research on the white jade slate?"
Tang Xian said, "Those treasured ancient books of Esoteric Buddhism are indeed real. Some of the things recorded in them are very useful in deciphering this white jade slate.
A few masters of Buddhism and a few seniors of the Zhou Kingdom even have some clues. I reckon that in a few years, they will be able to completely decipher the secrets within the white jade slate. "
An inexplicable look flashed across Ji Haodian's eyes as he muttered, "A few more years?"
This white jade slab was related to ancient secrets, and it also contained the mystery of longevity. It was already very fast for Ji Haodian to study the secrets within a few years, but it was still not enough for him.
He knew that his body couldn't hold on much longer. Maybe he could hold on for a few years, maybe he couldn't. It all depended on God's will.
Ji Haodian suddenly asked, "By the way, how are the princes who have already entered the capital?"
Tang Xian was stunned. He could not stand Ji Haodian's unconstrained way of talking. He had just been talking about the white jade slab, and now, he was suddenly talking about princes. In the past, Ji Haodian did not have such a problem.
However, Tang Xian immediately said, "They are rather well-behaved. After those princes came to the capital, they have been either studying or practicing martial arts in seclusion. Even when some dukes and marquises from the Zhou Kingdom came to visit them, they chose to tactfully reject them."
Ji Haodian nodded in satisfaction and mumbled, "They are quite tactful. Even if you are my own sons, you can't snatch my things!"
When Tang Xian heard Ji Haodian's words, his surroundings turned cold. He realized that Ji Haodian's personality had become increasingly gloomy in recent years.
Actually, Ji Haodian's way of doing things was very inappropriate. At the very least, from his point of view as a subject of the Zhou Kingdom, Ji Haodian's actions could very well lead to the decline of the Zhou Kingdom.
Ji Haodian was quite capable. Although his sons were not as good as him, they were also quite capable. For example, King Chu, King Xiang, and the others. They were ruthless and could endure. They were also not fools when it came to scheming.
If they succeeded the throne in the future, although the Zhou Kingdom would not be able to become strong again, it would not be a problem for them to at least protect their current foundation.
In the end, those capable princes had been crippled by Ji Haodian. Now, those who came to Shengjing were all cowardly fools who could not be of any use at all.
As for the remaining princes who had some ability, such as the King of Shu, Ji Yanxiu, and the others, they were also frightened by Ji Haodian and did not dare to come to Shengjing. If he did what he did, wouldn't he be afraid that the Zhou Kingdom would split in the future?
However, Tang Xian only thought about these things. After all, it had nothing to do with him.
Tang Xian was almost 300 years old this year. Although he was at the Harmonious God Realm, he originally had the strength of a Yang God Realm. However, because of his injuries, he had sealed his martial arts and was unable to use the power of a Yang God Realm.
However, his lifespan was still calculated according to the Yang God Realm. Therefore, although he was not too old now, he could be considered to be in his twilight years.
The number of generations that the Zhou Kingdom could be passed down had little to do with him. After I die, why would I care about what happens?
He was a eunuch and did not have any children. Similarly, he did not leave behind any inheritance.
Although he had many adopted sons, they were just his subordinates. To Tang Xian, they were just tools, so he did not need to care about them.
Therefore, what Tang Xian was thinking now was that as long as he could serve Ji Haodian well, he would not care about anything else. It was fine as long as he could maintain his power in this life.
At this time, Su Xin was in a good mood after leaving the palace. This was because he had figured out Ji Haodian's attitude.
Ji Haodian was also very impatient with these foreign monks of Buddhism. His attitude towards these foreign monks of Buddhism was just to make use of them.
He wanted to use the secret manuals in their hands to study the secret of the white jade slate and use the relationship between these foreign monks and the Shaolin Temple to weaken the strength of the Shaolin Temple.
Su Xin was now Ji Haodian's favorite. Therefore, even if he attacked these foreign monks of Buddhism on the spot, Ji Haodian would not punish him. He would only say a few words to him.
In this way, Su Xin was completely at ease. At the very least, he could make Esoteric Buddhism suffer a great loss within the rules.
In fact, when Ji Haodian studied the secret of the white jade slate, he might just kick them aside and make them scram back to the Western Border.
