Seven days later, there were only seven days left before the first day of the New Year.
Every year during the New Year, the women in the family would prepare well. At least, everyone would celebrate. But this year, everyone was very busy, because the coming New Year might be the worst one in ten thousand years.
As the leader of the Life and Death Union, Liu Yi could even foresee the blood flowing like a river on the first day of the New Year.
This was destined to be a bloody festival. The only thing Liu Yi could do was to ensure the safety of her people as much as possible in this bloody battle. At the same time, she rapidly expanded her territory and developed the power of the Ice and Fire Union.
In the past few days, people from the 31 Sects constantly came to persuade her, wanting the Ice and Fire Union to join their Union, but without exception, they were all rejected by Liu Yi. In order to avoid trouble, Liu Yi even sent people to tell all the visitors in advance that the Ice and Fire Union would not form an alliance. If they wanted to form an alliance, they could ask them to leave.
In fact, not all the 31 Sects came to form an alliance. Many of them came with bad intentions. They came to the Ice and Fire Union to show off their strength and warn them not to intervene in this war. Their words were very clear. If it weren't for Lu An, the Ice and Fire Union wouldn't even enter their eyes, and they wouldn't even come here.
However, Liu Yi didn't give any face to those who came with bad intentions. She directly sent people to kick them out — really, without any mercy.
All the women in the family were busy. Even Sheng 'er and Xiao Rou were helping everywhere. It had to be said that once the 20 strongholds in the Eight Ancient Continents were involved, there were too many things to do. It was enough to make people flustered, even with the help of Yao and Beauty Yang. There were already many women in the family, but it wasn't enough for the women in the family to manage these things.
At this moment, Liu Yi was quickly handling affairs in the main hall. Suddenly, a guard quickly came to the door and cupped his hands to Liu Yi, saying, "Leader, the young master of the Fire Mountain Sect, Xu Wei, is here to see you!"
Xu Wei?
Liu Yi was startled and frowned. She didn't know why Xu Wei came again. Was he here to talk about cooperation again?
"Did he say what he wanted?" Liu Yi asked.
"Reporting to the Alliance Master, he said that he's not here to talk about cooperation." The guard immediately said, "Instead, he has some news to inform us!"
News?
Liu Yi narrowed her eyes and said, "Let him come over!"
"Yes!"
The guard quickly left. Not long after, a figure appeared outside the palace door. He stepped over the threshold and walked into the room. He cupped his hands and said to Liu Yi, "Greetings, Alliance Master Liu."
Seeing this, Liu Yi stood up and said politely, "Young Master Xu, please take a seat."
The two of them sat down, and a maid served them tea. At this moment, Liu Yi didn't show any impatience on her face. She was just a little calm. She was too lazy to pretend.
"May I know why Young Master Xu is here?" Liu Yi asked.
"I don't dare to give advice." After taking a sip of tea, Xu Wei put down the cup and said seriously, "I'm here to inform the Ice Fire Union of some news."
"What news?" Liu Yi asked.
"News from the 31 sects." Xu Wei said, "The current alliance situation of the 31 sects."
Hearing this, Liu Yi's heart skipped a beat!
The alliance situation of the 31 sects was what Liu Yi wanted to know the most. After all, only by knowing yourself and your enemy could you win a hundred battles. She could also do something about it. However, the Ice Fire Union didn't have any contact with the 31 sects. She couldn't investigate it even if she wanted to.
"Is that so?" Liu Yi smiled and said, "Then, thank you, Young Master Xu."
Xu Wei's ring flashed, and a few pages of letters appeared. He handed them to the maid. The maid handed the letters to Liu Yi. Liu Yi took them and looked down. Sure enough, the alliance and relationship of the 31 sects were written very clearly.
"This is the latest alliance," Xu Wei said. "It's all news from the past half a month. I can guarantee the authenticity of the content. As for whether they are forming an alliance on the surface or doing other things behind the scenes, I don't know."
"It also records some sects' territories that our Fire Mountain Sect has confirmed." Xu Wei continued, "Starting next year, they will use these bases as a starting point and quickly occupy the mainland."
"It's enough." Liu Yi looked at Xu Wei and said, "Thank you, Fire Mountain Sect, for your generous gift."
