The world worships me as the White Snake Immortal

Chapter 96 Go or not
The next day, Li Ji walked carelessly into the vast mountains.

Surprisingly, he brought someone with him.

It was Huang Wen, Yin of Yanzhou Prefecture, who was wearing regular clothes and walking hurriedly.

Ever since Zhou Bai secretly sent a medicinal herb to Huang Wen's door last time, his frail body has improved a bit, at least he no longer vomits blood from time to time.

This time Li Ji went into the mountains to seek help from Zhou Bai, and passed by Yanzhou specifically to ask Huang Wen to accompany him.

After all, he and Zhou Bai have known each other for a long time, and it’s easy to do things with acquaintances!
Although the mountains are vast and it is not easy to find Zhou Bai, who is Li Ji? His five senses alone are enough to find Zhou Bai's location.

Moreover, Zhou Bai was not at Yaoshan at this time, but at the top of the mountain outside Nanshan Village.

In less than an hour, Li Ji took Huang Wen to find Zhou Bai under the peach tree on the top of the mountain.

After not seeing each other for several years, when Huang Wen came to Zhou Bai again, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed heavily at Zhou Bai several times.

Zhou Bai didn't stop him, but he was still a little confused when he saw the two of them coming together.

After Huang Wen finished kowtow, Li Ji pulled him up, faced Zhou Bai and said, "Long time no see, it must have been three years!"

Zhou Bai nodded in confusion.

It's been three years indeed.

Li Ji glanced sideways at Yaosou's tomb, and said slightly shocked: "Is it that Yaosou's tomb?"

Zhou Bai nodded again, and Li Ji felt a little regretful.

Although he has never seen the medicine, he did not hear the news about him from Zhou Bai's mouth.

It can be said that Yaosou is an acquaintance he has never met before.

Before he could meet Yaosou, the latter was already buried, which really made people surprised.

Li Ji took out a fruit from his arms and placed it in front of Yaosou's grave, which was regarded as a memorial!

Then he got down to business.

When Zhou Bai learned from Li Ji that he was going to fight against the strong men of Great Zhou, he hurriedly shook his head and refused to go.

He had never traveled far, and he didn't know what the situation was like in Dazhou, let alone the strength of those monks.

His current strength is indeed good, but he is just a demon who has just broken through the second level of demon. It is okay in Da Sui, but who knows if there is anyone in Da Zhou who is more ruthless than him.

This deal is very uneconomical!
Li Ji didn't intend to state the situation and ask Zhou Bai to go with him.

In fact, if the two of them didn't know each other, this matter would be extremely easy to handle. He could directly get Zhou Bai to agree.

But the two of them are old friends after all, and Zhou Bai has a sworn relationship with Shi Qiong.

If that method is used, the two will not be able to meet each other in the future.

"Master Huang, do you want to tell Snakexian?!"

Li Ji looked at Huang Wen, trying to use Huang Wen to open a breakthrough.

Unexpectedly, this guy bowed his hands to him and Zhou Bai respectfully and said, "No matter what Master Snake Immortal decides, I will absolutely support it!"

"Hey, You……"

Li Ji suddenly looked at Huang Wen with his eyes widened.

He came to Huang Wen to persuade Zhou Bai based on the relationship between him and Zhou Bai.

But this guy doesn't want to help the court!

It's really irritating, if I had known I wouldn't have brought him here.

Li Ji was a little annoyed, but at this point, he could no longer count on Huang Wen.

And he himself is a reckless man, and he is really not very good at talking nonsense.

But fortunately, he still had a trick up his sleeve, even if Zhou Bai didn't agree to keep it.

Thinking that Li Ji had a backbone in his heart, his expression became much calmer.

"Are you really not going?"

Li Ji looked at Zhou Bai and asked.Zhou Bai's answer was still not to go.

"good, very good!"

"Then this great Sui country-protecting beast will have to be replaced by someone else!"

