The land of the Western Regions—
For several consecutive days, Li Guanyi was busy with various matters. After Stick Monk Thirteen inford him of the passing of the Old Living Buddha, he politely declined Li Guanyi’s invitation to stay and set off on his journey once more.
"Everyone has their own ambitions. Mr. Li has his own world, and I, as a humble monk, seek the Buddhist Law within my heart. Perhaps one day when I have resolved the confusion in my heart, I will return to the Academy. By then, we can chat leisurely, Mr. Li."
Li Guanyi inquired: "Where does the monk intend to go?"
Stick Monk Thirteen had once said that the world is a sea of suffering, with no return and no departure. However, after witnessing the passing of the Living Buddha, his current answer differed from before. With hands clasped, he simply said: "Initially, the patriarch asked to let go, and I responded that I would not."
"So, he asked to descend the mountain, and I still wish to see [Buddha]."
"The Old Living Buddha elder said, Buddha is among the people."
"Thus, I must go among the people."
"Walk one hundred and eighty thousand li, see the multitude of beings, joy and worry-free. Perhaps only then can I find the answer. If there truly is a Buddha in this world, then wherever he may be, he should be found by ."
Stick Monk Thirteen clasped his hands, revealing a persistent yet wise monk with a single-minded determination. However, his gaze was resolute, which inspired admiration. But at this mont, a spark of excitent leapt in his eyes, and he slapped the bulging object at his waist.
"Thanks to the gift from Mr. Wen He."
"I have here the Seventy-two Mixed Anesthetic Powder and a rope of Treasure Level."
"Once I have traveled to every corner of this world and found the Buddha, I will use the hemp rope and anesthetic powder to bind the Buddha and bring him to the Academy."
"Present Buddha to my patriarch!"
"Hahaha."
The stick monk laughed heartily, slinging the long stick over his shoulder, and left with ease and grace. He vanished into the vast world, destination unknown. Li Guanyi could only wish him well and watched him depart, returning to Anxi City.
At this mont, his injuries were still unhealed, requiring daily doses of various dicinal soups. As the intelligence system of the Changfeng Building was being restored, the changes in Chen Country and Ying Country quickly filtered into Anxi City in the Western Regions, and Li Guanyi had to review many docunts daily.
Due to the injury, escaping was not an option for him.
Yan Daiqing sat on the left, while Breaking Army sat on the right, watching him. As the situation in the world gradually unfolded in their eyes, Chen Country and Ying Country had been engaged in conflict since July of the Eleventh year of Tianqi, and it was now May of the Thirteenth year.
For nearly two years, both nations had suffered significant damage to their Primordial Qi. Even the mighty countries of the Central Plains required substantial recuperation, yet Breaking Army proposed that the Protectorate of Anxi shall not rest at this ti.
"The actions of great nations involve many connections. If they choose to continue the campaign, they can actually sustain it for quite a while, but should they choose to recuperate, the tightly held breath will soon relax."
"Once relaxed, trying to return to a combat-ready state."
"Will not be so simple."
"However, we find ourselves in the sa predicant now."
"Ah, I’d almost forgotten, we’re starting to face such problems now too. It really is..."
As Breaking Army spoke, he coughed, slightly lifting his chin. Although discussing the issue, he inexplicably gave a sense of satisfaction. He handed the docunts to Li Guanyi, saying: "The developnt of Dangxiang Royal City, the silver collection task, has been assigned to General Fan Qing."
"To prevent the nobles from hiding silver in cellars, General Nangong Wung has been dispatched as an assistance. Although General Nangong Wung’s leadership is sowhat lacking, his good fortunes effectively compensate for this shortcoming."
"Furthermore, as proposed by Mr. Wen He."
"The Princely Heir, Hao Yuanxia, personally went to Dangxiang Royal City to offer sacrifices to the deceased noble lords, aid at calming public sentint and rallying the hearts of the nobility."
"Of course, this is essentially fishing, seeing who dares to co forth and shed tears for those deceased noble slave owners. Although even I feel that Mr. Wen He’s personal visit to Dangxiang Royal City to mourn for the dead nobles is rather laughable."
"Yet I feel that if I laugh, it will be deducted from my karmic rits by Buddha."
Yan Daiqing coldly remarked: "The rit deduction is Wen He’s."
Breaking Army laughed and said: "Isn’t it Western Regions’ Yan Daiqing’s?"
The veins on Yan Daiqing’s forehead throbbed.
Breaking Army laughed heartily but ceased idle conversation, rely showing more docunts to Li Guanyi, then paused to say: "Additionally, Yuwen Hua, Yuwen Tianxian, and General Qin Yulong have proposed to return to the country."
"They hope to have a face-to-face conversation with you."
"If you wish, you can designate a ti within three days."
Li Guanyi nodded and agreed.
Breaking Army handed over a docunt: "The trade caravans have now resud normal operations, cities in the Western Regions have returned to normal functioning, and from the old Wolf King’s n, few have been gathered. So commanders with arrogant dispositions have turned into bandits, and Chen Wenmian personally comnced campaigns against them."
Li Guanyi lifted his hand, holding the Protectorate Seal of Anxi, breathed hot air over it, and pressed it with a click.
Breaking Army pulled away this docunt and brought out another.
Li Guanyi’s eye twitched.
He would rather mount his horse now and fight Jiang Su for three hundred rounds than be drawn into handling paperwork by these two. But knowing the importance of the matter, he could only dutifully review the docunts.
After quite so ti, Breaking Army extracted a docunt, saying: "On the front lines, Lu Youxian’s progress in city construction has started to accelerate, and he has begun to draw upon internal personnel, disrupting the position changes of officials inside the West Suppression Heroic Pass."
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