Free Web NovelChapter 1434: Chapter 108: The Knife Departs from the Origin
The determination of Ji Yanyue and others is unknown.
As for whether Jinguo is sincere or what kind of sincerity it has, there’s no need to speak further.
The agreement promised by Ji Yanyue on behalf of Jinguo regarding the disappearance of the hero of Qi Country in the Ancient Demon Cave need not be brought out again!
The eight True Men of the Age had scarcely left the Wu Yadu Mountains when a piece of news shook the world—
Li Yuan City of Sheng Country has fallen!
The famous general of Sheng Country, Qi Hong, was slain in the battle, his head alone returned to Weidu.
The capital of Sheng Country is called "Wei," implying "unfinished," "not yet," representing the relentless ambitions of the people of Sheng Country.
Before Qi Hong left the capital, he swore with the flag as assurance that he would surely defeat Utlr and capture Wanyan Xionglue in front of the king!
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His head indeed served as an assurance.
Li Yuan City has changed hands.
The military flags of Utlr and the Great Mu Kingdom have now been formally planted within the borders of Sheng Country.
And one thing is even more shocking than the outcome of this battle.
The one who finally raised the Utlr military flag over the city walls of Li Yuan City was not the leader of the Wutu Lu Cavalry of Mugu, Wanyan Xionglue, but Cao Jie of Qi Country!
Cao Jie, the Spring Death Army Commander of the nine soldiers of Daqi, listed in the Military Affairs Hall!
Cao Jie, who was put under house arrest because of the death of the Hengyang Prefecture’s Pacification Commissioner, Huang Yixing!
Meaning, the Mugu’s leading general in this battle of Mu Sheng was never Wanyan Xionglue. It was Cao Jie, a renowned general of Qi Country, who faced off against Qi Hong and ultimately cut him down.
In the military, there cannot be two leaders; the real Wanyan Xionglue had actually been hiding in the Great Pasture Royal Court all along, only coming to Li Yuan City after the war ended to take over the defenses.
In the clash of armies, it is a contest of strength, a battle of intellect, and a test of bravery; the style of the commanding general determines the army’s style and the direction of the war.
Cao Jie perfectly emulated Wanyan Xionglue’s military style. The sharp-witted renowned general Qi Hong thus took his stance, imaginatively confronting Wanyan Xionglue in an attack-to-attack scenario, resulting in an intensely fierce battle.
Looking at just the first half of this battle, it could be deemed an extremely high-level offensive battle; both sides exhibited very clever warfare command skills, especially in the aspects of attack, displaying extremely sharp prowess.
However, when Qi Hong’s offensive was most intense, and he intended to resolve the battle with a decisive strike, Mugu suddenly revealed its layered and dense defensive formation beneath the offensive guise.
Qi Hong plunged headlong into the "net," and Cao Jie decisively struck, cutting him down in the battle!
A generation of famous generals from Sheng Country thus fell.
From beginning to end, he was facing a foe beyond his perception. To achieve this, it was only possible with the full cooperation of Mugu and Qi countries.
Qi Country claimed that Cao Jie took command for Wanyan Xionglue to capture Li Yuan City to give an explanation for the disappearance of their hero, Jiang Wang.
But to the discerning, this was undoubtedly a joke.
While Cao Jie was under house arrest due to the Huang Yixing case, Zhao Xuenyang hadn’t even stepped outside and had no intentions regarding Jiang Wang.
Therefore, Qi Mu joined forces first, and the Mirror world Platform’s proclamation of Jiang Wang communicating with demons came after!
This makes Qi Country’s unusually intense reaction to the issue of Jiang Wang communicating with demons more comprehensible — aside from defending Qi Country’s honor and protecting their hero, it was also to divert attention and conceal the fact that Cao Jie secretly substituted for Wanyan Xionglue!
For someone of Cao Jie’s stature, countless eyes are on him, analyzing every move, making it hard to do anything quietly.
Yet, the Huang Yixing case, intended by Equality Country to incite a new-old Qi people feud, was a perfect opportunity.
The entire world was watching how Emperor Qi dealt with it, and while the Qi Court seemed to struggle, in reality, Emperor Qi was making moves at Li Yuan City!
Since the start of the year, following Cui Zhu’s assassination of the emperor and Zhang Song’s lament at the shrine, when the Hengyang Prefecture’s Pacification Commissioner Huang Yixing died, it immediately provoked new and old Qi people conflicts. freewebnσvel.cѳm
Equality Country’s tactics were undeniably grand and ruthless, even fatal.
But how did Emperor Qi respond?
Facing Cui Zhu’s attempt, Zhang Song’s shrine lament, Emperor Qi flipped the board, launched troops from Jianfeng Mountain, striking Summer Country hard and forcing them to yield!
Once they yielded, Summer Country and Equality Country lost any chance of further cooperation. The courage Summer Country had painstakingly gathered was shattered by one battle.
In the face of near nation-threatening old and new Qi people disputes, Emperor Qi’s response was to take advantage of the situation, hide Cao Jie, and strategically move in the Central Region with a strike on Jinguo!
This single strike diminished any reason for old and new Qi people contention indeed.
Old and new Qi people are both people of Qi, and people of Qi should contest with the people of Jing!
Contest for what?
Contest for the lordship of the world, contest to be the unparalleled hero!
Equality Country’s various strategic moves were deeply accurate, precise, and harsh.
Yet compared to the work of Emperor Jiang Shu of Qi, they appeared to be extraordinarily laughable "small skirmishes."
All of Equality Country’s intricately devised layouts turned into mere smokescreens, serving as a cover for Qi Country’s various actions.
Ignorant ones might even mistake Equality Country as the blade in Emperor Qi’s hand!
Otherwise, how could engaging Summer Country lead to them being attacked? How could instigating domestic discord in Qi Country result in Jinguo being provoked to act, and the first vassal state’s border city getting lost?
From beginning to end, the feared Equality Country was never in Emperor Qi’s view.
Unstoppable rain from one side of the hand and stopping clouds with the other, it’s just like that!
What does the fall of Li Yuan City signify?
It signifies that the passage for Mugu to move south to the Central Region has been completely opened.
The soft underbelly of Sheng Country is now fully exposed to the spearheads of Mugu’s mighty army.
The vast fertile lands of Sheng Country are now under the hooves of Mugu’s iron cavalry.
The sharp blade Sheng Country was to Jinguo is all but about to break!
And would Emperor Qi deploy Cao Jie, this "world’s good fighter," just to benefit Mugu? What does Emperor Qi want?
This is a question everyone must face and an answer the entire world awaits.
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Beyond the dukes and various countries, there are those indifferent to these matters.
The cultivation on the official path has its pros and cons. On one hand, it advances vigorously, capable of rapidly cultivating powerful cultivators; on the other, many strong individuals consider it "difficult to achieve the Great Dao."
The roads of the world, walkers are many. New is not necessarily good, nor is old necessarily obsolete.
The top sects existing in the world mostly have ancient heritages that steadfastly uphold their "Dao." Their long-standing strength, in itself, serves as a testament to its correctness.
In a quiet room, a scroll depicting distant mountains and clouds hangs on the main wall.
A three-legged beast incense burner emits curling blue smoke.
A female nun sits facing the painting, the smoke forming various flying bird shapes above her, freely flying.
Her enchanting eyes are calm at this moment.
Her exceptionally beautiful face is solemn at this moment.
The combination of the smoke birds and the elegant nun is itself a breathtaking scene.
Until a voice from the distant mountains in the ink painting called people back to reality—
"Do you regret it?"
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(The smoke birds circled the furnace three times, then dispersed, forming a line of large characters—
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