"You felt it too?"
The two looked at each other, their eyes filled with extreme surprise.
It was a calling from the soul; almost instantly, it brought them to the location and the boy who had summoned them.
"What's wrong with you, sister?" A Li stared blankly at Ziyue. Why was that child and the place where he was flashing through her mind? Why was her mind prompting her to rescue him?
Who exactly is he? And why can he call out to me?
And for some reason, this thing that was calling to her consciousness felt very familiar to her, as if she had possessed it sometime before!
"I don't know either," Ziyue honestly shook her head, standing still with an uncertain expression on her face.
Should we notify Chen Qing?
Ziyue: "."
Should I notify them?
A thought suddenly occurred to her: if she and A Li received this information at the same time, did that mean that all the players in their last batch would receive this message?
What about Chen Qing?
Does he belong to his group?
If so, he should have the same summoning consciousness, right?
If not, then who is he? Should I really tell him this information?
A rare look of hesitation flashed in Moon Eye. She had always been a decisive person, but this time, she was truly hesitant.
But just then, she suddenly remembered something: she and the others had all received it, so what about him?
"Damn it!" Ziyue suddenly activated the spell and disappeared from the spot.
A Li was taken aback, but then she realized, "Yes, if they received it, Heavenly Secrets will naturally receive the message too!"
Thinking of this, she unfurled her dragon scales and vanished from her spot in an instant. When she arrived, she found that Ziyue had already walked out of the room with a gloomy expression.
" Heavenly Secrets He"
"He's gone!" Ziyue said in a somber voice. "I've asked everyone around, but no one saw where Heavenly Secrets went. There's spatial fluctuation around here; that guy escaped using the Heavenly Secrets Cave!"
A Li: "."
"Now?"
"Go find Chen Qing!"
--
" Heavenly Secrets has escaped?" Chen Qing was stunned when he received the news.
He had been with that guy for half a year, and the two talked about everything. He had told him many things about the King of Qin of Qin from back then, and had also said many heartfelt things to him. He had always thought that the guy had already stood on his side.
They actually escaped?
Chen Qing suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. Of course, it wasn't too bad, after all, the other party had served the King of Qin for so many years and had helped him so much this time, so it was understandable that he was leaving. It was just that he felt a little uncomfortable.
"The strange summons you received were in the southeast?" Chen Qing asked, frowning.
"Yes," Ziyue nodded. "You need to be prepared. This time, the southeast will probably be more troublesome than you think, and we'll probably have to pause things a bit in the north."
"It seems we can't stop in the north," Chen Qing said with a wry smile. "If we give up there, things will become even more difficult in the future."
"Can you hold out against two fronts at the same time?" Ziyue frowned. "You should know that if the north realizes you've opened a front in the southeast, they will definitely launch a fierce attack. At that point, you might truly be attacked from both sides. Are you sure you want to provoke them both at this time?"
"We have to fight on both fronts!"
"You—" Ziyue gritted her teeth. "Why are you always so overconfident when you do things?"
"It's not arrogance, but time waits for no one!" Chen Qing took a breath. "If I had another twenty years, I was confident I could face any ancient being, but not now. It's happening too fast. If we don't take the risk, it's a slow death. Once the north starts its blood-plundering mode, it can hatch a large number of Heavenly Python from the Heavenly Python Palace in a year at most. If we don't keep up, we'll be eliminated within a year!"
"As for the southeast, we can't give up either. Putting aside the child you mentioned who might be crucial, we must take over the southeast. My Divine Path Style entirely on the Mountain God for sustenance. Right now, just a few mountains in Jiangnan can support billions of people because the overall quality of the population isn't high yet. But once most people break through to the Transcendent realm, this resource won't be enough. How much does Ao Zhen eat in a day? How much do those Yaksha eat in a day? In the future, to resist the Transcendent from the ancient region, we need more and more of them. If our logistics can't keep up, how will we fight?"
Ziyue: "."
