Chu Qinghe nodded and said, "It should be."
After Qu Feiyan placed the wooden box on the table, Chu Qinghe lightly waved his right hand, and with a surge of energy, he pried the wooden box open.
After opening the several wooden boxes inside the main box and examining each of the medicinal herbs, Chu Qinghe finally picked up the envelope.
After a moment, once he had taken in all the contents of the letter, Chu Qinghe's gaze fell on the last line.
"On the fifteenth of December, the Shaolin Temple of the Great Song Dynasty held a martial arts conference, inviting heroes from all over the Great Song Dynasty to select a martial arts leader to jointly defend against foreign enemies."
When Chu Qinghe took in the last line of the letter, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Chu Qinghe sighed softly and rubbed his temples, saying:
"It looks like I'll have to make a trip to the Great Song Dynasty."
"The Great Song Dynasty?"
The women were all puzzled by what Chu Qinghe said.
Chu Qinghe slowly said, "I was short of some medicinal herbs before, so I asked Bai Xiaosheng to help me search and collect them. This box contains the medicinal herbs I need, but according to Bai Xiaosheng's information, the other few herbs are only found in the Great Song and Great Yuan Kingdoms."
As he spoke, Chu Qinghe placed the paper in his hand on the table.
Dongfang Bubai and the other women glanced at the letter on the table and saw that it clearly recorded the exact locations of the medicines that Chu Qinghe had mentioned.
"Apricot Grove, Zhongnan Mountain, Mantuo Villa, and the marshland west of Wangbei Lake."
After a short while, Dongfang Bubai looked away from the letter on the table and, noticing the thoughtful expression on Chu Qinghe's face, asked, "Is there a problem?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Qinghe chuckled and said, "Not really, I was just thinking that since we're going to the Great Song Dynasty, should we join in the fun?"
Hearing Chu Qinghe's words, the girls all showed some doubt on their faces.
Seeing this, Chu Qinghe slowly said, "Previously in the Wudang Sect, I asked Pang Ban. According to Pang Ban, the reason for cooperating with the Azure Dragon Society was that the Azure Dragon Society promised to allow the Ming Dynasty to increase the number of troops stationed on the border between the Ming Dynasty and the Song Dynasty after the matter was completed, thus drawing away the Song Dynasty's troops."
Shuimu Yinji asked in confusion, "But didn't Pang Ban say it would be a year from now? It's only been a little over two months since the Wudang Sect incident..."
However, towards the end, Jellyfish Yin Ji seemed to realize something and murmured, "No, Pang Ban only said that the Ming Dynasty would send more troops to defend the country a year later, but he didn't specify when that 'year later' would begin."
Immediately afterwards, Jellyfish Princess shifted her gaze slightly and focused it back on the letter.
After glancing at the last line of small print in the letter, Jellyfish Yin Ji asked with a hint of uncertainty, "Could it be that the Great Yuan Kingdom is preparing to attack the warriors of the Great Song Kingdom first?"
Upon hearing Shui Mu Yin Ji's words, Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue immediately realized what Shui Mu Yin Ji meant.
Like the Water Mother Yin Ji, Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue both had their eyes on the letter on the table, and thoughtful expressions appeared on their faces.
Chu Qinghe nodded in agreement, saying, "It seems that way now."
Seeing that Chu Qinghe's thoughts were the same as her own, Shui Mu Yin Ji said, "To actually take action against the martial arts world of the Great Song Dynasty first, it seems that the Great Yuan Dynasty is determined to attack the Great Song Dynasty this time."
After speaking, seeing that Qu Feiyan and Lianxing and the other girls were still puzzled, Shuimu Yinji gave them a brief explanation.
After listening to what Jellyfish Yin Ji said, Lin Shiyin asked with a puzzled expression, "If the Great Yuan Kingdom wants to wage war against the Great Song Kingdom, why does it first attack the martial arts world of the Great Song Kingdom?"
Yaoyue slowly explained, "Among the five kingdoms, the Jianghu of the Great Song Kingdom is the weakest. Originally, the top forces in the Great Song Kingdom were the Xiaoyao Sect, the Beggar Clan, and the Northern Shaolin Sect. However, in recent years, the Beggar Clan has declined and has been divided into the Northern Beggar Clan and the Southern Beggar Clan. The leaders of the Northern Beggar Clan, Qiao Feng and Hong Qigong, are only at the Grandmaster level."
"The Xiaoyao Sect has also been defeated. The Tianshan Child Granny in Lingjiu Palace is said to be only at the late Grandmaster level."
"Among the top powers, only the Northern Shaolin Temple remains."
"A hundred years ago, the Northern Shaolin Temple was even revered as the state religion by the Great Song Dynasty. Under the call of the Northern Shaolin Temple, once the border was in danger, the Northern Shaolin Temple and the Beggars' Sect would rush to the border together with a group of martial artists to resist the enemy."
"Over the past century, the relationship between the martial arts world and the imperial court in the Song Dynasty has been excellent."
At this point, Qu Feiyan and the other women understood all the reasons.
Qu Feiyan said, "If the Great Yuan Kingdom were to launch an attack on the Great Song Kingdom this time, the Beggar Clan and the Northern Shaolin Temple within the Great Song Kingdom would not stand idly by and might rush to the border. Therefore, if the Great Yuan Kingdom truly wants to annex the Great Song Kingdom, it needs to first subdue the Northern Shaolin Temple and the Beggar Clan within the Great Song Kingdom."
Have the various factions resolved the situation?
Shuimu Yinji nodded and said, "If it weren't for the Song Dynasty uniting its warriors against the enemy, and the mutual distrust among the other four kingdoms, how could the Song Dynasty's corrupt and decadent court, already dominated by female officials, have survived to this day?"
After a slight pause, Jellyfish Yin Ji slowly said, "Now that the cooperation with the Azure Dragon Society has been confirmed, and at this juncture, the Northern Shaolin Temple has taken the initiative to announce that it wants to hold a martial arts conference, this move undoubtedly gives them an opportunity to wipe us all out in one fell swoop."
"I'm afraid the driving force behind this martial arts tournament is very likely the Demon Master Palace of the Great Yuan Kingdom."
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