Chapter 2165: First Meeting After the Snow

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The situation in the Snow Territory has concluded, though not as peaceful and gentle as it appeared to be.

For example, why did Jing Country's three roving armies disperse? Why did Chu Country's two divisions pushed to the river valley only offer sacrifices?

For example, also located on the western border, is one of the three Daoist sects, the Yu Jing Mountain, truly completely unaware throughout? Is Jing Country really willing to see a challenger rise?

For example, that He Yu Guan, which was never opened, is it also empty inside?

Ning Daozhi substituted for Xie Ai, walking through Snow Country as the reincarnation of the Frost Immortal Monarch. In the end, it was merely borrowing the false to cultivate the true, becoming a genuinely existing Daoist cultivator in this world.

Everything he did as the Winter Emperor became historical witness. The true Ning Daozhi was born after the Winter Emperor's death.

But neither the people of Qin Country nor the people of Snow Country asked, if Ning Daozhi's methods were truly effective and Hong Junyan hadn't recovered his peak in time, would it just have been a meaningless sacrifice?

Even Hong Junyan didn't ask.

Because this was simply an unnecessary question.

Ying Yunian was already viewing everything with a detached mindset, with a kind of compassionate gentleness towards the plants and trees. But this doesn't mean he was a merciful or soft-hearted person.

Compared to Ying Yunian's transcendence.

At the same time as Ying Yunian's transcendence, Qin Country independently built the Great Wall, suppressing Yu Yan and the Snow... this was the most perfect conclusion for the Qin people.

Hong Junyan and Fu Huan only strived for a different outcome when the great tide surged.

Some undercurrents dispersed before they arrived, some waves calmed before they spread.

This world isn't that bad, but it's not that good either.

Fortunately, the outcome was beautiful.

Just like a snowstorm falling.

All wounds were hidden within the white.

"Good for you, Jiang Qingyang! Search your heart, how have I treated you?"

Inside the Wan Hua Palace, it was very noisy.

Huang Sheli invited Jiang Wang to taste Jing Country's fine wine under the pretext of inviting him, and invited Jiang Wang to sit. But as soon as Jiang Zhenren sat down, she slapped the table and stood up!

Jiang Wang's right hand had just touched the ivory chopsticks. He was slightly stunned and said, "It's quite good... what happened?"

Huang Sheli rolled up her sleeves: "Then what did you do on this trip to the Snow Territory?"

"Promoted Taixu Illusion Realm," Jiang Wang had already heard and understood, but continued to pretend to be stunned. He picked up a piece of braised pork, put it in his mouth, and mumbled, "Didn't I do well?"

Hong Junyan had already returned, and the "Contending for the Future" had gone from a plan to reality. The newly merged Li Country had absolutely no reason to refuse the Taixu Illusion Realm. Even the military and civilians Hong Junyan brought from the "past" to support the "present" needed to integrate into the new era through the Taixu Illusion Realm.

This epoch-making creation shook Hong Junyan's heart.

The price of growth is always heavy, but it is precisely the Taixu Illusion Realm that can allow people to be exempt from bloodshed and sacrifice in the process of growth. This is an invaluable benefit.

The allocated quotas for the Taixu Illusion Realm were fundamentally insufficient, and Li Country still needed to pay to buy more. Fortunately, Hong Junyan not only stockpiled soldiers but also many resources, so he was very wealthy.

Compared to other countries, Li Country's openness to the Taixu Illusion Realm was more thorough. Even in Ji Han City, Taixu Horn Towers were erected!

As Hong Junyan said, the Li Dynasty was newly established and must embrace the era. As long as it was the right thing, Li Country would spare no effort.

In short, the Taixu Illusion Realm had already spread throughout the Snow Territory, and Cabinet Member Jiang, representing the Taixu Cabinet, had opened the first task with perfect success.

"Good, good, good, you did very well!" Huang Sheli was furious: "You went on one trip to the Snow Territory and established a major country on the spot, and even Hong Junyan returned!"

Throughout the entire Snow Territory situation, Qin Country reaped a great harvest, Snow Country got what it wished, and the Northwest Five Country Alliance finally didn't need to stand alone and found new belonging and dignity. Although Chu Country couldn't interfere much, it didn't lose anything either. It was nothing more than sending troops for a suburban tour. To be truly discussed, ensuring that Snow Country was not swallowed by Qin Country could also be considered achieving the strategic goal.

Only Jing Country, which provoked no one, found that overnight, by its bed... a giant was sound asleep!

The newly risen Li Country, having merged the land of the Northwest Five Countries and also including the snow plains, has a vast territory, already not inferior to Jing Country.

Hong Junyan brought soldiers, people, and materials from the past, truly possessing the potential of a hegemonic country.

Jing Country is now bordered by Mu Country to the east, Li Country to the west and north, and the Central Territory to the south, which still needs to look at Jing Country's face.

It can be said to have fallen into a relatively awkward geopolitical environment.

