Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 2814: Chapter 23: So Only the Taoist Master Counts as a Major Enemy in Your Eyes?_3

All along, because the weapons and equipment of the East Xia Divine Dynasty, whether in quality or level, were superior to those of surrounding Sacred Dynasties, many Sacred Dynasties chose to import weapons and equipment, as well as Dan medicine, from the East Xia Divine Dynasty.

Without speaking of other armies, the most core, most elite ace troops mostly used weapons and equipment imported from the East Xia Divine Dynasty.

The Tianrui Saint Dynasty was naturally no exception.

Emperor Tianrui understood in his heart that if he agreed to be complicit, he would naturally obtain priority discount supplies of top-quality army weapons and military supply elixirs, but if he did not agree, he feared...

In the future, his Heavenly Luck Great Army would be unable even to leave a crack to purchase high-quality military weapons and bulk discount elixirs from the Divine Dynasty.

If it were only this, Emperor Tianrui could still overcome it.

At worst, they could procure military weaponry through other channels, even if the quality was a bit lower and the price a bit higher, elixirs could be procured similarly, high-priced in small quantities accumulating over time.

However!

He was also aware that the Ji Family and Jiang’s punishment for dissenters would not be so simple.

Firstly, he feared these two families would issue a resource embargo on the Tianrui Saint Dynasty, and at that time, no one would dare sell items in bulk to the Tianrui Saint Dynasty.

Secondly, he feared they would supply large amounts of cheap weapons and elixirs to the opposing Tianxing Sacred Dynasty.

Once a situation of rise and fall between the Tianrui Saint Dynasty and the Tianxing Sacred Dynasty formed, it might be manageable in the short term, but over time, the future situation of the Tianrui Saint Dynasty would inevitably become increasingly difficult, potentially falling into a precarious situation.

Emperor Tianrui was reluctant to yield, his mind racing.

He contemplated countless countermeasures, including reporting to the Cangping God Emperor or even seeking aid from the Ancient Saint clan Ying.

But all of this was to no avail.

The Ji Family in the field of military weapons, and Jiang’s in the realm of elixir raw materials and alchemy, were already colossal presences with absolute authority.

They certainly wouldn’t openly target the Tianrui Saint Dynasty, but with their level of power, delaying and isolating Tianrui through veiled means was sufficient.

To put it plainly, Emperor Tianrui had no substantial evidence for a report.

Though the Ying Clan was also an Ancient Saints clan, with strong heritage and strength, they were similarly unable to compare with the Ji Family and Jiang’s in these two fields. Moreover, their overall strength was only comparable to Jiang’s, significantly inferior to the Ji Family.

Emperor Tianrui’s heart was full of unwillingness.

The Tianrui Saint Dynasty had finally ushered in a booming period; was it just going to be ruined like this? Faced with blockade, or being complicit, did he truly have no other choices?

”Your Majesty Tianrui need not rush to a decision.” The Sacred Supreme of Ninth Heaven seemed pleased by Emperor Tianrui’s expression and said with a smile, ”In fact, visiting your Tianrui Saint Dynasty is already the second-to-last stop of our journey. We happened to hear that Wang Shouzhe of the Divine Martial Wang family is a guest at your Tianrui Saint Dynasty. Why not wait until we visit him before you make any decisions.”

Upon hearing this, Emperor Tianrui suddenly became anxious.

This is going to lead to big trouble~~

He must find ways to delay and notify Wang Shouzhe in advance, telling him to flee quickly and avoid the limelight in the Divine Martial World.

He immediately laughed heartily, ”Two Sacred Supremes, our humble little dynasty would never be so indiscriminate. Honored that you think highly of us, willing to cooperate with our small Tianrui dynasty. Let’s discuss terms. Our Tianrui is currently expanding our army, sorely in need of military equipment and bulk elixirs~”

The two Sacred Supremes didn’t expect Emperor Tianrui to back down so quickly, being more ineffective than the other Sacred Dynasty lords who cooperate with the Divine Martial World.

They exchanged a glance and decided to first secure Emperor Tianrui, so as to have more leverage to press Wang Shouzhe.

”Your Majesty Tianrui, as the saying goes, recognizing the times makes one an elite.” Dan Saint Jiang Lihuo smiled with satisfaction, ”As long as you are willing to stand with us, military supply elixirs won’t be a concern. A slight movement of our two families’ fingers will suffice to keep you well-fed.”

”Indeed, indeed.” Emperor Tianrui replied with a flattering smile, ”Come, prepare the sacred brews and delectable sacred dishes, I want to converse thoroughly with our distinguished guests.”

After saying this, before they could refuse, he began to complain bitterly, ”Do not blame me, two Sacred Supremes; actually, at that time I was deceived by that lousy kid of the Wang family named Wang Baosheng into eliminating traitorous villains, ending up... oh my, facing enemies from Great Nirvana Temple, the young emperor was compelled to act.”

”I regret it so much, truly wanting to skin that Wang Baosheng alive.”

His expression ”clearly” showed some guilty conscience, a posture of desperately shifting blame to exonerate himself, and appeasing the two Ancient Saints’ influential figures.

The two Sacred Supremes were currently in the phase of coalition-building and dismantling the Wang family commercial system, seeing Emperor Tianrui being cooperative, they naturally showed goodwill and consolatory attitudes, agreeing to dine together to build rapport and discuss collaboration.

They were also concerned about pushing Emperor Tianrui too far, resulting in him steadfastly aligning with the Divine Martial Wang family.

As for how to deal with Emperor Tianrui and the Si Family Old Ancestor afterward, that would be another story.

For the moment,

The Imperial Palace was bustling; Emperor Tianrui brought out the finest sacred wine and sacred rice, along with various gourmet delicacies, fervently entertaining the honorable guests.

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Meanwhile,

Guiyuan Other Courtyard was also full of hustle and bustle.

On the waterfront platform, the sunshine was just right, and the sound of ”crackling” card games was unceasing.