A few months later.

Long Long was talking to Long Hu when he suddenly heard Shi Yao knocking on the door outside.

"Long Long, come out for a moment." There seemed to be something strange in the master's tone.

So he pushed open the door and saw Shi Yao winking at Longhu in the room, which meant "Have you told her?"

Long Long nodded first, then shook his head.

That means "told, but not fully told."

Shi Yao:?

She didn't care about that anymore. Since Long Long didn't ask Long Hu to come and sit in, she decided to keep Long Hu from knowing for the time being.

After arriving at a nearby quiet room and confirming that they were not being monitored, Shi Yao said with a complicated expression:

"As you expected, the Western State has declared war on the Northern State."

"Ah?" Long Long was a little confused.

The current situation in the Eastern Emperor Realm is such that the Northern Province has no choice but to go all out, while the Western Province can take its time... Logically speaking, the Northern Province should be the first to start a war.

"Just as you said before." Shi Yao continued slowly, "Beizhou strictly blocks its borders and does not allow any foreign cultivators to enter."

"Western Province seems to think that Northern Province is planning to start another border conflict, so they are ready to strike first."

"The White Tiger General is indeed quite capable." Long Long said after pondering.

If the two states must go to war, it is certainly more advantageous to strike first than to defend and counterattack. After all, the former can push the battlefield into the opponent's territory, while the latter can only start a war in their own country.

A typical example is the previous attack by Zhongzhou on Nanzhou, which almost destroyed the Two River Plain in the north of Nanzhou. It was unknown how many years it would take for Yuanjiang City to recover.

But the problem is that not everyone can have a strategic perspective... Who can guarantee that Beizhou will definitely attack?

Since Qi Qiaosong has been in power for a long time, there is no benefit in going to war again within Xizhou, and the power of the peace faction is bound to be unprecedentedly strong.

Apart from the White Tiger General, there is almost no other choice who is capable of going against all odds and leading the Western State to declare war on the Northern State first.

"It really wasn't the White Tiger General this time." Shi Yao finally revealed an expression that said "You can also make mistakes sometimes" and smiled. "It was the eldest princess Qi Yingzhu who went to Xizhou in person to persuade the White Tiger Patriarch to agree to go to war."

It turned out to be that little tiger... Long Long was silent for a long time and said:

"Anyway, it helps us."

"When do you plan to go to Xizhou with me?" Shi Yao asked.

Leaving Dongzhou and heading to Xizhou, the Dragon Clan would never agree openly, which meant that I could only leave without saying goodbye.

By then, Dongzhou will inevitably be shaken, and there will be no possibility of turning back.

"The sooner the better." Long Long sighed, "It seems that the tribe's patience with me is running out."

"Forcing you to get married?" Shi Yao laughed.

"We can't tarnish someone's reputation." Long Long replied.

"When you get to Xizhou, there is one thing you need to be careful of." Shi Yao suddenly remembered something and said, "Don't let anyone recognize you."

"Of course." Long Long agreed without thinking, then frowned and asked, "Why?"

"What do you think?" Shi Yao said meaningfully.

If your identity is discovered by Xizhou, won't the White Tiger Clan be able to find dozens or even hundreds of Mao Clan girls? Not to mention, the eldest princess Qi Yingzhu, is she interested in you? Maybe you can just take her back to Zhongzhou to be her husband.

"I don't understand what Master is talking about." Long Long said stiffly, "Let's not discuss this topic. Master, please help me and Long Hu arrange the preparations for Xizhou."

"Hehe." Seeing his embarrassed expression, Shi Yao finally understood. She took the Yang Scroll of the Red Dust Hundred Worlds Map and left triumphantly.

Long Long waited in Dongzhou for several days when he was suddenly called by the clan leader Qin Beiwang to discuss matters.

For a moment, he felt guilty as if he had been seen through before he ran away, but he quickly calmed down and went to the meeting calmly.

Sure enough, at the meeting, all the dragon elders gathered together to discuss the current tense situation in West Province and North Province, and no one knew about his plans.

"Western Province will never start a war easily." An elder of the Dragon Clan said, "Now that the politics of Central Province is basically stable, Qi Weihong has lost hope of becoming emperor. Why would Western Province take the initiative to attack Northern Province when there is no profit to be made?"

"That's right." The other elders also echoed.

"If Xizhou does not want to go to war, why mobilize all tribes and gather troops again?" asked tribe leader Qin Beiwang leisurely.

"I think it's because the Northern Province has blocked its entire territory, so the Western Province is overly vigilant." Another dragon elder said.

Qin Beiwang did not accept this explanation. His brows were still furrowed and the atmosphere on the field became quiet.

As a newly promoted elder, Long Long just stood there calmly, saying nothing and watching coldly.

The statement of being overly vigilant is obviously untenable. The deployment of troops in a defensive counterattack war and an invasion war is completely different. A careful examination of the situation in Xizhou will easily determine that these dragon elders are lying with their eyes open.

However, Long Long knew why everyone was like this - they simply didn't want to fight anymore.

If the North State, the Central State, and the West State each have their own interests to pursue, and the South State is motivated by hatred towards the Central State, then the East State is the only one that has neither interests nor sufficient motivation to participate in this war.

Smart people know that when everyone is fighting with their brains, if you just stand by and watch, you will sooner or later get into trouble. It is impossible not to take sides.

But whether in Xizhou or Dongzhou, most of the monsters are not smart, right?

Since everyone was tired of war, Long Long certainly would not come out to sing a different tune, but the clan leader Qin Beiwang was unwilling to let him go and directly asked by name:

"Long Long, what do you think?"

What do I think, are you the patriarch or am I the patriarch?

Long Long sighed inwardly for a moment and replied:

"If the Western Province really goes to war with the Northern Province, what will happen to our tribe?"

Everyone was silent.

When everyone hears this question, the first thing that comes to mind is, “What does it have to do with us?”

The Western State and the Northern State went to war, and the fighting was concentrated in the northwest of the Eastern Emperor Realm. Naturally, it had no impact on the Eastern State. The main issue was how to express a political stance.

"It depends on Nanzhou's opinion." Seeing that everyone was speechless, Long Long reminded again.

Even if the Western Province attacks the Northern Province, it has nothing to do with us. But if the Southern Province sees that the Western Province is being contained and takes advantage of the situation to attack the Central Province, this will have something to do with us.

The saying "In military affairs, a single move can affect the entire body" is nothing more than this.

"Not bad." Qin Beiwang nodded approvingly.

The originally messy relationship became immediately clear after Long Long explained it in a few words, unravelling it into pieces and analyzing it in detail.

If Nanzhou attacks Zhongzhou, Dongzhou will definitely follow. Otherwise, not only will it offend its ally Nanzhou, but Zhongzhou may not give Dongzhou a good face because of the previous war. It can be said that it will be in a difficult situation.

But if Nanzhou does not move, Dongzhou will certainly not provoke Zhongzhou. It is completely unprofitable, so what is the point of fighting?

Thinking of this, he looked at Long Long with more admiration.

This boy is indeed my good son-in-law!