"Eh? Aren't you going down to take another look, Fellow Daoist?" Fairy Jing asked with an obvious attempt at making conversation, smiling sweetly.
Xiao Hua replied, "Now that I know what I needed to know, there is naturally no need to look further."
"Aren't you afraid this was arranged in advance by Xiao Jun?" Fairy Jing reminded Xiao Hua.
"If the ruler of a country could arrange its farming and rural affairs to such a degree, then that ruler must surely be a wise sovereign of his generation." Xiao Hua smiled. "Perhaps Fairy Jing does not understand agriculture and does not realize how difficult it is to fake such matters."
"Indeed..." Fairy Jing sighed as well. "Though I govern a country, the monarch handles the overwhelming majority of state affairs. I only need to deal with the provocations of Confucian cultivators and my own cultivation."
"Right. Speaking of this, this Xiao finally understood why Xiao Jun went to Yaotai Mountain."
"Mhm, I already know." Fairy Jing pursed her lips in a smile. "Although these Buddhist sect disciples cultivate, very few practice the supernatural abilities of Buddhist Protectors. In that case, Danliang Kingdom will likely find it difficult to withstand the provocations of the nearby Confucian cultivator countries."
"Yes. Nothing in this world is utterly perfect; wherever there are benefits, drawbacks will always follow." Xiao Hua sighed. "This approach by Danliang Kingdom's Imperial Preceptor has indeed made the people wealthy, but it has not made the country strong. And if the country is not strong, it will be hard to safeguard the people's blessings. Xiao Jun must have seen this point, which was why he traveled thousands of miles in twists and turns to Yaotai Mountain."
"No matter what, he was still better than that Xiao Jian who deceived you!" Fairy