Chapter 291

With the royal family taking the lead and uniting with the five great sacred lands to discuss matters related to "cultivators entering the capital," Xue Xian, as the royal family's representative, originally thought that things would drag on for a long time, but he never expected things to go so smoothly.

There was no back-and-forth confrontation, nor was there any mutual shirking. Without him even having to speak, the five great sacred lands each gave specific solutions, and most importantly, they coincided with the responsibilities the Emperor wanted the five great sacred lands to bear.

Xue Xian's secretly lifted heart settled down. Although the royal family was in the right regarding the matter of "cultivators entering the capital," if the five great sacred lands did not cooperate actively, then he, as the person in charge, would have a very difficult time.

Now that the people from the five great sacred lands were so cooperative, he was truly pleasantly surprised.

Hua Changxi looked at Xue Xian: "I wonder what Lord Xue thinks of our proposal?"

Xue Xian smiled: "This official thinks it is very good, let's do it as everyone said. However... the quantity of cultivation resources provided by the four great sacred lands of Pill, Array, Tool, and Talisman still needs to be determined."

Hua Changxi glanced at Tong Yao and the others, thought for a moment, and then looked at Xue Xian: "Then please, Lord Xue, provide a list of the soldiers maintaining the capital's security for us to see first, and then we will make a decision."

They couldn't just provide whatever amount of resources the royal family asked for.

Xue Xian knew clearly that it was almost impossible to make the four great sacred lands act as suckers, so he immediately agreed: "Okay, afterwards, this official will compile the statistics of the personnel used by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Five City Military Command, and the Six Fan Gate and send them to the four of you."

Seeing that he had agreed, Hua Changxi didn't speak anymore.

Xue Xian smiled and looked at Chu Junling and the three of Tong Yao: "I wonder if you have any other opinions?"

Chu Junling spoke: "The people of the Five City Military Command and the Six Fan Gate are mostly martial artists, and even if there are some cultivators, their cultivation is very low."

"Although the Embroidered Uniform Guard has strong people, compared to the cultivators pouring in from all over, the number is clearly not enough."

"The five thousand Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers I sent have five Nascent Soul cultivators, forty-five Golden Core cultivators, and the rest are all Qi Sea stage. Overall, the strength is barely passable, but once they are scattered in various places, it is still very easy for them to be defeated one by one."

Hearing this, Yan Zhenzhen couldn't help it: "Cultivators from outside entering the capital, conflicts may be unavoidable, but General Chu's insinuation just now that there will be cultivators deliberately causing destruction—I think you are worrying too much."

Chu Junling looked at her and didn't argue with her: "This general just wants to prevent the unexpected. Here, it is just some possibilities, but once the people encounter it, it will be a devastating disaster."

Jing Le was most concerned about the safety of the people and nodded: "General Chu's words are reasonable. I wonder what high opinion the General has?"

Chu Junling looked at the people present: "The four of you just made a move to solve the tiger demon, and your strength is superb, which truly amazed this general. This general thinks that if the four of you sit in town, I think the people in the capital will be safer."

As soon as Hua Changxi heard this, she couldn't sit still and looked at Chu Junling with unkind eyes: "You want us to contribute both money and effort?"

Tong Yao and the others also frowned.

Hearing Hua Changxi's blunt questioning, Chu Junling's expression remained unchanged: "This general means that when the four of you have free time, you should show yourselves more in the capital to deter the petty people."

He paused.

"Of course, this general will do the same."

Jing Le: "General Chu has considered everything thoroughly." He looked at Hua Changxi, Tong Yao, and Yan Zhenzhen, "The people are the priority; why don't we each guard a city gate?"

Tong Yao was silent for a moment and then agreed.

Yan Zhenzhen was somewhat reluctant. Studying arrays requires a lot of time and energy, and she didn't want to waste too much time on mundane affairs, but seeing that Tong Yao had agreed, she could only nod reluctantly.

It was Hua Changxi's turn, but she didn't express her stance.

Although it was only appearing occasionally and wouldn't take up too much time, she just felt that Chu Junling was pushing his luck, using them to help the royal family stabilize the capital.

