The letter was quickly sent in the direction of the Great Xia Imperial Palace. Within one day, it was in the hands of Changsun.
Ning Chen has been waiting anxiously in the city center. He has fought against Du'e Temple's disciples and knows how difficult these bald donkeys are. Now that there is another innate strongman from the Three Calamities Realm leading the way, Great Xia's southwest defense line cannot hold out for long at all.
The night after the letter was sent, Ning Chen had not yet waited for a reply. When he was anxious, to his surprise, Changsun arrived.
Next to Changsun, Qing Ling's face looked a little tired. It was not that easy even for a ninth-grade peak expert to travel alone.
When Changsun arrived, Ning Chen was sitting on the bed drinking medicine. When he saw Changsun pushing the door in, his expression was stunned, and he quickly got out of bed and saluted.
"Okay, if you're injured, don't move around." Changsun stretched out his hand to stop the former's movements and said.
"Empress Dowager, why are you here?" Ning Chen asked in confusion.
"Some words cannot be explained clearly in the letter." After saying that, Changsun sat on the edge of the bed, glanced at Little Mingyue who was already asleep on the other bed, and asked, "Are you going to keep him with you all the time?"
"Yeah" Ning Chen nodded without explaining anything.
Changsun didn't ask any more questions and changed the subject, "I made a miscalculation about what happened in the southwest. I have also read your letter. The situation in the imperial city is a bit troublesome now. It is not that simple to establish a new emperor."
"How do you say that?" Ning Chen frowned. There were Three Grand Ministers and Changsun. How could they not decide this matter?
A hint of helplessness flashed between Changsun's brows, and he replied, "Three Grand Ministers has a disagreement over there. Grand Tutor doesn't like Tenth Prince, and Duke Xiyu has repeatedly insisted on his views and refused to give in. As for Duke Jingwu, he hopes that Third Prince will succeed him. Without Three Grand Ministers's common ground, the matter of the new emperor can only continue to wait."
"How long has it been, and they are still here?" Ning Chen said in a very irritable tone, but there was no other way. The new emperor must be chosen carefully. If there is another foolish emperor like Xia Rui, Great Xia will be completely finished.
After a moment of silence, Ning Chen continued to ask, "Where is First Prince, did you say anything?"
Among the Summer Palace, the only one he felt guilty about was Xia Ziyi. This Imperial Prince once saved him, but he still suggested to Changsun to give up without hesitation.
Changsun shook his head and sighed softly, "Ziyi didn't say anything. He just said that he would respect my choice. No matter Third Prince or Tenth Prince succeeds, he will try his best to assist."
Hearing this, Ning Chen's heart was unspeakably complicated. This Great Xia's First Prince is a true gentleman. He is dressed in Grand Righteous Qi and is admirable.
It's a pity that such a person was born into the imperial family by mistake.
"I can't interfere in the affairs of the new emperor. I can only Empress Dowager take care of it yourself. However, this matter really cannot be delayed any longer. The troops around the imperial city must be mobilized." After saying this, Ning Chen looked at Changsun and suddenly remembered something, "Empress Dowager, there are still a few Xiantian Pill left in the palace."
"Two, what's wrong? Why are you asking about this?" Changsun asked in confusion.
There were originally three in the palace, one of which was probably given to Eunuch Pei by Xia Emperor. The remaining two were in the dark hall behind the Heavenly Edict Hall of the palace. Only she and Three Grand Ministers knew the layout of the mechanism.
"Sister Qing Ling, if I give you a Xiantian Pill, how sure are you that you can break through the innateness?" Ning Chen turned his gaze and asked.
"Less than 40%" Qing Ling answered honestly.
"What if there are two?" Ning Chen frowned and asked again.
"Sixty percent" Qing Ling replied.
Changsun also roughly understood what Ning Chen meant at this time. A flash of hesitation flashed in his eyes. Great Xia only had these two Xiantian Pills left. Even though she was Empress, she couldn't make the decision without permission.
"Empress Dowager, you always have to bear something. Apart from Sister Qing Ling, I can't trust anyone else," Ning Chen said seriously.
"I understand." Changsun nodded. She should no longer hesitate. Even if someone is dissatisfied with her, she must bear it.
Great Xia's current peak combat power has been stagnant, and a new innate is indeed needed.
"If possible, Empress Dowager had better invite Mr. Pei out. One more innate will always bring more strength." Ning Chen thought for a while and suggested that although Eunuch Pei once wanted to kill him, he couldn't care about so much at the moment. Great Xia's situation no longer allowed him to consider other messy things.
"I will try my best, but I don't have much hope. After His Majesty was buried in the imperial mausoleum, Eunuch Pei has followed him to keep vigil. It is very likely that he will never come out again in this life." Changsun nodded.
Ning Chen has no way to deal with this. He is not omnipotent, and there are things he cannot do. Eunuch Pei has been with Xia Emperor all his life. Except for Xia Emperor, he will not pay attention to anyone's orders, including Changsun and Three Grand Ministers.
"How about I send you there over there in the southwest?" Changsun suddenly asked in a confused manner.
Ning Chen has a headache, it can't be like this, he is not a fire fighter, you can't just send him wherever something happens.
"What should we do here?" Ning Chen said tactfully.
"I will send Marquis Taiping over to continue the negotiation. With two Martial Marquis here, it should be able to delay it for a while," Changsun replied.
