After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1497 The Source of Power

The premise for Saint Lingxu's anger was that the gods' world had been in constant fighting over the past few years, causing the Emperor's Slurry to frequently erupt and the recovery of spiritual energy in the human world far exceeded expectations.

On this basis, the recent conflict in the divine world caused a super-large-scale Emperor's Osmosis more than three months later, which would tilt the balance of power between the two worlds again. Even if it was only a little bit in favor of the human world, it would be intolerable to the gods.

"I still remember the flourishing of Emperor Liujiang during the Panlong City period more than a hundred years ago. Is history going to repeat itself?" Qingyang looked up. "The spiritual energy in the world has revived before, but I have never seen you so nervous."

Tong Ming Zhenjun said calmly: "This is one time, and that is another time."

Qingyang smiled slightly.

She had been dealing with the gods all her life and knew that they loved to be secretive. Master Tong Ming insisted on making it sound mysterious, but in fact, the outburst of Emperor Liujiang was out of control.

In the past, the gods strictly controlled the spiritual energy of the human world, causing it to rise and fall like the tides, driving the increase and decrease of the number of living beings to meet the needs of the divine world.

Now it's getting out of control again.

"In comparison, the Kshatriyas have done a good job in the west. The human forces they supported launched wars one after another, contributing a large amount of nightmare energy." True Lord Tong Ming continued, "But after all, it was the Kshatriyas who launched the wars, so they benefited the most."

Qingyang frowned: "Yuan Country?"

"He Chunhua, the human leader supported by Kshatriya, has now occupied 80% of Yuan Nation's territory and is about to defeat his opponent. We believe that his victory is a foregone conclusion." Master Tong Ming laughed, "Now, he has become Kshatriya's new favorite. It is said that Narakuten even used his power in the human world to provide him with a lot of support."

"You've heard about how sneaky and stingy Narakuten is, right? The fact that He Chunhua can get his full support shows that he has placed a heavy bet on this human."

Qingyang raised his eyebrows. Even a cautious god like Narakutian began to take action and place bets, which showed that the situation in the world of gods was becoming increasingly serious.

"The nightmare energy contributed by the Shining Gold Plain is not even as good as that of the west. Qingyang, you don't have much time left." Master Tong Ming said in a deep voice, "If you still do nothing in Yao Country, Miao Zhantian will find someone to take your place."

Qingyang's face flashed with green: "Replace me?"

"The war between the Allied Forces and Pixia was not fierce at all. There were several coups in the western part of Shanjin, and they ended without even starting a war. In the eastern part of Shanjin... it was not on a large scale." Master Tong Ming said, "You tried to instigate Yao to join the war, but you didn't succeed, right?"

"The Yao Kingdom is careful about its reputation, and the Yao King is evasive, always claiming that the treasury is empty and he is unwilling to personally take action." Qingyang said coldly, "The whole country believes in Miaozhantian. Tianshui City is full of Miaozhantian temples and Miaozhantian believers. There are even descendants of the gods in the royal court. Ha, even so, Miaozhantian still can't control the Yao Kingdom. Why should I be the one to be replaced?"

When it came to joining the war, the Yao Kingdom didn't even listen to the oracle, so how could it obey the orders of a foreign regent?

Tong Ming Zhenjun was silent for a while before he said, "Yao country used to believe in Kshatriya. You also know that one of the conditions that Yao country proposed to convert to Miaozhantian was that the king did not take secret medicine!"

Qingyang pursed his lips.

The rulers of the demon kingdoms of Beiga had to take the secret medicine of the gods when they ascended to the throne, which meant they had to hand their lives over to the gods. Otherwise, how could it be so easy for the dozen demon kingdoms of Beiga to maintain stability for six hundred years?
What kind of temper do powerful monsters have? They flip the table at every turn.

The demon kings controlled by the gods can, in turn, check and balance the demon emperor.

The Yao Kingdom was a regional overlord, and it was difficult for Bega and the gods to directly intervene in the Golden Plains. Therefore, in order to win the Yao Kingdom from the Kshatriyas, the Lingxu gods agreed to several excessive conditions, one of which was that the king of Yao would not take the secret medicine.

In this way, the life and death of King Yao would not be controlled by the gods, and he would have more autonomy in state affairs.

The hidden dangers planted by the gods in the past have begun to explode in recent years.

Otherwise, why would Bega need to send a regent here?

Qingyang closed his eyes, looked up to the sky and took a deep breath, then said softly: "Sorry, I was impulsive. The gods never make mistakes."

The only one who is wrong is her.

Master Tong Ming only said: "Solve the nightmare problem as soon as possible, otherwise I can't help you."

Seeing that it was ready to leave, Qingyang asked hurriedly, "I want to know Miaozhantian's true attitude towards Yao Country."

"In the past ten years, Yao State has only built four small temples for Miaozhantian and eleven for Lingxu gods. This frequency is the lowest among all the kings of Yao State." Tong Ming Zhenjun said, "Because Yao State has done nothing, Lingxu Saint and Miaozhantian are very dissatisfied. Now, do you understand?"

Before he finished speaking, the smoke in the air dissipated.

The god's lecture is over.

Qingyang opened the doors and windows for ventilation. After a long time, he looked at the night sky in the west and sighed softly.

