"boom!"

The gun shot out like a dragon, and red-gold blood rushed up into the sky, condensing into a three-meter-long blood shadow in the night sky, but it soon disappeared.

Although it is not as terrifying as Master's, this is indeed -

"Tongmai Realm!"

"However, this only opens up a main meridian. If we want to transform blood and energy into a physical form, there is still a long way to go."

…

…

"Brother He! Something big happened!"

When Erpang broke open the gate, Xia He was wiping the dragon bone bow.

Seeing his flustered look, Xia He frowned:

"What are you panicking about? Is the sky falling?"

“More exciting than the sky falling!”

Erpang grabbed the teapot and took a big sip, then wiped his mouth and said:

"The old emperor was assassinated during his Fengshan ceremony at Wangxian Mountain!"

"What?!" Xia He's bowstring made a clanging sound. "Dead?"

"How can that be possible!" Er Pang slapped his thigh and said with great regret.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rushed forward to block the knife, and now the group of old men from the Imperial Hospital are surrounding him to try to save him!"

Xia He's eyes narrowed.

To be able to carry out the assassination during the Fengshan Ceremony, one must be at least at the level of the Master of Yanyu Tower - did the Northern Barbarian State Master do it personally?

"Where's the assassin?"

“Run away!”

Xia He frowned, but at the moment he thought it made sense.

As soon as General Li left Yunzhou, the emperor was assassinated.

In this timeline, I'm afraid it wasn't intentional?

With those people in the court, even if he were a Martial Saint, it would be useless!

The prince blocked the knife and let the assassin run away.

It's just trash!

Er Pang lowered his voice.

"But the old emperor is really angry this time and wants to expand the camp!"

He pulled out a secret letter from his bosom, on which was clearly stamped the seal of the Ministry of War:

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: The great victory in Liangyou has restored the military's prestige. From today on, the four camps will be expanded to five camps, and a new 'Po Lu Camp' will be established, with Xia He as the commander..."

Xia He's fingertips felt slightly hot.

The commander of the five major camps is a position that is on par with the military governors of the vassal states!

More importantly, this means that the imperial court is finally going to take the initiative to attack the northern barbarians!

"There's something even more bizarre!"

Erpang approached mysteriously.

"News came from the east, the Rou Kingdom has been restored!"

"Rou Country?!" Xia He was shocked again.

Yang Qing'er's tearful eyes flashed through his mind.

"I heard that a prince of the Rou tribe named Ashina led a group of assassins to raid the three states in the eastern border."

Erpang scratched his head.

"It's strange that they can actually gather 5,000 cavalrymen?"

Xia He sneered.

What restoration of the country? It's clearly a puppet supported by the Northern Barbarians!

No wonder the old emperor is in a hurry to expand the army. He wants to start wars on both the east and north fronts!