In Kunlun Mountain, Yuanshi looked at the direction of West Qi with doubts. Su Daji was just a Golden Immortal who seemed insignificant and was at most a chess piece set up by others. But the question was, who set this chess piece? River Styx? Nüwa? Houtu? Or Lao Tzu? Or Tongtian? Or the Two Sages of the West deliberately set up a trap?
Yuanshi didn't know, which was the most difficult thing. It was like two martial arts masters fighting. If one knew the opponent well, he would have a chance. But if one knew nothing about the opponent, it would be the biggest trouble. If one knew nothing about the opponent's moves, the opponent's purpose, the opponent's character, and so on, there were countless possibilities.
This seemingly insignificant move had caused the Saints to have thousands of guesses. But no matter what, this chess piece had been placed in a special position that might even affect this Battle of Gods Investiture. The Saints could not afford to be careless. During the Cultivation Tribulation, everything changed in an instant. It was as if the Saints did not expect Su Daiji to suddenly appear.
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No matter what the Sages thought, at least now West Qi was full of laughter. The Marquis of the West, who had been trapped for seven years, was successfully rescued. Bo Yikao and Shen Gongbao naturally took the first credit, and their reputation in West Qi improved again. The Marquis of the West, Ji Chang, naturally rewarded them, and Shen Gongbao accepted it with joy.
For Shen Gongbao, the wealth in the human world was like floating clouds to him. Even if there were mountains of gold and silver in front of him, he could treat them like dirt. But for the sake of the Western Religious Sect, he must win the trust of the Marquis of the West and Bo Yikao. Only by winning the trust of the two could he keep the position he had worked so hard to build for the Western Religious Sect in West Qi.
Now, as a savior, Shen Gongbao naturally won the trust of Ji Chang, the Marquis of the West. His efforts were not in vain. He knew very well that it was difficult for him to make contributions in government affairs and military affairs. He could not win the trust of Ji Chang by making contributions in these two aspects like Jiang Ziya. Therefore, he could only seize this opportunity to ensure that he was in an invincible position.
As for the matter of Su Daji, Shen Gongbao had also asked Zhunti, but Zhunti only asked him to pay more attention and not act rashly. Moreover, Su Daji was Bo Yikao's beloved. Without any definite evidence that Su Daji had harmed Bo Yikao, other people, or Xiqi, Shen Gongbao naturally would not say more. Otherwise, it would make others unhappy for no reason, and the loss would outweigh the gain.
However, no matter how much Shen Gongbao paid attention, he still could not find any flaws in Su Daji. It seemed that Su Daji did not come with any purpose at all. Su Daji naturally knew that she would definitely be suspected, even if she had obtained the proof that she was the real Su Daji. After all, the immortal who saved her was too mysterious.
Su Daji did not take this matter to heart. As the saying goes, time reveals a person's heart. Although she came with the immortal's mission, it was not something that would harm Xiqi. What the immortal wanted her to do was just to urge Bo Yikao to cultivate and to make him diligent in government affairs and love the people. In Su Daji's opinion, the immortal's order was a little redundant.
As the eldest son of the Marquis of the West, Ji Chang, Bo Yikao's status was equivalent to the crown prince of a country. When the Marquis of the West, Ji Chang, passed away, Bo Yikao would naturally ascend the throne of Xiqi. This was beyond doubt. In terms of reputation, Bo Yikao was deeply loved by the people of Xiqi. In terms of connections, at least most of the officials of Xiqi supported him. What's more, Shen Gongbao and the Western Religious Sect supported him. The position of the Marquis of the West would belong to him in the future.
Speaking of which, it was strange. Ever since Bo Yikao cultivated the cultivation method that Su Daji brought back, his entire person had changed. Originally, Bo Yikao looked like a weak scholar. However, ever since he cultivated the Myrtle Emperor Art, his entire person began to become valiant. There was a dignified emperor aura in his gentle manner. This was the temperament that only a king had.
Bo Yikao's change naturally attracted the attention of many people, especially Ji Chang. He was happy from the bottom of his heart. As his first successor, if Bo Yikao always looked weak and elegant, how could he command Xiqi after a hundred years? Now Bo Yikao finally changed, and it was the change that he hoped for. How could Ji Chang not be happy?
