Inside the room.

Nangong Yu was covered in bandages, sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze.

His body was covered in wounds, including poison and burns. Many parts of his flesh had been corroded into pulp or charred, and several of his bones were broken.

When the imperial physician of Kingdom Chu treated him, he was extremely cautious, afraid that a slight mistake would dislocate his bones or peel the flesh from his bones.

It was easier to debone a cooked chicken leg.

But there was no other way. Since being rejected by the direct guards when trying to enter the front line, he had been charging towards the most intense pressure.

Although he already had the strength to rival a martial artist, he had not truly broken through to that level. It was a miracle that he had survived.

"Awake!"

Ying Wuji somehow produced an abacus from somewhere and clattered away at it for a while. "You used three bottles of our Chu Kingdom's Revival Elixir, seven bottles of Tendon-Regenerating Pills, six bottles... adding it all up, it's about equivalent to thirteen thousand taels of silver. Remember to pay it back!"

Nangong Yu's eyes, in a daze, regained some luster, and he twitched his mouth. "I will repay it!"

After saying that, he lowered his head, and his body trembled slightly.

The atmosphere in the room fell silent for a moment.

Ying Wuji put away the abacus. "Don't you have anything you want to ask?"

Nangong Yu fell silent for a moment, then took out a jade pendant from his bosom. Judging from the design, it was quite high-grade, but it was already covered with cracks and could easily be shattered into powder with a light touch.

The patterns inside were faintly visible.

Quite familiar.

Ying Wuji asked, "A life token?"

"Yeah!"

Nangong Yu nodded, then added, "My father's."

When he woke up, the first thing he did was check the life token on his body, because it was very unusual for Nangong Ling to have knocked him out.

When he saw that Nangong Ling's life token was shattered, he was burning with anger.

Using his severely injured spiritual sense to survey the surroundings, he found that it was the residence of the Bai family, which made him even more dumbfounded.

But he was not a fool.

Combining the current situation of the Nangong family, he quickly guessed Nangong Ling's intentions.

Ying Wuji shrugged. "Nangong, you are indeed a clever person. Since you have already guessed, I won't explain too much..."

Nangong Yu struggled with his expression and said in a deep voice, "I still want to hear the whole story!"

"Alright!"

Ying Wuji smacked his lips and recounted Nangong Ling's actions just now, concluding with, "Your father probably wanted to make a last attempt to gain merit for the Zhou royal family, but he failed. Although I don't really like him, in the end, he should have fulfilled his duty as a subject and a father."

"Yeah..."

Nangong Yu's voice was somewhat low. The process of this matter was not much different from what he had imagined.

But at the last moment, Nangong Ling would think of securing a good place for himself, which was indeed somewhat inconsistent with the image in his mind.

For a moment, mixed emotions arose.

The pent-up frustration accumulated over the years and the sudden change mingled together, making him burn with anger.

Ying Wuji was afraid that he would not be able to accept it, so he advised, "Actually, what's done is done. Your father was not a good person when he raised his children, but it's true that he was willing to consider you at the end. There's no need to think that what he did before was right just because of his last move."

"Yeah..."

Nangong Yu pondered for a long time, feeling that the pent-up frustration in his chest had not diminished, but he had also found a way to resolve it.

Ying Wuji nodded slightly. "You don't need to worry about other things for the time being. Deputy General Zhang is your father's confidant. I will go to him today, and he said he will lead the remaining soldiers back to the Zhou royal capital, planning to rescue your mother to prevent you from being controlled by others."

To be honest, he also admired Nangong Ling. The deputy general was so devoted to him. Although the direct guards of the Zhou royal family had almost died in this battle, they had held off the first wave of monsters for such a long time, which was considered a great achievement, so they received a lot of blood crystals.

After returning to the Zhou royal capital, perhaps the Zhou royal family would allow him to atone for his mistakes and even promote him, allowing him to take Nangong Ling's position.

But after this battle, the Zhou royal family would have no other way to go except to give good luck charms to Yan, Wei, and Han. It was basically impossible for them to have any other path to take, so returning would be a waste.

Deputy General Zhang was at least a half-step into the realm of enlightenment. If he surrendered to the Chu King with his remaining troops, his future prospects would definitely be better than returning to the Zhou royal capital.

Unexpectedly, he was still willing to do this for the Nangong family. If he really fell out with the Zhou royal family, not to mention replacing Nangong Ling, he might not even be able to get his life back.

"No!"

Nangong Yu's expression tightened. "Let him not go!"

Ying Wuji raised his eyebrows. "Why?"

Nangong Yu took a deep breath and took out another broken jade pendant from his bosom. It was also in a state of disrepair. "This is my mother's!"