During the six months Chen Qing was away, she was the chief administrator, in charge of food distribution. Of course, she knew what the consumption figures were. The amount of food Ao Zhen in one meal was equivalent to the amount of food for 10,000 Fighter Army. The dozen or so Yaksha generals could also eat the food for 50,000 to 60,000 Fighter Army in one meal. And this was supposedly a conservative estimate, without taking into account the consumption of medicinal herbs or the like.
Once the Transcendent beings in the Dragon Palace are unsealed, and the overall military strength reaches a new level, the current mountains in Jiangnan simply won't be able to supply them.
The southeast boasts the best mountain ranges in the Central Plains, making it a strategically vital area for the Jiangnan region!
"If you don't take it now, it will be difficult to take it later."
Ziyue's expression was conflicted upon hearing this, and she finally sighed softly. She understood this principle as well. If they didn't take it now, there would be more and more ancient beings and Transcendent monsters in the future. It would be extremely difficult to take even a small piece of land. Jiangnan's military strength was currently the best in the world. If they couldn't take it now, there would be even less chance in the future.
"Should I leave A Li with you?" Ziyue asked after thinking for a moment.
Relying solely on Murong and Yuchi in the north is definitely not enough, after all, their opponents are players!
"No." Chen Qing shook his head. "You'll be facing more than one player, and they're all ancient monsters who have lived for countless years. Bring A Li along; it'll be safer."
"And you."
"With Ao Zhen Tian Heng here, two Transcendent experts, their combat strength won't be much different, so you can rest assured."
"I'm not at all at ease." Ziyue shook her head. "If I'm not mistaken, the court's recent troop withdrawal is most likely that guy's doing. I also have a feeling that the child's sudden appearance is related to him. He will definitely make a move!"
" The King of Qin, huh?"
Chen Qing looked eastward, his expression becoming complicated.
Many people have asked this question. Many have said they resemble the King of Qin, and there have been times when he wondered if he was the reincarnation of that King of Qin.
Having spent years adventuring based solely on his legends, is it finally time to face this legendary figure head-on?
A guy who almost changed the world!
--
"I find it strange that you would choose to run away."
Meanwhile, on the road to the southeast, Heavenly Secrets was walking with a young man through the mountains. Ziyue probably never imagined that Heavenly Secrets had arrived in the southeast so quickly, and she probably never imagined who he was with.
Even Chen Qing couldn't have imagined this at that moment.
"You've worked hard, Lord Shaoqing," Heavenly Secrets said with a bow and a smile.
Before me stood Wang Ye, the former Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review!
"I resigned from my post long ago, so please don't address me as such, Mr. Heavenly Secrets," Wang Ye said coldly.
Heavenly Secrets smiled, glanced at the distance, and bowed, saying, "Thank you Duke of Song!"
Not far away, there was a third person, none other than the long-lost Duke of Song: Liu Yu!
"You're too kind, Mr. Heavenly Secrets," Duke of Song said with a slight smile.
Wang Ye, standing to the side, remained indifferent. He couldn't understand why someone who had almost shared life and death with Chen Qing would abandon Chen Qing at this moment and seek out his master instead.
If Liu Yu hadn't given the order, he wouldn't have been able to keep it from Chen Qing.
"Does Vice Minister Wang have something to ask?" Heavenly Secrets asked with a smile.
Seeing that the other party refused to change their title, Wang Ye gave up on correcting them and asked directly, "Why did you betray Chen Qing?"
This is not called betrayal.
"Oh?"
"This is called observation." Heavenly Secrets gazed into the distance and said softly, "There are some things I haven't seen through or understood yet. That's why I saved Chen Qing when I was in the hands of the King of Qin. Now that thing has appeared, it's a good opportunity to clarify my doubts. I need to see both the King of Qin and Chen Qing clearly before deciding what to do next."
Chapter 3 will be released a little later, hehe. Heavenly Capital, and I will make up for all the chapters I owe.