That Was the Rebel Army, Not the Holy King Army

A corner of Loulan's main city:

The Rebel Army's higher-ups whispered among themselves, discussing matters.

They discussed when they would take Shi State.

If they could take Shi State, then the chances of their Rebel Army's hidden dragon becoming a true dragon would greatly increase.

"Our odds of victory are high now!"

"Shi State City has fifty-five cities under its command, and we already occupy forty of them."

"According to the plan, we'll take Shi State City in March next spring!"

"It's just that... Shi State City is now pushing reforms!"

"Will that affect us?"

They discussed these reforms.

In their eyes, giving land to those mud-legged peasants was utterly useless.

It did the Empire no good either!

What kind of flowers could those mud-legged peasants grow from farming?

It would be better to give the land to aristocratic families, letting them grow all kinds of secret medicine ingredients and cultivate more martial artists. That was the true path.

Originally, under their influence, Shi State would never have carried out any reforms.

Chu Qing's appearance had thrown their plans into disarray.

Furious, and with the Zheng Family fanning the flames, they decided to deal with Chu Qing.

This time, they intended to kill with a single blow:

Use every kind of pressure to suppress the Cui Family, the Hua Family, and four other aristocratic families.

Then draw out the Rebel Army's elite Ironclad Floating Pagoda and send them directly to the state city to slaughter Chu Qing.

They also wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.

Just then, a male eagle raised on secret medicine came shrieking through the air.

The eagle landed and delivered a message.

A black-robed man examined it.

After reading it, his body trembled. He actually lost his composure. "How is this possible?"

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