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Chapter 578 Changes (Part )

After Yuan Zheng and the other two left, Wang Ping said, "You three should sit down first..."

After greeting, he almost subconsciously walked towards the main house. When he entered the house, his consciousness seemed to be frozen. It felt as if he was in a dream again. Various emotions emerged in his heart, but on the surface he showed a smile. Looking at Yu Lian who followed him in, he said, "I have been in seclusion for too long, and my expression is a little dazed."

Yu Lian remained silent and did not disrupt the show at this time.

The furnishings in the room were the same as Wang Ping remembered. He quickly glanced at the cushion where his master usually meditated. Then, as if he didn't dare to stay any longer, he picked up the stove at the door and left the room.

Liu Shuang, Shen Xiaozhu, and Xia Wenyi were not sitting in the yard. Seeing Wang Ping coming out with the stove, Xia Wenyi, the youngest, stepped forward quickly, took the stove from Wang Ping, and said, "Master, please sit down first."

Wang Ping walked to the side of the stone table, and couldn't help but look back at the main room, but he looked away after just one glance, and then sat down on the nearest stone bench under the watchful eyes of his three disciples.

Liu Shuang and Shen Xiaozhu sat down opposite Wang Ping without Wang Ping's invitation, while Xia Wenyi was responsible for boiling water and making tea.

At this time, another streak of light flashed in the sky, and then a figure appeared at the gate of the courtyard.

It was Liu Shuang's disciple Yang Rong. She had actually also advanced to the second realm. Like Liu Shuang, she also practiced the "Art of Gathering Wood", but the spiritual veins in her body were much purer.

"Master!"

Yang Rong has a pair of bright eyes, and her gaze is still as clear as when she was a child.

This time, Wang Ping smiled from the bottom of his heart. He looked at Yang Rong and said, "Come in quickly. Don't stand outside."

"Is Qianqian still in Baishui Lake?"

Wang Ping suddenly thought of Hu Qianqian who would come to him every time he came out of isolation.

As the eldest senior sister, Liu Shuang immediately answered when she heard the master's question: "Still. The water tribes of Baishui Lake have been dispersed by her, and some of the demon tribes that followed her have also left. Only a few tribesmen are still with her."

"What's going on?" Yu Lian asked.

"It was her disciple who brought disaster upon himself. Besides, the cultivation world in the south is no longer the same as before..." Liu Shuang's words were unclear.

Upon hearing this, Wang Ping summoned the "Dongtian Mirror" and tried to use the puppets it released to understand what Liu Shuang meant by "different from the past". However, there were only more than 20 puppets left out of the hundreds of them. However, all of them have entered the country, and two of them are at the second level of cultivation.

It looks bad, but in fact the effect is better than before, because these twenty or so people have developed their own network of relationships, have their own disciples and successors, and are influential figures in their respective forces. They can provide convenience for other puppets that Wang Ping will arrange later.

Through the information conveyed by these twenty or so people, Wang Ping instantly understood the general changes that had taken place in the southern cultivation world during his retreat.

In the early days of Wang Ping's seclusion, the Chu court took more than ten years to reunite the divisions caused by the turmoil, and Zi Luan was of course behind the scenes fanning the flames.

After that, the southern cultivation world experienced more than 50 years of peace. During these 50 years, the economy, politics, and culture of Chu State developed greatly. In addition, with the help of the Taoist Palace to maintain the stability of the cultivation world, the national strength of Chu State rose to an unprecedented level.

Therefore, some eagle-like generals in the Chu court who were eager to establish meritorious service began to encourage the emperor to march northward. The emperor was also very tempted when he saw the chaotic Zhenyang Mountain Three Roads area and the chaotic Liangjiang area. Therefore, the strategy of marching northward was quickly adopted. At first, the Chu army was unstoppable all the way, but it only took a month to break through the Houjiang Road. At this moment, they should have played steadily, but unfortunately the Chu court seemed to be dazzled by this easy victory and decided to send troops to the Zhenyang Mountain Three Roads area at the same time!
They were imitating the strategy of Lord Xiaoshan back then, using two armies to attack Shangjing City from both sides in order to achieve the goal of unifying Zhongzhou.

