Peace Order

Chapter 1711 - 58: Place Your Bets! (Part 2)

"To have such an upright and grand demeanor as a major nation, there is no other way but to fight, to fight until the opponent is completely defeated, to fight until total victory is achieved."

"Elder Xue, only Taiping and founding a nation."

"Among them, there can be no trace of impurity."

Li Guanyi sighed heavily, lifted a piece in his hand, and placed it back on the board.

Xue Daoyong looked at the young man in front of him, feeling an indescribable emotion. For a seasoned rich merchant and a powerful minister like a Prime Minister, the essence of everything in this world was merely an exchange of interests.

But on this young king, there seemed to be a burning passion that transcended interests. He pursued interests and had his own preferences, but on this matter alone, he was extremely stubborn and refused to yield an inch.

Such stubbornness inexplicably moved Xue Daoyong.

This fierce tiger, galloping in the chaotic times, felt his heart race uncontrollably. The old body, the energy and blood that had settled due to scheming in the decaying bureaucracy, were rekindled by such heroism and persistence, causing Xue Daoyong’s heart to ache.

The elder murmured: "Defeat all opponents, crush all obstacles."

"On the ruins of the last era, rebuild a new Golden Age, ha ha ha, you kid, you really dare to say that!"

Xue Daoyong laughed heartily.

Li Guanyi responded: "Without such ambition, how can one achieve first-class great achievements?"

Xue Daoyong said: "Then, you’ll eventually have to confront Ying Country."

Li Guanyi said: "Ying Country, Jiang Wanxiang, and Jiang Su..."

"Jiang Su, Elder Xue, you don’t understand him, but I know him well."

"The first time I saw Jiang Su, I was only fourteen or fifteen, a Martial Arts Second Layer Heaven..."

Xue Daoyong twitched his mouth and said: "The Martial Arts Second Layer Heaven that pacified Jiangnan, it’s also Martial Arts Second Layer Heaven, right?"

Li Guanyi remained unfazed: "At any rate, I hadn’t broken through at that time."

"Back then, Grandpa took me to the capital of Ying Country, inside the Star-picking Tower, I saw Military God Jiang Su for the first time, saw the so-called Martial Arts Legend. At that time, he probably didn’t even look at me directly."

"At that time, he could kill me with just one move."

"Afterward, in the Western Regions, in Ying Country, in Jiangnan, I faced Jiang Su more than once. I know this man, his martial arts are already among the top in the world. If he were to rally an army and abandon his pride, even Grandpa would find it difficult to defeat him."

"But such a person is one without limits."

Xue Daoyong said: "No limits?"

Li Guanyi said: "Yes, he once led eighteen riders deep into the grasslands, and under the encirclement of the Iron Futu army, he fought to the death and killed the Great Khan of that generation. All eighteen warriors were killed in the grasslands."

"He returned alone with the Great Khan’s head to the border of Ying Country, using the Great Khan’s head to offer sacrifices to the slaughtered people of Ying Country."

"He can also resort to poisoning for victory, can behead and disgrace his uncle to maintain Ying Country’s public sentiment and opinion, hanging his uncle’s head on the city gate."

"Jiang Su can be a wildly heroic hero, yet also a despicable scoundrel. Such a person has almost no weaknesses. He doesn’t care about dignity, reputation, whether his hands are clean, or whether his acts are just."

"He has only one thought, which is to achieve victory on the battlefield."

"The process of victory is merely one of the means."

"He is a warlord of the Military School, with no limits, yet immensely powerful. If we were to truly reach that point, the final opponent we have to face would be him, surely him, Jiang Su."

Xue Daoyong looked at the imposing and brave Prince Qin before him and said:

"You seem to value Jiang Su quite highly."

Li Guanyi answered:

"He is my blood feud, how can I not value him?"

Xue Daoyong laughed, this fierce tiger of the Xue Family cunningly asked:

"But Chen Dingye is also your enemy, yet you don’t seem to value him as much."

This question directly struck at Li Guanyi.

Li Guanyi fell silent, appearing somewhat unconfident. He also shed that invincible guise in the tales and legends, sighed, and said:

"Because to me, Jiang Su is still so formidable."

"Even after traveling this path to this place, I still have no assurance of defeating Jiang Su. From a strategic standpoint, Ying Country’s losses are negligible. During this year or two, they’ve regained their breath."

"Today, the Military God is only constrained by taking care of Jiang Wanxiang. It could be said that Jiang Wanxiang is now like a chain binding Jiang Su."

"If Jiang Wanxiang dies, the next emperor of Ying Country will become a puppet."

"Jiang Su will then become a sword without restraint or worries. It is such a person that we ultimately have to face."

"Representing three hundred years of Ying Country’s national fortune as the Military God."

Xue Daoyong’s expression grew solemn.

Even though the elder was not a general on the battlefield, he understood how terrifying Jiang Su would be in such a situation. At that time, it’s likely Chen Country would no longer exist, and in the Central Plains, there would be no worry about a third country.

Only the battle between Qin and Ying would remain.

At most, consider the grasslands once.

Xue Daoyong was still contemplating how troublesome such a scenario would be, what a grand fight Jiang Su would wage after Jiang Wanxiang’s death, when he heard a soft laugh.