The Chaos Is Spreading
Chang Kong's words completely stunned Baili Hongzhu, and he even lost the idea of having Chang Kong and Zhang Yunji ask Ma Feifei for a second round of backdoor deals.
She was in a daze throughout the entire evening's meal, which frightened Chang Kong and Baili Chuxue. They stared at Baili Hongzhu, afraid that she might suddenly do something irrational.
It wasn't until after dinner, when everyone gathered in the hall for tea, that Baili Hongzhu asked with a worried expression, "Chang Kong, according to what you're saying, doesn't that mean the Empress is going to target us Twelve Kings?"
"Do you think our entire family might be wiped out?"
Although the Twelve Kings of Great Chu were powerful, they were nothing compared to the vast Chu Kingdom. Especially now that the Empress has ascended the throne and worked diligently to reverse Chu Kingdom's previous decline, Empress prestige among the Chu Kingdom is rising. Under these circumstances, no one can possibly overthrow the Empress.
Not to mention that since the Empress ascended the throne, all thirteen sons of the previous King of Chu have retired and rarely appear in public; some may even be dead.
The Empress is now playing such a grand game, with the ambition to unify the Azure Dragon Continent, so she is naturally not someone to be trifled with. If she really wants to target the Twelve Kings, they really have no way to deal with it.
Chang Kong frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "The Twelve Kings were appointed by the founding king of the Chu Kingdom, Emperor Chu the Conqueror. Although the new emperor is powerful, he certainly won't break the wishes of our ancestors. As long as you don't offend the new emperor, there shouldn't be any major problems."
"You mean you want me to give up the idea of bringing the library to Yong'an City?" Baili Hongzhu immediately grasped the meaning behind his words and asked.
"At times like this, being the meat on the chopping board is the best choice," Chang Kong advised earnestly.
In fact, it's easy to see with a little thought that the Empress could not possibly have destroyed the Twelve Kings Families of the Great Chu. This is not only because the Twelve Kings represented the twelve brothers who fought alongside Emperor Chu the Conqueror in the past, but more importantly, the Twelve Kings Families did indeed provide a great deal of talent to the entire Chu Kingdom, spreading throughout the Chu Kingdom.
If the Empress were to target the Twelve Kings, it would inevitably cause a shock throughout the entire Chu Kingdom. At that point, let alone defending against external threats, the Chu Kingdom would likely suffer severe internal damage as well.
Given the current turbulent situation on the mainland, if the Chu Kingdom were to actually do this, the Qin State might immediately launch a southward invasion.
At that point, it wouldn't be about pacifying the external and internal; it would only lead the Chu Kingdom into utter ruin, perhaps even to its destruction.
However, Chang Kong couldn't possibly tell Baili Hongzhu these speculations. For Chang Kong, as long as he could get Baili Hongzhu to give up on asking him to find Ma Feifei to use connections, he would try to deceive Baili Hongzhu about other things.
Baili Hongzhu was also thrown off balance by Chang Kong's words. For a moment, she even felt that what Chang Kong said made some sense. In the end, she nodded in agreement with Chang Kong and stopped mentioning the matter of Chang Kong going to find Ma Feifei. She even stopped talking about the library.
Having escaped this calamity, Chang Kong was naturally secretly delighted and relieved.
Ma Feifei had no idea that Chang Kong had actually managed to persuade his wife to give up the idea of getting married through connections. If Ma Feifei had known, he would definitely have killed Chang Kong with a knife.
This is absolutely shameless!
Did you even ask my opinion before asking if we could use back channels?
A top-quality Spirit Crystal Vein Mine has been lost just like that...
In other words, Ma Feifei doesn't know yet; otherwise, she'd probably be so angry she'd have a heart attack.
Although he didn't know that Chang Kong had tricked his wife into giving up on using connections, Ma Feifei was still in a bad mood. The reason was simple: the fighting in courtyard number 30 had been getting increasingly fierce lately. Although Qin Shi Huang was experienced, he was sometimes caught off guard and easily attacked when facing two people.
Moreover, Yan Xun and Crown Prince Yan were clearly also angered. Initially, it was Qin Shi Huang who was causing trouble for them, but now it was their turn to cause trouble for Qin Shi Huang.
Being young, Qin Shi Huang's physical recovery ability was naturally superior to that of Qin Shi Huang, who had lived for over two thousand years. Gradually, Qin Shi Huang began to struggle to keep up.
This situation directly led to Qin Shi Huang having to be personally escorted to his room by servants during mealtimes, because trouble would inevitably arise as soon as he sat down at the table; not only would he not be able to eat, but he would also be beaten.
Even the way home every night had to be taken very seriously, escorted by General Bai Ling, so that the two old men could hold their own against the two young men.
However, this situation was so unbearable for Qin Shi Huang that he repeatedly sought out Ma Feifei, demanding that Ma Feifei unseal their temporarily sealed cultivation so that he could avenge his humiliation.
The sealing of their cultivation was created to prevent them from causing trouble. How could Ma Feifei possibly agree to that? If he did, the moment this was lifted, the grass on Yan Xun and Crown Prince Yan's graves would be three feet high.
So Ma Feifei could only pretend to be stupid, but Qin Shi Huang was a madman. If he couldn't beat someone, he would find someone else! This morning, according to the message from the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey, last night Qin Shi Huang used the right to use several Spirit Crystal Vein Mine within the Qin State to bribe several important figures, and directly cornered Yan Xun and Crown Prince Yan at the gate of the No. 30 residence and beat them half to death. If the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey hadn't arrived in time, he probably would have beaten them to death.
Because the incident occurred on a main road, it was witnessed by many passing practitioners, and the news spread throughout Dubian Town overnight. It was said that the thirty-five important figures were two-faced, greeting people with smiles during work but tearing off their masks and ganging up on each other during rest periods.
Especially for those citizens who belonged to the states of Yan State and Qin State, how could they remain indifferent to seeing their king being beaten? So, the king fought the king, and they fought their own. What started as a personal grudge escalated into a national feud, and what began as a brawl between a few people turned into a street fight. The entire long street was filled with the sounds of clashing weapons.
"Take them away! Take them away!" The authorities mobilized, sending over a thousand soldiers to block off the long street. Town Mayor Zhou Wuji looked at the group of people with a gloomy expression, wishing he could kill them.
Dubian Town is now more prosperous than ever before, and he is under tremendous pressure as the town mayor. The state of public security in Dubian Town directly affects his performance, especially since the people involved in the fight are of unusual status. If this is not handled properly, it could easily cause an international dispute. Just thinking about it gives him a headache.
"My king cannot be insulted! You brat, do not flee!"
"Stop talking nonsense and acting all high and mighty. If you're so capable, go inside and fight again. What are you yelling about!"
"My Great Qin will eventually unify the Azure Dragon Continent, and then all of you alien races will die!"
"Smack!"
"Ah...!"
Zhou Wuji shook his arm, glanced at the unconscious cultivator being held up by two soldiers, and said calmly, "Take special care of this one."