Chapter 309: Suitable for Going to the Capital

Yuan Qingyan's face turned blue and white, the corners of his eyes jumped, and he almost wanted to take action and kill Wei Yuan on the spot!

Wei Yuan held the teacup, sat still, his eyes clear like stars, without the slightest fear.

Yuan Qingyan clearly felt that killing Wei Yuan was just a matter of waving his hand! But looking at Wei Yuan's expression, it seemed that he had full confidence to take his thunderous blow. And the Cui Yu and other juniors sitting opposite were all calm, without any intention of jumping up to protect their master, as if in their hearts, no matter what kind of attack Yuan Qingyan launched, Wei Yuan could take it calmly.

Yuan Qingyan didn't believe it. He was a high-level Dharma Form cultivator! And including Wei Yuan, there was no Dharma Form among them. If he went all out, and they were only a zhang away, how could he not kill Wei Yuan?!

It's just...

After killing Wei Yuan, he would have to abandon his official position and flee.

Wei Yuan was now the Military Governor newly appointed by the Prince of Jin, a high-ranking official of the second rank. No matter how heinous Wei Yuan's crimes were, without the joint trial of the Ministry of Justice and the decision of the Prince of Jin, no one could kill him. Yuan Qingyan killing his superior without authorization was a crime punishable by extermination of the nine clans, and no one could protect him. What's more, this was a mad dog, and who would be willing to protect him?

Being an official and becoming a lone mad dog, his biggest backer was actually the Prince of Jin, and the dog was also the Prince of Jin's dog, biting the person the Prince of Jin let him bite. Now that Wei Yuan was appointed Military Governor, it was clear that he was in the favor of the Holy King. If he bit this bite, he would become a disobedient dog, and I'm afraid he would be beheaded by the Prince of Jin first.

Yuan Qingyan weighed the pros and cons and was indecisive for a while. If this step was taken, all his efforts in the first half of his life would be turned into bubbles.

Yuan Qingyan didn't speak, and Wei Yuan didn't speak either, just looking at him calmly while holding the teacup.

Yuan Qingyan finally jumped at the corners of his eyes and said: "I don't need Master Wei to worry about it. Master Wei, if you have something to say, say it. The subordinate is busy with official business, I'm afraid I can't accompany you for too long."

As soon as he spoke, the officials below were all relieved, and some people showed disappointment. And Cui Yu and these noble family disciples were all showing disdain, and they didn't hide it at all.

They all remembered how arrogant Yuan Qingyan was at the beginning, but today he had to bow his head obediently in front of Wei Yuan.

Once this head is bowed, it will never be raised again.

For example, Wei Yuan always sat upright, his spine straight, never bent. But this was earned by facing the Shaman tribe in bloody battles with a heart of certain death, by facing the many Dharma Form Great Shamans in bloody battles, and by beheading ten thousand world-renowned Northern Territory iron cavalry. If any one of these battles had been lost, he would not have been able to sit so straight.

Many people also wanted to straighten their waists, but in the end, most of them had their spines broken.

Wei Yuan slowly put down the teacup and said: "Being busy is a good thing, but you have to be busy with the right things."

Yuan Qingyan said coldly: "Master Wei's words are full of mysteries, please forgive the subordinate for not understanding much."

Wei Yuan said: "Originally, I wanted to visit old acquaintances one by one, but among the four commandery governors, there is one I am not familiar with, and the remaining Chen Dao, Master Chen, and Li Weisheng, Master Li, have already been reassigned, and they must be packing their luggage at this moment, so I shouldn't disturb them,

Yuan Qingyan said coldly, "Lord Wei's words are filled with hidden meanings; forgive this official for not quite understanding."

Wei Yuan said, "I originally intended to visit my old acquaintances one by one, but among the four commanderies' governors, there is one I am not familiar with. As for the remaining ones, Lord Chen Dao and Lord Li Weisheng have already been reassigned to other duties and are likely packing their luggage at this moment. It would be improper for me to disturb them, so I could only come to speak with you, Lord Yuan, about this matter."

Yuan Qingyan's heart skipped a beat! Chen Dao and Li Weisheng were both being transferred? How was it that he hadn't heard a single whisper of news, yet Wei Yuan already knew?

The news itself was nothing, but who knew first and who knew later was of great importance.

Yuan Qingyan said, "What instructions does Lord Wei have?"