Shen Gongbao was also very pleased with Bo Yikao's change. When he first met Bo Yikao, he had already seen that Bo Yikao was surrounded by the Emperor's Qi of Myrtle. But after seeing his younger brother, Ji Fa, Shen Gongbao was worried because Ji Fa's Emperor's Qi of Myrtle was even stronger than Bo Yikao's. This was not good news for him and the Western Religious Sect.
Now both Shen Gongbao and the Western Religious Sect had placed their hopes on Bo Yikao. If Bo Yikao could not inherit the position of Marquis of the West, it would naturally have a great impact on the preaching of the Western Religious Sect. But now Shen Gongbao was very satisfied with Bo Yikao. After cultivating, Bo Yikao's Emperor's Qi of Myrtle had increased greatly. It had already surpassed Ji Fa's, and it was still growing day by day. No one knew where it would end.
With the growth of the Emperor's Qi of Myrtle, Bo Yikao began to have the demeanor of a king. He was more concerned about the imperial affairs of Xiqi and often solved problems for Ji Chang. Ji Chang also had high hopes for Bo Yikao. Many officials in the imperial court also had followers. This was undoubtedly great news for Shen Gongbao. But everything was not going well for Shen Gongbao.
And the source of this unhappiness was naturally his good brother, Jiang Ziya, who he often drank and chatted with. Originally, Shen Gongbao wanted to introduce Jiang Ziya for the sake of the Clan of Enlightenment. It was also a means to draw the Clan of Enlightenment to their side. But what he did not expect was that Jiang Ziya was like a dragon trapped in the shallows. The imperial court of Xiqi was the sea. When the dragon entered the sea, the wind and clouds surged.
Although Jiang Ziya was far inferior to Shen Gongbao in terms of Taoist magic arts, he had an unparalleled talent in governing the world and training soldiers. In the past ten years in Xiqi, Jiang Ziya was promoted all the way from the position of Senior Physician to the position of Prime Minister. All the officials in the imperial court admired him. Even the Marquis of the West, Ji Chang, trusted him very much.
This was not the most troublesome thing for Shen Gongbao. No matter how capable Jiang Ziya was, when Bo Yikao inherited the position of Marquis of the West, he would still be the Prime Minister. Bo Yikao trusted Shen Gongbao more than Jiang Ziya. But somehow, Jiang Ziya got along with Ji Fa. The two talked happily, which made Shen Gongbao afraid.
Ji Chang, the Marquis of the West, had hundreds of sons. Except for Lei Zhenzi, who was accepted as a disciple by Yun Zhongzi, Shen Gongbao had seen all of them. Except for Bo Yikao and Ji Fa, there was nothing special about them. At most, they had a few thin strands of Ziwei Emperor Qi. But they had neither the ability nor the connections, so they posed no threat to Bo Yikao.
But Ji Fa was different. He had rich Ziwei Emperor Qi and was better than Bo Yikao in political and military affairs. Although Bo Yikao had changed, he was still far behind Ji Fa in the ability to deal with the affairs of West Qi. Because of Ji Fa's outstanding ability, he was quite famous in West Qi. He was deeply loved by Ji Chang and all the officials.
Now Ji Fa got along with Jiang Ziya. Although he didn't know whether it was intentional or not, it was a dangerous signal for Shen Gongbao. Who was Jiang Ziya? He was the second-generation disciple of the Clan of Enlightenment and the disciple of Lord Yuanshi. Although Jiang Ziya was the only disciple of the Clan of Enlightenment in West Qi, he represented the whole Clan of Enlightenment.
Now that Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya were close, Shen Gongbao was naturally worried. Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya both had great achievements in political and military affairs, which was also his and Bo Yikao's weakness. If Ji Fa got the support of the Clan of Enlightenment and Lord Yuanshi, it was hard to say who would take the position of Marquis Xi Bo after Ji Chang's death!
Now in West Qi, there were basically two factions in the imperial court. One was Bo Yikao and Shen Gongbao, who had the support of the Western Religious Sect. The disciples of the Western Religious Sect and Shen Gongbao's friends controlled more than half of the army of West Qi. The other faction was Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya, who had the support of the Clan of Enlightenment, and they controlled all the new armies trained by them.
Although overall, Bo Yikao still had the upper hand, Shen Gongbao didn't dare to relax at all. Ji Fa was like a tiger that had grown wings with Jiang Ziya. A man with strength, ability, and the aura of an emperor. Even if he didn't have any ideas for the time being, his threat was real, so others had to be vigilant. Although the two factions were safe and sound now and were working hard for the development of West Qi, who could predict what would happen tomorrow?
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