Mortals get a golden finger for immortal cultivation every year

"These blood feuds don't seem to have much to do with you, do they? You don't seem to be from their lineage either."

Emperor Wen sighed softly and said.

"Even if it's not related to my younger brother, it's still connected to him, so I can't just ignore it. My mission is to keep you here and prevent you from making a move. After all, if something really happens to the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion, given your relationship with them, you'll definitely come to their aid. My job is to keep you here. Once you're here, my mission is complete. As for whether my younger brother can destroy the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion, that depends on his abilities. I don't need to worry about anything else. But with his abilities, the chances of him destroying the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion are quite high; that's entirely believable. After that, he can rebuild the Zhang family's power, which will allow him to rebel. Whether he rebels or not depends on his own thoughts. I personally support his rebellion. However, whether the rebellion succeeds depends on how the Empress handles it. After all, his current strength is far inferior to the Empress's. The Empress has become a god, while he is still just a saint. The gap is simply too great."

"In short, it all depends on what he does. I won't interfere anymore. Helping him destroy the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion is the limit of what I, as his elder brother, can do. I can't do any more. So I hope you won't make a move, otherwise I will definitely stop you. The consequences will be unimaginable. I don't want to use my full strength right now. If I do, it will have a significant impact on the entire Kunlun Realm. So I hope you won't make a move. Besides, if you do, I'll definitely give you seven or eight great-grandchildren, and let them pick peaches here every day. Anyway, the peaches here are big, juicy, and delicious."

"Most importantly, it also contains the rules of the Holy Path, which is a good thing. It would be a good thing if a young person took it, right? After all, his parents are very powerful."

"In short, I'll say it again: you absolutely mustn't make a move. If you do, I definitely will too, and that would damage our relationship, wouldn't it? So, let's just stay here and not make a move. Why should we fight when we can have something to eat? With our abilities, why should we fight here? We can just watch the show and enjoy the fruits of our labor, right? Why bother fighting? Right?"

As Zhao Shuang spoke, she picked another peach and started eating it, while simultaneously picking another peach for Emperor Wen with her other hand.

“Eat up, it’s free, so let’s eat. This is good stuff, even though it’s not very useful to you now, you could say it’s completely useless. Besides being able to eat it, it’s still good stuff, right? Since it’s good stuff, let’s eat as much as we can. Otherwise, we won’t be able to eat it later. After all, our Kunlun Realm is going to have a lot of trouble soon. Let’s not get involved if we don’t have to. Let’s just stay here, watch the show, and eat peaches.”

As they were talking, Zhao Shuang had already finished eating the peach in his hand, and his actions made Emperor Wen shake his head involuntarily.

"When the Queen returns, you'd better think carefully about how to explain things to her. She definitely won't listen to your nonsense and will investigate thoroughly, so you'd better come up with a proper reason."

"The reason is naturally everything the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion has done to our Zhang family over the years. That reason should be enough, right? After all, the grudge between the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion and our Zhang family runs deep. If we're talking about who in the entire Kunlun Realm hates our Zhang family the most, it's definitely the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion. There shouldn't be any doubt about that. So it's only natural for our Zhang family to take action and destroy the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion, isn't it? So even if the Empress returns, I will use this reason to tell her. After all, everything the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion has done to our Zhang family over the years is enough for our Zhang family to destroy them. This reason is perfectly justified and without any falsehood. I believe the Empress will handle it fairly. Even if she wants to deal with our Zhang family, she definitely won't do it now, because the Kunlun Realm can't afford too many losses right now. If it suffers further losses, the entire Kunlun Realm will be in trouble. I believe the Empress will still have this much tolerance."

"Besides, you know the relationship between the Empress and my brother, don't you, sir? You've met them before, so you must know very well, right? Since you know, you should know that as long as my ninth brother doesn't do anything too outrageous, nothing will happen. All of this is for his growth, and this is one of the foundations for his growth. Hatred is always the best driving force for growth, and such great hatred is enough to make my brother grow much faster. He doesn't have much time now; he must seize every moment to grow. If there isn't enough time, then there's nothing we can do. What we need to do now is to buy him as much time as possible. After all, that old bald monk has placed great hopes on him, not only that old fox, but also our Zhang family." "Ancestor, that fellow has caused so much trouble, leaving our entire Zhang family burdened with his debts. He's utterly despicable! We must find him and give him a good beating, otherwise it would be a disservice to all the sacrifices our Zhang family has made over the years. Our patriarch has given so much, and he just disappears without a trace, leaving everything to us, his descendants. It's outrageous! So, once I see him, I must make things clear. I have to get something good from him. Otherwise, it would be a disservice to all the sacrifices our Zhang family has made. You know, the reason our Zhang family has no deities is all his fault. So, no matter what, he has to pay a heavy price to appease us. You'll have to help out then, otherwise, I can't say much more, right?"

"Anyway, the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion is definitely going to be destroyed today, there's no doubt about it, there's no need for any doubt. The Zhang family will definitely destroy it. There's absolutely no need to doubt anything, anything. Even if you try to stop me, I will find a way to destroy the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion. If we don't destroy it, the hatred that our Zhang family has accumulated over so many years can't be eliminated. So for the sake of our Zhang family's long-standing hatred, it has to be destroyed. I hope you won't try to stop me."

