On a snowy night, heaven and earth seemed to speak in unison.
Only the main hall of Prince Rong's mansion was lit, its lights flickering in the snowy night, seemingly displaying a desolate scene amidst the howling wind.
Inside the hall, Prince Rong leaned listlessly against the grand chair, listening to Zheng Er's report on the events surrounding the ambush and killing of Fu Ya in the Southern Barbarian Mountains.
The military intelligence arrived late because the Prince Rong's residence had been confined by the retired emperor and the imperial guards, cutting off all channels of communication between the inside and outside.
If Emperor Chengping hadn't issued an edict appointing Prince Rong to manage the national chamber of commerce, Prince Rong wouldn't be able to see Zheng Er right now.
Zheng Liu, who had been listening in, interrupted after Zheng Er finished his report: "Your Highness, Fu Ya isn't that easy to kill..."
"Hmph, the fact that the Azure Dragon wreaked havoc on the merchant guilds I established in towns and cities across the land proves that Fu Ya is not dead."
"The Azure Dragon is now Fu Ya's symbol." Prince Rong scoffed disdainfully, convinced that the Azure Dragon had been tamed by Fu Ya and made his mount.
At the very least, the immortal master of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect would take the Azure Dragon as his mount.
The Immortal Sect successively accepted Wu Wei and Fu Ya as disciples, placing them in special positions within the dynasty to seize cultivation resources.
Zheng and Qinglong are seizing the Chamber of Commerce's assets everywhere.
This shows that even if the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect truly loses Fu Ya as a pawn, it will still use other pawns to scheme for resources across the world.
Zheng Liu asked in surprise, "Your Highness, this doesn't make sense, does it?"
"Is it reasonable for the Fu clan to send out Fu Ying, a prodigy with a birth treasure and a heavenly spiritual root, who could help the Fu clan rise to power?" Prince Rong did not believe it was true.
The only explanation is that Fu Ying, who was sent to her death, was a substitute puppet.
As for the fact that the various forces monitored the Fu family and did not discover that the Fu family members had taken the Puppet Pill and become Fu Ying's substitute puppets, the problem lies with Fu Ya.
After all, Fu Ya had obtained four Puppet Pills, so he couldn't just leave them as decorations.
If the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect were to use secret techniques to assist them, it's not impossible that they could turn ordinary people into substitutes.
Illusionary techniques, disguise pills, and other secret methods were commonplace in the Immortal Dynasty.
It's quite normal that such secret techniques and elixirs originated from the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect.
Zheng Liu suddenly realized: "Your Highness is right. After Fu Ya and Fu Ying got into trouble, the Fu family received the news but did not react at all."
This is abnormal in itself.
Could it be that the Fu family has pulled a fast one on the world?
"This is an indisputable fact, and it is of no concern to me."
I only hate that the Sixth Emperor appointed me, seemingly as a favor, to subdue me and make me work for him to manage his finances.
"Actually, are you using me as bait?" Prince Rong was so angry he felt like his teeth were about to ache.
Going south of the Yangtze River at this time would be tantamount to suicide.
While others were unaware that the man in question was in Jiangnan, Prince Rong knew it all too well.
Going down south and trying to rob that man of his money is practically suicide, isn't it?
Zheng Liu said in shock, "Your Highness, the Emperor wouldn't be trying to use you to lure out Fu Ya, would he?"
"Nonsense, in this world only Fu Ya dares to challenge me. If I'm not catching him, who else could I be catching?"
Now, I have lost my value to that lord?
"They're hardly qualified to lure out that lord. They can only provoke Fu Ya to reappear in the world, stir up trouble again, and provoke conflicts between various forces, so that the Sixth Emperor can become the fisherman?" Prince Rong was furious, but he could not disobey the imperial decree and become a caged bird.
Zheng Liu said angrily, "Your Highness, isn't the Emperor afraid that Your Highness will rebel when you go south?"
"You scoundrel, what kind of fate awaits me now? What kind of rebellion is this?"
"If I rebel, I'll become a gun in the hands of the Sixth Emperor and that other man. Do you think I'm stupid?" Prince Rong disdainfully got up and walked out, preparing to go south of the Yangtze River.
Zheng Liu followed: "Your Highness, are we really going to be bait for the Emperor to lure out Fu Ya? What's the point?"
