Chapter 188: The

If placed on a boat, the tea room on the second floor of the pleasure boat, being seven or eight square meters, is not considered small.

All four sides have floor-to-ceiling wooden windows; in summer, when the wooden windows are taken down and gauze curtains are hung up, enjoying the gentle river breeze while sipping tea and listening to the zither is absolutely a top-tier enjoyment.

When winter arrives, not only must the wooden windows on all four sides be reinstalled, but glass panes must also be inlaid, and a small fire stove placed in the center of the room; boiling green ant wine on a small red clay stove while watching snowflakes drift into the icy river and plum blossoms on both banks bloom proudly against the cold is considered another kind of top-tier enjoyment.

It is August now, and two of the four wooden windows have been removed, leaving two; the autumn breeze from the river carries the scent of osmanthus from someone's courtyard, a refreshing feeling that relaxes the whole body—neither cold nor hot, just right.

After sincerely praising "Hongfu Hongfu Xianzi Yu" a few more times for her peerless talent and brilliant sword skills, Li Li Xianzhi indeed went straight to the point, saying: "Little Little Fengxian, do you know that my father was seriously injured, and Li Dan, the Chief Clerk, died on the spot to protect him?"

"Auntie Liu told me." Seeing Xiao Yu Yu nodded first, then asked with concern: "Is the Prince's injury serious? We have a Divine Physician Min in Tianmen Town who is very capable."

Li Li Xianzhi looked at her a bit strangely; she said "We in Tianmen Town" so smoothly and naturally, making it seem like she was a local and he was the outsider.

"For illnesses that can be cured by medicine, Divine Physician Min can certainly cure them with one dose. Three pulses felt, one dose to drive away the illness.

But for some conditions that medicine cannot cure, Divine Physician Min is, after all, not an immortal; he can only use ordinary medicinal herbs to treat illnesses and lacks elixirs that can bring the dead back to life."

"Ah, has the Prince reached such a state?" Seeing Xiao Yu Yu was greatly shocked.

This time, at least seventy percent of the emotions in her heart were real.

"Uh, no, not to that extent; I just meant that Divine Physician Min cannot cure every condition." Li Li Xianzhi was a bit embarrassed.

"That's good, that's good; the Prince is a man of great fortune and will surely recover as before soon."

Hearing that the Prince of Qinghe was not at the point of kicking the bucket, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu felt inexplicably disappointed.

It was as if the shock she had just shown was wasted in vain, which was a pity.

Li Li Xianzhi stared fixedly into her eyes and asked: "Little Little Fengxian, do you know why my father met with this disaster?"

—Looking at me like this, could it be related to me? Uh, don't tell me that because the families of Hongfu Hongfu Xianzi Hongfu, the Tongtian Tongtian Dasheng Tongtian, and others couldn't find trouble with me, they took it out on your old man?

Seeing Xiao Yu Yu had an epiphany in her heart, but her face showed a thoughtful expression as she said: "The greater a person's power and influence, the larger their circle of social connections and interests; the larger the circle, the more it touches other people's circles, and the more frequent and greater the conflicts.

Without a doubt, the Prince is one of the people with the 'largest circle' in the Western Sha Region.

Sigh, perhaps this is the inevitable distress brought about by supreme power and supreme authority!"

—What a sharp-minded Yu Little Fengxian!

Chi Juluo praised her greatly in his heart, a look of appreciation appearing on his thin face.

Li Li Xianzhi was stunned, struggling in his heart for a long while, unable to refute her.

The old monk glanced at him and sighed faintly: "The Prince also feels that his 'circle' is too large and intends to shrink his 'circle', letting you, who were originally in the circle, out."

"Me? What about me?" Seeing Xiao Yu Yu asked in surprise.

At this, Li Li Xianzhi came back to his senses, avoiding the matter of the "Ancient Dragon Palace," and only said that when his father was out, he happened to meet the sworn brother of the Tongtian Tongtian Dasheng Tongtian, 'Treading Wave Immortal' Ge Ge Qingyun.

"... Ge Ge Qingyun used a refined steel oar as a weapon, and that iron oar weighed eighteen hundred jin! One strike of the oar hit my father's back, causing the flesh to rot and the bones to shatter inch by inch.

Sigh, the injury of shattered bones alone is ten times more serious than when your sword bone was crippled by Song Song Changqing that day.

And the bone-shattering injury is only an external wound..."

Thinking of his old man's miserable state, Li Li Xianzhi's face also revealed some genuine emotion, his dim eyes hiding obvious bitterness.

