Chapter 394: Li Si's Intentions

The great battle at the harbor in the dark of night has ended.

However, the repercussions continue; after all, that night's battle involved power that transcended the Tongxuan Realm.

In this world, the Tongxuan Realm is considered a watershed; power above the Tongxuan Realm is rarely displayed, unless it is on the battlefield, where such power appears in those wars of national annihilation.

Under normal circumstances, it is extremely rare.

Once someone breaks through the Tongxuan Realm, they almost never show their faces again, and most go into seclusion; the only exception is the military.

This seems to have become a convention.

Many people in Sanghai Cheng saw the battle that night, especially the power that erupted at the end, which seemed to change the heavens and the earth, shifting day and night; even many of the common folk were discussing it in whispers the next day.

It is easy to imagine that in the Jianghu, it was even more so.

Those with keen sources of information were also lamenting the prowess of Ghost Valley, as two swordsmen of the Tongxuan Realm actually unleashed power comparable to the Five Qi Chaoyuan Realm at the end.

And they even fought the Protector of the Yin-Yang School to a draw.

The various factions of the Hundred Schools of Thought all have channels for information to circulate.

Once one school knows, the others will soon understand the details as well.

Upon learning the details, their first reaction was also to lament the prowess of the Ghost Valley School of Diplomacy, whose combined attack technique actually reached the Five Qi Realm and even severely wounded Xing Hun, who had already reached the Five Qi Chaoyuan Realm.

Although both sides were left in a state of mutual injury, this battle once again boosted the reputation of the Ghost Valley School of Diplomacy.

Previously, they only had a great reputation within the ranks of the Tongxuan Realm, but now, another rank has also begun to take notice of them.

The Tongxuan Realm and the realm beyond Tongxuan belong to two different ranks, like dragons and snakes.

Since Ghost Valley School of Diplomacy could severely wound the Yin-Yang School's Xing Hun, they could also wound them, which has caused these old monsters to begin to be wary of Ghost Valley.

Who knows what other means Ghost Valley might possess.

Many have witnessed the means of the Yin-Yang School.

Moreover, the strength of the Yin-Yang School has also made many factions wary; not to mention that mysterious leader, although the other party rarely takes action, many know that this person is in the Three Flowers Realm, and even within the Three Flowers Realm, they are not a weak existence.

Back then, Shushan was also extremely powerful, with one Three Flowers Priest and six Elders of the Five Qi Realm, yet this person fought one Three Flowers Priest and three Five Qi Elders alone and actually severely wounded them.

Cooperating with the Great Qin army, they wiped out Shushan in one fell swoop.

The three Protectors of the Yin-Yang School—Sun, Moon, and Star—all possess the combat power of the Five Qi Realm; the Yin-Yang School is becoming increasingly powerful.

In the past, the Yin-Yang School relied on that mysterious leader, but now, with the three Protectors and a host of Elders, the Yin-Yang School surely ranks among the forefront of the many factions.

One must know that among the Hundred Schools of Thought, there are not many experts in the Three Flowers Realm, only a few, such as Taoism, Confucianism, and the Military School.

As for other factions, there are even fewer in the Three Flowers Realm; after all, the breakthrough from Tongxuan to Five Qi is a boundary that blocks ninety-nine percent of the people in the world.

And the breakthrough from Five Qi to Three Flowers is also exceptionally difficult.

With such powerful strength and the backing of Great Qin, I fear the Yin-Yang School will become even more powerful in the future.

The resources of the world are limited; if the Yin-Yang School is powerful, it will inevitably compress the possibilities for other factions to obtain resources.

Therefore, on this night, the major factions were also constantly exchanging various pieces of information.

Of course, Ghost Valley is the same; the strength of Ghost Valley is not simple, even with only the two of the School of Diplomacy.

It is just that this generation of School of Diplomacy walkers—the previous School of Diplomacy were not all dead; some have just gone into hiding.

After so many generations, I fear there are also experts of the Five Qi or even the Three Flowers Realm, but Ghost Valley hides too deeply, which is also daunting.

Fortunately, Ghost Valley is not like Confucianism or the Mohist School, which recruit disciples on a large scale; they have even fewer people than Taoism.

"Su the Agronomist, I heard that you went to the harbor last night?"

The next day, at Little Sage Manor, Li Si found Su Fan.

"Hmm! The Prime Minister is well-informed indeed. It is true that last night, Wang Vice General and I went to the harbor and saw the great battle there."

As the Prime Minister of Great Qin, the forces in Li Si's hands are certainly not simple; it is very easy for him to investigate a person's movements.

After all, last night, Su Fan and Wang Zhan did not intend to hide.

"Does the Prime Minister wish to understand the specific situation from last night?"

Su Fan looked at Li Si and spoke; he did not believe that Li Si was looking for him just to understand the situation, as he imagined it would be very easy for the other party to know about the battle last night.

"I already know most of what happened in last night's battle. I came here to ask Su Diannong, what is your view on the Yin-Yang School?"

"Hmm!"

Hearing Li Si's inquiry, Su Fan's brows immediately twitched, and he looked deeply at Li Si, while the latter remained expressionless.

"What does Li Si mean by this?"

Su Fan began to speculate inwardly; could it be that Li Si's arrival this time was not just for Little Sage Manor, but also for the Yin-Yang School? Is Ying Zheng dissatisfied with the Yin-Yang School, or what?

At present, there should be no conflict between the Yin-Yang School and Great Qin.

"Or is Li Si himself dissatisfied with the Yin-Yang School?"

The Li Si in history had a strong desire for power; otherwise, he would not have forged an imperial edict for the sake of power, only to be played to death by Zhao Gao in the end.

In this world, Li Si remains the same; looking at the history of his rise to power, one can see that his character is just like it was in history.

Of course, Su Fan is not afraid of Li Si; firstly, he does not have a major conflict with Li Si—well, not now, but that may not be the case in the future.

After all, he does not care about power, but that does not mean others do not.

However, in Great Qin, he is confident that as long as he has no ulterior motives, no one can topple him, not even Li Si.

Because of his utility to Great Qin, and because Ying Zheng is a person of extremely broad mind, he is not afraid of Li Si targeting him.

With no desires and no demands, he will not make too many enemies; if Li Si wants to deal with him, it will not be that easy, and he is not without helpers in the imperial court.

At the very least, he and the Wang Family are considered allies.

"The Prime Minister should speak more clearly."

Su Fan did not want to play riddles with Li Si and asked directly.

Li Si was somewhat surprised by Su Fan's directness, but he did not think much of it at the moment and said directly: "Last night, the Yin-Yang School was able to mobilize the Mirage without going through the Empire at all."

"The Mirage was built by Great Qin; it is not the private property of the Yin-Yang School."

Li Si's words made Su Fan understand something.

"So, what is the Prime Minister's meaning?"

"The captain of the Mirage needs to be replaced."

Although the Mirage is only a Warship, this one represents the Main Fleet of the future navy, and the captain of the Mirage will also be the commander-in-chief of the seas in the future.

Li Si wanted to scheme for this and take his place.

However, the Yin-Yang School is not to be trifled with; the Mirage was built by the Yin-Yang School in collaboration with the Gongshu Family.

How could they easily give it up?