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Chapter 640: Sad

In the palace, many palace maids looked pale and were dressed very simply. Some of them were sitting outside the imperial kitchen picking vegetables. Qin Mu saw this and thought he had walked into a vegetable market.

It was obvious that Yankang State was very rich. The Yankang State Master paved two smooth roads connecting the Western Land and the Central Plains, linking the Western Land and Yankang, and the trade was prosperous. Qin Mu also saw that the court built bridges and roads, and the people were rich, but the emperor and the palace were poor.

It should be that the war in Taihuangtian affected the national treasury, causing it to be empty.

The war in Taihuangtian is a bottomless pit. There is no economy at all. When the war breaks out, it all depends on Yankang as the rear base to provide Taihuangtian with various supplies, military pay, food, and spiritual soldiers.

Moreover, the people of Taihuangtian were constantly migrating to Yankang, and settling these people required money and grain from the national treasury, which was also a considerable expense.

It is no wonder that Emperor Yanfeng was so overjoyed and lost his composure when he saw that he could make a fortune by forming an alliance with the remaining forces of Chi Ming.

Not long after, Yan Zhigui came forward and said, "Your Majesty, the envoys have been accommodated. May I ask, Your Majesty, how do we negotiate with the Chi Ming envoys?"

Emperor Yanfeng handed the list made by Qin Mu to Yan Zhigui and said, "According to the conditions on this list, I will also promise to give the remaining Chi Ming tribes a place to live, open a commercial port, improve transportation, and have tower ships and flying cars, everything you need."

Yan Zhigui took a look at the list and was startled. He glanced at Qin Mu and said tremblingly, "Master Qin, is this list a joke?"

Qin Mu said, "I'm not kidding. Chixi will agree. These magical weapons are actually not very useful to the remaining Chiming tribes. They don't have so many people to use them. Lord Yan, just remember one thing, it's them who need us, not us who need them. Also, we must get the Wheel of Creation no matter what!"

Yan Zhigui left in a hurry.

Emperor Yanfeng said with emotion: "I have received war reports from Taihuangtian for some time. I am so excited and nervous. I wish I could go to the front line to kill the enemy myself. The national teacher has sorted out the cultivation method of Taihuangtian. I have also comprehended it for a long time and gained a lot. However, I cannot go to the battle myself, which makes me feel a little regretful."

As he was speaking, a surprised voice came: "The cowherd!"

Qin Mu looked in the direction of the voice and asked in surprise: "Sister Xiu, why are you back from Taihuangtian?"

Ling Yuxiu ran over here and saw that Emperor Yanfeng was right next to Qin Mu. She quickly slowed down her pace, with a serious face and dignified manner, and walked over slowly.

Emperor Yanfeng smiled and said, "There has been no major war in Taihuangtian recently, so Xiu'er has returned. I still have some government affairs to deal with, so I will leave first."

He walked away slowly, looking back from time to time. Qin Mu and Ling Yuxiu were standing there without behaving excessively, so he left with peace of mind.

Ling Yuxiu saw him leaving, and immediately grabbed Qin Mu's hand and walked forward, saying with a smile: "After my father became a god, he became more majestic, but a little sneaky, and most of the time he is hiding in the dark and observing us. Let's go to the Imperial Garden and leave him behind!"

Qin Mu was pulled by him and staggered forward. After turning several corners and passing through several aerial corridors, they met several concubines who were playing together in front of them. Ling Yuxiu quickly let go of Qin Mu's hand, and greeted the concubines with a dignified manner. After the concubines walked away, she took Qin Mu's hand and continued to run forward happily.

After running a few more steps, she encountered many palace maids escorting the Queen towards her. Ling Yuxiu was startled and quickly restored her proper princess image, bowing to the Queen: "Mother."

The Queen pulled her over and muttered something for a while. Then she looked Qin Mu up and down and said with a smile, "Master Qin is getting taller and more handsome."

Qin Mu felt that there was something wrong with the way she looked at him, more like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, and stood aside with a red face.

After the queen walked away, Ling Yuxiu pulled him forward again and finally arrived at the Imperial Garden. She then chuckled, "It's really uncomfortable in the palace. I'm always bound by various etiquette and can't release my nature. It's better to be in the martial arts world. I can live freely and happily."

Qin Mu followed her and looked around. There were exotic flowers and plants, which were beautiful beyond words. However, there were also some vegetable plots. Many palace maids were watering the vegetables and catching insects. It should be that the palace had no money, so they could only grow vegetables themselves.

"Xiu Mei, has Saint Xiang also returned to Yankang?" Qin Mu suddenly asked while admiring the scenery.

