The Second King Wu's Campaign Against Zhou? (I Found It Quite Fun to Be Naughty in the Title)

"..."

After Fang Zheng finished speaking, a strange atmosphere immediately descended over the entire Main Hall. Abbot Baozhi was dumbfounded as well, unable to speak for a moment.

"You... how could you..."

"Why couldn't I? Remember, the Song Dynasty and I are allies, but I am not the same as General Yue Fei. I am not a subject of the Song Dynasty, and I have no need to obey the Song Emperor's decree completely. I want to continue the war against the Jin Dynasty on behalf of the Miao Territory. Is that any of your business?"

Fang Zheng took a sip of tea and looked at Abbot Baozhi with a grin. Just as he had said, the Miao Territory and the Song Dynasty were not one entity. Strictly speaking, their relationship was more like NATO or the Warsaw Pact. Once the two sides formed a military alliance, they could certainly work together to attack their enemies. But if one side wanted to withdraw for some reason, the other could choose to continue.

"...Amitabha..."

After quite some time, Abbot Baozhi finally invoked the Buddha's name again.

"Immortal Master, your powers are boundless. Why involve yourself in the mundane world?"

"Because I was once a mortal too."

"But Immortal Master has already transcended the mortal realm. Why not stay away from this world, cultivate the Dao, and become immortal?"

"I have no interest in your little routine. That so-called purity of the six senses is nonsense too. If that were truly the case, then tell me, old monk: if you really wanted to leave the mundane world behind, why build temples in bustling places instead of deep in the mountains and forests? Why do your monks linger in brothels, enjoying decadent music? What happened to being pure and refined, detached from the