Heartless Phoenix Queen - C162

“Haha, Zi Yuan, this’ big brother ‘of yours truly makes me ashamed.” It was rare for Lan Cang’s old face to redden as he looked at Zi Yuan, and he could not help but let out a bitter laugh.

“Haha, what you’re saying is that you’re older than me by a few years. Zi Yuan calls you ‘big brother’, so you can take it.” Helian Lie also let out a hearty laugh. Even Lan Cang was unwilling to say anything more on this matter. After which, he asked a question.

“What happened in the palace? Why did you give Dongping an opportunity all of a sudden?” When Lan Cang said this, Helian and Zi Yuan’s expressions changed. Soon after, Zi Yuan told them everything. When Lan Cang heard this, his expression turned cold.

“This Sixth Prince is really a piece of trash. He actually dares to take advantage of the situation. It’s good that he died.”

“Big brother, don’t talk about this anymore. Now, let’s talk about the next step. Oh right, how did big brother come back?” Zi Yuan suddenly asked.

At that time, I felt that something was amiss, but I just had to go there and defend myself, it was really weird that I was able to do that, and the thing that happened later on was that General Nangong gave me a reminder, so I realized that the other party was using human lives to drag us down, so I didn’t come back in time, otherwise, how could I let this Dongping get away with it? As soon as Lan Cang finished speaking, he sighed. This sigh also made Zi Yuan instantly understand that it was exactly as Zi Yuan had expected.

The Violet Garden had already anticipated this earlier. If it wasn’t so, how would the Eastern Ping Kingdom dare to directly transfer their troops here?

“If that Eastern Ping Country dared to place all their troops at the border, they would have been wiped out by now. From the looks of it, they will fight with us sooner or later. Now, they are waiting for my father’s return.”

“Right, Zi Yuan, your father is heading to Dongping right now. How did you know he would return immediately?” Earlier on, he knew that Zi Yuan had called Cheng Huaiye to Dongping Country in order to lure the tigers out of the mountain and destroy Dong Ping’s army. At this moment, when he heard Zi Yuan’s words, he felt rather puzzled and asked.

I already told my father earlier, if he finds out that the Dongping Country’s army has already returned, he will immediately return. Once the Dongping Kingdom returns, my father will also receive the signal and will naturally return immediately. There is no need to be anxious about this. At this point, Zi Yuan also became worried.

Mu Rong Xiu naturally knew about this. Right now, he had to give a proper explanation as to whether Mu Rong Xiu would form an alliance with Xi Li. This was something that Helian Lie had always been worried about.

“We need to mobilize our troops as soon as possible. Although it’s the combination of the armies of the two countries, the Western Parting Kingdom’s strength is almost the same as the East Pingguo Country’s. The last battle caused the Western Parting Kingdom to suffer a great defeat, so Murong Xiu won’t be able to reorganize our troops this quickly.” After Zi Yuan finished speaking, Lan Cang immediately followed up with a reply.

Besides, we still have the Southern Kingdom in our hands. When the time comes, even if the Southern Kingdom is the vanguard, even if we have insufficient numbers, the number of people we have won last time will still be a few. This time, we need to make preparations for a decisive battle. As soon as Lan Cang mentioned war, he suddenly felt a dense fighting intent emanating from his body. It was as if he was already prepared to fight to the death.

“Alright, let’s make arrangements early.” If it weren’t for the internal issues within the government, at this moment, Dongping and Xili wouldn’t have had the chance to join hands. However, this matter was likely set in stone, and Murong Xiu wouldn’t let this opportunity slip by.

“Violet Garden, what do you think?” At this moment, Lan Cang was also looking at the Violet Garden. Helian’s gaze was also fixated at the Violet Garden.

I think that this is not the best time yet. We have to wait until they take the initiative to attack before we know their specific strength. If we recklessly send out troops at this moment, I’m afraid we won’t be able to get the best result. After Zi Yuan finished speaking, Helian and Lan Cang also fell silent.

Everything the Violet Garden said was reasonable. If they weren’t in a rush, the two of them wouldn’t have been on the battlefield so soon. Moreover, Xi Li was probably already prepared for this. If it wasn’t for the fact that Xi Li no longer had his original strength, he wouldn’t have chosen to join hands with Dongping so quickly. Now that the two families were almost on par with each other, naturally, they had some leverage when working together. Regarding this, the Violet Garden couldn’t help but think this way.

