met free Chapter 61 Great Virtue in Myriad Forms
Chapter 61 Great Virtue in Myriad Forms
July 5th.
Li Fulai arrived at Lingtian in Pingyang with a sigh. Although he was wrapped in white cloth, his scalp was still quite sparse.
Yes.
Ling Shi spent all his money, but since he could only afford to go to low-class brothels, he unfortunately contracted venereal disease.
"Nephew, are you home? Something's happened again here..."
Dangdang Dangdang!
Li Fulai struck the Dengwen Bell. Lu Qingyun's treatment of him last time was very effective, so he came looking for him as soon as this incident happened.
The bell tolled through the array and reached the spirit field. The sound was so loud that if Lu Qingyun were at home, he could hear it even in his quiet room.
Li Fulai knocked a few more times.
Dangdang Dangdang!
The bell rang, but Lu Qingyun was nowhere to be seen for a long time.
"How strange. Could my nephew have gone into seclusion for a long period of cultivation? Given his personality, he couldn't possibly have left the spirit field, could he?"
Li Fulai endured the itching on his head and waited for a long time before leaving sheepishly.
It wasn't that he didn't want to wait; having lived in Pingyang Market for so many years, he understood Lu Qingyun's temperament.
I will not see him.
It seems that Lu Qingyun is really not here, or that something really happened.
The itching from venereal disease made Li Fulai feel extremely uncomfortable, and he kept using his magic to scratch his head.
The spread of the leprosy was finally somewhat contained.
Li Fulai sighed.
He could only wait until another day to come back. He planned to have the earth dragon beast spit out its saliva to wipe it off for him, just to stop the itch for now.
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at the same time.
Deyun Mansion, a great German nation.
Bang bang bang!
The deafening sounds of gongs and drums, the anxious voices of the people, and the laughter and chatter of the late-stage Qi Refining cultivators on the cloud platform filled the air.
The people all looked up at the civil and military officials dressed in their finest attire on the high platform. Among them, almost every three or five people could be seen a rogue cultivator at the early stage of Qi Refining.
The virtuous conduct of these great masters is evident.
"With the new emperor's ascension to the throne, may our Great Virtue enjoy favorable weather and abundant harvests in the coming year."
Among the crowd, the scholar in green robes and a turban couldn't help but sigh.
"It's all Emperor Li's fault for acting perversely and offending Heaven. Now the ministers have executed him in the Dade Hall. Things will get better once the new emperor ascends the throne."
"I hope it won't end up like Emperor Li..."
The people chattered amongst themselves as they watched the grand ceremony on the platform.
The drought in Dade has lasted for nearly ten years, and even when a late-stage Qi Refining Immortal Master came to investigate, there were no results.
If there were a Foundation Establishment True Person, changing the celestial phenomena would naturally be a piece of cake.
However, it seems that the Qingchi Demonic Sect and the Yunxia Sect have reached some kind of agreement, and none of the border kingdoms have seen anyone reach the Foundation Establishment stage.
However, this has caused great suffering to the people of Dade, who have endured drought for several years.
In present-day Dade, food can only be grown by monks.
The cultivators used the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique to transform spiritual energy into rainwater, preventing all the crops from dying of drought and thus saving the people of Dade from starvation.
A few days ago, the food supply in Guangning Prefecture, south of Dade, was insufficient, and half of the city's residents starved to death.
Emperor Deli, however, squandered his time in the palace, frolicking and playing with the palace maids.
Upon witnessing this scene, the loyal ministers of the court immediately sent Emperor Li to meet God and enthroned the new emperor.
In the eyes of ordinary people, this is naturally a great thing.
Above the platform, in a luxurious private room.
"Minister Niu, my Zheng family is willing to fully cooperate with the grain purchase next year. Whatever price you ask for, my family will respond immediately. I hope you can put in a good word for me with Taoist Qingyang."
The third son of the Zheng family wiped the sweat from his forehead.
His gaze fell upon the young emperor being crowned below, and he looked at him with disdain.
However, after glancing at the middle-aged man beside her, clad in a crimson and purple official robe, she became very cautious.
"So many people in my family have died, that person should be calmed down by now."
