Normally, Liu Shisui should have turned around and left, or tried to contact the Immortal Sect Master.
For some reason, he didn't leave, but started to seriously consider Tong Yan's question.
It didn't take long for him to give his answer, "I have no opinion on Young Master's words."
Tong Yan said, "Before he said this today, everyone thought that Jing Jiu cultivated the Unfeeling Path. Aren't you worried?"
Liu Shisui didn't understand, asking, "Worried about what?"
Tong Yan said, "How can we travel together when we have different Paths?"
Liu Shisui understood what he meant and said with relief, "No matter what Path it is, it's fine as long as we can go up the mountain. Why do we have to travel together?"
Tong Yan looked at him in silence for a while and suddenly said, "You are the smart one."
Liu Shisui explained, "I'm not stupid. It's just that Young Master is too smart, which makes me look stupid."
Tong Yan raised her eyebrows and asked, "What do you think about the outcome of the Dao Competition?"
Liu Shisui said, "The Fairy Book is of course Young Master's."
Tong Yan thought it was unnecessary to ask this question, so she suddenly asked, "Aren't you worried that I'll expose your identity?"
The whole Cultivation world thought that Liu Shisui had been imprisoned in the Sword Jail to reflect on his actions. If people knew that he had left, the nine peaks of Aoyama would be in chaos. For instance, Fang Jingtian, the Master of Xilai Peak, who was watching the competition not far away, would definitely take this opportunity to make trouble.
Liu Shisui knew that Tong Yan was trying to test something, such as whether the Immortal Sect Master knew about it. Since he didn't leave, he must have thought of a way to deal with it.
Looking at Tong Yan, he said with a smile, "Back then, Miss Bai Zao said that the Zhongzhou School owed me a favor. I'll use it here."
Tong Yan knew that this matter was related to Lo Huainan's death, but she didn't expect that Liu Shisui would bring it up at this time. Was he playing dumb or something?
He looked at Liu Shisui and discovered that Liu Shisui's smile was actually so sincere. He couldn't help but laugh at himself, thinking that it was indeed meaningless to be smart before sincerity.
He didn't say anything else, nor did he look at the scene in the sky. He flew away.
Liu Shisui also left the edge of the cliff. Thinking of Jing Jiu's order, he naturally wouldn't go too far.
Sensei wipes away the tears on her face. She can't bear to watch the story in that world anymore, so she asks Shui Yue Nunnery to accompany her out for a walk. However, the fishes in the valley suffer.
Five days later, after having eaten a dozen grilled fish, fish slices, fried fish and fried fish, Sensei's mood had improved, and she returned to the valley.
As she was talking to Shui Yue Nunnery about the delicious grilled fish cooked by He Zhan, she lifted her head and saw He Zhan's face in the sky.
The face in the sky was not exactly the same as He Zhan's true appearance. It was fairer, and he didn't have a single mustache on his face, which made him look more feminine.
He wore a black overcoat. Looking at a dozen generals kneeling in front of him, his eyes full of a cold and unyielding expression. What he said was even more shocking.
"The Chu Kingdom can hold on for another five years at most. You have to be prepared to take over the West Camp and that fertile land … and the title of nobility."
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One day in the human world was one year in the Illusionary Realm.
Sensei went to the Cloud-Dream Mountain to play for five days. In the world of the Green Sky Mirror, the Grand Secretary Zhang had passed away five years ago.
The seven participants in the Illusionary Realm were already thirty-five years old. Bai Zao and Bai Qianjun of the Zhongzhou School, Xi Yiyun of Yimaozhai, He Zhan of the Guocheng Temple, and Jing Jiu and Zhuo Rusui of the Aoyama Sect were all talented disciples of the famous sects. Surprisingly, one of the participants was that free-traveling practitioner named Jiang Rui.
The Blue Bird would go and take a look at Jiang Rui once in a while. Jiang Rui was still trying his best to climb up the ranks in a county, and it seemed that he had a hard time. He didn't have any power or status, and his Cultivation state wasn't very high either. The people couldn't understand why He Zhan would allow this friend who had betrayed him to live until now, considering his current power and ruthlessness in the Zhao Kingdom.
