The Wind and Rain Are Coming

Leaving the outpost, Ji Feng and his party returned to the stone house. In the outpost's main hall, Lord Falondar and Illidan had not left. The two were still discussing what had just happened.

"My Lord, do you truly believe Ji Feng? Do you truly believe the Four August Celestials stand behind him?" Illidan asked, frowning as he looked at Falondar.

"I don't believe it, yet I have to. Look at what's on the table. This kid Ji Feng is truly unfathomable! He just gave away two Celestial coins like that," Lord Falondar shook his head and sighed.

Behind Illidan, on the table in front of the main door, were several fruit platters. They were a mess.

Banana peels, apple cores, chestnut shells... they were covered in fruit debris. This debris was not unusual, but having two Celestial coins on one of the platters was certainly odd.

For a Pandaren to throw Celestial coins into the trash was something Falondar would never have believed if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.

"The things on the table? What could they be..." Illidan turned around with a slight smile. "This... he actually threw away Celestial coins like trash. This..."

Celestial coins were incredibly valuable. The gem staff Illidan held couldn't even be exchanged for one Celestial coin. For Ji Feng to discard something so valuable so casually left Illidan speechless.

"There's probably no other Pandaren who would treat Celestial coins as trash besides Ji Feng. Brother Illidan, I suppose you have nothing more to say now."

"Take these two coins and return to the Elven Empire! Tell His Highness Faraodis that you've found the person he's looking for. If possible, ask him to send a magical army. I feel like Pandaria is about to undergo a major change," Lord Falondar said, looking at the map on the wall with great seriousness.

Hearing Falondar's words, Illidan put the two Celestial coins into his arcane ring and then also looked at the map.

"My Lord, forgive my presumption, but Ji Feng... no, even the Shadowwind Clan, just by themselves, can stir up Pandaria?" Illidan asked, puzzled.

Silence. Lord Falondar fell silent.

"Illidan, do you know why I asked you to take out this map? Think carefully. It's not like I wanted Ji Feng to 'admire' the vast territory of my Elven Empire!"

Suddenly, Lord Falondar inexplicably mentioned the map.

On the map, the Elven Empire occupied a vast territory. North of the empire was the Ulduar region, and south of the empire were Ophidian, Zandalar, and Pandaria. On the map, between Pandaria and Ophidian, there was faintly a fingerprint, a Pandaren's fingerprint.

"Ophidian, Pandaria... could it be..."

"That's right. The Thunder King is making contact with the Ophidian Dynasty. Even the Ten High Priests of the Ophidian Dynasty are preparing to come to Pandaria. There's something I couldn't tell you before, but now I don't want to hide it from you anymore. My Elven Empire wants to defeat the Mogu Royal Court, and the Thunder King is also plotting to destroy the Elven Empire..."

Before Illidan could speak, Falondar interrupted him. Falondar dared not make a definitive statement on whether Sindragosa Village would be affected by the war.

"This was Ji Feng's fingerprint from earlier. I didn't tell him anything, but he seems to have already sensed this. Perhaps the Four August Celestials truly stand behind him. Otherwise, how could he know these secrets?"

"Ji Feng, for this kid to know such things, truly..."

Illidan was unwilling to utter words of admiration. He gritted his teeth and said no more.

"This is the darkest and most terrifying era. If the Thunder King and Zandalar unite with Ophidian, the Elven Empire will suffer an unparalleled blow. You must know that the combined strength of these three dynasties is even greater than my Elven Empire..."

"My Lord, if the Thunder King truly intends to attack my Elven Empire, then the foreign races in Pandaria will be completely purged by the Mogu... I never imagined that the situation in Pandaria had reached such a point."

In fact, the reason Lord Falondar brought out the map today was to remind Ji Feng of something, but Ji Feng's accidental discovery led to Lord Falondar's misunderstanding.

Currently, Ji Feng still didn't know that the Mogu Empire was making major moves.

"Today, I originally wanted to tell Ji Feng to be wary of the Mogu's Angu Iron Cavalry. Seeing him vaguely point towards Ophidian, I didn't mention it. We both know that to repel external enemies, one must first pacify internal affairs. The Thunder King also knows this..."

"If Ophidian agrees to form an alliance with the Mogu Empire, the Thunder King will surely slaughter the hundred races of Pandaria. If Ophidian refuses the alliance, the Thunder King will surely wash Ophidian in blood. But before that, the flames of war will burn across Pandaria."

Ji Feng knew that the Ophidian Dynasty would go to war with the Thunder King in the near future, but he didn't know that the Thunder King would purge Pandaria before the war began.

Because of this fingerprint, Ji Feng missed a crucial piece of intelligence.

"Illidan, if it weren't for Ji Feng, I wouldn't be telling you this. Don't blame me for keeping it from you. Your current position isn't high enough to know these things. In fact, if it weren't for some reminders from His Highness Faraodis, even I wouldn't know these things..."

"My Lord, in that case, perhaps the Four August Celestials truly have a hand in this behind Ji Feng."

At this moment, Illidan no longer had any doubts.

"Whether it's the Four Celestials or not, he is the only awakened Pandaren I know. To transform from a slave into a true warrior is not an easy feat."

"Illidan, go to the common district tonight. Give them some provisions and prepare some weapons for them. The great storm will arrive before long. It's always good to have more friends at times like these..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lord Falondar picked up his staff and patted Illidan on the shoulder.

"My Lord, I will make proper arrangements for these matters... please rest assured! Tomorrow, I will depart for the Azshuna Royal Palace. I will report this matter to His Highness Faraodis as soon as possible, and I will also request His Highness to send the Royal Magic Guard..." Illidan nodded and bowed.

In this era, Queen Azshara ruled the Elven Empire. Below her was the Elven Senate, composed of high elves such as Sargeras, Dath'Remar, Faraodis, and Elise. In the Elven Empire, all high elves could be addressed as "Your Highness."

All high elves received the favor of Queen Azshara, and Faraodis also had his own royal palace. His palace was in Azshuna, the southernmost part of the Elven Empire, closest to Pandaria.

"Let it be so!" With that, Lord Falondar pushed open the door and left the hall.

Now, the moon shadow hung on the east window