Ling Yuxiu was angry: "We haven't seen each other for a long time, and instead of being affectionate with each other, you asked her? How much do you miss her?"

Qin Mu said quickly: "I'm looking for her for business, not because I miss her!"

"I'm back! The fragrant fairy came back with me!" Ling Yuxiu walked forward angrily.

Qin Mu quickly followed her, and they came to a flower tree. The flowers were in full bloom. The tree was not tall. Qin Mu held a branch, bent down to smell the fragrance, and a smile appeared on his face.

He activated the Three Souls Technique, and when the tip of his nose was about to touch the flower petals, his soul had already left his body.

Ling Yuxiu saw his profile, which was delicate and handsome. She felt that the fragrance of the flowers was intoxicating at that moment. Her heartbeat quickened, her face flushed, and her breathing became rapid.

On the other side, Si Yunxiang suddenly felt something in her heart, and hurriedly activated the Three Souls Collection Technique. Her soul left her body, and she saw Qin Mu's soul flying over.

"Saint Xiang, Princess Xiu and I are in the Imperial Garden. It's urgent, so I'll speak quickly."

Qin Mu's mind was in turmoil, and he said, "The Yankang treasury is empty, does the Holy Church still have money?"

Si Yunxiang smiled and said, "You and the little slut Yuxiu were having a tryst in the Imperial Garden, but you came here to meet your lover in secret. This is really the style of the Demon Cult Leader! The Holy Cult is rich, so buying half of Yankang is no problem. My Holy Cult's industries are all over the world, and all the halls are flourishing. Whether it is the exchanges between the Central Plains and the Western Plains or the mining of mines and forging of spiritual weapons, the Holy Cult is involved, so the money is endless."

Qin Mu thought for a moment and said, "The Holy Church will keep the money for daily expenses, and donate the rest to the emperor, who will use it for the national treasury."

Si Yunxiang immediately rejected the idea: "No! These are all the money that the brothers and sisters of the Holy Church have earned with their own abilities. Why should we give them to the emperor for no reason?"

Qin Mu said patiently, "Business also has its own principles. The Holy Church was not founded for business, but for the daily life of the people, to make their lives better. The Holy Church does business to facilitate the people, not to extort money. The money you earn is Dafeng currency, the currency of Yankang. If Yankang no longer exists, Dafeng currency will be of no use. Now that the Holy Church has gathered half of the world's wealth, I think disaster is not far away."

Si Yunxiang was still reluctant: "It's all hard-earned money..."

Qin Mu said: "Business can bring wealth, but it can also bring disaster. If it is beneficial to the people, then it can be done, but if it is not beneficial to the people, then it should not be done. The Tiansheng Sect is not so great that it can override the common people, override the country's destiny, or be so great that it cannot fall! The original intention of the Tiansheng Sect is to follow the way of the saints, not to seize the wealth of the world."

Si Yunxiang was still a little unwilling, and suddenly an old woman walked towards the two people's souls, looked up at them, and said: "Xiang'er, the Holy Lord is right, what is taken from the people should be used for the people. My Si family manages the finances and controls the wealth of the Holy Church, but the wealth of the Holy Church is still decided by the Lord. You are obsessed with money and have forgotten the original intention of the Tiansheng Church."

Qin Mu hurriedly said, "Meet the Si family's great-grandmother!"

The old woman hurriedly returned the greeting and grinned, "Holy Master, Xiang'er is greedy for some small gains, but she is not a stingy person."

Qin Mu thanked them and said, "So this is the Si family. I'm sorry for barging in and disturbing my grandmother. I'm still in the Imperial Garden and I have to go back as soon as possible." After saying that, he bowed and his soul disappeared.

Si Yunxiang also withdrew her soul and returned to her body, saying, "Why did Grandma give the Holy Religion's wealth to the emperor?"

The grandmother of the Si family smiled and said, "The leader is right. When the people are rich but the country is weak, it is not the people who are rich, but a few powerful people. When there is an invasion from outside and the country is destroyed, the people's wealth will no longer exist, and all the wealth will be lost. The best way is to make the people rich and the country strong. If the country is not defeated, the people will be rich forever."

In the imperial garden, Qin Mu's soul returned to his body, but he saw Ling Yuxiu bending down opposite him, closing her eyes and smelling the fragrance of the flowers. There was only a flower between them.

Ling Yuxiu secretly opened her eyes, but saw Qin Mu staring at her, and her pretty face turned red.

