Chapter 497 Why is your surname Gu? Fengtian City, in the imperial study of the imperial palace. Li Guanrong knelt on the ground: "Greetings, Father!" "Get up. Have we produced any results from today's negotiations with these chambers of commerce?" Li Chengyi asked. "Not yet. These outside merchants have great objections to our Daqian's audit of its accounts and restrictions on its personnel." Li Chengyi smiled and said, "This is normal. There are powerful forces behind these companies, especially Tianbao Company and Shifang Yanyu Tower, which are also powerful forces in the entire Linglong Realm. There are many celestial cultivators behind them, so they are naturally unwilling to be restricted by my Daqian. My Qianyuan Realm has just been promoted to the Linglong Realm, and the world has changed. It can be said that there are opportunities for cultivation everywhere. These forces come here now just to get a piece of the pie." Li Guanrong smiled and said, "Then they made a wrong decision. How can they covet the resources of Qianyuan Realm?" "Yes, they came here with the intention of testing our Qianyuan Realm. If we give in, they will certainly press us step by step in the future. The rules must be set now, otherwise it will be even more difficult to change them later." Li Chengyi stood up and looked at the map hanging on the wall of the imperial study. On it were the 108 Linglong Realms listed according to the transmission coordinates in the Qianyuan Order, and the known forces in each Linglong Realm were marked. It can be seen that in terms of on-paper strength, the Qianyuan Realm is still at the bottom. After all, even the Guangling Realm, which ranks 107th, still has seven Xutian cultivators, and the strongest one is at the Xutian Great Perfection realm. In the Qianyuan Realm, apart from Gu Yuanqing, there are only him and Li Shian who have achieved Xutian. There will be only five or six people who hope to achieve Xutian within three years.

Compared with other Linglong realms, it is still too weak. A weak realm is actually a big piece of fat meat, so naturally there are many people who want to eat it. The reason why no one is doing anything reckless nowadays is because they don't know the ins and outs of this world. Li Chengyi turned around and said, "Dealing with cultivators is different from dealing with ordinary people. You have to be careful. After all, these chambers of commerce also have things we need." "Don't worry, father. I know what to do," said Li Guanrong. Li Chengyi nodded slightly: "The position of the King of Daqian should have been handed over to you when the world war ended. Now your father can only help you for a few more years at most. You have been the regent for many years, and I don't need to worry about what you do. You can decide these things by yourself in the future, but you must remember that if you are the king of a country and the safety of this world is at stake, you should think twice before doing anything, and don't be like before." Li Guanrong immediately complained, "Father is in the prime of his life, how could he resign so early? Others would think that I am coveting the throne and being disloyal and unfilial. Moreover, the Qianyuan Realm has been promoted to the Linglong Realm, the situation is complicated, and there are countless foreign enemies. My cultivation is low and my experience is inexperienced. How can I hold the fort? Father should wait a few hundred years before considering this matter." Li Chengyi glared and said, "Stop talking nonsense here. As the eldest son of the Li family, it is your responsibility to take the throne of Daqian. Don't think that I don't know what you instigated the ministers to do last time." "Father, in fact, regarding the throne, you can consider the second son. His temperament is more suitable than that of a son." Li Chengyi snorted lightly: "The eldest son is the heir, this is the rule of Daqian, don't mention it again in the future." Before Li Guanrong could say anything more, Li Chengyi had already waved his sleeves and said, "Leave. I still need to practice." Li Guanrong opened his mouth to speak, but in the end he bowed and said, "I'll take my leave." As soon as he left the imperial study, a minister came over and pulled him aside to discuss state affairs. After dealing with some things, he took the opportunity to ask an official on duty at the Regent Hall, "Where's the second brother?" "The Second Prince did not come today. I asked someone to ask him and he seemed to have gone to Taihu Mountain." Li Guanrong was furious: "He was asked to handle state affairs, but he dared to be lazy. I will go find him now!" As soon as he finished speaking, he strode out. The official behind him shouted, "Your Highness, Your Highness, there is also the report sent by the Governor of Hexi Road about..." But Li Guanrong had already disappeared in a flash of light. He arrived at Taihu Mountain and his eyes quickly locked on a person by the lake, Gu Siyuan, who was flipping through a book and fishing leisurely.

Li Guanrong stepped down and shouted, "Second Brother, what crime have you committed? There are so many affairs in the court right now. I asked you to handle the affairs of the court in the Regent Pavilion, but you dared to leave your post and go fishing here?" Gu Siyuan, who was dressed in a blue shirt, sighed helplessly when he saw Li Guanrong coming: "Brother, my father only asked me to supervise the construction of Fengtian New City. The Regent Pavilion has nothing to do with me." Li Guanrong snorted, "Why? As your elder brother and the crown prince, I can't order you around?" Gu Siyuan rubbed his temples and said with a headache: "Brother, why are you staring at me all day? My last name is Gu, but I can't take on the heavy burden of your throne. If you really want to relax, you should train Yu Ze as soon as possible. Look, my father let you supervise the country, how easy your life is." "That's true." Li Guanrong agreed, but then he looked at Gu Siyuan unkindly and said, "Why should your last name be Gu and my last name be Li?" The corner of Gu Siyuan's mouth twitched. It was said that his brother had been naughty since he was a child, causing chaos in Beiquan Mountain. Even though he was almost eighty years old now and was the crown prince, he was still often not in tune with the crowd. "You are the eldest brother, and you should ask your father about this matter!" …… Gu Yuanqing smiled and retracted his gaze. It was fun to take a look at the affairs of his children and grandchildren occasionally. It seemed that no one wanted to be the emperor of Daqian. He wondered how his "father-in-law" would feel when he saw these things? He smiled and shook his head, then raised his hand and summoned Tong Yuefei and Chen Zhengfeng from tens of thousands of miles away to Beiquan Mountain. "Greetings, sir!" Both of them bowed. "No need to be so polite." Gu Yuanqing raised his hand. Chen Zhengfeng said, "Thank you, sir. What instructions do you have for us to come here this time?" Gu Yuanqing said: "I don't have any instructions, but I'm giving you a chance to choose." "Choice?" Tong Yuefei and Chen Zhengfeng looked at each other, not understanding what this meant. Gu Yuanqing said calmly, "You two have been in this world for ninety years. You two have contributed to the development of Qianyuan Realm. I said I would give you a chance. Bai Xianghui left this opportunity to his brother Bai Jianfei. I have sent him out of Qianyuan Realm. Now it's your turn." The two of them were shocked. After a while, Tong Yuefei asked tentatively, "What do you mean, sir?" Gu Yuanqing said, "If you two choose to leave this world, I can let you go. Although the Tong and Chen families also have people participating in this world competition, it seems that most of the masters have left the Xieyue World. It's just that you have to find out where they went." Tong Yuefei's body trembled slightly: "Sir, are you serious?" Gu Yuanqing said calmly: "I have no regrets about what I said. Besides, why should I lie to you?" Tong Yuefei hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and asked, "Then the soul mark on my body..." (End of this chapter)