Stronger by Killing

Gu Zhan nodded.

Ji Anle hurriedly handed a letter to Gu Zhan.

Gu Zhan took it and laughed immediately,

on the envelope were several large words—To Brother Wang Gu Zhan, Personally.

Seeing this address,

Gu Zhan couldn’t help but recall when Yang Yuzhi was still alive and had often mentioned in their correspondence that the current Xia Kingdom Emperor Ji Yi was a very unusual emperor. Before, Gu Zhan hadn’t given it much thought, but through the incident in the Capital City, he didn’t feel much about whether Emperor Ji Yi was wise or martial, but he did admire Ji Yi’s self-control.

Facing the Method of Divine Sight and another legacy suspected to be stronger than the Method of Divine Sight, everyone harbored greed in their hearts. Yet, in such circumstances, Ji Yi could remain rational, and to maintain such composure in his position as Emperor was truly rare.

And now, seeing this letter,

Gu Zhan once again witnessed the uniqueness of Emperor Ji Yi—being able to, as an emperor, lower himself and call a man in his twenties brother. This attitude of understanding the times is also unlike ordinary people.

"Greetings, Brother Wang, from your younger brother Yi..."

After reading the letter, nothing important was said; it just simply described recent happenings in the Capital City, and other matters were inquiries and greetings to Gu Zhan with a particularly humble attitude, addressing himself as younger brother.

Regardless of what Ji Yi truly thought, the respectful and humble posture he presented made Gu Zhan feel as though bullying him would yield no sense of achievement.

Gu Zhan couldn’t help but smile,

with no sense of achievement in bullying an emperor, probably there aren’t many such cases throughout history!

"Anle," Gu Zhan called out.

"Uncle Wang, Anle is here," Ji Anle responded hastily.

Gu Zhan said slowly, "I see from the Emperor’s letter that recently delegations from Beiwei, Southern Jin, Song, Qi, and Chen have all visited the Capital City?"

"Yes," Ji Anle said, "The purposes of the countries are simple, which is to gain the Method of Divine Sight from the Court through Uncle Wang. Since this involves Uncle Wang’s consent, my father is unsure and dares not offend all these countries rashly, so he specially sent me to seek advice from Uncle Wang and ask for your decision!"

"Heh," Gu Zhan sneered, saying, "You go back and tell the emperor to say to the envoys of each nation that each country should personally send a pledge of submission, and I may consider granting them the Method of Divine Sight!"

Ji Anle exclaimed in shock, "Uncle Wang, just like that?"

Gu Zhan nodded slightly.

Ji Anle took a deep breath, cupped her hands, and said, "I understand, Uncle Wang."

Gu Zhan waved his hand, saying, "If there’s nothing else, then you may leave!"

The gathered envoys quickly rose to take their leave.

Only Ji Anle hesitated for a while before asking, "Uncle Wang... Rong... Rong Yichu..."

Gu Zhan said, "You find him yourself. If he wishes to see you, naturally you will see him. You don’t need to ask me."

"Thank you, Uncle Wang."

Ji Anle bowed and left.

After everyone withdrew and left the main hall,

Kou Baimen emerged from behind the hall, walked up to Gu Zhan, and started to massage his shoulders, whispering, "This Ji Anle girl fancies Mr. Rong, yet it’s probably destined to be unrequited love!"

Gu Zhan nodded and said, "Yichu indeed has no interest in romantic entanglements."

Kou Baimen chuckled lightly, glanced at the letter on the table, and said, "This emperor is quite interesting, openly showing his willingness to regard you as superior despite being an emperor!"

Gu Zhan squinted slightly, saying, "For the Royal Family, nothing really changes. Back then, they worshipped the two sects of the Buddhist Sect. Relatively speaking, the two Buddhist sects were above the Court, yet they only gathered resources through the Court without doing anything for it.

And now the two Buddhist sects have secluded themselves, the Royal Family venerates me, not only deterring other nations but also not needing to commit many resources since I control Yunzhou, unlike the two sects of the Buddhist Sect who kept themselves out of the world. Moreover, if my Method of Divine Sight changes the world, the first to benefit would be Xia Kingdom."

Kou Baimen asked suspiciously, "Is he not worried that you may have ambitions for the throne?"

Gu Zhan laughed softly, "If I’m not mistaken, considering Ji Yi’s thoughts, if I wanted the throne now, he might readily submit the Royal Family line under my command."

Kou Baimen’s eyes lit up, and she pressed tightly against Gu Zhan, whispering, "So, do you have ambitions for the throne?"

Gu Zhan squinted slightly, didn’t answer, but instead asked, "Do you know there are Immortal Sects above the two sects of the Buddhist Sect?"

Kou Baimen asked in surprise, "Master, are you suggesting?"

Gu Zhan said, "Great Xia has the two sects of the Buddhist Sect, Beiwei has the Confucian Sect, Southern Jin has the Dragon Tiger Dao Court, and I still can’t grasp the details of these Immortal Sects."

Kou Baimen suddenly understood, saying, "So, with the royal families of various countries present, even if the Immortal Sects want to act, there would be a buffer reaction time. However, for so many years, there has been no word of any Immortal Sects. If there really were Immortal Sects, why would the two sects of the Buddhist Sect seclude themselves due to your majesty’s power?"

Gu Zhan said slowly, "In the past, I might have truly believed that the two sects of the Buddhist Sect secluded themselves out of fear of me. But now, it’s clearly not possible!"

Kou Baimen asked in confusion, "Why not?"

Gu Zhan gestured with his hand,

and the next moment, a violent fluctuation was felt in the air of the courtyard,

a white stream of Qi surged, slowly condensing and rotating in Gu Zhan’s hand.

Kou Baimen widened her eyes in shock, saying, "Spiritual Qi, how is this possible?"

Gu Zhan squinted slightly, saying, "Ever since the battle on Qixia Mountain, I’ve found that Spiritual Qi is starting to appear between heaven and earth. At the time, I thought it was an accident. But in the past two months, I’ve discovered that Spiritual Qi is becoming more abundant and rich—this is a sign of the Spiritual Qi Revival!"

Kou Baimen exclaimed in surprise, "Master, are you suggesting that with the Spiritual Qi Revival, those legendary Immortal Sects might re-emerge?"

Gu Zhan shook his head, "Not might, they certainly will!"

At this moment,

a guard reported from outside the main hall that Sword One requested an audience.

Shortly after, Sword One walked in, carrying a sword on his back, bowed, and said, "Master, at Sword King Mountain, an Immortal has appeared!"

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