Chapter 185 Win! [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

To the north, the Xuanming Sea.

The four great demonic lands in the world all have their own kings.

The ruler of Junyan Island in the South China Sea is the Qilin King, who is said to be a fire Qilin with profound Taoism. The Qilin clan has suppressed Junyan Island for tens of thousands of years and has passed it down to this day; the king of this generation in Baihu City is Heishan Jun, who is the child of the previous generation of White Tiger King and a black tiger. Although he is a mixed-blood of black and white, the offspring is a pure black tiger; the supreme existence of Mangcang Mountain is the Jade Dragon God, who is also a real black jade dragon that has been practicing for a long time.

But the one recognized as the strongest among these four demon kings is the King of Eternal Night of the Xuanming Sea.

Legend has it that Yongye is the oldest demon in the world, and he even saw Chu Sheng before. As his life span grew longer, he became more and more reclusive and rarely appeared. In the past thousand years, no one has seen Yongye's true form.

On this day, a human set foot into the deepest part of the Xuanming Sea.

There is a pitch-black island here, covered with freezing black frost everywhere. Those with poor cultivation will be frozen to death if they are slightly contaminated by it.

The man was wearing a monk's robe, but his hair was disheveled. His eyes were fierce and he had no mercy at all.

As he stepped into this place, a cold wind blew.

call--

The strong wind was like a knife, cutting flesh and scraping bones, but the person who came just flipped his hand and the cold wind subsided in an instant.

He was allowed to walk to the center of the island, in front of a black cave entrance. Inside the cave was a black barrier like a mirror, reflecting the figure of the person coming.

"Li Longchan, the national teacher of Jiuzhou Yin Dynasty, comes to ask to see the King of Eternal Night." He shouted.

It turns out that the person who came to the center of Xuanming Sea today was the Imperial Master of Yin Dynasty.

After a long while, there was no response. After a while, a ray of light emerged from the mirror on the cave wall. It seemed to be a human woman. But as the human body slowly emerged from the cave wall, it was accompanied by half a fish tail.

Only half of the woman's body was human, with long black hair and snow-white skin. When she opened her eyes, her pupils were dark, which was quite frightening.

"It has been hundreds of years since anyone from the Yin Dynasty set foot on the Xuanming Sea. Why is the Imperial Master here?" the mermaid asked.

Her voice did not seem to come from her mouth, but was carried in the wind around her, distant and cold.

"Who are you?" Li Longchan first asked the other party's identity.

"I am the mermaid servant of Lord Yongye, responsible for conveying his will to the surrounding areas of Xuanming Sea." The mermaid replied: "Anything that happens in Xuanming Sea is reported to the Lord by me."

"I have come here at the order of His Majesty the Emperor of Yin Kingdom to meet the King of Eternal Night in person." Li Longchan said every word firmly.

"I need to know your purpose first, and then decide whether to report it to the Lord." The mermaid replied coldly.

It seems that both sides have great respect for their masters.

Li Longchan flicked his sleeves and said, "Yesterday, a group of Xuanming Sea monsters appeared in the waters of my Yin Kingdom and assisted the Nine Yang thieves in attacking my Yin Kingdom's ships. His Majesty the Emperor sent me to ask King Yongye whether Xuanming Sea will form an alliance with Nine Yang in the future?"

The reason for his trip was because of the previous incident with the water monster.

Among the four demonic lands, Junyan Island is tens of thousands of miles away from anyone and has no connection with Yang Kingdom and Yin Kingdom.

Baihu City is closer to Yin State and is also the demon land with the closest ties to the Yin Dynasty. Many demon beasts in the army were domesticated in Baihu City.

Mangcang Mountain is within the territory of Jiuyang, and the Jade Dragon God has always been regarded as a totem by the Canglong tribe, so he has always supported Jiuyang.

