Chapter 131 Skull Mountain

Upon hearing this, Li Qing burst out laughing and said, "What I mean is that the North Sea Snow Plains has been pacified by me, Grand Master Wen, and a group of generals! Now Grand Master Wen is leading the Snow Clan warriors who have abandoned the dark and joined the light, and the soldiers of the Great Shang Dynasty, to cleanse the entire snow plains!"

"What!?"

Just these words, everyone who heard it was completely stunned. They didn't dare to believe it, but they couldn't help but believe it! Because, this was said by His Majesty the Human Emperor himself!

"I originally intended to let you go back, but after careful consideration, now that the North Sea Snow Plains has been pacified, all seventy-one barbarian tribes except the Snow Clan will be destroyed. A vast amount of cattle and sheep resources will surely be seized. So, you can go and work with Master Wen to transport those resources back to the country."

Li Qing smiled and explained as if he didn't care.

"Your Majesty, did you really defeat a million-strong barbarian army with only 30,000 men? Not only did you rescue Grand Tutor Wen, but you also killed a million barbarians? How is this possible? It's only been eight days."

Yang Ren naturally understood what Li Qing said, but precisely because he understood it, he was extremely shocked. He just looked at Li Qing and asked almost without a voice.

"Why, Mr. Yang, do you think I'm lying?"

When Li Qing heard this, his smile immediately disappeared and he asked calmly.

Yang Ren was shocked when he saw this. The king's aura was becoming more and more terrifying. He quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, no, that's not what I meant. I was just a little shocked and lost my mind for a moment."

Li Qing then nodded slightly and said, "In that case, then let's not waste time. Go there earlier so that we can be with the Grand Tutor and come back earlier."

After saying that, Li Qing glanced at the 800,000-strong army, nodded approvingly, then pulled up the reins and headed towards Skull Mountain.

"Your Majesty, where are you going?"

Seeing that Li Qing left without hesitation, and that he was clearly not heading towards Chaoge, Yang Ren hurriedly and nervously asked, "Is Your Majesty not planning to return to Chaoge?"

Li Qing waved his hand without even turning his head and said, "I have something to do and need to go to Chentang Pass. You guys can leave it alone and quickly go to Beihai to clean up the remaining evildoers with the Grand Tutor."

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Upon hearing this, Yang Ren wanted to advise him, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he felt weak in his heart. His Majesty was now in great triumph, and his gaze was full of boundless momentum, which had already subtly frightened him. Therefore, as long as there were some things that were not excessive, he did not dare to advise him, for fear of angering the Emperor and being scolded.

During this delay, the Human Emperor had already gone away with the eight hundred divine guards, Zhang Kui, and two extremely beautiful women.

"Lord Yang, it seems that His Majesty has completely pacified the Northland. Let us hurry over there and cooperate with the Grand Tutor to transport the spoils and various supplies!"

Zhao Anzi was also a man of great learning, but he was not as straightforward as Yang Ren, so he had not said a word. Now, seeing His Majesty the Human Emperor walking away, he smiled slightly and said to Yang Ren.

"Alas, Your Majesty is still as mighty and powerful as ever, leading an army of 30,000 to quell the northern border invasion, but how did you manage to acquire two stunning beauties? I wonder if these two women are like that enchanting woman Daji, useless beyond bewitching Your Majesty."

Then, Zhao An sighed again, turned his head to look in the direction where Li Qing disappeared, and muttered softly.

"The older one, called Shiji, has a good character, is clear about love and hate, and knows right from wrong. I don't think she'll cause any harm to the harem. But the little girl is still immature, with naturally prominent brow ridges. If she acts coquettishly, I'm afraid the king will be seduced by her."

Yang Ren was also looking into the distance. When he heard what Zhao An said, he sighed and spoke softly.

"My lords, since His Majesty is sending the army to collect spoils of war—the cattle and sheep of the North Sea—rather than to engage in battle, then there's no need for the three of us brothers to go, right? After all, there's no war in the North anymore, and going would be a waste of time."

It turned out to be the three national protectors, Yang Zisheng, Lu Wushuang and Hu Dali. At this moment, they came to Yang and Zhao with smiles on their faces, and Hu Dali asked first.

The national protector mage is actually a monk from outside the world. Because of their good cultivation, they are hired by the Human Emperor to be the national teacher. Usually they are provided with good food and drink, or various things for cultivation, but if something happens, they need to take action.

However, the security level of this kind of national master is not very high. If one side tells them to let go, the other side may immediately pack up and run away. Therefore, under normal circumstances, they have no power and are naturally not a real national master like Master Wen.

Therefore, as soon as the three of them heard what His Majesty the Human Emperor said, that there was no danger in the north and there was no need for a major war, they immediately rushed forward and wanted to go back.

Yang Renzi was in a bad mood. He had been unhappy with these outsiders who were wasting national funds for a long time. These outsiders usually asked for this and that openly to use for their cultivation and enlightenment, but when the country really needed them, they all made excuses!

If they were not going to rescue the Human Emperor, these three people probably would not have come. It was because they were forced by the Prime Minister who was in charge of them that they had no choice but to follow the army to the north.

Zhao An was a smooth talker, but he smiled and said, "The three mages are right. Now that the North Sea has been pacified, our army's presence there will only be a tailspin. In that case, the three mages can leave on their own. After all, for those outside the world, cultivation is the most important thing."

"Thank you, my Lords."

When Hu Dali and the other three heard this, they immediately showed joy on their faces. They clasped their fists towards Zhao An and Yang Ren, looked at each other, then flew into the air, turned into three beams of light, and went back at ten times the speed.

"Humph, I really don't know what the country's purpose is in supporting these people!"

Seeing them flying away, Yang Ren flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly.

"Why."

Zhao An heard this and sighed helplessly, "There's nothing we can do. It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but only a moment to deploy it. These outsiders are still very useful when they're really needed, so we'll just keep them around."

Yang Ren had no way to refute it, so he could only snort again, and then said to the five generals: "Generals, let's set off!"

"Set off!"

When the current temporary commander-in-chief Zhang Guifang heard the two military supervisors speak, he nodded, raised his hand and shouted loudly, and once again led the black cloud-like army to continue heading north.

Another day's work.

Li Qing and others who were hurrying on their way, had already seen the hideous, rugged and steep Skull Mountain Range by the light of the stars.

"Hey, Shiji, it's fine that you named it Skull Mountain, but how come the place you found is so scary?"

Li Qing looked at the terrifying mountains in front of him and felt that this place was really a place where people and animals were not allowed to approach. It was too disgusting. He couldn't help but turn his head and look at Shiji and smiled.