Private room on the second floor of the restaurant.
As Lin Xiuyuan stepped into the room, he saw a handsome man dressed in a white robe with red patterns. The hem of the robe fluttered in the wind, like flowing rosy clouds.
Hearing the sound, he slowly raised his head, his face beaming with a smile, yet seemingly mixed with a hint of reproach, and looked over with piercing eyes.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, it's been a long time. It seems you're doing well. However, your recent actions seem a bit unethical."
Lin Xiuyuan repeatedly cupped his hands and said, "Haha, Fellow Daoist Zhu, it's been a long time. You are even more radiant than before. However, I just arrived on my journey and haven't even taken a seat yet. Fellow Daoist Zhu, you are already blaming me? Is this how one treats a guest?"
"So it's my fault then?" Zhu Yuanqing shook his head and smiled, then gestured for him to sit down, saying, "Then please take a seat, fellow Daoist. I have already prepared some spiritual tea for you. Please have a drink."
"Respect is not as good as obedience."
Lin Xiuyuan clasped his hands in greeting and sat down. He didn't continue with the veiled questioning but said, "Fellow Daoist, is this invitation due to the dispute over the resource area of Tingfeng Forest? Or is it about Shuiyun Palace? I suppose it's either one of the two."
This time, in addition to asking Su Qiaojia to arrange for Xu Zeda to take over, I came to Shuoyang City.
That's why.
Of course, this is only the second one.
There are still quite a few steps to take to get things settled.
Most likely it was because of the large army led by Zhong Kangshun and Cheng Mao.
Their target was the Nine Nations Alliance.
Initially, facing Cheng Mao's large army's offensive, the enemy seemed somewhat caught off guard, giving our side a significant advantage.
After all, they hadn't expected that while they were fighting the Loose Cultivator Alliance, a large army would suddenly and quietly attack.
Despite the importance of the border region, precautions were taken early on.
However, the offensive was too sudden, extremely unexpected, and swift and powerful. Not long after the battle began, it had almost torn apart the border defenses.
In just a few days, they occupied two resource sites in Tingfeng Forest and continued to expand their gains, conquering one resource site after another.
However, the counterattacks from those forces were equally fierce, and they seemed to have quickly received strong reinforcements.
The initial setback was quickly reversed, turning into a strong counterattack that pushed the army back.
Due to the multi-front war, Zhong Kangshun did not choose to confront the enemy head-on. Seeing that the enemy's counterattack was too strong, he retreated directly to Tingfeng Forest and used the resource areas for alternating offense and defense.
At this time, the two sides had been engaged in fierce fighting and tug-of-war in Tingfeng Forest for several days!
It seems that the major powers of the Nine Kingdoms Alliance have sought help from Zhu Yuanqing.
Not long after, Zhu Yuanqing sent a message inviting him to meet...
Lin Xiuyuan also attached great importance to this matter. Fengxia Mountain is divided into three parts, and Dayue is the weakest party. At present, it can only hold onto less than 30% of the territory and resist the encroachment of the other two parties.
The actions of either of these two top powers could easily affect the overall situation of the Cloud Soaring Sect here.
...
"Fellow Daoist is indeed quick-witted and outspoken."
Zhu Yuanqing didn't beat around the bush and nodded frankly, saying, "Both are true!"
"The forces in Tingfeng Forest are now the forces of Ling'an Kingdom and Huoluo Kingdom of the Nine Kingdoms Alliance. I am in charge of the specific resource allocation in this area. I cannot ignore their request for help and have no choice but to send reinforcements."
"Although Fellow Daoist Lin did not give me face, I will not ignore the friendship we shared in the past. Therefore, I only sent some reinforcements to resist the invasion of your army. How about that? Isn't that fair?"
"Fellow Daoist, you are being rather unkind. Knowing that the forces of my Fire Luo Kingdom were involved, you didn't even give us a heads-up before launching such a fierce surprise attack?"
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