Chapter 436: Gambling with the Gods

Chuzhou, Yan family.

Green bricks and tiles, winding streams, although not as luxurious as those of the rich and powerful, they are full of heritage.

Xuanyang Taibao Yan Shaoan was standing under the pavilion, leisurely scattering the fish food in his hand into the small pond, attracting the koi in the pond to scramble for it.

“grandfather.”

At this time, Yan Lei came over.

“Go ahead.”

Yan Shaoan didn’t look at Yan Lei, but just asked lightly.

“Grandfather, Fang Wan, the eldest daughter of the Fang family, went to Lingzhou and is now the staff member of Bai Yuan, the governor of Shuofang.”

When Yan Lei mentioned Bai Yuan, he recalled that he had once traveled to the south of the Yangtze River with Qingzhou Prince Li Huan and two others. At that time, he thought Bai Yuan was too talented, but he did not expect that he would grow into a dragon that could stir up wind and rain so quickly.

Yan Shaoan paused.

Shira
Of course he remembered this young man. If it weren’t for his recommendation, Bai Yuan would not have been able to go to the capital so quickly.

He is indeed a remarkable young man.

Among the young people of Xuanyang, he was very optimistic about Bai Yuan. Now Bai Yuan has not only grown up, but also become the master of half of the northern territory. This is beyond his expectations.

“If he wants to, let him go. He’s just one person. It’s no big deal.”

Hearing his grandfather’s words, Yan Lei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Since grandfather Yan Shaoan will no longer pursue the matter, the matter will be resolved. Otherwise, the Yan family will be troubled by the affairs of Lingzhou for a long time.

Bai Yuan himself is very powerful, not to mention that there is an eldest prince between Jiangnan and Shuofang.

Yan Lei left.

Yan Shaoan threw all the fish food in his hand into the water, causing the water in the pond to splash.

Lingzhou.

“Brother Bai, I have marked all the places with mines on the map. You just need to send people to dig them.”

Fang Wan handed Bai Yuan a densely marked map.

Bai Yuan looked at the map.

This map is priceless, and that’s no exaggeration.

Fang Wan’s divination skills are extremely useful. During this period of time, she has calculated all the mineral resources in the three states of Shuofang. Bai Yuan no longer needs to go to other states to buy ore, saving 30% of the cost.

For this reason alone, he was not at a loss in protecting Lu Yu and Fang Wan.

It is precisely because of Fang Wan’s ability that the Fang family’s wealth has soared several levels within ten years, crushing a number of equally powerful forces.

“Hard.”

Bai Yuan handed the map to Li Huan. After that, all he had to do was dig out the ore and have Tang iron cast into armor. The Shuofang Army’s equipment was so sophisticated that it could even rival the elite troops of the Central Plains. This kind of momentum had never been seen since the founding of Xuanyang.

“By the way, sister-in-law, have you figured out what the Yan family is doing?”

Fang Wan shook her head: “Not yet.”

The art of divination can only produce a vague result most of the time. If one wants to peek into the secrets of heaven, the consequences of backlash will be extremely tragic.

Fang Wan’s master died before he was 100 years old. He was the one who told fortunes for the leader of a major sect.

However, Fang Wan surpassed her teacher in divination and created a method of divination, which is to guess the secrets of heaven by sensing the will of heaven every day.

The advantage of this method is that it will not suffer too terrible backlash, but the disadvantage is that it is slow.

Sometimes, things can only be calculated after they have already happened. At that time, it is meaningless even if it is calculated as a success.

Fang Wan then added: “But it is roughly certain that the matter should be related to the country’s destiny.”

National Games
Bai Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

These two words are not simple.

The reason why the major forces did not take action personally, but instead used the name of the prince, was because they were afraid of being backlashed by Xuanyang’s national fortune.

Once there is backlash, even a large group of people will not be able to withstand it.

Back then, Emperor Taizu took advantage of the situation to rise and broke through the realm of Martial Saint to stop the dying counterattack of the previous dynasty’s national fortune. With the terrifying level of Xuanyang’s national fortune now, no one can resist it.

Since what the Yan family did was related to the country’s destiny, it was bound to be of great significance.

Bai Yuan: “Sister-in-law, if there is any news later, please tell me as soon as possible.”

Fang Wan nodded.

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, it was the third year of Tiande.

The chaos in Xuanyang lasted longer than people expected, and there was no sign of stopping. Neither Li Wei, Li Kang nor other princes had gained a repressive advantage, which meant that the chaos would last for a long time.

In the imperial city.

“I am so angry!”

Emperor Li Wei’s face was filled with rage as news came from the front line that the army was in a stalemate with his good brother’s army.

Although he is now the emperor in name only, he is surrounded by enemies and his real control is only over the four continents around the capital.

As he became the new emperor, he naturally became the target of attack by all the princes.

If the Hanging Temple and Zhengyang Gate had not chosen to support him, he would have been reached the capital by the four-party coalition forces long ago.

