Qi Junguang already knew that the King of Jin had encountered Jing Zhe outside Ruzhou City and injured him. The most crucial point was that the King of Jin injured Jing Zhe and then let him escape!

Upon hearing this news, Qi Junguang was so angry that he wished he could directly attack Jingzhou and kill the King of Jin!

However, he held back.

To obtain the Immortal Transformation Pill, he must rely on the Prince of Jin.

Although Jing Zhe's martial arts skills were not as high as those of the Prince of Jin, the Prince of Jin was easier to deal with than Qi Junguang. Compared to Jing Zhe, the Prince of Jin still had his own agenda.

The Prince of Jin wanted to become emperor, and Qi Junguang could decide whether he could become emperor of Anguo. As for Jing Zhe, Qi Junguang had no way to control him. If he went directly to Jing Zhe, Jing Zhe would run away if he couldn't beat them. How could Qi Junguang catch up with him?

Therefore, the best solution is to have the Prince of Jin, who is more skilled in martial arts, retrieve the Immortal Transformation Pill. Once he has the pill, Qi Junguang will have no more scruples.

After hearing what Qi Junguang had to say, the King of Jin became even angrier.

There really was a traitor!

Qi Junguang was fully aware of all his actions, especially the fact that he had injured Jing Zhe. He had only told Su Lichen about it half an hour earlier, and yet Qi Junguang already knew about it…

At this moment, Qi Junguang waved his hand and said, "I also heard that Yueyao's army and Jinghong Iron Cavalry have already joined forces in Liangzhou and are heading towards Jingzhou together. Judging by the time, they should be arriving soon. Jing Zhe is also a vengeful person. Since Prince Jin injured him, he will definitely come for revenge. So Prince Jin should stay in Jingzhou for the next two days and he will surely be able to wait for Jing Zhe. When that happens, kill him, take the Immortal Transformation Pill, and you can peacefully be your Emperor Anguo!"

"good."

The King of Jin remained silent for a moment before finally uttering a single word. Qi Junguang, seemingly not wanting to look at him any longer, waved his hand impatiently: "If you let him go again this time, I'll show you what I'm capable of! Hurry up and lead your troops back. I'm really annoyed by you right now!"

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Prince Jin then led his heavy cavalry regiment, which had suffered more than half casualties, and the large army he had brought from Jinxi back to the city.

The East City Gate slowly closed again, but after this devastating battle, whether the gate was closed or not seemed to matter no longer. After all, if the Southern Qi wanted to enter the city, the gate couldn't stop them at all.

"Prince Jin, what should we do next? Should we just wait in the city for Jing Zhe and the others to come? What if they don't come?"

Su Lichen said urgently, to be honest, he was still very happy. After all, Prince Jin had suffered a great setback, and if Prince Jin failed to obtain the Immortal Transformation Pill within seven days, Qi Junguang would definitely kill him.

In fact, whether Anguo attacks Nanqi or Nanqi attacks Anguo, neither country will directly occupy the other, because the distance between Nanqi and Anguo is too long, and managing such a distant place would be too costly. Therefore, turning the other into a vassal state and taking huge amounts of tribute from the vassal state every year is the best option.

If the Prince of Jin is killed, wouldn't he be able to rightfully become the Emperor of Anguo again? Even if he has to submit to Southern Qi, it's still better than being driven away by the Prince of Jin before!

Thinking about it this way, he actually hoped that Jing Zhe wouldn't come. In just seven days, where would the Prince of Jin find him?

"Shut the fuck up!"

Upon hearing Su Lichen speak, the Prince of Jin cursed impatiently. Although he didn't know who the traitor was and why they kept providing intelligence to Qi Junguang, he knew it must be one of those people in Jingzhou City!

Su Lichen, Su Limin, or the people accompanying them?

Unsure, the Prince of Jin dismissed all the others, leaving only his trusted confidant, Sect Leader Qingyang.

"Prince Jin, are we really going to wait?"

When the Qingyang Sect Leader asked the same question, the Prince of Jin was less averse to it and said, "Let's wait. If Qi Junguang is right, Liu Jinghong will definitely come with the Jinghong Iron Cavalry. As long as we capture Liu Jinghong, we won't have to worry about Jing Zhe not showing up!"

"If we capture Jing Zhe, are we really going to give the Immortal Transformation Pill to Qi Junguang... and then become his vassal?"

"Master Qingyang asked."

In fact, whether Anguo becomes a vassal state of Southern Qi or not is not a big problem for the leader of Qingyang Sect. After all, he does not want to be an official, but only wants to be the leader of the sect, that is, the leader of the martial arts alliance. So he does not care whether the Prince of Jin is the emperor or a dog of Southern Qi.

But he was very curious. The Prince of Jin was such a domineering person that he was willing to turn against his brothers for the throne. Would he be willing to let an outsider interfere in his affairs?

After listening, the Prince of Jin first snorted coldly, then shook his head helplessly and said, "The most urgent matter right now is indeed to give the Immortal Transformation Pill to Qi Junguang. Otherwise, if his Thunderclap Army really attacks the city, not only will we be unable to stop Jingzhou City, but even you and I will be unable to stop him! Once Jingzhou City is breached, Anguo will truly change hands! At that time, it will be impossible for us to even become a vassal state! So the only way now is to give Qi Junguang the Immortal Transformation Pill to stabilize him for the time being. As for the rest, we can only take it one step at a time!"

After listening, the Qingyang Sect Leader nodded, but he couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

Outside the city, Qi Junguang was extremely pleased with himself after winning a resounding victory.

At that moment, a message delivered by carrier pigeon arrived in his hands.

Qi Junguang opened the letter, glanced at it, then threw it on the ground and laughed, "Heh, so you're getting wary now? Don't you think it's too late? But it doesn't matter anyway. If he doesn't get the Immortal Transformation Pill within seven days, I'll storm the city. As for Jing Zhe and the Immortal Transformation Pill..."

Qi Junguang shook his head for a while, then turned around and asked, "Any news from Jiangling?"

At this moment, a man dressed in black stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have just arrived from Jiangling, and the matter has been completed as Your Majesty instructed!"

"Oh? They didn't resist?"

The man in black laughed and said, "Your Majesty is a master strategist. How could they not resist? It's just that the Thunderclap Army is really brave, and many of those women don't know martial arts. They simply can't withstand the Thunderclap Cannons' attack, so our operation went very smoothly!"

"Where are they?"

"They're all on the ship now. I flew back, which is faster than them. I estimate that the Thunderclap Army will be able to bring them back by tomorrow at the latest!"

Qi Junguang laughed heartily after hearing this, feeling extremely smug. It turned out that before sending out troops, Qi Junguang had already seized the throne of Southern Qi. As for his father and two elder brothers, he had already plotted to kill them.

His reputation in Southern Qi had always been very good, so his ascension to the throne did not arouse opposition from the people of Southern Qi. In this respect, he was similar to Su Lichen, but he was much more capable than Su Lichen.

On the one hand, he had the King of Jin kill Jing Zhe, while on the other hand, he also kept a backup plan in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

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