After all the sacrifices have been made to speed pass, who is still practicing hard skills?

Chapter 432: Fairy Lust! The advantage is mine!
Beiling Prefecture, somewhere on the mountains.

On the ground, several pieces of brocade clothes were scattered on the ground. The atmosphere around was somewhat charming. Zhao Xianzhi put on her clothes slowly and exhaled a breath of fragrance.

Jiang Che sent the fairy not only to the border of Beiling Prefecture, but also to the sky.

"I haven't seen you for a while, and you seem to have become more ferocious." Zhao Xianzhi was the first to break the silence. She and Jiang Che had communicated more than once or twice, but each time, Jiang Che seemed to increase his strength.

In the beginning, she was stronger than Jiang Che, and then they were evenly matched. But now, even though she has a special physique and the dual effects of ice and fire, she is still slightly inferior to Jiang Che.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

Jiang Che is growing too fast.

"If I'm not more aggressive, I won't have the confidence in front of you." Jiang Che laughed, stood up and casually put his arm around Fairy Zhao's slender waist.

This is indeed what he thinks.

Because at the beginning, because Zhao Xianzhi's cultivation was far superior to his, and because of his special physique, Jiang Che surrendered after a very short fighting time.

This dealt a heavy blow to the confidence he had built up over such a long time.

And now, because of the rapid increase in his cultivation and his physical body entering the realm of supernatural powers, he can finally say that at this moment, he is slightly better than Zhao Xianzhi.

Zhao Xianzhi pursed her lips and didn't say much. Instead, she leaned gently in Jiang Che's arms, looking into the distance with a dazed and complicated look in her eyes.

"What are you thinking about?"

Jiang Che saw that Zhao Xianzhi seemed to be worried about something.

"nothing."

Zhao Xianzhi shook his head.

"Is it because of Ningbing and Wanjun?"

Zhao Xianzhi raised his head and was stunned for a moment, and did not answer Jiang Che, but no answer was the best answer.

She actually had two knots in her heart when facing Jiang Che. One was that Jiang Che was a married man. To put it nicely, her behavior was that of a confidante, but to put it bluntly, she was a vixen.

Another is that she had some friendship with the deceased mother of the Qi sisters, and the other party even called her aunt, which meant that she was the elder of the Qi sisters.

The rumor spread that the elder seduced the younger's husband.

She was really hard to face.

"Don't think too much, don't worry, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation. My current cultivation is not enough, and marrying you publicly will cause criticism.

But you give me some time, until I become a saint. No matter who it is, no one will and dares to say anything more about this matter, but Wanjun and Ningbing did enter the sect earlier after all.

When you marry into the family, Wanjun will be the principal wife, Ningbing will be the junior wife, and you will be the concubine. Of course, in my heart, you all treat me the same, without any distinction of high or low."

Zhao Xianzhi is different from Xue Bai'er. The latter changed after being coerced, but Zhao Xianzhi is different. Although they have not been in contact for too long, he recognizes the other's character.

I have unconditional trust in him.

"Um"

Zhao Xianzhi responded in a low voice.

It is not uncommon for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Especially with Jiang Che's current status and power, relatively speaking, he is already considered to be clean.

Although the position of a concubine is not as high as that of a principal wife or a concubine, she is still a wife after all, not a concubine.

"Also, I plan to inform Wanjun and Ningbing about this matter first. What do you think?"

"Let's wait for a while. I'll confess when the time is right." Zhao Xianzhi was a little reluctant to face all this at the moment. She herself was not ready to face the two sisters of the Qi family.

What’s more, they are two sisters.

"Okay, everything is up to you."

Jiang Che nodded slightly.

After chatting for a while, Jiang Che finally brought up the main issue:
"After a while, I will plan to deal with Tianlong Temple. You will come to help me then."

With one more venerable person, he will be more confident.

Of course, this is just a precautionary measure.

In fact, Tianlong Temple is easier to deal with than Longhu Taoist Sect, because Tianlong Temple is a branch of Buddhism, and there is no martial saint in the temple. After every Arhat breaks through the Bodhisattva realm.

They will go to the Great Leiyin Temple to practice.

The strongest one is just a top Arhat on the list.

"it is good."

Zhao Xianzhi did not ask why or when to start, but just nodded in agreement.

Her gentleness also made Jiang Che feel more sympathetic, and he whispered in her ear:
"Fairy, would you like me to help you practice again?"