Qin Mu let go of the flower branch and kissed her lightly on the lips. Ling Yuxiu screamed and ran away, brushing the flowers and willows. Her voice was heard from afar: "You are a hooligan. My father will definitely kill you if he finds out!"

Qin Mu laughed loudly and followed.

Behind the willow tree in the distance, Emperor Yanfeng said to the eunuch behind him with a gloomy face, "Bring my booklet here!"

The young eunuch quickly presented a booklet and writing brush. Emperor Yanfeng opened the booklet and wrote, "You molested my precious daughter. I will kill you. Let me record the account first!"

"Your Majesty, isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to spy here?" the young eunuch asked cautiously.

Emperor Yanfeng glared at him and said, "I will chop off your head. I won't kill you now, but remember this first."

The young eunuch curled his lips and said, "Your Majesty, you have killed my head more than a dozen times."

Qin Mu caught up with Ling Yuxiu. The young man and girl played for a while and felt very comfortable. They felt their feelings growing stronger. When they were about to do something, the First Ancestor Human Emperor came over. Seeing this, Ling Yuxiu hurriedly retreated.

"She's not a bad girl." said the First Human Emperor.

Qin Mu was shocked: "You saw it all."

"The emperor has seen it, too. It's over there."

The First Ancestor Human Emperor pointed to the bushes in the distance and said, "He has been following you for a long time. The Queen is over there, hiding behind the rockery. I was watching them just now, but they didn't notice."

Qin Mu's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He looked towards the bushes and saw the emperor running away with the little eunuch holding the dragon robe. Behind the rockery on the other side, the empress and a group of palace maids left in a hurry.

The First Ancestor Emperor looked at Qin Mu's embarrassment and said with a smile: "You are the same as me, both of us are hands-off managers who don't do anything personally. Now that the negotiation with Chixi has been handed over to the emperor, we should talk about business. Do you want to learn my Heaven and Earth Seal? You can also see how powerful my Heaven and Earth Seal is, but I have never found a successor. Only you can inherit my seal method..."

"First Ancestor, it's not that I don't want to learn, but you and I are in different states of mind."

Qin Mu said sternly: "I don't have your experience, so I can't learn your seal method."

The First Ancestor was stunned, as if he had suddenly suffered a great blow. He suddenly became listless, sad, and looked much older.

Qin Mu couldn't bear it, so he said, "How about you teach it to me first? I'll learn it if I can, and if I can't, I'll help you find a successor."

The First Ancestor turned his sadness into joy and said with a smile: "Since you have a Tyrant Body, you will definitely be able to learn it! My technique is called the Heaven and Earth Heart Sacred Art. I am the heart of heaven and earth. I stand between the collapsing heaven and earth. I am all the power of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting. I am unshakable. The power of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting is transformed into my Heaven and Earth Seal Technique!"

He passed on his skills and seals to Qin Mu in great detail. Qin Mu studied, memorized and comprehended them carefully. The skills and seals of the First Ancestor Human Emperor were indeed exquisite and unparalleled, not inferior to the Sutra of Indra, and contained all kinds of knowledge and insights from the Kaihuang era.

However, this kind of magical power bore a strong imprint of the times, and Qin Mu tried to comprehend it but still could not find the method.

The First Human Emperor was full of anticipation, waiting for him to perform his seal technique, but he saw that after Qin Mu learned his seal technique, he continued to study the rune imprints on the Creation Divine Wheel, trying to combine the runes to perform the Creation Divine Power.

Qin Mu casually threw out a seal, and a little palace maid walking by them screamed and turned into a bleating Mianyang.

Qin Mu was surprised and delighted: "It's done! It's done!"

The First Ancestor Emperor was sad, Qin Mu caught the little sheep running around and reversed the seal. The little sheep turned into a palace maid again and left in panic.

Qin Mu glanced at his expression and said with a smile: "First Ancestor, I have already said that my state of mind is not in harmony with yours. I do not have your state of mind, so I cannot perform your seal method."

The First Ancestor Emperor shook his head, turned around and left, looking bleak: "You haven't tried it, how do you know it won't work? I thought you were like me, an orphan of the Qin family, abandoned in this world..."

Boom——

There was a sudden violent tremor behind him. The First Ancestor turned around and saw Qin Mu standing alone in the overturned world, fighting against the impending disaster alone.

The First Ancestor was stunned, revealing a hint of anticipation.

“There is no seal that Tyrant Body cannot learn.” Qin Mu represented the sky with one hand and the earth with the other, feeling sad.

———— Granny Si carrying a small basket: Go to the riverside to pick up monthly tickets, one, two, three...