Ceding Land for Peace

The people of Linhai Prefecture and the King of Linhai departed. To avoid any awkwardness, the Sixth Prince also rose and left.

Only the three members of the Zhao family, Shi Zhizhong, and Wu Mingjue remained in the council hall.

Zhao Lingxiao ordered, "Duke of Heyang Commandery, inform Shi Zhenbang and have him speak with Wang Daoyuan again.

"As long as the Wang Clan returns to the righteous path, I will enfeoff the entirety of Qingli Commandery to them. They may also retain Golden Goose City.

"Wang Daoyuan himself will be granted the title of Qingli County King, equal in status to the King of Linhai, with the title passed down through the generations without replacement.

"Marquis of Linchuan, return to Green Willow Continent and bring over half the people we have cultivated.

"Remember, travel through the fringes of the Skyrend Mountain Range, lest we sour relations with the Wang Clan."

The two men saluted. "This subject obeys the decree."

Within the Underground Cave Mansion beneath Jade Spring Peak, Wang Daoyuan studied his Lesser Divine Ability.

He had already gotten the hang of his escape technique. Without a round of rigorous tempering, it would be difficult for it to improve any further.

If he wanted to enhance his methods, the best approach was to study how to coordinate his Lesser Divine Ability with his other techniques.

Three days later, news arrived from Twelfth Uncle.

While hunting Demon Beasts, the cultivators of the Demon Slaying Division discovered more than twenty third-tier Flying Warships on Green Willow Continent heading toward Wanchuan Market.

However, the flying vessels did not enter Yannan Commandery. Instead, they headed south along the edge of the Skyrend Mountain Range.

Wang Daoyuan was not surprised. Zhou Luan had already sent word that the Zhao family had changed emperors.

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