In comparison to the pitiful Jiang Rui, the other six participants played a more important role in the world of the Green Sky Mirror.
The White Emperor had finally defeated the barbarians in the north a few times. He had beheaded many of them and captured a great number of war-horses, as well as a few fertile grasslands. His prowess in martial arts could be considered unparalleled in the world. The cavalry of the Qin Kingdom was like the sharpest weapon; no other kingdom had the power to resist them, save for the Zhao Kingdom.
The merchants and populace of the Qi Kingdom were obviously scared out of their wits. They sped up their overseas expeditions at a furious pace. In five years, they had discovered a few large islands and brought back a great amount of rare resources. As a result, they had prepared many routes of retreat while strengthening the strength of the kingdom. It was believed that they would soon discover the rumored Alien Land.
The scholar named Yun Qi had left the Education Palace to travel and give lectures in the Qi Kingdom and the cities under its jurisdiction, and he had even gone overseas to educate the barbarians. As a result, he had gained a high reputation among the populace and had taken on thousands of disciples, including the important figures like the Qi Emperor and the ministers of state Zhao Kingdom.
Those ministers of state Zhao Kingdom who were Yun Qi's disciples were actually well aware of what they had in mind. They intended to intimidate the Imperial court with the help of the glamorous appearance of Yun Qi; but they soon realized their mistake. It was because the Intelligence Bureau had ruthlessly attacked them in the officialdom and the properties of their clans.
Elder He was still the ruler of the Zhao Kingdom.
All the decrees were issued by him, not by the emperor, nor by the Empress Dowager, who was hiding behind the bead curtain. It was so absurd that the world could not tolerate it. The wise and righteous people of the Zhao Kingdom launched waves of attacks again and again, but the eunuch had the loyalty of the generals from all over the kingdom, so he didn't care about these attacks. As for the assassinations carried out by the officials and the merchants of the Qi Kingdom, they didn't have any effect. The assassins couldn't even break through the defense of the eunuchs and get to Elder He.
As for poisoning … the Intelligence Bureau would never allow such an absurd thing to happen.
The only real danger that He Zhan faced was from the man in black who had returned from the West Regions.
Zhuo Rusui had chosen the perfect place to strike. It was not a county with relatively weak defense, nor was it a busy street in the capital. Instead, it was the Intelligence Bureau.
He waited for seven days on the beam of the cleanest latrine in the Intelligence Bureau, which had a gold-inlaid toilet. He fell asleep thirty times out of boredom and drowsiness. Finally, He Zhan showed up.
It was a thrilling battle. The Intelligence Bureau was in a mess, as if a gale had swept through it. More than twenty eunuchs were killed on the spot.
Zhuo Rusui had once again proved that he was the most powerful swordsman in the world after Duke Mo.
He Zhan's strange body movements, powerful combat strength, and especially his terrifying willpower in the assassination had once again made the officials of the Zhao Kingdom and the merchants of the Qi Kingdom feel hopeless.
In the end, He Zhan was seriously injured and had disappeared for more than twenty days. Rumor had it that he had been hiding in the Empress Dowager's palace.
Zhuo Rusui was also seriously injured. He was almost drowned in the ocean when he was pursued by the Intelligence Bureau and the cavalrymen of the Zhao Kingdom. Fortunately, he was rescued by a scholar from the Royal Palace of the Qi Kingdom.
It took only three days for the news to reach the Chu Kingdom, but it took seventeen days for it to reach the Royal Palace and Jing Jiu.
It was difficult for an emperor who was isolated from the outside world to know what was happening outside the Royal Palace. Of course, there was nothing he wanted to know.
Grand Secretary Zhang had made a lot of preparations before his death. The national treasury and the palace treasury were full. As long as there was no more turmoil in the officialdom, it would be easy for the imperial court to get back on track.
