Tianque City.
Inside the Council Hall.
"The Northern Barbarian Imperial Advisor is waiting for someone—one of the others who are likewise Second Under Heaven!" Jiang Ning said.
"Waiting for someone?!" The Zhenbei King's gaze froze.
Jiang Ning nodded. "Just before I entered the city, I looked at that Northern Barbarian Imperial Advisor from afar. The aura on him carries the aura of that deity on the Great Snow Mountain. With that aura bolstering him, his strength is not as simple as merely being Second Under Heaven!"
Hearing this, Xu Zhen, the Zhenbei King, instantly narrowed his eyes.
"Prince, you mean that deity on the Great Snow Mountain is now actively intervening between the Northern Barbarians and Great Xia?"
Jiang Ning nodded slightly. "Exactly. That deity on the Great Snow Mountain has, since ancient times, always been imprisoned within the Divine Domain of the Great Snow Mountain, unable to set even half a step beyond it. But that does not mean it is completely incapable of interfering with the outside world. The entire Northern Barbarian Grasslands are its believers. The aura on the Wheel-Turning King comes from that deity on the Great Snow Mountain, so it must be connected to him."
At this point, Jiang Ning paused again, then looked toward the northern sky outside. "Since that deity has actively intervened, actively stepped onto the board, it means it has already begun laying its pieces. As for what its goal is—whether it is probing the Martial Saint's true situation, or has some other design—it is still hard to say right now. I cannot guess."
After listening, Xu Zhen, the Zhenbei King, turned solemn. "If it is truly as the Prince says, then the Northern Barbarians' southward march this time is not as simple as merely knocking at the pass to raid