Chapter 536: One Person Equals Ten Cities

A small hill in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Looking from afar, one could just see the valley shrouded in black mist not far away.

Li Rui's expression was solemn.

Nie Nie Siming, Ning Ning Zhongtian, and the others were still having lingering fears.

Fu Wei was dead, all three dragon-seekers were dead.

"Green dragon dyed with evil..."

Li Rui said lowly.

The dragon vein turned evil, and its power was extremely extraordinary, directly causing a Below Tongxuan cultivator to die from the backlash.

If he had used the Immortal Domain, perhaps he could have saved Fu Wei.

But he would have suffered a backlash as a result.

Having lived for so many years, Li Rui had long understood a truth: being kind-hearted at random would only make one die faster.

So he took Nie Nie Siming and the others and left without hesitation.

The facts also proved.

His approach was correct.

The speed of the dragon vein turning evil was too fast; if he had taken action to save people, I am afraid that they would not necessarily have been able to walk out of that valley unscathed.

Just as Li Rui was pondering.

Several divine rainbows streaked across the sky.

Nie Nie Siming narrowed his eyes: "It is the Wu Kingdom, and the people of the Qingwei Sect."

Originally, the Yu Kingdom court wanted to deceive the world, trying to determine the dragon head first, and when it was a *fait accompli*, at most give the Wu Kingdom and the Qingwei Sect some compensation.

But now.

It had already fallen through.

The matter had become very tricky.

Li Rui pondered: "Let's go, leave this place of right and wrong first."

The news had just been sent back to the capital.

That day.

The National Teacher led dozens of alchemists to the Qinghe Enclosure at the foot of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

"National Teacher."

Li Rui led the group to welcome him.

The National Teacher just glanced at Li Rui and said indifferently: "Taiping Order Li Rui, you failed to handle the matter well and should be punished, but considering that we are short of people, you will first go to negotiate with the Wu Court and the Qingwei Sect; as for the punishment, after returning to the capital, His Majesty will naturally decide."

Li Rui did not have the slightest displeasure or resentment, just cupped his hands: "Yes, National Teacher."

After saying this.

The National Teacher led several alchemists and headed straight for the Ten Thousand Mountains.

With just a few words, he controlled the Qinghe Enclosure.

Li Rui was extremely sensible and returned to his courtyard.

It was not until a full half-hour later.

That Nie Nie Siming, Yuan Xiong, and Ning Ning Zhongtian came to Li Rui's residence.

"The hand is really long; we don't belong to him."

Nie Nie Siming said indignantly.

How could one not see it?

This National Teacher clearly wanted to marginalize them, so they could not intervene in the dragon vein matter.

In other words.

It was hitting Yuan Yuan Dingting in the face.

Although the Holy Emperor did not ask Yuan Yuan Dingting to participate in the dragon vein matter, those with discerning eyes all knew that the Holy Emperor had sent Li Rui to Yunzhou; if Yuan Yuan Dingting did not take action, that was absolutely impossible.

To put it bluntly.

The dragon vein matter was too big to let the National Teacher manage it alone; Li Rui was the eye inserted by the side of the National Teacher.

Li Rui smiled indifferently: "Brother Nie, do not say these words again."

Regarding today's matter.

He was very open-minded.

They were all adults; the process was not important, the result was important.

What was the result?

Could it not be that the National Teacher had not yet arrived, and the dragon vein turned evil; Li Rui, as the local official, being punished was a matter of course.

Making excuses was useless.

Li Rui also felt it was reasonable.

Of course, the reason he felt so was that his backing was strong enough; this matter was not something human power could control, and after returning to the capital, he would not even be blamed, and the Holy Emperor might even comfort him a few words.

Who told him to be the proud disciple's disciple of Gao Tianxia.

And he could take the opportunity to withdraw from this muddy water of the dragon vein.

Why not do it?

Li Rui was borrowing power to withdraw.

As for suffering anger?

Suffering the anger of a First Rank was really nothing.

This day.

Li Rui was practicing in the room of the Qinghe Enclosure.

Suddenly.

Tan Hu ran in: "Big Brother, the Wu Kingdom has sent people, and they are acquaintances."

