Kill!
Overnight, beacon fires blazed across the Capital, and the great noble families went to war one after another.
On the surface, this battle was the Royal Family's dying counterattack, a massive assault on the forces under Lian Feihong. In truth, Wu Linbei had orchestrated an alliance between the Royal Family and the Sea Martial Artists, intending to eliminate their strongest competitor.
The Royal Family and the Sea Martial Artists had never borne any deep-seated hatred toward one another. Under the maneuvering of those with ulterior motives, they hit it off at once.
The forces under Lian Feihong, mainly composed of the Primordial Noble Families faction, suffered a pincer attack from foreign enemies and traitors within, swiftly falling into the perilous predicament of being besieged on all sides.
When it rained, it poured. The Eight Direct Prefectures, which had originally kept one another in balance, also descended into turmoil.
Young Master Buying encountered a formidable enemy and had no choice but to withdraw and return. On top of that, Zhou Daqian, Governor of Qingchu Prefecture, had been in seclusion for a long time. The remaining two wavering prefectures could not hold up alone and chose to surrender.
Thus, the encirclement around the Capital formed once more.
Lian Feihong's situation rapidly became precarious. Fires broke out everywhere, and everyone was bathed in blood.
"Where is Zhou Daqian? At a time like this, only he can turn the tide!"
Zhou Daqian did not show himself, and the Heavenly Southern Divine Sword behind him made no move. Qingchu Prefecture and the Zhou Clan's vast power likewise did not join this battle of life and death.
Though Lian Feihong had developed quite a few forces of his own, without Zhou Daqian, it was as though he had lost a leg and half an arm.