Xu Wei nodded. In fact, this wasn't something he could decide. It was his father who asked him to do so. The 31 sects knew that the Ice Fire Union wouldn't form an alliance with anyone. Fire Mountain Sect's leader, Xu Chen, was relieved. However, in his opinion, the Ice Fire Union would have conflicts with the 31 sects on the mainland sooner or later. Sooner or later, they would form an alliance with the other sects. What he did now was just to win them over in advance.
After Xu Wei finished what he wanted to say, he got up and said to Liu Yi, "Then I won't bother you anymore. I have to go to Qinglin Island."
Liu Yi smiled and said, "I wish Young Master Xu a victory."
Xu Wei smiled and left, disappearing from the Ice Fire Island. Liu Yi immediately sat down and looked through the letters on the table again. As the highest decision-maker, not only could she not miss out on any aspect, she even had to find the deeper relationships from the surface information to predict the future situation.
People who only looked at what was in front of them were destined to be beaten to a pulp by premeditated enemies. Only those who could see further could win the war.
Liu Yi was originally only good at business. However, after participating in the war in Purple Lake City, she began to discover the talent of commanding wars. Perhaps business and commanding wars were similar. Liu Yi could often calmly analyze the pros and cons and deep threats. Even if the opponent provoked her, she would never make an impulsive decision. This was a very rare and valuable temperament.
Liu Yi looked at the letters for a long time. After about an hour, a guard suddenly appeared at the door. Liu Yi was startled and recovered from her thoughts.
"Reporting to Alliance Master!" The guard cupped his hands and said loudly, "Princess Yan Yi requests an audience!"
Princess Yan Yi?
Liu Yi was bewildered. Yan Yi had never taken the initiative to come to the Ice Fire Island. She had never taken the initiative to look for Lu An. When Yan Yi wanted to join the Ice Fire Union, she was rejected by Liu Yi. Then, she quietly stayed on the Ice Fire Island. Many times, even Liu Yi had forgotten her existence. Why did she suddenly come to look for her after half a year?
Liu Yi thought for a while and then said, "Let her in."
"Yes!"
The guard left. Soon, a beautiful figure appeared outside the hall and walked into the palace.
Liu Yi looked at Princess Yan Yi. She had to admit that she was very beautiful. Her beauty was different from any other woman in the family. Princess Yan Yi had a very rich scholarly aura. At first glance, she knew that she was a well-educated woman. No woman in the family had this kind of temperament. It was a quality that only people who had been immersed in books day and night since they were young could have.
In fact, Yan Yi was like that. She had been seriously ill in her previous life. She knew that she wouldn't live long. She just wanted to know more about this world while she was still alive. That was why she had been reading nonstop. That was why she wanted to go around the Eight Ancient Continents.
"Princess Yan Yi, why are you here? Please sit down!" Liu Yi smiled, walked out from behind the desk and said cordially.
Looking at Liu Yi's enthusiasm, Princess Yan Yi was calm. She listened to Liu Yi and sat down. She raised her head and looked at Liu Yi with eyes full of sadness.
"How can a person who is about to fall be a princess?" Yan Yi said softly.
Liu Yi was surprised. She didn't expect Yan Yi to say that. She sat beside her and comforted her gently, "The world is changing. No one can escape. Nothing in this world stays the same. Princess, you should understand this. You should be more open-minded."
"I've already gotten over it." Yan Yi said seriously, "I went to see Father a few days ago. Even he has gotten over it. Why wouldn't I get over it?"
Liu Yi looked at Yan Yi. It was obvious that Yan Yi didn't come here to complain to her. Yan Yi wasn't a woman with this kind of personality. She wasn't one to beat around the bush. She asked directly, "So Princess is here for …"
"I want to join the Ice Fire Union." Princess Yan Yi looked at Liu Yi and said seriously.
Liu Yi was surprised. She looked at Yan Yi in astonishment.
"Sheng 'er has already joined the Ice Fire Union. I don't want to live the rest of my life on Qing Lin Island." Yan Yi said seriously, "The war is coming. The Ice Fire Union must be very busy. I've studied the art of war since I was young. I won more than I lost in the war games against the Four Great Generals of Southern Cloud. You can believe in my ability."
Hearing this, Liu Yi felt quite startled, but she soon bitterly smiled and said, "You're an Empire's Princess, and Lu An promised the Emperor to take good care of you. Isn't it too much for you to do these things?"
"I make my own decisions." Yan Yi looked at Liu Yi. After taking a light breath, she said softly but firmly, "From today onwards, I'm no longer Princess Yan Yi. I'm just Wang Yanyi."
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