After the bloodbath in the grand hall, Governor Zhou promoted himself to a Grand Scholar, and Jing Jiu handed the royal seal to him. The other officials were also given important positions. The Eldest Young Master Zhang was appointed by Jing Jiu to be the Chief of Taichang Temple. As for whether this appointment had anything to do with the state duke in Zhaoge City, it was unclear.
General Pei was outside, and the Grand Scholar Zhou was inside. The Emperor was still not in charge of the affairs of Chu State. The populace of Chu State was living a comfortable life, as if they had returned to the time when the Grand Scholar Zhang was still alive, and another grand event was taking place. However, those who understood the situation could tell that Chu State was on the verge of collapse.
This kingdom looked prosperous on the outside, but its internal problems had gradually become evident. The excessive spending, the redundant officials, the corruption, the lax governance, and all kinds of other problems would break out soon. Who would deal with them then? The sad fact was that the Chu Kingdom might have already been dealt with before these problems could be dealt with.
The first person to target the Chu Kingdom was the White Emperor of the Qin Kingdom, who had taken it upon himself to conquer the ocean and unify the world.
It was on the day when the cavalrymen of the Qin Kingdom marched southward that Elder He arrived at the border between the Zhao State and the Chu Kingdom.
Looking at the fertile fields on the other side of the mountains and the vaguely visible West Camp, he made the famous statement.
The West Camp was guarded by General Pei in person. Even though the Qin Kingdom had already sent out the army, the Imperial Court didn't ask him to go to the north. It was to guard against the Zhao State.
He Zhan was not in a hurry. No matter how powerful a person was, he would die sooner or later. He could wait.
He estimated that the Chu Kingdom could hold on for at most five years, because General Pei could live for at most five years.
Everybody seemed to have forgotten that General Pei was only three years younger than Grand Secretary Zhang …
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The Qin Kingdom began to attack the Chu Kingdom. The strange thing was that the cavalrymen of the Qin Kingdom, who were known for their ferocity, were extremely cautious this time. It was unknown whether they were afraid of the hidden strength of the Chu Kingdom or worried that the Zhao State would try to take the millet from the fire. They fought steadily and surely. They even took the initiative to withdraw at the end of spring. It took them four years to advance three hundred miles southward.
Jing Jiu didn't care about the affairs of the world. But if he wanted to cultivate in the Imperial Palace, he had to pay attention to this matter.
Every once in a while, he would read the summary of the military information presented by the Imperial Court. From the information, he drew an interesting conclusion. The Qin army seemed to maintain a certain rhythm. It was this rhythm that effectively controlled the attack of the Qin army and ensured that the war would not go out of control.
It was obvious that the upper echelons of the Qin Kingdom wanted an intact Chu Kingdom, not a broken Chu Kingdom. Only in this way could they, after conquering the Chu Kingdom, completely digest the national and military strength of the Chu Kingdom in the shortest time possible, and gain an absolute advantage in the final war against the Zhao State State.
The problem was that it wasn't something an ordinary person could do to make hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen act according to a certain rhythm. It required extremely brilliant leadership, planning, and meticulous operation. The White Emperor's art of war was godly, but he was too violent and bloodthirsty. He shouldn't be able to do such a thing.
He sensed that it should be Bai Zao's doing.
There was no such thing as a princess in distress who was imprisoned in the palace. There was only the person in power behind the scenes in the Qin Kingdom, just like he was in the Chu Kingdom.
After confirming that the entire strategy was made by Bai Zao, Jing Jiu was even more certain of what the Qin Kingdom wanted to do. Unfortunately, he couldn't change it.
In the winter of the fourth year of the war between Qin and Chu, on an ordinary day, General Pei closed his eyes in his tent and left with Grand Secretary Zhang.
This news was like a fire, igniting the wild grass that had been growing crazily in the wilderness for four years.
Those wild grass were ambitious.
The 70,000 cavalrymen of the Qin Kingdom left Cangzhou and headed south. They didn't care about the loss of their troops and the harassment of the Chu Kingdom along the way. They charged almost crazily toward the capital of the Chu Kingdom.
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