"You guys are really brainless!"
The dignity of the Immortal Sect cannot be violated. Fu Ya's death in the ambush on the battlefield was a slap in the face for the Immortal Sect. The Immortal Sect can no longer cooperate with the royal family, lest it become a laughing stock in the world.
If the immortal sects couldn't create an invincible army of 30,000 to 40,000 with a wave of their hand, and possess spiritual root repair fluid, then such things would be dispensable.
If it exists, then it possesses boundless allure.
Every faction wants to curry favor with the immortal sects, gain their support, build an invincible army to conquer the world, and collect resources to cultivate and attain enlightenment.
This is the most deadly, the ultimate goal. "After this battle, Prince Rong saw through the mystery that he couldn't see through before."
Immortal sects do not easily get involved in karma, as it would hinder their cultivation.
Otherwise, given the Celestial Master's ability to create an invincible army of 30,000 to 40,000 with a wave of his hand, he could simply emerge and occupy a city or region, gather the people of the occupied territory to create an invincible legion to conquer the world, which would be simple and straightforward, without needing to play the farce of cooperating with the royal family.
Now that the royal family has essentially withdrawn from the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect, it is the best opportunity for other forces to befriend the sect, and they should not miss it.
Zheng Liu belatedly realized and angrily said, "So, in this world, only the Prince is the mortal enemy of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect, which is why the Emperor appointed him to scheme against the money bag and other forces, and to help the Emperor control the world?"
They even helped the emperor gain the support of the immortal sects—how despicable!
"Everyone is caught in the middle of the game, unable to control their own destiny."
Just a moment ago, I lost, and the sixth emperor won, but I also lost.
The sixth emperor overthrew the retired emperor, won the support of the emperor and the sixteen great patrons, and basically secured his rule.
However, he was attacked by that man who colluded with the Demonic Sect, forcing him to abandon Fu Ya, which was tantamount to abandoning the support of the Immortal Sect, thus allowing Kyoto to escape danger.
Otherwise, the sixth emperor's empire would be unstable; every action, every drink, is governed by rules.
"I might not lose, haha!" Prince Rong walked into the snowstorm.
Zheng Liu caught up and asked, "Your Highness, you're not going to travel to Jiangnan overnight, are you?"
"Speed is of the essence in war!" Prince Rong braved the wind and snow to travel south of the Yangtze River, attracting the attention of various forces.
The powerful and influential families of Kyoto sent envoys to the south of the Yangtze River.
Countless messages have been delivered by carrier pigeons and eagles.
Wu Wei received the message from the flying eagle in the capital at noon the next day, and paced back and forth in the central command tent: "Damn it, why did they send a message to this princess by flying eagle at this time?"
"His Majesty is warning you. You have won three battles at the border and repelled the invading army of the Great Yan Dynasty. You should stop now." Liu Qingyun analyzed the situation with a bitter expression. She had known this would happen.
His achievements overshadowed the emperor!
Emperor Chengping did not want Wuwei to rise to power, establish a small court on the border, conquer a territory, and endanger the Great Li Dynasty.
It is only suitable for guarding the border, preventing internal rebellions within the dynasty, being ready to enter the capital to defend the emperor at any time, restricting the development of Wuwei, and deterring the world.
To put it bluntly, Emperor Chengping wanted to use Wu Wei's invincible army as a surprise force to defend the emperor, and thus treat it as his private property.
Wu Wei saw through it and said angrily, "You damned emperor, so closed-minded and lacking in magnanimity."
They only know how to fight amongst themselves and have no ambition whatsoever.
No, I need to call Zheng Ya and ask him to help me conquer this land. We can't let the emperor hold us by the throat and lose the opportunity to march straight into the Great Yan Dynasty..."
"Princess, Zheng Ya has just escaped his predicament and is now enjoying a carefree life."
Besides, he used the Azure Dragon to cause trouble everywhere, stimulating public attention to his collection of fortune power. How could he possibly reappear in the world to help the princess succeed... Liu Qingyun felt that she was being wishful, that was unrealistic.
Wu Wei laughed angrily: "Have you ever thought about what Zheng Ya is after, that he slipped away to go south of the Yangtze River?"
He's never been one to give up, you understand?
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