The Western Regions!
"Good heavens, a ferocious tiger has appeared on the road to the Western Regions!"
"They weren't just tigers; the Xiliang Army was a demolition crew! The vast Jushi Kingdom was completely destroyed; now the city is just a pile of rubble."
"This Xiliang is so powerful, could it be the elite force of the Prince of Northern Liang of Great Ning?"
"No, this seems to be the army of the son of the King of Great Ning Prince of Northern Liang. That kid was useless before, but now he's suddenly become so powerful?"
"My God, his son can fight so badly that two countries are crying out in despair?"
"It's said that even when the Jushi Kingdom and the Shachi Kingdom joined forces, they couldn't hold out for more than two days. This Xiliang is indeed terrifying; it's definitely not something we can handle alone!"
The Western Regions were a vast territory, and this battle against the Jushi Kingdom made Xiliang famous throughout the Western Regions, instantly making it the focus of Western Regions.
In just a few days, the news had spread throughout the remaining twenty-four countries and even reached the ears of the Frostwest Empire.
The powerful attack from Xiliang made them feel an unprecedented threat, especially since their debut victory involved the destruction of two countries, which made them feel like they had a thorn in their side.
The Frostwest Empire is in a slightly better position. After all, they are not even afraid of the Great Ning, so they are not worried about Xiliang. They are simply focusing their attention on Xiliang.
As for the Jushi Kingdom and Shachi Kingdom, those two had already pledged allegiance to Great Ning, so they really have little to do with them.
The Frostwest Empire remained calm, but the other twenty-four smaller kingdoms were on high alert. With the destruction of the Jushi Kingdom and Shachi Kingdom, they would be right under the noses of Xiliang.
Especially the closest two countries, the Mengshi Kingdom and the Green Leaf Kingdom, were almost trembling with fear.
The fact that Xiliang has shown no sign of retreating after so many days clearly indicates their intention to seize this territory, which is not a good thing for them.
The King of the Mengshi Kingdom and the Icefield Kingdom, among others, disregarded their pride and personally went to the Green Leaf Kingdom.
" Tu Xiu, this time Xiliang is coming with great force. I'm afraid we must unite, otherwise we may not be able to resist Xiliang's invasion!" King Meng Chihu of the Mengshi Kingdom said with a solemn expression.
As a powerful nation among the three kingdoms, Tu Xiu's Green Leaf Kingdom occupies the surrounding oases, and its strength is not to be underestimated. Now, they can only rely on it to resist Lin Yi.
Tu Xiu glanced at him, his expression also quite unpleasant, but he did not agree with Meng Chihu's statement.
He said in a deep voice, "This Xiliang is no small matter. Making an enemy of him is not a good idea. As long as he doesn't touch my Green Leaf Kingdom, I won't take action!"
ah?
Meng Chihu was completely bewildered. This guy had always wanted to be the boss and seize his territory, so why was he suddenly so mild-mannered? It was completely unlike his personality.
Beside him, King Xue Qianren of the Icefield Kingdom looked on in disbelief, thinking he had mistaken him for someone else.
His country was near a snow-capped mountain that most people wouldn't want to go to, so he was the most level-headed among them, because he didn't think Lin Yi would look down on the Icefield Kingdom.
But Tu Xiu's reaction startled him.
The powerful Tu Xiu actually said he didn't want to be enemies with Xiliang. It seems Xiliang has three heads and six arms.
"Old Tu, what do you mean? We have five countries here now, and we can bring in even more. Are we really not going to be able to beat Lin Yi?" Xue Qianren frowned.
This doesn't make sense. Even ants can kill an elephant if there are enough of them. Is Xiliang that strong?
Tu Xiu glanced at him and sneered, "Go and see the capital of the Jushi Kingdom before you say that. Once you oppose Xiliang, unless you are stationed in my Green Leaf Kingdom and Mengshi Kingdom year-round, we will become the next Jushi Kingdom and Shachi Kingdom!"
A bunch of idiots!
They all thought that Jushi Kingdom and Shachi Kingdom were relatively weak, but they didn't know that these two countries were backed by the Great Ning Dynasty, so how could they be weak?
If they were really that weak, how could they dare to cause trouble in Northern Liang? These people must be idiots.
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically. What had Xiliang done to make Tu Xiu, who had always been a brute, suddenly so harmonious? Could the news be true?
Another king, his scalp tingling, asked, " Tu Xiu, could the news be true? Has the Jushi Kingdom been destroyed?"
"Good!"
Tu Xiu didn't keep them in suspense and admitted it directly.
He took a deep breath and continued, "Actually, the people from Xiliang contacted me directly, asking me to help them attack Jushi Kingdom, but I refused. I didn't expect Lin Yi to cross such a long distance to kill us, and actually destroy both countries."
You haven't seen it, but most of the Jushi Kingdom has collapsed, and nearly 100,000 people are now slaves. I don't want my subjects to become slaves!
Grunt!
Everyone swallowed hard; this was too outrageous! They had captured 100,000 people as prisoners. That meant they had probably captured almost all the people of the Jushi Kingdom.
Furthermore, most of the royal city collapsed. What kind of attack power was that? It was practically like crushing mountains and breaking peaks.
No wonder Tu Xiu dared not oppose him. If he provoked Lin Yi, Lin Yi would be the first to suffer. He could unite with Lin Yi's side, but he could also unite with Lin Yi and his son. Neither of them were easy to deal with.
"What can we do then? We can't just wait to die, can we?" Meng Chihu couldn't help but frown.
Tu Xiu nodded and said in a deep voice, "As of now, Lin Yi shouldn't have time to deal with us. The reason he wiped out Jushi and Shachi is because they were too tactless."
What they care about is the trade routes to the Western Regions. As long as we don't disrupt their trade routes, they have no reason to target us.
He still faces two major adversaries: the Northern Region Barbarians, whom he is determined to kill, and the Great Ning Dynasty. It's not our turn yet...
He didn't say anything more, but everyone immediately understood. So that's what he was planning. Now it all makes sense.
This guy is indeed extraordinary; he saw through Lin Yi's development path at a glance.
The Northern Region Barbarians and Lin Yi have a blood feud, Great Ning is deeply wary of him; aren't they his primary enemies?
Therefore, Tu Xiu's choice was not wrong at all. Since Xiliang will not touch Green Leaf Kingdom for the time being, Green Leaf Kingdom has no need to provoke Lin Yi. If Lin Yi is angered, he will not care about the order of events.
The kingdoms of the Jushi Kingdom and Shachi Kingdom proved this point with their lives; they had no reason to court death.
"I see! Brother Tu is truly talented; you saw the crux of the matter immediately." The king of a small country was overjoyed. This was great news; there was no need for war.
"That's right, the trade routes in Xiliang are also beneficial to us, there's no reason to sabotage them! We've angered Lin Yi, that guy really knows how to kill, it's better to make money!"
Even Meng Chihu couldn't help but agree with this statement; the Mengshi Kingdom didn't want to provoke Lin Yi, and it would be best to avoid a fight if possible.
He said in a deep voice, "Although we won't fight, we can't pretend we didn't see anything! I've decided to send ten lions to Lin Yi. He's now the heir apparent of Heir of Northern Liang, he'll definitely like them."