Xu Yuan, who is in the fifth-level soul-condensing realm, cannot withstand the severe cold here, let alone ordinary mortals.
When Xu Yuan and his party went north, they all followed the official road, and almost all the areas around the official road were the most developed areas.
But even so, many people still died.
The natural disasters of blizzard and the chaos of the army represent something very simple and cruel.
They died of hunger for thousands of miles, with countless frozen bones, and they changed their sons to eat.
Now that the imperial court has chosen to attack the northern sect, all the war or production machines of the royal family and the prime minister's government will revolve around this point.
Although the imperial court was the first to gain access to martial arts schools, a powerful force that unleashed extraordinary productivity, its resources were not endless.
A large amount of resources were invested and a large number of cultivators were dispatched. These things were consuming the wealth accumulated by the imperial court.
The three northern continents cover an area of thousands of miles, and the victims of the disaster are more than hundreds of millions, which will inevitably consume a large amount of materials and military power from the imperial treasury.
There is no choice in this world that can satisfy both. The two people in Di'an City can only choose one of the two.
Disaster relief, or clearing out the sects in the north.
But now the situation is obvious, those two chose the latter.
Because this is the chance.
Looking at the dead stone house in front of him that was half collapsed by the blizzard, Li Qingyan asked Tian Yan in a very soft voice:
"There was a natural disaster due to the snowstorm here. If the local government hadn't opened warehouses to release grain to keep the price down, and if the local garrison hadn't organized an outing to cut firewood, even that county might have been in a hell now."
Tian Yan shook his head and just whispered:
"Your Highness has not been to the northern counties for a while, right?"
"." Li Qingyan sighed softly and said no more.
The reserves of local counties have been exhausted, and the blizzard disaster has lasted for more than half a year. Even if the government releases food, it is estimated that it has been exhausted.
She didn't want to debate such a childish topic with the other party. She was in a different position and it was impossible for her to convince the other party.
The court is indeed responsible for disaster relief, but what about the northern sects?
The sects all talk about co-governance, but they don't bear the responsibilities, but they accept the benefits?
in silence,
"Survival of the fittest, and weeding out those who can survive natural disasters."
Bai Muxi interrupted abruptly, her voice a little strange: "Those dead people are valuable. They can save resources and provide more resources to more suitable people. This shouldn't be a bad thing, right?"
"." Tian Yan looked back at the purple silk woman with a well-behaved expression but terrifying words.
Bai Muxi blinked her eyes, her eyes filled with a sense of matter-of-factness.
Tian Yan reacted quickly and looked at Xu Yuan:
"Xu Yuan, where did you rescue this maid?"
Xu Yuan stood in the snow, quietly looking at the dead stone house in front of him, and said in a very soft voice:
"In a small place, they have little information, a harsh environment and limited resources. Useless people will be executed directly."
While talking,
He turned his eyes and asked:
"By the way, Tian Yan, have you ever come into contact with things in your Jiantian Pavilion?"
"What thing?" Tian Yan asked in a low voice.
"Such as warehousing, such as the Chamber of Commerce, such as annual balance books."
".Never."
"Don't touch Yang Chun Shui with ten fingers." Xu Yuan smiled sideways.
"." Tian Yan.
Xu Yuan exhaled a faint breath and whispered:
"But since you haven't had any contact with it, you probably don't know how rich the family fortune of a thousand-year-old sect can be."
Saying,
He looked at the stone house in the mountain village that had been ruined due to the snowstorm:
"Actually, the whole thing is not unsolvable. We slaughtered the northern sects, robbed their warehouses, and distributed food to provide disaster relief along the way. Although it will be a little more troublesome and slower, there shouldn't be any conflict between the two.
"So disaster relief is definitely inevitable, but under the current conditions, the priority is definitely to eliminate the sect."
After that, he didn't explain too much and walked straight into the stone house.
Although Li Yaoxuan and his father want to wipe out the northern sects, they certainly don't want a wasteland without human habitation.
The purpose of wiping out the barbarians and the local sects in the three northern continents was to have a stable rear area, a rear area that could continue to supply blood to the court.
Everything is destroyed, there is no population, no infrastructure, and it will become a burden to the court.
The words fell silent, and the three women were speechless.
Bai Muxi glanced at the two girls without leaving any trace, and silently followed the young master into the stone house.
Snow was falling in the courtyard surrounded by a stone fence, but Tian Yan and Li Qingyan were still standing where they were.
For a long time,
Tian Yan said quietly:
"The world is about to suffer a great calamity. Such internal strife may not be a good thing."
Li Qingyan raised his eyes and looked at the sky:
"The world is in catastrophe? Your Majesty the Holy Lady, do you believe this?"
