After donning a cloak, Quan Ji planned to sneak into the city alone.

However, just as she was about to jump over the city gate, two hands grabbed her hind legs.

Quan Ji: "???"

She looked down.

Goodness.

Quan Chengying and Quan Qingchi.

Quan Ji exhaled: "What are you two doing?"

Quan Qingchi: "I...I want to go with you too, otherwise it's too dangerous!"

Kwon Seung-young also said, "Yes, we absolutely cannot let you go alone."

Quan Ji: "..."

Having two older brothers is really a headache.

"It's not that I don't want you to go."

The two of them lit up the moment they heard those words.

Quan Ji continued, "Even if you went, it would be useless... A priest and a martial king, would you be a hindrance if you went? I can't be bothered to take care of the two of you."

The two of them: "???"

Don't you feel even a little bit of guilt when you say that?!

They may be bad... but they shouldn't be dragging the team down!

Quan Ji tied her hair up high, and under the moonlight, she looked like a quiet elf, beautiful and stunning.

Her light brown eyes were gradually turning golden brown, giving her a more captivating look.

"The Qingquan Empire is not like our Shengyao Empire, which advanced by luck. They are a third-level empire that has been accumulating strength for a long time and whose strength is infinitely close to that of a fourth-level empire."

“Everyone in the Qingquan Imperial Palace is no less powerful than the two of you. Bringing you two along would only be a burden.”

Quan Ji is too straightforward!

Both older brothers were almost in tears.

Listen to this!

Is this something a human being should say?

Who is the older brother anyway?

Quan Ji added, "Don't worry, I will never leave myself no way out."

"Besides, with Little Lion and the others around... the Clear Spring Empire can't do anything to me for the time being."

"You all stay here and wait for my signal. Be ready to lead your troops to attack the city at any time, understand?"

The two were finally persuaded and nodded reluctantly.

"Then you must return safely."

May the gods be with you.

Quan Ji nodded, placed one hand on her chest, and pounded it twice.

"I'm leaving. You all need to take good care of my soldiers for me."

"Um."

Quan Ji was about to jump up again.

She realized something was wrong.

Her gaze fell on Quan Chengying. "Add a brief shadow effect to me."

Quan Chengying's eyes lit up, and he immediately did as instructed.

Quan Ji transformed into a shadow and secretly infiltrated Qingquan City from the city wall.

After Kwon Ji left.

Quan Chengying rubbed his nose smugly and patted Quan Qingchi on the back with one hand.

"I won."

Quan Qingchi was so angry he felt a burning desire.

"You're shameless! You're just taking advantage of your superpowers!"

Quan Chengying didn't deny it: "Quan Ji gave you superpowers, so who can you blame if you don't know how to use them?"

Quan Qingchi was so angry that he almost died on the spot.

...

Princess Quan secretly entered the city.

The patrolmen on the city walls secretly hid, waiting for the Holy Empire to attack.

However, Quan Ji was in shadow form and had virtually no presence in the darkness, allowing her to enter the city smoothly.

She wandered around for a while before discovering something very serious.

The people in Qingquan City did not evacuate.

Is this the Qingquan Empire's confidence in its own strength... or is it using these people as bargaining chips?

Kwon Ji actually prefers the latter.

She has actually fought quite a few battles since she came to power.

If someone were willing to investigate, they would surely discover that Princess Quan was a "general" who would not harm innocent civilians.

If the common people are kept in the city, it might tie Princess Quan's hands and feet.

If that's really the case, then the Qingquan Empire is utterly shameless!

There are at least 50,000 people in Qingquan City, and they actually gambled over something like this?

Do they even care about the people of Qingquan City anymore?

Furthermore, although Princess Quan is unwilling to kill innocent people indiscriminately, she would do her best if she had to, but it's not that she can't do it—no one is innocent on the battlefield.

Princess Quan could only sigh.

She secretly sneaked into the Qingquan Imperial Palace.

This imperial palace is much more magnificent than that of the Holy Glory Empire.

Moreover, the place is heavily guarded, with multiple layers of security... It seems that they have taken all necessary precautions to prevent assassination.

It must be said that some of the methods employed by the Qingquan Empire are indeed quite effective.

However, Quan Ji is currently in a shadow state cast by Quan Chengying, making her almost invisible and unable to sense any presence.

She infiltrated successfully with ease.

She wandered around slowly, trying to familiarize herself with the map first, otherwise she would be trapped like a fish in a barrel when the war actually started.

While exploring the map, Quan Ji accidentally passed by the room of someone unexpected yet perfectly logical.

Refined and elegant.

Several other people were gathered inside the room.

Qingya lay on the bed, her voice tinged with malice: "Isn't it good to let these 50,000 people restrict Quan Ji's movements? Even if a battle breaks out and many people die, so what? It's not a pity no matter how many die."

"I've watched and studied Quan Ji's battle tactics several times. She's reluctant to attack the common people. Why? Because her Holy Glory Empire has a small population! She wants to capture some civilians to take over!"

"In that case, let's not tell the people that there's going to be a war. It doesn't matter if they all die. They will feel honored to die for the honor of the empire."

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