Chapter 240 Checks and Balances
Author: Watermelon Peach Oolong Tea
Lin Xixue was a little helpless, thinking that it was rare for the feng shui pattern of the palace to be changed under the eyes of this dog emperor.
"In your opinion, is the layout of this palace good or bad?" Lin Xixue asked.
"I can't say for sure. This arrangement is too weird and completely different from what I have learned before. I have to go back and ask my ancestors for advice."
“But just from my gut feeling, the layout still feels incomplete, as if it’s part of a larger arrangement.”
Lin Xixue was shocked and said: "Part of a larger arrangement, do you mean that whether it is the layout of the palace or the layout of the Yan Mansion, they are just a part of a larger Feng Shui pattern?"
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"This is just my guess. It may really be just the person who arranged it. Halfway through the arrangement, it may have been stopped due to other reasons." Feng Yuexian did not dare to draw a conclusion easily.
"I understand. I'll see if I can ask the dog emperor for the construction drawings of this palace later. Then you can study the construction drawings and see if you can make any new discoveries."
Feng Yuexian nodded and said: "Okay, it might be better if you can walk around on the ground, but it's just not that easy to walk around in this forbidden area of the palace."
"Small problem, right now that dog emperor is waiting for me to save his dog's life. He can only do whatever I say."
"Sister Lin, why do you want to save this dog emperor? I often heard my ancestors say that the current emperor is just trying to catch a duck, has mediocre intelligence, and should have abdicated long ago."
Lin Xixue shook her head and said: "It's just a deal. Besides, although this emperor is incompetent, if a new emperor is replaced, I'm afraid it will be worse than him. In the end, the people of the world will suffer."
Feng Yuexian blinked his eyes half-understanding, as if he wanted to ask something, but in the end he couldn't say anything.
Lin Xixue took Feng Yuexian into the study, and saw the emperor in the study holding a jade talisman, anxiously waiting for something, while Shi Xueqian was waiting respectfully aside.
"Why are you in a daze? Emperor Dog, you don't deal with a lot of things, just staring at a broken jade talisman? Are you very free now?"
Lin Xixue had just heard the words of the shoe seller, and she had a lot of complaints against the emperor, so she scolded her head and face.
"Are you a little too presumptuous now? When the immortals arrive, I'm afraid they won't be as presumptuous as you!" The emperor didn't know where he found the courage, and he suddenly became hardened.
Lin Xixue squinted her eyes and looked at the jade talisman in his hand. Combined with the words "immortal elders" he mentioned, she vaguely made some guesses.
"I said, the jade talisman in your hand is probably used to contact Lantau Island."
The emperor trembled all over, his previously vigorous momentum suddenly weakened, and he said in a deep voice: "How did you know!"
Lin Xixue stared at the jade talisman in the emperor's hand, thinking that in the Southern Cang Realm, there were very few magic weapons that could transmit sounds thousands of miles away. Unexpectedly, Lantau Mountain actually gave one to the emperor for communication purposes.
Is the relationship between Lantau Island and the Yunzhou royal family really that deep?
Lin Xixue never liked making random guesses, so it would be more straightforward to ask the Dog Emperor himself later. However, before asking questions, she still had to kill the emperor's majesty to prevent him from being confused about the situation.
"I advise you not to wait for a reply from Lantau Mountain. At this moment, Lantau Mountain has been wiped out."
The emperor shook his sleeves and scolded: "That's nonsense. Although I don't know how you knew that this jade talisman was used to contact the Immortal Sect of Lantau Mountain, Lantau Mountain has such a profound foundation. A few months ago, we had
How could the whole family be wiped out overnight if they communicate with each other?"
Seeing the Dog Emperor's reaction, Lin Xixue was actually not surprised. After all, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she might not have believed that many monks would disappear in an instant.
However, in this current situation, it is still necessary for the Dog Emperor to recognize the reality.
"You asked Lantau to investigate the case of meat gold. Did you get any reply? Do you know why there was no reply? Do you know why meat gold is still reappearing in Jingyun City?"
"Why do you even know the inside story of the meat and gold case? Who are you? Are you a disciple of Lantau Island?"
"No, you don't need to guess my true identity. You just need to know that Lantau Island has really been wiped out. You don't need to rely on this jade talisman to give you any confidence."
"Impossible, I don't believe it, how could a fairy sect with such foundation be suddenly destroyed!"
"You don't believe it, so Lantau Mountain has not given you any response right now?" Lin Xixue's eyes did not contain sadness or joy, she just looked at the emperor lightly.
"Impossible, you must be lying to me!"
"Forget it." Lin Xixue shook her head, "The basis of cooperation is trust. Since you don't believe me and instead seek help from the destroyed Lantau Mountain, our cooperation will end here."
"The imperial edict to rehabilitate the Cheng family is the first step of reward. I don't want the rest of the reward, so let's leave." Lin Xixue didn't hesitate at all, pulling Feng Yuexian to leave.
The emperor suddenly raised his head, stared at her leaving back, then looked at the jade talisman in his hand, and shouted hurriedly: "Miss Lin, wait a minute!"
However, how could Lin Xixue give him a good face again? She naturally turned a deaf ear to his attempts to stay and continued walking out of the palace.
Seeing that Lin Xixue still had no intention of staying, the emperor immediately panicked. He quickly stood up from the dragon chair, bowed his hands and said, "Miss Lin, I am wrong about this, and I apologize to you!"
Lin Xixue turned around, frowned slightly, and said sarcastically: "Oh, Your Majesty, I am just a commoner, how can I bear your apology?"
"In my opinion, this Lantau Island does have a long tradition and is more worthy of your trust than a person of unknown origin like me. You'd better ask them to save you."
"Miss Lin is joking, how can I not believe you? I am just thinking that more people can do more work." The emperor quickly thought of an excuse to excuse himself.
"Your Majesty's excuses and reasons seem to be endless. So it seems that I don't know the general situation, ignore the overall situation, and misunderstood His Majesty's kindness?" Lin Xixue's lips showed a little disdain.
"I am in charge of this matter. Even if Your Majesty wants to move reinforcements, should you inform me that you are making arrangements?"
"But from beginning to end, I didn't receive any news. This shows that you don't trust me at all, and you only want to bring in Lantau Island to check and balance me, or even replace me, and let them take the lead in this matter."
"I'm right, Your Majesty." She emphasized the word "Your Majesty" very hard to show her inner anger.
"I said, the basis of cooperation is trust. Since you don't trust me, why should I ask for trouble? For me, this territory is divided between you and me, or I take it by force. There is no difference.
Not big."
"Even so, you still want to use your so-called imperial skills to control me. It's really ridiculous."
"Our cooperation has ended once before, but this time we broke up on bad terms, it seems that it did not allow you to put yourself in the right position."
"If that's the case, then we don't have to cooperate anymore."
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