Chapter 188: War Begins
Chapter 188: War Begins
"You slut, what nonsense are you talking about? How could my son die for no reason?!"
"That's right, you slut, if I don't scratch your face to pieces today, I'll take your last name."
For Aunt Miao and Aunt Zhang, children are their Achilles' heel.
Qing'er said in front of them that their children were dead, which was no different from directly pulling out their reverse scales.
The two men suddenly jumped up, grabbed Qing'er and started fighting.
Qing'er was originally ordered to tell the two of them the news of Nangong Ling and Nangong Chen's death, and to watch the excitement at the same time.
However, I didn't expect that Aunt Miao and Aunt Zhang would not play according to common sense and would directly beat people.
Qing'er didn't react immediately and was caught by the two men. Her hair was pulled apart and her face was scratched.
Fortunately, Qing'er didn't come here alone. After she reacted, she shouted behind her.
"Are you all dead? Hurry up and pull Aunt Miao and Aunt Zhang apart."
The maids finally reacted and came forward one by one to pull Aunt Miao and Aunt Zhang apart.
Qing'er touched the blood stains on her face and the pain on her cheek, all of which told her that her face was scratched.
For women, there is no one who does not value her appearance. The hatred in her heart towards Aunt Miao and Aunt Zhang reached its peak in an instant.
"Hmph, no matter how crazy you are, it won't change the fact that your son is dead. I came here to tell you out of kindness, and it's fine if you don't feel grateful, but you actually hurt my face. I will report this to my wife and ask her to punish you."
Qing'er said this with a bully-like attitude.
"What good intentions? That bitch Zhong Yumei just wants to see us laugh. I'm afraid of her. If you have the guts, ask her to come here in person."
Aunt Miao screamed wildly, as if she had no scruples at all.
Aunt Miao and Aunt Zhang looked crazy at this time, but their hearts were filled with sorrow.
Because they knew that since Zhong Yumei asked Qing'er to come and laugh at them, there must be jokes to laugh at.
Moreover, if Nangong Ling and Nangong Chen had not really been in trouble, Zhong Yumei would not have let Qing'er come over.
Qing'er didn't expect that the two of them would be so bold as to insult Zhong Yumei, and she was immediately furious.
But it just so happened that they were both concubines at that time, and their status was higher than Qing'er. No matter how angry Qing'er was, she couldn't fight back directly. She could only stomp her feet angrily, then turn around and go back to report to Zhong Yumei.
As for whether she would exaggerate or not when reporting back, only Qing'er herself knew.
Anyway, not long after Qing'er went back to report, Zhong Yumei sent an old nanny over.
Concubine Miao and Concubine Zhang were directly imprisoned on the charge of disrespecting the mistress.
And she was not imprisoned in her own yard, but was imprisoned together with the crazy concubine Li.
Nangong Jing didn't know what happened in the Duke's Mansion. After killing Nangong Ling and Nangong Chen, he felt as if his shackles had been released and he felt a lot more relaxed.
Even his cultivation showed signs of a breakthrough, so as soon as he returned to the palace, Nangong Jing chose to go into seclusion.
The retreat didn’t last long, only two days.
Although the retreat was not long, Nangong Jing's entire temperament had undergone a drastic change.
Before his retreat, one could tell at a glance that Nangong Jing was a cultivator, and his cultivation was quite high.
But after Nangong Jing came out of seclusion, there was no sign of his cultivation, and he looked like an ordinary person.
But Xuanyuan Xingyao knew that Nangong Jing's cultivation was actually several points higher than before he went into seclusion.
If Xuanyuan Xingyao could still suppress Nangong Jing before.
So now when the two of them compete, the winning rate has become ** points.
Although Xuanyuan Xingyao still has a higher winning rate, the gap between Jiuyi and ** can be described as a world of difference.
"If you had known that killing Nangong Ling and Nangong Chen would greatly increase your cultivation, you should have done it earlier."
Xuanyuan Xingyao's eyes sparkled as he looked Nangong Jing up and down, then he chuckled and said.
Nangong Jing had not expected that his cultivation would improve so much.
"Rather than saying that my cultivation has improved because I killed Nangong Ling and Nangong Chen, it's better to say that I figured it out myself and untied the knot in my heart, so it has improved. If I can't figure it out myself, what's the point of killing everyone in the Duke's Mansion?"
Xuanyuan Xingyao gently stroked Nangong Jing's head and said in a deep voice.
"Anyone else?"
Xuanyuan Xingyao's question seemed to be incoherent, but Nangong Jing understood it and shook his head slightly.
"No, in my previous life, although I didn't have the talent of a summoner, I had good qualifications as a magician. After awakening, my father protected me and no one dared to bully me."
"No one dares to bully you, but they dare to plot against you, right?"
Xuanyuan Xingyao obviously still holds a grudge against Nangong Ling and the other two for killing Nangong Jing in his previous life.
Nangong Jing looked at Xuanyuan Xingyao's gloomy face and instead of feeling scared, he found it somewhat cute.
Nangong Jing stepped forward and buried himself in Xuanyuan Xingyao's chest, coaxing him like a spoiled child.
"Well, isn't it all in the past? And you helped me get revenge. They are all dead now."
