Chapter 566: Dali Kingdom regains its vitality, Li Xiaoyao joins Shushan Sect!
Dali City.
A rainstorm has ended, and the dry land in Dali has been moistened by the rain, and the drought has been alleviated a lot.
Zhao Linger also promised in her capacity as the queen that Dali would have good weather, peace and prosperity. With her current prestige, the people of Dali immediately believed her.
So everyone praised Her Majesty the Queen's kindness, and tens of thousands of people saw Zhao Linger off all the way to the palace.
The originally lifeless Dali City was renewed after the Moon Worship Cult was eliminated and a heavy rain fell. It was full of vitality and flourishing again.
In the palace, Anu looked at Zhao Linger curiously. Zhao Linger was about the same age as her, but she was able to lead the Dali Kingdom. Her performance just now was remarkable and she had the demeanor of a king, which made Anu admire her very much.
"Mom, is that old villain, the Moon Worshiper, really dead?" Anu asked the King of the Southern Barbarians.
The Moon Worshiper is a terrifying existence in Miaojiang. Anu has seen the Moon Worshiper and feels that he is mysterious and very scary.
Anu found it hard to believe that such a terrifying person died so easily.
“Of course, Lord Prince Consort, Senior Sword Saint, and Senior Drunken Sword Immortal attacked together, and the Moon Worshiper was dead before he could even react.” The Southern Barbarian King pointed at the bloodstains on the palace floor that had not yet been completely cleaned up and said, “This faint bloodstain is the bloodstain of the Moon Worshiper. He was beaten into a bloody mist, and his bones turned to ashes. It can be said that there is no trace of his body left.”
"That's great. Without the bad guy, Moon Worshiper, our Dali Kingdom will definitely be fine." Anu looked at Zhao Linger, "Sister Queen is beautiful and heroic. The witch queen back then should have been like this, right?"
The Nanman King said: "Yes, she is very similar to the Witch Queen. Very similar."
At this moment, the Saint Lady looked at the Sword Saint with sighs.
"You haven't been to Miaojiang for many years." Saint Lady said with emotion, "The last time I saw you was thirty years ago."
"I should have come to Miaojiang earlier. If I had known that there was a monster like the Moon Worshiper in Miaojiang, perhaps Qing'er..." The Sword Master felt a little guilty.
He was a friend of the Saint Lady, but he did not fulfill his duties as a friend. He had been active in the Central Plains over the years and had never set foot in Miao territory. Therefore, he had no idea that the Moon Worshiping Sect Leader was causing trouble in Miao territory.
"It's useless." The Saint interrupted the Sword Saint. "The rule of your Shushan is not to interfere with the secular imperial power. Even if you came, the Moon Worshiper bewitched the Witch King, what can you do? This is also the reason why I didn't ask you for help back then."
The Sword Master was silent.
Shushan once had conflicts with the secular imperial power and won a great victory, and the Shushan School also flourished because of this.
However, Shushan also felt the power of the secular imperial power. In later generations, the Shushan sect only focused on exorcising demons and no longer fought against the secular imperial power.
Only killing monsters and not getting involved in the internal strife among humans is a way of self-preservation. In this way, no matter how the outside world changes, Shushan will always be able to pass on its legacy safely.
If the Saint Lady had asked the Sword Saint for help back then, and the Witch King had stepped forward to protect the Moon Worshiper, the Sword Saint would probably have had no choice but to endure it.
As long as the Moon Worshiper is alive, the fundamental problems cannot be solved.
"But this time, why are you willing to come out and assist the queen in a coup?" the Saint asked curiously.
"I learned that the Witch King was transformed from a tree spirit, and it is our job to subdue the demon." The Sword Saint said, looking at Murong Fu with a complicated look, "And Senior Murong has changed some of my inherent concepts. He has a great impact on me."
The Saint Lady also looked at Murong Fu. This handsome young man had attracted her attention from the very beginning.
"Is he the queen's husband?" asked the Saint.
"Yes." Sword Saint said, "This time, we were able to successfully eliminate the Moon Worshiper and make the Queen of Dali accepted by the people of Dali. He was the one who planned it behind the scenes. Although he did not show his talents, he was the biggest contributor."
"You call him senior and respect him very much?" the Saint Lady asked in surprise.
The Sword Saint is already the most outstanding figure in the world. To be called a senior and highly respected by the Sword Saint, one can imagine how capable this person is.
"He is a true immortal." Sword Saint said, "He possesses power comparable to that of gods and demons. It is the Queen's luck to meet him."
The Saint Lady looked at Murong Fu again.
Murong Fu was talking and laughing with Zhao Linger.
The Saint Lady stepped forward and bowed to Zhao Linger, saying, "Guardian of the Nuwa Clan, I greet Her Majesty the Queen."
"Please stand up quickly." Zhao Linger already knew the Saint Lady's identity and did not dare to neglect her. She personally stepped forward to help the Saint Lady stand up. "You are my elder, how can you bow to me? I should bow to you."
