In other words, if it doesn't rain again, Qingzhou may be doomed.
Ning'an City, Zhao Mansion.
After the death of the county magistrate Zhao Xuan, Li Nian moved directly into the Zhao Mansion.
There are thousands of flowers in the garden such as brocade, peony, crabapple, hibiscus, golden chrysanthemum, osmanthus, lilac, wintersweet, white pear, purple orchid, etc., which are open at any time regardless of the season.
King Qi Li Nian stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the flowers blooming all over the yard, but he felt irritable.
Because, not long ago, the monk he invited to pray for rain failed again.
After Li Niangang came to Qingzhou, he was trying every means to make it rain. Unfortunately, even if he asked Your Majesty to send a monk with profound knowledge from the Xuanjing Division to pray for rain, it still had little effect.
For seven months, not a drop of rain fell.
Even in late autumn, there is no heavy fog and the air is extremely dry. Therefore, no matter how clever the art of praying for rain is, it is difficult to make it rain.
Moreover, the environment is different now. The world has changed greatly, the spiritual energy has declined, the gods have retreated, and the old order has quietly collapsed. Even the Kunlun Taoist monks in the Taoist sect cannot invite the gods and it can't rain.
Li Nian didn't know much about these things, but to the monks in the world of immortality, this was no longer a secret.
A middle-aged man in warrior uniform quickly approached Li Nian, bowed first, and then said: "Your Highness, the drought is getting more and more serious now. It has not rained for a long time, and more and more victims are coming to various towns. Our food supply cannot last for more than half a month."
"Really?" Li Nian stood in front of the court with a faint look. He stretched out his hand to grab it. Not far away, a flower was blooming. The red stamens exuded the fragrance of flowers. Suddenly, they were torn apart by a suction force and flew into Li Nian's hand. superior.
He put the flower to the tip of his nose and sniffed it gently. The fragrance of the flower penetrated his heart and spleen, gradually calming his anxious mood. He turned around and looked at the middle-aged man, whose gray hair glowed golden in the sunlight.
Li Nian stretched out two fingers and stroked the petals with a faint look in his eyes, "Are those people unable to bring out food?"
The voice was dull, and no emotion or anger could be heard.
The middle-aged man was slightly startled and quickly tried to dissuade him, "Your Highness, according to the original agreement, they have already spent 70% of the money and food. If we force them again now, I am afraid it will cause public outrage. I hope Your Highness will think twice!"
"Now I finally understand why my eldest brother plotted against me and asked me to come to Qingzhou. This place is simply a quagmire. Once you fall in, you can't get out." Although there was some sadness in the words, there was no hint of anger.
"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. The current situation is very urgent, and extraordinary things should be done. The various guilds in the imperial court understand this. Moreover, your Majesty may have anticipated this step when he gave His Highness the power to make arbitrary decisions. Why should Your Highness be worried? The top priority now is to find ways to seek solutions. Rain, let the drought end. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable..." The middle-aged man took a step forward and persuaded worriedly.
"Well, I am also looking forward to raining. Unfortunately, I have invited so many experts, but no one can ask for heavy rain. Even if I transport water from other places, it will be a drop in the bucket and will not help at all."
"Now, the situation has become a dead end." Li Nian shook his head, rubbed it gently, and the flowers on his hand immediately turned into powder and disappeared.
"The Point Guard Is Here"
Suddenly, the middle-aged man's eyes lit up, and he seemed to have thought of something, "Your Highness, there may be other ways. I heard that someone saw the Imperial Master in Qingzhou last month. Maybe we can find him." Help me pray for rain.”
Hearing this name, Li Nian was slightly startled, it was very unfamiliar, and then a graceful figure appeared in his mind. After all, he had saved the prince at the Qianqiu Banquet, which made him remember it deeply.
"National Master Pudu Cihang? So many monks can't pray for rain, is there any use in asking him?" Li Nian glanced at the middle-aged man lightly and asked casually.
Obviously, such a long wait has made him impatient.
The middle-aged man looked solemn and began to introduce Su Ming to Li Nian, "Your Highness, you are not a monk, so you don't understand how much influence the Imperial Master has made in the world of immortality. At the beginning, he dominated the competition to select the Imperial Master. A direct disciple of the three sects of Taoism, Buddhism and Demonology, he reached the top and became a national master."
"Later, he practiced in the capital and remained silent for three years. Two years ago, he left the capital and went to various places to ban the undercurrents, slay demons, and save the people. Later, for some unknown reason, he started a relationship with Master Qingxu of the Kunlun Taoist Sect. conflict."
"You know, Master Qingxu is the youngest Nascent Soul monk in the world of immortality, and he is a direct disciple of the Kunlun Taoist Sect. Both his cultivation and fighting ability have reached the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm."
"Just the aftermath of that battle shocked Master Nascent Soul who was watching, and one person was even affected by the aftermath and died on the spot. However, the result was that Master National Master won."
"When the news came out, it shocked the entire world of immortal cultivation. Some people even suspected that the Imperial Master had entered the realm of the soul. Therefore, Your Highness must not underestimate the Imperial Master." At the end of the sentence, there was actually a hint of something in his words. Very respectful.
After all, in the world of cultivators, strength is the most important thing, not to mention that Su Ming was still the national master of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He climbed to the top by stepping on the descendants of three sects, making the monks in the imperial court feel proud.
"Heirs of three sects?"
Hearing these four words, Li Nian's eyes suddenly changed. From the initial indifference, he became extremely surprised. As a descendant of the royal family, how could he not know the importance of the descendants of the three sects?
When the Great Zhou Dynasty swept through the world of immortality, he happened to be young and had a deep memory of those things, especially the Kunlun Taoist Sect, the Shaolin Temple, and the Demon Sect, because these three sects were actually able to compete with the Great Zhou Xuanjing Division. , what an incredible thing.
Because of the relationship between the three sects, Li Nian had a clear understanding of Su Ming's power.
Now, he had to admit that in the past, he still underestimated this person.
Li Nian pondered for a while, nodded and agreed, "Okay, since you said so, let's give it a try. You try to contact him as soon as possible and ask him to help pray for rain. If the prayer succeeds, I will be there by then. Father, ask for credit for him."
In fact, he didn't believe that the monk could pray for rain. In his opinion, he had tried so many people but failed. Praying for rain was a technical job and it shouldn't have anything to do with his level of cultivation, right?
"I understand!" The middle-aged man saluted and quickly turned around and left.
Afterwards, Qingzhou's Xuanjing Division searched for traces of Su Ming and wanted to ask him to pray for rain. Of course, it was not Li Nian who initiated this matter, but he handed it over to the court and the cabinet approved it. As for what the cabinet had in mind, he didn't know.
With his status as King Qi, he could not mobilize the Xuanjing Division.
At this moment, deep in the mountains, Su Ming finally came out of seclusion.
It took him a month to finally digest the essence of the inner demon path, the unity of Buddha and demon, and his cultivation has improved a lot. Now, he has faintly touched the bottleneck of the soul realm.