Seeing that Hua Changxi didn't speak, Jing Le said: "Benefactor Hua, this is also training."

Tong Yao followed up with a smile: "When one is successful, one should help the world; when one is poor, one should take care of oneself. Why do we cultivate, and why do we gain powerful strength?"

Hua Changxi glanced at the two of them: "Fine, the Medical Department is in the east of the city, so I'll go to the East Gate more often."

Tong Yao: "Then I will be responsible for the South Gate."

Jing Le: "This monk will be responsible for the West Gate."

Yan Zhenzhen: "I will be responsible for the North Gate."

Chu Junling watched the interaction of the four, his eyes darkening. Hua Changxi was not only familiar with the successor of the Array Sacred Sect, but she was also no stranger to the people of the Talisman Sacred Pavilion and the Tool Sacred Palace.

Seeing Chu Junling's lips curl because his goal was achieved, Hua Changxi rolled her eyes: "I think we can take advantage of the 'cultivators entering the capital' matter to change the original unhealthy trends in the capital."

Hmm?

This remark successfully attracted the attention of others.

Hua Changxi: "Whether it is the patrols of the Demon-Suppressing Army or the deterrence of high-level cultivators, they can only play a role in preventing problems before they happen. If we really want to ensure the stability of the capital, I think it would be better to set rules directly: from now on, in the city, cultivators are not allowed to fight, nor are they allowed to fly."

"If any cultivator violates this rule, no matter who they are or what their status is, the light punishment will be expulsion from the capital, and the heavy punishment will be the removal of their cultivation."

Hearing this, the expressions of everyone present changed.

There are many cultivators in the capital, and fighting caused by conflicts and disputes is not uncommon. Many of these things involve the children of powerful families.

And the situation of flying in the city is even more serious. Only near the imperial palace and around the Heaven Department do cultivators restrain themselves a bit. In other areas of the capital, many cultivators come and go as if they were in their own back gardens, without any scruples.

The most overbearing of them are undoubtedly the children of the royal family.

Chu Junling looked at Hua Changxi, his eyes narrowing. He clearly felt that Hua Changxi was saying these things aimed at him.

Hua Changxi felt Chu Junling's gaze but ignored it, continuing: "Of course, cultivation requires a clear state of mind. If they really can't help but vent because of conflicts and disputes, it's not good to stop them."

"I think it would be better to build a few more arenas in the city. Those who want to fight can just go to the arena to fight."

Jing Le was the first to respond again: "This monk thinks Benefactor Hua's idea is very good. The capital continuing to follow the old rules is indeed a bit outdated, and it is time to set some new rules to restrain cultivators."

Tong Yao and Yan Zhenzhen also showed agreement.

Xue Xian looked at the four of Hua Changxi, Tong Yao, Yan Zhenzhen, and Jing Le, and then looked at Chu Junling. He discovered that the people of the four great sacred lands of Pill, Tool, Talisman, and Array seemed to be grouping together, while the First Imperial Prince of the Central Sacred Land seemed to be squeezed out by them.

"This official will report the suggestions made by everyone to the Emperor."

Hua Changxi: "I haven't finished yet."

Hearing this, Xue Xian couldn't help but twitch his eyelids.

Hua Changxi: "Cultivators entering the capital, we all have our own matters to be responsible for. In order to clarify the scope of responsibilities, I think it would be better to make these public. This way, there is no need to worry about confusing the responsibilities we each have to bear."

Everyone understood what Hua Changxi meant, and their expressions were fluctuating.

Wu Liyun couldn't help but look at Hua Changxi. Who said Hua Changxi was a muddled person who wore her emotions on her sleeve and didn't understand the situation?

She saw that this person was clearly very shrewd, and every word she said carried a clear purpose.

Making the scope of their respective responsibilities public was clearly to avoid being blamed together due to negligence caused by others.

Among the royal family and the five great sacred lands, the one most prone to omissions is undoubtedly the royal family side. Once the patrols are improper and cultivators affect the safety of the people, the royal family will definitely be criticized and blamed by the people.

Hua Changxi's move was clearly to distance herself from the royal family so as not to affect her and the other three great sacred lands.