Ying Wuji was stunned for a moment and couldn't help asking, "When did this happen?"

Nangong Yu's eyes were filled with sadness. "I don't know, but it should have been shortly after my father's death!"

Ying Wuji: "..."

This couple.

They were really ruthless!

Indeed, Nangong Ling's death already explained a lot of things.

Although the Great Monster Tide was extremely dangerous, as a martial artist specializing in killing, as long as he did not deliberately seek death, he would definitely be able to survive until the last moment of the city's destruction.

Nangong Ling's death undoubtedly meant that all hope of the Nangong family was lost.

And with his personality, he should also do everything in his power to protect the last bloodline of the Nangong family.

When his wife learned of his death, she knew that as long as Nangong Yu was still alive, she would be a burden to him in the Zhou royal family, and then she would directly commit suicide...

Such a ruthless person.

When she committed suicide, she would definitely not leave any remains, so as not to give the Zhou royal family any leverage.

Ying Wuji didn't know what to say, he just sighed lightly. "Condolences!"

"Yeah!"Nangong Yu nodded, his eyes empty and foolish.

Ying Wuji stood up, "You rest well. Working with me, you won't be treated unfairly."

"Brother Ying!"

Nangong Yu suddenly looked up and called out to him.

Ying Wuji turned around, "What else do you want?"

Nangong Yu said in a deep voice, "Will you turn against Ji Tong in the future?"

Ying Wuji looked him up and down for a while, then smiled, "It's just a matter of time. You focus on your cultivation. Right now, you're far from Ji Tong in terms of cultivation."

"Okay!"

Nangong Yu nodded solemnly.

Ying Wuji shook his head and left the room.

To be honest, the Nangong family's current situation is so miserable, apart from their own problems, everything else is due to Ji Tong.

Nangong Yan's tragic actions were completely instigated by Ji Tong.

And the complete defeat this time was also the result of Ji Tong's betrayal of Zhou Tianzi.

The former is very complicated. The tragedy of Nangong Yan was caused by the Nangong couple. Ying Wuji, because of the influence of the Mirror Shadow, understands Nangong Yan's thoughts very well. It's just a way to completely cut ties with the Nangong family through that method, and Ji Tong's actions can indeed help her break free.

But Ji Tong is the kind of person who will go to any lengths to achieve his goals.

It's true that he wants to help Nangong Yan break free, but it's probably only partly sincere. Ultimately, he's just a tool to help him achieve the so-called path of the saint.

The Nangong family is gone.

They died in a very undignified manner.

It's strange that Nangong Yu doesn't hate Ji Tong. That's the really strange thing.

It's a bit too early to take action against Ji Tong.

It's just right to let Nangong Yu cultivate for a while. He's also looking forward to the surprises that will come after his cultivation breakthrough.

The resources of the Tianren Clan are just right for him.

He's not interested in the remaining young masters of the royal guard.

But Nangong Yu and Vice General Zhang are still very valuable.

The former goes without saying.

The latter follows Nangong Ling all day, and even if he hasn't cultivated his spirit, he is extremely proficient in the art of war formations. If he is allowed to command well-trained and resilient elite soldiers, he will definitely be effective.

Most importantly, he is loyal to the Nangong family.

As long as Nangong Yu is with him, he will not betray them.

...

The next day.

The troops of various countries withdrew from Yucheng.

As they were about to leave, Ying Wuque looked unwillingly at the sky.

That was where the Kunpeng had appeared before.

A real man.

Should take on the Kunpeng.

But this time, it was a bit regrettable that he didn't get to do it.

There had been some internal disagreement about whether to deal with the local monsters. Apart from Nangong Ling, he was the most supportive of dealing with the local monsters.

Then Nangong Ling died.

But he didn't back down and was ready to take on the local monsters, but in the end, he was persuaded by the elder of the Ying clan.

The persuasion was reasonable.

But there was still some regret.

He didn't know when he would have another chance to take on the Kunpeng.

"Your Highness?"

Bai Jie asked.

Ying Wuque looked at him disdainfully, "What is it?"

"Nothing!"

Bai Jie looked a bit haggard, not because he was seriously injured, but because for some reason, he couldn't hold it in and had to go to the toilet several times every night. It was fine usually, but these days, while he was recuperating, it was really delaying his recovery.

He said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, how do we arrange things this time?"

Arrangements.

Naturally, it was about arranging for war.

Most of the countries in the world have just undergone major changes and need time to recuperate. Only three countries have the ability to go to war in a short period of time.

Qi!

Yan!

Qian!

The former has broken free from the constraints of the Jiang clan, and the internal execution power will definitely be greatly improved, but it is still burdened by the reforms.

