After Su Xin and the others left, the conference hall fell into silence.
Ji Yancheng, who was sitting on the throne, quietly signaled for Tang Xian to leave.
He was now a puppet emperor, but things had already reached this point. Even if Ji Xuanyuan and the others gave him power, he wouldn't dare to accept it.
Hearing Ji Yancheng's departure, Ji Xuanyuan and the other two turned to leave. However, the three of them each had their own thoughts, and no one knew what they were thinking about.
At the level of the Zhou Kingdom, there were many internal factions, and it was normal to have conflicts.
Therefore, as the ruler of the Zhou Kingdom, strength was not important at all. What was important was ability. One had to be able to balance the conflicts of the various factions and keep each other in check. This was the leader that the Zhou Kingdom needed.
However, it was clear that Ji Yancheng couldn't do this now. Even Ji Haodian could only barely do it when he was at his peak, let alone Ji Yancheng. The things he did when he was old also caused the people of the Zhou Kingdom to be somewhat disunited.
Right now, Ji Yancheng couldn't do these things, so he let them be. The military handled the military's affairs, and the Six Doors could only handle the Six Doors' affairs.
Today, Ji Xuanyuan used the interests of the Zhou Kingdom to pressure Su Xin, asking him to go to the Buddhism Sect and invite the Suo Nanche. Su Xin would definitely feel uncomfortable about this.
However, even if he felt uncomfortable, he could only do this for now. After all, the Zhou Kingdom was facing a national crisis, and Ji Xuanyuan could only consider the interests of the Zhou Kingdom first.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Pang Yuande, who had returned after receiving the news, immediately met up with Su Xin and Han Jiangli. The three of them didn't bring any burdens and headed to the western border as quickly as possible.
Han Jiangli was stationed at the northern border all year round, and he had the most interactions with Pang Yuande.
Unfortunately, he had left the Northern Borderline to help those Tantric Sect people without permission. He did not even inform Pang Yuande about it. This action had already offended Pang Yuande, so Pang Yuande treated him coldly.
Needless to say, Han Jiangli dared to scheme against him and humiliate him. Did he really think that he wouldn't dare to kill him?
Back then, Su Xin had dared to collude with the Hades to kill Liu Fengwu when he was in the Divine Transformation Realm. He had also killed many idiots in the Six Doors who had dared to defy him. Did Han Jiangli think that he could protect him with his identity?
However, this wasn't the time to kill, and the place wasn't right. Su Xin was spared.
Su Xin never had any loyalty to the Great Zhou Dynasty. To put it bluntly, even if the Great Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, what did it have to do with him? With Su Xin's Kingdom, Su, Xin, Xin, Xi, and Xi had, Was, Xi.
However, right now, Su Xin's strength was still a bit lacking. It would be more convenient to rely on the Great Zhou Dynasty, so Su Xin chose to continue staying in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Otherwise, if a disaster were to befall them, Su Xin wouldn't risk his life for the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Because Su Xin and Pang Yuande didn't have a good impression of Han Jiangli, the two of them chatted along the way but didn't say a word to Han Jiangli.
Seeing their attitudes, Han Jiangli sneered in his heart and didn't say anything.
Although the two of them were very arrogant now, they still had to rely on him when it came to the Buddhism Sect later.
There was a distance between Shengjing City and the western border. The three of them traveled at full speed with their Yang Spirit Realm cultivation, so they didn't care about the consumption of Spiritual Qi. Even so, it took them more than 10 days to reach the western border.
At this moment, in the Jin Gang Temple, besides the Supreme Master of the Great Heavenly Dragon Temple and the True Word Sect, people like the Mighty Heavenly Dragon Temple and the True Word Sect were also there.
Su Xin and the other two Yang God Realm warriors had swaggered into the territory of the Western Border. As long as the guards of the Western Border were not blind, they would be able to see them. They would then send the news to the Supreme Master of Great Strength as soon as possible.
Now that the Zhou Kingdom was in such a mess, even an idiot would be able to guess why the Zhou Kingdom had sent three warriors in the Yang Spirit Realm to the western border. Therefore, he had also gathered the other sects of Buddhism and prepared to deal with Su Xin and the others together.
At present, although Buddhism and the Zhou Kingdom were still in a state of cooperation, Buddhism actually didn't want to get involved in the war in the Central Plains.
Of course, they didn't want to become enemies with the Zhou Kingdom either. They had gone through a lot to get in touch with the Zhou Kingdom. If the Zhou Kingdom won the war this time, then they would have offended the Zhou Kingdom. One could imagine the consequences. As long as the Zhou Kingdom existed, they could forget about preaching in the Central Plains.
Therefore, Buddhism's plan was very simple. They didn't want to offend either side and return to the western border quietly. When the war was over or one side had shown an overwhelming advantage, they would then make their move.
Buddhism's wishful thinking was good, but the Supreme Master didn't expect that the Zhou Kingdom would come looking for them. Moreover, Su Xin, who they had just formed a feud with, was also among them.
However, since they were already here, they couldn't stop them. The Supreme Master also got someone to welcome them in generously.
The Titanium Monastery was one of the three Buddhist monasteries and was also the leader of all the Buddhism sects. In fact, it wasn't built that luxuriously, but it had a tough and dignified feeling.
