Family Management Game In Immortal Continent Chapter 849: Persuading Fourth Prince
Previously on Family Management Game In Immortal Continent...
[Special Event — Persuading Fourth Prince]
"Persuade the Fourth Prince?"
Within the Ancestral Space, the Li clan members had assembled.
Li Dalong declared, "For all these years, we've done everything possible to steer clear of imperial court intrigues, focusing instead on rebuilding our strength.
But the threat from the Wu Race has become dire right now.
Just providing some advice to the Fourth Prince ought to be manageable. If the Wu Race actually manages to push forward, we'll be wide open to their rampage."
"Fei Heng probably realizes the Fourth Prince is in our debt," Li Yaowen remarked, grinning.
"Still, that debt won't stop a massive conflict; the Li family lacks the influence to pull that off yet."
"I suspect there's a plot brewing here."
Li Changsheng's face grew somber. "I..."
His words were cut short as Li Changyao suddenly jumped onto her brother's back.
Blushing deeply in shame, she pressed her palm firmly over his mouth.
"Elders, carry on. Please, all of you go ahead."
No matter if the negotiations hid a real danger or not—her brother would spot danger in a falling leaf while lounging under the Old Tree, convinced it was an attack.
"Success or failure, we have to attempt the persuasion," Li Kuangren stated firmly.
"I'll handle it. Senior White Qilin knows me best; whenever he visits for trades, I'm always the one dealing with him."
The group gave small nods of agreement.
That evening, Li Wei watched Li Kuanghua make her way to the rear mountain of the estate, lined with numerous statues.
She lingered for quite a while before a solitary tomb, silently pouring out wine as tribute.
Afterward, Li Kuanghua let out a chuckle.
"Your elder sister took down even more of those Wu Race scum.
Hold on just a bit—ignore how I got run off the field fourteen times; Fei Heng himself is spearheading this push.
As the Crown Prince, he's bound to unleash a total assault on the Wu Race.
I'll deliver every last one of those Wu folks straight to you, my no-good little brother.
Man up and slaughter them anew down there."
"...."
A chill wind swept through the night.
Over the years, Li Wei had never grasped why Li Kuanghua remained so obsessed with charging into battles against the Wu Race.
The woman seemed fueled by endless vigor, utterly ignoring clan matters while fixated only on wiping out Wu Race warriors.
Li Wei chose not to interrupt her. Quietly, he called Li Xinnian into the Ancestral Space.
The following day.
Li Kuanghua stepped aboard Fei Heng's spirit boat.
As the craft ascended skyward, Fei Heng offered a deep bow of respect to the Li family present.
Li Kuanghua, though, rose onto her toes, waving enthusiastically at her kin, and yelled, "Heading out to battle! Useless Xinnian, don't forget to ship over supplies and troops to your granny here!"
Li Xinnian's expression darkened.
This Great-Grandaunt pushed boundaries far too much.
Calling him useless behind closed doors was one matter, but this public shout would likely keep him hidden from sight for a couple of years.
The spirit boat sailed farther into the distance.
A faint glow sparked from Li Kuanghua's gesturing hand.
[Following your orders, Li Xinnian has sent teams to Shadowfell Prefecture to build the "Combat Grotto-Heaven" for Li Kuanghua.]
[Azure Cloud cultivators dispatched yearly to the Wu Race front will assemble inside the Combat Grotto-Heaven.]
[Li Kuanghua gained presents from the family elders.
Acquired the Mid-Grade Dharma Treasure "Combat Demon Armor," created by Li Yaotie.
Made mostly from Zhao Clan flesh and blood, it holds a trace—one ten-thousandth—of the Boundless Dead Sea's might.
It blocks ninety percent of strikes from peak Divinity Transformation realm foes and mends itself after combat harm.
The Demon Armor shifts into tentacles to strike enemies, wielding Spiritual power matching peak Nascent Soul realm.]
[Gained a Fifth-Grade Spirit Object from Li Dalong: Soul of the Punishment Officer: Hellblade King.
Born from the remains of the Punishment Officer: Hellblade King, a Void Refining realm ruler of Hell Layer I: The Silence Maw in the Underworld, post-death.
The Spirit Object appears as an earring; it guards against divine soul assaults, and any soul invader faces a fierce slash from the Punishment Officer: Hellblade King's soul.]
...
Yet another year slipped by.
Li Kuangren set off for Duskwild Prefecture.
Upon nearing the territory's edge, he spotted war smoke rising and traces of mana from fierce cultivator duels hanging in the air.
From above, the land looked slashed open by a divine blade in one mighty sweep, forming a huge, elongated wound.
Li Kuangren realized this marked the frontline between the Azure Dynasty and the Fourth Prince's forces.
Azure Dynasty troops poured in from every side in huge numbers.
The heavens brimmed with all sorts of array formations, forming a heavenly rift that split the realms apart.
On the earth loomed a hundred-meter-tall city wall, built purely from Spiritual power.
Li Kuangren even detected movement stirring inside the wall's dull gray form.
All at once, as a bird neared, a guard emerged from the wall's stone and felled it with a swift blow.
"Hiss!" Li Kuangren drew in a sharp, cold breath.
"Incredible Formation, incredible wall! Once I'm home, I'll urge Xinnian to erect something like this."
Passing beyond the wall, he found a fortified military hub.
Suspended over the hub were lines of spirit boats and combat tools.
Myriad cultivators trained rigorously, hurried to the front, or rehearsed array setups; formations of thousands left a stunning impression.
Tailing Li Kuangren, Li Wei wasn't encountering the Azure Dynasty's warzone anew, but seeing it once more stirred profound feelings within him.
These war setups seemed old and rough-hewn, yet they outshone the modern arms battlefields from his past recollections.
Soon enough, Li Kuangren stepped into the city.
The guards, upon learning Li Kuangren was Li Tianyue's nephew, bent low in honor.
Even before linking up with Li Tianyue, several folks rushed over, groveling to gain his favor, their faces lit with fawning grins.
"Nephew Kuangren! It's me—from the secluded Lin family. Soon I'll be your Uncle-in-law. Come on, let's share a drink."
"Back off, you cheeky fool! Hahaha, Nephew Kuangren, does your Li clan take in live-in husbands?
They dub me a genius freak; how do I strike you?"
"I may lack skill, but I'd pour out my blood and guts for you, Nephew, just for a single glimpse of Yueyue."
"..."
Li Kuangren's lips twitched.
He hadn't laid eyes on his aunt, yet her admirers swarmed like bees.
Eyeing the broad ten-meter avenue crammed with a snaking line, Li Kuangren felt sweat bead on his brow.
He was aware his aunt Li Tianyue excelled at leading forces in Duskwild Prefecture, but he never imagined... what purpose did all these suitors serve here?
Li Wei also mopped sweat from his brow.
[Your kin Li Tianyue commands the Duskwild Prefecture warfront.
Her talent, ferocity, leadership prowess, and allure are famed across the realm.
She holds third place on the Azure Dynasty's Peerless Fairy List.
Her fame draws cultivators worldwide; thus, up to ten thousand have flocked to Duskwild Prefecture to enlist...]
"You idiots, are you tired of living?"
Li Wei couldn't fathom it.
A couple would be understandable, but this horde simpering right onto a battlefield?
Behaving like that, they'd perish on the lines without realizing how.
Encircled and enraged, Li Kuangren bellowed, "Beat it! My aunt's got a house brimming with kids and grandkids—everyone knows! Seeking death, are you?!"
"That just makes it more appealing!"
"..."
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