The King of Commerce has three swords.

The top-grade sword is called "Hanguang" (含光).

The middle-grade sword is called "Chengying" (承影).

The low-grade sword is called "Xiaolian" (宵练).

Not only do they represent three extraordinary divine swords, but they also represent three extremely high levels of swordsmanship.

But now.

Besides representing the levels of swordsmanship and the swords themselves, they have been given another layer of meaning.

The recent incident at the tomb has caused a huge uproar, and the cause of it all was the dream that Zhou Tianzi had.

Because of this dream, Nangong Ling took a great risk and restarted the layout of Zhou Xiewang and Nangong Tuo from a thousand years ago, forcibly extracting the blood source poison from all the descendants of Zhuanxu in the tomb, resulting in a humiliating situation.

Originally, no one mentioned this matter anymore.

Everyone could just disperse peacefully, and this matter would be forgotten.

The Zhou royal family suffered a loss, but their face was still intact.

After all, everyone was busy improving their own strength, and no one had the intention to challenge the authority of the Zhou royal family, which may or may not exist.

Therefore, when Nangong Ling was trying to salvage his reputation, no one came forward to expose him.

But...

Just as everyone was about to disperse in an awkward yet polite manner.

Han Juan jumped out.

In the most blatant way, he exposed the underlying contradictions of the entire incident, presenting it in a bloody manner in front of everyone.

After all, since the blood source poison incident broke out, news of Zhou Tianzi's dream had spread like wildfire. Anyone with some background knew what the Hanguang Sword represented.

Is this still the Sword Immortal Conference?

This damn thing is the "Destroy Zhou Conference"!

Whoever becomes the master of the Hanguang Sword will go and kill Zhou Tianzi, right?

What does Han Juan want to do?

Or rather, what does the Daoist behind Han Juan want to do?

Shouldn't these Daoists, who are supposed to be indifferent and secluded, completely retreat to the mountains and wilderness?

Why are they doing something so anti-Zhou in such a high-profile manner?

Nangong Ling's face turned pale with anger, and his voice was icy cold: "Han Juan! What do you mean by this?"

"Literal meaning!"

Han Juan still had a tired smile on his face: "Anyone who pursues the path of the sword is qualified to become the master of the Hanguang Sword. The intention of the Sword Immortal Conference has been conveyed by my sect. Your Majesty, I take my leave!"

After saying that, he bowed to Zhao Ji and left the stage limping with his sword sheath.

Nangong Ling's gaze turned cold as he swept it towards Han Zhe in the audience.

The meaning in his eyes was obvious: Han Zhe! You've raised a good son.

Although Han Zhe was also dissatisfied with Han Juan's behavior, he didn't give Nangong Ling any face and completely ignored that look.

If the Ji Clan Alliance could be established this time, it would indeed be a great thing.

Unfortunately, under the leadership of Nangong Ling, even a great thing has turned into a pile of shit.

The plan of the Ji Clan Alliance was forcibly frozen.

Han Zhe really couldn't think of any reason to give Nangong Ling face.

Not caring about the casualties of the young elites was already giving face to the Zhou royal family.

Zhao Ji laughed heartily: "I didn't expect that before Nangong Brother left, he could witness such a joyous event! The third day of the third month is not far away. I believe that by then, Yuer will have already broken through to the first-grade Lingtai. She must come to participate in the Sword Immortal Conference in Jiang!"

...

Such a grand event, if Yuer is absent, I'm afraid it will lose a lot of its luster!"

Nangong Ling smiled insincerely: "Then I thank Brother Zhao for the invitation!"

Although the Sword Immortal Conference this time did not limit the identity of the participants, it would definitely be inappropriate for powerful warriors who had merged with their weapons to participate. Otherwise, there might be a scene of "the world joining forces against Zhou".

Although the Hanguang Sword is very likely the sword used to assassinate Zhou Tianzi in the dream.

But if he could obtain it himself, it should put Zhou Tianzi's mind at ease.

If Nangong Yu could merge with the sword, it would be even better.

But...

Could it really go so smoothly?

The Daoists must know a lot of inside information since they arranged it this way.

With such a divine weapon appearing, it will definitely attract many true geniuses.

Not to mention Zhao Ning, who has just condensed a first-grade Lingtai, is no less inferior to Nangong Yu...

And there is also Ying Wuque, who awakened the bloodline of Zhuanxu!

The battle for the Hanguang Sword itself is a slaughter.

The Daoists this time are planning something big!

Nangong Ling snorted coldly: "Let's go, people of the Wangji! Retreat!"

He waved his hand and left with the people of Wangji in a grand manner.

Although the momentum was still great, it was far less than when they arrived, with soldiers appearing out of nowhere and arrows flying.

After Nangong Ling left.

The envoys sent by other countries also left with their respective groups of scholars.

However, the teams that left were much smaller than when they arrived.

Those who stayed behind were waiting for the establishment of the Great Li Academy.

After all, even though the location of the Great Li Academy technically belonged to the Kingdom of Di, Zhao Ji had already made room in Jiang for these future pillars of the academy. They naturally didn't want to leave.

