Witch Wind

Chapter 66 Meeting at the Ancestral House
War broke out.

No one cares about the truth.

Everyone is only willing to believe the 'facts' that they see with their own eyes!
Prince He of the Dongyun Island Union had just reached a tacit understanding with most of the 100 countries in the Far West to share the technical information provided by Maria and form an alliance to fight against Ingis and Saint Norman. Prince He of the Dongyun Island Union was shamelessly assassinated in front of senior officials from various countries!

In the traditional culture of the hundreds of countries in the far west, "duel" between nobles is a very respectable and honorable act, sought after by countless upper-class people.

And 'assassination'?
In the minds of the nobles of the hundred countries in the Far West, "assassination" is not something that cannot be done, but once the act of "assassination" is exposed, the assassin and the mastermind behind the scenes will inevitably lose their reputation and become scum and despicable, even worse than the cheapest street prostitute!

Sig's identity is easy to verify.

He came from a very devout family in the Kingdom of Saint-Norman. He was sent to a religious academy when he was young. After he became an adult, he vowed to spread the glory of the Virgin Mary throughout the East. He traveled thousands of miles to the East and became a mid-level priest in the Cathedral of the International Concession in Pinghai City.

Over the years, Xige has worked diligently to preach in the East Country and has made great contributions. Over the years, there are nearly ten thousand people from the East Country who have been baptized by him and become believers of the Virgin Mary Church!
The identity is confirmed and cannot be whitewashed.

The war broke out here.

On this section of the river in Pinghai City, the multinational fleet that had just been working together to bombard the ruins of the International Concession and killed tens of thousands of Minotaur monsters, split into two distinct camps half a quarter of an hour after Prince Que was assassinated.

The Black Borneo Fleet of the Dongyun people almost stuck their guns on the Yingjishi warships, and fired the first shot with a desperate spirit of dying together. The three Yingjishi gunboats were sunk by the Dongyun people's concentrated fire before they could even figure out what was happening.

The situation cannot be controlled.

Countries have no intention of controlling it.

The Holy Ross Empire, the Dongyun Island Union, the Farus Republic, the Yidoli Kingdom, the North Sea Seven Alliance, and 97 other countries, simultaneously raised the bloody battle flag and sailed eastward along the river. Hundreds of large and small warships were lined up in a row, blocking the river's outlet to the sea.

England and Saint-Normandy, together with 18 other countries, had more than 40 ships of various sizes. After a slight organization, they launched an attack on the blockade lines of various countries under the leadership of several 10,000-ton ships.

The sound of cannons roared and flames shot into the sky.

The fierce artillery battle lasted for two hours. In the end, only the 10,000-ton ship of Ingish escaped, while dozens of other warships sank.

Although the fleets of other countries had more ships than the British, their ships were too small, their technology was backward, and their training level was not as good as that of the British Royal Navy. After a fierce battle, despite having an absolute advantage, they actually lost nearly a hundred ships of all sizes!

The two fleets fought fiercely on the river.

The widest part of this section of the river was only 20 miles, and the ships of both sides were crowded together, making it extremely difficult to dodge. Most of the time, the ships of both sides were too close to Pinghai City in the south of the Yangtze River, too close!

Both sides fired artillery shells, and more than three out of ten shells fell into the Pinghai city area.

As large-caliber shells roared down, the originally peaceful and tranquil Pinghai City was instantly transformed into a hell of fireworks. Each large-caliber shell could easily flatten three or five houses, and the shells from those 10,000-ton battleships could even wipe out half a street with one strike!
The shrill cries were heard continuously, Pinghai City was in chaos, and everywhere were the people of the East Country crying and shouting, fleeing out of the city with their families.

The battle on the river was still going on, and the armies of various countries that had just landed had already started fierce street fighting in Pinghai City.

Ambassadors from various countries ordered to urgently mobilize troops from all the major trading ports near Pinghai City to reinforce the International Concession of Pinghai City. More than one hundred countries mobilized hundreds of ships in a short period of time, and the army soldiers exceeded 100,000!

Among them, the Dongyun occupation force brought by Prince Kuro from Black Borneo numbered more than 40,000.

When Prince Que was assassinated, the armies of various countries had already landed and were in the process of organizing their military equipment.

