Chapter 482

Wei Yuan and the old Daoist Master Chuhe sat opposite each other, listening to the old Daoist talk endlessly about the stories of various biological communities. The old Daoist was not only familiar with plants but also with animals, especially skilled in knowledge of spirit beasts, and also knew quite a few private secrets of the big shots in the cat and snake realms—mainly the cat realm had more secrets, after all, the big shots of the cat realm had quite a lot of illegitimate children, a litter of a dozen or so.

Wei Yuan listened patiently for a long time, then asked, "So, the real reason why these living beings concentrate on reproducing in a certain season of the year is?"

The old Daoist had been rambling for so long, and finally began to face this question, saying, "I think the primary reason is not the season, but that they can eat very well in this season and have enough reserves to reproduce the next generation."

"In other words, if they are fed very well, they can reproduce all year round?"

"It won't change immediately, but it will indeed increase the time they reproduce. If the seasonal environment can be blurred, for example, always living in a warm environment, it should be more obvious."

Wei Yuan was thoughtful and asked, "Why do humans not have seasonal restrictions?"

The old Daoist said off the cuff, "Isn't it because they are full and have nothing to do?"

Wei Yuan thought about it carefully and felt it made some sense.

However, he still asked, "Isn't it because humans are the spirits of all things?"

The old Daoist rolled his eyes at Wei Yuan, "If some spirit beasts heard this, I'm afraid they would start a war. Besides, do you think the Shaman tribe, Hai Li, and mountain people are more like spirit beasts or more like humans? In their eyes, we are the ones who are strange-looking."

Wei Yuan thought about it carefully, and it was indeed so. Especially the Shaman tribe; after reaching adulthood, their appearances were strange and varied, some very abstract, and difficult to understand from the human perspective.

"... Perhaps those children of the Xu family are also like this. You should pay more attention to monitoring their state, from your perspective."

True Person Master Chuhe nodded and left the room.

The Zhao Wang's face was livid, and he suddenly grabbed the inkstone on the table and smashed it heavily on the ground. The many civil and military officials in the study all held their breath, not daring to breathe, let alone say another word.

The Zhao Wang squeezed a few words through his teeth: "This year, all offerings to the Tang Chamber are to be halved!"

An old official beside him coughed and said, "Forgive this old official for speaking bluntly, but nowadays our offerings are already the least among the nine kingdoms, and can only be said to be better than nothing. If we reduce them further, I'm afraid it will become a joke; it would be better to stop them altogether."

Once these words were spoken, many officials immediately changed color. But the old official kept his eyes slightly closed, turning a blind eye to the strange looks of the officials around him.

At this time, the Tang Chamber was still the co-lord of the world; although it had declined, the fortune of humanity still rested with Tang, which was a very obvious fact.

Therefore, respecting Tang was also the consensus of the people of the world; no matter how ambitious an overlord was, they did not dare to be negligent in this matter. Otherwise, at the very least, their own fortune would be affected, and in serious cases, it might give other kingdoms an excuse to attack together.

In the past, the Qi Kingdom was at its zenith, and King Heng was arrogant and conceited, with his ceremonial guards even surpassing those of the Tang Chamber, which resulted in the indignation of the world and the alienation of the noble families. Following that was the attack on Qi by the five kingdoms. At the critical moment, the Great General of Qi, Li Li Xuanheng, defected in the face of battle, and in the end, the Qi Kingdom was defeated and split into two.

Li Li Xuanheng cut away a large piece of fertile land in the south, was enfeoffed as the Duke of Huai by the Tang Chamber, and controlled nine commanderies. This was almost a kingdom within a kingdom, not subject to the constraints of the King of Qi, and the Southern Qi Li family among the two Lis was established.

After two more generations, Li Li Xuanheng's grandson submitted a memorial to the Tang Chamber to establish himself as king, which became Southern Qi.

The current national strength of Zhao Guo is far inferior to that of the Qi Kingdom of that time. Although the Zhao Wang is conceited, he does not feel that he is any stronger than King Heng of Qi. King Heng of Qi was also a rare king in history who could still break through to the Yu Jing realm after ascending the throne and carrying the fortune of a kingdom, while the Zhao Wang is currently still stuck on the edge of Yu Jing, struggling to find an opportunity to break through.

The Zhao Wang suppressed his anger and said, "Now Wei Wei Boyang has come driving the Regent's flagship, with drums and music shaking the heavens, and it has already become known to everyone. Does he really think I will let him fly over my head?"

A prince said, "This Wei Wei Boyang only suddenly appeared after entering the territory, and has already flown over three cities; his whereabouts are already known to the world. Now wanting to shoot it down is already too late."