His tone at this moment had unconsciously softened a little more.

Wei Yuan said, "There is indeed a small matter. Recently, I heard that many merchant caravans traveling through your jurisdiction, Lord Yuan, have encountered horse bandits, among whom the Zhan Tian Gang is particularly rampant. I am quite curious: why do the horse bandits not go elsewhere and only operate within your territory, Lord Yuan? There are quite a few petty people who have slandered you in my presence, saying that the Zhan Tian Gang's lair is located within your territory, Lord Yuan, and that you must be in collusion with them.

These words, I do not believe."

Yuan Qingyan once again nearly lost his composure and was about to stand up and curse loudly. Throughout the Western Regions, who didn't know where the Zhan Tian Gang came from now? It was just that everyone dared to be angry but dared not speak.

"This is a matter within this official's jurisdiction, and this official has no subordinate relationship with Lord Wei. There is no need to trouble Lord Wei with this matter."

Wei Yuan laughed and said, "Then please clear out the horse bandits within your territory, Lord Yuan, so as not to affect the merchant caravans that wish to come to me. Otherwise, perhaps we might end up having a subordinate relationship."

Having said this, Wei Yuan did not offer a farewell and rose to leave on his own.

Cui Yu, Xu Yi, and the other generals rose with a roar and, without even offering a greeting to Yuan Qingyan, crowded around Wei Yuan and left. Their feet were like wind and fire, their gait arrogant and overbearing, causing the courtyard corridors to tremble and the pillars and beams to sway.

In the reception hall, Yuan Qingyan remained motionless for a long time, the white hair at his temples suddenly appearing exceptionally striking. The officials in the hall dared not leave, nor did they dare to make a sound; they didn't even dare to breathe deeply.

Suddenly, Yuan Qingyan grabbed a teacup and held it high!

Yet the officials did not wait for the expected 'snap'. Yuan Qingyan just held the teacup like that, motionless. The cold tea in the cup continuously seeped out, dripping onto his head and flowing down his cheeks, yet he was completely unaware.

Bianning Commandery, Commandery Governor's Mansion.

The recently completed Commandery Governor's Mansion was once again in a state of chaos, with many servants busy moving box after box of packed goods onto cargo trucks. The cargo trucks loaded with luggage were one after another, almost endless.

Several strong servants worked together to lift a box, shouting work chants as they moved step by step toward a clearly high-end cargo truck.

Li Weisheng stood in the corridor, watching the small box being loaded onto the truck and the door closed, only then withdrawing his gaze and sighing, "I didn't expect that I would have to move again after serving as Commandery Governor for only a few months."

Beside him, Sun Chaoen said, "Lord Li has been promoted two levels in less than half a year; this is truly a fine story in officialdom!"

Li Weisheng said, "This official is truly lucky. I originally thought I would have to stay in this place for at least two or three years, but I didn't expect that person to rise so quickly! Now, this is fine; the significance of us coming here to establish the commandery has been more than half lost, and we have no choice but to leave." Sun Chaoen smiled and said, "Hasn't the Lord also been highly valued again because of this? This step into the inner circle is something many people envy their whole lives."

Li Weisheng revealed a smile and said, "Although this official stayed for a short time, the harvest was truly not small; for this, I must thank Lord Sun."

Sun Chaoen bowed to the end: "Without Lord Li, this great tree to shelter from the wind and rain, this official's cleverness would be useless no matter how much I had."

Li Weisheng patted Sun Chaoen's arm and said, "There will be times when we serve in the same palace in the future; with this friendship, we shall naturally watch over and help each other then."

Sun Chaoen bowed to the end again: "I only hope to be of some use to Lord Li and assist the Lord in climbing to a higher place."

Li Weisheng laughed and said, "Between you and me, there is no need for more words!"

He looked toward the west and said, "I heard that the Military Governor visited Lord Yuan recently?"

"He visited twice before being granted the title of Military Governor, but he did not see Lord Yuan. I heard a few days ago that he did see him and even chatted for a bit, discussing some matters regarding the horse bandits."

Li Weisheng said, "Oh? Have those checkpoints of Lord Yuan's been removed?"

"Some were removed by himself, and some disappeared inexplicably."

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Li Weisheng made a 'heh' sound, and after a moment said, "Really, why go to such unnecessary trouble? Lord Yuan is actually talented and clever, which is a pity."

