kingnovel Chapter 663: Incense War
Chapter 663: Incense War
Behind Li Tianxia followed 18 people of different appearances and clothing, some holding flowers, some with crutches and long canes... They were very impressive. Li Changxiao's clinic was located on the roadside. At this moment, he saw everyone coming together, entering from the west gate, and heading straight to the Seven Fairies Tower in the center of Panzhou City. When they passed by the two of them, he couldn't help but look up and take a few more glances.
Li Changxiao and Zhao Qing both had a fake look on their faces, which made them seem fake and inconspicuous. Li Tianxia and the others did not recognize them.
Li Tianxia strode forward, her eyes never lingering, her appearance did not change, but her temperament became more arrogant. Although she was a woman, she now walked with the feeling of a dragon and a tiger, and had the momentum of a local overlord. Behind her followed an old man, wearing a coarse linen shirt, holding a boat pole, wearing a wooden hat on his head, half of his face hidden in the shadows. When passing by Li Changxiao's medical shop, his eyes lingered for a few breaths, but he did not notice anything unusual.
Zhao Qing immediately understood what was going on when he saw this scene. He pulled Li Changxiao aside and whispered, "The people behind Li Tianxia are Lingtian Incense Gods. They want to have a contest of incense here."
The gods of incense and fire have taken refuge in the mountains and rivers, and are naturally connected to the fate of the country. The ruler of a country governs the people with officials and governs the mountains and rivers with the gods of incense and fire. Li Tianyu and Li Tianxia have been anxious for several years, and it is time for them to compete over incense and fire.
Li Changxiao said, "That's why I came here." He had already noticed it, and his purpose was deeper. But it was inconvenient to tell Zhao Qing about this. Zhao Qing was stunned, "I have become a mortal, and it is difficult to drive the incense, so why am I here?" She really couldn't figure it out, but she knew that Li Changxiao would definitely not harm her, so she didn't ask any more questions.
She told Li Changxiao that the first person following Li Tianxia was named Chuanbo, also known as "ship boss", who was in charge of shipping. He was intentionally supported by Li Tianxia to share Zhao Qing's incense.
After Chuan Bo, there are Hua Gu, Tang Shui Po Po, Beiyue Mountain God, Hou Tu Lao Ren…
This is the incense team that Li Tianxia has carefully supported, which is extremely important for the fight for the throne. Zhao Qing has never intended to fight for incense before, but because she traveled around the world and did many good deeds, her deeds were widely spread. In addition, with the influence and admiration of several generations, the incense is becoming more and more prosperous, which is incomparable to ordinary incense gods.
Li Tianxia had always regarded Zhao Qing as a major threat, and had expected that after Li Shanhe's death, the incense war was inevitable. If we look back, we can find that Li Tianxia's incense layout had already begun since the beginning of the reform, when the incense was just beginning to rise.
Li Tianxia established many temples, bought a lot of gold, and participated in the revision of temple laws, all for this day. Although she was cruel and arrogant, she was undoubtedly capable and far-sighted, and she was not an easy person to deal with.
The incense-burning gods crossed the street and went straight to the most luxurious restaurant in the center of Panzhou City. The restaurant stood tall like a pagoda and was called "Seven Immortals Tower". It was originally a place for pleasure, but with the frequent outbreaks of wars, it was deserted, which made people sigh.
When they turned a corner, they saw a group of people coming from the east, led by Li Tianyu, and the two groups met. But they saw that behind Li Tianyu, there were more than ten incense gods following him.
Today, the Zhoucheng City was a battle of incense. When the two met, there was no lack of sarcasm. Li Tianxia was eloquent, and Li Tianyu was no match for her in terms of verbal skills alone. However, he knew that he could not scold Li Tianxia, so he was fully prepared when he came. When he encountered verbal disadvantages, he would just smile and never get angry.
This made Li Tianxia secretly angry. This first contest was a battle of strengths and weaknesses. Afterwards, the two gods went up to the restaurant together, and the battle for incense began quietly.
After the two parties had all gone into the restaurant, many Panzhou City elders came to seek treatment from Li Changxiao. Li Changxiao thought that since everyone who should have come had already come, he would probably have to leave soon, so he simply accepted everyone who came and treated them one by one, from old injuries to hidden illnesses.
He didn't charge money, and often said that he would treat patients if they had a connection. The "connection" was simple, as long as you saw him and asked him for help, it was considered a "connection." Zhao Qing treated patients from morning to evening, and only when he was tired and sore all over did he close the stall and prepare to rest.
In the Seven Immortals Building, the incense battle lasted for an unknown period of time. Li Changxiao looked at the restaurant and asked, "How do you think this incense battle will proceed?"
Zhao Qing said: "This incense dispute is essentially a fight between Li Tianxia and Li Tianyu, but because it involves the fate of the country, it is much more complicated."
Zhao Qing said: "I think that because they first argued verbally and denied the legitimacy of the other party's position as a god, in the end... I'm afraid they will inevitably end up fighting."
Li Changxiao asked, "Fighting will always shorten one's lifespan, why do you have to do this?" Zhao Qing said, "You don't know that the situation of Lingtian Dynasty is almost equivalent to the founding of a country. In the final analysis, the incense gods need to rely on the court. The incense gods under the winner can share the luck of the founding of the country, and maybe they can use this to make the incense go further. They... are also making a big bet."
Zhao Qing added: "If the incense can go one step further, it will surely rekindle hope for the human race. On the contrary, if the incense god refuses to fight this dispute, even if there is spiritual energy left, it will be attacked by the incense. It may not be certain death, but it is definitely not far from death."
Li Changxiao finally understood that the gods had no choice but to go through this catastrophe. In the face of the great trend, all human beings are insignificant.
Even Li Tianyu and Li Tianxia, who seemed to be in a prosperous and prominent position, were swept away by the general trend and pushed into their current situation, with no way of retreat and could only move forward passively.
As for the incense dispute, why this place was chosen, there is another reason. After the civil strife in Lingtian, the fourteen county towns that were fought over by military strategists became the nodes of the country's destiny.
Panzhou City cannot change its owner. It is a place where qi is in turmoil. It is most appropriate to choose this city as the site for the great incense battle.
Zhao Qing asked, "Did you come here just to fight for the incense?" Li Changxiao replied, "Yes and no." He looked up at the towering restaurant with a dim gaze, unscrewed the wine gourd, and took a sip of the turbid wine.
Zhao Qing also looked up, wondering what the scene was like in the restaurant at the moment. Li Chang smiled and said, "By the way, where is the gold?" Zhao Qing asked, "What happened?"
Li Changxiao smiled and said, "Give it to me, I'll go buy something." Zhao Qings body trembled, her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, but she still took out the last small piece of gold and placed it in Li Changxiao's palm.
Li Changxiao said solemnly: "Don't worry, this thing is definitely worth it." He took a few steps and suddenly felt something was wrong, so he turned back, took off the Qingping sword, threw it to Zhao Qing, and told Zhao Qing to leave first as there might be chaos here.