I Have A Martial Dao World

Chapter 472: 472. Riding the Emperor to command the feudal lords

The news that Lord Lu intended to place his wife on the throne spread instantly throughout the entire Jiangnan.

But what was even more astonishing was Lu Yao’s public stance—all opium and human trafficking were illegal, and all treaties signed with the foreign powers were invalidated!

It goes without saying that this would impact countless people’s interests, and Lord Lu’s domineering and wilful behaviour was revealed to the extreme; he was an incredibly authoritarian ruler!

The outside world was immediately in an uproar, many people dared not say anything openly, but had the guts to engage in underhanded dealings, and these were substantial.

First of all, on the newspapers, the old incident of Wu Zetian, the “Hen that Crows at Dawn” during the Tang Dynasty, was brought up again, with the clear intention of using the past to satirize the present.

Even more so, “Qianzhou News” blatantly published an article titled “Riding the Emperor to Command the Princes”!

Although it didn’t mention names, the subject of ridicule was crystal clear.

This newspaper office, located in the remote Qianzhou, far in the great southwest, was the mouthpiece controlled by the local dominant force, the Yunxiao Sect.

Its sect leader—Yang Shanji—had previously ignored Lu Yao’s summoning.

He was so bold precisely because he relied on “the mountains being high and the Emperor far away.”

Between Qianzhou and the Imperial City lay countless prefecture governments, a distance of 4,000 miles. Along the way, one did not know how many forces were overtly and covertly opposing Lu Yao.

Lord Lu, whom wanted to “Ride the Emperor to Command the Princes,” must be too busy to bother with him at the moment.

“What could a man surnamed Lu do to me? If he dares, let him fight his way here!”

Yang Shanji felt he had finally gotten a load off his chest!

His sect survived by planting opium on a large scale and engaging in human trafficking.

Lu Yao was essentially cutting off the roots of his sect! No wonder this person abhorred him so deeply.

However, lately Yang Shanji always felt a bit uneasy, but after much inquiry confirmed that Lu Yao was still in the Imperial City.

While he breathed a sigh of relief, he simply ordered his sect to tighten security, then continued to indulge in pleasures with his multitude of concubines.

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What Yang Shanji didn’t know was that two ominous stars had already arrived in Qianzhou!

At this moment, Li Pei and Yu Yanmei were riding on Ping An, looking down at the earth below them.

It had taken them merely two hours to travel from the Imperial City.

The phrase “Riding the Emperor to Command the Princes” made the Liao Family Sisters laugh until they bent over.

Li Pei could not keep a straight face, and put aside all his tasks at hand. Even if it meant going out of his way, he was determined to eliminate this rogue first!

However, after riding the Spiritual Sparrowhawk over, the master and disciple were simultaneously shocked!

“Eighty percent of the cultivated land here… is planted with opium!” @@novelbin@@

They could see everything clearly from the sky, and Li Pei found it hard to believe!

Although other prefecture governments also grew it, none were this exaggerated.

Yu Yanmei said coldly, “Most of these opium fields are controlled by the Green Cloud Sect, it’s absolutely impossible for them not to have collusions with the government, the Governor of Yungui deserves to die!”

Li Pei sneered, “It’s a good opportunity to deal with them all at once!”

After finishing their conversation, there was a brief moment of awkward silence before they simultaneously realized—this was the first exchange between master and disciple since that embarrassing incident occurred.

An awkward silence followed, Li Pei cleared his throat and spoke solemnly, “Master, let’s first level the mountain gate of the Yunxiao Sect.”

Yu Yanmei nodded, and gently patted Ping An’s neck.

The Spiritual Sparrowhawk spread its wings and flew towards the distinct Yunxiao Mountain in the distance.

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The terrain of the entire Yunxiao Mountain area was relatively flat, with only the main peak soaring abruptly as if to pierce the clouds.

Normally, as the leading force in Qianzhou, the surrounding common people should be living well thanks to the presence of the Yunxiao Sect.