Only the Xuanming Sea is special. To the west is the Jiuyang Continent, and to the south is the Jiuzhou Continent, so it has contact with both sides. Previously, the Xuanming Sea has always been neutral and did not participate in any human confrontation.

If the King of Eternal Night were to side with Jiuyang, it would be extremely disadvantageous to Yin Dynasty, because it would mean that Jiuyang could pass through the waters of Xuanming Sea and obtain another passage to Jiuzhou.

Frostboro could no longer block their way out.

Moreover, the King of Eternal Night is very powerful. If he really becomes an enemy of Yin Chao, it will be difficult to deal with him.

This is why Li Longchan asked the question today.

If other monsters came to help Yang, the State Master might just kill them without asking any reasons. Even with a force like the Xuanming Sea, Yin Chao did not dare to send out troops at will.

"This matter has nothing to do with Your Majesty." The mermaid replied briefly.

"Hmm?" Li Longchan showed a suspicious look, "King Yongye disagrees, how dare the monsters in Xuanming Sea cooperate with Jiuyang?"

The mermaid hesitated to speak, and finally said: "Your Majesty is not in Xuanming Sea. He has been gone for a while. The demon kings in Xuanming Sea have come to see you many times, but have never seen you. They suspect that your Majesty has fallen, so they behave disrespectfully. As soon as your Majesty returns, they will punish the rebels."

"In other words, helping Jiuyang is the behavior of individual demon kings, not the overall decision of Xuanming Sea?" Li Longchan confirmed.

"That's right." The mermaid said, "Your Majesty has no interest in the disputes among you humans."

Li Longchan nodded and said nothing more.

He turned around, took a few steps, and suddenly turned back and said, "If the King of Eternal Night needs help, you can contact me. Our Yin Kingdom court is very willing to make friends with it."

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"It is a great honor for our small island country to become a vassal of the Yin Dynasty!" In the imperial city, King Haiyue faced Xu Zhan'ao with utmost humility.

At this moment, they were on their way out of the Qinzheng Hall, having just finished an audience with Emperor Mu Bei.

Just now in the palace, Xu Zhan'ao only mentioned on behalf of the emperor that it would be possible for Haiyue Kingdom to exist as a vassal state of the Yin Dynasty in the future, and the King of Haiyue immediately agreed with pleasure.

In fact, even if they say they don’t want to be affiliated now, what can we do?

One of the eighteen great generals of the Yin Dynasty and half of the nine military towns could defeat the Haiyue Kingdom like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. The only reason why the Yin Kingdom did not fight them before was probably because it would be a waste of money and manpower and not worth the effort.

In addition, because of the existence of Jiuyang, Yin State also needs to pay attention to public opinion among the other countries. If it easily attacks the city and destroys the country without any reason, it will be easy for Jiuyang to catch it and unite the other countries to besiege it.

The treatment of the vassal state proposed by the Yin Dynasty just now is quite generous. It pays tribute every year and pays tribute every year. One of the royal children is selected to stay in the capital as a hostage and can also attend classes with the prince of Yin. The upper country will also give the vassal state shelter and protect its safety.

In fact, the conditions originally proposed by Yin Dynasty might be more stringent. For example, there must be Yin Dynasty troops stationed on the Haiyue Island, the hostage must be the crown prince of Haiyue, marriages must be made from generation to generation, and the tribute must be much greater. However, after Yang Ren's assassination, the situation suddenly changed.

The original deterrence plan turned into a conciliatory plan, and the Haiyue Kingdom did indeed submit to the Yin Kingdom sincerely. In this way, the two sides formed a two-way situation.

By becoming a vassal state of the Yin Dynasty at such a small price, won't our Haiyue Kingdom be able to dominate the East China Sea even more?

Although Haiyue Kingdom was originally the strongest in the East China Sea, it was still wary of its neighbors. Now, there is no worry at all. If anyone dares to provoke me, I will report to Father Yinchao at that time, and the heavenly soldiers will arrive in an instant.