Although the reforms in Yan have already produced results, they are still weaker than Qian, and now that they have formed an alliance with Wei and Han, the only countries that can go to war are Li and Qi, and both are tough nuts to crack.

Only Qian!

In the past two years, they have taken 40% of the profits from the Jade Soap Factory, so the national treasury is naturally not empty, and with the resources of the monster veins, a large number of outstanding young generals have emerged, and they are in a period of rapid military expansion.

These past three years have been a great period of prosperity.

If they don't go to war, it will be a waste of resources.

Ying Wuque snorted, "How do we arrange it? Go back and continue training the troops. Although the king said that the Ji clan alliance has already split internally, it is still nominally intact. Let them have time to fight internally. Attacking now will only give them the opportunity to use external threats to suppress internal ones.

Besides...

The weakest in recent years must be the Kingdom of Chu.

For the next six months, focus on training the troops. When the six months are up, immediately launch an all-out attack on the Chu Kingdom's defenses!"

"But..."

Bai Jie hesitated, "But what about Prince Wuji?"

Ying Wuque frowned and scolded angrily, "Do you think I'm not man enough compared to him?"

Bai Jie choked and quickly said, "No! Your Highness is the most powerful man in the world!"

Ying Wuque's expression softened slightly, and he snorted lightly, "Although Ying Wuji has managed to master quite a few spiritual abilities by chance, spiritual abilities cannot be used so casually. Can't you see how much blood he has shed? As long as I break through the realm of a warrior, I will definitely advance to the realm of enlightenment. During this time, it shouldn't be difficult to comprehend the technique of slaughtering souls."

Bai Jie: "..."

Is it really not difficult?

His Majesty has been trying to comprehend it for decades and still hasn't fully understood it!

Ying Wuque seemed not to have noticed his embarrassed expression and continued, "As long as I have the spiritual abilities of the domain of slaughter and the technique of slaughtering souls, leading troops into battle will definitely not be inferior to Ying Wuji, and all of our Qian troops are elite.

Although the Bai family's army is strong, it's still just a small group of people, and it's hard to absorb true followers. Do you really think the King of Chu completely trusts them?And Chu Guo has been plagued by demons for more than a year, almost emptying the entire national treasury, and the tax revenue of the Qu Jingzhao family has always been a problem.

Half a year later, not only did the military strength not increase, but logistics might also be a problem.

And... are you sure that Ying Wuji is the one we will face when attacking Chu?

I think it's more likely that the one we will face when we attack is the three families of Qu Jingzhao.

"The prince's words make sense!"

Bai Jie nodded deeply in agreement.

This analysis does make some sense.

The internal struggle in Chu is too intense, and even if Ying Wuji is strong, he will definitely be a drag on them.

Ying Wuque looked back at Yucheng, snorted coldly, and ordered the team to speed up.

He needs to break through the realm of the military as soon as possible.

At all costs.

...

Yucheng.

After sending off the reinforcements from various countries, the main force of Chu also planned to return home, after all, a day's time was enough to reinforce the formation. Now that the demon threat has been completely eliminated, Zhou Tianzi also looked furious, swearing to find the loose Zhuanxu seal, and each country also sent out formation masters to reinforce their own formations.

In the short term, there should be no more demon threats.

So after leaving the garrison, the Chu army returned to the capital city in a mighty manner.

Ying Wuji lay in the carriage, resting his head on Hua Chao's thigh, his consciousness immersed in the Illusion Mirror Space.

"Long time no see, welcome!"

"Clap, clap, clap..."

"Clap, clap, clap..."

"Clap, clap, clap..."

As soon as he entered the Illusion Mirror Space, Ying Wuji heard extremely enthusiastic applause.

"Very good!"

Ying Wuji was also very happy, and immediately rewarded Red Dust: "Reduce your sentence by ten years!"

The team atmosphere.

Invincible.

Red Dust didn't ask how long the initial sentence was, so as not to make everyone feel awkward.

Ying Wuji applauded everyone for a long time before walking slowly to Bai Jie.

Bai Jie looked at him warily, "What do you want?"

Compared to his previous arrogant and cool appearance, Bai Jie is now much more honest, and even has a somewhat timid feeling.

After all, in the battle to destroy the Li family, he was crazily educated by Ying Wuji, and even endured several rounds of the Nine Punishments. In the end, he was subjected to the violent language of Red Dust for such a long time.

Ying Wuji grinned, "By the way, do you know what's happening outside?"

Bai Jie was displeased, "Nonsense! Did you give me a chance to understand the outside world?"

He knew that Ying Wuji kept him for a reason.