When the news of Prince Que's assassination spread, Dongyun officials such as Nanyu Yu and Er issued a "death order" at the top of their lungs. Forty thousand Dongyun dwarf soldiers roared and launched a desperate charge towards the armies of Yingjishi and Saint Norman not far away!
The battle initially broke out in the dock area on the south bank of Pinghai City.

As officers from various countries deployed their troops, a large number of soldiers quickly entered the city and set up positions.

A brutal street fight broke out.

This is not the International Concession, this is the Dongguo people's Jiangnan Pinghai City. The armies of various countries fought without any scruples. Hundreds of large and small caliber field artillery fired indiscriminately, and half of Pinghai City was suddenly filled with smoke and fire. Under the blowing of the river breeze, Pinghai City, which was mainly composed of wooden buildings, was quickly enveloped by large flames.

It was a mess, a complete mess.

As soon as the battle broke out, officials of the Dayu Dynasty, led by the county magistrate Wei Lansheng, ran away without a trace under the protection of county and prefecture soldiers.

Pinghai City was in complete chaos.

On the eaves of the 'Fan Tower', which is considered the commanding height of the entire Pinghai City, Xing Tianli stood quietly, looking expressionlessly at the Pinghai City that had become a bloody grinding wheel and was filled with smoke and fire everywhere.

‘Whoosh’!
A naval gun shell came from afar, and blew a subsidiary building of "Fanlou" into pieces with one shot. Countless pieces of wood flew everywhere, flames splashed, and the entire "Fanlou" began to spew smoke and fire.

There was not a single ghost in the huge building.

Xing Tianli scanned with his soul power and found a straight tunnel under the Fan Building, which went straight to the south and led to an unknown place. When Xing Tianli arrived, the entrance of the tunnel had been completely blocked by three pieces of dragon-breaking stones weighing 100,000 jin. Even with explosives, it would take a lot of effort to break it open.

He is indeed a secret agent deployed by the Zhao Song family in Pinghai City. He runs really fast, quite like the ninth sister who ran straight from Bian Jing to Hangzhou!

On the streets, a large group of people from the East were fleeing in a panic, dragging their families with them.

A little further away, a dozen defeated soldiers were running over in a panic, dragging their guns. Their uniforms were stained by smoke, dust, and blood, and Xing Tianli couldn't recognize which country's army they were from.

These guys suddenly saw the people of the East who were fleeing with large and small bags. They suddenly shouted and rushed towards the people who were dressed in silk and satin, riding horses and sitting in carriages, and looked quite wealthy. They shouted in the official language of the Dayu Dynasty, which they were not very fluent in, and asked them to hand over all their property.

Xing Tianli waved his right hand, and the Tongtian Miaozhu flashed with cold light.

Dozens of extremely sharp sword winds shot out dozens of feet away, and more than a dozen defeated soldiers were like tender tofu chopped by a random knife. With a "puff", they were chopped into hundreds of pieces.

Amidst the blood splattering everywhere, the fleeing civilians were frightened to the point of almost fainting. They cried out in unison and ran even faster.

Xing Tianli left the 'Fanlou' which was gradually engulfed by fire, and quickly passed over the roofs of the houses. Bullets and shells whistled past him with a sharp whistle, and a faint purple air rose from his body. All the bullets lost their power and fell down after just a slight touch.

Occasionally, a shell would pass by him, and with a flash of cold light, it would be shattered in mid-air, which somewhat reduced the damage to Pinghai City.

Xing Tianli was extremely anxious. He knew very well that no matter how hard he tried, facing the sudden outbreak of war, everything he did would be like spitting into a burning granary for Pinghai City. Apart from showing his good intentions, it would be of no use at all.

In the afternoon.

The warring parties withdrew from Pinghai City and the fighting temporarily ceased.

The two sides stopped fighting, not because they had a change of heart, but because the fire had engulfed the entire city. The huge Pinghai City had turned into a sea of ​​fire. If the armies of the warring parties did not withdraw, all of them would be turned into roasted pigs!

Across the burning Pinghai City, the armies of Yingjishi and Saint Norman were stationed in Xupu Town in the west, while the armies of Saint Ross and Farus were stationed in Jieshi Village, the estuary of the Yangtze River in the east.