Zhao Linger had heard from Murong Fu that the Saint Aunt was from the same generation as her grandmother Zixuan. Although she was much younger than Zixuan, she could barely be considered an equal to Zixuan.
Her mother, Lin Qing'er, was raised by the Saint Aunt since she was a child. The Saint Aunt regards her mother, Lin Qing'er, as a respectable elder.
To Zhao Linger, the Saint Aunt is the elder among the elders. Zhao Linger grew up in Shuiyue Palace. She is a girl who knows etiquette and naturally will not act arrogantly.
"Then I will call you Ling'er?" Seeing that Zhao Ling'er was unwilling to be so polite, the Saint asked tentatively.
"Just call me Ling'er!" Zhao Ling'er said with a smile, "I'll call you Saint Aunt. You are my mother's elder."
"Ling'er, I am very pleased to see you serve as the Queen of Dali, defeat the Moon Worship Sect, pray for rain and save the people." Saint Aunt said, "Where is the water monster?"
Murong Fu said: "Although the water monster lives when it encounters water and is difficult to destroy, it is somewhat intelligent. It was frightened by my attack and I branded it with my spiritual mark. I can sense it in any corner, even if it runs to the ends of the earth. I let it rest in its nest. With my suppression, the water monster dare not harm the people, and can benefit the people."
The Saint Lady was surprised and asked, "This water monster is a symbol of disaster. How can it benefit the people?"
Murong Fu said: "The Water Demon Beast is the embodiment of the water spirit power between heaven and earth. It is neither good nor evil, but it is difficult for mortals to control it. Most of those who can control it are gods and demons. The Goddess Nuwa sealed it back then because she knew its power was difficult for mortals to use. But my power is enough to control it. If the Water Demon Beast is used for evil, it will be like the Moon Worshiper, who drove the Water Demon Beast to create a flood, submerging farmland and estates, and endangering the people. If it is used for good, the Water Demon Beast can be used to build reservoirs, irrigate fields, and benefit the people."
"You are such a wonderful person. Ling'er will be happy to have a husband like you." The Saint Lady stared at Murong Fu in a daze and said with emotion, "It's a pity that Qing'er met the wrong person back then. Zixuan also met the wrong person. Xu Changqing is not a bad person, but he is really incompetent. Not only can he not help Zixuan, but he also wants to take away Zixuan's spiritual power. Sigh..."
The Saint Lady looked down on the first two generations of Nuwa's descendants.
The Witch King is a bad guy.
The Saint Lady is not a naive person. She knows very well that the Witch King is not a naive person either. The Witch King was not really bewitched by the Moon Worshiper. Instead, it was the Witch Queen Lin Qing'er who benefited the people as a descendant of Nuwa. She gradually gained control of the divine power and royal power of the Dali Kingdom, and her prestige exceeded that of the Witch King. The Witch King may like Lin Qing'er, but as a politician, he is also very sensitive to the infringement of his power.
Therefore, the Witch King supported the Moon Worship Cult and pushed the Moon Worship Cult leader to compete with Lin Qing'er.
But the Witch King did not expect that the Moon Worshiper was actually a peerless hero. He forced Lin Qing'er to death, seized power, and finally turned against the Witch King.
The greed, stupidity, short-sightedness and selfishness of the Witch King all made Saint Aunt very disdainful. As for Xu Changqing, Saint Aunt thought he was not a bad person and was also a leader among the disciples of Shushan.
However, Xu Changqing is still incompetent. Not only can he not protect Zi Xuan, but he is protected by Zi Xuan and can only be Zi Xuan's little puppy.
In the end, Zixuan was killed.
In contrast, Murong Fu was able to make things happen with a flip of his hand. He launched a coup in the Dali Kingdom and pushed Zhao Linger to the position of queen.
With her fist as big as a casserole, she beat the water monster into submission, and solved the huge disaster on earth without the descendants of Nuwa having to sacrifice themselves.
Zhao Linger's man Murong Fu is much stronger than the Witch King and Xu Changqing. Although he may be a little old and even the Sword Saint calls him senior, he at least looks like a young man and is a perfect match for Zhao Linger.
The Saint was very satisfied with this marriage.
"It is natural for a man to protect his woman, but I also understand that the descendants of Nuwa are just like Nuwa, with great love for this world in their hearts. Ling'er's birth has determined that she has responsibilities to the people of Dali. Therefore, I made her the Queen of Dali, not for power, but just hope that she can protect the people of Dali. In this way, both my father-in-law and my mother-in-law will be very pleased." Murong Fu said.
Whether his father-in-law was pleased or not, Murong Fu did not know because he had not been to the ghost world here.
But my mother-in-law Lin Qing'er was very pleased.
"You are absolutely right." The Saint said with a smile.
"Saint Aunt, I hope you can lend a helping hand to Ling'er. Ling'er is young after all. Although she is very smart and talented, and with my guidance, governing a small Dali Kingdom is no problem at all, but she is still a little immature. You are more experienced and have a lot of life experience, so you are very suitable to assist her in governing Dali Kingdom." Murong Fu said, "The Moon Worship Sect has been defeated, and many positions in Dali Kingdom are vacant and need talents to fill them. It is far from enough to be just a Nanman King. I hope that Saint Aunt, you can also make use of your remaining energy to do your part to protect the people of Dali."
