The Blood Dragon Banner Arrives

Tiandu City, Dagan capital of Capital, was where the city guards were located. They heard the sound of horses approaching and glanced to the side. A group of elite cavalrymen came, their blood-red dragon banners fluttering in the wind. The guards' eyes widened instantly, and they cried out in surprise.

"Blood, the Blood Dragon Banner!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers and civilians in front of the city gate looked on in shock, as if they were stunned for a moment.

"The Blood Dragon Banner has arrived in the capital! Clear the way! Anyone who obstructs it will be killed without mercy!"

While everyone was still in shock and lost in thought, the squad leader of the guards in front of the city gate immediately reacted, shouting to alert the soldiers and clearing a path for the cavalry.

There's no way around it, you have to be quick! If we manage to stop the Blood Dragon Banner here, the commander will tear him apart.

Even after the Blood Dragon Banner entered the city, the people in front of the city gates still seemed to be in a daze. The Blood Dragon Banner — Dagan had been far too long since such an urgent order had been issued.

A soldier looked at his captain and said in a slightly trembling voice.

"Captain, what happened to the Blood Dragon Banner?"

The garrison squad leader immediately glared at him and said sternly.

"Shut up! How dare you speak so presumptuously about these matters? Stand still at your post. General Lü has just taken office, and a new broom sweeps clean. Be careful. If you dare to neglect your duties again and keep talking, I won't let you off the hook."

The squad leader couldn't help but shudder at the thought of the newly appointed garrison commander.

A few days ago, General Lü came to inspect the city gate. His domineering and fierce aura, and his eyes that seemed to be staring at death, made him feel like he was about to kneel down with just a glance.

"Yes, yes, Captain, I understand."

Hearing his captain's stern tone and warning words, the soldier nodded repeatedly and quickly returned to his post, standing guard.

On March 21st, under the blazing midday sun, the Blood Dragon Banner arrived in the capital, shocking the entire city. Countless people were speculating about what had happened.

Most people guessed that something had happened on the Cloud Province border. News of unusual activity by the Great Yan Cloud Province already spread before, but no one looked at You Province, because everyone knew that You Province had just won a great victory.

While everyone in the Tiandu City was still speculating about this, the Blood Dragon Banner had already entered the palace without stopping.

"This sixth brother is determined to raise an army."

In the Imperial Study the Imperial Palace, Emperor Gan Chu Tianxiong held a secret letter from You Province in his hand, his expression somewhat gloomy.

This secret letter has no other meaning than to call for war and request aid, hoping that the Imperial Clan family will send a Heavenly Realm expert to aid You Province. No, it doesn't mention the Imperial Clan, but rather various parties, which means that Lao Liu has already spread this message.

Now that we've attacked the Land of Cangshui, the Blood Dragon Banner has been urgently dispatched. I'm afraid that by now, everyone who needs to know already knows. I even sent Li Yi to You Province to deliver a secret edict, ordering a halt to the fighting and a period of rest, forbidding any further conflict.

As it turned out, the sixth prince really ignored my words.

And Lu Shuangxing, Wang Hanying and their group are really daring!

You're just putting all your eggs in one basket with the Prince of Qin? Do you really think he can ascend the throne?

These people, who should have all died in the Battle of Youzhou, survived and are now all causing trouble.

As Chu Tianxiong's expression grew colder, the atmosphere in the entire Imperial Study became extremely tense. Li Yi, who was serving nearby, also silently lowered his head, and the maids and eunuchs around him trembled.

"Well!"

After a long while, Chu Tianxiong finally let out a long sigh, his eyes filled with complex emotions. Sixth brother!

Looking at the maids and eunuchs around him, Chu Tianxiong said in a deep voice.

"All of you, get out!"

Upon hearing this, the maids and eunuchs hurriedly retreated, but Li Yi, who was beside Chu Tianxiong, remained motionless.

"Come out, you two patriarchs!"