Li Ji took out a holy eye from his arms and waved it in front of Zhou Bai, then raised his feet and prepared to leave.

Protect the country beast!

Zhou Bai had heard Shi Qiong mention this name before, and later Li Ji also mentioned it to him in casual conversation.

The so-called national guardian beast is actually the only officially recognized monster that can legitimately steal the national destiny and be tightly tied to a big country.

Now Zhou Bai is a great immortal recognized by the emperor, and he also has the same rights, but this right is nothing compared to the beast that protects the country.

First of all, every sacred beast that protects the country must have a temple of its own in the capital of a great country.

That is a great honor, standing side by side with the civil and military temples of a great country.

Needless to say, there is no need to say much about the vigorous fragrance.

Moreover, the guardian beast also has the right to enter and exit the palace at will, and it can also absorb a little bit of the country's luck from the national seal every year.

Don't underestimate this tiny bit of luck for the country. According to what Shi Qiong and Li Ji said, just this tiny bit is enough for monsters to benefit from endlessly.

If it were placed in the hands of some tyrannical monarchs, the power of the national guardian beast would be even greater, and it could even devour a certain number of people for blood every year.

After all, once he becomes the guardian beast, he becomes the second king of the country. As long as the country is immortal, his strength will increase.

hiss--

Zhou Bai hesitated for a long time and finally stopped Li Ji when he was about to go down the mountain.

Li Ji heard his voice and walked back slowly, and said with a smile: "What, you figured it out?"

Zhou Bai nodded the imperial edict in his hand with his head and motioned for him to show it to him.

After reading the imperial edict, Zhou Bai fell into a dilemma.

The imperial edict is true, and it is stamped with the seal of the Sui Dynasty.

Emperor Jing of the Sui Dynasty promised that as long as he agreed to go to war, he could be granted the title of national guardian beast and build his own temple in Taichang City.

There is no profit to be seen from these in a short period of time. What really makes Zhou Bai tempted is the trace of national luck.

Think about it, how much help a country has accumulated for a whole year.

Moreover, since Emperor Jing of the Sui Dynasty came to the throne, the fortune of the Sui Dynasty has been booming, and the fortune of the country has been in a mess.

Although I haven’t tasted it yet, the gas of national destiny is definitely sweeter and more delicious than the gas of incense!

"Emperor Jing said, as long as you nod your head, I'll do whatever you want, as long as it's not too much!"

Li Ji placed the imperial edict in front of Zhou Bai and said lightly.

Emperor Jing of Sui Dynasty knew very well the importance of this decisive battle, so they could not lose.

Maybe others who don't know the situation will think that the two countries have agreed to fight, and even if they lose, they don't have to admit it. It's better than losing territory.

But as kings, both Emperor Jing of the Sui Dynasty and Cui Yao knew that the war between the two countries was sworn to the spiritual throne of the First Emperor.

If one party fails to abide by the agreement, it is inevitable that the country will be in trouble and smoke will spread.

So this is a very dangerous chess move. Either the Great Sui Dynasty will die or the Great Zhou Dynasty will die. There will be no win-win situation at all!
For this reason, Emperor Jing of the Sui Dynasty could ask Zhou Bai to put forward conditions to the maximum extent.

What Zhou Bai is facing now is that he may only have one chance in his life to be promoted to the national guardian beast.

If he doesn't fight and the Sui Dynasty wins, the position of this national guardian beast in the future will definitely have nothing to do with him.

On the contrary, the Sui Dynasty was defeated and all the land was lost. Everything he owned now would be in vain. The Snake Immortal Temple and the privileges he enjoyed in the Sui Dynasty land would all collapse.

And because he has been firmly tied to the fate of the Great Sui Dynasty, even if he does not die when the Great Sui Dynasty dies, he will still be implicated.

In fact, after all, he had to fight this battle. The moment Li Ji took out the imperial edict, he understood his mission!
(End of this chapter)