Chapter 151 Heading to the Western Desert
Now, everything in Chaoge City has basically been dealt with.
It will take another month for Huang Feihu and others' million-strong army to return to Chaoge, but Li Qing can't wait that long.
So, he's leaving!
He is going to the Western Desert.
The rebellion in the Western Desert will be handled by Wen Taishi, and the barbarians in the Western Desert are much inferior to those in the North Sea, so Li Qing believes that Wen Zhong can resolve the rebellion in the Western Desert.
He went to the Western Desert with only one purpose, and that was to obtain a piece of Chiyou's body!
After all, he had to collect the entire remains of Chi You to extract even a drop of the Great Wizard's blood.
At least he could find out that Chi You's remains were in the five directions of east, south, west, north and center, but he didn't know where the bodies of other great wizards, or whether they were alive, were.
Looking back at Weiyang Palace and then at Xue Palace, Li Qing sighed secretly. He couldn't tell Shiji and Xueling about this, otherwise the two women would definitely follow him, so it was better not to tell them.
Thinking of this, Li Qing took a big step forward and went straight to the harem.
He didn't tell the two girls because he was afraid they would follow him, but he had to tell Queen Jiang Qian about his departure, and let Yin Jiao continue to regent as the crown prince.
A moment later.
"What?"
In the harem, Jiang Qian was shocked and said, "Your Majesty, you are going to the Western Desert alone? How can this be possible? You should at least bring 800 divine guards with you!"
Upon hearing this, Li Qing reached out and stroked Jiang Qian's hair, sighing, "Qian'er, you don't know, the lower the profile I keep, the safer I'll be. If I were to travel with a large army or eight hundred divine guards, it would be too obvious and would easily attract the attention of some experts. If they took action, I'd be in danger."
"Then, Your Majesty, please don't leave. There is an ancestral formation in Chaoge City that can only be broken by a saint. No one can hurt Your Majesty here!"
When Jiang Qian heard this, she became even more nervous. She quickly reached out and grabbed Li Qing's shoulder and spoke hurriedly.
Li Qing smiled. He pulled Jiang Qian into his arms and sighed, "How can I just sit there and wait for death? The world is in chaos now, with enemies on every side. How much can I solve with just Master Wen fighting fires everywhere? The Western Zhou Dynasty is full of ambition and will surely rise up in rebellion soon. Will I still be able to hide in Chaoge then?"
Having said that, Li Qing patted Jiang Qian's back and said calmly, "So, I must go out and find a way to become stronger. I must find a way to save my Great Shang from collapse!"
"Your Majesty..."
Jiang Qian became even more nervous upon hearing this. She whispered softly before gritting her teeth and saying, "I will write a letter to my father right now, asking him to send troops and attack Western Zhou first! All the traitors in Western Zhou will be slain!"
"That's not necessary. Although the Duke of Dongbo is the leader of the four great dukes and oversees two hundred lesser dukes, he has to guard the Eye of the Demon Realm in Donglu, the seat of the Six Paths of Evil. This is already extremely taxing. Moreover, Xi Zhou hasn't rebelled yet. In the eyes of the eight hundred dukes, he's considered a good person. If we attack him for no reason, we'll only earn him a reputation as an unjust person, which will be detrimental to the Shang Dynasty."
When Li Qing heard this, he immediately smiled, hugged Jiang Qian in his arms, and shook his head gently.
“But, but…”
Jiang Qian was at a loss for a moment and could only sob, not knowing what to do.
"Okay, okay."
Li Qing patted Jiang Qian on the back, soothing her emotions. "Don't worry, it's okay. Who am I? I am the master of heaven and earth. Nothing can stop me! Don't you trust me? Don't you trust your husband?"
"But, I am still worried about you..."
Jiang Qian sobbed continuously and looked at Li Qing with worried eyes.
"Don't worry."
Seeing this, Li Qing could only hold Jiang Qian's pretty face in his hands and kiss her. Then he said, "I will leave now. Don't spread the news. Just say that I am tired from the battle in the North Sea and will be recuperating in the harem for a while. During this time, let Jiao'er supervise the country."
"Um."
Jiang Qian saw that although Li Qing's words were gentle, his tone was quite firm. As Li Qing's virtuous wife, she knew that there was no possibility of stopping him, so she could only nod gently.
Li Qing smiled and pinched Jiang Qian's pretty face, saying, "It is indeed my favorite Qian'er."
After saying that, he laughed heartily, turned around and walked out of the palace.
Jiang Qian's face flushed red. She had forgotten how long it had been since the king had treated her so affectionately. However, she then chased out of the palace gate and watched Li Qing quickly disappear into the distance. She simply prayed in her heart, "Your Majesty, you must be safe!"
Li Qing did not bring anyone with him on this trip to the Western Desert.
The Hongmeng purple energy that protected his body had been taken away by Hongjun, so he knew that if Taoist Lu Ya, Taoist Randeng, including Guangchengzi, or the Twelve Golden Immortals came together, he would definitely not be their match and would most likely be killed.
Therefore, he had to change his strategy and not make a big fuss or expose his position.
He could only go to the Western Desert alone to look for Chi You's remains, and then go to the Southern Wilderness, the shores of the East China Sea, and the center of the Zhuolu battlefield to collect all of Chi You's remains except the head, extract the essence and blood of the great wizard, and finally refine the supreme treasure, the Twelve Capitals of the Underworld Flags. With the supreme treasure in hand, who could kill him except the saint?
This was what Li Qing had in mind.
Putting away the imperial robe and the great crown, Li Qing put on ordinary warrior clothes, stepped on the strong wind, put his hands behind his back, and headed straight for the Western Desert!
Compared with the North Sea Snowfield, the Western Desert is farther away from Chaoge. In terms of national boundaries, Chaoge is closest to the Southern Wilderness, followed by the North Sea, and then the Western Desert.
The Western Desert borders Xiniuhezhou.
If the snow in the North Sea was unsuitable for the people of the Shang Dynasty because of the cold, then the desert in the Western Regions was also unsuitable for the people of the Shang Dynasty because of the heat.
But just because it is not suitable for the people of Da Shang does not mean it is not suitable for the barbarians in the Western Regions.
These Western Region barbarians gathered into thirty-six large tribes and hundreds of small tribes in the Western Desert. The ones who are now invading the Western Desert border of the Shang Dynasty are the thirty-six tribal barbarians who were canonized as the Thirty-six Princes of the Western Region.
There is no need to mention these.
Let’s talk about Li Qing.
With his physical cultivation of the seventh level of Daluo Jinxian, if he hurried as fast as he could, he could reach the Western Desert within twenty-four hours, but he was not running for his life, so there was no need to run so fast. Therefore, he just went west at a normal speed.
The journey lasted a whole day, and only when the sun set did he feel a little tired. He looked around and saw a big mountain, so he lowered his wind and flew towards the mountain, intending to rest for a while.
"Hey! Who are you? How dare you come to Black Wind Mountain and act so recklessly?"
But just when Li Qing was less than ten miles away from the mountain, a loud shout suddenly came from the mountain, and then a group of figures flew out.
Looking at the group of figures flying into the sky, Li Qing suddenly smiled.
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