Because her previous expectations were too high, thinking the Prince of Qinghe had kicked the bucket directly, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu was not moved at all upon hearing his miserable state—her heart was indifferent, but her face showed a moved expression.

"I must immediately burn a memorial to Duan Laoshu Zhang Songzhi." She said through gritted teeth.

"Your Duan Laoshu Zhang Songzhi? Who is that?" Li Li Xianzhi asked suspiciously.

Chi Juluo's eyes flashed, and he said: "Zhang Songzhi should be the Zhang Zhang Lingguan of the Donghuang Taiyi Sect, right?"

"Yes, that's the Divine Mace Protector Zhang Songzhi. If I ask Duan Laoshu Zhang to step in and drag the Tongtian Tongtian Dasheng Tongtian before Ge Ge Qingyun to strike him one hundred times with the Divine Mace, what does the Heir Apparent think?" Seeing Xiao Yu Yu asked.

"You can invite Zhang Zhang Lingguan?" Li Li Xianzhi asked skeptically.

Seeing Xiao Yu Yu said: "Let's try and see. That day, Duan Laoshu Zhang personally guaranteed to me that the families and friends of those four human immortals would definitely not dare to make a move against me.

He is a Zhang Lingguan of the Donghuang Taiyi Sect, and every word he says represents the prestige of the orthodox Profound Gate; he certainly wouldn't lie."

—But Zhang Zhang Lingguan only promised to protect you, not my father!

Li Li Xianzhi's emotions were complex, and he said: "Little Little Fengxian, you can try. If it succeeds, it will be a great thing."

"Should I go write the memorial now?" Seeing Xiao Yu Yu asked.

Li Li Xianzhi looked at Chi Juluo with some hesitation: If Little Little Fengxian could persuade the Donghuang Taiyi Sect to protect the Shu Kingdom and the Li family, then she wouldn't be a source of disaster, but a treasure; should he still cut ties?

The old monk "heard" his inner voice, shook his head gently, and used "Heart-to-Heart Communication" to say: "Heir Apparent, do not let your imagination run wild.

Yu Little Fengxian's words should not be fake; as long as you nod, she will sincerely write a memorial.

But the Donghuang Taiyi Sect will absolutely never manage the affairs of the royal families of the Western nations.

Look at what Daoist Daoist Qingsong did before...

Zhang Zhang Lingguan is willing to protect Yu Little Fengxian only because she once risked her life to save Daoist Daoist Qingsong.

Although Daoist Daoist Qingsong is gone, his soul was saved and did not completely turn to ash.

This is a great karmic debt for Daoist Qingsong and for the Donghuang Taiyi Sect.

Heir Apparent, do not think that Daoist Daoist Qingsong is just an insignificant little Daoist boy.

His own cultivation is indeed not particularly high, but his background is solid!

In his previous life... it seems not just his previous life, he has reincarnated several times and squandered all his immortal fortune.

In short, in one life he was a True Immortal of the Heavenly Court and even taught two loose immortals and one Zhang Tianshi.

Later, he committed a great mistake and was demoted to the mortal world; after several reincarnations, his karmic debts have only accumulated more and more.

But even in this life, he is the personal disciple of the Sect Master of the Zhengyang Palace and is the 'Little Zhang Tianshi' of the Great Qin.

That Zhang Tianshi in the Heavenly Court is still paying attention to this master who has completely lost his fruit status and immortal fortune.

The two loose immortal disciples are likely still busy running around for his next life.

It is possible that even if Yu Little Fengxian violated the Heavenly Law, there are people in Heaven helping her put in a good word.

Your status is certainly more noble than Yu Little Fengxian's, but in terms of connections in certain aspects, you really are not as good as her."

Actually, the old monk was being quite tactful.

—Who are you, and what kind of power is the Donghuang Taiyi Sect? They don't even have the slightest interest in being your masters in Western Shu, yet you want to be their master and have their Zhang Lingguan escort your Li family? Keep dreaming!

Chi Juluo even suspected that Yu Little Fengxian had no Daoist arts, and the memorial she wrote would likely never be received by the Divine Mace Protector.

"You can write the memorial, but I came to find you today for another matter."

Li Li Xianzhi sighed inwardly, cheered himself up, abandoned his fantasies, and continued with today's main business: "Little Little Fengxian, do you have any ideals?"

"Ideals?" Seeing Xiao Yu Yu's expression was conflicted, "Of course I want to seek immortality and ask about the Dao, but—"

Li Li Xianzhi waved his hand, interrupting her, and said: "You can keep and pursue this ideal; if you need anything, my Western Shu Li family is also willing to help with all our might."

