Chapter 984: Untitled

Zhao Shuangdian calmly looked at Li Huowang in front of her and said very calmly, "How should we act? Do we fight him to the death?"

"And after we fight to the death? If other elephants attack us, do we just wait for death together again?"

After saying this, Zhao Shuangdian looked at Wu Qi, who was on the phone. "Please send a message to Qingwanglai for me. No matter what he has done in the past, we can sit down and talk. My previous cooperation agreement with him remains in effect."

"I have only one condition: he must tell me everything he knows. I need more parameters for my calculations."

Wu Qi, who was very annoyed at that moment, turned around and waved her hand dismissively towards Zhao Shuangdian.

Looking at Li Huowang, who had an incredulous expression on his face, Zhao Shuangdian stood up and patted his shoulder. "I also dislike Qingwanglai very much, and I can understand how you feel, but I hope you can understand that the greater good is what matters."

"No! You don't understand! You don't have a daughter who was killed by him! How could you possibly understand my feelings!" Li Huowang roared at her, veins bulging on his forehead.

"What if you kill Qingwanglai? Can your daughter come back to life? If Qingwanglai dies, not only will your daughter not be revived, but without his help, all of us might be completely annihilated by attacks from other elephants."

"No, Qingwanglai isn't the main point; the point is the Heavenly Dao he now controls!" Yang Na suddenly interjected, offering a different perspective. "We just need to kill Qingwanglai and then devour all the Heavenly Dao from him, just like what he did to other Si Mings, wouldn't that be enough?"

Even when faced with their bizarre explanations, Zhao Shuangdian's expression was very serious. "You don't understand. Do you think I value Qingwanglai's power? No, I actually value Qingwanglai's information more!"

"He knows many things we don't, and can even manipulate other aspects of the elephants through special means. These are all important parameters that might even rebuild the entire model. This point is the most important!"

"As for what kind of enemy we are facing, I can't even build a logical mathematical model. We know too little about the other elephants."

A hint of hesitation appeared on Yang Na's face upon hearing this; she didn't know what to do next in this situation.

Yang Na turned her head to look at Li Huowang. "Huowang, what do you think?"

Li Huowang froze in place, ignoring Yang Na's question. After a moment, he covered his face with both hands and let out a silent, bitter laugh.

"Li Huowang, what I'm saying is the optimal solution. Only by doing this can we maximize our chances of victory."

Hearing Zhao Shuangdian's words, Li Huowang lowered his hands from his face and said softly, "I'm fine, Zhijian. Don't worry, let everyone else withdraw."

"Mmm, I just handled some matters. One dragon vein will be temporarily allocated to Tianchen and Daqi, and the others will be kept for now; I might need them later."

"I still have things to do, so I'll leave first." Li Huowang pushed away Yang Na, who was holding onto him, and began to wander aimlessly around the hall.

After a few turns, Li Huowang stopped in front of a money tree bonsai. His eyes unfocused, he said, "There's no one here now, Zhao Shuangdian. I'm talking to you."

"The matter with Qingwanglai isn't over. It's not as simple as him just stealing a character from my name. He killed my daughter. If it weren't for his button forcing me to regress from the seventh cycle to the sixth, I would have killed him long ago. My daughter wouldn't have had to sacrifice her life to summon the Commanders and Ministers!"

Li Huowang paused for a moment, then said to the money tree in front of him, "There's no need to fear what will happen if Sanqing dies. If he dies, all the Heavenly Dao on him will be ours. Our strength won't be weakened; on the contrary, it will be strengthened. At most, there will be some natural disasters for a while." He repeated the same words Yang Na had just said.

"At worst, I'll do his work. What's more, Qingwanglai hasn't actually contributed much throughout these events."

"No, that's not my point. What I want to say is—" Zhao Shuangdian was about to repeat her explanation, but thinking of Li Huowang's current state, where he wouldn't be able to hear anything she said, she couldn't help but feel a great headache.

At this moment, Li Huowang was still speaking directly: "It's very inconvenient for me to negotiate with you right now. Next time, when I switch back, I'll accept Yi Donglai's treatment again to get rid of this troublesome situation."

"During this time, please help me keep a close eye on Yi Donglai. Don't let him escape. He's the only one who can treat my condition now. Many thanks."

Ba Nanxu, who had just taken a can of iced beer from the fridge, saw this scene. After tilting his head back and taking a sip, he said contemptuously, "Happy."

Inside Oxheart Village, the day's farm work had ended. Under the shade of the big tree at the village entrance, people gradually gathered in twos and threes, some carrying bowls to eat dinner.

This was Oxheart Village's important social spot for cooling off and chatting, where bragging and idle talk all took place.

Everyone held a bowl. Those with substantial dishes in their bowls deliberately held them high to show off, while those with less presentable food hugged their bowls to their chests, hiding them from others' view.

Some, who were on good terms, even tasted each other's food and commented on other people's wives' cooking skills.

"I say," Dogwa said, rolling up his sleeves and squatting on a tree branch with his bowl of white rice covered in braised pork. "Why isn't Little Yang here?"

"He doesn't even cook anymore, so why would he come here? His wife is pregnant; look at her pointed belly, it's probably a boy, eh? He's been doting on her immensely these days."

Ever since Little Yang last lost his temper and very seriously stated that his wife was about to give birth and he had no time to cook communal meals, Oxheart Village returned to everyone cooking for themselves.

"What's so great about that? Let me tell you, boys aren't as good as girls, you know? When they grow up, boys aren't as sensible as girls." Dogwa talked for a long time, not eating half a piece of braised pork from his bowl, but his mouth was already glistening with grease.

"Ah, recent years have finally been much more peaceful," said the Master next to him, sipping his cornmeal porridge with cured meat. "No more wars, and no more natural disasters."

"Yes, yes," others couldn't help but agree. Ever since the Dharma Sect was completely annihilated, the common people's lives had become much better.

"Hey, of course, this is all thanks to my Senior Brother Gao. Do you know who my Senior Brother is?" Dogwa grinned, waiting for others to respond.

"Here he goes again."

"Exactly, who asked him?"

"We know, we know, it's the Emperor of Daliang. You can't go a day without mentioning it, can you?"

"Are you going to show off about this for your whole life?"

Dogwa picked up a piece of braised pork from his bowl, kissed it, and put it back, then shoveled a large mouthful of rice into his mouth. His mouth full, he said, "What? Am I not allowed to speak the truth? That emperor is indeed my senior brother, so I can also be considered a member of the imperial family."

"Back then, just based on this relationship, Gao Zhijian desperately tried to make me the prime minister, but I just wouldn't agree."