133: Chapter 133 I don't believe it!

Zhao Yi was speechless.

He had already been kicked out for three years.

He truly didn't know what the Baiyu Mountain Spirit Stone mine looked like now.

Fortunately, the Xuanpin Spirit Fox was by his side and explained what happened after Li Yingzhen went into seclusion.

"Sending Old Eighth to Anning Prefecture?"

"Strange, before I went into seclusion, didn't I tell Second Brother to look after Zhao Yi and Anning Prefecture?"

"Li Yingren?"

The Xuanpin Spirit Fox's eyes showed confusion.

"Second Master was placed in solitary confinement after you went into seclusion, and he hasn't come out yet."

"Well done, Old Eighth. He doesn't strike often, but when he does, it's a killing blow."

"What? Hasn't any major news come from Baiyu Mountain recently?"

"Given his personality, he should have made foolproof preparations long ago."

The Xuanpin Spirit Fox shook its head.

"No major news has come, but I heard that many people in the Immortal Dynasty are impeaching Master and Mining Envoy Zhao."

"Saying..."

The Xuanpin Spirit Fox hesitated for a moment, glanced at Li Yingzhen, and seeing no reaction, continued: "Saying that you, Master, and Mining Envoy Zhao were embezzling Spirit Stones from Baiyu Mountain."

"What?"

Li Yingzhen was furious.

The Immortal Father's word was law; the Spirit Stones were to be split fifty-fifty between the Immortal Dynasty and Zhao Yi. But aside from High-Grade Spirit Stones, Zhao Yi basically hadn't even taken his full share of Medium and Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Not to mention Top-Grade Spirit Stones; Zhao Yi hadn't taken a single one.

Who would dare impeach Zhao Yi for embezzlement?

Have they lost their minds?

Looking at the angry Li Yingzhen, the Xuanpin Spirit Fox said in a low voice,

"There's more..."

"What else?"

Li Yingzhen's expression looked as if he were ready to devour someone.

"A decree came from the Immortal Dynasty stating that if Master and Second Master Zhao emerge from seclusion, they must go to the Immortal Dynasty to explain why so few Spirit Stones were mined from Baiyu Mountain."

Li Yingzhen flicked his sleeve.

"Brother Yi, let's go!"

"Let's go see what kind of monsters are at work here."

"Master."

Seeing Li Yingzhen about to leave, the Xuanpin Spirit Fox called out to him again.

It handed Li Yingzhen a piece of Cloud-Patterned White Paper and whispered, "These are the Spirit Stones Baiyu Mountain has handed over to the Immortal Dynasty during the three years of Second Master Zhao's seclusion. I heard it was still a ten-ninety split."

Looking at the cloud-patterned paper in his hand, Li Yingzhen's expression was a sight to behold.

"Hahaha!"

"What a bunch of fools."

"Brother Yi, you take a look too."

Zhao Yi took it, looked at it, and also laughed.

"This..."

"And they're still impeaching me for embezzlement?"

"Are they freaking crazy?"

"Fourth Master, this Li Yingsi is quite pretty, and his brain is just as 'pretty'."

"Pfft!"

Li Yingzhen laughed. Zhao Yi's compliment was absolute gold!

A 'pretty' brain?

Meaning it's just for show and completely useless.

Inside the Xuanwu Palace.

Clouds and mist swirled as a figure flickered in and out of sight.

The entire hall was filled with a mysterious aura.

Li Yingsi and Bai Dashi had both returned. They stood in the hall, looking at Li Yingzhen and Zhao Yi with provocative glares.

"This son greets the Immortal Father."

"Three years ago, I was ordered to inspect the Baiyu Mountain Spirit Stone mine. I confirmed that the Fourth Prince Li Yingzhen and Anning Prefecture Mining Envoy Zhao Yi conspired with the original Nine Sect Cultivators to embezzle. The Spirit Stones mined from Baiyu Mountain were stolen clean by them."

"After three years of rectification by this son, Baiyu Mountain has returned to normal."

Li Yingsi spoke loudly, as if he had achieved something extraordinary. "In the year 5123 of the Great Yin Calendar, the Baiyu Mountain Spirit Stone mine submitted 1,189 Medium-Grade Spirit Stones and 24,548 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"In the year 5124 of the Great Yin Calendar, the Baiyu Mountain Spirit Stone mine submitted 1,459 Medium-Grade Spirit Stones and 31,241 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"In the year 5125 of the Great Yin Calendar, the Baiyu Mountain Spirit Stone mine submitted 9 High-Grade Spirit Stones, 1,627 Medium-Grade Spirit Stones, and 45,871 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"Over the past three years, the data has been gratifying. The output of the Baiyu Mountain Spirit Stone mine has increased year by year. I believe that in a few more years, Baiyu Mountain will surely become the most important Spirit Stone mine of the Immortal Dynasty."

