Chapter 264: Father's Kindness and Son's Filial Piety
After Xiao Jingxia listened to Zhuge Qingyun's introduction, he couldn't help but kneel to Zhuge Qingyun and said, "Jing Xia thanks my adoptive father!"
Zhuge Qingyun waved his hand: "No need to be polite, get up!"
Previously, Xiao Jingxia had some doubts about whether Zhuge Qingyun would really be willing to help him? But now after seeing the magical weapons presented to him by Zhuge Qingyun, he no longer had any doubts.
Although these magic weapons are nothing to Zhuge Qingyun, they are priceless treasures in the world.
Since Zhuge Qingyun is willing to give these priceless treasures to himself as a meeting gift, Xiao Jingxia will naturally not doubt him.
After all, Xiao Jingxia is just an unfavored prince now. Even if the White King and the Red King want to test him, they will not do so at such a high price.
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After Xiao Jingxia learned how to use Najie, he asked aloud: "Father, how should the White King and Red King respond?"
"Since they have already sent the gifts to Sangu City, how can a father refuse to accept them?"
"But my adoptive father, didn't you say that it is not appropriate for San Gucheng to intervene now, and let the White King and the Red King fight so that both sides will lose?" Xiao Jingxia couldn't help but wonder after hearing this.
As the saying goes, "The one who takes advantage of others is soft-spoken." If Zhuge Qingyun really accepted the gifts from the White King and the Red King, then it would be impossible for him not to help when the White King and the Red King asked him for something, right?
"Receiving a gift is a gift, and helping is a help. These are two different things!"
"???"
When Xiao Jingxia heard this, his face was full of confusion and he said: "Jingxia is stupid, please ask your adoptive father for advice!"
"By accepting the gifts from the White King and the Red King for my father, I do owe them a favor, and I have no intention of turning away this favor."
In the middle of his words, Zhuge Qingyun did not rush to explain, but asked: "When do you think the White King and the Red King will ask their father to help?"
Xiao Jingxia replied without thinking: "The favor of my adoptive father is so precious, so naturally it must be used at the most critical moment."
"Now the White King and the Red King are most likely to seize the throne. If they want to ask my father for help, they will definitely let me deal with their biggest enemy.
You said that if the White King asked his father to help deal with the Red King, and the Red King happened to learn the news, what would he do?"
"Of course, let the adoptive father and the two help each other!"
After Xiao Jingxia finished speaking, he suddenly showed an expression of enlightenment, bowed to Zhuge Qingyun with sincerity and said: "My foster father is wise, Jing Xia admires me!"
When Xiao Jingxia admired Zhuge Qingyun's strategy, he also improved Zhuge Qingyun's status in his heart and got rid of some small thoughts that he shouldn't have.
"Okay, if there is nothing else, you can go down first! This will avoid arousing the suspicion of the White King and the Red King."
"Yes, my child, please resign!"
After Zhuge Qingyun watched Xiao Jingxia walk out of the study, he thought: "Kong Ming, this Xiao Jingxia is indeed as you guessed, he is indeed a restless guy."
"Since ancient times, there has been no family affection in the royal family. The reason why Xiao Jingxia is willing to listen to the Red King is just because he has no strength to resist! Now that the lord has given him the confidence to resist, he will certainly not be willing to submit to others."
Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan in his hand and said: "However, Xiao Jingxia has a vicious and despicable personality. Although he is easy to control, he is also easy to backlash. My lord, you still have to grasp the right balance."
"Don't worry, I have left some backup plans in the magical artifacts I gave him. If he dares to have any thoughts that he shouldn't have? I will make him regret coming to this world."
"My lord is wise."
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"Dong dong dong..."
In the Mansion of the Red Prince of Apocalypse City, the Red King, who was dressed in red and had a somewhat bohemian appearance, was practicing bow and arrow shooting in the yard.
It's just that the target used by the Red King for practice was not an ordinary target, but a moving target with a wooden sign held by a living person. His archery skills were quite good. Every arrow landed on the wooden sign and did not hurt the target.
A servant in gray with a pale face.
"Whoosh!"
A man in black suddenly appeared in the yard, half-knelt behind the Red King, raised the letter in his hand and said, "Prince Qi, I just received the Fei Ge letter from Sangu City."
When the Red King heard this, he said without looking back: "Read it!"
"My lord, my subordinates have sent generous gifts to Sangu City. Zhuge Qingyun liked the gift prepared by the prince very much and said that he had remembered the prince's favor.
However, my subordinates saw the Ninth Prince in Sangu City, and Zhuge Qingyun also accepted the gift prepared by Prince Bai and expressed great joy."
"Pfft!"
The Red King was very happy to hear the first half of the secret message, but when he heard the second half, his fingers trembled slightly, and the long arrow in his hand immediately came out of the string, piercing the head of the gray-clothed servant.
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"Whizzing!"
The moment the body of the servant in gray fell to the ground, two men in black appeared next to him, skillfully lifted the body and disappeared into the yard.
King Chi casually threw the bow and arrow in his hand to the maid beside him, frowning slightly and said: "What does this Zhuge Qingyun mean? Just accept the gift from me, but even accept the gift from King Bai?"
Although the Red King and others sent congratulatory gifts to Zhuge Qingyun in the name of congratulating the empress for becoming the 'Ice Sword Immortal', anyone with a discerning eye knew that they wanted to use this to win over Zhuge Qingyun.
Therefore, the gifts prepared by the Red King and the others were very generous, and their value far exceeded the thirty-two secret arts of the Rakshasa Hall. Even for the Red King and the White King, it was considered a huge loss.
Logically speaking, with Zhuge Qingyun's identity and status, it is impossible for him not to know that the White King and the Red King are currently at odds, so he should only accept gifts from one of them.
"Could it be that he wants to default on the debt? Forget it, the matter is over, there is no need to think more."
King Chi pondered for a while, but in the end he didn't understand Zhuge Qingyun's meaning and simply gave up the idea of continuing to think.
Anyway, no matter whether Zhuge Qingyun was planning to default on the debt or not, it was impossible for the Red King to ask anyone to get those gifts back.
If Zhuge Qingyun didn't want to default on the debt, but the Red King asked for the gifts back, it would only completely offend him and push him to the White King's side.
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Time flies by, and three months have passed before you know it. During this time, the power of Sangu City has also been greatly expanded and improved.
Since the empress obtained the title of 'Ice Sword Immortal', various sects around Sangu City have chosen to join Sangu City and have become forces under Sangu City.
Before the rise of Sangu City, there were four recognized cities in Beili Kingdom, Bei Tianqi, Nan Xueyue, Xi Muliang, and Dong Wushuang.
Among them, Tianqi City is the capital of Beili, gathering the world's destiny, and all major forces in the world respect it.