At this critical moment, Ying Wuji would definitely not kill him, so he didn't speak very politely.

"Bold!"

Red Dust scolded angrily, "Are you able to speak disrespectfully in our prison? Brothers, let him have it!"

Bai Jie: "..."

Ying Wuji quickly stopped them and looked at Bai Jie with interest, "So, do you want to know what's happening outside?"

Bai Jie hesitated, "You..."

Naturally, he wanted to know what was happening outside.

He wanted to know how his family was doing.

He wanted to know what he had become after failing his mission.

But looking at Ying Wuji's appearance, he always felt a bit malicious.

So he remained silent.

Ying Wuji, curious, asked, "Aren't you curious about how you're doing?"

Bai Jie snorted, "How am I doing?"

"Pretty good!"

Ying Wuji smirked, "You've even become the Prince Consort!"

Bai Jie: "???"

Everyone: "!!!"

They were all a bit confused, what kind of joke is this?

Ying Wuji grinned and directly opened the perception link with his mirror image.

The mirror image is a projection of the original soul, but under normal circumstances, it is a one-way projection.

Ying Wuji can view the experiences of the mirror image, but the original soul cannot.

Over time, it's easy for personality to become disoriented.

Red Dust and the others had some personality disorientation, but it didn't have much impact. After a few times of perception exchange, they corrected it, and Red Dust also knew how well he was living in the mine, so he changed his attitude towards himself.

But Bai Jie...

Ying Wuji grinned and directly linked his perception to Bai Jie.

Countless memories rushed in, and Bai Jie suddenly became extremely excited.

The entire original soul was trembling.

Sitting on the ground, he seemed to have lost faith in life.

Seeing his appearance, everyone seemed to understand something, and their faces showed a mixture of disgust and excitement.

Nangong Yan couldn't help but smile.

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It seemed like she was amused, after all, she didn't like Bai Jie.

But soon she hid her smile.

Because she saw Ying Wuji walking towards her.

She looked at him with a hint of hostility, "What do you want?"

Ying Wuji smirked, "I don't want anything. Something big happened in your life yesterday."

"You!"

Nangong Yan's face changed drastically, "What did you do to the prince?"

She had been here for so long and had long understood Ying Wuji's Illusion Mirror technique.

Using the mirror image to control the body.

With Ying Wuji's character, he must have sent himself to Ji Tong's side as a spy, and then found an opportunity to strike a fatal blow.

A big event in her life, could it be that the prince really...

Seeing her panic-stricken and sorrowful face, Ying Wuji felt a bit annoyed. He didn't expect her to be so infatuated with Ji Tong.

So he waved his hand, "Your prince is a saint, it's still early, it's not time to kill him yet."

"Oh..."Nangong Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief and snorted, "Apart from the prince, there is nothing else in this world that can be considered a major event in my life."

Ying Wuji asked in return, "Doesn't Nangong Ling's death count?"

Nangong Yan: "!!!"

Ying Wuji waved his hand and gave her a wave of external memories.

Nangong Yan was stunned for a while, and suddenly laughed wildly, "Good! Good death! This old dog, even in the last moment before his death, he was still thinking about his son. It's really a fitting end! Hahaha..."

She laughed wildly.

And then laughed desolately.

Ying Wuji also didn't know what to say. Nangong Yan had lived an extremely repressed life since childhood, but had all kinds of resources at her disposal.

Nangong Yan was a pure tragedy. From birth, she was considered a burden to the Nangong family, being seen as a congenital thief who stole half of the Nangong family's precious son's essence. She suffered abuse from a young age, was imprisoned and bled, until two years ago when she finally repaid the Nangong family's "debt."

Ying Wuji understood the hatred, but didn't want to comment.

He said in a deep voice, "Nangong Yu also died!"

Nangong Yan's laughter abruptly stopped, and her expression stiffened. "What did you say?"

Ying Wuji sneered, "After Nangong Ling died, his wife committed suicide. After Nangong Yu learned of the news, he felt that he had no more relatives in the world, only enemies, and with great humiliation and no reason to stay, he also committed suicide."

"How could he..."

Nangong Yan's expression was extremely painful, and after struggling for a while, she gently sighed, "It's better to die. For him, living was too painful."

Ying Wuji asked, "Do you still think that everything Ji Tong did was right?"

Nangong Yan retorted, "What? Are you trying to persuade me?"

Ying Wuji sneered, "Although your mirror image is the projection of your original soul, the highest rule is not to do anything against my will. Convincing you has no value to me. I'm just really annoyed. Why is a dog that uses any means to achieve its goals able to become the supreme existence in the eyes of others?"

"Nonsense!"

Nangong Yan's voice was sharp, "The prince is always good to me!"