“Your Majesty.”

At this time, a young eunuch came over.

As for why it wasn’t the old eunuch, it was because all the old eunuchs were killed that day.

“What’s the matter?”

Li Wei, who was already in a bad mood, became even more displeased when he saw the flustered and irritable little eunuch.

The young eunuch did not dare to raise his head: “Your Majesty, the Dragon Lord of the East Sea said that if the Xuanyang waters are not handed over within seven days as agreed, they will go ashore to support Li Kang and his traitors.”

“presumptuous!”

When Li Wei heard this, he became furious instantly.

But then he sat dejectedly on the throne again. Yesterday, the Witch Clan of Southern Xinjiang had just attacked him, and now the Sea Clan of the East China Sea was coming again, making it difficult for him to cope with it.

It was he who offered the Xuanyang waters and southern Xinjiang as conditions in order to invite the man and the demon to take action.

But now the situation in Xuanyang is in chaos, and his throne is also shaky.

If he handed over the Xuanyang Waters and Southern Xinjiang at this time, he would have lost the last bit of people’s support.

“Call Master Bao Wen.”

Li Wei’s eyes flickered and he finally spoke.

“Here.”

The young eunuch left.

After a full hour, an old monk with a kind face slowly walked into the imperial study, his back straight, with no intention of kneeling at all.

“Your Majesty, is there anything you need from me?”

When Li Wei saw the appearance of the old monk from the Hanging Temple, he felt even more displeased, but he still appeared humble on the surface.

Although the Li royal family is still very powerful, it is divided after all. The royal power behind Li Wei is far from comparable to the Hanging Temple and the Zhengyang Sect. Although they have not completely become puppets, it is difficult for them to rebound under the pressure of the two major sects.

Not to mention that he has no luck now and is just an ordinary martial artist. He has no right to speak in front of the great master.

Li Wei said, “Master Bao Wen, people from Donghai and Nanjiang have come here several times, and they all said that if we don’t hand over the land, they will turn against us and become bandits.”

Bao Wen looked like a bodhisattva, his expression not showing the slightest fluctuation.

“Your Majesty, these are all external things, so just discard them if you want.”

“Master, what do you mean?”

Li Wei’s face turned bad, but he didn’t give up.

“Is this what Master Baokong and Sect Master Song meant?”

Bao Wen was still calm and collected: “This is the Li family’s internal affairs, we are not in a position to say more.”

Li Wei almost laughed out of anger. Sorry for the inconvenience?

In the beginning, it was the monks and soldiers from the Hanging Temple who killed the most people and contributed the most, but now they want to clear themselves of all responsibility.

“okay, I get it.”

Li Wei no longer had the heart to continue talking.

In fact, when he just escaped from Beijing and joined forces with the Hanging Temple to kill his father, he had already thought of today’s grievances.

However, how many emperors in ancient times could truly get what they wanted, not to mention one like him who came from an illegitimate background. If he wanted to dominate the world in the end, he would have to pretend to be in favor with these sects.

But if he agreed, his reputation would be completely ruined.

Li Wei finally called the young eunuch over and said, “Please invite Lord Kong from the Ministry of Rites and Lord Liu from the Ministry of War to discuss the matter.”

“Here.”

The young eunuch left again.

Li Wei was the only one left in the imperial study, his face gloomy.

Now he has replaced all the six ministers of the six ministries, because there is no such thing as a meeting, it is just a formality, and he has made a decision.

We must first stabilize the East China Sea and southern Xinjiang, and then proceed step by step.

When he has wiped out all the enemies in Xuanyang and recuperated, the worst that can happen is that he will take back Southern Xinjiang and the East China Sea.

History books are always written by the victors.

By then, there will be no such history at all, and he will still be the wise and powerful emperor.

Lingzhou.

“Li Wei ceded the southern border to the Wu Clan, and the Xuanyang waters are governed by the East Sea Clan. Is he really not afraid of being infamous for eternity?”

Li Huan brought the news to Shenfu Mountain.

This matter could not be hidden at all and had already spread all over the world.

The students from the four major academies denounced Li Wei in droves, calling him the prince who stole the country.

Of course, there must have been other princes behind this who were fueling the flames.

For a time, Li Wei had become a person that everyone despised.

There is no need to worry about his reputation after death. Even if he succeeds, he will probably be branded as a traitorous emperor.

Bai Yuan: “It is indeed the Wu Clan and the Sea Clan.”

There had been rumors before that Li Wei had colluded with foreign races to kill his own father. This move now undoubtedly confirmed the previous speculation.

Bai Yuan could roughly guess Li Wei’s current situation.

If he did not agree to the request of the Sea Clan and the Witch Clan, he would certainly be assassinated by the two clans. At that time, not only would he not be able to keep the throne, he might even end up dying and his country being destroyed. Compared to such a situation, being scolded would be nothing.

Soon, Zhou Siming and Liang E, who lived in Huanglongfu, heard the news.

