Four hundred guards have been deployed around Xu Hu.
This was the last thing Ziyue said to Chen Qing after she left.
Chen Qing received this message on the third day after arriving on the island.
Looking at this message, Chen Qing's expression was incredibly complicated.
Ziyue is indeed clever enough to realize something is wrong so quickly. She probably also felt that there might be an inside agent in the Shen Family, so she deployed her forces to Xu Hu's side. As for loyalty, Xu Hu is absolutely trustworthy.
The safest approach would be for Ziyue to remain in Jiangnan, personally leading the Four Saints Army to garrison Liuzhou, and then sending only one Shen Family to negotiate with the South Sea. This would be the most prudent method.
But doing so would alienate the people and is also very risky.
First of all, the amount of resources they want is not small, almost half of the Jiangnan Baiyu reserves. Such a huge amount of resources cannot be handed over easily. Jiangnan's current advantage is its abundant resources, and it is not certain that they can get Ao Zhen and the others back in return.
But if you don't change, how can the aquatic creatures under the West Sea's jurisdiction continue to pledge allegiance to you?
Now, Ao Zhen with the unsealed aquatic tribes, and most of the West Sea Aquatic Clan have begun to compromise. At the current rate, within ten years at most, Jiangnan will be able to digest the entire West Sea, including all the water demons, and completely sideline the West Sea Dragon King. Qualified sorcerers can even all Dragon Transformation, and will have at least a foundation for entering the third version.
This is the foundation of our future, and we must not give it up easily. Therefore Ao Zhen must be saved!
However, rescue is necessary but not blind. Half of Bai Jing must not be handed over. In other words, if we are to rescue her, it must be done by overwhelming the enemy with a large army. This is the decision I would make even if I were present.
But
Chen Qing felt a vague unease, because the more desperate the choice, the more likely it was to be a trap.
"My lord, should I go back first?" Wei Gongcheng asked, frowning.
Chen Qing shook her head. "It might have been better if I hadn't brought you along in the first place, but now you can't leave my side, otherwise you might..."
Wei Gongcheng immediately understood that if he went back alone, he would most likely be ambushed, and it seemed that there would be no time to do so. It would take at least ten days to get back from here, and if something happened, there was no way he would have time.
"Then what about us?"
"Let's go!" Chen Qing said resolutely.
"Break into the Underworld here?" Wei Gongcheng was taken aback. "But what about the risks?"
"We can't get back in time, and we can't just do nothing. The enemy is in the shadows while we are in the open. Whatever they're plotting, we can only find out by making a big fuss. I'm sure you don't like sitting here waiting to be killed. In that case, let's break in and take a look!"
Wei Gongcheng looked at Chen Qing and suddenly realized something. Chen Qing had always given him the impression of being a very calm and rational person, but he had always lacked a sense of heroism. Now, his demeanor truly resembled that of the old Duke Yuchi.
"Very well, since Your Majesty has made the decision, then I will accompany you!" Wei Gongcheng replied excitedly.
He had been in Jiangnan for several years, firmly holding his position in the central government. Although he liked Jiangnan very much, deep down he was a warrior, and he hadn't felt this sense of charging into battle in a long time!
Chen Qing nodded and immediately activated the teleportation ability of the Underworld City God!
There's a reason why he dares to be so reckless. He can break through to the King Level at any time, and with the addition of the Ancient Demon Clan and the power of the golem that Ziyue just absorbed, his strength has increased unprecedentedly!
Within the King Level, Chen Qing is confident in facing anyone. No trap is useful in the face of absolute strength!
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"As expected, he's gotten too arrogant."
On the other side of the East Sea, across hundreds of millions of nautical miles, the King of Qin suddenly saw a divine light soar into the sky. He knew then that Chen Qing had been unable to contain himself and had gone inside.
He then shook his head and sighed.
People are more likely to lose themselves when they have more power.
The then-weak Chen Qing had always walked on thin ice, especially in the early days in the capital. How clever she was to escape unscathed from such a massive demonic incident with such a frail body!
But now, this kid is different.
Dominating the four seas and holding sway over Jiangnan, Chen Qing commands a million soldiers and possesses resources that far exceed those of the other three forces combined. His military strength is also formidable, and the addition of the Four Saints Army has further enhanced the quality of his army. Combined with the Fighter Army and the West Sea Army, Chen Qing has at least three armies capable of directly confronting any force.
In terms of personal strength, the master of the Divine Path Style possesses the abilities of all believers. After several major battles, Chen Qing's combat experience is now incredibly rich. Within one force, there are two top-tier King Level, him and Ziyue, both possessing the power of golems. Once their spiritual energy breaks through, the two can almost instantly become King Level Peak, just one step away from becoming Venerable!
With such inflated power, the kid's ego also became inflated.
"But little did they know, there are always people more capable than themselves, and heavens beyond heavens!"
"It seems you know very well what kind of people they are," the head guard said quietly.
The Third Elder was sent there at their behest, but once he arrived, he became a pawn. He never expected that the seemingly gentle South Sea Dragon King, a pawn to be manipulated, was actually the most deeply hidden mastermind!
"Of course I know, how could I not know?" King of Qin sneered. "Back then, I sealed away the ancient world precisely to avoid clashing with these people, but they've still been released. Ha! That member of the Xiao Household back then said I was an outsider, so he betrayed me, believing that what I created wasn't a true ideal world. But he'll soon understand what a true outsider really is!"
Liu Yu frowned as he looked at the King of Qin's eerie smile. He had always been curious about the secrets behind this world. He had originally found the truth about this world through Chen Qing, but now it seemed that what Chen Qing knew was perhaps only the tip of the iceberg!
"What do we do?" the head guard asked, frowning.
"Let's accumulate strength and take it one step at a time," the King of Qin said, closing his eyes. "Those people have been planning for so long; they won't be so easy to stop. And what this world will ultimately become, we who have no intelligence can't guess. Since that terrifying era cannot be prevented, let's face it calmly."
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" Chen Qing?"
At this moment, Ziyue and the others, who were leading soldiers and warships to the South Sea, also saw the divine light soaring into the sky. Everyone could tell that the location was the island that Chen Qing had gone to!
The Shen Family who remained in Jiangnan also stared at the divine light with astonishment.
What happened?
Lord, him?
"Your Highness," Shen Laoqi said, his unease growing as he watched the divine light soar into the sky, "Should we go and support the Lord?"
Ziyue remained silent as he read Chen Qing's last words.
If I disappear without a trace, you must not come to my aid. Rescue Ao Zhen, protect Jiangnan, and you will be the next Divine Path Lord!
"Here it is"
Meanwhile, Chen Qing stood up and witnessed an utterly unbelievable scene.
In the scene, he was no longer dressed as a scholar in the Great Jin Dynasty, but as a bloated, terminally ill, and miserable person.
At this moment, he was almost unable to move his body; the familiar torment of illness and the pressure of despair made it almost impossible for him to breathe.
There are no demons or gods, it's as if it were all a dream.
I woke up to find myself still suffering from a terminal illness!