“…”

After Fang Zheng finished speaking, the entire hall was suddenly filled with a strange atmosphere. Abbot Bao Zhi was stunned and speechless for a moment.

"You, how could you..."

"Why can't I? Remember, I am in alliance with the Song Dynasty, but I am different from General Yue Fei. I am not a citizen of the Song Dynasty. I don't need to follow the will of the emperor of the Song Dynasty. I want to continue the war against the Jin Dynasty on behalf of the Miao people. Is it your business?"

Fang Zheng drank a sip of tea and looked at Abbot Bao Zhi with a smile. As he said, Miaojiang and Song Dynasty are not one and the same at the moment. Strictly speaking, it is more like a relationship like NATO or the Warsaw Pact. When the two sides establish a military alliance, they can indeed work together to attack the enemy, but if one side wants to withdraw for some reason, the other side can also choose to continue.

"……Amitabha……"

After a long while, Abbot Baozhi chanted the Buddha's name again.

"Master, you have boundless magical powers, why would you care about this mundane world?"

"Because I was once a mortal."

"Since the Immortal Master is already transcendental, why don't you stay away from this mundane world and cultivate to become an immortal?"

"I'm not interested in your stuff. Your so-called six senses of purity are nonsense. If that's the case, then tell me, old monk, if you really want to leave the world, why do you build the temple in this prosperous place instead of some deep mountain forest? Why do your monks linger in brothels and enjoy decadent music? Where is the six senses of purity and elegance? I think you are having more fun than anyone else, right? You eat meat and let us eat vegetarian food? The ancients said not to impose on others what you don't want others to do to you... I'm afraid you don't understand it either."

"The way of heaven and earth must have its reason. Immortal Master, you are acting against heaven, aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?"

"What is Heaven's Way?"

Fang Zheng scoffed at this.

"You say democracy is democracy, you say freedom is freedom, you say dictatorship is dictatorship? Who do you think you are? You say the Way of Heaven is the truth? Does the Way of Heaven belong to you? Can it agree if you just shout? The emperor has to announce any decree to the world, why didn't I hear the Way of Heaven tell me 'You can't do this, you can't do that', but you, an old monk from heaven, told me this... Old monk, you know what the crime of falsely conveying the emperor's decree is."

"There is a difference between humans and immortals. The immortal master has boundless magical powers, but he is causing more killing in the world. This is really unwise. If the immortal master insists on doing it, I'm afraid the consequences will be disastrous..."

Hearing this, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows.

"Old monk, are you threatening me?"

"I don't dare."

Abbot Baozhi clasped his hands together again.

"I just want to remind you, Master, not to act on your own. Otherwise, God will punish you. Not only will your life be in danger, but the Song Dynasty will also be in danger..."

"Oh, I see."

This time, before Abbot Baozhi could finish his words, Fangzheng interrupted him with a sneer.

"You mean, you want to have another King Wu's attack on King Zhou, right?"

“……!!!”

Upon hearing this, the emperor and Yue Fei, including Abbot Baozhi, were all shocked.

Of course they knew what Fang Zheng meant!

"very good."

Having said this, Fang Zheng was too lazy to say anything more and just stood up.

"I'll wait here. I want to see who dares to cause trouble in front of me! Humph, is there a difference between immortals and mortals? When the common people suffered from the war, they pretended to be dead in the sky. Now they come out to pretend to be good people? I want to see who dares to act presumptuous in front of me! And you..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng stared coldly at Abbot Bao Zhi.

"The evil monk of the Western Heaven Cult has disturbed the Central Plains and robbed the fortune of China. You even dare to speak wildly here. Do you really think there is no one in the lower world or what? Hundreds of years ago, you teamed up with the Chan Sect to destroy the belief in Nuwa and destroy the way of heaven in the world. Now, you dare to appear in front of me and make orders... Do you think I am easy to bully?! I want to see who dares to block my way this time!"

Having said that, Fang Zheng stared at Abbot Bao Zhi and smiled coldly.

"I advise you, old monk, to take care of your own business... I don't know how long your Buddhism can survive in this land... hehe..."

After saying this, Fang Zheng turned and left, leaving Abbot Baozhi standing there with a sullen face and his chest heaving.

The emperor and Yue Fei looked at each other and did not dare to interrupt. They had not expected that the war against the Jin Dynasty would be connected with the fight between the immortals in heaven and on earth. Things had come to this point and were completely beyond the control of the two of them.

Watching Fang Zheng turn and leave, Yue Fei hesitated for a moment, then suddenly stood up and bowed to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I have urgent matters to attend to. Please allow me to leave first."

“…Okay.”

The emperor was not a fool. If he still couldn't tell that there was another reason why Abbot Baozhi stopped the two from conquering the Jin Dynasty, then he would have to quit his job as emperor and sell sweet potatoes. So in the end, the emperor thought about it and could only sigh helplessly and nodded.

After getting the emperor's permission, Yue Fei glared coldly at Abbot Bao Zhi, then turned around and chased after Fang Zheng.

“Supreme Immortal!!”

Before Fang Zheng walked out of the palace, he saw Yue Fei chasing after him in a hurry.

"Where is the Immortal planning to go now?"

"front."

Fang Zheng shrugged.

"It's your business if you want to negotiate peace with the Jin, but I don't plan to. The Jin, the Mongols, and the Liao are not good people. If we don't take this opportunity to wipe them out, what's the point of keeping them for the New Year?"

"Hahaha, the Immortal's words are still so interesting."

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Yue Fei laughed.

"I would also like to go through this, is that possible?"

"Oh? Are you okay? Your emperor doesn't seem to be willing."

"I will only... in my personal capacity. Yes, the Immortal once said that I will not be a general of the Song Dynasty, but will continue to fight against the Jin Kingdom with the Immortal in my personal capacity. Do you agree?"

"Of course, with General Yue Fei's help, we are better than ten thousand men."

Fang Zheng was naturally very happy to see Yue Fei willing to help. Although he had trained a group of Miao and Han soldiers in the battle against Jin, it was said that it was easy to get thousands of soldiers but difficult to get a good general. Fang Zheng did not have a strong enough general. Yue Fei was a famous general who fought against Jin and was well-known. With him around, it would be easier to recruit more soldiers.

As for public opinion...haha, Fang Zheng has prepared a big gift for that old bald donkey.

Hope he likes it.

Abbot Baozhi also left the palace early. He did not expect that this immortal master would be so tough. He was frightened that he would confront the gods and Buddhas directly. Abbot Baozhi had no other choice but to return to the temple to make a decision.

"Abbot, something bad has happened! Abbot!!"

However, what Abbot Baozhi did not expect was that just after he left the palace, he saw the monks from his own temple rushing towards him and grabbing him. Seeing this scene, Abbot Baozhi could not help but frown.

"What's wrong? Why are you so panicked?"

"Abbot, did you just say in the palace that you wanted to negotiate peace with the Jin people and give up attacking the Jin Kingdom?"

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Abbot Baozhi was stunned.

"How do you know that?"

You have to know that in order to keep it secret, there were only four people in the imperial study: the emperor, Abbot Baozhi, Fangzheng and Yue Fei, and a few imperial guards and eunuchs. But even if the news spread faster, it wouldn't spread so fast!

"Abbot, you don't know! Not long after you entered the palace, a strange vision suddenly appeared in the sky, revealing everything you said in the imperial study to the world! Right now...right now many people are besieging Jinci Temple, saying they want to burn our temple down!"

"What!?"

Hearing this, Abbot Baozhi was shocked. He finally understood why the guards and soldiers in the palace looked at him with unfriendly eyes when he just went out.

But what on earth is going on?!