The people of the East Country who escaped from Pinghai City avoided the two hells in the east and west, and headed south in sorrow. Near dusk, most of the people of Pinghai City arrived in Nanxun Town.

Nanxun is a famous town in the south of the Yangtze River, located 30 miles south of Pinghai City, on the south bank of the Xun River, a tributary of the Huai River.

The land and water transport here is well developed, and there are benefits from salt, silk, tea and grain, so there are many wealthy merchants. It is called a town, but in fact all kinds of businesses are thriving, the market is prosperous, and its grandeur is more prosperous than that of other prefectures.

Northeast of Nanxun, there is a deep pool named White Ibis. The pool is about three miles in radius, with very deep water and many lotus flowers. When the season comes, the pool is full of flowers, and there are large groups of white storks playing in it, which is like a dream and a wonderful scene in the world. 'White Ibis Playing with Lotus Flowers' is known as the first of the ten scenic spots in Nanxun.

However, such a beautiful scenery, along with a large circle of good land around it, is neatly enclosed by a high wall. Outsiders can only see that inside the wall there are dense ancient trees and three or five square stone towers twenty or thirty feet high, built of huge stones.

This mansion stretches for five or six miles, like a small city.

In front of the main gate on the south side of the house stands a high-standard merit archway. Next to it is a pavilion, which houses a stone tablet that commemorates the emperor's achievements. The tablet is covered with densely packed small gold-plated characters.

On the lintel of the main gate, a large golden plaque sparkled in the sun, with the four large characters "Pingbo Earl's Mansion" inscribed on it.

When Xing Tianli arrived, the side door of the mansion was wide open, and people coming in and out were all kinds of soldiers, yamen runners, constables, and eunuchs dressed in green and blue brocade robes.

When the people of Pinghai City were evacuating, Xing Tianli immediately notified He Duo, He Xi and others, and asked the Dagger Gang to retreat directly to Nanxun Town. The Dagger Gang did not have many women and children, but mostly strong men, and they had enough animal-powered carriages, so when they arrived at Nanxun Town, they were only a step slower than the fleeing County Governor Wei Lansheng and others!
When they arrived at Nanxun Town, He Duo and He Xi spent a large sum of money and half-forced themselves to rent a villa from a large silk merchant and settled down there. Then they sent their men out to gather information everywhere.

According to the information obtained by He Duo, the 'Pingbo Marquis' Mansion' in front of them was the ancestral home of Nanxun Town, Pingyuan Hall, and the Xingtian family many years ago. Because of its large area, numerous buildings, and being surrounded by ten-foot-thick walls, its defensive capabilities are quite amazing. Officials of all ranks who escaped from Pinghai City, as well as their families, entourage, etc., now all live here.

Xing Tianli handed over his identity token and smoothly entered the huge house that should have belonged to him as his heir.

The ancestral home of the Xingtian family is five or six miles in radius, and is filled with dense forests, like a small primitive jungle. In the dense jungle, there are many ancient palaces and houses built with granite boulders. In many places, there are huge stone totem poles that are five or six feet high and as thick as three people hugging.

Next to these totem poles, which are carved with various birds and beasts, as well as a large number of strange witchcraft patterns that ordinary people cannot recognize, there are square courtyards.

Each courtyard is of the same style, covering an area of ​​about two acres. The outer wall is thirty feet high and three feet thick, built with huge stones and cast with molten iron in the middle, making it incredibly strong.

At first glance, these courtyards look like war fortresses where troops are stationed, not residential houses.

The whole ancestral home gave people a feeling of wildness and brutality, filled with a fierce and evil spirit that made people feel numb all over and shiver in their bones.

Following the two eunuchs with stiff steps, walking in this huge mansion full of barbaric atmosphere, Xing Tianli vaguely felt that the air was filled with a strong, overwhelming, and heaven-defying fighting spirit that had been baptized by the long years but was unwilling to dissipate.

Those huge stone halls, those totem stone pillars, and those huge courtyards seemed to have countless invisible souls, wearing helmets and armor, standing there quietly, staring at every living person walking in the house with murderous eyes.

These eunuchs who followed Princess Yihe were usually arrogant and domineering, but in this huge, wild, and desolate mansion, they were like quails in a thunderstorm, inexplicably frightened, inexplicably covered in cold sweats, and inexplicably walking with trembling hands.