Seeing Xiao Yu Yu asked in surprise: "The Heir Apparent wants to send me to cultivate immortality?"

Li Li Xianzhi's expression stiffened, and he muttered: "If there were a chance to become an immortal, I would want it myself!"

—Then why are you bragging!

Seeing Xiao Yu Yu complained in her heart, while her little face naturally showed a look of disappointment.

"Little Little Fengxian, the opportunity for immortality is never given for free. Only what you fight for yourself is the true immortal fate." Li Li Xianzhi said solemnly.

Then he added: "I mean, if you encounter an immortal fate, the Western Shu Li family will not only not hinder you but will also be willing to provide assistance to help you grasp it.

If your fortune is truly shallow, the Li family can also gift you a chance to obtain an immortal fate.

Not directly giving you the immortal fate; no one can guarantee the opportunity to become an immortal.

If there were a certain immortal fate, my Li family would have used it ourselves."

Seeing Xiao Yu Yu nodded gently; these words were still quite sincere.

"What do I need to do?" She asked.

Li Li Xianzhi said in a deep voice: "You actually don't need to do anything, just stay in the Shu Kingdom and Tianmen Town for the next ten years.

After ten years, the Li family will respectfully send you away from Western Shu to the Eastern Sha Region or the Great Qin, as you wish.

The Li family will also gift you ten thousand taels of gold for your travel expenses."

"Isn't this too simple?" Seeing Xiao Yu Yu asked strangely.

Li Li Xianzhi said: "I also hope this is very simple for you to do.

You probably understand the reason for staying for ten years.

You have always had a heart that seeks immortality and admires the Dao.

You want to leave Shaqiu and have no interest in the struggle for the dynasty... We believe this, because we have the same thoughts.

You must have heard that the current monarch is my eighth uncle, not my eldest uncle.

My father is the eldest legitimate son of the former king and was the Crown Prince of the court.

But he and several other royal uncles have absolutely no intention of being king.

My eighth uncle inherited the throne because he truly has no talent for immortal martial arts.

We only want to ensure the prosperity of Western Shu's national fortune; we have no ambition for Shaqiu, no hatred for the Sha Man, and only gratitude and helpless precautions toward you.

But ten years later, when the chaos in the Western Sha Region subsides and the Western Shu dragon vein spreads to the Northern Wilderness and completely stabilizes, there will be no need to guard against the former 'Western Sha destroys Shu' star omen."

"The Western Shu dragon vein spreads to the Northern Wilderness, how does it spread?" Seeing Xiao Yu Yu asked curiously.

Li Li Xianzhi smiled slightly, with some pride and some playfulness, and said: "Little Little Fengxian, you rarely pay attention to the affairs of the Shu Kingdom's court?"

Seeing Xiao Yu Yu smiled bitterly: "In the past, I often listened to neighbors chatting about domestic trifles and national affairs.

For the past month or so, I have been staying at the Huxiao Villa, at most chatting with nearby villagers about this autumn's harvest."

"Hahaha," Li Li Xianzhi laughed heartily and said: "You can chat with neighbors in the city and get along with villagers in the countryside; you really are adaptable!"

He was very happy.

A "hegemon" who has always harbored the ambition of reviving Shaqiu and establishing the Shaqiu Empire, even if they could endure hardships and lick wounds, could not reach this level, and so naturally.

"The dragon vein spreading north is not a Daoist magical power. The dragon vein is the national energy, a combination of human energy and earth energy.

The northward extension of the dragon vein means developing the Northern Wilderness, establishing villages, markets, and small towns north of the Hengsha Pass.

In about ten years, the desolate Hengsha Pass you once saw will become a northern 'Little Tianmen Town' with a million households."

He looked meaningfully at Seeing Xiao Yu Yu, who had a look of surprise, and smiled: "My Western Shu can successfully develop the Northern Wilderness, and we must thank you, Little Little Fengxian.

Your 'iron rod' and iron smelting technology are the core industries supporting the development of the Northern Wilderness towns.

The several drought-resistant desert species you cultivated, such as 'wood vegetables,' will be an important guarantee for the survival of the people in the Northern Wilderness.

The double-layer canal farming method you built in Shaqiu will be widely promoted in the Northern Wilderness."

In short, by fully learning the good strategies left behind by 'Sha Man Yu,' plus the original advantages of the Shu Kingdom, let's see how you wild Sha Man in the Northern Wilderness can still establish a Western Sha Empire!