Zhao Xianzhi blushed, calmed himself down, and said seriously:
"Then you don't allow it."

Zhennan military camp, inside the big tent.

All the adopted sons of Li Chengguo, Marquis of Zhennan, gathered in the big tent, but this time, it was not as noisy as in the past. They all remained silent, as if an invisible pressure lingered in everyone's heart.

Li Chengguo, who was at the top, also had a gloomy expression on his face.

The reason why they did this was all because of Jiang Che’s official position.

Ever since the news that the imperial court had recently appointed Jiang Che as the governor of Yuezhou and appointed him as the Antarctic Divine Envoy reached Yuezhou, all the high-ranking officials of the Zhennan Army had felt an invisible threat.

The Antarctic Divine Envoy is fine, but if he also serves as the governor of Yuezhou, then the intention of the imperial court will be obvious. Everyone knows that this is aimed at the Zhennan Army.

The court needs checks and balances!
"The young man who bowed and called me My Lord has now become a real threat to me." Li Chengguo raised his head, the gloom on his face disappeared, replaced by a calmness.

But if you look closely, you can see that there is a hint of coldness in the depths of Li Chengguo's eyes.

"It seems that my adoptive father's previous actions have aroused the court's vigilance, so they sent Jiang Che to check and balance my adoptive father." Li Yuanxiu on the side quickly echoed.

"Check and balance my foster father? Is Jiang Che qualified?"

Li Dongsheng snorted, feeling inexplicably unhappy with Jiang Che's current world-famous reputation. They were both from Yuezhou and were both casual cultivators in the past. Why did Jiang Che have such a successful career in the government?
And he can only be someone's son obediently?
“Jiang Che himself is not good enough, but don’t forget that he has the Beiling Qi Clan as his support. If it is as I expected, the reason why the court appointed him is probably because of the Beiling Qi Clan.

The imperial court wants to make both my adoptive father and the Beiling Qi family lose. "

Li Yuanxiu raised his head and said in a deep voice.

"What is our adoptive father going to do? War or peace?" A deputy general among the other adopted sons stepped forward and asked Li Chengguo for his opinion.

"Make peace? Second brother, do you think Jiang Che has any intention of making peace? He has been in Yunzhou for such a long time, but not only did he not come to see his adoptive father, he didn't even send a letter.

What does this mean? Do you want my foster father to go and see him?"

Li Dongsheng spoke directly.

"These matters are decided by my godfather. It is not your turn to fan the flames here." The deputy general glanced at Li Dongsheng, as if he did not take him seriously at all.

"You" Li Dongsheng's tone choked, he opened his mouth but swallowed the words.

Although they were both adopted sons, that man had more experience, higher cultivation, and a higher official position than him. He could be regarded as Li Chengguo's right-hand man, while he was still far behind.

Li Chengguo raised his hand to stop the quarrel between the two adopted sons and said calmly:
"The court's intention is very clear. They want to use Jiang Che to check and balance me. Even if he wants to make peace, the court will not allow it. Therefore, he has no choice but to fight Jiang Che.

I really want to see how capable that young man is now."

Li Chengguo's voice was not loud, but it contained a strong sense of confidence.

Li Dongsheng was immediately overjoyed and echoed loudly:
"Yes, foster father is right. How capable can Jiang Che be? Foster father has been in charge of Yuezhou for many years and has deep roots. He has 100,000 elite frontier soldiers under his command, and he has several brothers to assist him.

No matter how you look at it, we have the advantage. Even though Jiang Che has the support of Beiling Qi Clan, the Beiling Qi Clan is not a local force in Yuezhou after all, and they cannot intervene in Yuezhou from Yunzhou.

It’s still a long way off.”

"Foster father, in my opinion, it would be better for us to use the old method and stir up disputes with South Vietnam in order to force the court to compromise." Seeing that Li Chengguo had made up his mind, the other foster sons immediately offered their advice.

"Yes, this border is under our control. Whether it is war or peace, we have the final say. If the court does not want to open up another national war, it will eventually have to compromise."

Li Yuanxiu shook his head:

“Things are different now. In the past, although my adoptive father also used this method, the court could tolerate it. But now, the Zhennan Army is about to extend its reach to the entire Yuezhou territory.

The imperial court will not continue to compromise. My adoptive father has only two options now. One is to share the power and give up the interests to the imperial court to ensure temporary safety.

The other option is for us to break away from the imperial court and establish our own territory.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the tent fell into silence.