However, Xingtian Carp was like a giant whale that had been trapped in the desert for many years and suddenly returned to the deep sea.

The overwhelming fighting spirit that permeated the surroundings almost condensed into tangible evil spirit, which was absorbed into Xing Tianli's body bit by bit as he took a deep breath.

The blood is boiling and the fighting spirit is rising.

Xing Tianli felt that his breathing, his pulse, his heartbeat, and every thought of his soul were connected to this house. It seemed that as long as he raised his arms and shouted, this house would wake up from its eternal slumber and turn into a terrifying prehistoric beast to help Xing Tianli devour all powerful enemies!
Xing Tianli's body trembled slightly and goose bumps kept appearing all over his body.

He analyzed bit by bit what he saw along the way, the densely carved witch patterns on the totem poles, the walls of the mansions, and the wide corridors paved with huge stones along the way.

What a terrifying and generous deal!
This house is a huge "magic weapon".

The ancestors of the Xingtian family used extremely ingenious techniques to transform the entire house into "a living thing"!
Before the world fell into the last days of the law, when the primordial Qi still permeated the heaven and earth, when the 444 array eyes scanned by the spiritual power of Xing Tianli under this house were still filled with tremendous energy, this house could be transformed into an 'independent little world' if necessary!
It contains the universe and integrates offense and defense.

Even these lifeless totem poles before their eyes could be transformed into terrifying magical weapons, spewing out terrifying witchcraft, thunder and fire at all external enemies, releasing a sky full of golden swords and boulders.

Inside Lingtai Zifu, the "Original Witch Sutra" has already analyzed all the mysteries of this mansion.

The shadows of the seven large tripods shook, and Xing Tianli saw a hazy colorful light and shadow. This group of blazing light and shadow was shaped like a black tortoise, and had extremely terrifying defensive power. On the back of the black tortoise, a headless figure holding an axe and a shield roared and raged. When the axe was swung, thunder and fire fell from the sky, countless golden knives were scattered, and thousands of feet of mountains condensed out of thin air in the void, and fell heavily from the sky thousands of miles above the ground with a piercing whistle!

Thunder and fire fell, and mushroom clouds rose.

The golden knife chopped down, and the earth was torn into canyons.

The mountains fell heavily from the sky, and the land within a radius of thousands of miles shook violently. The ground rock layers spread out in all directions like water waves. Wherever they passed, the peaks turned into hills, and the hills turned into basins. The basins shook violently again, and high mountains were pulled out from the spot, and then exploded into countless huge rocks flying!
Just seeing the full power of this house derived from the "Primitive Witch Sutra" made Xing Tianli feel horrified!
If it were not for the end of the Dharma, with the Xingtian family's ancestral home guarding this place, any foreign invasion within a thousand miles would be doomed - in today's world, even if a hundred countries in the Far West came to attack, their 10,000-ton warships and millions of troops would be nothing more than ants that could be swept away in a single breath!

"It's the end of the world!" Xing Tianli's body was shaking violently.

He was completely shocked by the images released by the seven huge cauldrons.

What level of power is this?

Immortal?

Or even higher?

Poor Xing Tianli, although he became a celestial being in his previous life, the Earth in his previous life also fell into the Dharma Ending Age. Xing Tianli guarded the half of his spiritual eye under the Huangshan Mountain, calculating the amount of Primordial Qi bit by bit. After finally becoming a celestial being, he could not wait to break through the air and ascend, fearing that he would be completely trapped on Earth if he ran a step slower.

Poor kid, ever since he embarked on the path of Taoism and began to practice seriously, except for the time when he was still a little Taoist priest "refining essence into qi", he enthusiastically practiced some small spells such as "Five Thunder Curse" and "Palm Thunder" a few times, after that, he never used Taoist magic even once!
He really couldn't figure out what level of power the Xingtian mansion had reached when it was at its peak, as deduced from the "Original Witch Book"!
After walking for four or five miles, passing through many huge palaces and courtyards where troops were stationed, Xing Tianli finally arrived at Baihetan.

To be honest, those ancient, rustic buildings, where each huge stone is several meters in radius, seem to be very safe, but the living conditions are...

Even Xing Tianli didn't dislike living in that kind of huge stone building.

The same is true for Xing Tian Qing Shu.

