Zi Lian said something strange. Lu Li didn't quite understand, but he didn't think too much about it. He was relieved.
He had been struggling with the matter of the Zi Family for many days. This time, it was settled. The Heaven Martial Kingdom had surrendered. The Heaven Cold Kingdom was the only one left.
The current king of the Heaven Cold Kingdom was Ye Li who once fought against Ye Cha at the Bai Emperor Mountain. Lu Li didn't like him.
As a matter of fact, Lu Li didn't want to subdue the Ye Family because he wanted to monopolize the resources of the Heaven Cold Kingdom.
He had given up the resources of the Heaven Martial Kingdom so he must get the resources of the other two.
Otherwise, why would he come back to the Northern Desert?
Without resources, what was the use of being the emperor of the Northern Desert?
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Zi Lian came back to the Heaven Martial City and told them about Lu Li's promise. Zi Huanqiao and the others were overjoyed. The Zi Family alone could not stop Lu Li. Fighting against Lu Li would only result in destruction.
The Zi Family had a meeting at once. Soon, they came up with a decision. The next day, they announced their surrender.
The Heaven Martial Kingdom would cease to exist. All the families would submit to Lu Li. Anyone that dared to disobey would be punished by the Zi Family.
None of the families of the Heaven Martial Kingdom had other opinions now that their leaders had surrendered. They all expressed their willingness to submit to Lu Li with the Zi Family.
On the third day after Zi Huanqiao made the decision, he teleported to the Heaven Frigid City with Family Patriarchs above the fourth rank of the Heaven Martial Kingdom to formally surrender to Lu Li.
Of the three kingdoms and the Thousand-lake Island of the Northern Desert, only the Heaven Cold Kingdom was left.
The Heaven Cold Kingdom was in a panic. But what was the point of surrendering?
Ye Li knew very well that the fight at the Bai Emperor Mountain had created enmity with Lu Li.
Ye Li had to arrange for the disciples of the Ye Family to escape secretly while he sent messengers to the Heaven Frigid City to negotiate with Lu Li.
The result left the Ye Family speechless!
Lu Li didn't see the messengers so he sent Madam Yan to negotiate.
Madam Yan gave the Ye Family only one way out, to surrender unconditionally. Only in this way could the entire family be saved.
Madam Yan was furious. The Old Man of Heaven Prison and Bai Xi died in the hands of Du Heng and Ye Li.
Zi Huanqiao was on good terms with Lu Li. She could not afford to offend Du Zheng. Now that Du Heng was dead, Ye Li would become her punching bag.
The Ye Family had no other choice but to fight to the death!
After 15 days, the Heaven Frigid Kingdom was more or less stabilized. Lu Li waved his hand and ordered Yu Huashen to lead an army out.
At the same time, he ordered Zi Huanqiao to lead the experts of the Tianwu Kingdom to attack the Tianliang Kingdom from another route.
The terms Lu Li offered the Zi Family were too generous. Even though Madam Yan and Yu Huashen didn't say anything, they must have their own thoughts. Therefore, Lu Li asked the Zi Family to do something to convince the others otherwise.
Zi Huanqiao naturally understood this, so he immediately gathered the experts of the Tianwu Kingdom and formed an army of 10,000 to attack the Tianliang Kingdom.
Lu Li didn't go out with the army. This kind of massacre was boring.
Yu Huashen and Zi Huanqiao could die if they couldn't defeat the Cold Kingdom with so many powerful warriors.
Madam Yan didn't disappoint Lu Li. Before the army left, she had a clear picture of the entire Heaven Cold Kingdom.
Ye Cha and the others were supposed to take care of these things, but they were no longer needed. Madam Yan could do it all by herself.
Lu Li was not in the mood to cultivate. He stayed with Lu Feixue every day.
Bai Xiashuang also refused to leave and followed them every day.
Madam Yan clearly had an ulterior motive. Bai Xiashuang and Lu Li were friends and Madam Yan hoped that they could be closer.
Lu Feixue stopped cultivating. She would chat with Bai Xiashuang when she had nothing to do, asking about the Northern Desert and the relationship between the forces.
Lu Li didn't have time to manage these things. He said that he needed her help as he was busy with cultivation. Therefore, from now on, Lu Feixue was going to take over everything.