But as far as the eye could see, there were only thatched cottages, with commoners gaunt and sallow-faced, displaying numb expressions and barely covering their bodies with dirty, tattered cloths.

This place was nothing short of a massive refugee camp!

“The more remote the area, the less regard these so-called aristocratic clans have, acting wickedly without any need for disguise!”

The master and apprentice descended grim-faced from the sky, landing at the gate of the Yunxiao Sect.

Li Pei didn’t say a word, instead, he kicked off with a fly kick that exploded the archway inscribed with “Yunxiao Immortal Realm,” sending small and large chunks of stone shooting out.

There were two disciples guarding the place, clad in blue silk garments, with strong and robust statures.

They only managed to utter “Who goes there…” before the flying stones struck them, breaking their muscles and fracturing their bones.

The Yunxiao Sect reacted quickly, with an urgent and mournful air raid siren sounding immediately.

Li Pei and her apprentice proceeded along the main path, swaggering inward.

They hadn’t gone a few hundred meters when they encountered a team coming to intercept them.

The leader, an elder of the Innate Realm, bellowed, “How dare you run wild in the Yunxiao Sect, you two lowlifes are tired of living! Attack!”

That said, he stayed put, sending his disciples forward to test the waters.

A few disciples of the Organ Refining and Marrow-Cleansing Realm cautiously surrounded them, and Yu Yanmei spoke softly:

“With you eating and drinking well every day following Lu Yao, let’s see if you’ve let yourself slack.”

Li Pei took a deep breath and the next second, with a “boom,” the ground cratered beneath her feet.

She broke through the air at a speed of 300 meters per second, the lightning-fast punch landing squarely on the elder’s face!

The disciples only felt a strong gust hit their faces, stinging so much they couldn’t open their eyes, as if something had flashed by.

By the time they came to their senses, their elder had been sent flying backward, smashing into the mountain like a cannonball!

Among the thunderous rumbling, rocks of all sizes cracked and rolled down. In the same Innate Realm, Li Pei benefited from Divine Manifestation’s daily massages, and with plentiful resources, she was far stronger than her opponent.

A group of disciples stared at their elder, only his feet now sticking out, and swallowed hard with a gulp.

“It’s the Innate Realm! The attacker is of the Innate Realm!”

“Quick, notify the Sect Leader! Inform the Supreme Elder!”

The group cried and screamed as they fled backward, but Li Pei easily caught up with them, punching each one so hard they flew off and smashed against the rocks, rolling down motionless.

Yu Yanmei raised an eyebrow and praised, “Not bad, you’ve truly perfected the core skill of our sect.”

“The Star Plucking Body… you’ve been teaching me since I was 6,” replied Li Pei, taking the lead and continuing their journey, speaking over her shoulder to her master, “I’ve practiced it for years, it’s engraved deep in my bones.”

Yu Yanmei followed behind her disciple, looking at her splendid back that seemed even more charming than the verdant mountains all around.

By this time, the two had reached the mountainside where they saw layers of greenery and mist entwined, a scene straight out of a realm of immortals.

Yu Yanmei whispered, “Peipei, I’m sorry…”

At her words, Li Pei paused in her steps, turned around, and said:

“I don’t blame you anymore… if there’s someone to blame, it’s Lu Yao, that big lecher! Offering gold and magical treasures, you’re just a woman after all, how could you resist?”

Yu Yanmei blushed, looking down without a word.

Li Pei leaned in, putting her arm around her master’s, and continued, “It’s actually for the best. It’s better that you didn’t give away your affections to another man… I wouldn’t be able to let you go~”

Yu Yanmei’s face turned even redder as she quietly retorted, “It’s not that I’m marrying Lu Yao, it’s just… borrowing him once a month…”

“Master, once is certainly not enough,” said Li Pei.

As the master and disciple made conversation passing a valley, suddenly many disciples from the Yunxiao Sect appeared on the mountain tops on either side.

They had actually set up large cannons, as well as heavy machine guns and autocannons!

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