Sun Chaoen added, "He is good at everything, except his luck is not very good."

Li Weisheng savored this sentence, suddenly feeling a sense of horror, and broke into a cold sweat, saying, "It is indeed bad luck. If this official had been placed in Ningxi Commandery, I fear the outcome would not have been very good either. Now everyone knows that Wei Yuan is a flood dragon that no one can suppress, but who knew at the time?"

He summoned the butler and instructed, "Pick out the gifts Lord Yuan sent and send them back to him, just say this official accepts his good intentions."

The butler accepted the order and left.

Li Weisheng then said to Sun Chaoen, "It is better not to have too much involvement with people whose luck is bad."

Sun Chaoen nodded: "It should be so. Besides, his gifts aren't worth much money anyway."

Li Weisheng laughed in spite of himself and said repeatedly, "Lord Sun, you are being mean!"

Sun Chaoen said, "No choice, this official is just that vindictive!"

In the blink of an eye, it was late autumn, and the golden wind was like a knife.

The Shattered Domain is close to the Shaman Domain, and there is basically no distinction between the four seasons here; it is all similarly hot. There is only a short time in the year when there is slightly less rain, barely divided into rainy and dry seasons.

The more than two hundred thousand mu of grain fields in the realm ripened one after another, causing everyone to scramble in a flurry before they could harvest all the grain and put it into storage before the heavy rain arrived.

The earliest fields had already been harvested twice, and the yield was slightly higher, while the newly cleared two hundred thousand mu were ripening for the first time, with a slightly lower yield. But it was still much higher than the newly opened fields in other realms.

In the past, when the human race cleared the Shaman Domain, twenty catties of seeds per mu would often only yield a little over a hundred catties. But the Azure Void has the Armor-Wood Life-Mystery, which not only matures much faster but also increases the yield by double, comparable to the mature fields that the human race has deeply cultivated for many years.

This batch of grain totaled over forty million catties. For the past month or so, what the realm was desperately building was not houses for people to live in, but all grain warehouses.

The ripening of the grain fields allowed Wei Yuan to harvest a large amount of spiritual energy, and his cultivation base advanced a little. Through this change, Wei Yuan roughly understood the progress required for his advancement this time.

Overall, the spiritual energy required for the Rebirth Realm is twice that of the previous realm, and there is also the major hurdle of nurturing the spirituality of the Dao foundation. Inspired by the data from Xu Wenwu, Wei Yuan divided the cultivation progress into one hundred small cells, which allows for a more precise assessment of cultivation progress.

Based on the spiritual energy provided daily by the spiritual plants in the realm, four small cells can be filled each year, which means he can cultivate into the next realm in twenty-five years. This speed is actually several times faster than the Foundation Establishment period, mainly because he obtained two immortal plants: the Red Lotus Bodhi and the Filth-Soil Pure Lotus. The spiritual energy contributed by these two immortal plants alone is more than two cells per year, while all other spiritual plants combined contribute less than two cells.

But if crops like spiritual rice and common rice mature, they can provide additional double the spiritual energy; if calculated this way, it would actually only take fifteen or sixteen years to advance.

But the Azure Void is still expanding, the fields will continue to increase, and Wei Yuan's cultivation will also become faster and faster.

With tens of millions of catties of grain in the warehouse, Wei Yuan was naturally very determined and his confidence grew. At this time, the trade route had already opened, and there were more than a dozen merchant caravans traveling between Zhao Guo and the realm, bringing all the things needed by the realm and sweeping away the armor in Wei Yuan's warehouse.

But the merchant caravans' appetites were getting bigger and bigger, even using entire cargo trucks to pull immortal silver to buy armor.

They couldn't get the spot goods for a while, so they placed orders to reserve the next batch. Wei Yuan didn't notice for a while and didn't limit the quantity, and as a result, the orders piled up like a mountain in one day. By the time Wei Yuan knew, he already owed one hundred thousand sets of breastplates, and there was an additional deposit of over five hundred thousand taels of immortal silver in the warehouse.

At this time, Western Jin was already covered with yellow leaves, and the autumn atmosphere was thick.

Wei Yuan squandered the million immortal silver, exchanging it for iron armor like clouds and banners covering the fields. At this moment, the autumn is high and the grass is long, and the people are strong and the horses are fat, which is just right for going to the capital.

(End of this chapter)