Li Rui's brow raised slightly.

Now the dragon vein matter involved the Wu Kingdom and the Qingwei Sect, and the National Teacher told him to negotiate with both sides, but before he went, the people of the Wu Kingdom came to the door themselves.

"Please invite them in."

Not long after.

Three people appeared in Li Rui's small courtyard with Tan Hu.

They were indeed acquaintances.

Xia Xia Xiaotang and Sang Kong, and another person, although he had never seen him, Li Rui also knew the other party's identity: Wu Kingdom Chief Priest, Zhe Pu, Heavenly Phenomenon Realm, Second-Rank official.

"Lord Zhe, Lord Sang, Miss Xia Xiaotang."

Li Rui cupped his hands with a smile.

Zhe Pu returned the salute meticulously, and Sang Kong also returned the salute with a serious face; only Xia Xia Xiaotang had a smiling appearance, taking the lead to speak: "Senior, long time no see."

"It has indeed been a long time since we met."

Li Rui also laughed *hehe*.

After inviting the few to sit down.

Sang Kong only then spoke: "Brother Li, the three of us came this time for the dragon vein matter of the Ten Thousand Mountains."

He chose to open the door and see the mountain.

Li Rui did not feel surprised at all: "I will not hide anything; this dragon vein must be obtained; as long as the price is set by me, I will give it."

This sentence could be said to be quite domineering.

In the negotiation, it was even more of a mixed hand.

The reason for doing so.

First, the dragon vein being able to be priced was already a big profit; no matter how much, the Holy Emperor would have no opinion.

This was guessing the Holy Emperor's heart.

Second, Xia Xia Xiaotang's appearance itself already indicated the attitude of the Great Wu.

Hearing Li Rui's words, Sang Kong could not help but look at Zhe Pu.

Don't look at Zhe Pu who had not said a word since entering the door, but those who knew the business all knew that the less the person negotiating spoke, the more useful the words were.

Li Rui did not urge, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Just after putting it down.

He heard Zhe Pu say: "Lord Li, the Wu Kingdom can give up the Ten Thousand Mountains, but there is one request: I hope Lord Li can be the Earth Priest for the Wu Kingdom."

Earth Priest?

Li Rui was startled.

He naturally knew the Earth Priest Zhe Pu spoke of.

The Wu Kingdom was different from the Yu Kingdom; it was a country of religion, and apart from the Great Wu being the undisputed leader, the Wu religion also had three major priests.

They were Heaven Priest, Earth Priest, and Human Priest.

The Heaven Priest was a First-Rank expert who was highly respected.

The Human Priest was the Zhe Pu before him.

Besides this, there was also an Earth Priest.

This position had been in chaos since the previous Earth Priest died of old age, so the position had been vacant for nearly a hundred years.

What was even more unexpected was that such an important position was actually let Li Rui, an outsider, take it.

How could Li Rui not be surprised.

And what was even more unexpected was that the Wu Kingdom wanted neither money nor land, but was actually aiming at him.

You must know that at this time, even if the Wu Kingdom said it would give up ten cities, the Yu Kingdom might not necessarily agree.

Converted, one person equals ten cities!

Li Rui's smile became playful in an instant.

With his intelligence, how could he not see that the Wu Kingdom naturally could not give up the dragon vein for him, a Second Rank.

What the Wu Kingdom cared about was clearly his other identity—Gao Tianxia's disciple's disciple.

The Yu Kingdom could now be at ease because of its relationship with Gao Tianxia.

By comparison.

The situation of the Wu Kingdom was much more difficult.

Going directly to Gao Tianxia was certainly not possible, but they could take a curve to save the country, hitching a ride with Gao Tianxia's disciple's disciple; once it was connected, the value to the Wu Kingdom might truly be greater than the dragon vein.

And the Wu Kingdom actually knew.

They were powerless to fight, and could not fight.

This, for them, was undoubtedly the best choice.

Li Rui thought without thinking and opened his mouth: "Lord Zhe, you have truly stumped me; this matter, I cannot make the decision."

Zhe Pu nodded.

Li Rui's words were already in his expectation; a Yu Kingdom official going to another country to hold an official position indeed needed more consideration.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 537 =====