After Su Xin returned to Six Fan School, Qi Long and Huang Bingcheng hurriedly asked, "Sir, what did His Majesty say?"
Su Xin waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about anything. Everything will be as usual. This is Shengjing, not the Western Border. Everything will be handled according to the old rules."
After giving instructions to Qi Long and Huang Bingcheng, Su Xin entered the bookstore alone. He did not deal with official business. Instead, he touched his chin and thought about how to deal with the matter of Esoteric Buddhism.
For a martial arts faction, sometimes, territory was a great advantage.
If a top martial arts faction had developed in a local area for more than a hundred years, then with their influence, they could definitely set up a tight net in the local area.
Take the Xiao family in Jiangnan for example. Before Su Xin came, the Xiao family's words in Jiangnan carried enormous weight, even more than the words of the imperial court.
Moreover, if the distance between the two factions was not too big, then the loss in an away battle would be quite considerable.
For example, in the battle between the Sword Fighting Sect and the Corpse Sect in the past, the Sword Fighting Sect was actually stronger than the Corpse Sect. In the end, the Sword Fighting Sect attacked the Corpse Sect in Xiangxi, but both sides suffered heavy losses. However, the Corpse Sect was more severely injured.
As for Zhou Guoguo, the strength of the Qingcheng sword school had been crushed, so this problem would not have occurred.
Now that the people of Esoteric Buddhism went north to the Central Plains, their foundation was actually the weakest, and they were surrounded by malice.
Su Xin was famous in the Zhou Kingdom, and he was also one of the four Super Arresters of Six Fan School. To put it bluntly, if Su Xin wanted to deal with Esoteric Buddhism, he definitely had a hundred ways to make them suffer.
Some things were like this. It was difficult to help, but it was very easy to destroy.
Su Xin could not help the preaching of Esoteric Buddhism, but if he wanted to destroy the preaching of Esoteric Buddhism, it would be very easy.
However, if it was just to vent his anger, then the Esoteric Buddhism was really not worth Su Xin's effort.
The other people of the Zhou Kingdom did not care about the preaching of Esoteric Buddhism this time. They could ignore it as it was none of their business, but Su Xin smelled some opportunities from it.
"Buddhism, Shaolin Temple. Shaolin Temple, Buddhism. "
Su Xin mumbled to himself. Thinking of the Shenxiu Sarira that he had obtained from the lottery draw, he seemed to have thought of how to use the matter of Buddhism to trick Shaolin Temple and reap some benefits.
There were many forces in the world who had grudges with Su Xin, but in fact, there were only a few forces who had a real death feud with him.
Mingjian Villa's He Wushan had once told He Xiu that Su Xin would not do anything unless it was beneficial.
The sects who had grudges with Su Xin actually had the same attitude towards Su Xin.
They did have grudges with Su Xin, but that grudge was not worth it for them to pester Su Xin endlessly and even use the power of the entire sect to kill him.
With Su Xin's current strength and identity, it was impossible to kill him without paying a certain price.
Therefore, when they thought of the price of killing Su Xin, the sects gave up.
They would not do something like sacrificing eight hundred men to kill one thousand enemies. They would feel heartache even if they had to sacrifice five hundred of their own.
To fight to the death with Su Xin because of a small grudge, that kind of sect was definitely the dumbest of the dumbest. It would be difficult for them to pass on their legacy for decades, let alone hundreds of years.
For example, Su Xin had once killed people from Blue Blood Castle. In the end, Blue Blood Castle had indeed plotted against Su Xin when Xuan Guan wanted to kill him. However, after it was exposed, it was left unsettled.
Su Xin had once offended the daughter of the Seven Heroes Guild's' King Ping 'Shen Wuming. In the end, no matter how much Shen Wuming loved his daughter, he did not personally come to cause trouble for Su Xin.
As for the sects like Qingcheng sword school and Shaolin Temple, Su Xin really had a death feud with them.
Once they had the chance, they would definitely kill Su Xin.
However, now that Qingcheng sword school had publicly announced in the pugilistic world that they had to kill Su Xin and completely shed all pretenses, Su Xin would not be courteous with them. He would seize the opportunity to destroy Qingcheng sword school.
As for Shaolin Temple, they were more tolerant. Although their hatred for Su Xin was no less than that of Qingcheng sword school, they never spoke loudly to the outside world.
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