Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 1032 - 832: Why Not Rob_2

Chapter 1032: Chapter 832: Why Not Rob_2

"There is one more thing," Li Xuan said with a smile, "I hope that within the next six months, the food sold by The Emperor must not be lower than one hundred and fifty silver yuan per stone, of course, the same goes for my side, too. Double the business share—I take sixty percent and you take forty percent, leaving the remaining twenty percent for Jinque Palace."

Upon hearing this, the Gouchen Emperor’s anger flared up immediately, "One hundred and fifty silver yuan? Why don’t you just go rob someone?"

The price of grain had actually doubled directly!

The Changsheng Emperor of the South hesitated slightly, then nodded, "Agreed!"

—This was exactly what she wanted!

Although her share of the business had decreased, after the doubling of the grain price, her Guangzeng Heaven of the South would only earn more.

Just then, around Lv Qiluo, countless purple thunderbolts exploded abruptly.

When Li Xuan glanced over, he saw Lv Qiluo reach out a hand and pull countless strands of the Sword Qi of Taichu from her original body, eventually condensing them into a deep green longsword.

"How about it?" There was a look of expectation in Li Xuan’s eyes, "How much of your full strength do you possess now?"

"Seventy percent!"

Lv Qiluo, looking at the sword in her hand, said, "The Jiutian Thunderstones within the Nine Heavens’ Seven Orificial Thunder Body can provide the power of half-holy level. Once I refine these ’Sword Qi of Taichu’ into a weapon, even if I encounter the true forms of these two, I can withstand them for about ten hours."

The Gouchen Emperor and the Changsheng Emperor of the South, upon hearing this, both wore cold expressions, without saying a word.

The Xuannv in her prime was already a match for the Six Venerables.

This ’Nine Heavens’ Seven Orificial Thunder Body’ not only possessed a powerful rule of thunder, its defensive capability was also equivalent to the seventh turn of the Nine Turns Golden Body.

Li Xuan was slightly pleased; what he was worried about now was not having a capable aide by his side.

At that moment, Lv Qiluo raised her hand and summoned a Tai Chi Diagram from within her body: "This is the Liangyi Zaohua Diagram that the Changsheng Emperor of the South brought into the mortal realm, Your Majesty, how do you plan to handle it?"

She had spent most of the time refining her flesh, suppressing this divine treasure.

Li Xuan slightly raised his eyebrows, lost in thought.

Theoretically, handing this item to Yu Hongchang would maximize its effectiveness.

However, Yu Hongchang needed to be stationed in the Capital City at all times, and she didn’t have many opportunities to join battles.

Momentarily absorbed in thought, Lv Qiluo hesitated then said, "The main material of this item was crafted from the Heaven and Earth Fetal Membrane and Jiutian Xirang, so it can merge into your Sword Diagram. However, the process is problematic; it requires a long time for refinement, during which your Sword Diagram might be unusable.

Moreover, since the Jiutian Xirang symbolizes Yin and earth, while the Heaven and Earth Fetal Membrane symbolizes Yang and heaven, if you wish to incorporate it into the Sword Diagram, to maintain the balance between Yin and Yang, you must invest other divine treasures."

This statement made Li Xuan visibly react.

He still held one item of equivalent divinity, perfect for this purpose.

He could indeed transform the Qi of Hunyuan and five elements he had requisitioned from the Changsheng Emperor of the South for other uses.

At this moment, the figure of Yu Hongchang appeared outside the prison gate.

Her eyes first curiously set upon Lv Qiluo and the Changsheng Emperor of the South, "Has Lady Lv already properly refined this Nine Heavens’ Seven Orificial Thunder Body of the Changsheng Emperor?"

"Qiluo has already refined this divine body,"

Li Xuan found it odd, wondering why Yu Hongchang would come to his prison — there were clearly countless matters needing resolution in Xi’an City.

He then noticed the multi-colored divine light in Yu Hongchang’s hand.

"Hongshang, what is that in your hand?"

"Eight-treasured Merit Mud!"

Yu Hongchang looked strange as she lifted the item in her hand: "Just now, Avalokitesvara showed its power and met with me. She represents Buddhism and gifted me a divine treasure, along with this item, saying you might need it.

She said this modest gift is an apology from Buddhism for the past conflicts with you. I thought, since you will need Buddhism’s support in the future, I took the liberty of accepting it."

Li Xuan couldn’t help but exchange a glance with Lv Qiluo.

He thought that not only is Buddhism thoughtful, but it’s also smart, knowing to approach from the side of Yu Hongchang.

Lv Qiluo sighed lightly, "Master Cihang is indeed worthy—"

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The post-war Xi’an City was a sight of devastation; almost no building remained intact.

After Buddhism’s silence, though Prince Yi Yu Jianshen had ceased resistance, his followers refused to submit easily. In their final moments, they fought back wildly like trapped beasts.

Under the relentless onslaught of The Court’s massive army, these individuals were executed one by one. However, the entire Xi’an City was torn apart by both sides, and all the granaries in the city were also burned.

This left nearly six million subdued soldiers and civilians homeless, facing both cold and hunger.

Yu Hongchang and Li Xuan both left the next day, leaving the mess in Xi’an City to Yu Jie.

The two were not just passing off responsibility. According to Li Xuan himself, he actually intended to personally handle the six million soldiers and civilians of Xi’an.

He planned to migrate a substantial portion of them to Liaodong as part of a resettlement program so that Shaanxi could recuperate and rejuvenate.

However, both had more pressing matters that required their attention.

Yu Hongchang was still worried about Youlong, even though she had requested Mother Liu enter the palace to care for him.

Li Xuan was required in south Zhili, where his three tax reforms had just been implemented half a month ago in both the north and south Zhili.