Not to mention, the Northwest Five Country Alliance was originally seen by Jing Country as a meal on the plate. Jing Country had always secretly supported them, barely maintaining the situation, but also simmering slowly, nibbling away like ants.

Ten cities today, ten cities tomorrow, sooner or later they would be completely devoured.

Now, just as they were waiting for the next bite, in the blink of an eye, everything belonged to Hong Junyan!

Li Country must expand east to develop. Jing Country must advance west to develop.

It can be said that both sides must have a war.

But also because the Shen Xiao War is imminent, hegemonic countries do not attack, so this war is only delayed. It also gives Li Country room to grow.

Li Country has a wise ruler, as well as wise ministers and fierce generals. Above there is the Derivative Dao, below there is a source of soldiers. Give it another twenty years, and one can almost foresee what kind of entity it can develop into.

For the human race, it is a major force on the Shen Xiao battlefield, and for Jing Country, it is a major enemy for future development!

How could this not make someone like Huang angry?

"Girl Huang, we have to face reality, we have to be reasonable." Jiang Wang put down his chopsticks and said dejectedly: "Is this something I can interfere with? Can I prevent Hong Junyan from returning, or can I influence Ying Yunian's transcendence?"

Huang Sheli leaned forward angrily: "You can't interfere, but at least you could give a heads-up. Even Dou Zhao praises you as smart. You've been in Snow Country for so long, I don't believe you didn't see the clues beforehand!"

Jiang Wang leaned back: "This isn't a matter of being smart or not. My cultivation hasn't caught up, my vision hasn't reached that far. I was truly dizzy throughout, and I didn't necessarily know earlier than you – your Jing Country's armies were all dispatched, isn't that an intelligence matter?"

"Hey!" Huang Sheli saw that she couldn't coax him, and then scolded loudly: "I'm talking about attitude! Your attitude!"

"Cabinet Member Zhong is also present, why don't you ask him for attitude?"

"What's my relationship with him! What's my relationship with you?"

"Colleague relationship."

"Say that again!"

Originally, when Zhang Linchuan tried to destroy the world, Huang Sheli also put in a lot of effort, and Jiang Wang never forgot this favor. He sighed and said: "Both colleagues and friends."

Huang Sheli leaned closer and asked: "Then you say whether you owe me an attitude?"

"Say it." Jiang Wang looked into her eyes: "What do you want me to do?"

Huang Sheli smiled, put her hand on his shoulder, and sat down beside him: "This matter is also simple to say. The third Taixu Conference is about to start immediately. I have a proposal, you vote for me!"

Jiang Wang said seriously: "Conference matters are discussed at the conference."

"Don't be so serious." Huang Sheli waved her hand: "Don't worry, it's something you will definitely agree to."

"If I agree, it's certainly because your proposal is very good, and certainly not because we are friends." Jiang Wang's tone was still serious: "This point is the most important."

"! People just want to feel once you violate principles for me. You're so rigid." Huang Sheli said dissatisfied: "What about the good attitude?"

"Change something else," Jiang Wang said.

Huang Sheli looked at him for a while, suddenly smiled, picked up her own wine cup, slowly sipped a mouthful. Her full lips against the jade cup reflected the rosy clouds of the wine.

She passed this cup over: "Then you drink this half cup of leftover wine of mine."

Huang Sheli had a kind of wild beauty, which was especially displayed in this half-true, half-false worldly smile. The more unrestrained, the more charming.

This time, Jiang Wang didn't back away as usual: "There's something I forgot to tell Girl Huang."

"Eh?" Huang Sheli raised her eyebrows: "At this tense moment, don't say disappointing things."

No matter how turbulent things were, Jiang Wang had his own order. At this moment, he showed some seriousness: "I may already have a beloved. I'm no longer suitable for this kind of joke."

"Possibly?" Huang Sheli's wild and beautiful eyes looked at him very aggressively.

"It's just that I don't understand too well. I'm still not serious about it, but... but I feel... it's probably like this." Jiang Wang said while thinking: "Um, probably yes."

"It sounds like a very easy thing," Huang Sheli said boldly: "Which year haven't I liked ten or eight of them?

We should enjoy ourselves in time, meet in the field and play, and must not take it seriously. How short is life, how many joys are there? How can we let go of spring for one flower? You don't understand, let me tell you..."

She looked into Jiang Wang's eyes: "No, are you serious?"

Jiang Wang put his hand on his heart and felt it quietly for a while. He didn't know why he just laughed: "It should be real. If it doesn't deceive me."

Huang Sheli had a look of unbearable expression, turned her head away, but soon turned back again and glared: "Planning to marry?"

Jiang Wang thought seriously: "If we truly love each other and can last for a long time."

Huang Sheli leaned closer and smiled, showing her white teeth: "It sounds more exciting."

Jiang Wang: ...

Only a wisp of Qingyun Mark remained, slowly dispersing on the seat.