After arriving at the Titanium Monastery, Han Jiangli seemed to have gained some confidence. He intentionally walked in front of Su Xin and Pang Yuande. However, Su Xin and Pang Yuande didn't say anything.
"Supreme Master, long time no see. I've missed you."
Han Jiangli laughed heartily as he walked in, acting as though he had a rather good relationship with the people of Buddhism.
In fact, it was the people of Buddhism who had tried to curry favor with Han Jiangli. After all, Buddhism had wanted to gain a foothold in the Zhou Kingdom and had urgently needed the help of the martial artists of the Zhou Kingdom.
Han Jiangli had been fearless when he found out about this. Therefore, he had been rather indifferent to the people of Buddhism. However, it seemed like the situation had been reversed now.
The Supreme Master also smiled and said, "Lord Han, it's been a long time. May I know why you have come all the way here?"
Actually, the Supreme Master was also a kind and honest person.
The last time he had invited Han Jiangli, he had caused Han Jiangli to lose a lot of face in front of Su Xin. Therefore, the Supreme Master had felt somewhat apologetic.
Therefore, even though he now knew why Han Jiangli and the others had come, his attitude towards Han Jiangli was still pretty good.
As for Su Xin and Pang Yuande, the Supreme Master had only greeted Pang Yuande. He hadn't asked about Su Xin at all.
Back at the Joyous Temple, they had humbly begged Su Xin to let the Joyous Temple off. However, Su Xin had still been unforgiving and had insisted on exterminating the Joyous Temple.
This time, it was Su Xin's turn to beg Buddhism. It would have been strange if the Supreme Master had given him a good attitude.
Han Jiangli turned to look at Su Xin and said, "It's like this. The Zhou Kingdom is currently in a crisis. Therefore, we would like to ask the abbot of the Titanium Temple, Master Suo Nanche, to lend us a hand.
After we defeat the Golden Horde Kingdom, the Zhou Kingdom will definitely treat Buddhism as a true national religion. We will promote Buddhism throughout the Zhou Kingdom and allow Buddhism to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Shaolin Temple! "
The conditions offered by the Zhou Kingdom were indeed very tempting. In the past, the Supreme Master would definitely have been moved. However, the Supreme Master shook his head without hesitation.
"I'm sorry, but the abbot is currently in seclusion. Furthermore, it's a life-or-death seclusion that can't be disturbed. It's not that we don't want to help the Zhou Kingdom, but that we really can't."
The Supreme Master spoke tactfully and even found a reason to refuse. However, the others weren't so easily dismissed.
A Yang God from the Mighty Heavenly Dragon Temple snorted and said, "We are the national religion of the Zhou Kingdom when it's time to use us. When it's time to use us, we are kicked to the side. The Zhou Kingdom has all the good things?
And that Su Xin, Lord Su, you seemed to be very impressive at the Joyous Temple. Our entire Buddhism joined forces to plead for you, but Lord Su didn't give us any face at all. In the end, you still have the cheek to come to Buddhism? Aren't you capable of killing people above your level? Very well, with you around, Lord Su, an Earth Immortal at the True Martial Realm is probably nothing. Why bother coming to Buddhism to ask for help? "
Upon hearing this, Han Jiangli revealed a faint smile. He turned to Su Xin and said, "Lord Su, you've already seen the attitude of Buddhism. The incident you caused last time made everyone in Buddhism very angry.
Before coming here, His Highness has already told you to appease the people of Tantric Buddhism. Why don't you apologize to the people of Tantric Buddhism today and let bygones be bygones? What do you think? "
As soon as he said this, everyone from the Tantric Sect was stunned. Su Xin had come here just to apologize to them and admit defeat? The Imperial Court was quite determined this time. However, given Su Xin's personality, would he admit defeat to them? The Supreme Master of Great Strength and the others all looked at Su Xin.
At that moment, Pang Yuande looked at Han Jiangli in disgust. The Zhou Kingdom was in danger, yet this person didn't want to serve his country. It was obvious that he was venting his personal grievances.
Even if Pang Yuande didn't know how to negotiate, he knew that even if the Zhou Kingdom wanted to ask for help from Buddhism, they would have to state their conditions one by one.
However, Han Jiangli had actually revealed the bottom line of the Zhou Kingdom. He made it seem as if he wasn't a citizen of the Zhou Kingdom, but a member of Buddhism.
Moreover, he hadn't even said a few words, yet he had already asked Su Xin to apologize and admit defeat. This was clearly an insult to Su Xin.
Pang Yuande couldn't bear to watch this matter. However, he was a member of the military after all, and they were in Buddhism. Therefore, after thinking about it, Pang Yuande didn't know if he should step forward to help.
However, at that moment, Su Xin chuckled and said, "Han Jiangli, I made you lose face last time. That was a personal grievance. Now, you want to impose your personal grievances on the national crisis. What are your intentions?"
Han Jiangli sneered and said, "Su Xin, don't accuse me of anything. I have no personal grievances with you. Before I came here, Master personally instructed me to appease the people of Buddhism and ask you to give them an explanation. Since you don't want to admit defeat and admit defeat, fine, I'll leave everything here to you. I won't care anymore!"
After saying that, Han Jiangli turned around and prepared to leave. He was actually prepared to wash his hands of the matter.
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