After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

With a stable food supply, Luomen City in Dongyang Prefecture recovered at the fastest pace in the entire Eastern Xia Federation.

Councilor Wang smiled at Jiang Wanqing again.

“Congressman Jiang, I think I heard that you and Congressman Zhou have a good relationship. Why don’t you talk to Congressman Zhou later and see if you can get some cold medicine and antidiarrheal medicine for our state?”

After a pause, Councilor Wang launched into another tirade of profanities.

"Those bastards in Indiana are now selling a strip of counterfeit cold medicine for a thousand dollars! They don't even make as much money as robbery!"

Indiana is now the only state in the Eastern United States that can stably and in large quantities sell medicines. Because of this, the Indiana state government has inhumanely reduced the production of its own medicines, causing cold medicine, which originally cost only one dollar per strip, to be inflated to one thousand dollars per strip, making it a luxury item that normal people absolutely cannot afford.

Some of the surrounding councilors also peered over, their eyes pleading.

With the country in turmoil, only East Yang and Indiana are able to stably produce various medicines, and they all want the medicines from East Yang to save the lives of their people.

Jiang Wanqing nodded. She knew that once she helped these people solve their problems, they would owe her a favor, and when they exchanged resources in the future, they would prioritize her.

Jiang Wanqing walked towards Zhou Yan, who was surrounded by female councilors, and squeezed through a few councilors before reaching Zhou Yan.

"Councilor Zhou, it's been a long time."

Jiang Wanqing raised her wine glass, and Zhou Yan clinked his tea glass against hers.

Jiu Feng, who was holding Zhou Yan's arm, turned her head slightly and glanced at Jiang Wanqing with hostility in her eyes, but quickly turned her head back to Zhou Yan's arm.

It's Zhou Yan's social gathering now. Although Jiu Feng is very unhappy that someone is trying to flirt with her little darling, she will be careful not to cause trouble for Zhou Yan.

Jiang Wanqing shook her deep cleavage and asked with a smile.

"Councilor Zhou, could you ask the chairman of the Liu Group if he's interested in buying a few plots of land in our Qingjiang Prefecture?"

The least valuable thing in each state now is land, because due to the large number of deaths, land that was once extremely valuable has become vacant.

For this reason, many state governments are renting out land for free, hoping that capitalists from other states will come and set up companies in their states.

Zhou Yan understood Jiang Wanqing's meaning.

"What's our relationship? If you need medicine..."

Zhou Yan looked at Wei Youde, who was standing beside him, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Wei Youde, as the mayor of Luomen City, came with Zhou Yan, but almost everyone at the banquet was an Awakened. Wei Youde was just an ordinary person, so the other councilors didn't pay much attention to this middle-aged man and only focused on Zhou Yan.

"Let's chat with Mayor Wei about education."

Wei Youde then had the opportunity to come up and participate in the surrounding council meeting. The councilors around him were somewhat displeased to see that Wei Youde was an ordinary person, but with Zhou Yan's support, they suppressed their tempers and started chatting with Wei Youde.

Different state legislators entered the banquet hall one after another.

These meetings are essential for these upper-class individuals. Even if they don't have anything to exchange with others at home, getting to know each other is a form of networking, which might come in handy someday.

There is such a fact.

Ten years ago, there was a president who, because he was having trouble implementing a certain bill, had to call the parents of his opposing congressmen every day, saying that their son was very outstanding and smart, but he didn't understand society very well, and that he actually opposed his proposal.

As intelligent people, you must know how good my proposal is, and you will definitely support me, right?

Then they would deliberately attend various meetings attended by the parents of these opposition lawmakers, chatting casually, building relationships, and brainwashing the parents of the opposition lawmakers.

Ultimately, pressure from the parents of opposition lawmakers led to twenty opposition lawmakers turning against them.

That's what connections are all about, that's what it means to be a familiar face.

The only subtle point was that, halfway through the meeting, Zhou Yan saw Xiao Yanjun, dressed in a little skirt, enter the banquet hall with several capitalists. The capitalists, of course, went to inquire about various business opportunities with state representatives from different regions, while Xiao Yanjun went to a nearby cake table and asked a waiter to cut her a cake. Nine

They seemed to enjoy the meal quite a bit. 4

The surrounding councilors are all busy building their networks these days, and apart from Zhou Yan, almost no one pays any attention to this new little girl.

Zhou Yan led Jiu Feng around the banquet hall, then added a low-profile keyword to his profile before finding a chair and sitting down in a corner.

As soon as he sat down, Jiufeng leaned closer to Zhou Yan and said something.

"Did I...did I do well just now?"

Seemingly wanting to showcase his status as her girlfriend to everyone, after Zhou Yan announced his intention to exchange resources with the Qingjiang Prefecture government, Jiu Feng insisted on coming as his companion.

Zhou Yan affectionately patted Jiu Feng's head and smiled.

"Great, everyone knows I have such a lovely companion like you. I wonder how many people were looking at me with envy just now." Wu

"Hehehe..."

Jiufeng chuckled softly and nuzzled Zhou Yan's arm. She felt that as long as Zhou Yan was by her side, she could overcome her fear even in places with other men.

A few seconds later, Xiao Yanjun, carrying a plate of fruit cake, came over and sat down next to Zhou Yan.

The little girl then asked (using telepathy).

"You're back from Mount Ling?"

Zhou Yan also responded with a soft "hmm" using telepathic communication.

A week has passed since Zhou Yan returned from Lingshan, and he has been in a state of great anxiety throughout that week.

With a cake in his mouth, Little Yama asked in a secret telepathic message.

Tell me about what happened at Lingshan.

Zhou Yan reminded him.

"you sure?"