As Li Yingsi finished speaking, a group of Great Yin officials chimed in with agreement.

"Yes, yes. The Eighth Prince is exceptionally capable, efficient, and diligent. He works for the benefit of Cultivators and shares the burdens of the Immortal Dynasty. He is truly a man of great talent."

"Great talent? I'd say he's truly trash."

Zhao Yi's voice wasn't loud, but it sounded particularly abrupt in the Xuanwu Palace.

"Presumptuous!"

"Who is being presumptuous?"

"Mining Envoy Zhao is right. You..."

"Li Yingsi is not just trash, he's a fool—a massive fool."

Before Zhao Yi could speak, Li Yingzhen beat him to it.

Li Yingzhen pointed at Li Yingsi's nose, his spit nearly flying onto the other's face.

"Do you have any idea how many Spirit Stones Mining Envoy Zhao submitted to the Immortal Dynasty before I went into seclusion?"

"How many could there be?"

"Because of the immortal fate at the Baiyu Mountain Spirit Stone mine, the rocks are incredibly hard. Without being at least a Golden Core Cultivator, one can't even chip off a piece of rock. How many Spirit Stones could he mine alone?"

"Could he even mine ten High-Grade Spirit Stones in a year?"

It could only be said that Li Yingzhen had kept the amount of Spirit Stones submitted from Baiyu Mountain a very tight secret.

Aside from him and Zhao Yi, only Li Xuanye, the ruler of the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty, knew the specific details.

"Hmph!"

"Ten High-Grade Spirit Stones?"

"Are you trying to brush off a beggar?"

"If I remember correctly, before I went into seclusion, the Baiyu Mountain Spirit Stone mine submitted 829 High-Grade Spirit Stones, 37,244 Medium-Grade Spirit Stones, and 310,588 Low-Grade Spirit Stones over a period of a year and a half."

Hearing this amount, Li Yingsi and Bai Dashi cried out in shock at the same time.

"What?"

"That's impossible!"

"How could one person mine so many Spirit Stones in a year and a half?"

"And at a hellish place like the Baiyu Mountain Spirit Stone mine?"

"I don't believe it!"

"It is true!"

Li Xuanye's cold voice seemed to come from Hell, instantly chilling Li Yingsi, Bai Dashi, and the others.

"We have sinned!"

Li Yingzhen wasn't done yet and continued to twist the knife.

"What's even stupider is that you actually built a Teleportation Array in the mine. If the immortal fate uses the Formation to escape, the blame will lie entirely with you all."

Li Yingsi and Bai Dashi bowed even lower.

The Great Yin officials who had been speaking for Li Yingsi were now all silent, their eyes mostly fixed on Zhao Yi.

What kind of monster was this?

"Zhao Yi, do you have anything to say?"

"Uncle..."

"In the Immortal Dynasty, you should address me as Your Majesty."

Li Xuanye interrupted Zhao Yi, his voice several times softer than before.

"Your Majesty, I have nothing much to say."

"But please forgive me for the crime of delay."

"After the Fourth Prince went into seclusion, I mined for another year and a half in the Spirit Stone mine. The Spirit Stones mined during that time have not yet been submitted."

Li Xuanye became interested.

"Oh? How many Spirit Stones did you mine?"

Li Yingzhen winked at Zhao Yi.

Li Yingsi, Bai Dashi, and the others pricked up their ears.

Zhao Yi said softly, "Not many!"

"18 Top-Grade Spirit Stones."

"4,572 High-Grade Spirit Stones."

"As for the Medium and Low-Grade Spirit Stones, I don't know..."

"Because I never count them."

Li Xuanye...

Li Yingzhen...

Bai Dashi...

The other immortal officials...

Their minds were all blank, with only one thought.

This guy is a freaking Genius!

Only one person didn't believe it, and that was Li Yingsi.

"I don't believe it!"

"Zhao Yi, you are deceiving the Emperor!"

At the same time, his hands were trembling violently. It wasn't from anger, but from regret...

Dammit, if he had known Zhao Yi had so many Spirit Stones on him, he would have kept him at Baiyu Mountain no matter what.