Chapter 149 It Is We Who Want to Manage It!
The council hall.
Li Yingling's light questioning voice was like a clap of thunder in everyone's ears at this moment.
All eyes unconsciously turned to the jade tablet on the table with the words "Tian Yan."
Naturally, many gazes still held a trace of suspicion.
First, they knew best what kind of character the major sects of Central State had.
Second, none of them were fools; they wouldn't believe just anything presented to them.
To prove this matter, the one who presents the evidence must provide the proof.
It was not for them to debate the authenticity of the object.
Therefore, they all tacitly looked at Li Yingling, and no one spoke.
Li Yingling did not beat around the bush. She reached out and lightly tapped the jade tablet, gently pouring spiritual power into it.
This jade tablet instantly bloomed with light, and the sect emblem of the Tian Yan Sect appeared within it.
A profound and mysterious aura instantly spread throughout the council hall.
Li Yingling raised her hand, and the light of the jade tablet retracted.
With the verification complete, the atmosphere in the council hall was instantly renewed.
It had been slightly serious and oppressive, but now it immediately became fervent.
Soon, people from other sects quickly began to flatter her:
"From the very beginning, I noticed you and the few dao friends beside you..."
Li Yingling raised her hand to interrupt the flattery directed at herself, her gaze continuing to calmly look at the middle-aged man who had spoken before, and repeated the question:
"What was it you just said?"
The middle-aged man quickly put on a smile and said: "I was just saying, why seek far and wide! Our sect is very nearby! We will naturally cooperate fully! Just give us your instructions, and we will follow them to the letter."
As soon as these words were spoken, many mocking gazes turned toward the middle-aged man.
Li Yingling slowly sat back down, her tone still calm:
"I don't like to make things difficult for people. If you don't want to agree, you don't have to."
The middle-aged man quickly assured her in unison: "How could that be? This is a struggle for the fate of our race. As members of the human race, it is something we cannot avoid!"
"Are you really not being forced?"
"Absolutely not!"
"I didn't threaten you."
"What are you saying, dao friend? Before we came, our sect's Grand Elder instructed that this time, we absolutely must participate!"
Li Yingling nodded in satisfaction, her gaze leisurely sweeping across the entire hall: "And what about the rest of you?"
"That is only right."
"As cultivators of our generation, we should naturally give our all."
Voices of agreement came from everyone.
Li Yingling did not say anything more, but her gaze turned toward Zhao Chun, who could not hide his shocked expression.
She signaled for him to continue.
Cui Hao silently whispered behind Li Yingling: "Eldest Senior Sister is so cool!"
"Just so-so." Li Yingling replied in an equally low voice.
Now she understood a little of how satisfying it felt to be a master.
Although the two spoke softly, everyone present, with the exception of Chu Xingchen's sect, was at least at the Golden Core cultivation stage.
Naturally, they all heard clearly.
However, everyone tacitly pretended not to have heard.
Zhao Chun also could not maintain a calm expression, his face still full of shock as he looked at the jade tablet Li Yingling had placed on the table before her.
Before coming, the emperor had not explained the detailed situation, only instructing him to be sure to handle the relationship well.
Zhao Chun was naturally a bit puzzled, but after seeing Chu Xingchen, that puzzlement vanished.
After all, Chu Xingchen appeared young, and his cultivation was even more unfathomably deep.
Such a top-tier cultivator was naturally someone to be won over and befriended.
Zhao Chun was originally a bit skeptical, wondering how his own Xuanwu Kingdom could produce such a talent.
But from the moment this jade tablet was placed so vividly on the table by Li Yingling.
Zhao Chun understood that his own perspective had been too narrow.
Next time he made a guess, he should be a bit bolder.
The subsequent arrangements progressed rapidly. As soon as Zhao Chun named a sect, the task was accepted.
In the past, when assigning tasks to each sect, there would always be some haggling.
But this time, there was none, and it was very reasonable.
More people's gazes were not on the alliance leader assigning the tasks, but were cautiously fixed on Li Yingling.
The task assignment went extremely smoothly.
So smoothly that Zhao Chun felt as if he were dreaming.
For this task assignment, Zhao Chun had deliberately set aside a week's time, preparing to haggle thoroughly to see if he could reduce the cost.
With Li Yingling suddenly producing a jade tablet from the Tian Yan Sect, the direction of events instantly changed.
Zhao Chun, feeling relaxed and content, made the final arrangement. He gently moved a small flag on the map with his spiritual power and said:
"Let the Cloud Sky Sect be responsible for attacking from the west and cutting off the demon soldiers' reinforcements."
After speaking, he looked at everyone and said:
"May I ask if there is anything I have not explained clearly, fellow dao friends?"
The scene was quiet for a moment.
Seeing this, Zhao Chun secretly sighed. The people sitting here were truly all sharp characters.
He was afraid the question of why the Tian Yan Sect was willing to get involved would not be so easy to evade.
Zhao Chun waited for a moment, then continued speaking, decisively concluding:
"In that case, our first phase, the preliminary strategic plan to reclaim our homeland, is now officially launched. The launch time is set for seven days from now."
"Fellow dao friends, you may return to prepare. If you have any different opinions, you can also come and discuss them with me."
Just as Zhao Chun was about to leave, he discovered that no one below was preparing to leave.
However, the pause did not last long this time.
An elderly man with a white beard and hair on the right side asked in a gentle tone:
"As for the arrangements, they are already very appropriate. It's just... I hope this young lady dao friend can clarify. Regarding the rise of the tiger demon at Luopo Ridge, is there perhaps a connection to the demon beasts of Central State?"
Hearing this, Zhao Chun sighed inwardly.
In the end, they couldn't escape this question.
Central State was still Central State. Apart from causing trouble because of matters related to Central State itself.
It was generally unwilling to get involved in most other matters.
This had been the case for many years. Therefore, when Central State intervened in a matter, it was tacitly assumed that the matter was now connected to Central State.
Especially something like a demon causing trouble in a remote small kingdom, on a small mountain ridge. In the eyes of the Xuanwu Kingdom, this might be a world-shaking event.
But in the eyes of Central State, it was fundamentally a matter that could not be smaller.
For such a trivial matter, the one who came wasn't even another small sect from Central State.
But one of the Eighteen Immortal Sects of Central State—the Tian Yan Sect.
This was simply as absurd as using a supreme-grade immortal artifact to peel an apple.
Behind such an absurdity, there must be an even more absurd reason.
Furthermore, the momentum of Luopo Ridge this time was inexplicably and truly immense.
It was hard not to suspect if there was some black hand pushing things behind the scenes.
With the placement of this jade tablet, the question naturally changed from whether there was a black hand pushing things, to—which black hand from Central State was pushing this matter.
This was a rather critical matter. Even if the Tian Yan Sect was asking people to risk their lives, they had to make things clear.
What if a Spirit Transformation Demon Lord was involved in this matter? Did the Tian Yan Sect have any arrangements for this?
This was a very reasonable request. At this moment, Zhao Chun could only silently close his mouth and look at Li Yingling, whose expression remained as usual.
He hoped her words could suppress the crowd's doubts.
Under the gaze of everyone, Li Yingling spoke in her usual calm tone:
"This matter is not something the Tian Yan Sect wants to manage, but something that we, the sects of the Xuanwu Kingdom, want to manage ourselves!"
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