Ying Wuji smiled, "There are many ways he could have helped you out of the shadow, but he chose a method that was most beneficial to destroying the Nangong family. If it weren't for that, Nangong Yu wouldn't have committed suicide."

Nangong Yan was speechless.

Because when she was protected by Ji Tong, she didn't want to remember anything about the Nangong family.

With the king by her side, Nangong Ling couldn't really do anything to her.

But Ji Tong encouraged her to solve it in this way, and it was this method that destroyed Nangong Yu.

Naturally, she hated Nangong Yu.

Because without Nangong Yu, she would have been a complete essence, and wouldn't have lived so miserably.

But she didn't really want Nangong Yu to die, because apart from not daring to resist his parents, he was quite good to her.

Nangong Yan shook her head, "In any case, the prince is the best person to me in this world. There is no one else I can trust in this world. If I can't trust the prince, should I trust you, or trust Nangong Yu?"

Ying Wuji fell silent.

Indeed.

He was naturally not worthy of her trust.

Nangong Yu was a real coward in her life.

He let her not rely on anyone, and stand on her own against her fate.

There was nothing more to say.

Ying Wuji smirked, "You're right, you've won the argument!"

With that, he turned and left.

Just as he was about to disappear, he suddenly stopped and said, "By the way! Nangong Yu didn't die, I lied to you. In the future, with my help, he will cut off the prince's head and feed it to the dogs!"

Nangong Yan: "???"

This was followed by a series of vicious and malicious curses.

But Ying Wuji didn't hear any of it, and disappeared directly into the mysterious mirror space.

Hongchen couldn't hold back, "This little girl curses so harshly, brothers, let's criticize her!"

Nangong Yan: "My prince is your sect leader, and you're criticizing me?"

Hongchen: "..."

He was a little headache.

He didn't know whether to criticize her or not.

After all, he used to be a fanatical follower of Ji Tong.

He rubbed his head, "Forget it! Let's criticize Bai Jie instead!"

Bai Jie: "???"

The mysterious mirror space became lively again.

On the carriage.

Ying Wuji opened his eyes and found Hua Chao smiling and holding his face, and couldn't help but ask, "What are you laughing at?"

Hua Chao's smile was gentle, "I'm laughing that you still like to do these naive things."

"What? Don't you like it?"

"I like it too!"

Hua Chao pursed her lips. Although in the eyes of others, Ying Wuji had changed a lot, the part she cared about the most had never changed.

She always had to stand her ground.

Just like when she wrote "The Beheading of the Beauty."

Now looking back, it seemed like a long time ago.

"By the way, Sister Hua Chao!"

Ying Wuji suddenly asked, "About the technique of reincarnation, are you..."

Hua Chao sighed softly, "I'm trying to comprehend it. It's just that this thing is too mysterious, and it seems to be suppressed by something. I'm not very clear about it. I'll do my best!"

Ying Wuji could only nod, "Okay!"

...

City Jing.

Zhou Wangji.

Ji Tong rode on a tall horse, leading tens of thousands of black-armored troops, marching in an orderly manner towards the palace of Zhou Wang. Along the way, they attracted countless onlookers.

They remembered clearly that a month ago, the royal family of Zhou had called upon the world to organize a battle to suppress the demons.

Not long after, Nangong Ling led thirty thousand elite troops and accompanied Zhou Tianzi to the Nine States Sacrificial Ceremony.

Later, Nangong Ling led the troops to the battlefield, and Zhou Tianzi returned to City Jing to await their victory.

And then.

The great victory at Yucheng.But what came back was not the direct royal guard of the Zhou royal family led by Nangong Ling, but the Black Armor Legion standing side by side.

They had heard of the Black Armor Legion, which was spontaneously sent by the side-by-side marquis to reinforce, but they didn't know the specific performance, after all, the news had not reached their ears.

But even if they didn't know the situation on the battlefield, they all sensed something was wrong.

Why didn't the direct royal guard of the Zhou royal family brought back by Nangong Ling come back?

Instead, it was the Black Armor Legion stationed outside the Zhou royal capital?

Everyone felt something was wrong.

But no one dared to stop it.

Ji Tong still had a warm smile on his face as he rode straight towards the Zhou royal palace.

Upon reaching the palace gate.

He dismounted directly and bowed to the gate, "Ji Tong, the younger brother of the king, requests an audience with the emperor!"

After saying this, without waiting for a response from inside, he walked straight into the palace.

"Ji Tong, how dare you!"

The chief guard couldn't help but step forward to stop him, but when Ji Tong looked at him, he immediately felt as if he were in an ice cellar and stood still in place.

Ji Tong smiled politely at him and walked all the way to the royal palace.

