Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 2541: Chapter 61: All-In!

As for the Yao family’s own use of Spirit Rice, there is no need to worry. The Water Moon Saintess has long secretly assured that they will not let the Yao family lack Spirit Rice.

However, Yao Xingshu would not elaborate these gathered pieces of information to Prince Wen Yu. He is first and foremost a descendant of the Yao family’s direct line, only then a subordinate of Prince Wen Yu.

In any Immortal or Sacred Dynasty, “family” always comes before “state.” Ultimately, the Tianrui Imperial Lu Qiu Clan is merely a larger Sacred Race, essentially no different from these Prominent Families.

“Your Highness, as far as I know, even other major families, and quite a few Immortal King Mansions, are also switching to growing Spiritual Medicine; it’s just a matter of scale,” Yao Xingshu sighed. “No one expected that the grain price would become so unbearable.”

Prince Wen Yu’s expression was extremely unsightly: “Is there a possibility of reverting to growing Spirit Rice? This prince can subsidize their losses…”

“Difficult!” This time, the one speaking was He Lian Duo Cai, “Your Highness, let me do the math for you. Most families started planting Spiritual Medicine a decade ago, but because the growth cycle of Spiritual Medicine is much longer than Spirit Rice, many families have yet to see any substantial harvest.”

“Under normal grain prices, the annual total grain production of our Sacred Dynasty and surrounding Immortal Dynasties, converted into Spirit Stones, could roughly amount to two to three Chaos Spirit Stones. Currently, planting Spiritual Medicine yields even more than planting Spirit Rice, let’s consider the annual total production as reaching three Chaos Spirit Stones!”

“If we were to require all Prominent Families to eradicate Spiritual Medicine and switch back to various grades of Spirit Rice, the expected subsidies would need to exceed thirty Chaos Spirit Stones.”

“Thirty Chaos Spirit Stones?!” Prince Wen Yu was initially stunned, then his face turned extremely unpleasant.

Could the Tianrui Imperial Household take out thirty Chaos Spirit Stones at once? The answer is, of course, they can! However, it would require piecing together from various sources, spending considerable effort, and might even need to mortgage some assets, possibly harming the foundation.

If it were the Saint Emperor trying to raise these thirty Chaos Spirit Stones, it would naturally be no problem, but Prince Wen Yu is now just one of the princes of the Tianrui Sacred Dynasty, where could he find the ability to mobilize such vast funds?

Just when he was having a headache.

Suddenly.

The air in the study room vibrated intensely.

A buzzing sound of energy tremors, imperceptible to human ears, rang out, and a vast energy suddenly emerged, then quickly condensed.

In an instant, an elderly figure adorned in a royal robe appeared in the study.

He wore a coronet inlaid with gold and jade, and his heavy, intricate robe was studded with numerous precious gemstones and Spirit Stones, appearing grand and luxurious.

Despite his age, with even his hair graying, his form remained unbent, his aura fierce and powerful, exuding a majestic royal presence.

His presence caused the air in the study to seemingly freeze instantly.

Everyone was staring, mouth agape.

After a full breath, Prince Wen Yu abruptly reacted, hastening forward to bow: “Junxi pays respect to Old Ancestor.”

Yao Xingshu and He Lian Duo Cai also quickly bent low: “Pay respect to Your Majesty, the Saint Emperor.”

This imposing elder was naturally the current Saint Emperor of the Tianrui Sacred Dynasty.

However, what came this time was merely a projection of the Saint Emperor, whose real power was only slightly stronger than an ordinary True Immortal Realm early-stage cultivator.

“Junxi, how are you handling things?” The Tianrui Saint Emperor clearly had caught wind, and on appearance, sternly reprimanded Prince Wen Yu, “I heard all the major grain reserves are depleted? The grain from the major Prominent Families across the Sacred Dynasty is also exhausted, with the remaining grain only enough to last less than two years?”

Prince Wen Yu trembled all over, his face turning pale instantly. Not daring to conceal anything, he quickly confessed everything in detail.

After listening, the Tianrui Saint Emperor’s expression turned variable.

He couldn’t have imagined that in just over a decade, Prince Wen Yu could hollow out the Sacred Dynasty to such an extent.

A decade might be long for ordinary people with no Cultivation base, enough for them to grow from babbling to establish their careers. To a Saint Emperor with nearly forty thousand years of lifespan, it’s merely a short nap’s time.

“Wang Shouzhe! You mean to say this whole affair was instigated by you to suppress that Wang Shouzhe, forcing him to cooperate with you?” The Tianrui Saint Emperor slightly frowned, “I have heard much about this man’s reputation~~”

Whether due to various rumors, the Qingyang affair, or Cloud Peng Sacred Supreme’s unreserved admiration, it indicated that Wang Shouzhe wasn’t of ordinary origin, and the Tianrui Saint Emperor had long wanted to meet him.

But he was an esteemed Saint Emperor, and regardless of how notable the other party’s background, he was just a junior.

How could he, a junior, not come to proactively visit him? How could he lower himself to visit a junior? If this spreads, it might provoke ridicule and cause Wang Shouzhe to look down on him as the Saint Emperor.

Therefore, despite the years, he had only heard Wang Shouzhe’s name.

“Old Ancestor, rest assured,” Prince Wen Yu quickly assured, “Give me decades, and I guarantee to tidy up this mess gradually. The grain in Wang Shouzhe’s hands only accounts for ten percent of the entire Sacred Dynasty’s total production anyway. Let him make this profit; I will try not to provoke him in the future.”

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