Those huge stone buildings had long been idle. On the edge of the beautiful Baihe Pond, Xing Tianqingshu built a large number of pavilions, towers, and elegant houses. He also cleared some old trees and planted green bamboos. He also transplanted large areas of peonies, herbaceous peonies, jasmine, roses, and all kinds of flowers for all seasons.

When Xing Tianli came over, he was shirtless, revealing a large patch of heart hair. There were also large patches of black hair on his back and arms. Murima, who looked like an old bear spirit, was sitting on a water-friendly platform, swinging his fishing rod carelessly.

The pair of bear and tiger demons were happily carrying two sacks and continuously pouring fish food into the lake.

Looking at their posture, Murima was fishing, and the two idiots were helping him to make a nest. But the amount of fish food they poured in was a bit too much. Looking at the dozen empty sacks on the ground, they had thrown in at least 500 to 600 kilograms of fish food.

This is not about making a nest, this is about feeding the fish!
Xing Tianli walked over with a slightly unnatural step, and Murima looked up and saw him. Murima laughed and patted his belly triumphantly: "Hey, kid, we meet again. Hey, didn't expect it? Here, in Pingyuan Hall, the ancestral home of the Xingtian family, you can see me, the ancestor?"

Holding the fishing rod in one hand, Murima picked up a wine jar in the other and took a big gulp! "Hey, I, the ancestor, don't want to, let alone dare to enter here. Pingyuan Hall, Xingtian clan, you young boys don't understand, they are notorious, in our circle, they are called famous!"

"Six hundred years ago, the world changed drastically. The ancestor of the Fen tribe, a fellow called Yu Linx, started an uprising in the mountains of the northeast. In just seven years, he conquered the world. He destroyed cities and strongholds along the way, and was successful in everything he did. The capital of the previous dynasty only resisted for three days before the city gates were breached."

"It just happened to be in this small town of Nanxun, at the gate of the ancestral home of Pingyuan Hall, haha!"

Murima shuddered suddenly, and he took another big gulp of wine, muttering, "Anyway, it's Jade Lynx who is embarrassing himself, and I'm not afraid of him being embarrassed, so I'll just say it straight. One million and seven hundred thousand soldiers besieged a small Nanxun, but the three hundred members of the Xingtian clan chopped them up like melons and vegetables. After nine days and nine nights of fierce fighting, 380,000 elite soldiers were chopped to death!"

"That battle, my goodness, it made me, an old ancestor, terrified!"

"After conquering the capital of the previous dynasty, Yu Lynx conferred titles on the royal family and meritorious officials. The rules for conferring titles were all based on the way of our Qing Dynasty. As a result, three iron-hat princes and twelve county kings died in the battle of Nanxun Town. More than a hundred dukes and marquises died. Tsk tsk, almost every family in Fentian City was in mourning!"

Xing Tianli blinked and looked at Murima.

If it weren't for this old guy, he really wouldn't have known that the ancestors of the Xingtian family of Pingyuan Hall had been so prosperous six hundred years ago?
Tsk tsk, three hundred tribesmen, trying to take on 1.7 million soldiers?

This, this, this!
Didn’t Murima say that where would you get this kind of thing?
There is no such passage in the official history books published by the Dayu Dynasty!

"Daxia, Wumin, hey!" Murima sighed inexplicably: "They are really not easy to deal with. They are so cruel! Too damn cruel!"

"So, I, the ancestor, am unwilling, and even more afraid, to easily step into this place!"

"But, in an emergency, we have to take emergency measures." Murima stroked his beard proudly: "When foreign enemies invade and the land is in flames, in times of emergency and danger, all of us Chinese Miao people can enter this 'Pingyuan Hall' to take shelter."

Murima smiled proudly: "Hey, this is the rule set by the ancestors of each family who swore an oath of blood and engraved it on a stone tablet. So, when the slaves and children of the barbarians in the far west were causing chaos, it was called a war. So we came in, swaggering and coming in openly... Uh, do you know what 'Chinese Miao descendants' are?"

Xing Tianli spread his hands, indicating that he had never heard of this word.

His eyes were very clear and pure, as if he was telling the 'true truth' and not lying at all.