Xiang Ding glanced at the city gate of Jiang and couldn't help but ask, "Miss, are you really not leaving?"

"I'm not leaving!"

Mi Xingli nodded and smiled slightly, "I still can't figure out why Ying Wuji was able to deduce successfully. I want to stay in Jiang to observe and learn. If I can truly master it, I can break the deadlock in our Kingdom of Chu! Besides, even if I want to leave, I can't leave now."

Xiang Ding sighed and clasped his hands, "Miss, I admire your courage. However... our Kingdom of Chu doesn't have a fixed embassy in the Kingdom of Li. Miss, you can't keep staying in an inn!"

For the past few hundred years, the situation between Li and Chu has always been a struggle for dominance, and there have been very few cases of exchanging hostages between the two countries.In addition, they often fought fiercely, even though the situation between the Kingdom Qian and the Kingdom Li has eased due to the rise of the Kingdom Qian. The Kingdom Li did not build a dedicated embassy for the Kingdom Chu. Even for this Hundred Schools Conference, they only temporarily converted an abandoned mansion and rented it at a high price from the Kingdom Chu.

Now that the Chu Kingdom's mission has left, this temporary embassy naturally cannot stay.

Mi Xingli waved her hand indifferently, "Of course not! Don't worry, my master's residence in Jiangcheng Mansion is not small. As long as I have the face, how can there be no place for me to stay?"

"Master?"

Xiang Ding was a bit confused. He had been following Mi Xingli all this time, but he had never heard her mention a master before.

There is still a large mansion in Jiangcheng?

....

Wait a minute!

He suddenly remembered the joke they made before. It seemed that Mi Xingli mentioned wanting to worship Ying Wuji as her master.

So it should be Ying Wuji.

"That's fine!"

Xiang Ding nodded, "People in the martial arts world don't need to be bound by these things. But after all, Ying Wuji is a newlywed husband. The female lord still needs to be careful in her actions, otherwise..."

Mi Xingli smiled, "Otherwise, if I'm not careful, the husband of the Kingdom Li will become the husband of the Kingdom Chu, and I will bring back the entire Great Li Imperial Academy to the Kingdom Chu."

Xiang Ding: "..."

Mi Xingli waved her hand, "Just kidding. Hurry up and take your people away, don't delay me from watching the show."

"How can it be a joke?"

Xiang Ding's face was very serious, and he lowered his voice, "Female lord, if you really have this idea, maybe one day you can return to the Kingdom Chu with the foundation created by Ying Wuji. That would be a great achievement..."

Mi Xingli: "..."

She subconsciously glanced at her chest.

What Xiang Ding said seemed to make some sense.

But before the two of them could further discuss this issue, Xiang Ding left with the Chu Kingdom's embassy.

Soon.

Only the people from the Kingdom Li were left in the venue.

After a short farewell ceremony, it smoothly transitioned to the departure ceremony.

Zhao Ji, in front of everyone, summoned a "Declaration of War against the Barbarians" from the horizon.

This is the procedure that all countries must go through before launching a war.

The purpose of this war is to "respect the king and expel the barbarians", to uphold the rule of the Zhou Emperor from a legal perspective, and to reclaim the territory for the Great Zhou Dynasty. Both the purpose and the means have inherent justice.

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A dangerous link.

It is also the link he has made the most preparations for.

Even to this day, he is not sure if this link can be successful.

Because the key to all this is not in the ruthless Wei Huan.

But... Han Zhe.

This person may not appear as tough as Wei Huan, but in fact, he is the most difficult one to figure out. Even after working together for so many years, Zhao Ji still can't fully understand Han Zhe's temperament.

Everything that can be done has been done.

Now it's up to fate.

Even if the Wei and Han families really make a move in the end.

The Zhao family may not be afraid!

...

The next three days were as calm as the calm before the storm.

Jiangcheng had an unprecedented tranquility. After the Hundred Schools Conference, the princess's wedding, and the departure ceremony, it seemed that nothing had changed in Jiangcheng. The people continued to live their lives as usual.

But on the third night.

The first battle on the front line quietly began, and Jiangcheng, thousands of miles away, also entered the atmosphere of war.

No one expected that Prince Zhao Ning would be so radical. He directly led a light cavalry, separated from the main army, without any supplies, and rushed to the first fortress on the front line of the Kingdom Di. He carried out a decapitation operation against the high-level officials of the Kingdom Di in the fortress.

In just two hours, he tore open a gap in the first defense line of the Kingdom Di. As long as the main army arrived to take over the fortress, the progress of this northern expedition could directly reach thirty percent.

Everyone knew that the Kingdom Di was severely weakened, but they didn't expect them to be so vulnerable under Zhao Ning's command.

When the news reached Jiangcheng, the whole city was filled with joy.

And in the Wei Mansion, the main hall of the clan meeting was already full of people.

....

The transmission symbol hung in the center of the hall, facing the marshal of the Wei family who could send troops to invade the Zhao Kingdom at any time.

"Master! When will we send troops?"