"The bodies of Nangong Ling and Nangong Chen have been found and sent to the Ministry of Justice."
Xuanyuan Xingyao's words made Nangong Jing pause for a moment, and then he raised his head and looked at Xuanyuan Xingyao.
"Did the Ministry of Justice find out anything?"
After all, it was my first time killing someone. Although I was confident that I had erased all traces, I still felt a little guilty.
"We've already erased all traces of us from their bodies, so there's nothing to be afraid of. I've also had people keeping an eye on the Ministry of Justice, so there won't be any problems."
Although Xuanyuan Xingyao had never been to the Ministry of Justice, he was familiar with the procedures there.
If there are no clues, and the Duke's Mansion urges them to send the bodies of Nangong Ling and Nangong Chen back as soon as possible, it will easily become an unsolved case, just like the case of Nangong Dao.
While the Ministry of Justice was investigating the case of Nangong Ling and Nangong Chen day and night, the Shuiling Kingdom, thousands of kilometers away from the imperial capital, was under attack from the Fate Kingdom.
Just as everyone had guessed before, after strengthening its territory, the Kingdom of Fit began to attack kingdoms of the same level.
The Fate Kingdom knew that it had to pick on the weak, and among the major kingdoms, the Shuiling Kingdom was the weakest.
Therefore, the Fit Kingdom chose the Shuiling Kingdom first.
When the king of Shuiling Kingdom received the reminder letter from Xuanyuan Hongtai, he was still reluctant to believe it.
I think Xuanyuan Hongtai is just too suspicious. The Fit Kingdom is only attacking a few small countries. How could it possibly attack kingdoms of the same level as theirs?
However, the urgent message from the border of 800 miles today was like a slap in the face of King Shui Ling.
"We've lost three cities on the border. What are the generals and soldiers doing here? Why did they let the cities fall into the hands of the Fit Kingdom?"
King Shui Ling threw the memorial heavily to the ground and roared at the courtiers in the court.
The court officials all knelt on the ground after being yelled at, not knowing how to respond.
In the end, it was the soldier who delivered the message, kneeling on the ground, who replied to King Shui Ling.
"Your Majesty, Fate's army arrived too suddenly, and their numbers were more than double ours. We were no match for them. It was only through the general's decisive action that we abandoned three cities and gathered the troops from those cities, and only then were we able to temporarily hold off Fate's army."
The soldier's words made King Shui Ling's face turn from black to white and then to red. Don't misunderstand that he was angry.
"General Mao, you must immediately gather 50,000 troops and send them to the border for support. The Ministry of War must ensure sufficient supplies. I can ignore all the past incidents, but if anyone dares to take action this time, don't blame me for chopping off his head."
There are some tricks in every department of the six ministries, and King Shui Ling knows all of them.
But there are no fish in clear water, so it is better to turn a blind eye to some things. Therefore, King Shui Ling pretended not to know anything.
The main thing is that although they asked for help, they never delayed important matters. This is the important reason why King Shui Ling was unaware of it.
But this time is different. If the kingdom is not careful this time, it may suffer a devastating disaster. Therefore, King Shui Ling will never allow any mistakes in supplies.
"I obey the decree."
The Minister of War and General Mao saluted at the same time and received the order.
After the court session, King Shui Ling and the Crown Prince came to the imperial study. King Shui Ling leaned back in his chair, somewhat tired.
"If I had believed the Dragon Shadow Emperor's warning, wouldn't this disaster have happened?"
"Father, this cannot be entirely blamed on you. Who would have thought that Fate would have such great ambitions?"
Prince Shui Ling did not expect that the Fit Kingdom would attack without any hesitation, without giving them any chance to react.
It is also because they have been too comfortable in recent years, so comfortable that they have completely lost their vigilance.
King Shui Ling took out the letter that Xuanyuan Hongtai had sent not long ago and read it over and over again.
After an unknown amount of time, King Shui Ling sighed, took out a blank piece of letter paper, and quickly wrote a letter.
"If the next message from the border is good news, you will burn this letter. But if it is still bad news, then you will have someone deliver it to the Dragon Shadow Empire as quickly as possible."
If possible, King Shui Ling did not want to ask for help from the Dragon Shadow Empire.
Even though Xuanyuan Hongtai had mentioned mutual support in his letter, King Shuiling did not believe that the Longying Empire would be so kind as to help them repel the enemy without asking for any benefits.
Moreover, as one of the four most powerful kingdoms, when faced with an attack from another country, it actually had to ask other countries for support, even if it was the Dragon Shadow Empire, which was much stronger than theirs. It would be embarrassing enough to tell others about it.
Therefore, King Shui Ling did not want to ask for support from the Dragon Shadow Empire unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Yes, father."
After taking the letter, Prince Shui Ling carefully placed it in his arms.
The soldiers on the border would not wait for anyone, so General Mao did not dare to slack off. He assembled 50,000 soldiers and horses that day and rushed to the border as quickly as possible.
Along with these 50,000 troops, there was also a batch of supplies prepared by the Ministry of War.
Because time was too urgent, the prepared materials were not complete, and the remaining materials could only be transported after they were all prepared. Author's words: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support, mua! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading
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