In fact, the Chu court was not stupid or blindly arrogant. It was just that more than 50 years of peace had made officials in the court think too simply about human nature.

Before attacking the three routes of Zhenyang Mountain, they first contacted the Datong Marquisate back in the northwest. The two families soon reached a secret alliance, agreeing that the Chu State would take the three routes of Zhenyang Mountain as well as Jianglin Road and Pingzhou Road, while the Datong Marquisate would take Beiyuan Road and Qingpu Road.

The plan was indeed good, but the progress was very slow. It took the State of Chu ten years just to attack the three areas of Zhenyang Mountain, and it almost squandered all of the State of Chu's fifty years of accumulation.

Then, when attacking Jianglin Road, they were stabbed in the back by the Datong Marquisate, which led to the defeat of the army on the front line. This time, the Emperor of Chu led the army in person to decide the outcome of the battle!

Unfortunately, things went against one's wishes. Not only did the outcome not get decided in one battle, but when the remnants retreated to the three-way area of ​​Zhenyang Mountain, they were besieged by dozens of inbound monks, resulting in the emperor being seriously injured. He announced his abdication and seclusion the following year after returning to Jinhuai City.

In order to ensure the integrity of the four territories of Chu State, the new emperor had to agree to the compensation conditions proposed by Datong Marquisate, which resulted in another increase in taxes in various places. However, Chu State had been in a state of high taxes due to years of war. This led to the officials forcing the people to rebel, and coupled with the instigation of some aristocratic families, the rebellion spread to almost all parts of Chu State in less than a month.

"I don't know who told me that Junior Brother Hu Xin had heard the slander, but he also led tens of thousands of demon tribe troops to launch a rebellion in Ningzhou Road, causing the peaceful northern forest of Ningzhou Road to fall into chaos, and almost causing Shanwu Road to intervene militarily in Ningzhou Road..."

Liu Shuang sighed, holding the teacup in his hand and said, "In the second year after Junior Brother Hu Xin started his rebellion, he was besieged and killed by ten incoming monks!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Lian's body swelled to five feet in length and she asked, "Did they beat little Hu Xin to death?"

She was very angry.

Wang Ping, however, acted very calm. He reached out and gently stroked Yu Lian's enlarged body, soothing her emotions. He then asked, "And did Qian Qian help Hu Xin get revenge?"

"Yes, she killed six of the monks who were besieging Hu Xin, which violated the rules set by the True Lord. Fortunately, the Dao Palace handled the matter in the end. For the sake of Master, and the mediation of Seniors Hu Yin and Zhi Gong, all parties finally punished Qian Qian by grounding her house."

"Qianqian returned to Baishui Lake and disbanded her demon army, leaving only a small number of white fox tribe members. She has never left Baishui Lake since then."

Yu Lian had calmed down at this moment. She looked at Wang Ping and said, "I didn't expect Qian Qian to have such an impulsive side. I always thought she had a cold personality."

"Senior Sister Qianqian was indeed impulsive. If this matter had been carefully planned, with the influence of our Qianmu Temple in the southern cultivation world, we could have killed those ten incoming cultivators quietly."

Xia Wenyi said softly while pouring tea for Wang Ping.

They didn't care about Hu Xin's rebellion, nor did they care whose fault it was. What they cared about was Hu Xin's death. They were from the same clan and sect.

Upon hearing this, Wang Ping took out his ID card as the chief of the Taoist Palace, handed it to Yang Rong, who was the youngest in seniority, and instructed, "Go and ask your uncle Qianqian to come over."

"I'll go with you!" Of course, it was Yu Lian who said this.

(End of this chapter)