The more one learns about the secrets of Mount Ling, the deeper one's corruption becomes. Therefore, after returning, Zhou Yan did not proactively contact Little Yama to tell him what he knew. He knew that if Little Yama wanted to know, he would contact him; if he didn't want to know…

I don't need to make a phone call myself.

Little Yama, licking a disposable cake fork with his little tongue, nodded silently.

"Brother Yan, you're too kind. If you want to know what happened, just call me. There's no need to come see me in person."

Zhou Yan sighed as he entered Mount Ling, only to discover that the entire future of Mount Ling had vanished.

Then she recounted how she entered the Temple of Bliss and became Ning Caichen from "A Chinese Ghost Story."

"...That's basically the situation. I rescued Bixia Yuanjun and Huanxi Bodhisattva."

Little Yama nodded silently. Zhou Yan glanced at Little Yama's condition and saw no signs of the pollution deepening. He wondered if Little Yama hadn't thought of anything and hadn't touched upon any deeper secrets, or if his strength had increased considerably during this time and he could now withstand the pollution independently.

"And then, and then..."

Zhou Yan lowered his head.

“Bixia Yuanjun said that if I want the Five Sacred Mountains’ ancestral essence, I must marry her and cultivate with her.”

Zhou Yan's voice trembled slightly as he said these words.

Young people really need the spirit of the Five Sacred Mountains, but the price is far too high.

Little Yama chuckled and replied.

"Then what are you waiting for? Go for it! The goddess has already agreed to let you marry her, what are you still hesitating for?"

Zhou Yan silently pointed to Jiu Feng, who was hugging his arm and looking very happy.

Don't be fooled by Jiufeng's current calm and peaceful demeanor. If her own Bai Ze were to be kidnapped by some unknown stranger later on, she would immediately turn ruthless with a woodcutter's axe in hand.

Zhou Yan didn't want to spend the rest of his life being watched by a corrupted phoenix.

Little Yama chuckled wickedly, then said...

"No wonder, no wonder..."

Little Yama nudged Zhou Yan's arm with her elbow and teased him.

“A few days ago I went to the Abyss Underworld, to a place called Yindu. There are many mansions of gods there, including the Nuwa Palace. Do you know what I encountered in the Nuwa Palace?”

Zhou Yan shook his head.

Little Yama said with great enthusiasm.

"Didn't Yinglong say that back then, Nuwa and Houtu were enemies, and you sided with Nuwa, allowing Nuwa to win against Houtu? Now..."

Little Yama took a bottle of freshly squeezed juice from a passing waiter, took a sip, and then spoke.

"Nuwa needs your support again."

Zhou Yan looked completely bewildered, having no idea what Little Yama was talking about.

Little Yama imitated the tone of the Nuwa statue in the Nuwa Temple.

"Tell Xiaobai..."

"The Five-Colored Stone is in Qingqiu..."

Zhou Yan's body trembled violently.

Jiufeng, who was clinging to Zhou Yan's arm, looked up in confusion, and Zhou Yan reassured her.

"I suddenly feel a little itchy."

Jiufeng's eyes lit up.

"Xiao Yan, where does it itch? Let me scratch it for you."

Jiufeng's hands began to stroke Zhou Yan's back.

"No need, the itching has suddenly stopped."

Zhou Yan turned his head to one side, then pondered Nuwa's words.

"Tell Xiaobai..."

"The Five-Colored Stone is in Qingqiu..."

Five-colored stones...

Anyone from the Eastern Xia United Kingdom knows this thing is a divine artifact used by Nuwa to mend the sky.

Then Nuwa asked Little Yama to tell him that Nuwa meant the five-colored stone could repair the defects of his Little Western Paradise and free him from the predicament of only being able to wake up for six hours a day.

Of course, these are all minor matters.

Zhou Yan looked at Little Yama with a chill running down his spine, and Little Yama hurriedly said...

"You make your own decision, don't drag me into this! My life isn't enough for you to ruin!"

Little Yama's buttocks seemed to have springs attached; he sprang up in a flash and ran straight to a barbecue table to freeload.

Zhou Yan's expression was grim.

Yinglong said that rescuing Bixia Yuanjun would not only allow them to resolve the legacy of Xiaoxitian with the help of the Five Sacred Mountains Ancestors, but also eliminate the conflict with Houtu. However, Bixia Yuanjun said that the Five Sacred Mountains Ancestors wanted to marry her.

Now Nuwa has appeared and given the option of the five-colored stones.

These two options are not just simple options. It is clear that after Houtu gave Zhou Yan a chance to reconcile with her, Nuwa did not want Zhou Yan to have too deep a relationship with Bixia Yuanjun and fall to Houtu's side, so she couldn't help but jump out to declare her sovereignty.

This is a good thing, but Zhou Yan is a little worried that if he goes to find Nuwa's five-colored stones, Houtu might think that Zhou Yan has repeatedly rejected her kindness, making her lose face, and then...

Privately making things difficult for himself: 朳柒陆△∞陆俬ˇ4佴？

Or one day, Zhou Yan might wake up and discover that she is pregnant, and the child is Hou Tu's.

Even a god like Little Yama didn't dare get involved in this matter. He left after saying his piece, leaving the choice to himself.

And what about yourself?

What the hell can I do?

Zhou Yan's forehead was sweating.

Can I just be a fence-sitter?

It seems unlikely...

Zhou Yan wiped his sweat, and Jiu Feng, who was holding Zhou Yan's arm, looked up. The girl asked in confusion.

"Xiao Yan, you're so hot, do you have a fever?"

Here's a little-known fact: a person with a fever can have such a high body temperature that others can feel the abnormal temperature just by touching their clothes.

Zhou Yan felt hot all over.

Zhou Yan shook his head with difficulty.

"I...I'm a little sleepy."

Zhou Yan suddenly thought of Yinglong.