Chapter 1632: Newcomer Joins Group, Mocked as the Gao Liang River Car God

Zhu Wushi: "The Song Dynasty is truly hard to put into words."

Zhao Kuangyin: "Old Zhu, mind your own descendants—they're terribly rude. I'm your elder."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "Blame me? If you didn't do well, you can't even be criticized?"

Zhao Kuangyin: "Is my Song Dynasty really that dishonorable?"

Su Xiao: "Old Zhao, you're already the greatest figure of the Song Dynasty, yet even in later generations, your reputation is terrible—let alone others."

Zhao Kuangyin: "..."

Su Xiao: "By the way, Li Er, later generations say you raised up foreign tribes—what do you think about that?"

Li Shimin: "Blame me? At the end of a dynasty, there's always internal rebellion or foreign invasion. Even without me, it would've been the same—why single me out?"

Su Xiao: "It's the technology. Technology leakage."

Li Shimin: "Technology?! I've got something to say about that. In ancient times, what technology was there? Salt, iron, cloth—these crafts were widely known among the common people. Acquiring such techniques was too easy. Even if I sealed the borders and banned all passage, I couldn't stop technology from leaking out."

Hu Yifei: "That's true."

Li Er: "Take the Ming Dynasty, for example. Their weapons technology was advanced, yet they still lost their realm to outsiders. Technology was never the key. When a dynasty's cycle arrives, even technology can't turn the tide."

Zhu Youjian: "Why does this keep circling back to the Ming?"

Zhu Youjian: "The Ming had no choice. Natural disasters, human misfortunes, plus the oppression by scholar-gentry—how could they not fail?"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "Let's not dwell on the Ming's troubles. Miss Su, how's your treasure hunting going?"

Su Xiao: "So-so. 【Photo】 I only found some ordinary Grand Luo and quasi-Saint-level materials—enough to forge low-grade Primordial Spirit Treasures, but not even mid-grade ones. I thought there'd be treasures everywhere!"

Yunxiao: "If treasures were everywhere, then Primordial Supreme Treasures wouldn't be so rare. I just accompanied the Dao Lord into Chaos, and only then did I realize how deeply hidden Chaos Essence Stones are. If the Dao Lord hadn't pointed it out, I'd never have found them."

Xiao Mai: "Did Taixuan Brother go treasure hunting too?"

Su Xiao: "No, shouldn't you be more concerned about something else?"

Xiao Yan: "Taixuan Brother and Yunxiao Immortal are together?!!"

Yunxiao: "Is that strange?"

Su Xiao: "Isn't it strange? Aaaah, you two got together? When did this happen?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Recently. Are you itching to gossip again?"

Su Xiao: "Hehe, of course. Taixuan Brother, any wedding candy?"

Zhang Taixuan: "You're already Grand Luo—still eating wedding candy?"

Su Xiao: "Who says Grand Luo can't eat wedding candy?"

Xiao Mai: "Exactly! This is Taixuan Brother's wedding candy—it must be delicious."

Zhang Taixuan: "【Red envelope】 Fine, I'll share some. I just found a Three Yang Fruit in Chaos—it helps condense the Yang Spirit and benefits anyone before the Taiyi stage. Try some."

Su Xiao: "Three Yang Fruit? Will girls who eat it go flat?"

Xiao Mai: "???"