"How many troops can you give me?" Ning Chen thought for a moment and tried to ask. This is what he cares about most. If there are more, go. If there are less, bye.
"Five thousand Imperial Guards" Changsun replied.
"Five thousand?" Ning Chen almost jumped up, why don't you go and fight yourself, aren't you letting him become cannon fodder?
Those were ten thousand Buddhist Kingdom disciples, not cats and dogs, and the leader of the opponent was a Three Calamities Realm monster.
"Only five thousand," Changsun confirmed seriously. Although there were guards in the cities in the southwest, these five thousand were the only ones under Ning Chen's control.
"No" Ning Chen refused without hesitation. He had not lived enough and did not want to die.
"You have to go even if you don't want to. Do you think I am negotiating with you?" Changsun said with a cold snort.
At this time, Ning Chen finally understood why Changsun came in person. This was because he was certain that he would disobey his orders and writing letters would not work at all.
"Empress Dowager, five thousand really can't be beaten!" Ning Chen said with a bitter face.
He knew that he could blow it up with gunpowder, but it didn't work all the time. At the very least, it was absolutely impossible for Du'e Temple Abbot to be blown up by gunpowder.
"Put it off as long as you can. As long as you can delay it for a month, reinforcements will arrive," Changsun advised.
"Really or not, Great Xia, where are the reinforcements coming from now?" Ning Chen looked suspicious, and ten thousand people didn't believe it.
"If I say there is, there will be. Why ask so many questions!" Changsun said impatiently.
Ning Chen still couldn't believe it, so for the sake of his own life, he asked in a low voice, "There must be something?"
"There will definitely be one," Changsun confirmed seriously.
"Little Emperor I want to take it away" Ning Chen thought for a while and said.
"Okay." Changsun nodded. She knew it was difficult to change this matter. Moreover, Little Emperor following him was not a bad thing.
"Okay, I'll go." Ning Chen agreed. Changsun had already decided. He just came to inform him. It was not up to him whether he wanted to go or not.
"You will set off tomorrow. Within three days, whether it is Qing Ling or someone else, even if I go all out with Empress's face, I will still win you an innate-level strongman. However, you have to give me credit and wait until reinforcements arrive no matter what," Changsun said solemnly.
"Yes." Ning Chen nodded. He tried his best. Changsun had shielded him from so many ups and downs, and it was time for him to repay it.
"Okay, I'm leaving. I will resolve the matter in the imperial city as soon as possible. You don't have to worry."
After saying that, Changsun took a deep look at the young man in front of him, then turned and left.
"Be careful." Qing Ling only said two words and followed Changsun away.
After the two left, Ning Chen closed his eyes weakly and leaned on the bedside. He knew that Changsun was really forced to have no other choice, so he forced him like this. Great Xia had no generals available.
He took these five thousand Imperial Guards with him. To put it bluntly, he was going to die. As for whether anyone could come back alive, no one knew.
Only Changsun in this world would be so rude to him, even if it meant death.
To be honest, he was not sure that he could delay it for more than a month. Although Imperial Guards were all martial arts practitioners, Buddhist Kingdom's disciples could actually be dealt with by ordinary martial artists.
Besides, it was a soldier against a soldier, a general against a general, and he still didn't know how to hold back that Du'e Temple Abbot.
His sword is far from being able to touch a Three Calamities Realm innate powerhouse.
Changsun said that sending him an innate didn't actually have much effect. Buddhist Kingdom's Indestructible Vajra Body can be said to be hard to hurt by a sword. It is impossible for the Five Tribulations Realm's innate to hurt the host Du'e Temple.
Unless this Five Tribulations Realm person is Prince Yan, unfortunately, the senior still has to guard the imperial city to prevent shameless people like Golden Staff National Master from sneak attacks.
The night of silence passed quickly. At dawn, Ning Chen walked out of the room with Little Mingyue, who was confused, and walked towards the south city gate.
Five thousand Imperial Guards were ready to go, and the two Imperial Guards leaders stood respectfully at the front, waiting for orders.
"Are you ready?" Ning Chen stepped forward and asked.
"Wait for orders from Marquis at any time," the two Imperial Guards leaders said solemnly.
"Let's go" Ning Chen sighed deeply in his heart and ordered.
The next moment, the city gate opened wide, the horses' hooves clanked, and they marched southward in a mighty way.
Blood-clothed Marquis stood in front of the city and bid farewell silently. He knew that after this farewell, it would be difficult to see each other again.
"Where are we going?" Mingyue asked.
"Great Xia Southwest" Ning Chen replied.
"A war?" Mingyue continued to ask.
"Yeah" Ning Chen nodded.
"There are so few people." Mingyue saw the problem at a glance and curled his lips.
"You have to fight me, there's no other way," Ning Chen said softly.
After Ning Chen left Baili, Fan Lingyue got the news. After thinking for a moment, he still didn't send anyone.
She knows Ning Chen, so she has never been too worried about Mingyue's safety. However, once Mingyue falls into the hands of others, she cannot predict what will happen.
If there was no foolproof way to rescue Mingyue, she would not dare to take the risk.
Ning Chen must die, but only after rescuing Mingyue. This order must not be reversed.
(ps: This book was first published on Zongheng Chinese Network. Many friends who read it don't know it yet. I would like to say that I hope everyone can come and read it. Anyway, it is still free. If you read the original version, it will be updated in a timely manner and there will be fewer typos.)