The Unruly Immortals

Zhao Shuangdian looked calmly at Li Huowang in front of her and said very calmly, "How should we act? Do we go all out against him?"

"And then what after going all out? When other elephants come, do we just wait to die together?"

After saying this, Zhao Shuangdian looked at Wu Qi, who was making a phone call. "Help me send a message to Qing Wanglai, no matter what he's done in the past, we can sit down and talk, and our previous cooperation agreement remains valid."

"I have only one condition, and that is he must tell me everything he knows. I need more parameters to calculate."

At this moment, Wu Qi, who was very agitated, turned around and waved randomly towards Zhao Shuangdian.

Looking at the incredulous expression on Li Huowang's face in front of her, Zhao Shuangdian stood up and patted him on the shoulder. "I really hate Qing Wanglai too. I understand your feelings, but I hope you understand that the bigger picture is more important."

"No! You don't understand! You haven't had a daughter killed by him! How could you possibly understand how I feel!" Li Huowang shouted at her, the veins on his forehead bulging.

"What's the point of killing Qing Wanglai? Can your daughter come back to life? If Qing Wanglai dies, not only will your daughter not come back to life, but without Qing Wanglai's help, all of us might be wiped out by other elephants."

"No, Qing Wanglai isn't the main point. The main point is the Heavenly Dao he controls now!" Suddenly, Yang Na inserted into the conversation, providing a different perspective. "We just have to kill Qing Wanglai, then devour all the Heavenly Dao on him, just like he did to the other Fate Commanders."

Even when facing the bizarre explanations of the two people, Zhao Shuangdian's expression was very serious. "You don't understand, do you think I value Qing Wanglai's power? No, I actually value Qing Wanglai's intelligence even more!"

"He knows a lot of things we don't. He can even manipulate other aspects of the elephants through special means. These are important parameters, possibly even crucial for reconstructing the entire model! This is the most important point!"

"Regarding what kind of enemy we are facing, I can't even establish a logical mathematical model. We know too little about the other elephants."

Hearing this, Yang Na showed a bit of hesitation on her face. She didn't know what to do next in this situation either.

Yang Na turned to Li Huowang, "Huowang, what do you think?"

Li Huowang stood there dazed, ignoring Yang Na's inquiry. After a while, he covered his face with both hands and let out a bitter smile of helplessness.

"Li Huowang, what I said is the optimal solution, we can only do this to maximize the probability of victory."

Hearing Zhao Shuangdian's words, Li Huowang removed his hands from his face and gently said, "I'm fine, Zhijian, don't worry, let the others withdraw."

"Mm, I just dealt with some things. I'll temporarily allocate one Dragon Vein to Tianchen and Da Qi, and keep the rest for now as I might need them in the future."

"I have other matters to attend to, I'm leaving now." Li Huowang broke free from Yang Na, who was holding him, and started to wander blindly in circles in the hall.

After a few laps, Li Huowang stopped in front of a fortune tree pot, and with his eyes unfocused, he said, "No one's around now, Zhao Shuangdian, I'm speaking to you."

"Qing Wanglai's matter isn't over, it's not just about him stealing a character from my name. He killed my daughter. If it weren't for that button of his, which forced me to retreat from Seven Wheels to Six Wheels, I would have killed him already. My daughter wouldn't have needed to risk her life summoning the Prime Minister!"

Li Huowang paused for a moment, then said to the fortune tree in front of him, "There's no need to fear what will happen if San Qing dies. Once he dies, all the Heavenly Dao on him will be ours. Our strength won't weaken; instead, it'll be enhanced, with only temporary natural disasters." He repeated the words Yang Na had just said.

"At worst, I'll do his work, and besides, Qing Wanglai didn't really contribute much to these events we've been through."

"No, that's not what I'm focusing on. What I mean is----" Zhao Shuangdian was about to explain again when she realized that in Li Huowang's current state, he couldn't hear what she was saying, causing her quite a headache.

Li Huowang was still saying directly, "Negotiating with you right now is very inconvenient, wait until next time when I switch back. I'm receiving Yi Donglai's treatment to break away from this current troublesome situation."

"During this time, please look after Yi Donglai for me and don't let him run away. He's the only one who can treat my condition right now, thank you."

At this moment, Ba Nanxu took out a can of chilled beer from the fridge, took a swig after witnessing the scene, and disdainfully said, "Happy."

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In Niuxin Village, after a day of farm work ended, a few people gradually gathered under the large tree at the village entrance, some holding bowls and having dinner.

This is an important social place for chit-chatting and cooling off in Niuxin Village, where people boast and chat idly.

Everyone held their bowls. Those with fancy dishes deliberately held their bowls high to show off, while those with humble food held their bowls close, hiding their contents from others.

Some who have good relationships even taste each other's dishes and comment on each other's wife's cooking skills.

"I say~~~" Gouwa rolled up his sleeves, holding his bowl full of braised pork, and squatted down between a fork of the tree. "Why don't we see the kid around?"

"He's not even cooking, how would he come here? His wife is expecting, judging by that pointy belly, it might be a boy, they are treating her like a treasure these days."

Since Yang Xiaozi got angry the last time, seriously stating that his wife was about to give birth and he had no time to cook for the village, Niuxin Village returned to everyone fending for themselves.

"What's so great about that? I'm telling you, having boys isn't as good as having girls, you know? When they grow up, boys aren't as understanding as girls." Gouwa talked for a while, half of the bowl of braised pork was untouched, but his lips were already gleaming with oil.

"Ah, in recent years, things have finally been a lot more peaceful, no wars, no natural disasters." Master, beside them, said while sipping his cornmeal porridge with chunks of cured meat.

"Yes, indeed." Others couldn't help agreeing, ever since the Dharma Sect was annihilated, the common folk's days have been much better.

"Heh, naturally, that's all thanks to my senior brother. Do you know who my senior brother is?" Gouwa grinned, waiting for the others to respond.

"Not this again."

"Yeah, who asked him?"

"We know, we know, he's the Emperor of Da Liang, right? Can't you go a day without mentioning this?"

"Are you planning to brag about this for a lifetime?"

Gouwa picked up a piece of braised pork from his bowl, kissed it and put it back, then scooped a big mouthful of rice. With his mouth full, he said, "Why shouldn't I tell the truth, huh? That Emperor is indeed my senior brother, I guess that makes me imperial kin."

"Back then, just for this connection, Gao Zhijian insisted on making me Prime Minister, and I stubbornly refused."