A banquet was held inside the city as a welcoming party for Prime Minister Li Lin. Almost all the officials in the city were invited. After the party, they all introduced themselves to him.
Three men were currently inside the city lord's office. They were Li Lin, Yang Chao, and the fatty Xiaobo.
" Captain, you and your team added this city inside the map of Tang nation yesterday. Also, there is one thing that amazes me, the city is still bustling like before. You have already reorganized this city perfectly. Do you get any important intel from the previous city lord? " Li Lin asked.
Captain Chao reported him with all the details regarding the city lord.
Then Li Lin opened the secret compartment, entered, and started reading those papers and books inside the room one by one. After an hour he came out.
" Captain, Can I raise a suggestion to you?" Li Lin mentioned.
" Yes, sir."
" Why don't you settle down in this city with your family and become the new city lord."
" Sorry sir, I will decline this time. "
" Why? Is it about your teammates? They can settle here too." Li Lin insisted on him.
" It is just that I am not cut out for such things. I am a warrior and I will always be." Captain Chao replied firmly.
" Then, who should I choose? " Li Lin asked himself and started thinking carefully.
After some minutes later, he looked at him again.
" Captain Chao, I know who to choose. But I need your help." Li Lin said.
" Alright, if I can then I will help you." Captain Yang Chao assured him.
" I will choose Yang Bojing. He is perfect for this job. I know he is obsessed with making weapons. So, he can just stay here and continue his practice as a weaponsmith. But, you need to convince him." Li Lin suggested.
" Alright, I will convince him to take the position. But, I am worried. Can that brat manage this city?"
" Don't worry. He is perfectly cut out for such a job." Li Lin assured.
Then he excused himself from the room. Just fatty and Captain Chao remained inside the room.
" Captain, what is that bird that he flew here this morning? It has nine heads. It seems to be very powerful." Fatty Xiaobo asked curiously.
" That bird is called 'Nine phoenix'. It is written that this bird is the earliest form of the true Phoenix. As he has such a rare legendary beast, he is not a simple character. " Captain Chao explained.
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The Evergreen world
Inside the bamboo forest, Joey and his master are currently drinking tea. While the little girl chuckled and chased the little white tiger all around the bamboo house.
" Son, I have been preaching the dharmic knowledge to you this whole year. Now it will be your action that will determine your path." The man said.
" Master, I agree with that. Action is louder than words." Joey replied.
" From today onward, I will start teaching martial skills and mantras to you. Follow me." The man stood up. Then he approached the pound and stood before it. Joey walked step by step behind him.
"Today, I will teach you archery." He continued.
Then he stretched his left hand in the air. A longbow suddenly appeared in his hand.
" This is called the summoning technique."
It's a mantra spell.
Then the master and disciple duo started teaching and practicing from one skill to others. Joey was a fast learner. Also, the man was a person who was obsessed with archery. The whole day passed too quickly.
The next day, the same schedule happened. Day after day the master teaches his student. Then, they practice together the whole day without any care.
A year passed quickly like that.
One day, the man told him," Son, I have taught you everything that I know of. Go and roam this planet. Follow your heart and make your path from today onward. I will come and meet you hereafter one year."
" Master, before you leave. Please, take my daughter to my sister Mie lien." Joey said and explained to him where to meet his sister.
Then Joey looked at his daughter lovingly.
" Little Xiuying, you go with grandpa and visit your aunt Mie lien. You stayed by her side. I will visit you after a year." Then, Joey kissed her forehead.
He bowed to his master and started walking out of that bamboo forest.
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Inside a room, representatives from the four nations were currently sitting at a round table. They were the Prime Ministers of the four nations.
" Li Lin, your Tang nation is going overboard this time. The issue of your 5th prince was already solved in that place. But, still took this advantage to capture one of our cities. " Zemin from the Fire spoke out loudly.
" Stop nagging on that matter. We are here to discuss the Evergreen world's matter. Also, it's your elder who started that incident. If you want to blame, go blame that elder." The prime Minister from the stone nation scolded him. There seems to be some animosity between them.
Zemin snorted and remained silent.
" Alright, everyone let's start. Sir Li Lin, please begin." The man from the Green nation suggested.
" From today onward let's make a treaty among us. The Evergreen world is so vast. We should split and explore on our own. Also, let us mark our territories after a month of exploration. Lastly, the information of this matter should never be leaked." Li Lin suggested.
" That is a good idea. I will agree with that." The Stone nation's Prime Minister agreed.
The remaining two also agreed to his idea.
Then they started discussing the details of the treaty among them. After two hours, the contents of the treaty are ready. They make four same letters and send them to their palaces in their nation using messenger birds. The treaty should be signed by their nation's respective Emperor. So, they waited patiently for the letter to return to complete this meeting.
A few hours later, the messenger birds returned along with the letters. All the four nations' emperors approve the treaty.
The treaty is called the ' Treaty of secret cave'
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