“Right now, we should just brace ourselves and prepare for battle. When the time comes, fighting is unavoidable. Right now, we cannot lower the morale on our side.” After Zi Yuan finished speaking, Lan Cang also immediately said.

“That’s right, there’s no time to lose. I’ll immediately go gather all the troops. I need to seize this time to train, otherwise, there might be a problem.”

“Mm, then you can go first.” Helian said as he nodded his head. After Lan Cang left, Helian and Zi Yuan fell into silence as well. The two of them continued to plan out various possibilities in their minds while Murong Xiu also had a plan.

At this moment, in the Western Palace, Murong Shuo and Murong Bo Wen were moving to the left to drink their tea, as if they didn’t really care about the matters between Dongping and the Northern Yue. During the period of the military armistice, Murong Xiu had restrained his aura a lot, and now that he had heard about the fight between Dongping and the Northern Yue, Murong Xiu felt that the opportunity had come, so he called for Mu Rong Bo Wen and Zuo Qian to come over to discuss how to deal with it.

“What do you think of this matter?” Murong Xiu put down his teacup and looked at Murong Bo Wen and Zuo Qian. This matter was naturally related to Dongping and Bei Yue. The two of them understood this, so before Murong Bo could open his mouth, Zuo Zi quickly followed up.

“I think it’s best if they don’t get in too much of a hurry. We’ll have to wait until we find out more about Dongping and see how they arrange things.” When Zuo Dong spoke, Murong Bo Wen also felt that he was right. After all, he didn’t know the power of Dongping.

“Master, are you thinking of joining forces with Dongping?” When Murong Bo Wen said this, Zuo Dong also looked at Murong Xiu.

That’s right, if I, Xi Li, wasn’t as strong as I was in the past, I wouldn’t have thought like this, but now I have a good opportunity in front of me, how can I not catch it, you and I both know that, the Southern Kingdom has already become a subordinate kingdom of the Northern Yue, but we don’t know the details of the Southern Kingdom, so we don’t need to worry about it. Right now, we are just thinking about how to make the best use of it, and how to defeat the Northern Yue.” When Murong Xiu’s words came out, Murong Bo Wen and Zuo Qian also became silent. After a pause, Zuo Dong also spoke.

“The key is that Dong Ping will not easily agree to it.” The battle between West Li and North Vietnam was something Dong Ping naturally knew, and Xi Li’s strength was about the same as Dong Ping’s. Normally, Dong Ping would accept this sort of alliance, but he was worried about Xi Li’s ambition, so Murong Xiu knew this as well. If his ambition had not been exposed, why wouldn’t Dong Ping Kingdom guard against him? Thinking about it, Murong Xiu put down the teacup in his hand.

At that time, I will personally send a letter to Feng Lingxue in the East Peak, and I believe that Feng Lingxue also knows about it. If we are monopolized by the Northern Yue, then I, Xi Li, and Dong Ping will become a subsidiary country of the Northern Desert. Although Murong Xiu didn’t discover this himself, he and Zuo Rong Bo Wen knew that Murong Xiu had already started to listen to the opinions of others when discussing matters. If it wasn’t for the fact that Murong Xiu had been brooding over what had happened last time, he wouldn’t have dared to say anything, even if he was sharing the same world with Dong Ping. However, Murong Xiu knew what he was thinking, so he didn’t dare to say it out loud.

After pausing for a while, Zuo Wuji said.

“Since sire has this idea, it would be better to do it as soon as possible. However, we should also seize the time as soon as possible. When the East Peak Country can’t hold out any longer against the Northern Yue, we should rush over and propose an alliance.” After Zuo Dong finished speaking, Murong Xiu also understood this principle. It was always better to provide timely help than to add flowers to the icing on the cake. After he finished speaking, Murong Xiu also calmed down.

“Very well, I will personally take care of this matter. What you need to do now is to properly organize the troops and prepare for the battle when the time comes.” After Murong Xiu finished speaking, he slapped his chair and stood up with a domineering look in his eyes. Zuo Qian and Murong Bowen knew that the opportunity they had brought this time had indeed made Murong Xiu have the ambition to rule the world. Indeed, Murong Xiu wasn’t willing to leave this place alone!