Chapter 167: Chapter 130: The Rebellion of the Five Poisons
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While Lu Yuan was happily playing the role of a teacher here, the Poison Sect and Xi Shu State had also begun their actions on the other side under the imminent threat of Bai Mengyang.
Baling City.
As the capital of Yueyang Prefecture, the city was built beside Jun Mountain and Thousand Miles of Dongting Ze, sitting next to the Yangtze River waterway, controlling the traffic from east, west, south, and north. It was undoubtedly a first-class important town.
As a result, the administrative center of Dongting Prefecture was established in Baling City.
Although the world was in chaos and battles could be seen everywhere in the southeast, northwest, these disputes seemed far away in the distance and could not hinder Baling City’s prosperity.
Baling City, following the Yangtze River waterway, could directly reach Zhou Country’s Xiangyang Prefecture to the north. To the east, it could directly reach Yuzhang Prefecture, Linhai County, and Guangling Prefecture. To the south, it could directly reach all parts of Dongting Prefecture along the tributaries of the Yangtze River.
To the west, it would be going upstream against the river and directly reach Xichuan Prefecture.
Located at such an important junction connecting north and south, Baling Prefecture naturally became extremely prosperous.
Merchants and travelers thrived here, and the pier outside the city saw a thousand sails rising and falling. Goods from all directions arrived here, and then trade took place, and then they were sent to various countries under the sky.
Although the business from the west had been temporarily halted due to the rebellion in Xichuan Prefecture, this had not impacted the prosperity of Baling City.
On the contrary, the scarcity of goods from various places led to competition among merchants and travelers, resulting in the surrogate prosperity of the business.
No matter how chaotic the world is or how difficult it is for ordinary people to afford food, the wealthy and privileged people always seem to be spared from suffering.
As those merchant families in the city said, as long as the high-ranking officials under the sky are still around, Baling City will never decline, and there will always be money to be made.
“I didn’t expect Baling City to be so prosperous in this chaotic era.”
In a private room on the second floor of Fuhai Tavern in the city, eight people gathered. Among them, a middle-aged man from a different race with a dignified appearance and different looks from the Yue people stood by the window, sighed at the sight before him, and said to the people around him, “In the past, I thought the city’s reputation was somewhat exaggerated.
But today, as I see it with my own eyes, its reputation is well deserved. Even
Jinguan City can’t compare to it.”
Jinguan City is the administrative center of Xichuan. This place is famous for its cloud brocade silk, which is unique in the world. Therefore, the court established the “Jinguan” in the city, and later the city was named after the official title.
As time went on, the prosperity of commerce attracted a large number of households. At its peak, the city became one of the most famous cities in the world, with a population of a hundred thousand households.
Of course, Jinguan City today has become the capital of Xi Shu State. The Jinguan still exists in the city, but its prosperity can no longer be compared to its past days.
So at this moment, this middle-aged man from another race could not help but sigh when he saw Baling City, which used to be on par with Jinguan City.
“Jinguan City is also a famous city in the world even though it has declined at the moment. But I believe the Emperor of Shu only needs to make minor adjustments, and it will be able to restore its prosperity within a few years. There is no need to envy others here.”
Next to him, Lan Zhaoyun, who had already changed his appearance and dressed up, replied with a faint smile upon hearing this.
Indeed, the middle-aged man from the other race who was there was none other than Li Xiong, who had conquered the Western Chuan region and proclaimed himself emperor.
He personally came here for the collaboration with the Poison Sect a month ago.
“Sect Leader Lan, don’t worry. I know your sect has always considered Dongting Prefecture as its territory, and maybe you have been eyeing Baling
City for a long time.”
Li Xiong glanced at Lan Zhaoyun, who was somewhat on guard, and explained with a smile, “Rest assured, my only desire is to secure the Xichuan Prefecture so that my Qiang people can have a piece of land to call our own.
As for the matters of conquering other lands and competing for hegemony in the world, I have never thought about them. Dongting Prefecture will always belong to the Miao brothers.”
Upon hearing this, Lan Zhaoyun smiled, but deep in his heart, he did not really believe the other’s words.
In this chaotic world, every ambitious man and heroic figure would not be content just to stay in a corner. Who would willingly become a guarding dog?
Provided there was an opportunity, who wouldn’t dream of ruling the world, of uniting the nine prefectures under the sky?
If Li Xiong had no intention of unifying the world, why did he, after capturing Jinguan City last year, declare himself emperor and establish a country, neglecting the consolidation of domestic affairs, and instead hurriedly led an army of a hundred thousand eastward?
Wasn’t it because of his ambition?
It’s not just the Emperor of Shu State.
Even Lan Zhaoyun himself could not help but think about, after uniting Dongting Prefecture, continuing to fight wars in the north and south, replacing the court of the Yue people, and becoming the ruler of the nine prefectures of the world.
But for now, the focus was on cooperation, and everything else had to take a backseat to the main goal of defeating the Yue People’s Court.
So Lan Zhaoyun just smiled and changed the subject, “This time, I personally led the team with the Left and Right Protectors of our sect, and the Saintess also joined us. What about your country?”
In order to eliminate the Inborn Grandmaster in Baling City, the Poison Sect can be said to have spared no effort.
The only three first-class masters in the sect and the one Inborn Grandmaster all took action, wanting to achieve their goal in one go.
“Since your sect has gone to such lengths, my country will certainly not fall behind. Like your sect, we have one Inborn and three first-class masters, including myself – all of us are here.”
Li Xiong confidently smiled and then shifted his gaze to the veiled young woman behind Lan Zhaoyun, remarking with some admiration, ‘What I didn’t expect was that your sect secretly had an Inborn Grandmaster, and you managed to keep the news so well concealed.
In the past several years, there have been no rumors about it in Jianghu. It’s truly surprising.
Your sect must have some big plans with such secrecy.”
Having said that, the Emperor of Shu paused and then addressed Lan Cai’er, “In fact, I only achieved Inborn status last year, and it wasn’t until recently that I stabilized my realm. My understanding of the mysteries of hte Inborn realm is still not deep enough..