When Shi Yao heard that Qi Weihong had been assassinated, her heart skipped a beat.

Good trick!

It should be noted that the reason why Beizhou, Zhongzhou and Xizhou went to war was because they wanted to support Qi Weihong to take the throne and thus gain the greatest political benefits.

If Qi Weihong unfortunately died... no matter what the reason for his death, at least Qi Qiaosong's throne would no longer be threatened.

The Northern State was completely out of this power game, and it no longer mattered whether the war was won or lost.

This is a plan to remove the firewood from under the cauldron!

"Did Prince Qilin die?" Shi Yao asked immediately.

"Of course he's not dead." The other party replied, "So we are now blocking the entire territory and strictly investigating all suspicious foreign monks. Elder Shi, you should go back and don't make things difficult for us."

Shi Yao immediately sneered in her heart. What am I asking?

Even if Prince Qilin died, before the Black Turtle Clan figured out how to deal with the aftermath, Beizhou would definitely declare to the outside world that he was not dead.

But this is troublesome.

Now the entire Beizhou is under blockade. Even if I brought the Yang Scroll of the Red Dust Hundred Worlds Map, I would not be able to reach the North Sea to put it down and teleport Long Long and the others over.

Thinking of this, Shi Yao, who was temporarily at a loss for what to do, turned around again, detoured from the northern border of Zhongzhou to Xizhou, and came to the tribe's territory of the Sky Fox clan.

The Sky Fox Clan, which often visited this friend of Elder Hu Li, was not surprised. The Sky Patroller only came over to take a look and did not stop her. He even reminded her to fly lower to avoid being seen by outsiders - after all, the relationship between West State and East State was not harmonious now.

"Hu Li." Shi Yao arrived at the other party's cave and pushed the door open, shouting, "I can use you again!"

Hu Li almost vomited blood and asked speechlessly:

"Going there again?"

"That's not the case." Shi Yao said to her, "Beizhou is under martial law now. It is said that Qi Weihong, the Prince of Qilin, was assassinated."

"Is this true?" Hu Li was surprised.

"Don't tell me you don't know."

"I really don't know." Hu Li said, "The assassin was definitely not sent by our Sky Fox clan. As for the White Tiger clan...even if they did it, they wouldn't specifically inform us!"

"That's troublesome." Shi Yao sighed and said, "No one can enter Beizhou now. Should I find an acquaintance from the Black Turtle Clan and ask him to help bring the Red Dust Hundred Worlds Map to Beihai?"

"Of course not." Hu Li said, "Once you said you were sending it to the North Sea, how could people not guess the reason? Besides, would you dare to give such a rare treasure as the Red Dust Hundred Worlds Map to others casually?"

"I dare not." Shi Yao said, "Help me think of a solution."

"I got it." Hu Li suddenly had an idea and said, "If Xizhou attacks Beizhou, there is no need to worry about blocking the border... You can take Long Long and the others with you and mix in with our Sky Fox clan to Beizhou, right?"

"Once we get to Beizhou, find a chance to break away from the team and head north. By then, Beizhou will be busy fighting us and probably won't have the energy to care about you."

"Well said." Shi Yao praised, "Hurry up and make arrangements to have the Western Province attack the Northern Province again."

"This is a bit difficult to handle." Hu Li looked embarrassed, "The main reason is that Qi Qiaosong has been in power for a long time, and his rule over the Qilin clan and even Zhongzhou is basically stable."

"Even if the Northern Province does not recognize his throne, it can no longer interfere with the politics of the imperial capital. So the consensus of all tribes in the Western Province is that as long as the Northern Province does not provoke us, we will not use military force again."

"Then find a way to get Beizhou to provoke us..." At this point, Shi Yao was suddenly stuck.

The last time the Northern Province fought against the coalition forces of the Western Province and the Central Province, it was defeated step by step and fell into a disadvantage. Now that they have stopped fighting and have not had time to recuperate during the celebration of the Dragon Clan of the Eastern Province, how could they possibly start a border conflict?

"Don't worry too much." Seeing her thoughtful expression, Hu Li advised, "Why not ask your apprentice? He has the most ideas. Even the White Tiger God General admits that 'this man's wisdom is unpredictable'. Why not see what ideas he has?"

"Did the White Tiger General really say this?" Shi Yao asked in surprise.

"That's not the case." Hu Li said nonchalantly, "But it seems that someone said something similar at a clan gathering. I also heard the rumor."

"Forget it." Shi Yao frowned and thought, "Even if my disciple is a little clever, he is only relying on the respect of the Dragon Clan's high-ranking officials. He has no relationship with the Black Turtle of Beizhou. Even if he has the ability to reach the sky, how can he influence the decision-making of Beizhou?"

"Just ask." Hu Li urged her, "It won't hurt to ask!"

Shi Yao pondered for a long time, and finally sighed.

Never mind, just ask.

As the matter was confidential, they could not use communication tools to communicate in order to avoid leaving any traces. So Shi Yao once again passed through Zhongzhou and rode on a cloud to return to Dongzhou.

When she returned to Jianmu Divine Island, she saw Long Long sitting between Long Hu and Qin Ye, making playful remarks to the two girls - both of them were laughing and were amused by Long Long.

Shi Yao: …

What should I do if I suddenly don’t want to help him?

Seeing that his master had finally returned, Long Long found an excuse to say goodbye and left, then followed Shi Yao to a nearby quiet room.

"The entire Beizhou is closed." Shi Yao wanted to embarrass him, so she said expressionlessly, "It is said that Qilin Prince Qi Weihong was assassinated... Anyway, I can't go to Beihai anymore, so I'll return the scroll to you."

Long Long did not take the Red Dust Hundred Worlds Scroll handed to him by Shi Yao, but just frowned and asked:

"Since Beizhou won't let us pass, Master, didn't you think of other ways? For example, when the Mao tribe of Xizhou fought with Beizhou before, they conquered several cities in a row. If we can use the power of Xizhou, it won't be difficult to enter Beizhou."

"Then it's your fault." Shi Yao said coldly, "Because you entered the Dongyuan realm, the Dragon Clan sent out celebration invitations to the princes of the world, so the West State and the North State also followed the ancient etiquette and stopped fighting each other... Now that the two states have not resumed the war, the method you mentioned will not work."

"How could that be?" Long Long laughed, "Qi Weihong was assassinated, why did Beizhou block the entire territory?"

"It is said that they are looking for the assassin." Shi Yao replied.

"It's just a cover-up." Long Long shook his head. "How did the assassin sneak into Beizhou and assassinate Qi Weihong? I think it must have been through an insider who was able to penetrate the layers of defense of the Xuanwu clan and launch the attack."

"For Beizhou, there is no way to eliminate or kill all the foreign assassins. What is really important is to cut off the channels for traitors and fill the corresponding loopholes in the defense line... How difficult is this? We can find out who went in and out where on that day with just a simple check. Why should we block the entire territory and search for the assassin?"

"What you mean is..." Shi Yao was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then realized something.

"The reason for sealing off the entire territory is to cover up the large-scale mobilization of troops." Long Long said slowly, "Qi Qiaosong has been in power for a long time now, and his legal rule over Zhongzhou has gradually become more stable. If Beizhou doesn't take another risk, the possibility of winning in the end will only become smaller and smaller."

Shi Yao was silent for a long time, secretly amazed.

Absolutely.

Hu Li is right. My disciple's brain is indeed flexible enough. I am not as good as him.