Li Chengguo looked at his adopted sons expressionlessly. Li Yuanxiu's words were naturally instructed by him, and the reason was naturally to test whether these adopted sons were of the same mind as him.

So far, only Li Yuanxiu has participated in the alliance with the Qingtian Sect. The other adopted sons do not know the details, although they have all been trained by him for many years.

But what if I can’t tame it?

The first to speak was Li Kuang, the deputy general who had previously rebuked Li Dongsheng. He bowed to Li Chengguo, who was at the top:
"Father has been guarding the border for nearly a hundred years for the imperial court, and his meritorious service is outstanding. However, the imperial court is so stingy that it does not even give him a dukedom. I have long been dissatisfied with this. If father intends to secede,

This child will die for his adoptive father!"

"I am willing to die for my adoptive father!"

"I am willing to die for my adoptive father!"

“Me too.”

With Li Kuang's start, the others bowed one after another to show their attitudes.

Li Chengguo looked at this scene with a smile on his face. The behavior of his adopted sons today was worthy of his training. He had trained the Zhennan Army into his private army for nearly a hundred years.

The purpose is to have everyone united as one today.

"I understand your intentions, but I am still loyal to the court. Unless it is absolutely necessary, I will never betray the court and end up being cursed for eternity."

Li Chengguo waved his hand, signaling all the generals to stand up.

Li Yuanxiu said in a deep voice:

"Do you understand what father-in-law means? If the court gives up, it's fine, but if the court continues to be aggressive, then our Zhennan Army will never agree!"

The generals looked at each other, Li Kuang's eyes moved, and he immediately said:
"I understand. After I return, I will gather all my generals and ask them to respond to the oppression of my adoptive father by the imperial court."

"The entire Zhennan Army will serve our adoptive father till death with all their heart!"

"Okay, you guys go down first. I'm a little tired."

Li Chengguo smiled calmly and raised his hand and waved.

"My child, please leave."

"My child, please leave."

"Foster father, you are actually worrying too much. The morale of the Zhennan Army is still usable." Li Yuanxiu smiled calmly.

"Don't be afraid of the unexpected. The imperial court has long been wary of me. If you say they haven't planted a nail in the Zhennan Army, I absolutely don't believe it. So, I'll leave the task of pulling out the nail to you.

This Marquis will not allow a second voice to be heard in the Zhennan Army."

Li Chengguo said in a deep voice.

"Just let Yuanxiu do his job, godfather, rest assured." Li Yuanxiu raised his head and a smile appeared on his face.

"Besides that, Jiang Che can't let things go too smoothly. Contact Pei Hongyi from the Xuehai Sect, Gao Qisheng from the Gao family, and Guo Yuantu from the Guo family and tell them that I have a business deal I want to discuss with them."

Li Chengguo's tone was flat, but every person he mentioned was the leader of the top forces in Yuezhou. Over the years, he was not only in control of the Zhennan Army.

Also building relationships with the leaders of these top forces.

"Are they willing to support my foster father?"

Li Yuanxiu said hesitantly.

"Of course not now, but after I become a saint, they will be able to do it." Li Chengguo said casually.

Li Chengguo, who is at the Venerable Realm, cannot achieve great things, and cannot withstand the pressure from the imperial court. But if it is Li Chengguo at the Martial Saint Realm, it would be completely different.

He is now qualified to be king.

"This is indeed true, but godfather must be on guard against the method provided by the Qingtian Sect." Li Yuanxiu frowned slightly and gave an admonition.

As the most trusted person around Li Chengguo, Li Yuanxiu not only controls the intelligence forces around Li Chengguo, but is also the secret liaison between Li Chengguo and the Qingtian Sect.

The Qingtian Sect had actually already paid Li Chengguo enough.

That is to help him become a saint.

But the price was the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians.

At the beginning, Li Chengguo was very cautious and did not agree. However, a few months ago, Li Chengguo became somewhat relentless and began to make preparations secretly.

"I know exactly what the Qingtian Sect is planning, but they are not qualified to control me. I know you are worried, but I have already encountered shackles.

It is almost impossible to break through to the Martial Saint level by yourself. Although the Qingtian Sect's method is a bit risky, I have to give it a try. "Li Chengguo's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom.

Over the past sixty years, he has tried to break through several times, but failed each time. If he had not relied on a rare treasure, he would have died long ago.

Under multiple pressures, he had to take the risk.

Of course, although it was an adventure, he had been preparing for it for a long time.

The possibility of sanctification is not low.

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