As a lord, I was forced to farm

Chapter 949 Publishing Tasks
Qiu Baishui clasped his hands and bowed to Jiang Ran in the imperial court. "Since the establishment of our Great Su, our Great Su has always been about overcoming the strong with the weak. When Great Su was a town-level city, Your Highness led us to fight against the many with the few and against the strong with the weak: Phoenix, Zhenyuan, Xinheng, seizing Sky Island, establishing an alliance with the Hundred Rivers Blue Whale, Tianchen, Chaolian... No battle was easy, but we have overcome them all!"

"Handing over the Illusion Lake Secret Realm to other forces will save us from the siege of the three provincial capitals? That's utterly ridiculous! How can you be sure that making such a decision won't anger the three provincial capitals?"

"But everyone outside knows that our Da Suqian should never have done anything wrong. It wasn't just that we seized the Illusion Lake Secret Realm, but also that the strength we've displayed has made the people of the three major provincial capitals wary!"

Qiu Baishui was very imposing, and given his high official position, his words were deafening, and for a time no one dared to refute him.

Many people looked towards Lin Sha, wanting to see what the Minister of Personnel, who was most trusted by His Highness the Prince, thought.

To everyone's disappointment, Lin Sha, who used to love to argue with Qiu Baishui, closed her eyes and rested, without offering any opinions.

"Hahaha. As expected of a pillar of the Ministry of Justice, every word you utter is to my liking." The Prince, who had been quiet on the throne, finally spoke.

The officials were quite surprised to find that His Highness the Prince referred to himself as "this Prince" this time.

A powerful pressure descended from above, carrying a chilling aura and an air of absolute dominance. In an instant, the officials below were forced to prostrate themselves on the ground.

'As expected, it's that prince who never seems to know the meaning of "showing weakness"!'

'His Highness is unwilling to sell the Illusory Lake Secret Realm!'

'Then let's fight!'

'war!!!'

After Jiang Ran spoke, only one word came to everyone's mind.

As the chill dissipated, everyone got up from the ground, and Tian Jing, Lin Sha, and the others, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up.

Tian Jing: "None of us in Da Su are cowards. As long as Your Highness gives the order, we will not hesitate to sacrifice our old bones!"

Lin Sha offered a serious suggestion: "Actually, what Lord Qiu said about seeking help from sects like Tianlong Palace might indeed be an opportunity."

He said, "Not participating in the power struggles between territories is indeed the way for major sects to establish themselves, but this does not mean that these sects have no bias between territories."

"I ask you all, if you were the leader of the Heavenly Dragon Palace, would you rather be neighbors with territories that have mutual interests but are not so powerful, or with three very powerful territories that could threaten the sect at any time?"

After hearing Lin Sha's words, everyone suddenly realized the truth.

"Indeed!"

"Everyone, do you remember two years ago when the Great Yan wiped out dozens of sects in Little Immortal Mountain in one fell swoop? The three major provincial capitals don't take most of the sects in Cloud Sorrow Land seriously. If they had the power and opportunity to take these sects into their own hands, why wouldn't they do it?"

"I think the leaders of the various major sects know this better than anyone else!"

"But if we could persuade the sect leader of the Heavenly Dragon Palace to come out of seclusion, a powerful expert at the Transcendent Realm... what price would we have to pay to do that?"

They were faced with another problem, and everyone's eyes involuntarily turned to the area beneath the throne.

Jiang Ran immediately made a decision, "Yang Guiying, send invitations to the Tianlong Palace and other sects. I want to go there in person!"

"Yes!"

……

In the main seat of Tianlong Palace, the sect leader Li Qingxu sat upright like a pine tree. He wore a moon-white Taoist robe, with white beard and white hair, but he looked like a young man. A faint sandalwood fragrance surrounded him, and a peaceful aura emanated from his bones and blood.

Jiang Ran was sizing up Li Qingxu, while the latter was also sizing up Jiang Ran without making a sound.

After a long while, Li Qingxu said, "Our Tianlong Palace does not like fighting. In the Clouds of Sorrow, we peacefully guard the space of Tianlong Mountain. When our disciples go out, they only take on some tasks to make a living and provide for their cultivation. The Tianlong Palace has a sect motto passed down since ancient times, which is to never get involved in territory disputes."

He extended his hand, gesturing for them to leave. "If Prince Jiang is seeking refuge at the Heavenly Dragon Palace to oppose the three major provincial capitals, then please return." Li Qingxu's refusal was straightforward, implying that if they wanted to discuss something else, they could sit down and have a proper chat.

If it's about the three provincial capitals, then please leave.

Yang Guiying, standing next to Jiang Ran, looked slightly anxious and was about to say something when Jiang Ran suddenly stopped her.

"Sect Leader, you've misunderstood me. I never said I came here for matters concerning the three provincial capitals."

Upon hearing this, not only Li Qingxu, but even Yang Guiying looked bewildered.

Li Qingxu chuckled, withdrew his hand from the invitation, stroked his beard, and said, "In that case, I, Li, would very much welcome Prince Jiang to visit Tianlong Palace."

"Please have some tea." With a wave of his right hand, a cup of clear, refreshing spiritual tea floated to Jiang Ran and Yang Guiying.

Jiang Ran remained calm, picked up her teacup, and took a sip.

Seeing the Prince's expression, even though Yang Guiying was anxious, he thought that the Prince must have his own plans.

As a close advisor to the Prince, I naturally couldn't embarrass His Highness at this time, so I tried my best to remain calm.

"The tea at Tianlong Palace is quite good."

"If Prince Jiang likes it, we can take some back with us," Li Qingxu said.

Jiang Ran smiled slightly.

"I heard from Sect Leader Li that your sect's disciples love taking on missions like slaying demons and transporting goods? Where do these missions come from?"

“Naturally, they come from all over the world.”

"Does the Heavenly Dragon Palace also accept missions issued by some territorial royal families?"

"As long as it doesn't involve war between territories, and as long as the reward is right, Tianlong Palace will naturally accept it."

Jiang Ran looked curious. "If the reward is right, will Sect Leader Li accept the mission?"

Li Qingxu narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a long while, he finally spoke, "I am also a member of the Heavenly Dragon Palace, as long as it doesn't involve territorial disputes."

Jiang Ran showed a satisfied expression.

Suddenly, he took out a scroll and a brush and ink, and wrote hundreds of large characters in a flowing style.

After about a minute, Jiang Ran stopped, looked at her work, nodded appreciatively, and then handed the scroll to Li Qingxu.

"Then, I, Jiang, would like to invite Sect Leader Li to take on this task."

Li Qingxu gave Jiang Ran a deep look, then flicked his finger, and a silver scroll flew to his eyes, slowly unfurling.

After reading.

Li Qingxu remained silent for a long time.

The scroll actually invited him to film a ghost drama!?
The shooting date and the things he needed to do during the shoot were written on it.

He only needs to stand in the designated spot and slightly reveal the pressure of the Transcendent Realm for about half an hour.

The reward for the task was indeed commensurate with its difficulty—only 100,000 spirit crystals…