Feng Min leaned weakly against the headboard, his face pale with a bluish tinge.
He carefully analyzed the situation with Feng Lizhen, saying, "Suzhou is too small. Now that Huo Tongdao has gone south to serve as governor, he is the biggest obstacle for us. Instead of focusing on the domestic situation, we should learn from Xiao Chi and seize the southern barbarian lands..."
No further words were needed; the two understood each other perfectly.
The abolition of the silk industry in Suzhou secretly angered the Feng family throughout the court. They no longer had much of a foothold in Dasheng. If it weren't for their large army, the emperor would have found an excuse to remove them long ago.
In that case, turning around and attacking the southern barbarians to establish a territory entirely of their own would be a better strategy.
"With Xiao Zhixing diverting the Southern Barbarians' attention, we will act secretly and catch them off guard."
He covered his mouth and coughed violently a few times. After catching his breath, he said, "Even if the Southern Barbarians are on guard, we can still gain some advantage."
If Xiong Chumo could snatch a piece, the Feng family could do even better.
After thinking it over, Feng Lizhen nodded, "Okay, let's do it that way!"
Feng Min leaned against the blanket to clear his mind for a while. "It's good that Feng Mo made such a scene. Go tell him that he's in the open, attracting the attention of the Southern Barbarians, while we'll be in the shadows, striking with lightning speed!"
Feng Lizhen nodded.
Then he said worriedly, "Min'er, your health..."
He had consulted countless doctors, but there was still no improvement.
Feng Min closed his eyes, a bluish-purple tinge flashing between his brows. "Uncle, I'm afraid I really can't make it."
He suspected he had been assassinated, but no clues were found. All the doctors said he had been seriously injured because of the amputation of his leg.
The folk healer that my father sent me said the same thing.
He felt helpless and desperate. Was all his ambitions about to come to an end?
He was unwilling to accept it!
Hearing his dejected words, Feng Lizhen was both angry and sad. "Don't talk nonsense. You'll get better. We'll go and ask the divine doctor again. We'll go and ask Master Wuxu. He will definitely be able to cure you."
Feng Min gave a bitter smile. "I hope so."
He was well aware of his own body; it was getting weaker and weaker, and he could only stay awake for two hours each day at most.
He still had many plans to make, and he was afraid that one day he would fall asleep and never wake up again.
"Uncle, you must do this well. First, secure the land, and then develop it slowly. Don't rush it."
He was worried about one thing: did the emperor intend to pass the throne to Xiao Zhixing?
If that were the case, the Feng family would have occupied the territory of the Southern Barbarians, and their future situation would not be good.
Xiao Zhixing would not show mercy to enemies and traitors.
He wanted to secure a stable future for the Feng family, but time was running out, and he didn't know how much longer he could live.
Xiao Zhixing withdrew the contact.
Regarding Feng Min's scheme, she gave him two words: "Dream on."
If they remain loyal to Jianan Pass, she won't go so far as to exterminate them.
But if she dares to declare herself king, she'll be giving her a chance to strike. At that time, not a single member of the Feng family will be spared.
"Your Highness, the Southern Barbarians are preparing for a full-scale attack on the city!"
Upon receiving this news, Xiao Zhixing also learned that the Nanfan army had arrived on the western front of the Nanyi.
She gave Huo Baijun the order, "Keep robbing."
Wei Zhang looked down on Xiao Jiajun and Huo Baijun. Perfect, take advantage of his underestimation of the enemy and seize more cities.
After considering it for a while, she also sent a letter to Xue Chen, saying that if Xue Chen knew what was good for him, he would choose to cooperate with Huo Baijun's actions.
Meanwhile, the Southern Ghost Guards began to operate, and their spies planted in various locations were extremely busy.
Thump thump thump—
The war drums sounded.
The Southern Barbarian army, led by wooden boats, prepared to charge towards Aba Pass.
The Dasheng crossbow formation was arrayed, and the wind howled fiercely on the Jianan River.
On the tower, Xiahou Zhenglin gazed at the Xiao-character military flag in the mist on the opposite bank, which was faintly visible. He knew that Xiao Zhixing was there.
"173, how is it?" He instructed the subsystem to expend a large amount of energy to investigate and contact Xiao Zhixing.
The 173 program ran for a while, scanning Xiao Zhixing from the inside out, and quickly returned. "No abnormalities were found, but she is very perceptive and almost detected my scan."
Xiahou Zhenglin frowned. "Since she showed no abnormalities and did not have any of your kind on her, how could she have seriously injured Luo Wei and subdued Cheng Lang and Shi Erbao?"
Even the main system remained silent, as if it were letting Xiao Zhixing deal with them.
173 said, "I guess their system was taken back by the main system, and Xiao Zhixing just took the opportunity to deal with them."
Xiahou Zhenglin shook his head, "If it's too coincidental, it's not a coincidence. Either the main system is using Xiao Zhixing to deal with them, or Xiao Zhixing is using the main system."
No one can deal with the system, not even Lowe's Anqing Dao technique.
Xiao Zhixing: Sorry, I can do it!
At this moment, the Southern Barbarians officially began their charge.
Countless wooden boats charged forward despite the crossbow bolts, fearless of death.
Xiao Zhixing looked across the distance, and her counterattack against Xiahou Zhenglin's provocation was very direct.
Since her plan was complete, Xiahou Zhenglin and 173 no longer needed to exist.
The Dao Slash was activated, and once again it forcibly pulled and ripped 173 away from Xiahou Zhenglin's sea of consciousness, and was taken back and shut down.
On the tower, the Southern Barbarian soldiers watched helplessly as their regent, who had been perfectly fine just moments before, suddenly clutched his head, screamed in agony, and plummeted downwards.
"The Regent!!"
Xiahou Zhenglin's personal bodyguard was terrified. He leaped down, grabbed the man, and the two crashed to the ground.
However, thanks to this buffer, Xiahou Zhenglin avoided dying from the fall.
The guards flipped the man over, shouting urgently, "The Regent!!"
Xiahou Zhenglin has fallen into a coma.
Xiao Zhixing walked down the city wall. "Southern barbarians, southern savages?"
I don't even consider you a threat.
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