In the Imperial Study where only Chu Tianxiong and Li Yi were present, Chu Tianxiong uttered a sentence out of the blue. As soon as he finished speaking, two figures appeared instantly in the empty hall. One of them was Chu Yinghao, who was previously acquainted with Chu Xuanao.

After the two appeared, the other man in blue spoke first.

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Qin is determined to fight; he must have learned something!"

"They were investigating Chu Mo just a while ago, and now, after that, they're already at war? Could it be that, as His Majesty said, they really know about the Cangshui thing?"

Chu Yinghao, who was standing to the side, spoke slowly.

"It's no use talking about this now. Wu Ju has already questioned those cavalrymen; they are all from the main force of the Youzhou Grand Camp. This message has been sent to various places, including the Xuantian Dao Sect, the Li Family, Bingwu Mountain, and the Sifang Sword Sect. Any force with a Celestial Phenomenon Realm level will receive this message."

"In terms of distance, the letter is almost as fast as it is to the capital or the Xuantian Dao Sect. The Li Family is a bit further away, but it will take another day. [Three Demon Mountain] will take several more days, but that's almost to Prince Qing's place. Now we can say that half of the Dagan already knows about it."

At this point, Chu Yinghao paused, looked around at the others, and then sighed.

"Alas! So now that things have come to this, what should our Imperial Clan do? We can no longer proceed as planned. All sides are taking action, and the situation is completely out of control."

Upon hearing Chu Yinghao mention his Imperial Clan's plans, Emperor Gan Chu Tianxiong closed his eyes tightly and took several deep breaths, but his chest, filled with burning anger, could not calm down at all.

Sitting on the sidelines and watching?

Impossible. The Prince of Qin fought for the country, informing all sides. Any single power could ignore it, but the Imperial Clan couldn't. Otherwise, wouldn't that be blatantly telling the world that something was wrong?

Moreover, if all those forces intervene once this battle begins, the plan will have to be changed again and again.

After thinking for a long time, Chu Tianxiong closed his eyes and said, seemingly powerless.

"Old Ancestor Yinghao, Ancestor Wensheng, you two should go! Also, call Ling Yan, Xiao Chengfeng, and Zhang Yongchang to go to Cangshui and find the Prince of Qin."

"Your Majesty, this?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Yinghao and the man in blue, Chu Wensheng, were both puzzled, and Chu Wensheng couldn't help but speak up.

It's understandable that the two of them went. For the sake of Dagan battle, the Imperial Clan has to take action. Even if they don't want to fight at Cangshui right now, and are just going to make a show of it, the Imperial Clan still has to be there.

But this involves Ling Yan, Xiao Chengfeng, and Zhang Yongchang —five Celestial Phenomenon Realm in total?

Ling Yan 'Duke Ding's Mansion Duke Fu's Mansion Celestial Phenomenon Realm Xiao Chengfeng was also a mid-stage Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert, and Zhang Yongchang the Duke of the Duke Wei's Mansion was at the early stage of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm. With the three major ducal mansions mobilized, plus these two, does His Majesty intend to directly take over Cangshui?

Chu Tianxiong suddenly opened his eyes, stood up, and said in a deep voice.

"First, we must reclaim the Land of Cangshui. Later, I will write several Imperial Decree. After we take Cangshui, the two patriarchs will read them aloud in front of all forces and the Dagan army, ordering the Prince of Qin to garrison the Land of Cangshui."

"What's done is done, and things have come to this point. The sixth prince has gone to such lengths; the Imperial Clan has no choice but to intervene!"

"Whether or not the sixth prince knows about the dragon spirit of Cangshui, after the battle, you must tell him about it and let them fight over it! I want to see what other surprises he can bring me."

Chu Yinghao and Chu Wensheng nodded.

"As you command."

In an instant, the two figures disappeared to make preparations. On March 21st, Dagan three major ducal mansions of Da Gan mobilized simultaneously. The Imperial Clan announced that war was about to begin, to wash away the shame of the past century, and to reclaim the Land of Cangshui.