"Yuanxi Palace is too extravagant."
"You don't have the blessing of a Little Holy Tree here, and the Prosperity Law has never blessed the Yuanxi People. Even without the grace of the Radiant Holy Tree, at worst you would only be returning to your original state. Besides... you know better than anyone just how prosperous and powerful you've made the Yuanshi Territory with your wealth over the years."
Luyetan covered her lips with a delicate hand and shook her head.
"Lord Xavier, if the expenses were for me alone, the wealth accumulated in the territory would be more than enough. But the moment I open my eyes each day, I have to think about feeding the millions of people in the Yuanshi Territory. If that were all, it would be manageable, but the crucial thing is I also have to send supplies to Duke Qinghui's Expeditionary Army. That's an astronomical sum."