"Shout, can't say anything and run away, still the first Zhenren in Qing History, really boring!" Huang Sheli put the wine cup down with a thump on the table, leaned back, and rested on the back of the chair. While the chair leaned back halfway, she conveniently placed her two legs in leather boots on the table.

She was sitting like this, propped up by the chair. Her plump and strong legs, like a bridge connecting the table and chair, had a sense of power that could kick open this dome.

She hummed a little tune leisurely for a while, took out a stack of jade cards, and thought about which beauty's name to flip. After a while, she finally stopped, facing the table full of untouched fine wine and delicacies, and rarely sighed: "Could it be that this old lady is still not ladylike enough?"

"Ai!"

Inside the Taixu Pavilion, the nine seats were arranged in a circle.

The monthly Taixu Conference was convened as scheduled.

The conference hadn't even started, yet a certain Cabinet Member surnamed Huang was already there sighing long and short sighs.

Cang Ming, who always arrived on time and rarely spoke, sat down in the Taixu Pavilion early today.

What he was waiting for was naturally not the third conference, but a certain force's third absence.

At this time, he had the leisure to ask: "Why is Cabinet Member Huang unhappy?"

Huang Sheli seemed not to hear and didn't make a sound.

Ju Kui and Zhong Xuan were always the earliest to arrive today, and this was no exception. One sat like a stone carving, holding a volume of old bamboo slips in his hand, looking at each character.

Qin Zhizhen, dressed in black, was firm and silent. Although his expression was serious and his sitting posture upright, everyone could see the relaxation between his eyebrows.

Dou Zhao, on the other hand, was the exact opposite. Although his posture was casual and his expression playful, his gaze seemed sharp. Where he casually glanced, it was like sharpening a knife.

Two sentences, then they scattered and returned to their seats—they had just casually sparred, reviewing until the conference began.

Jiang Wang and Chong Xuanzun descended to the Taixu Pavilion together. They were late and still hadn't finished transmitting their voices to each other, saying "What did you just ask me?"

Huang Sheli suddenly asked Cang Ming.

Cang Ming didn't even remember what he had said. He was slightly stunned, then said: "I said, Cabinet Member Huang seems unhappy?"

Huang Sheli sighed: "Ai... lost in love!"

Jiang Wang almost couldn't sit still. He supported himself with his hand on the armrest and barely sat firm.

Zhong Xuan's eyes rose from behind the bamboo slips. He conveniently held a knife and pen and said without a trace: "Which segment is Cabinet Member Huang talking about?"

"Cough!" Jiang Wang resorted to his old trick: "Eh? How is Li Yi—"

Almost at the same time he opened his mouth, points of illusionary light formed a shadow.

A Daoist bun, sharp temples, sword eyebrows, an extremely sharp face, yet embedded with innocent, indifferent, and emotionless eyes.

His white Daoist robe was without a trace of decoration, extremely simple and true.

He just sat down in the only remaining empty seat, as if he had never missed the appointment.

Li Yi, he came!

Li Yi didn't speak, and the crowd didn't speak either.

After a period of silence, Ju Kui opened his mouth and said: "Okay, everyone is here. I announce that the third Taixu Conference officially begins."

He looked left and right: "Before discussing matters, let me say one thing first—considering that the Taixu Pavilion system has been completely built and everyone's work is handy, from now on the Taixu Conference will be held once every half a year. Temporary conferences convened due to emergencies are not included in this list. Does everyone have any questions?"

In the second Taixu Conference, the various halls and departments around the Taixu Cabinet Members had already handled all kinds of affairs in an organized manner. The several Cabinet Members sitting together didn't have too many things to discuss. It was also only Jiang Wang's method of promoting the Star Road that made it carry weight.

If the Cabinet Members gathered just to chat every time, it would undoubtedly be a huge waste of time for the fast-growing young Zhenren.

However, everyone tacitly did not adjust the time of the Taixu Conference at that time. It was clearly just to quickly gather enough of Li Yi's three absences, kick him out of the Taixu Pavilion, and replace him with someone easier to handle.

Although the facts were so, everyone didn't originally need to speak so clearly. Proposing to adjust the conference time in the next month or the month after would not have too much impact, and everyone could save face...

But Ju Kui was obviously not someone who would consider whose face to save. He would even say, whoever breaks the rules, he would make them lose face.

The crowd was silent for a while, all waiting for Li Yi's reaction.

This absolute prodigy who first broke the record of the Cave True at the age of thirty and was crowned in the Dao Calendar 3919, and was relied upon by Jing Country as the key to winning or losing, would he angrily draw his sword? Or flick his sleeves and leave?

Li Yi just sat there quietly.

As if he was also waiting for someone.

After a long time, perhaps perceiving the overt or covert gazes of the crowd, he lifted his extremely sharp eyes, looked at Ju Kui, and asked: "What do I need to do?"

This gaze was indeed extraordinarily sharp, but Ju Kui did not capture the meaning of provocation. It was just a pure question.

"Agree or disagree," Ju Kui said.

Li Yi made an "oh" sound: "Agree."

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