Ye Li sniffed lightly and felt that the fragrance was very special and smelled very comfortable.
When Liao Fan saw Ye Li's action, he immediately smiled and said, "Lord Ye Li must have smelled the scent of Guixin Ningshen incense for the first time. This exotic sandalwood is very rare. It is made from special medicinal materials and is only available in our Bailian Country.
When you leave the White Lotus Kingdom, we will give you some. Light them indoors to help you calm your mind and focus your attention."
Ye Li smiled when he heard that, and said without being polite, "Then I would like to thank you in advance."
With a smile on his face, Le Fan took Ye Li into the depths of the White Lotus Palace and finally met the legendary White Lotus Saint.
Ye Li looked at Saint White Lotus from afar, and Saint White Lotus was also looking at him and Huo Xing with a smile on his face.
The Holy Lord Bai Lian was wearing a loose moon-white robe, a string of prayer beads covered with inscriptions hung around his neck, and a crown of a strange shape was worn on his bare head.
When he had a smile on his face, he exuded a peaceful and solemn aura, which made people feel very fond of him.
Huo Xing looked at Saint White Lotus with a hint of disdain in his eyes, but because of Huo Xing's reminder, Ye Li did not let the good impression he had in his heart become too overwhelming.
"Holy Lord, the distinguished guests have arrived. This is Ye Li, the leader of the diplomatic corps, and this is Huo Xing, whom you have met before."
Le Fan said to Saint Bai Lian.
Saint Bai Lian waved his hand gently, indicating that Lu Fan could stand aside, and then nodded to Ye Li with a smile on his face and said: "Bai Lian greets the distinguished guests from the Tang Kingdom, Master Ye Li, Master Huo Xing, polite!"
Ye Li never thought that Saint White Lotus would greet them first. After all, the other party was the ruler of a country, and according to etiquette, they should be the one to greet him first.
"Ye Li greets the Holy Lord White Lotus, may you live a long and prosperous life!"
Ye Li had been taught some etiquette before coming and knew how to greet the Holy Lord White Lotus.
Although Huo Xing didn't like the people of the White Lotus Kingdom, he was on a diplomatic mission on behalf of the Tang Kingdom after all, so he still had to put in some superficial effort.
"Huo Xing greets His Majesty, may you live a long and prosperous life!"
Huo Xing said.
"Master Huo Xing, there's no need to be so polite. We have met once before, but that was ten years ago."
Saint Bai Lian said with a smile.
Huo Xing forced a smile upon hearing this and said, "Yes, I met the Holy Lord ten years ago, at the Three Kingdoms Banquet."
After Saint Bai Lian and Huo Xingye Li exchanged a few pleasantries as per custom, he asked the palace servants to arrange chairs for the two to sit down.
"I haven't seen His Majesty Rushan for many years. When I saw him that year, he was in Bailian Palace with his father, His Majesty Tianyuan. I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, he has inherited the throne.
I recently heard that the Tang Kingdom is not peaceful. His Majesty Rushan’s brother is rebelling and trying to split the Tang Kingdom. This really makes me feel sad. "
Saint White Lotus said to Huo Xing and Ye Li.
Ye Li glanced at Huo Xing, who didn't seem to want to speak, so he continued, "Holy Lord, a big event has happened in Tang Kingdom recently. Li Rulin rebelled and joined forces with the Yuan Kingdom, posing a huge threat to us.
Your Majesty believes that Li Rulin’s threat is not only to us, but also to the future of the White Lotus Kingdom.
Therefore, Your Majesty hopes to form an alliance with the White Lotus Kingdom to jointly resist the attacks of Li Rulin and the Great Yuan Kingdom. "
Hearing Ye Li's words, Saint White Lotus showed an indecisive look on his face and said: "Alliance is a big deal, and we in the White Lotus Nation have the same idea, but we are still thinking about the specific form and content of cooperation, so we can't reply to you right now.
Moreover, in three days’ time, the Blue Lotus Festival, the biggest festival of the year in our White Lotus Nation, will be here. We have celebration activities to prepare for, so we cannot focus on the alliance in the next two days.
Why don't you two stay at my White Lotus Elementary School for a few days? After the Blue Lotus Festival, we can discuss the alliance again. "
Ye Li and Huo Xing were both stunned when they heard what Saint White Lotus said.
In their opinion, Saint White Lotus was just talking nonsense. How could the celebration of a festival be as important as the alliance between the two countries
The other party actually said that they had to prepare for the celebration, so they had no time to discuss alliance matters.
"Holy Lord, the alliance is a very serious matter. The Great Yuan and Li Rulin are now very ambitious. After they join forces, they will definitely not only aim to take over the remaining land of the Tang. I think the White Lotus Kingdom must also be in their plans.
I think we should take advantage of these three days to settle the alliance first, so that we can go back and report as soon as possible. "Ye Li said to Saint White Lotus.
Upon hearing this, Saint White Lotus smiled and said, "Lord Ye Li, you don't know that the Blue Lotus Festival is not only a festival for our White Lotus Nation, but also the most important festival.
According to the rules, we will hardly deal with any political affairs during these few days. Everyone must clear their minds and welcome the arrival of the Qinglian Festival with the most peaceful and harmonious attitude.
This is the rule of our White Lotus Nation, and it is also a very special matter, so we really can only wait for three days."
Ye Li looked at Saint Bai Lian's serious expression and opened his mouth but could not say anything.
He already understood that the other party was probably looking for excuses to delay time, but he didn't understand why the other party did that.
However, the other party's current attitude is a helpless choice. What else can he say? After all, the two sides are discussing an alliance, and the alliance is a must.
He couldn't just wave his hand and say he didn't want to form an alliance and then leave the White Lotus Kingdom, so now he had no choice but to wait for three days as the other party had asked.
Huo Xing's face looked a little ugly, and he had some words in his heart that he wanted to curse out. He really couldn't stand the pretentious attitude of the people from the White Lotus Country.
Seeing that Ye Li and Huo Xing both looked a little unhappy, Saint White Lotus still had a smile on his face and said, "Don't be anxious, the two of you, there is basically no problem with the alliance cooperation, we just need some time to consider the details, please be patient and wait for three days.
You can relax and have a good rest in my White Lotus Country for the next three days. I'll let Lufan take care of everything for you and make sure you won't be too bored."
After hearing what the other party said, Ye Li and Huo Xing knew that they had no choice but to wait. Helplessly, they could only suppress their anger and nodded.
After exchanging a few perfunctory words, the two of them said goodbye to the White Lotus Saint and left the White Lotus Palace. Liaofan followed them and took them to a place to rest.
After seeing the two leave, the smile on Saint Bai Lian's face disappeared and a hint of sarcasm appeared.
After Ye Li and Huo Xing left with anger, they were led by Lu Fan to the post station. There was no inner city in Bailian City. The post station next to Bailian Palace was specially used to receive distinguished guests.