Tian Yan glanced at her and said:
"Summer insects cannot be said to be ice-free. The reason why I, the Jiantian Pavilion, declined in those years was because I spared no effort to fight against the catastrophe."
"That may have been the case back then."
Li Qingyan nodded and did not deny what happened ten thousand years ago.
Everyone knows how powerful Jiantian Pavilion was ten thousand years ago. The realms they divided back then are still used today, which shows how prosperous it was at that time.
But after a moment's pause, Li Qingyan asked with a hint of fun:
"This was the reason back then, but do you still retain the original intention of Supervising Heaven Pavilion today?"
Tian Yan stood in the air, Liu Mei frowned and said softly:
"The great catastrophe is approaching, and I, Supervisor Tian Pavilion, must do my part, but the premise of all this is that it must survive first."
"I thought you would say some false and empty words."
Li Qingyan's voice was slightly surprised, and he chuckled: "So direct, I kind of like your temperament."
Tian Yanmei narrowed her eyes:
"It's disgusting when you say that."
"Hide your jealousy, otherwise you will cause trouble for others."
Li Qingyan curled his eyes and smiled, raised his palm to catch a fallen leaf, and suddenly asked: "Are you still going to Lingshui Palace?"
Tian Yan glanced at her:
"Yes, I remember I told you about this in Beifeng."
Li Qingyan looked at the smell of gunpowder in her eyes and was not angry. He just said softly:
"I suggest you change your itinerary and stop going to Lingshui Palace."
Tianyan Golden Eyes stared at her for a few breaths and whispered:
"Why?"
Li Qingyan's plain clothes were swaying in the wind and snow, and he stood upright. He said casually:
"It will be very dangerous there. You might die if you go there."
Lingshui Palace, the first sect in the north.
According to the information obtained from Beifeng Contact Di'an City, the troops around Lingshui Palace will be assembled within ten days.
The imperial court paid great attention to this first sect in the north.
Two towns in Beifeng, together with a town where the general named Yuan Hao commanded the Black Scale Army.
There are three towns in total and nearly 100,000 troops.
In addition, there were also some barbarian wolf cavalry and infantry warriors who surrendered to the imperial court in order to survive.
The barbarians are defeated like mountains, and life will find its own way out.
No one among the intelligent beings wants to die. As long as they are given a chance, the scattered barbarian tribes will find reasons to surrender.
for example,
Their king deserted them and abandoned them.
They went south just to have enough food and enough living space.
Now that their faith has collapsed and they are provided with food and shelter, under the propaganda of their tribal leaders, the Dayan court recruited a group of barbarian soldiers.
And under the natural disaster of blizzard, there is no more useful army than the barbarians.
Under such a configuration, it is impossible for Lingshui Palace to survive without its elite army.
In one battle, the head of the northern sect was beheaded as a deterrent.
Tian Yan was silent for a while, and then he made a rough guess in his mind. Looking at the smile on the face of the woman opposite him, he felt a little uncomfortable:
"Why did you tell me this?"
Looking at each other for a few breaths, a coldness flashed through Li Qingyan's eyes:
"Actually, I wanted you to die there. Isn't it very satisfying that the Saint of Jiantian Pavilion died in the chaos of war?"
"."
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere suddenly solidified in the bleak cold wind.
But the tense atmosphere only lasted a moment.
Li Qingyan suddenly smiled like a flower in the wind and snow:
"But, I thought about it for a moment. It would be too boring if you died there. It might be more interesting if I let you live."
There were some ripples in Tian Yan's heart.
She felt that the princess in plain clothes like snow in front of her looked like a madman.
"interesting?"
"I like to see you so angry."
"." Tian Yan's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he felt inexplicably angry.
She exhaled calmly and stared at her:
"Your bad taste is really vulgar."
Li Qingyan did not deny:
"Maybe, so you'd better not go."
"Your Highness, I am not your subordinate, nor am I the eagle dog of your royal family."
Tian Yan's golden eyes shone with a burst of divine light, and the belt of his palace skirt swayed: "Even if I go, I still have the ability to save my life."
"I am not thinking about you."
Li Qingyan sensed slight changes in the energy around him, his smile remained unchanged, his rustling voice became lower, and he spoke word by word:
"Although Changtian has no feelings for you now, he may think of that so-called illusion in the future. If you die in Lingshui Palace this time, even if you are not killed by me, you will become a thorn in the side between me and him. .”
The cold wind erodes the bones, and the eyes are like ice.
Tian Yan bit his lip:
"Your arrogant character is really disgusting."
Li Qingyan pursed his lips, bent his eyes, crossed his arms to his chest, and tapped his chin lightly with his long index finger:
"I like your simple temperament. The more a person lacks something, the more he likes it. So have you considered it?"
Tian Yan snorted coldly:
"I don't have to worry about my safety."