"Fellow Daoist Zheng is considering the well-being of all people, so naturally I, Niu, should also consider Fellow Daoist Zheng's interests."
The man in the official robes nodded: "Qingyang Daoist has never intended to exterminate the Zheng family. After all, we are both members of Dade. As long as the Zheng family is still willing to support Dade's policies and support Dade, I guarantee that the Zheng family will be safe."
"What Niu Xiang said is true. For the sake of great virtue, my family will definitely stand with the Niu family and with Niu Xiang."
The third son of the Zheng family echoed his agreement, but inwardly rolled his eyes.
"We will definitely give our full support!"
Niu Xiang's words sound nice, but in reality, it's just that their Zheng family's half-step Foundation Establishment cultivators haven't died yet. Once Zheng Zhizhuo dies, they'll probably be kicked off the table, and there's even a risk of being devoured.
Just like these bewildered and clueless people in the audience.
Today, the spiritual veins throughout Dade have formed a unified grain sales alliance under the leadership of the Niu family.
Whoever can join the alliance will be able to obtain the unified purchase of spirit rice by Da De and earn a huge amount of spirit stones.
Don't be fooled by the people below the hall who are cursing Emperor Li and happily supporting the new emperor.
But what they didn't know was that the reason Emperor Li, whom they spoke of, died was because he refused Prime Minister Niu's proposal to raise the grain purchase price.
Furthermore, he openly demanded in the imperial court that Prime Minister Niu resign and step down, and demanded that the Niu family and other major cultivator families lower grain prices.
Halfway through the ceremony, the new emperor, only seven or eight years old, was about to be crowned.
"How pathetic, how lamentable!"
The third son of the Zheng family shook his head.
The enlightened ruler who was petitioning on behalf of the people was portrayed as a tyrannical emperor and labeled as a foolish ruler, while the people actually applauded and cheered.
"What have the common people done wrong? What have the common people done wrong..."
"I think it's something to celebrate."
Niu Xiang sneered, letting the maid beside him serve him sweet fruits newly harvested from the spiritual vein with her cherry-like lips. He said jokingly:
"Since Fellow Daoist Zheng is so compassionate, why don't I make a special exception and lower the purchase price of grain for the Zheng family, or even sell it at a reduced price to the surrounding prefectures of Pingyang Spiritual Vein?"
"Minister Niu is joking. My Zheng family is certainly not the kind of people who are all talk and no action."
The third son of the Zheng family took the grapes brought by the maid and said hurriedly.
"We cultivators endure so much hardship, using magic to plant crops. It's only right that the common people spend more spirit stones. Let's make the people suffer a little more."
He'd be lucky to even offer a few words of kindness; he certainly wouldn't sacrifice his own interests for the sake of these people.
After all, he received a share of the spirit stones.
"Fellow Daoist Zheng is indeed a man of strong character."
Niu Xiang chuckled.
In fact, he hoped that the drought in Dade would last longer, so that most of the spirit stones and wealth produced in Dade would fall into the hands of the Niu family.
With these accumulated resources, even if the Niu family cannot cultivate their own Foundation Establishment cultivators, they will be better able to cope with the current invasion of the demonic sects.
They should acquire more businesses in countries far from the Demon Sect.
As for the lives and deaths of the common people of Dade, to be honest, Niu Xiangbing didn't care.
The ceremony has concluded.
The third son of the Zheng family, satisfied, returned home with the five thousand spirit stones he had saved for tea.
This time, he represented the Zheng family in supporting the Niu family's decision to raise grain prices again.
Although the people of Dade will suffer more as a result.
Some people might even starve to death because they can't afford food to celebrate their birthdays.
But he didn't care; after all, everyone dies eventually.
The third son of the Zheng family disguised himself and hailed a rickshaw.
This is a rickshaw pulled by a monk, powered by his magic.
He was always cautious and used different personas when traveling between the Zheng family and the capital of Dade.
However, when the third son of the Zheng family got into the rickshaw, he found that the rickshaw was not heading towards the Flying Boat Wharf, but instead went to the outskirts of the city.
Just then, the third son of the Zheng family realized something was wrong.
A dagger was pressed against his lower back.
"Old man, hand over your money!"