"To be honest, I'm not entirely sure of the specific reasons either," Xu Hu said with a wry smile. "There was a lot of controversy at the time. With you, my lord, not here, several factions were arguing endlessly about such a major battle. Lord Wei Gongcheng and the Underworld officials from the Shen Family were all against it, but Lord Ziyue said it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"They say that once you miss this opportunity, it will be virtually impossible to extend your reach into the north again."
Chen Qing frowned. Ziyue didn't seem like the type to speak without reason. Could she have some kind of intelligence?
The enemy is in disarray, so were the first few days the best time to attack?
Ziyue hasn't been in the north for very long, has she? Where did she get so much information?
What exactly happened?
"And then? How did you get persuaded by Ziyue?" Chen Qing asked curiously.
In his memory, Xu Hu was a very steady person, quite similar to Wei Gongcheng.
"Well," Xu Hu said somewhat embarrassedly, "There are many reasons, but the main one is that I was misled by Lord Ziyue. She said that there are still survivors in the north, but those survivors won't live much longer. If we don't break in this time, we'll never have another chance to save them."
"I admire the Duke of Wei. Back then, he was clearly the first to transform into a dragon, with a huge advantage, but he left all his hopes to us. He was a respectable man. At the last moment, he chose to let more northern people live. Before that, I never thought that a ruler with blood ties could go to such lengths for ordinary people."
Chen Qing fell silent upon hearing this. The Duke of Wei was indeed a man of great stature; there were probably only one in ten thousand people in the world who could achieve what he did.
"So you're trying to win back more Northerners?" Chen Qing asked, looking at the other person.
Upon hearing this, Xu Hu lowered his head in shame and said, "I know that my lord has entrusted me with military power, and I should have been more cautious."
"No, you did a great job." Chen Qing nodded. "I would have tried it too. Let's focus on Nezha. How did he manage to ensure that not a single evil spirit entered the entire North Sea Underworld when it was opened up?"
"I don't know about that." Xu Hu shook his head. "I only know that Nezha walked the Yin-Yang Road, and he didn't show himself even after the battle was over. To this day, I still can't get any information from him about what happened back then, but... after that..."
What happened after that?
"After that, Lord Ziyue stopped contacting me. I sent out many intelligence spies, but they all disappeared without a trace. I tried to contact her remotely, but she didn't respond. To be honest, if it weren't for the hard-won results and the immense effort lost here, I might have already considered retreating."
"I see." Chen Qing suddenly felt that things were probably more complicated than she had imagined.
With Ziyue's abilities, how could she not even manage to contact Xu Hu? Not even remotely?
The Principal God can communicate remotely, just like they can communicate with each other, but it consumes a lot of Power of Faith. At this time, Ziyue won't be stingy with some Power of Faith, right? After all, she just conquered such a large territory.
Why aren't you replying?
Did something bad happen to them?
It shouldn't be like that.
Chen Qing shook his head. If Principal God- level figure were to die, he would sense it immediately. Then there were two other possibilities: either he was being controlled, or he couldn't contact Xu Hu for some reason, otherwise the consequences would be severe.
Either way, it's quite troublesome.
Chen Qing felt that Ziyue was capable enough to kill her, especially by those skilled in assassin techniques. However, in Chen Qing's knowledge, the only one who could control her was A Li, who had betrayed her.
But A Li has no reason to betray. However, if A Li had betrayed him, the current situation would actually be quite easy to resolve, because I am A Li's nemesis, A Li cannot control herself no matter what.
But what if it's the latter?
What kind of thing could make even Ziyue hesitate to contact it remotely?
" Shen Qi," Chen Qing said, looking at Shen Qi who was staring at him curiously, "This time, you shouldn't go."
"Huh?" Shen Qi was taken aback. "What do you mean, Master? You brought me here this time because you think you can use my abilities, right?"
"This time it's very dangerous," Chen Qing said calmly.
"Danger?" Xu Hu immediately became serious. "Since it's dangerous, how can Your Majesty go alone? Shall I accompany you?"
"No." Chen Qing shook his head. "You're the only Transcendent being here, which is already very risky. If you leave, North Sea City will definitely fall. Once this place is lost, not only will all our efforts be in vain, but those who have invested in Northern Wolf City will also be in real danger."
Xu Hu fell silent upon hearing this, but his expression still showed signs of struggle.
Chen Qing laughed and said, "It's quite dangerous here too. I've never worried about you, so what are you afraid of?"
Xu Hu's lips twitched; his master always came up with novel ways to comfort people.
"Then I can go," Shen Qi quickly said. "I know my direct combat strength is a real hindrance right now, but I'm not good at that kind of thing. My Thousand-Eye Technique is always the most useful in this kind of unknown situation, right?"
"I can use your Thousand-Eye Technique too," Chen Qing said with a smile.
"You can't use it, my lord," Shen Qi shook his head. "The consequence of the Thousand-Eye Technique is that your attention must be focused on the spell. In a dangerous environment, it would be a weakness for your lord. If I go and use the Thousand-Eye Technique, my lord can protect me. But if you are alone and use the Thousand-Eye Technique, who can protect you?"
"Aren't there still Ziyue and the others?" Chen Qing said with a smile.
"If Lord Ziyue were protecting you, we wouldn't be unable to get the message out," Shen Qi said softly. "To be honest, even now, I still have doubts about whether Lord Ziyue is truly on our side."
Chen Qing was speechless. This guy certainly thought a lot, but then again, Shen Qi had always been a suspicious person.
" Shen Qi," Chen Qing looked at him seriously, "You might die!"
"It's not like I haven't died before," Shen Qi laughed. "At worst, I'll just go back to work in the Underworld. There are so many positions available in the Southeast right now, can't the Lord grant me one?"
"You're quite the schemer," Chen Qing rolled her eyes at the other person, but then said quietly, "Not all deaths can be reversed!"
"Huh?" Shen Qi was taken aback. "What do you mean by that, Master?"
"There are powers that can destroy a living soul."
"Is that so?" Shen Qi asked curiously. "Didn't the Lord say that Samsara is uncontrollable? And if it's possible to destroy a living soul, why would someone like the Lord be feared?"
"We are different." Chen Qing shook his head. " Reincarnator do not truly die; this is the law of heaven and earth. But you are different. Have you forgotten? Aren't those evil spirits in the Underworld capable of devouring living souls?"
Shen Qi was taken aback; he had forgotten about that for a moment.
"If..." Chen Qing suddenly thought of something and whispered, "If it's a certain situation, you'd better not go. If something happens, you... you really could die!"
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"I can't take it anymore, I can't take it anymore, I can't take it anymore!"
In the Northern Wolf City, a figure was running frantically, his body covered in festering sores, making his face unrecognizable, but he was firmly locked in place by a purple light.
"She'll give us away," A Li's voice said. "Let her out."
"Let her out, she'll die." Ziyue glanced at A Li: " The Underworld is useless against that monster. If she gets caught, she'll die!"
At this moment, the person whose body was covered in sores and who was nearly driven mad was none other than Murong Yunji!