"Your going to Lingshui Palace is nothing more than sending a signal. There is no need to object just to contradict me."
Li Qingyan looked extremely at ease facing Tian Yan, as if he could see her heart clearly, with a pair of magnificent red eyes and a smile: "On the contrary, I think you should stay with Changtian more than going to Lingshui Palace." around."
"." Tian Yan suddenly fell silent and looked at her with a strange look.
"Don't look at me like that." Li Qingyan narrowed his eyes with a smile: "That guy's cultivation is so weak and his status is so high, it is inevitable that some young people will have evil thoughts towards him. I need him If you stay in the Northern Army, you will be unable to do anything else."
Saying,
She looked into her eyes and said word by word: "Si Ming's cultivation is too weak. However, I have been observing your attitude in the past few days. It seems that your feelings for Changtian are not fake, and your cultivation is advanced. I will escort him back." Jing is a perfect fit.”
Tian Yan was stunned when he heard this, frowned, and said in a hesitant voice:
"You want me and him to return to Beijing alone?"
"Does Si Ming count as a human being?"
Upon hearing this, Li Qingyan knew that the other party had already agreed, and said with a smile: "Tian Yan, don't be bullied by her on the way back."
"." Tian Yan clenched his fists.
He took a deep breath and exhaled it. After calming down, he said in a clear voice: "You are quite open-minded."
"Open-minded? Maybe."
Li Qingyan's red eyes shone like rubies in the wind and snow, with a smile on his lips:
"The love in the world is so deep that it makes people want to follow it unconsciously, but Tian Yan, there are more important things in this world waiting for me to do."
"."
Tian Yan's eyes widened slightly, he pursed his lips, looked away and asked:
"Li Qingyan, with Changtian's identity and the talent he has shown, no one should take the risk to attack him."
"His talent was discovered during the Battle of Beifeng."
Li Qingyan smiled slightly, with a cold flash in his eyes:
"For this reason, I and he have been assassinated once before. It may be dangerous to return to Beijing during this trip, so I need you to protect him."
"Who?" Tian Yan frowned.
Li Qingyan did not answer directly:
"When the time comes, you can ask Changtian yourself."
Tian Yan stopped talking after hearing this, moved his bare feet slightly in the air, and then walked towards the stone house.
As she walked to the door, her clear voice came quietly:
"I don't hate you so much now."
"."
Li Qingyan smiled when he heard this and said with a hint of teasing:
"Just because I allow you to be alone with Changtian? You little girl is so easy to coax."
"."
Tian Yan's delicate body trembled, she gritted her teeth, and her energy instantly overflowed.
Li Qingyan stepped on his slender jade legs and passed by Tian Yan who was stagnant in mid-air. He came close to her ear, exhaled like blue and spoke in a very soft voice:
“Look, he’s angry again.
"On the way back to Beijing, I feel that Tian Yan, you might be bullied to death by that commander~"
After saying that, she took advantage of Tian Yan's anger and rubbed her head, then walked directly into the stone house, leaving Tian Yan's petite body standing outside the house, shaking with anger.
The moment he walked into the stone house, Li Qingyan's good mood disappeared instantly.
The fire lamp dispersed the coldness in the stone house, and a mysterious jade bed taken from the Sumeru Ring was placed in the middle.
Xu Yuan was lying on the bed with his cheek buried on the soft jade pillow. Bai Muxi, who was dressed in purple gauze and satin, sat on his legs with her buttocks raised, and her two jade hands gently pressed his waist.
The posture is somewhat ambiguous.
Looking at the man and woman on the jade bed, Li Qingyan smiled:
"Changtian, if you are really uncomfortable, why don't you ask me to massage you?"
Xu Yuan glanced back at her and said nothing.
It doesn't matter, Xiaobai will take action.
Seeing this, Bai Muxi lowered her eyes, got off the man, and said obediently:
"Your Highness, yes."
"Shut up."
Li Qingyan's cold gaze swept over:
"How are you practicing the Six Elements of Dian Yuan? Do you have the heart to do these things?"
As she spoke, she took out a whip from the Sumeru Ring: "It just so happens that I haven't tested your progress in the past few days."
Bai Muxi shrank her neck and immediately fell silent.
It’s bad, Xiaobai can’t play with this bad woman.
Xu Yuan sat up from the jade bed with a calm expression, resting his elbows on his knees, looking at her at the door and smiling:
"Have you finished whispering with Tian Yan? What are you talking about and trying to avoid me?"
Li Qingyan's plain clothes were fluttering, he put away his whip and walked to the bed, squinting his eyes:
"After arriving at Guangyang Mansion, Tian Yan will take you back to the capital. Before you leave, let me serve you, Chang Tian~"
"."Xu Yuan.
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