Chapter 720

Li Chen was also very good at seizing the opportunity. Occasionally, he would appear in front of the carriage, dressed in profound wizard robes, his face shrouded in a mysterious halo—which was just a simple small spell—and say a few lines of "protecting the believers" and "stopping the fighting," which incited the people to excitement, and the power of faith gathered crazily.

That scene did not look at all like two sides fighting to the death, but rather like the hegemon Tian Ce expressing extremely high recognition and respect for another highly revered sage, the Wizard Ancestor!

Because of the existence of the "Wizard Ancestor," even the land and people under his protection gained temporary peace.

Ivan and Romanov, hiding in the shadows, watched this scene that completely deviated from their script. Their expressions went from initial anticipation to astonishment, then to a livid blue, and finally turned into a deathly gray.

The situation they imagined of two tigers fighting and one dying did not happen at all; instead, it evolved into a unilateral "courtesy" and "recognition" of the "Wizard Ancestor" by the Tian Ce army!

The overt plot they had racked their brains to design, which they thought was unsolvable, now appeared so ridiculous and clumsy. Not only did it not hurt the "Wizard Ancestor" in the slightest, but it also gave away a large piece of land for nothing—although it was temporarily occupied by Tian Ce, it was nominally already the Wizard Ancestor's fief.

It even greatly enhanced the prestige of the "Wizard Ancestor" among the people, solidifying his status as a "Guardian Deity"!

This was truly losing the lady and the soldiers—no, it was losing the lady and giving away land!

Thinking of this, Ivan felt a sweetness in his throat and almost vomited blood.

All their calculations and all their expectations became stepping stones to set off the unfathomable nature and majesty of the "Wizard Ancestor."

And Li Chen, in the carriage, feeling the fanatical faith around him and the likely furious appearance of those two old rivals in the distance, felt incomparably happy in his heart.

He, the Tian Ce Emperor, had transformed into the Daluo Wizard Ancestor, and a Wizard Ancestor recognized by all the people at that.

He also received the fief that the Daluo dignitaries "handed over," won the hearts of the people, played with beauties, and toyed with his opponents. He truly occupied every benefit and didn't suffer a single loss. This trip south could not have been more perfect.

The news spread to Xie Ergai's ears as if it had wings.

When Xie Ergai heard the detailed scene where the Tian Ce army stopped fighting and the generals bowed in salute wherever the "Wizard Ancestor" went.

He was stunned at first, then could no longer hold back, and began to laugh heartily in his study. The laughter was unrestrained, and the worries of many days were swept away.

His adjutant beside him saw this, and was both curious and admiring, unable to help asking: "Grand Duke, you seem to have long anticipated that Wizard Ancestor Master would have such a response? This Tian Ce army actually gave Wizard Ancestor Master so much face?"

Xie Ergai heard this, his laughter gradually ceased, but his face was still filled with a glow of reflected glory.

He was the direct disciple of the Wizard Ancestor!

Although this matter was top secret and those who knew were few, he absolutely could not publicize it.

He recalled that Master Li Chen had once mentioned lightly that he had "some friendship" with that Tian Ce Emperor.

At the time, he only thought it was experts knowing each other, or having some slight dealings. He never imagined that this "friendship" would be so deep!

To be able to make the fierce and unstoppable Tian Ce Emperor cooperate like this, almost acting to build momentum for Master—is this just "having a good relationship"?

It is simply a friendship of life and death, or rather, does the Tian Ce Emperor have great fear and even respect for Master?

No matter how Xie Ergai guessed, he could never have imagined that the Master he respected as a god and the Tian Ce Emperor who shook the continent were simply the same person.

Looking at the curious and expectant eyes of his adjutant and the several confidant generals around him, Xie Ergai cleared his throat, a profound smile appearing on his face, and he began to add bricks and tiles to Master's "greatness":

"I once had the honor to pay respects to Wizard Ancestor Master and listen to his teachings. Master, that old gentleman, has a heart of benevolence and virtue, his wisdom is like the sea, and his realm has long transcended worldly struggles. What he does secretly conforms to the Dao of Heaven, and what he says and does has its own profound meaning.

Although that Tian Ce Emperor is the monarch of an enemy country, to be able to command such a strong army, he must not be a muddled person. Perhaps it is precisely because he sensed Master's overwhelming greatness and the benevolence that benefits all living things that he felt respect and was unwilling to face Master as an enemy, and thus ordered a retreat to show respect."

His words were half-true and half-false. He not only raised Li Chen's "Wizard Ancestor" status, explaining his behavior as being influenced by benevolence and virtue, but also implicitly hinted at the Tian Ce Emperor's "knowing the times." The adjutant and generals listened with fascination, and their awe for the "Wizard Ancestor" rose to a higher level.