After hearing this, Goddess Yaoguang smiled and said, "I'm surprised the Emperor doesn't require the people of Qing Qiu to cultivate diligently."
Bai Yi heard her and replied helplessly, "Qing Qiu's territory is vast, and its people, like those of the Great Xia Alliance, come from a thousand different clans. Not everyone is keen on cultivation.
"Rather than letting them idle away in Qing Qiu, it's better to let them go out and broaden their horizons."
Goddess Yaoguang was taken in a little more. After all, on the surface, Qing Qiu and Great Xia both seemed to be places where various clans lived together.
She hadn't caught the implication beneath Bai Yi's words at all: that the Great Xia Alliance was a major power just like Qing Qiu.
The two chatted for a while, one with an ulterior motive and the other unaware of it. Meanwhile, Wang Yue received the news through a drone and immediately used the Thousand Mile Tracking Talisman to arrive in an instant.
When Wang Yue saw Bai Yi, he casually cupped his hands in greeting before saying, "So the Emperor of Qing Qiu has come. May I ask what brings you here?"
Bai Yi repeated his proposal, then said with a smile, "I'll have to trouble the Human King to keep an eye on the clans of Qing Qiu from now on."
Seeing how politely Bai Yi put it, Wang Yue didn't fall for it. Instead, he smiled and said, "Building a city isn't out of the question. But if the Emperor wants to shift the trouble onto us, you'll have to offer us something in return."
Goddess Yaoguang didn't understand what was going on, so she asked directly, "Human King, what are you talking about? I'm afraid I don't quite understand."
Wang Yue smiled