Without any announcement, he walked directly into the Chengkang Hall.

Chengkang Hall.

Zhou Tianzi was sitting on the high seat, with a calm expression like still water, quietly watching Ji Tong, "What is the purpose of the younger brother's visit today?"

Ji Tong smiled faintly, "When I come to ask, it is natural to ask the king to abdicate the throne to a capable person."

His true identity was known to both sides.

But they had always addressed each other as brothers.

"A capable person?"

Zhou Tianzi's face showed a mocking look, "The capable person in the younger brother's mouth is someone who betrays the interests of the royal family, releases all the demon nests, and seeks personal gain, right?"

Although the Ji surname alliance was formed.

But the Flame Kingdom quickly lost contact, and after the battle against the demons, the Kingdom of Wu also quickly lost contact.

If he still didn't understand what Ji Tong had done, then it would be a joke.

Ji Tong smiled faintly, "Betray the interests of the royal family? The resources of the human race are still in our pockets. What betrayal of the royal family's interests are you talking about? The great struggle has come, and if the Ji surname alliance splits again, it may not be able to survive in the chaotic world.

I hope the emperor can recognize his position and not ruin the future of the Ji surname for his own selfish desires.

The human race has already offered me the price of swallowing the three kingdoms of Yan, Wei, and Han. As long as you agree, we can immediately have tens of thousands of elite soldiers.

When the time comes, I will be the emperor, and the position of the side-by-side king will be yours.

If we join forces, we will make the Ji surname great!"

Eating away by peaceful means.

This was Ji Tong's goal.

"Hehe..."

Zhou Tianzi sneered, "The three families of Yan, Wei, and Han each have their own laws. Even if I agree, they will not agree. How can you make the Ji surname great, just with your intention to rebel?"

Ji Tong asked with a smile, "So, does the emperor not want to?"

Zhou Tianzi drew the emperor's sword with a clang, "If you covet the position of the emperor, come and take it with your strength. I want to see if, after you take this position, the hundred schools of thought and the countries of the world will recognize you as the new emperor?"

Ji Tong frowned slightly. The origins of the hundred schools of thought were closely related to the Zhou ritual, and a usurping king would not be tolerated by them.

The countries of the world would not easily submit, and the situation was similar to the time when the two kings were in power.

As long as it was not a peaceful abdication.

The position of the emperor would fall into his hands, but the benefits it brought would definitely not outweigh the risks.

If he was attacked by Qian Qi in the name of this, it would be legitimate.

By then, he would be in a mess, equivalent to taking the blame for the Kingdom of Chu.

And the hundred schools of thought would probably not let him off lightly.

Ji Tong's smile gradually turned cold, "So the emperor would rather be a puppet of the three kingdoms of Yan, Wei, and Han, than join me in restoring the glory of the Ji surname?"

Zhou Tianzi sneered, "Do I not understand your thoughts? The three kingdoms of Yan, Wei, and Han will not agree to your way of ruling, and I do not believe that you can unify the world. Even if you do unify the world, you will not be able to defeat the demon race.

The human race is the only choice for our Ji surname.

It's just that the human race is blind and chose you in the end."

Ji Tong fell silent.

The one who understood him best was still his own people from the Zhou royal family.

He couldn't help but show a smile, "Brother, when I see you, I suddenly think of a term created by Ying Wuji!"

Zhou Tianzi asked, "What is it?"

"Bootlicker!"

Ji Tong's smile grew, "You lick the human race and still don't get it, but you are still unwavering. If I were the human race, I would definitely be moved by you, but it's a pity..."

Zhou Tianzi's face was extremely gloomy, but he did not respond to this.

He just placed the emperor's sword in front of him, "If you want to make a move, come and kill me. If you don't have the courage to usurp the throne, then please leave. The emperor decides what to do, and it's not up to you to decide."

Ji Tong's face darkened slightly, confirming that he was determined to resist to the end.

After thinking for a long time, he looked at him deeply and then turned and left, leaving only one sentence echoing in the hall.

"Of course, then let's see the truth under our hands! But I still hope that when you are held hostage by the three kingdoms of Yan, Wei, and Han and in extreme pain, you can remember to ask me for help. After all... we are a family connected by blood!"

"..."

Zhou Tianzi watched him leave like this, and only when he was sure he had gone far away did his tense body relax, and he breathed heavily, sweating profusely.

The eunuch beside him scolded harshly, "This side-by-side marquis is really too much, forcing you to abdicate, this is not a power grab..."

"No need to say!"Emperor Zhou looked gloomy: "The situation today is indeed extremely difficult, but there may be a turning point. Hmph! Does he really think that after so many years of hard work and earning trust, he can easily take it all away?"