After hesitating for a moment, the Saint said, "You Han people have Zhuge Wuhou, who devoted his life to the cause and died for it. I am willing to be Ling'er's Wuhou. Protecting the descendants of Nuwa is my duty as a Saint, but unfortunately I have never been able to do it. Ling'er, the descendant of Nuwa, I will definitely sacrifice my life to make her happy."
"Very good." Murong Fu smiled, "With the Saint Lady and the King of the Southern Barbarians, if we select some upright talents from the Dali Kingdom, our Dali Kingdom will be full of upright people!"
Just as Murong Fu said, the Dali Kingdom soon entered a situation where many upright people filled the court.
First, the remnants of the Moon Worshipping Cult were continuously purged, and then the money looted by the remnants of the Moon Worshipping Cult was added to the Dali treasury, making the Dali treasury full.
Governing a country is nothing more than the art of collecting and distributing money, but first of all, you need money. With money, many problems that seem to be troubling can be easily solved.
Since Zhao Linger prayed for rain, the fortunes of Dali Kingdom seemed to have recovered and entered a normal rainfall cycle. The old farmers all said that this year would be a good year.
Although the Bai Miao forces led by the King of Nanman had grown much stronger, they did not pose a threat to Zhao Linger's royal power.
First, Zhao Linger has a righteous cause, prestige, and popular support, and is difficult to shake; second, the Saint Lady has been operating in Miao territory for many years and has a wide network of contacts. After joining Zhao Linger's team, she found a lot of talents for Zhao Linger. Some high-level members of the Black Miao tribe also knew how to adapt to the times and took the initiative to join Zhao Linger, so that Zhao Linger was no longer alone; third, behind Zhao Linger are three great gods, Murong Fu, Sword Saint, and Drunken Sword Immortal, each one more unfathomable than the other. The White Miao tribe is well aware of the terrifying power of this immortal, and any ambition they had was extinguished.
At this point, the political situation of Dali Kingdom was stable, and everything was improving steadily. It was not just slightly better, not just moderately better, but very better.
Murong Fu planned to go back to Xianling Island first.
"Husband, are you leaving?" Zhao Linger was reluctant to leave.
After becoming husband and wife with Murong Fu, Zhao Linger truly felt happy.
Murong Fu was like a father to her, making her feel comfortable in every aspect. She developed a daughter-like attachment to Murong Fu.
This is the charm of a mature man.
How can the girl control herself when she has the ability of a mature man and the body of a young guy?
I can't control myself at all, I can only keep going, getting deeper and deeper into it.
"I will come back every three days. Now that Dali is stable, I will bring my grandmother to you." Murong Fu promised, "Ling'er, when we have a child, we will raise him and give him the throne. By then, I will have no enemies in the six realms, and we can live a shameless and happy life. Looking at each other in the moonlight, we envy the mandarin ducks instead of the immortals."
"Okay." Zhao Linger blushed and was very expectant.
One day later.
Yuhang Town.
Murong Fu, the Sword Saint and the Drunken Sword Immortal once again returned to their loyal Yuhang Town.
"When can we meet the seniors from Shushan?" asked the Sword Master.
However, Murong Fu promised them that he would let them see the Great Tang Immortal Cultivation Alliance of five hundred years ago, which included their Shushan predecessors.
"No hurry." Murong Fu said, "I have a suggestion."
"What's the proposal?" asked the Drunken Swordsman.
"What do you think of the qualifications of my disciple Li Xiaoyao?" Murong Fu asked.
"Li Xiaoyao's aptitude is top-notch." The Sword Master said without hesitation.
In the original novel, the Sword Saint admired Li Xiaoyao very much and eventually passed the position of the head of the sect to Li Xiaoyao. Of course, the Sword Saint recognized Li Xiaoyao's qualifications.
Murong Fu said: "What I passed on to Li Xiaoyao is exactly the sword-controlling technique of your Shushan. Your Shushan is a bit lacking in successors now, so why not let Li Xiaoyao join your Shushan sect and inherit your Shushan's legacy?"
"Is this appropriate?" The Sword Master was tempted, but felt that it was a little against the rules.
Murong Fu said, "I am the Sword Master of the Qionghua Sect. I can also serve as the Grand Master of your Shushan Sect. I don't care about any sect. I am independent of any sect and have my own school. Li Xiaoyao will join your Shushan Sect as the disciple of the Grand Master of the Shushan Sect and inherit your Shushan Sect's legacy. How about that?"
The Sword Master and the Drunken Sword Master looked at each other.
"That would be the best." They said in unison.
They all witnessed Murong Fu's strength.
Murong Fu already knew the complete sword skills of their Shushan School.
Now that Murong Fu has become the Grand Elder of their Shushan Sect, they certainly welcome him. By the way, they can also have the talented young man Li Xiaoyao join the Shushan Sect, which means that the Shushan Sect will have successors. This is really killing two birds with one stone!
(End of this chapter)
