He noticed that the aura on Zhou Qi changed.
Before, I was restrained, like a piece of jade, not revealing anything.
Standing there now, obviously not showing any momentum, but giving people an indescribable sense of oppression.
It was as if something was sleeping inside him and would wake up at any time.
Yao Jingyi suppressed the surprise in his heart and nodded.
"It's okay." He turned around and waved to everyone behind him, "Let's all disperse."
The guards retreated in response.
"You guys, go and tidy up Mr. Zhou's room." Yao Jingyi said to several other servants.
"Yes." Several boys replied, and immediately started to tidy up the messy tables and chairs.
Yao Jingyi took a step forward, cupped his fists and saluted. "Is Mr. Zhou really okay?"
The old fox saluted and spoke while staring into Zhou Qi's eyes.
Zhou Qi's level is not low now. He said without blinking, "It's okay, Mr. Yao, go and have a rest."
Yao Jingyi nodded, turned around and left.
But there was a glint in his eyes.
It was very similar just now, very similar to the day when Emperor Xianwu unleashed his pressure in the court.
He didn't look back, he just kept walking forward.
The boys moved very quickly, and even the broken window paper was covered with another layer at an extremely fast speed.
Zhou Qi closed the door, walked back to the bed and sat down.
He closed his eyes and his mind sank into his Dantian.
In the center of Dantian, a Golden Core Realm is suspended there.
It was only the size of a fingernail, and golden light flowed all over the body, like a miniature sun.
It rotates slowly, and every time it rotates, a trace of golden Spiritual Qi emanates from the elixir body and flows along the meridians to the limbs and bones.
Mysterious.
That feeling cannot be described in words.
Qi Refinement Realm cultivates Spiritual Qi, which nourishes all the meridians in the limbs.
Foundation Establishment Realm repairs the foundation, washing away body dirt like running water.
Golden Core Realm is practicing Dao Foundation, which condenses energy into a pill to suppress the spiritual sea.
Zhou Qi opened his eyes and let out a long breath.
Golden Core First Layer Late Stage.
From now on, this Great Yong Dynasty, he is invincible.
Even if it is Champion Marquis, or the Emperor Xianwu who has not yet met.
He leaned on the bedside, took out the book "Golden Core Cultivation Manual·Part 1" from his arms, flipped through it, and closed it again.
The 100,000 proficiency points are used up, and the remaining 400,000 points have to be worked on slowly.
There is no need to rush.
It was already dawn outside the window. The chirping of birds came from the yard, just like usual.
Zhou Qi stuffed Cultivation Method back into his arms, closed his eyes, and began to meditate.
Proficiency +1.
Proficiency +1.
Proficiency +1.
After a month of quiet time like this, Zhou Qi practiced his proficiency wholeheartedly.
One month has passed and I have reached the perfection of Golden Core First Layer.
At this time, a frightening news came from the southwest.
When the news reached Yongjing, it was already three days after the incident occurred.
That day Zhou Qi was meditating in the courtyard. The boy knocked on the door and came in. His face turned pale and his voice was trembling. "Mr. Zhou, something big has happened! Champion Marquis has rebelled!"
Zhou Qi opened his eyes but said nothing.
The boy took a breath and told everything he heard:
Champion Marquis suddenly launched its troops in the middle of the night three days ago and captured the two counties to the north of Blackstone City with lightning speed.
The generals guarding the city didn't even have time to resist, before they were disarmed by Marquis Residence's private soldiers.
The treasuries, granaries, and weapons workshops of the two counties all changed owners overnight.
"More than 100,000 soldiers!" The boy gestured with two fingers, "There are rumors outside that Champion Marquis has been planning for a long time. These 100,000 people are just the vanguard, and there are others behind..."
"That's enough." Zhou Qi interrupted him, "Go down."
The boy shrank his neck and retreated.
Zhou Qi sat on the edge of the bed and tapped his knees twice with his fingers.
More than 100,000 soldiers.
Champion Marquis has maintained private soldiers for ten years, which is indeed not a small number.
But he knew that Champion Marquis would not attack one city after another.
That's too slow and too stupid.
Yongjing City The wall is high and thick, the defenders are elite, and the food and grass are abundant, which cannot be broken down with force.
Champion Marquis must have another trick.
Zhou Qi stood up, pushed open the door and walked towards Yao Qing's yard.
Yao Qing was talking to Yang Zhenshan in the hall. When he came in, they both stood up at the same time.
"Have you heard?" Yao Qing casually bowed and clasped his fists, then Opening the Mountain Gate.
The two have known each other for a long time, and these etiquettes have faded.
Zhou Qi nodded.
Yao Qing's face looks ugly.
He picked up a map from the table and spread it out, pointing to the location north of Blackstone City: "Two counties, Qingzhou and Feng Province, were all lost overnight. The imperial garrison was killed and surrendered, and there was almost no decent resistance."
Yang Zhenshan stood aside, frowning. "Champion Marquis's movements are too fast. It doesn't seem like he is attacking a city, but more like..."
He paused and did not finish his sentence.
"Cleaning up the flanks." Zhou Qi took over his words.
Yao Qing and Yang Zhenshan looked at him at the same time.
Zhou Qi pointed to several cities north of Yongjing on the map. "Champion Marquis's goal is Yongjing, he will not be there We wasted time and troops on the cities along the way and captured Qingzhou and Feng Province to ensure that his supply line would not be cut off and to prevent the imperial court from outflanking him."
He paused and pointed his finger at Yongjing in the center of the map.
"He will definitely use the fastest speed to attack Yongjing."
Yao Qing's face turned paler.
He had just returned to the Yao Family and had not enjoyed being a master for two years, so he was really afraid that Yongjing would be attacked.
Yang Zhenshan was silent for a moment and asked, "How does Mr. Zhou think he will fight?"
Zhou Qi didn't answer immediately. He stood up, walked to the map hanging on the wall, and drew his finger all the way north from Blackstone City to Yongjing.
"Qingzhou, Feng Province, he won them in two days." Zhou Qi turned around, "It's not that he played too fast, it's that the defenders in those two states didn't want to fight at all."
Yao Qing frowned. "You mean... someone is collaborating with the enemy?"
"It's not necessarily collaboration with the enemy." Zhou Qi shook his head. "It's also possible that Champion Marquis didn't give them any time to react. They sent out troops in the middle of the night and broke through the city at dawn. The defender didn't even have time to order his troops, and the knife was put to his neck."
"Soldiers are expensive and fast. It can be seen from these two counties that Champion Marquis only wants to fight a quick battle."
"He won't go from city to city. That would be too slow. The imperial court's reinforcements will surround him from all directions and block him on the road."
Yang Zhenshan's eyes moved slightly. "So..."
"So he will use the fastest speed to attack Yongjing." Zhou Qi clicked his fingers twice on the table. "He will go around the cities along the way if he can. If he can't, he will surround and not attack. His target has never been those counties, but this city."
Yang Zhenshan was silent for a moment and suddenly asked, "Then how will he hit Yongjing?"
Zhou Qi looked away and picked up the tea cup.
"He won't attack from the front."
"I will definitely bury nails in the city."
Yao Qing was startled. "Nail?"
"Internal response!" Zhou Qi put down the tea cup, "Champion Marquis has planned it for ten years. It is impossible to support only 100,000 people. There must be his people in the capital."
The hall fell silent.