<h4>Chapter 1188: Chapter 1185: Countermeasures</h4>


    Chu Chenfeng quietly watched as Xu Wendong sliced the fish, his eyes revealing a look of curiosity.


    He had eaten fish before.


    But it was either steamed or braised.


    The way Xu Wendong handled the fish waspletely different from anything he had seen before.


    By slicing the fish and arranging it on a te, a visually pleasing serving of sashimi appeared before everyone.


    Then, Xu Wendong brought out some wasabi.


    He ground it into a paste and poured in a small amount of soy sauce.


    After finishing, he gave it to the eunuch beside Chu Chenfeng.


    The eunuch epted it respectfully and served it before Chu Chenfeng.


    "Your Majesty, please have a taste of this sashimi first!" Xu Wendong said with a smile.


    Chu Chenfeng frowned, his eyes full of doubt, "Raw?"


    He couldn’t deny that the sashimi before him looked stunning, the fat interwoven, emitting oils.


    But.


    Raw food was something he found difficult to ept.


    Xu Wendong exined, "Your Majesty, sashimi can greatly retain the fresh taste of the ingredients. Cooking would be a waste of natural bounty."


    "If you don’t believe me, you could try it yourself."


    Chu Chenfeng nodded slightly, then picked up a piece of fish and gently chewed it as he tasted the soft and sweet vor, a glint appeared in his eyes, "Marvelous!"


    "Marvelous!"


    "Marvelous!"


    "Truly indescribably marvelous!"


    "I feel like my pce chefs should be dismissed!" he said with a loudugh.


    Xu Wendong smiled and said, "Your Majesty may want to try adding some wasabi, the taste and vor will be different."


    Chu Chenfeng immediately picked up a slice of fish, dipped it in some wasabi sauce, and then gently chewed it in his mouth.


    As Xu Wendong had said, this time, the taste was noticeably different.


    The sweetness, enhanced by the wasabi sauce, was magnified infinitely, thrilling him with an unprecedented sensory delight.


    Meanwhile.


    Chu Huanyan also tasted a few pieces of fish and disyed a shocked expression, not expecting sashimi to have such a unique texture.


    "This is indeed delicious, but I have a question." Chu Chenfeng looked at Xu Wendong, "Why does your ckwater Kingdom sell seafood in our Langya Country?"


    Xu Wendong sighed and then exined, "If not out of necessity, I wouldn’t havee to Langya Country to find a market; it was ast resort!"


    Chu Chenfeng suddenly understood, "So you offended that prince of ckwater Kingdom!"


    Xu Wendong continued, "Your Majesty, if our two countries could establish trade rtions, our ckwater Kingdom’s seafood could enter Langya Country at a low price, ensuring mutual benefits."


    Chu Chenfeng: "I can allow you to transport seafood to Langya Country for sale, but... constructing a teleportation array between the two countries is a significant issue, and I cannot grant you this."


    Every country has its teleportation arrays; however, each cross-national teleportation array is heavily guarded to prevent any coups.


    Imagine if one cultivator countryunched a war against another and used the teleportation array, the other side would surely be extremely passive.


    Due to this, every cultivator country’s teleportation array is heavily guarded to prevent such events.


    "Father, you don’t have to worry about a war breaking out between ckwater Kingdom and Langya Country." Chu Huanyan said softly, "Wendong is the Carefree City Magistrate; as long as he stays in Carefree City, such situations can be avoided."


    "Besides, Qingcheng County is my fiefdom; no one would dare act rashly there."


    Chu Chenfeng dismissively shook his head, "My dear daughter, even if I trust you and trust Xu Wendong, who among Langya Country’s civil and military officials would dare to trust?"


    "Moreover, there’s a reckless madman next to Carefree City, posing numerous hidden dangers to my Langya Country."


    "Unless our Langya Country can be a Second-Level Cultivation Nation."


    Cultivation nations of the same level can wage war and invade others.


    But.


    Lower-level cultivation nations cannot wage war against higher-level cultivation nations.


    "Your Majesty, isn’t there any room for negotiation in this matter?" Xu Wendong was entirely reluctant; if they couldn’t establish a teleportation array between the two countries, their only option was to transport seafood to Qingcheng County by air.


    This would greatly increase the time and cost of transport.


    Regarding using a teleportation array to transport seafood to ckwater Kingdom’s capital and then transit via teleportation array to Langya Country...


    This method seems feasible.


    But Xu Wendong had reason to believe that if King of Nanhuang found out he was transporting seafood to Langya Country for sale, he would certainly issue an order to ban the export of seafood to other countries.


    Chu Chenfeng was silent for a moment, then said, "Our Langya Country is refining a powerful magical treasure, known as the Five Beasts Fan. To refine it, we need five rare bird feathers."


    "As of now, we are only missing the feather of the Golden Feathered Phoenix Bird. If you can help us obtain it, the obstacles in the royal court will naturally be resolved."


    "At that time, I can order the construction of two teleportation arrays between the two countries."


    "Father, why are you making things difficult for him?" Chu Huanyan said displeasingly, "The Golden Feathered Phoenix Bird’s feathers are extremely rare; how is he supposed to find them?"


    Chu Chenfeng smiled bitterly, "Dear daughter, I don’t wish it either."


    "But if our Langya Country sessfully refines the Five Beasts Fan, we will surely gain the appreciation of the First-Level Cultivation Country."


    "This would make Langya Country’s elevation to a Second-Level Cultivation Nation inevitable."


    "By then, what would constructing teleportation arrays between the two countries matter? Who would worry about ckwater Kingdom daring to start a war against us?"


    Chu Chenfeng wasn’t lying; for years, he had been searching for the feathers of the Five Beasts Fan, but only the Golden Feathered Phoenix Bird’s feathers were missing.


    As long as they could find the feathers of the Golden Feathered Phoenix Bird, Langya Country could gain the appreciation of the First-Level Cultivation Country and be promoted to a Second-Level Cultivation Nation.


    Xu Wendong took a deep breath and said, "Rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do whatever it takes to find the feathers of the Golden Feathered Phoenix Bird."


    Chu Chenfeng nodded slightly, "Very well, in the meantime, you can still transport ckwater Kingdom’s seafood to Langya Country for sale."


    "Although both our Langya Country and ckwater Kingdom are Third-Level Cultivation Nations, our poption and wealth slightly surpass those of your ckwater Kingdom."


    "I believe your ckwater Kingdom’s seafood will certainly be very popr."


    Xu Wendong felt somewhat discouraged.


    But for him, this situation isn’t a major issue.


    Even though Chu Chenfeng didn’t agree to set up a cross-national teleportation array between the two countries.


    However, as the old saying goes.


    Where there’s a will, there’s a way.


    And at this moment, an idea surged in his mind, entirely resolving the problem of transporting seafood!


    Then Xu Wendong bade farewell to Chu Chenfeng, took the teleportation array, and followed Chu Huanyan back to her fiefdom.


    "Husband, I’m sorry, Father didn’t agree to set up the teleportation arrays between the two countries." Chu Huanyan looked full of guilt, not even daring to look at Xu Wendong.


    Xu Wendong smiled slightly, his face beaming with a bright smile, "It’s fine, I’ve already thought of a countermeasure."


    Chu Huanyan hastily asked, "What countermeasure?"