First update today: Chapter 2681! 1/4!
Without any surprise, Li Jing ignored all of Nezha's meaningful looks and raised his concerns with a righteous expression.
"Suppose one day the Asura Race flows downstream and marches its troops into our human race. Wouldn't this Grand Canal become a fatal artery for our human race?"
Some things did not need to be spelled out too clearly. No one present was a fool, and once Li Jing brought it up, everyone understood.
"Yes, Lord Yao, this matter... cannot be left unguarded against!" the others advised as well.
Bai Qi looked calmly at Yang Yao, while Yang Guang's brows had drawn tightly together.
Once people became suspicious, even the greatest benefits found it difficult to sway them, especially these high-ranking members of the human race.
Some things were better left undone than done wrong.
Having the two races become mutual strategic supports through the construction of the Grand Canal was certainly good, but if there was a risk of disaster, it would be better not to do it at all!
Yang Yao felt helpless inside, but outwardly she remained calm. "I think, Uncle Li... you are worrying too much."
After thinking it over, she only had one way to reassure everyone and dispel their concerns.
Her gaze turned toward Bai Qi. "Little Kun once said that Senior Bai Qi was someone he could entrust his life to. If the Grand Canal Project had been proposed by the Asura Race alone, I might have had some concerns. But the Asura section of the Grand Canal waterway is under Senior Bai Qi's responsibility. I will trust him unconditionally!"
Bai Qi's expression changed slightly. He had remained alone in the Asura Race, so there were indeed many things he did not know.
For instance,