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Chapter 151 The Unknown is the Most Frightening (Seeking monthly votes and continued reading)

The Qin Dynasty, the Imperial Palace.

In the imperial study room.

Emperor Daxing, Qin Changqing, and his many brothers looked at Qin Chang'an and listened to his words, their expressions all somewhat solemn.

The eldest brother, Qin Changle, said, "If the fourth brother can only handle three, what about the remaining three?"

Everyone turned their attention to Emperor Qin Changqing of Daxing.

Emperor Qin Changqing of the Great Xing Dynasty looked calmly at his fifth brother, Qin Changfeng, and said, "Fifth brother, you have dealt with your sixth brother many times. Could you please ask him to come out of seclusion?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Changfeng, the fifth brother, couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "My dealings with the sixth brother have always been for personal gain. I can't make him come out and fight the demons to the death just because I say a few words."

Qin Changliu, the seventh brother, said, "We don't lack money. As long as the sixth brother is willing to come out of seclusion, we'll spend as much money as we want."

The eldest brother, Qin Changle, nodded.

Emperor Qin Changqing of Daxing also chimed in, "Seventh Brother is right."

At this moment, the fourth brother, Qin Chang'an, coughed and said, "I tested the waters with the sixth brother before, and he said he could provide help with talismans. But he doesn't seem very willing to get involved in a fight."

Upon hearing this, the brothers were speechless. They knew Lao Liu's personality all too well.

The eldest brother, Qin Changle, said, "If the sixth brother won't make a move, what should we do?"

Everyone turned their attention to Emperor Qin Changqing of Daxing.

Qin Changqing pondered for a moment and said, "The human race actually has many talented people. Don't just focus on the imperial court. Look around the martial world; the human race still has a great advantage."

Qin Chang'an understood immediately and nodded, saying, "Second Brother is referring to the sects, but the price to ask them for help will probably be quite high."

Upon hearing this, the eldest brother, Qin Changle, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"If the Tianqian Continent is ruled by the demon race, what reason will these sects have to exist? If these guys don't take action, they can just wait to be wiped out together."

Emperor Qin Changqing of Daxing waved his hand and said, "After all, we are asking for a favor, so we should have the proper attitude. Eighth brother, this time you should go and invite Elder Yan Guzhou of the Qingyun Sword Sect to come out of seclusion, and then have him contact other sects."

Qin Changjian, the eighth brother, nodded and said, "I'll go right away."

……

Qingyun Sword Sect.

In the main hall, Qin Changjian looked at Yan Guzhou, the Supreme Elder of the Qingyun Sword Sect, and clasped his hands, saying, "Elder Yan, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to make another trip this time. The demon race is coming with great force. If our human race cannot withstand this calamity, we may become a vassal of the demon race in the future."

After hearing this, Yan Guzhou waved his hand and said, "Longsword, it's not that I'm unwilling to help, but I was seriously injured in the last battle with Chen Wufeng and the others, and I really don't have the strength to fight again. Perhaps Your Majesty could find someone else?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Changjian's expression changed slightly. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Elder Yan, you don't need to take action personally. Please help me contact first-rank experts from other sects and gather at least five or six people. Only in this way will the human race have the strength to fight."

After hearing this, Yan Guzhou shook his head again and said, "This old man of mine is good at fighting, but he's really not good at dealing with people. He's prone to fighting and killing at the slightest disagreement. How could he possibly have any first-rank expert friends?"

Hearing this, Qin Changjian was completely disheartened. He never expected that his once friendly relationship with the Qingyun Sword Sect would suddenly become so distant.

"In that case, I'll head back now," Qin Changjian said with a grim expression.

Yan Guzhou nodded and said, "Take care."

Watching Qin Changjian leave with a displeased expression, Yan Liuyun, the sect leader of Qingyun Sword Sect, looked at Elder Yan Guzhou with a puzzled expression and asked, "Master, why did you have to do this? Why did you have to make things awkward with Changjian? Weren't our cooperation quite pleasant before?"

Yan Guzhou rolled his eyes at Yan Liuyun and said, "Times have changed. Now that the Great Qin Dynasty is powerful, our sects are nothing but thorns in its side. If we still stand on the side of the court, the Qingyun Sword Sect will have no reason to exist after the court has dealt with the other sects."

Yan Liuyun shook his head and said, "Of course I understand that principle, but right now the court is not dealing with sects, but with the demon race."

Yan Guzhou said calmly, "The demon race might just be a pretext. The court wants us and the demon race to weaken each other. In short, let the court tackle the tough nut of the demon race first." "That's fine too," Yan Liuyun nodded.

……

The Qin Dynasty, the Imperial Palace.

Inside the Imperial Study, the princes held a meeting.

All the brothers turned their gazes to Qin Changjian, and the eldest brother, Qin Changle, asked first: "Eighth Brother, what did the Qingyun Sword Sect say? Have they already found a few first-grade experts to make a move?"

Qin Changjian's face was ashen as he said, "This time I've finally seen their true colors. Yan Guzhou not only refused to take action himself, but he also refused to act as a go-between. There's absolutely no hope left for the sect."

"What?" Qin Changle exclaimed in surprise.

The other brothers present were equally puzzled. The Azure Cloud Sword Sect was a sect with which they had a fairly close relationship, yet it was so indifferent. If that was the case, then there was even less reason to expect anything from other sects.

However, Emperor Qin Changqing of Daxing and Prince Qin Chang'an of Qi remained calm, as if they had already anticipated this situation.

Qin Changqing said calmly, "Eighth Brother, go again later and tell Yan Guzhou and the others that the imperial court will never take action against sects."

Qin Changqing continued, "Not only that, but sects will never have to pay taxes to the imperial court again."

Upon hearing this, many of the brothers were taken aback.

Not having to pay taxes means that sects will have immense power, almost on par with the imperial court, rather than being subordinate to it.

Qin Changjian raised an eyebrow and asked, "Will this get the sect to take action?"

Qin Changqing nodded.

Qin Chang'an explained, "Relationships are maintained by interests; it's not that having a relationship means the other party will give up their own interests."

Upon hearing this, Qin Changjian finally understood why he had suffered such a setback this time.

The other brothers thought about it for a moment and nodded in agreement, finding the statement to be very reasonable.

Qin Changjian immediately stood up and said, "I'll go again now."

Qin Changqing nodded. "Then we'll wait for your good news, Eighth Brother."

After Qin Changjian left, the other brothers remained in the imperial study.

The eldest brother, Qin Changle, frowned and said, "To give up such enormous benefits in order to get the sect to take action, it really breaks my heart."

“That’s right,” Qin Changliu, the seventh brother, chimed in. “Promising never to collect taxes is too high a price to pay. It would be better to just say that there will be no taxes for five or ten years.”

Emperor Qin Changqing of Daxing remained calm and slowly said, "Have you forgotten Sixth Brother's divination?"

Upon hearing this, the brothers finally came to their senses.

The Tianqian Continent is about to be destroyed, and this divination has an accuracy rate of 99%.

Thinking about it this way, promising the sect that it will never pay taxes seems to have little practical value.

Emperor Qin Changqing of Daxing sighed, "The world is becoming more and more unpredictable these days."

Qin Chang'an pointed out incisively: "If it were only the Tianqian Continent, it wouldn't be so puzzling. The key is that the Upper Realm has already affected the Lower Realm. However, no one knows what the Upper Realm looks like or what it contains."

After these words, all the brothers fell silent.

After all, the unknown is the most frightening thing.

(End of this chapter)