“A Yuan, I have an unwelcome request.”

Looking at Zhou Siming and Liang E who came to find him, Bai Yuan said: “Master Zhou, you and I don’t have to do this.”

Zhou Siming’s eyes were full of worry. “Ah Yuan, now that the Wu Clan in Southern Border is in power, the monster hunting clan has already had a hard time surviving, and now it’s even harder. Can we bring them to the Northern Border to live? All we need to do is give them a piece of land in Dingzhou.”

He was almost begging.

To bring the demon hunters from the southern border to the northern border would be extremely difficult, not to mention in the current chaotic situation, even a few years ago, it would have been a difficult task.

Not to mention the question of whether the demon hunter would appreciate it.

Bai Yuan: “Master Zhou, I’ve actually been thinking about this as well. In that case, why don’t you and I go south together?”

Hearing Bai Yuan’s words, Zhou Siming’s eyes were filled with ecstasy.

He didn’t expect that Bai Yuan not only agreed, but also took action personally.

When it came time to agree, Zhou Siming hesitated: “A Yuan, just send a team of elite soldiers to follow me south, you should stay in Lingzhou.”

Bai Yuan waved his hand casually.

“It doesn’t matter.”

These words were not entirely meant to comfort Zhou Siming.

Now Shuofang is generally stable, but the reason for this stability is not entirely due to his credit, half of it comes from the Zhenbei Army and the Zhenxi Army.

Although Master Xu Dingchun and Old Man Dong have gone far away, it does not mean that anyone dares to underestimate these three forces.

Once they merge, both Li Wei and Li Kang will have a headache.

So it doesn’t matter whether Bai Yuan is in Lingzhou or not. Even if he is not there, there is still Old Man Dong watching from a distance.

The reason why he went to southern Xinjiang was not just to repay Zhou Siming’s kindness.

On the one hand, although the demon hunters are weaker than the witch clan, they are also a considerable force.

On the other hand, he also wanted to go to southern Xinjiang to see the ancestral home of the demon hunters.

He glanced at the panel.

[Occupation: God Hunter]

Ever since he had mastered the Divine Mansion Technique, the occupation column had changed to “God Hunter”.

Hunting Gods!

Although this title looks intimidating, Bai Yuan has not found any substantial benefits so far.

Since the God Hunter is an advanced version of the Monster Hunter, perhaps we can gain something by going to the Monster Hunter’s ancestral land.

The next day.

Bai Yuan said goodbye to Xiao Qiaoniang and Xiao Bai’an, and rode south with Zhou Siming.

He did not bring any extra soldiers.

Because Bai Yuan alone is an army, having too many people would only cause trouble.

The two men rode the best demon horses, which could travel three thousand miles a day.

Five days later, the two arrived in southern Xinjiang.

“Southern Xinjiang is actually made up of five continents. Of course, this is old news. I heard that the Wu Clan has withdrawn all five continents and unified them into the Wu Kingdom.”

Thursday Ming said.

Bai Yuan looked up at the endless mountains around him, with curiosity in his eyes.

Although there are also hundreds of thousands of mountains in Lingzhou, they are nothing compared to the mountains in southern Xinjiang.

“Southern Xinjiang is mountainous, so most cities are built along the mountains. A few cities are also built on the slightly flatter dams between two mountains.”

Bai Yuan nodded.

He and Zhou Siming had already traveled a hundred miles deep into southern Xinjiang, but there were nothing but mountains here, not even a village could be seen.

No wonder Southern Xinjiang is a holy land of monsters comparable to Northern Plains.

Such a place is indeed suitable for becoming a spirit.

“Monster hunters are divided into three veins and eleven tribes. The three veins are monster-hunting, monster-controlling, and monster-acting. Among them, there are eight monster-hunting tribes, two monster-controlling tribes, and one monster-acting tribe. They all live in the mountains.”

“It is said that demon hunters like to live in the mountains and forests. In fact, they are unable to defeat the witch tribe and are driven into the mountains by them.”

Zhou Siming laughed at himself.

Only monster hunters like him know that their current situation is not good at all.

“The eleven tribes were not harmonious before, and now there are foreign enemies ahead. They should be in the ancestral temple now.”

“Ancestor’s Court?”

Bai Yuan became interested. He had heard these two words from Xiao Qiaoniang before, but Qiaojie knew very little about the ancestral temple.

Zhou Siming saw Bai Yuan’s doubts and said, “The ancestral temple is a place to commemorate a legendary monster hunter. It should be eight thousand years ago that a monster hunter named Zhe Yi emerged. If his luck had not changed at the wrong time, he would have definitely become a martial saint.”

Bai Yuan’s pupils dilated slightly.

Wu Sheng
The monster hunters were indeed much more glorious in the past than they are now, which is why they were able to produce such powerful people.

“Zheyi in the words of the demon hunters means someone who can play games with the gods.”

(End of this chapter)