From now on, I will be the overlord of the East China Sea!
Thinking of this, King Haiyue wanted to say something from the bottom of his heart.

Thank you, Martingale.

Although this battle caused considerable damage to the country's vitality, from the perspective of the monarch, the attack on Yin State was not necessarily a bad thing. There were many bandits in the country before, did he really not want to take care of it?

Those wild warriors and Qi-refining masters dared to burn, kill and plunder in the Yin Dynasty, so how could they be peaceful and honest citizens in their own country? However, the power controlled by the King of Haiyue was not enough to eliminate the Blood Refining Sect, which was the incarnation of the state religion, and the powerful forces in the court.

Those people colluded with each other, did not respect the law, and formed their own faction. The King of Haiyue had long been displeased with them, but he only felt that it was too risky to eradicate them, so he tolerated them for many years.

How can we govern the country well if we are with these insects?
Now, he could take advantage of the attack by Yin State to wipe out those unruly forces at once. Now when he returns to Haiyue State, what will be left is a clean court.

So from his perspective, I actually want to say something.

Thank you, Ling Sansi.

Relying on the heavenly soldiers to purge the court and the people was a win-win situation; because the assassination reduced the cost of becoming a vassal of the Yin Dynasty, this was a second win-win situation.

Our Haiyue country won twice, which is a win-win situation.

King Haiyue walked out of the imperial city with a series of secret joys. Xu Zhan'ao said, "I still have to go to the East Palace to teach the prince, so I won't send you off any longer. The palace servants will lead the king to the Office of International Affairs. During this time, the Imperial Guards and the Evil Execution Department will be responsible for your safety. You don't have to worry about assassinations."

"Thank you, Minister Xu. Please do as you please." King Haiyue waved goodbye with a smile.

He was quite familiar with the various departments within the Yin Dynasty, and knew that the Zhuxie Department was responsible for his own safety, so he could rest assured. Even if there was something dirty inside the Yin Dynasty, it would never be caused by the Zhuxie Department.

During this period of time, I can move freely and make some connections in Yin country.

As a king, it is quite difficult for him to make friends with others. After all, there are countless eyes watching him, and no important official of Yin State would easily associate with him.

But this trip couldn't be in vain, he had to make some good friends in Longyuan City, and the best people to do so would be his children. It would be even better if he could make friends with some descendants of big families in Longyuan City, or some new talents with great prospects in the court.

The scenery should be long-term.

In ten or twenty years, these people will become the backbone of the Yin Kingdom's court. By then, it will be very easy for Haiyue Kingdom to gain some benefits from Yin Kingdom.

The first person he set his eyes on was Liang Yue.

After all, to put it in a bigger way, there is a life-saving grace here, which makes it easier to hook up.

Now we need to confirm whether this young man has this value.

He pulled the jade disk from his waist and stuffed it into the hands of the eunuch who was leading the way.

"Ah." The eunuch trembled and said in panic, "If the king has any instructions, just tell me. This is really embarrassing for me."

"It's okay, keep it, eunuch." Haiyue King patted his hand very considerately, and then said, "I want to find out something, how can I trouble you for nothing?"

"What information does your Majesty want to find out?" The eunuch held the jade disk in his hand, not daring to accept it for a moment.

"I'm just a little curious. Today, an immortal official named Liang saved my child's life. He is a disciple of Xuanmen and is familiar with General Ling and Minister Xu. What is his background?" asked the King of Haiyue.

When the eunuch heard this, he immediately put away the jade disk and smiled slyly, "Your Majesty, you have asked the right person about this matter. If you ask someone else, they may not know, but I just heard an inside scoop the other day."

He looked vivid as if he had seen the news with his own eyes.

"How could this Liang Xianguan rise to prominence in such a short period of time, from being an ordinary imperial guard, to gaining the favor of such a powerful minister?"

"Because not long ago, he met the current left prime minister..."

(End of this chapter)