In response to the Great Xia Dynasty's declaration of war, Zhennan Prefecture had been looking for an opportunity.
Qin Xin was puzzled as to why Shui Sheng, as a general of the Great Xia Dynasty, would have such thoughts. What had happened between him and the royal family of the Great Xia Dynasty? All of this made Qin Xin curious.
After listening to the discussion, Shui Sheng planned to lead the Zhennan Army directly to the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty three days later.
Because Qin Xin had no experience in leading troops into battle, he was assigned to assist from the sidelines, and when necessary, to sneak into the palace to rescue Qin Lin and Qin Qianfan.
As for the Eastern Wilderness Academy, Hua Jin and Rong Ling have become high-ranking members of the academy and are in charge of the inner courtyard's Kunmen. If they were to take action, it would likely be seen as a declaration of war against the Great Xia Dynasty, which would violate the rule reached among the various forces of the Eastern Wilderness Academy not to participate in worldly conflicts.
As for Jin Yuanbao and the others, they could leave the Eastern Wilderness Academy at any time, so even if they took action, it wouldn't have much of an impact.
Moreover, in such a battle between two armies, martial artists at the Qi Sea Realm cannot play a significant role, unless they are at the Core Formation Realm or the Dharma Aspect Realm, only then can they determine the final outcome.
On the Zhennan Prefecture side, apart from Shui Sheng, who is a Dharma Aspect Realm martial artist, most of the others are Yuan Dan Realm, Shi Dan Realm, and Xu Dan Realm martial artists. Compared with the Great Xia Dynasty, there is still a significant disparity in strength.
However, after the change of the throne in the Great Xia Dynasty, there has been a lot of turmoil inside. Some families no longer obey its commands. Therefore, Zhennan Prefecture is actually only facing the royal family of the Great Xia Dynasty and the Ruan family that supported Xia Qi's ascension to the throne.
After discussing for a long time in the council hall, Shui Sheng finalized the battle plan for the future, and the group did not disperse until late at night.
Elder Mo and the Second and Third Elders left earlier because they needed to arrange clan affairs. Finally, Shui Qingxi escorted Qin Xin and Qin Xue back to the Qin clan's temporary residence in Tianyuan City.
As for Liu Lin, after seeing Shui Qingxi leave with Qin Xin, he quickly followed.
Seeing this, Shui Sheng and Liu Kang exchanged a glance, both with a hint of helplessness on their lips. However, such matters of love and affection were not something they could interfere with.
Due to the strange atmosphere among the four, they did not speak to each other on the way out of Zhennan Prefecture.
After slowing down, Shui Qingxi turned to look at Qin Xin and suddenly said, "By the way, Qin Xin, why was there news in Zhongzhou that you died in the Red Ridge Mountains?"
"I was trapped in a tomb for more than three months, but fortunately I escaped unharmed," Qin Xin explained after a pause.
"I heard that the area around the Red Ridge Mountains is sealed off. How did you get out?"
Shui Qingxi was also somewhat puzzled.
In fact, after hearing the news that Qin Xin was in the Crimson Ridge Mountain Range from the Spirit Beast Sect, she and Xia Yue immediately arranged for people to go and investigate, but they were unable to get any news about Qin Xin.
Even after the two returned together due to some events in the Eastern Wilderness some time ago, there was still no news of Qin Xin.
Upon hearing these questions, Qin Xin was at a loss for words. He couldn't very well tell them everything about how he had used the name Danqing to participate in the Central Plains Alchemy Gathering; explaining it would be a real headache.
"There's a teleportation array inside the tomb, but I was injured after coming out and needed to recuperate for a while," Qin Xin could only offer a perfunctory explanation.
Shui Qingxi could naturally tell that Qin Xin's explanation was somewhat perfunctory. After all, the tomb had been searched inside and out by countless forces, and there had never been any sound of a teleportation array. However, she was also clever enough not to ask any further questions.
"By the way, Xia Yue came back with you, and she has now returned to the Great Xia royal family."
Qin Xin seemed to realize something and asked aloud.
This time, Zhennan Prefecture and the Tianyuan Qin Clan directly attacked the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty, making conflict with the royal family inevitable.
Xia Yue and Qin Xin can be considered friends. Now that the two armies are facing off, if they were to meet, he might not hold back against her.
"Sister Xia Yue, you must be in a lot of trouble now. Before returning to the Eastern Wilderness, I talked to her and she said she probably wouldn't get involved in this conflict. Moreover, when the royal family of the Great Xia Dynasty attacked the Qin Clan of Tianyuan City, she tried to stop them, but she didn't succeed."
As Shui Qingxi spoke, a hint of worry appeared on her face. During her time at the Spirit Beast Sect, she and Xia Yue had formed a deep sisterly bond. Now that Xia Yue was in danger, she could only watch from the sidelines.
"Trouble? Ruan Yuan is already dead, so the marriage alliance between the Great Xia Dynasty royal family and the Ruan clan is probably off."
Qin Xin frowned slightly, and said while thinking.
“The Ruan clan does not only have one man, Ruan Yuan,” Shui Qingxi said with a sigh.
Upon hearing this, Qin Xin realized that the marriage between the royal family of the Great Xia Dynasty and the Ruan clan was not based on who was marrying whom, but rather on a political alliance.
The two chatted all the way, and Qin Xue and Liu Lin listened patiently without interrupting.
Soon the four of them arrived at a manor.
This manor is located in the eastern part of Zhennan Prefecture. The entire manor is very beautiful. The fact that it was given to the Qin clan of Tianyuan City for temporary residence shows how much Shui Sheng values them.
According to Shui Qingxi, this manor was once a temporary palace of the Great Xia Dynasty, and members of the royal family would come here every once in a while.
On the surface, they joined the Zhennan Prefecture army for training, but in reality, they came here to lord it over others and indulge in eating, drinking, and pleasure.
Nowadays, the relationship between Zhennan Prefecture and the Great Xia royal family has gradually deteriorated to the point of irreconcilable conflict, so this manor has been abandoned.
After dropping off Qin Xin and Qin Xue, Shui Qingxi and Liu Lin left without lingering because they still had matters to attend to regarding the troop deployment three days later.
After entering the manor, Qin Xin and Qin Xin left separately.
Just as Qin Xin was about to go find Elder Mo and the elders of the Tianyuan Qin Clan, he saw three figures.
At this moment, Jin Yuanbao saw Shangguan Lingyan leading a chubby little boy, swaying as they walked on the cobblestone-paved grass.
No, the chubby boy even let out a giggle.
After Qin Xin stepped forward, he also discovered that the chubby boy was exactly the same as Jin Yuanbao.
Remembering the pain of losing his son, Jin Yuanbao, this child has brought some comfort to the couple.
Just as Qin Xin approached Jin Yuanbao and his wife, the inheritance of the Old Man of the Fire, which had been dormant in his flight attendant ring, seemed to emit a slight fluctuation.
"Have you found a successor?"
Qin Xin seemed to be deep in thought.
Previously, in the inner chamber of the tomb of the Old Man of the Fire, when his last spiritual consciousness collapsed, Qin Xin had promised him to help him find a successor. Unexpectedly, he found one here.
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