Murima smiled brightly and raised the wine jar again: "Oh, I don't know, forget it. Hey, you little brats, who knows? The ancestors don't have time to teach you little brats. Hey, what are you doing here, what's going on?"

A huge palace.

It was built of rough boulders, and both the outer and inner walls were carved with a large number of ancient witchcraft patterns using extremely crude techniques.

Twelve huge stone pillars supported the heavy dome. Bronze candlesticks protruded from the stone pillars. Huge candles on the candlesticks emitted bright light, but they still could not completely illuminate the hall. There was always a vague darkness permeating the huge space.

In a hall that could accommodate hundreds of people, Princess Yihe sat on a tiger-skin chair. Two extremely charming and beautiful girls with almond eyes and rosy cheeks, wearing Huadan water costumes, were standing on her left and right, gently rubbing her arms.

It is said that Princess Yihe loves actresses as her daughters. After seeing her today, I can see that her reputation is indeed well-deserved.

Although the weather outside was hot, there was an inexplicable chill rising in the hall, so in a square fire pit with a length of ten feet in the middle of the hall, the best firewood was piled up into a small hill. The bonfire was blazing, and the heat was overflowing, barely neutralizing the unsettling chill.

The county governor Wei Lansheng, the county magistrate Zhao Pu, and other officials from Jieshi County and Pinghai County were gathered around the fire, talking in a buzzing manner.

Xing Tianli stood at the door of the hall and listened for a while, then immediately shook his head and sighed.

They were all a bunch of pedantic scholars, standard bureaucrats without any practical ability, who talked a lot of nonsense, but none of them were useful. Including the county governor Wei Lansheng, who looked suave and had a little bit of a young appearance, who just kept saying that according to the "International Law" of the Far West, the outbreak of war on the territory of the Great Yu Dynasty was an "unjust" act, and that all countries should be asked to mediate!

Bah! If the Law of Nations was useful, people wouldn't have occupied the land of Pinghai City and opened up the International Concession.

Starting a war on your own turf is more than just 'unjust'.
But you want to ask someone to mediate?

Now, except for a few so-called eternally neutral countries, all other large and small countries in the Far West have been involved in this sudden outbreak of war. You want someone to mediate? Who will mediate?
Princess Yihe looked at the noisy officials with a stern face. Her brows were furrowed, her fingers were twitching slightly, and the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were full of murderous intent that she could not hide, or she was too lazy to hide.

Finally, she grabbed the teacup from the tray of the eunuch beside her and smashed it to the ground with a bang.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Princess Yihe said in a deep voice: "Let's send one person to each of the two places, Xupu Town and Jieshi Village, to persuade both sides to restrain themselves a little. Even if we have to fight, the scale of the war cannot be expanded."

"Three days. I'll give you three days to repair the damaged telegraph lines in Pinghai City."

"Go to Langya County with an urgent speed of eight hundred miles and inform Governor Jin Santan of what happened here. Have him use the Governor's Office's telegraph line to send a letter to the capital and ask the Queen Mother how to deal with this matter."

"Tell Jin Santan to transfer the 30,000 soldiers from the Jiangdong camp to Nanxun."

"Send someone to Yandangkou to tell Dun'er that his new army camp should move south. Well, let's move it to the Huaigongling line to avoid those minotaur monsters in the concession."

"Prepare the boats and stand by at the mouth of the Jing River. Let Dun Ge'er prepare. The new army camp can cross the river at any time!"

"Remember, tell Dun'er clearly - let him pretend to cross the river, but don't really cross the river. If there is a conflict between the new army camp and the hundred countries in the far west, he will be the one to take the punishment!"

After hearing Princess Yihe's order, Xing Tianli compared it one by one with the information he had seen in the East Country Investigation Room.

Jiangdong Governor Jin San sighed, there is nothing much to say about this man.

The Jiangdong Governor's Office is headquartered in Langya City, Langya County. There is a Jiangdong camp there with 30,000 combat soldiers. The training methods and armaments are all based on the armies of hundreds of countries in the far west. It has powerful combat capability and can be regarded as a top-notch army in the Dayu Dynasty.

In fact, according to the intelligence from the East Country Investigation Office, among these 30,000 combat soldiers, the full quota is only 12,000. Not to mention the 18,000 unused salaries, among the 12,000 combat soldiers in the camp, nearly 10,000 are loyal customers of Ji Le Xiang!
Come on, this is just a scum camp with no fighting power!