The marshal of the Wei family looked somewhat solemn, but his eyes were filled with a crazy excitement.

They had been waiting for this day for too long. It was true that Zhao Ning achieved the first victory, but the situation of being separated from the main army made it more difficult for them to reinforce.

It was simply seeking death.

Wei Huan half-closed his eyes, "No rush! How is it going on the Kingdom Qian's side?"

The marshal of the Wei family sneered, "Since Zhao Ning set out, the Kingdom Qian has started military exercises on the border. Although they have many elites, many of them are injured. They are no match for the Wei Wu troops!"

"Don't be careless!"

Wei Huan reprimanded in a low voice, "The current Qian army is no longer the Qian army that was controlled by the Wei Wu troops in the past."

The marshal of the Wei family nodded, "You are right, Master!"

Wei Huan smiled faintly, "But the Qian and Li kingdoms have not fought for many years, and the Qian Kingdom has bullied the Yan, Rong, and Di kingdoms for many years, which has increased their prestige! If they dare to act recklessly, kill their momentum. When the Han family's envoy arrives, you can take action together with the Han family!"

"Yes!"

"Report!"

Just then, the steward of the Wei Mansion hurriedly arrived, "Han Wei from the Han family is here!"

Wei Huan's half-closed eyes suddenly opened wide, and his eyes sparkled.

"Let him in!"

"Yes!"

After a while.

Han Wei walked in with big strides, "Greetings, Lord Wei!"Wei Huan smiled faintly, "Han nephew, is the Han family ready for the expedition?"

"This..."

A hint of difficulty appeared on Han Wei's face.

He was trying hard to smile.

But it still brought the atmosphere of the entire council hall down to freezing point.

Wei Huan's gaze grew colder, "Has something happened to the Han family?"

Feeling the pressure from the strong warriors, Han Wei felt as if he was trapped in a landslide. It seemed as if boulders were crushing his body from every direction, every muscle was trembling in pain, and even breathing became extremely difficult.

But he still plucked up the courage to say, "When the crown prince set out, many Chu soldiers gathered at the border of Li Chu. After weighing the pros and cons, the Han family decided, decided to give up the expedition this time!"

As soon as he said this.

Countless gazes converged on him.

Unconcealed killing intent, like a bone-picking knife, repeatedly scraped his skin.

Under the severe pain, tiny beads of blood even seeped out from his pores.

"Very good!"

Wei Huan suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter somewhat manic. He stood up and patted Han Wei's shoulder, "The Kingdom Chu is very good! Your Han family is also very good! Han nephew, your father, the head of the family, did even better!"

Han Wei forced a smile, "My father is the helmsman of the family, he should strategize, Uncle Wei, don't be angry!"

"Angry? Why should I be angry?"

Wei Huan bared his teeth, revealing two rows of white teeth.

Han Wei shivered, stammering, "Uncle Wei..."

Wei Huan waved his hand, "I've received the message, you can go back!"

"Thank you, Uncle Wei, then I'll take my leave..."

"Don't rush, leave your tongue behind."

...

"..."

"Those who break their word should have their tongues pulled out as punishment! Since you are delivering the message on behalf of your father, you must be prepared to take the punishment on his behalf. I'll give you a quarter of an hour, after which you won't be able to leave the Wei mansion!"

"..."

...

Chongli Palace.

A father-in-law and a son-in-law, playing chess until dawn.

Both of them sat upright, their expressions extremely solemn.

Fortunately, after playing chess all night, no news disturbed their game.

No news.

Is the best news.

Finally.

The sky outside the palace began to lighten.

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Both the father-in-law and son-in-law breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Ji laughed and waved his hand, "Alright! You can go now!"

"Okay!"

Ying Wuji had a relaxed smile on his face, and was about to leave after patting his butt.

But Zhao Ji stopped him, "You need to practice your chess skills. After playing chess all night, I didn't find any pleasure at all!"

Ying Wuji: "..."

Is the point the chess skills?

Isn't the point the deep affection between father-in-law and son-in-law?

As a son-in-law, I was afraid that you, my father-in-law, would be too anxious. So, with my poor chess skills, I braved to play chess with you to help you relieve your anxiety.

But in the end, I got such a response from you!

If you think my chess skills are poor, why did you play so enthusiastically?

What's the difference between this and saying "average" after pulling up your pants?

Although he was despised.

But the most dangerous part of the change had passed safely, and he was quite happy in his heart. So he didn't argue with his father-in-law too much, and hummed a tune as he returned to the prince's mansion.

After resting for a day, he could prepare to set off to arrange the soap factory.

Just got home.

He saw Hua Chao pacing outside the mansion.

"Sister Hua Chao, why are you up so early?"

"Oh... I made soup for you."

Hua Chao glanced at the mansion and asked with pursed lips, "Wuji! I understand that you've been busy these days, but why isn't the princess in the mansion either? I, I mean, I wanted to bring some things over, but I couldn't find anyone to talk to."

Ying Wuji: "..."

~~~

Except for the cough, there were no other symptoms.

But he felt extremely tired.

Try to recover a bit.