The Remaining City Domains Have Been Secured

Chapter 1208: The Remaining City Domains Have Been Secured

King Xi had no intention of immediately turning around and dealing with Zhu Zonghu. Though ruthless and cutting, he was also highly rational.

Once he had calmed down, it was not hard for him to see that the Council of Elders intended to make his rear unstable. He guessed that the Council might even have given a certain degree of support to that grandnephew of his.

If the Council of Elders was stirring up wind and rain behind him, then conversely, it meant they were already beginning to feel strained on the front lines and had no choice but to seek other ways to ease the pressure.

That grandnephew of his was right there and had not run anywhere else; he could be dealt with whenever he wished. But the front line could not be relaxed, especially at a time like this. Once he withdrew, it would amount to admitting defeat, and the losses to his interests and prestige would only be greater.

But if he could take this place, and in the days to come capture the Light Capital of the Central Domain, then every move made by the Council of Elders would become nothing more than a joke.

He resolved that within six months, he would remove the last obstacle before him.

The six-month limit had not been chosen casually. After weighing the forces currently at his command, he believed it was the longest period for which he could sustain a military offensive. If he still could not take the present pass after six months of continuous attacks, then he would no longer have the strength to continue.

Moreover, strengthening the curse power required constantly sacrificing the lives of his clansmen to ease the burden, which also meant he