The "Dun" mentioned by Princess Yihe is the current Prince Chun - his father is the younger brother of the late emperor; his mother is the younger sister of the current empress dowager. He is the most noble and favored member of the royal family today.

Prince Chun is young, but he holds great power and bears heavy responsibilities.

Going north from Xiaolongqiu Town, after passing through dozens of miles of waterways, you will reach Yandang Lake. At the behest of the Empress Dowager, Prince Chun organized a new army at the mouth of Yandang Lake, with 300,000 naval and land troops and nearly a hundred large and small gunboats.

Its geographical location is extremely delicate.

If you take a speedboat from Yandangkou, you can reach the International Concession in one day and one night.

If the foreign troops stationed in the International Concession make any unusual movements and want to harass the inland of the East China Sea to the north, they will inevitably run into Prince Chun's camp. This new army camp is used to guard against the foreign devils in the International Concession!
Although Prince Chun had all kinds of unspeakable quirks, he was strict in military management. His new army camp was the only truly combat-capable camp in the Dayu Dynasty, except for the imperial army camp that guarded the capital.

At least, his battalion was fully staffed.

At least, his soldiers don’t inhale the incense of bliss!
I think the preparations for 300,000 elite troops to cross the river will make countries like England and Gibraltar calm down a little.

Of course, Princess Yihe made it clear that it was just a pretense to cross the river. Neither she nor Prince Chun dared to make a decision to cross the river. If a conflict really broke out with the Far West Hundred Kingdoms, oh, this would be a disaster!
Then Princess Yihe said coldly: "Also, quickly send more people to find out how this war started."

Xing Tianli strode into the hall. Behind him, Murima followed him like a curious baby, carrying a jar of wine.

Behind Murima, Yang Tianji, who had transformed into his original big dog form, also strolled in, pretending to be a harmless, honest old country dog, and came in with his head lowered and his eyes pleasing to the eye. Behind him were more than a dozen big black dogs with pitch-black and shiny bodies.

Wei Lansheng, Zhao Pu and others suddenly saw Xing Tianli, and then saw Murima with his chest exposed and a jar of wine in his hand. In particular, there were actually more than a dozen big dogs following Murima!

If it was a pure-blooded foreign dog raised by foreigners, Wei Lansheng, Zhao Pu and others would not have said anything.

But what followed in were actually a dozen local dogs!
Before Wei Lansheng could speak, Zhao Pu, whose capital was destroyed by the war and who had become a "homeless man", jumped up and shouted angrily, "How dare you! This is simply lawless! Who let you in in front of Princess Yihe?"

"Who are you, kid? How dare you barge into a place where military secrets are discussed?"

"You old man, you..."

Before Xing Tianli could say anything, Murima grinned cruelly and slapped him with his palm nonchalantly.

Even though Murima was self-proclaimed as a cultivator, his physical strength was so huge that ordinary people could not even imagine it. With just one palm strike, the air in front of him shook violently, and a light black palm print with a radius of three feet emerged out of thin air, and with a "puff" sound, it slapped Zhao Pu.

Such a huge living person just exploded like that.

Blood was all over the ground, and even sprayed all over Wei Lansheng and other officials' bodies and faces.

Along with Wei Lansheng, all the officials from Jieshi County and Pinghai County were shocked. One official from Jieshi County even shouted subconsciously, "How did it break? Lord Zhao is too weak!"

Murima laughed grimly, "You useless dog slave, Pinghai City is gone, what are you, the Pinghai County Magistrate, still doing? Yihe girl, kill all his clans, remember that!"

Princess Yihe responded crisply, stood up with a smile, and bowed to Murima: "Oh, old ancestor, please calm down. This kind of thing, alas, is also an unprovoked disaster."

The waists of Wei Lansheng and others suddenly became hunched.

Even Princess Yihe has to call him "old ancestor". Well, she is definitely a member of the royal family and should not be provoked.

Although I don't know Murima's identity, I don't understand how he smashed a living person with one palm. But none of this is important. What's important is that Wei Lansheng and his men are officials. When they see someone from the royal family, they will kneel down and lick their ass. This will never be wrong!
"Little Leo wants to talk to you about something!" Murima pointed at Xing Tianli casually.