The Minister of Rites said, "According to Tang rites, at this time the Prince of Jin of Great Tang is the Regent and can perform part of the imperial rites. In other words, his flagship can fly over the Wang Gong."

The Zhao Wang's face was livid, and he gritted his teeth and said, "If it were anyone else, it would be fine, but it is him, and that is absolutely not allowed! In short, I will not show my face, and I absolutely do not allow this ship to pass over the Wang Gong! No, entering the city is also not allowed!"

At this time, the old official who spoke first said, "This matter is also simple. Today, the Great King was assassinated; we will seal the nine gates, search the entire city, and open the city-protecting formation as well. If they still want to force their way in, then it is they who are being impolite. If a ruler is not benevolent first, then one cannot blame the subjects for being unrighteous."

The Zhao Wang's eyes lit up and he said, "Let's do it! Seal the city in half an hour, open the formation, and then send someone to deliver a letter to that broken ship, telling him to get as far away as he can!" In the afternoon, it was originally the busiest and most bustling time of the day in the Royal Capital, but a screen of light enclosed the Wang Cheng of Zhao Guo. The light screen had rainbow light flowing through it, and within the magnificence, it harbored murderous intent.

The giant boat bearing the flag of the Tang Chamber hovered in the air. Wei Wei Boyang looked at the Wang Cheng of Zhao Guo not far away and laughed, "It's been many years, and this kid Li Li Shenji has also learned to be treacherous. However, I don't believe his temper could have improved along with it. Come here!"

"This general is here!"

"Pass on my order: open the bottom plates of the lower cabin, and all the soldiers of the army will defecate with this general!"

"Order received!"

A moment later, the lower deck of the giant boat opened, and then countless excrement fell like rain. Standing on the city wall of Zhao Guo, from this angle, one could still faintly see a large expanse of white buttocks, which was truly a spectacle.

In the Wang Gong, the Zhao Wang slapped the table, smashing the desk in front of him to pieces, and roared, "If it weren't for stopping him outside the city, would he really have defecated on this King's head?!"

This time, even that old official did not speak.

The Zhao Wang suddenly calmed down and said, "Why did they come? Oh, that's right, they came to rescue Wei Yuan. Why didn't Wei Yuan come to find me first?! Why?"

A close official said, "We received his request for help some time ago, but..."

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The Zhao Wang then remembered that he had casually thrown the letter into the trash can that day, saying to wait until the Azure Void was half-dead before talking about it.

A murderous intent appeared in the Zhao Wang's eyes, and he said coldly, "Good for you, Wei Yuan, daring to play with this King!"

He waved his large sleeves, and the officials retreated, leaving only the old official behind. The wild rage on the Zhao Wang's face disappeared without a trace, and he said, "The celestial phenomena indicate that a hero will emerge around our kingdom; this cannot be wrong, right?"

"This was accidentally obtained by the Immortal Ancestor; it will certainly not be wrong."

"Who could it be?"

"Currently, the Little Prince of Chu of Western Jin ranks first, Li Zhi is second, the Crown Prince of Western Jin is third, then the two from Southern Jin, and finally Wei Yuan."

The Zhao Wang pondered and said, "How likely is Wei Yuan?"

"From the current perspective, Wei Yuan can go straight to Yu Jing and has the hope of becoming an immortal; he should not be willing to be bound by the throne. If it weren't for the fact that he is also the Azure Void Realm Master, he wouldn't even be on this list. Li Zhi is actually the same; there is no problem for him to achieve Yu Jing, so it just depends on how he chooses in the future. If it weren't for his innate roots being slightly worse, he would be the first."

The Zhao Wang frowned tightly and said slowly, "But I always feel that Wei Yuan is the most dangerous."

"This is what the Immortal Ancestor said; this old official does not dare to comment rashly."

The Zhao Wang felt somewhat dispirited, let the old official retreat, and returned to the harem himself.

At this time, outside the Wang Cheng, the giant boat closed its deck plates and continued to head northwest. Wei Wei Boyang had unloaded the cargo, felt light, and was summoning several close generals to eat and drink.

A general said, "Great General, was that a bit too much just now? What if it's recorded in the history books..."

With a slap, the general received a blow to the head.

Wei Wei Boyang laughed, "With your character, you want to be in the history books? What good thing are you thinking of! If you want to be infamous for ten thousand years, you have to have the qualifications! However, we won't make it into the history books, but storybooks should still be possible. Maybe in a few days, there will be a story like this:

Wei Wei Boyang defecates before the city, Li Li Shenji swallows his anger!"

(End of chapter)