The eunuch's eyes lit up: "Are you saying that you still have the resources of the Celestial Clan? If so, we can still form an elite team..."

Emperor Zhou: "No!"

Eunuch: "..."

...

Kingdom Chu.

Yingdu.

After the triumphant return of the army, Mi Duo immediately held a grand court meeting.

At the court meeting, the civil and military officials fiercely debated the position of General Wuji and the ownership of the three cities around Yucheng.

The three families of Qu Jingzhao formed alliances and launched wave after wave of attacks.

But the female prince of Kingdom Chu, who had returned to the country for the first time in over two years, showed extremely fierce combat power.

She scolded the three families of Qu Jingzhao, saying that they had made empty promises to suppress the demonic tide for the sake of the fiefdom, but were the first to be attacked by the demonic tide. This was a shame that Kingdom Chu had never experienced since its founding. They even wanted to keep the three cities as their own fiefdom, which was simply shameless.

She then mentioned that Wuji alone had destroyed more demonic creatures in one night than the three families had in a year, so it was only right for him to be appointed as General.

It was the three main generals of the families who had been dragging their feet and had already violated military law, and they should be executed as a warning to others.

Then the topic shifted to whether or not they should be executed.

The three families could only focus on defense and completely abandon the idea of attacking.

In the end, the three main generals led by Qu Yi managed to keep their heads, but because of their poor performance in battle, they were demoted three ranks.

Wuji's position as General was also firmly secured.

Throughout the entire process, she was on the sidelines, listening to Mi Xingli's powerful and forceful words, feeling extremely refreshed.

After all, when she was in Kingdom Li, Mi Xiaoniu was just a rogue woman who ate and drank for free. Apart from occasionally taking advantage of her own wife, she really had no combat power.

But today, she discovered that Mi Xingli was actually a combatant of the Fa family.

However, such a fierce performance was also based on the fact that Kingdom Chu had performed terribly against the demonic race before. Since the struggle for supremacy between Kingdoms Li and Chu, everyone in Kingdom Chu had considered themselves a great nation, but this time they were directly defeated and had to seek help from other countries.

This made everyone feel humiliated.

But at this time, the King of Chu had recruited a super powerful general, who led tens of thousands of elite human troops to crush the demonic tide like a natural disaster.

How could the royal family not be proud?

Some defeated trash, where did they get the courage to point fingers?

The fist has always been the truth.

Both externally and internally.

Wuji felt like a nuclear weapon, with an extremely strong deterrent even if not used.

In fact, it couldn't be used often, after all, it was too difficult to bear the consequences.

After the court meeting, Mi Xingli took him to see the new house.

Xiang Ding also followed along, excited all the way, "Haha! I'm happy just thinking about the look on Qu Yi's face. A bunch of cowards leading the troops like dogs. Thinking that these people were once my superiors makes me sick. The final battle, you fought beautifully. It's a pity that His Majesty didn't let me go to Yucheng, otherwise I could have enjoyed myself too."

He looked regretful.

At that time, the three cities were infiltrated beyond recognition, and the demonic race only left the array base intact. So even though Yucheng became the target of the overall attack, the three cities had to leave troops to defend.

Mi Duo saw Xiang Ding as a future weapon for the royal family, and in order to protect him, she did not let him go to Yucheng, but she did not expect it to cause him such great regret.

Wuji marveled: "I didn't expect you to praise people too. Why not just recognize me as the boss, and I'll take you with me in future battles."

"What nonsense are you talking?"

Xiang Ding cut him off, "Recognize you as the boss? I, Xiang Ding, only have one boss in my life, and that's the female prince! Being suppressed by you in the army, when can I beat you up? But I have to admit, you are indeed fierce enough to be my brother."

Mi Xingli suddenly asked, "What would you be willing to do for your brother?"

Xiang Ding laughed heartily, "Apart from women, I can give my brother anything he wants!"

As they spoke, the three of them had already arrived at their destination.

Xiang Ding was excited, "Hey, Wu? The house His Majesty gave you is also in this area, quite close to us! Let me tell you, the location here is extraordinary. If it weren't for me ambushing Ji Su several times during the Li Chu battle, and my relationship with the female prince, His Majesty might not have rewarded me with this house!"

"Um..."

Wuji looked at Mi Xingli.

Mi Xingli remained silent.

Xiang Ding's excitement did not diminish, "In the future, come to my place for a drink when you have time. I happen to have a large sand table at home, and we can also exchange tactics!"

With that, he prepared to go home with big strides.

When he reached the front door, he suddenly saw many people moving in and out.

