You are already cultivating immortality, who would fight with you alone?

"What's wrong with you?" The woman looked at the beads of sweat rolling down Liu Yuntian's forehead, frowned slightly, stretched out her jade hand and gently stroked his face, trying to wipe the sweat for him, but when her hand was halfway extended, it was quickly blocked by Liu Yuntian.

Liu Yuntian quickly raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat off his face, then changed the subject and asked anxiously, "Are the spirit stones deposited with you still there?"

The woman snorted in shame and anger. A blue light flashed in her hand, and exquisite storage rings instantly filled her entire palm. She held the rings in front of Liu Yuntian and said coldly, "Here you go!"

However, Liu Yuntian did not take the rings. Instead, he raised his hand and pushed the rings back from the woman's hand, saying softly, "No, I need you to do me a favor..."

The woman looked at Liu Yuntian in confusion, waiting for his next words.

"I need you to help me exchange more elixirs, magic treasures and martial arts, and then put them in the old place." Liu Yuntian said.

Hearing this, the woman turned her head away, glanced at Liu Yuntian expressionlessly, and then said coldly: "I want a 20% commission."

Liu Yuntian nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, this is what you deserve."

Hearing this, the woman looked at Liu Yuntian in surprise. She originally thought that Liu Yuntian would bargain, but she didn't expect him to agree to her request so readily.

Then, she took back the colorful ring in her hand, raised a faint smile, and said: "So generous? 20% of this can even cultivate a second-rate sect into a third-rate sect!"

Liu Yuntian bit his thumb nail while thinking and replied, "I know, but if something happens to me, the loss will be more than 20%."

After saying that, he slung his long sword over his shoulder and walked towards the foot of the mountain. The woman sat where she was, looked back at Liu Yuntian's back, then turned around and continued to look towards the direction of the capital city at the foot of the mountain.

In this place, Liu Yuntian could see nothing and hear nothing, but from her perspective, at this moment in many large mansions in the capital, there were cries of killing. One by one, the Jinyiwei raised their swords and beheaded the mortals kneeling in a row.

With his legs swinging on the edge of the cliff, he stretched out his fingers and leisurely counted the number of heads.

......

In the capital city.

Liu Yuntian put his right hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist and strolled on the street.

"I want to see Mr. Liu! I want to see Mr. Liu! Don't kill me! Ah——!"

"Daddy, Mommy! My daughter is scared!"

Along the way, the doors and windows of all the houses were closed, and there was not a single person on the streets.

When they arrived at the civilian area, the streets were very busy, as if they were two different worlds from the officials' residential area. Liu Yuntian came to the teahouse, and the storyteller on the second floor was telling his story.

"Liu Yuntian controls the court, and all the ministers and officials bow down to him. It is said that one day, when our emperor was in seclusion, Liu Yuntian found a deer and brought it into the court..."

The waiter greeted at the door, "Sir, would you like to rest on the first floor, or have some tea and listen to a book on the second floor?"

Liu Yuntian smiled, then walked into the teahouse, "Let's go to the second floor, and serve the best tea!"

"Got it!"

The waiter escorted Liu Yuntian up to the second floor and came to a private room. It was more like a room separated by screens on three sides, with only a table and a couch facing the storyteller.

Liu Yuntian sat down, picked up the bowl of tea poured by the waiter, drank it all, and then listened quietly.

"I saw Liu Yuntian pointing at the deer and saying: What is this? Why does it look like a horse to me?"

"The ministers were surprised. It was clearly a deer, so why did they say it was a horse? Then Liu Yuntian said: Those who think it looks like a horse should stand on my side, and those who think it looks like a deer should stand on the other side."

At this time, a listener interrupted and said, "Why is that? Could it be that the famous and powerful Liu Gong doesn't know the difference between a horse and a deer? Hahahaha."

"Yeah, yeah! Even an uneducated person like me knows what a horse looks like. Is Liu Yuntian not as good as me? Hahahaha."

The audience around also laughed.

Liu Yuntian was not angry, he just smiled and continued listening.

The storyteller continued, "More ministers stood on Liu Yuntian's side and believed that it was a horse. Only a few ministers insisted that it was a deer."

"Finally, Liu Yuntian smiled triumphantly and said to those ministers who insisted that it was a deer: Look, so many people think it is a horse, doesn't that prove it is a horse?"

"Hahahaha, Mr. Liu is really humorous!" someone laughed.

"Yes, yes!" others echoed.

Liu Yuntian listened, and couldn't help but feel deeply moved. He recalled his past experience, when he had touched the interests of many people for the sake of reform, and it could be said that he had been walking on thin ice all the way.

"Humph, what do you blind drifters know? Lord Liu's intention is actually to get the ministers to take sides! Those who say it is a horse will represent their submission to Lord Liu, and those who insist on saying it is a deer will definitely be liquidated!"

"Snapped!"

The storyteller slammed the gavel, pointed at the last guest who spoke and said, "That's right! This gentleman is finally right!" Then he adjusted his tone and continued speaking.

"Who are those officials? They are well-read, so how could they not understand Liu Yuntian's intention? But there are still some good officials who are not afraid of power and insist that it is a deer!"

"Later, all those good officials were purged. There were so many heads rolling and rivers of blood flowing."

"Bah! This Liu Yuntian is really a piece of shit. If you oppose him, you will be killed? He is so domineering. How can Daliang be good in his hands?"

Another guest was displeased when he heard this. "What are you talking about? Lord Liu only killed officials, and his hands were never stained with the blood of ordinary people. If it were someone else in a higher position, you would be beheaded for talking nonsense here!"

At this moment, the whole place was silent and everyone was silent.

At this time, a young man in the corner suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Humph, that sounds good, but who knows what he is thinking? Maybe he just doesn't kill civilians on the surface, but in fact he is secretly manipulating everything!"

This remark caused a commotion, and someone echoed: "Yes, maybe he is just using these means to consolidate his position."

However, some people disagreed: "Don't make random guesses. Liu Gong has governed the country for many years, and Daliang has prospered. We should believe in his ability and fairness."

For a moment, the teahouse fell into a heated debate, with everyone arguing over their own opinions and refusing to give in.

Seeing this, the storyteller waved his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet: "Dear guests, I am just telling a story for fun, so please listen for fun. Don't argue over it."

"Humph, he's just afraid that we'll rebel against him. All officials are the same. Who really cares about us?"

"You are naive! Do you think you can rebel against Lord Liu who has three million immortal soldiers?"

"Whose side are you on? Are you Liu Yuntian's lackey? You have been praising Liu Yuntian since you entered the sect!"

"..."

"..."

Hearing this, Liu Yuntian sneered, then smiled bitterly and shook his head. These storytellers were really good at making up stories. They had indeed played the trick of calling a deer a horse, but they just wanted to test how many voices there were in the court against them.

As for killing, it did happen, but those who were killed were those who had secret dealings with the Immortal Sect, making them say that he was a murderous devil.

Seeing everyone quarreling, Liu Yuntian lost interest in drinking tea and left the teahouse.