The Zhao family may embody righteousness, yet... they can no longer govern the world.
Those who truly govern this world are the immortals, those who wield soldiers."
Qu Shihu looked over and saw that the scholar was his fellow countryman and friend, Qu Keshan. This man was known for his strategy, adept at discerning the grand sches, so he said, "Keshan, speak, we are all our own people here."
Qu Keshan said, "The immortals can take the head of the Grand General from among thousands of troops, while soldiers fight for the immortals, opening up new mines.
The immortals need people, yet lack the power to manage worldly affairs. They support the Zhao family only to prevent chaos in a nation.
We, too, can align with the immortals, which is evident from the fact that the immortals tolerate our current situation of warlord divisions.
Thus, the monarch has essentially been sidelined.
The Divine Martial Monarch received the title from the monarch, supposedly to command the troops of the world, but what can he really command?
Now he leans toward the immortals, yet he’s only beco another immortal’s vassal.
If so... why can’t we say, ’In the future, we’ll heed the Divine Martial Monarch’s command, but not the Zhao family’s’?
We are the armor of the new order. Perhaps the Divine Martial Monarch is a newly inducted immortal, and we complent each other well."
Qu Shihu was stunned.
The generals in the tent were also stunned.
They thought for a long ti and finally understood Qu Keshan’s logic.
However, understanding is one thing, but that’s all it was.
If these were not military generals but "Pri Minister-type scholars," they might actually follow through with it.
After all, there was really no animosity among them. A newly inducted immortal family and a group of soldiers who had followed the immortals from the start were simply a perfect match.
But in the next instant, the entire camp exploded.
A hot-tempered general roared, "Qu Keshan, did that pretty face give you benefits so you’d deliberately have us defect to him?!"
Another general even drew his sword from his waist and slamd it onto the table in front of him, angrily saying, "What’s the aning of this?! Qu Keshan, if you want to defect, go by yourself, don’t insult us!"
Qu Keshan looked at the Grand General in the seat.
Qu Shihu also said, "This plan is improper."
Qu Keshan smiled and said, "Then there’s only one thod left."
Qu Shihu said, "Don’t speak of defecting to the Divine Martial Monarch again."
Qu Keshan said, "Of course."
Qu Shihu said, "Generals, let’s listen to Keshan’s wisdom once more."
Qu Keshan stood up and cupped his hands, "Since you’re all determined to make an enemy of the Divine Martial Monarch, there’s only one thod left."
After a slight pause, he smiled and said, "What can deal with an immortal is just another immortal. I observe the Sect; it is no different from our dynasty."
Qu Shihu’s eyes lit up, and the generals all quieted down.
Qu Keshan said, "Do you rember that immortal who t us at Bronze Plain?
I’ve spoken with generals from other states, and each immortal we et is different.
And one of them... has demanded wealth and beauties from a certain general."
A general wondered, "Do immortals also engage in such things? Are they greedy too?"
Qu Keshan laughed, "Indeed."
With that, he began to detail his strategy. It was not a tactic directed at the Divine Martial Monarch, but in this sche, the Divine Martial Monarch was placed in opposition.
When he finished, Qu Keshan added, "This matter requires us to go with the flow; brothers, keep it to yourselves. If we speak carelessly, it might bring disaster. But once successful, we will enjoy great prosperity."
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Li Xuan’s luck was not always good.
His "Four Demonic Forms" made him a "rare commodity" in the Sect.
But at this mont, focused on cultivation, he truly missed hearing this part.
Later, when he went to observe the Yunzhou military camp, he didn’t glean any information due to their secrecy.
Even in the incense-filled area, he had to look and listen to know. If he didn’t notice at the right ti, he would miss it.
Ordinary major events tend to have continuity, so if missed once, they can be noticed later, but Qu Keshan’s conspiracy had beco buried within everyone and was not ntioned again.
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On the other side...
Bronze Plain.
Lingyi Five Peaks.
Like ripples spreading out as fish swim in,
Feng ngrou, holding a sect token, controlled her sword and flew directly to the back mountain of Feiguang Peak.
Arriving at a secluded cottage brimming with Spiritual Qi, she dismounted her sword gracefully, landing softly, then pushed open the door and entered. Upon seeing the robust man in a green robe on the mat behind the door, she blushed and rushed toward him.
The man, of course, held her tightly, indulging in a mont of mutual affection.
When the storm subsided, Feng ngrou lay in the man’s arms and said, "If he truly becos so, are you willing to let be his Dao companion?"
The man in the green robe asked, "What kind of person is he?"
Feng ngrou recalled, "Though he has the carefree deanor of a young gentleman in white robes, I think he doesn’t compare to the Peak Master’s sturdiness."
Then, she slowly recounted her interactions with Li Xuan over the days, including the previous aptitude test.
After listening, the man in the green robe pondered for a long ti and said, "He persisted for half an hour, that’s not bad."
"One incense stick is the minimum, two incense sticks are the upper limit, the longer it goes, the harder it is to endure. Half an hour... I can’t imagine," Feng ngrou said, embracing the man.
The man in the green robe ignored that tangent and said, "It seems he’s still a good person, at least a decent one."
Feng ngrou laughed, "Isn’t he just a naive person?"
The man in the green robe replied, "Which genius wasn’t naive once?"
Feng ngrou gazed at him intently, "From the mont I t the Peak Master, the Peak Master has never been naive."
The Peak Master of Feiguang Peak laughed heartily, then gently cupped her face, saying tenderly, "Go and help him well. Later, make him fall in love with you, willing to accept you as a Dao companion. Only then can he truly work for , and I will be at ease."
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