He casually grabbed someone and asked curiously, "Steward Yan, is the house buying new furniture?"

Steward Yan's mouth twitched, "No, we're moving."

"Moving?"

Xiang Ding was immediately angry, "This house was given to me by His Majesty. Without my orders, who dares to make me move."

"It's His Majesty..."

Steward Yan glanced secretly at Wuji and Mi Xingli not far away, and lowered his voice, "Master Ding! Don't you know that His Majesty intends to take Wuji as a son-in-law?"

Xiang Ding: "..."

Steward Yan, feeling helpless, had no choice but to hand over the secret decree that Mi Duo had sent a few days ago.

After reading it, Xiang Ding felt a little depressed. He had just said that apart from women, his brother could have anything he wanted.

Moving was not a problem.After all, the King of Chu had rewarded a better residence, which was a bloody good deal.

But Ying Wuji...

I considered you a friend.

You steal from my house, and now you want to sleep with my elder brother.

If you can't be my elder brother, are you trying to bend him to your will?

Isn't that inappropriate?

...

Dusk was approaching.

The move was almost complete.

Ying Wuji had to promise several jars of top-notch wine to appease Xiang Ding; there was no helping it. The wedding could be put off, but this gesture of closeness had to be made, or else there would be many unnecessary obstacles in the future.

It was just in time for a housewarming feast.

Not too many people were invited, just the two old friends, Xiang Ding and Mi Xingli.

After three rounds of drinks, everyone was slightly tipsy.

Xiang Ding, with a thick tongue, cursed: "I never imagined in my life that I'd be having a housewarming feast at my own place, and even the damn chef is from my household."

It was indeed somewhat fantastical.

Ying Wuji raised a cup with a smile: "Brother Ding, don't be offended. His Majesty was concerned about your severe injuries and feared you might die on the way, so he waited until you returned."

"No offense taken!"

Xiang Ding sipped his wine and waved his hand: "To be honest, at first, I wanted to kill you. But you're quite generous, giving me several large jars of such exquisite immortal brew. Cheers! Let's drink up!"

Ying Wuji grinned: "Cheers!"

And took a few more gulps.

Xiang Ding then ordered his men to take the jars of fine wine and happily returned to his new home.

The three mothers-in-law knew that Mi Xingli had serious matters to discuss with Ying Wuji, so they made up excuses to leave one after another.

The air grew quiet.

Mi Xingli swirled the wine in her cup, which looked incredibly clear under the candlelight.

Having grown up in the palace, she had always been able to discern the quality of wine, but she had never encountered such a clear yet potent drink in her life.

Even Xiang Ding, a wine buffoon, was left without any complaints after drinking it.

She touched her face, feeling a bit flushed.

Giggling, she leaned closer to Ying Wuji and poked his waist, whispering: "Brother Ying! The method you mentioned for helping our royal family make money, it wouldn't happen to be this fine wine, would it?"

Such a strong liquor would surely become a luxury for the nobility.

Making money from it couldn't be simpler.

Not to mention other countries, just the wool from the three families of Qu, Jing, and Zhao was enough for the royal family to shear.

"What else?"

Ying Wuji curled his lips, feeling like he was the one paying to work.

"Brother Ying, you're so kind..."

Mi Xingli chuckled: "You're so good to us, how should I repay you? You don't want to be the Prince Consort of Chu, so how about this, I'll make you happy a few times, no strings attached!"

Ying Wuji quickly stopped her: "Wishful thinking, I have conditions. If I let you have your way, wouldn't I be eaten up without anything left?"

"You saw right through me!"

Mi Xingli pouted, straightened her collar, and sat back, her previously hazy drunken eyes now crystal clear.

She laughed softly: "You're so guarded. Well, tell me, our Kingdom Chu is sincere towards you. As long as your conditions aren't too excessive, we will agree."

"You provide the grain, we provide the manpower, and we split the profits fifty-fifty."

"No problem!"

"Within three years, the Bai family's positions and status in the court must not be lower than the average of the Qu, Jing, and Zhao families."

"No problem!"

"I choose the hilltop in the suburbs for the Bai family's residence. I want to build a Taoist temple and an academy to cultivate civil and military officials for Chu. I'm willing to do my utmost, but I have one requirement: you must assist me fully in securing the necessary quotas, and the proportion of commoners must not be less than fifty percent."

"Brother Ying!"

Mi Xingli grabbed Ying Wuji's hand and held it against her chest: "Are you setting conditions or doing charity? Why don't you just take advantage of me while you're tipsy today? Otherwise, I really won't feel right about it."

Ying Wuji: "..."

That astonishing figure, truly hard to resist.

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A brief transitional chapter.

The battle continues in the next chapter.