She was just an old woman who was banished to Shanjin, no longer a great master who could call the wind and rain in Beijia. Now she had no power or influence, so how could she persuade Longyao to join the war?

In addition, she always felt that there was a hidden force in the Golden Plains that was secretly stirring up trouble. Otherwise, why had the unrest in this troubled land become less and less recent?
There is also the inexplicable appearance of the Nine Nether Emperor, who always makes her feel uneasy.

Unfortunately, the gods were in a hurry, and Qingyang could feel their deep worry.

Having said that - she sat down on the couch again, supporting her chin with her hands - what the gods want is nightmare energy, the more the better, no matter where it comes from, right?

In this case, she doesn't necessarily have to work towards getting Yao State to join the war.

Qingyang looked at the night sky in the west with a deep gaze.

Now that things have come to this, it’s time to contact the Emperor.

……

As soon as the Chibao sale was over, He Lingchuan left without looking back.

"The pots are full!" the Soul-catching Mirror murmured, "The noble families in Tianshui City are really rich!"

Most of the houses that cost hundreds of thousands of yuan were bought by aristocratic families, not high-ranking officials. Otherwise, if the origin of this huge amount of assets could not be explained, King Yao would come back to trouble them.

As soon as He Lingchuan returned to the inn, he looked at Dong Rui first. The latter was fine and was tinkering with experiments behind closed doors.

"Nothing?"

"Very well."

He Lingchuan then returned to the house.

Seeing him looking relieved, Soul Mirror couldn't help but ask, "The sale is over, why do you look unhappy?"

"As soon as the second phase of Youhu Villa started auctioning, the price exceeded my estimate." When he discussed the Youhu Villa plan with King Yao, he thought that a single villa would be sold for a maximum of 300,000 or 40,000 taels, and the ones in the back row would only be sold for more than 10,000 taels. In this way, the total price of the two phases would be only a few hundred thousand taels, which would not easily arouse envy.

What is a huge sum of money in the eyes of ordinary people is just a small amount of money to royal families and noble families.

After He Lingchuan finished washing up, he lay down on the couch, feeling a little tired mentally. He had been thinking too much and calculating too much recently, and he also had to worry about the progress of the Youhu Villa project.

"Isn't it bad that the price is high? What are you worried about?"

"I earn too much, I'm afraid some people will be jealous." He Lingchuan closed his eyes and rested.

Jingzi was also a little anxious: "By the way, the birthday celebration of King Yao is over. When are we leaving?"

The reason they came to Yao Kingdom was to watch the ceremony. Now that King Yao's birthday has passed, and the Soul-Capture Mirror always feels that the lord is in danger in Yao Kingdom, why not get out as soon as possible?

"Leave?" He Lingchuan chuckled. "After the last few buildings are auctioned, even after deducting taxes and sharing the profits, I still got several million taels of silver from Yao Country. There are so many people watching here, how can they let me leave so easily?"

"What should I do?"

"We have to finish our work - my work." He Lingchuan said word by word, "Why can I be safe and sound even though I have a huge sum of money now?"

Mirror thought for a moment and asked, "King Yao still wants to use you to deal with Qingyang?"

"Yes." He Lingchuan smiled, "So the situation becomes even more interesting, because with Qingyang here, King Yao has to be polite to me."

From a strange perspective, Qingyang has become his amulet.

Jingzi asked, "Hey, I don't understand. Previously, all the officials in the court were wavering, not knowing whether to stand with Qingyang or King Yao. At that time, I thought King Yao was even at a disadvantage. Why are they willing to pay hundreds of thousands to buy loyalty now?"

He Lingchuan laughed: "Because they finally understood."

"What do you understand?"

"Understand where your power comes from." He Lingchuan said, "Qingyang is an outsider, why did many Yao officials intend to side with her?"

"She represents Beijia, and Yao Kingdom is a vassal of Beijia?" So, rounding off, "Does it mean that they have to bow to Qingyang?"

"That's what they originally thought. And Qingyang's methods are indeed cruel. He would imprison officials and investigate and imprison them at any time. And he always found the truth, which made them panic. But through the subscription of Youhu Villa, they found a crucial point--" He Lingchuan said slowly, "There is no real benefit for them to surrender to Qingyang."

He corrected it again, "In other words, only a few people can benefit, such as General Chongwu. Most officials who defected to Qingyang not only failed to get promoted, but even their original jobs were in jeopardy. Because if Qingyang wants to exert its strength and get things done, it has to rely on the royal court of Yao State!"

"What does 'with the help of' mean? It means she has no power herself!"

"It was not until this time that the officials realized that Qingyang's ability was 'punishment', while Yao Wang's ability was 'promotion'. Whether it was promotion or demotion, salary increase or salary reduction, Yao Wang had the final say!"

Mirror understood: "In Yao Country, only King Yao truly holds the power of life and death."

"It's such an obvious truth, but most officials of Yao Kingdom didn't understand it. Isn't it interesting?" He Lingchuan smiled. "All I did was to remove this layer of confusion."

"Are they blinded by Bega's power?"

"More than that?" He Lingchuan shook his head. "Even now, there are still many officials in the royal court who have secretly defected to Qingyang. I don't know if they have any leverage or interests. I believe that King Yao himself knows it best."

"Oh, by the way, you didn't think Qingyang would just let it go with you?" Mirror reminded him, "You killed her beloved disciple He Yang!"