She wouldn't go so far as to ask about every detail, but she would ask about the important things.
Since she was going to manage the entire Northern Desert, she must have a clear understanding of the situation.
Bai Xiashuang was innocent and Lu Feixue was Lu Li's aunt. She would answer all her questions. After a few days, Lu Feixue had gained some understanding of the Northern Desert.
After all, she was a young lady born in a wealthy family. Lu Feixue had never been in charge, but she had seen it.
The Lu Family was a large family with countless resources, such as mines, farms and mountains. There were too many patriarchs and deacons and a large number of departments. The Northern Desert was smaller than a region of the Lu Family. It was so easy to manage.
Lu Li had set up the framework. Madam Yan was in charge of the internal affairs and Yu Huashen was in charge of the external affairs. There wasn't much to do.
What came next was the integration of resources, suppression of local forces, compensation to the bereaved and pacification of the people. All these were to confirm Lu Li's absolute authority.
Managing the world was simple. First, there were internal troubles and second, external troubles. Lu Li just had to deal with both sides.
Jiang Qiling was there to help with external troubles so he didn't have to worry about them for the time being.
On the other hand, internal troubles were to stabilize the world, to make everyone submit to management and to ensure the safety of the families. At the end of the day, it was a matter of distribution of interests.
Lu Li must take the most or it would be pointless for him to go back to the Northern Desert.
The distribution of interests would be uneven. At this time, there were only two ways.
The first was to entice the families and the second was to suppress them. Anyways, he had to make sure the families could have a living and everyone would follow his lead.
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As time went on, the two armies had begun to attack the Heaven Cold Kingdom. They were advancing with irresistible force. Everywhere they went, cities of different sizes would change sides. Many powerful warriors of the families were killed.
As a matter of fact, many families had the intention to surrender. They surrendered as soon as the armies arrived …
However!
Yu Huashen and Zi Huanqiao gave the order to kill regardless of whether they surrendered or not.
When the families of the Heaven Cold Kingdom heard the order, they shared the same hatred. No more families surrendered. They all chose to fight to the death.
Therefore, the progress of the two armies slowed down. At first, they could conquer dozens of cities a day. Now, they could only conquer more than 10 cities a day. There were some casualties.
Lu Li flew into a rage when the news was sent back to the Heaven Frigid Kingdom!
"Send my order to Yu Huashen and Zi Huanqiao. If they cannot fight well, they must come back. I will lead the army myself."
Lu Li looked at Madam Yan coldly and shouted. Madam Yan didn't move. Instead, she said with a smile, "Young Master, you cannot give such an order."
"Eh?"
A glint of coldness flickered in Lu Li's eyes. He glared at Madam Yan and said, "What?
You don't want to listen to me now?
Do you want to rebel as well? "
Lu Li was full of vigor when he was angry. He was like a lion with its mane standing up.
Madam Yan wasn't scared. Instead, she said with a smile, "It is not that I don't want to listen to you. Even if you want me to die, I will not blink.
Young Master, can you calm down and let me explain? "
Lu Li sat down angrily and shouted coldly, "Say it. If you don't give me an explanation today, I will hang you at the gate of the imperial palace."
Madam Yan smiled and said, "Young Master, have you heard of this saying?
When the water is too clear, there will be no fish?
Why did Yu Huashen and Zi Huanqiao kill their way over?
Of course, they wanted to take the wealth of those families. Most of the resources they took must be handed over.
Also, those who survived and surrendered will still be theirs. Do you want them to hand over the mines and mountains of their families? "
"It is easy to fight. But where will the rewards come from?
How can you reward those who have rendered meritorious service without empty land?
As for us, many have died as well. Yu Huashen and Zi Huanqiao must be thinking for you.
Those who died … were all disciples of families that surrendered to the Heaven Frigid Kingdom. Many powerful warriors of those families have passed away. The Heaven Frigid Kingdom has many empty lands.
From now on, the resources that those families have taken over will all belong to you … "
"Eh?"
Lu Li was dumbfounded. He touched his nose embarrassedly. He didn't know that there were so many twists and turns.
If Madam Yan didn't explain, he wouldn't have thought about this.
There was light and there was darkness in the world. The filth in the gutter was beyond his imagination …
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