Chapter 621: Dividing Up Dayin

Chapter 621: Dividing Up Dayin

In a small garden in Dazheng's palace, Xiao Nanfeng smiled as he hugged Zhang Lingjun.

She had gotten drunk and was pinning his body down on the grass. Suddenly, she bared her emotions and seemed primed to make a move on him when, after murmuring sweet nothings, she lay down on his chest and fell asleep.

Nothing happened between the two cultivators; there were just a few more lipstick marks on Xiao Nanfeng's face.

"Can True Immortals get drunk, too?" Xiao Nanfeng murmured uncertainly.

"Zhang Lingjun drugged the wine," the black lotus suddenly said.

"Oh?" Xiao Nanfneg was taken aback.

"That foolish girl—she likes you, but doesn't know how to express it. That's how she came up with such an idea. She drugged the wine but used more of the drug than she should have. Your techniques passively filter out the drug, so you're perfectly fine, but she fell asleep instead..." the black lotus murmured.

Xiao Nanfeng smiled even as he groaned.

"Zhang Lingjun is unfamiliar with matters of romance and love, but it's clear that she harbors deep feelings toward you. I can tell she's prideful and doesn't like to lose at anything or to submit to anyone, but even so, while you were being chased by the roc, she was willing to get down on her knees to beg others to save you. She's a good girl, and you shouldn't let her down," the black lotus warned.

Xiao Nanfeng affectionately ran his hand through her hair. "I won't."

The black lotus fell silent as Xiao Nanfeng spent the night by Zhang Lingjun's side.

The next morning, when Zhang Lingjun awoke, she suddenly found herself in Xiao Nanfeng's lap. She blinked, then remembered that she had drugged the wine last night. Her face flushed.

She checked her body and found her clothes in perfect condition. She blanked: just what had happened last night?

"Have you awoken?" Xiao Nanfeng asked, blinking his eyes and smiling.

"What did I do last night?" Zhang Lingjun murmured.

The next moment, she saw the lipstick marks on Xiao Nanfeng's face. Her memories of last night quickly took shape.

"Last night, you—" Xiao Nanfeng was right about to explain when Zhang Lingjun darted out of Xiao Nanfeng's lap. "Don't say it!"

She ran off, flushing. She had suddenly remembered everything that had happened.

She was too embarrassed to speak with Xiao Nanfeng. What nonsense had she said last night? Meanwhile, Xiao Nanfeng didn't seem to have been affected at all. Would he laugh at her in private?

Xiao Nanfeng watched her run off, his mouth still open. He hadn't even said a thing. What was she running for?

"Don't run off! Hear me out. I actually—" Xiao Nanfeng began.

"I won't! Nothing happened last night. I'm going to enter secluded cultivation. Don't bother me. We can talk later!" Zhang Lingjun called out from afar.

Then, a gust of red wind blew by with the cups and flask of wine in tow.

At the same time, all the windows and doors of Zhang Lingjun's residence slammed shut with a creak before they were sealed with a formation.

Xiao Nanfeng: ...

A few days later, within Dayin's capital, Dayin's formations master had somehow brought in a new superior draconic vein from afar and repaired the dragon-headed mountain and Thunderclap Hall.

Within Dayin's imperial study, Yin Shenhua perused a few documents. He frowned while deep in thought. Before him stood a group of officials and monks.

"What?" Ao Canghai blanched.

The next moment, the other Martial Aspects' subordinates all rushed into the hall, repeating the same time.

"Is Yin Shenhua trying to regain control over the Immortal cities of Dayin?"

"What do we do now? We spent significant effort and significant cost in order to take down the Immortal cities we did! Are we going to give them all up?"

"Eastern Aspect, what do we do?"

The Martial Aspects all looked toward Ao Canghai anxiously.

"What about those city lords loyal to other forces? And what about those loyal to Xiao Nanfeng?" Ao Canghai asked.

"I don't know, Eastern Aspect."

"Then find out!"

"Understood!"

The celebratory mood in the air had been entirely wiped out.

"An Immortal city represents a tremendous source of wealth. It would be too much of a pity to just give up on one..."

"Does Yin Shenhua intend on saving his empire? Dream on! An Immortal city isn't just a source of wealth, but also of the fortune that its people can generate. We can't relent."

"Much of Dayin's strongest forces have fallen, and they're nothing to be afraid of. Why shrink back?"

The various Martial Aspects attempted to persuade Ao Canghai into continuing their seizure of the various Immortal cities.

Ao Canghai frowned. In the end, he decided, "The other forces attempting to steal Dayin's Immortal cities must feel the same way. Since Yin Shenhua has roused such ire, let's cooperate with those forces and split up Dayin together. Signal the leaders of those forces and arrange for a meeting."

"Understood!" the Martial Aspects called out eagerly.

In Yongding, Xiao Nanfeng and Wen Zhong were enjoying a game of go in a pavilion.

"Your Majesty, it's begun. There is a group of cultivators ready to split up Dayin," Wen Zhong said, smiling.

"Greed blinds all. A pack of wolves circles a vile tiger, wounded and nearing death—but not yet dead. If the wolves want tiger meat, they'll have to suffer the tiger's backlash. Think about how vicious the tiger would be when it knows it's not going to survive," Xiao Nanfeng murmured.

"This will be a difficult fight, but Dayin should completely collapse thereafter," Wen Zhong said.

"Tell our subordinates and those city lords who have agreed to work with us to prioritize their own safety. Make sure they aren't embroiled in combat," Xiao Nanfeng warned.

"I've already warned them, Your Majesty," Wen Zhong said, setting a piece down on the go board.

"You're as reliable as ever, Mr. Wen." Xiao Nanfeng smiled as he too made his move.

"I only followed the plan you outlined, Your Majesty," Mr. Wen demurred.

"Nonsense, Mr. Wen," Xiao Nanfeng said, making his move. "You shall be foremost in merit in this maneuver to take down Dayin."

The two cultivators glanced at the game board before them as if they were seeing the dissolution of Dayin.