Chapter 1166: Counter Moves as They Come
To shoulder the burdens of the world truly sounded like empty grandstanding. Yet once one reached a certain position, it ceased to be empty rhetoric and became a question that must be confronted.
Fortunately, there was still ample time for Qi Xuansu to think it through slowly—at the very least, several decades.
At present, Qi Xuansu only had vague ideas and general notions, not yet forming a coherent system.
The arrival of this windstorm disrupted many plans.
Qi Xuansu had to preside over disaster relief efforts, postponing many tasks he had planned to undertake.
Matters on Great Sage Jiang’s side were also progressing poorly, as the windstorm had subtly altered conditions at sea. Both the Heavenly Empress’ Dragon Palace and Lin Lingsu’s Tongzhen Palace had shifted their trajectories, requiring recalculation.
The Zhongyuan Festival was fast approaching, which meant a month had already passed in Chen Shuhua’s major rebirth. Less than 20 days remained before the uncertainties would increase dramatically.
One matter followed another. After the windstorm ended, the Daoist Mansion had to convene meetings to assess merits and faults. With the Zhongyuan Festival approaching, it also had to organize the corresponding celebrations, all of which fell within the responsibilities of a Chief Deputy Mansion Master.
This was normal. A frontier authority could not spend every day handling cases, as constant internal strife would only undermine unity. Since Qi Xuansu had assumed the role of Chief Deputy Prefect, he had to shoulder the corresponding responsibilities.
This was Qi Xuansu’s first time as an organizer of the Zhongyuan Festival. He had previously been a participant or executor based on his superior’s orders.