"Lord Li Li, do you have something to talk to me about? Have you found out any useful information?" Princess Yihe looked at Xing Tianli with great surprise.

"Yes!" Xing Tianli responded and told in great detail what he had witnessed at the dock in the morning, how Prince Lianxie of Dongyun Island was killed by Sig's three arrows, which led to the direct shelling of the Dongyun fleet and triggered the war.

He pointed at the group of big black dogs following behind him and pointed out Sig's identity - he was a spy of the Dark Forest, who infiltrated the Holy Mother Church to act as an insider. The assassination of Prince Que in public this time should be the work of the Dark Forest, and has nothing to do with the Holy Mother Church, Yingjishi, and Saint Norman!

There was silence.

Princess Yihe slowly sat back on the tiger-skin chair.

Wei Lansheng and the others wiped the blood off their faces, looked at each other, and said nothing.

After a while, Xing Tianqingshu, who was hiding in the crowd, suddenly jumped out and said, "What a joke, Li Li, you are talking nonsense. The Secret Language Forest has good relations with the top leaders of the Hundred Countries in the Far West, and they are also old friends of ours. We usually interact with them very closely."

"You actually lied and said that the Dark Language Forest had planted assassins to start this war!"

"What nonsense!" Xing Tianqingshu shouted sternly, "Get out and stop making noise here!"

Xing Tianqingshu waved his sleeves, and several guards came out from outside the door and pushed Xing Tianli.

Xing Tianli stood still, looking at the silent Princess Yihe with curiosity. Aren't you discussing military affairs? Aren't you discussing the war? Aren't you planning a response?
He has already found out the causes and consequences of this war and the real culprit.

Why are you not talking anymore?
Several guards were still making a move. Xing Tianli looked at Murima who was lying motionless and slapped them in the face. The guards were hit so hard that their teeth flew out. They rolled around like a rolling gourd and cried miserably.

Xing Tianqingshu's face turned pale, and he was so scared that he quickly slipped a few steps towards Princess Yihe.

Wei Lansheng shouted, "Sir, how dare you be so presumptuous in front of the princess?"

Wei Lansheng pointed at Xing Tianli fiercely, then turned around and saluted Princess Yihe with a cheerful face, saying, "Princess, look?"

Xing Tianqingshu also looked at Princess Yihe eagerly.

Murima coughed lightly.

Princess Yihe sighed, "Mr. Pingbo, you are being ridiculous. In any case, Lord Li Li is also from the weaving department, and it is not your turn to make a fuss here. I will deduct his salary for three months as a warning to others."

"Hey, hey, you are wise!" Xing Tianqingshu smiled happily and bowed to Princess Yihe to "apologize". He was fined three months' salary. This punishment was neither light nor heavy at all. It was basically an empty statement.

Princess Yihe's attitude was fully revealed.

Wei Lansheng and the others were so frightened that their faces trembled, and they subconsciously glanced at Xing Tianli - well, no wonder this guy could go straight into the room and have access to such confidential information, it turns out that he is from the weaving department!

Isn't the Weaving Department directly under the Empress Dowager responsible for gathering information, investigating secrets, and monitoring officials?

Wei Lansheng and others hurriedly memorized Xing Tianli's appearance, and they must never offend him in the future!

"Princess, please say whatever you want to say!" Xing Tianli looked at Princess Yihe who had a melancholy look on her face and asked simply.

Murima coughed again.

Princess Yihe sighed and waved her hand: "Okay, ancestor, this matter is simple, but it is not simple. The relationship between this Dark Night Forest and us is very good. If you say that they deliberately provoked a war, what is the explanation? Let's talk about this later."

"But the blissful fragrance of the Dark Whisper Forest is a great source of income for the weaving department."

Xing Tianli's heart suddenly skipped a beat!
Princess Yihe looked at Murima and said quietly, "The year of Jiazi is approaching, and money is tight. You know that we have to take care of those people, otherwise the trouble will be involved and the Queen Mother will have a headache."

"So, the news of the war in the Secret Forest must not be leaked."

"Not only that, we have to help them cover it up!" Princess Yihe spread her hands helplessly: "Lord Li Li, I will remember your contribution for now, but you can't tell anyone about this."

(End of this chapter)