As Zhao Shuang spoke, he ate another peach to keep his throat from getting dry. Emperor Wen listened to everything he said but made no comment, nor did he say whether he would intervene.

"Just tell me, are you going to stop me or not? Tell me the truth, are you going to stop me or not? If you are, tell me quickly so I can intervene and stop you. If you're not going to stop me, then we can just eat peaches here. By the way, you should have some peach blossom wine here, since these peach trees bear fruit and blossoms every year. You must be able to brew peach blossom wine, right? So hurry up and bring out a few jars of peach blossom wine. The two of us can eat peaches, drink wine, and watch a wonderful show. Wouldn't that be delightful? So, you should hurry up and bring out your good stuff. If you don't, then I'll have Danqing bring it out for me. I'm sure he knows where you've hidden all this peach blossom wine."

After eating the peaches, Zhao Shuang thought about drinking wine, which was naturally peach blossom wine.

After all, this peach tree produces peach blossoms every year, and the peach blossoms from this peach tree are definitely the best material for making wine.

Upon hearing Zhao Shuang's request, Emperor Wen shook his head, but still took out two jars of peach blossom wine from thin air.

"As expected of Emperor Wen, so generous indeed! Excellent, excellent, truly excellent. This wine is truly delicious!"

The wine jar was opened, and Zhao Shuang drank it all in one gulp. Then he said the following words.

"There are only these two jars in total, is that too many?"

When Emperor Wen heard Zhao Shuang's words, he spoke calmly.

"Only these two jars."

"How stingy! The dignified Emperor Wen only brought out two jars of wine. Who do you think you are? You are Emperor Wen, yet you only brought out these two jars of wine."

Zhao Shuang was immediately displeased upon hearing this, since two jars of wine weren't even enough for him alone, let alone Emperor Wen, so he was naturally dissatisfied.

"Are you really going to destroy the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Palace this time? Isn't there any possibility of reconciliation?"

Emperor Wen still didn't want the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion to be destroyed so easily, as this matter was of great importance. "The hatred between him and our old master is irreconcilable. Over the years, he has slaughtered countless members of our Zhang family. Can that be resolved? If you could resurrect all of our Zhang family members, we wouldn't mind not destroying him. But can you? You can't, I can't, nobody can, not even the Empress. Therefore, the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion must be destroyed. No matter the cost, the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion must be destroyed. Only in this way can the feud between the Chi family and our Zhang family be cleansed. Once the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion is destroyed, the feud between their family and our Zhang family will be over. I can guarantee that. Now you can give the Empress an explanation, right?"

"I think the Empress also hopes that the feud between our two families can be put to rest. It would be worthwhile for the Heavenly King's Palace to settle this feud, and it wouldn't be a loss, right? As long as this feud can be resolved, I believe the Empress will definitely not have any objections."

"This is my explanation to the Queen. Are you satisfied now?"

“I certainly wouldn’t have done this if I couldn’t give the Queen an explanation. It is precisely because I know how to give the Queen an explanation that I chose to do this.”

"After this matter, all grudges between our two families will be wiped clean, and neither of us will pursue the other's grievances any further. From now on, all grudges and resentments will be completely eradicated. Are you satisfied with this answer, Emperor Wen?"

After drinking two jars of wine, Zhao Shuang was quite drunk, but he still gave a satisfactory answer. Whether Emperor Wen was satisfied or not was none of his concern.

"Alright, since you've said so, then I won't ask any more questions. Remember what you said today, the feud between your two families is over, and I will no longer pursue the matter between either side."

"Of course. While I may not be a man of my word, I will never break my promise. You can rest assured. Since I've said this, I will definitely make a guarantee, and there will be absolutely no problems. In the future, there will be no more conflicts because of the grudges between our two families. This is for the sake of the entire Kunlun Realm, and for the sake of the billions of living beings in the Kunlun Realm."

Zhao Shuang then made a promise, which greatly pleased Emperor Wen.

"Just remember your words, and I won't say anything more. Remember what you said today and don't break your promise."

"There will naturally be no problem with that, so you can rest assured. Even for Danqing's sake, I will not break my promise today. All grievances are settled here, and neither of us shall pursue the matter any further. Well, I have said what I needed to say and done what I needed to do. Therefore, it is time for me to leave."

After saying that, Zhao Shuang got up and left, but before leaving, he still picked a few peaches.

……

"Did Grandpa just leave like that?"

After Zhao Shuang left, Nalan Danqing emerged from the void, her eyes filled with a hint of lingering affection.

"What? You really plan to work with him to produce a few great-grandchildren for me?"

Emperor Wen said this in an annoyed tone. His words immediately made Nalan Danqing both ashamed and angry, and she retorted in an annoyed tone.

"Grandpa, what nonsense are you talking about? How could that be? He and I are just friends."

"Friend. He just said that if I don't agree to his request, he'll give me a few great-grandchildren to raise. That's what friends are for, haha."

Emperor Wen was extremely displeased with Zhao Shuang.

"He was just joking. You know his personality. That's just how he is. No one can change his mind. Besides, given his character, he would never do such a thing. You can rest assured. Besides, didn't he already say that as long as the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion is destroyed, the feud between their two families will be over?"

Nalan Danqing was filled with shame and indignation.

"To put an end to this is easier said than done. He only talks the talk; in reality, it's not that easy."

"But he's already done his best, hasn't he? He's done more than enough." (End of Chapter)