"Gu Yue, one of the sixteen riders of the Azure Dragon, greets Commander Long!" Gu Yue walked over and gave Long Yuan a military salute.
"Alright." Long Yuan nodded. "Are you getting used to life in the palace?"
“I’m used to it. The prince treats me very well,” Gu Yue said.
"Mm." Long Yuan nodded.
"Commander Long, Gu Yue has done his duty to the best of his ability."
“Very excellent,” Zhu Zhen said.
"She was a soldier I trained."
"Highly obedient."
“Protecting the prince is the best course of action,” Long Yuan said.
"Mm." Zhu Zhen nodded.
“Let’s go to the council chamber!” Chen Tiansheng said.
"Okay." Immediately, the group went to the council hall.
Inside the council chamber, everyone took their seats.
"The prince is already aware of everything that happened in the palace!"
"What I mean is, let's deal with the palace matters first!"
“Hold the military accountable again.”
"Long Yuan, what do you think?" Chen Tiansheng asked Long Yuan.
"We'll do as Mr. Chen says," Long Yuan said.
"Your Highness, we must investigate thoroughly the injustices suffered by Long Yuan and the others!"
"But now, the Führer's situation is extremely dangerous!"
"So what I mean is that we should prioritize dealing with matters of the palace."
"Go find the military again and get a clear answer!" Chen Tiansheng said to Zhu Zhen.
“Let’s do it this way!!” Zhu Zhen nodded.
"The Royal Palace is the fifth stronghold of the Cake Kingdom!"
"Could this fourth stronghold be the military's?!"
"Specifically for dealing with the nation's iron cavalry?" Canqin suddenly said.
This revelation shocked everyone.
On second thought, it makes some sense.
Otherwise, why would the military leadership be unable to tolerate the Qinglong Legion, which fought so hard?
But upon further reflection, the timeline does indeed not quite match up.
After all, they took action as soon as the Qinglong Army entered the capital.
If this inference is correct, then enemy agents had already infiltrated the high command of the military before the two countries went to war.
That's almost impossible!
"I have my doubts too."
"However, as for whether they are the fourth stronghold..."
“When the time comes, a simple investigation will reveal the truth,” Chen Tiansheng said.
"Yes." Everyone nodded.
"Summon Consort Qin," he said to Qi Xue.
"Okay." Qi Xue nodded and walked out.
A short while later, Consort Qin walked in.
"Greetings, Master." She bowed to Chen Tiansheng.
When he saw Zhu Zhen sitting opposite him, he trembled for no reason.
"Your Highness, she is now at my disposal!"
"Please calm down!" Chen Tiansheng whispered, seeing Zhu Zhen's gritted teeth.
"Mm." Zhu Zhen nodded heavily and turned her head to one side.
"Our next plan is to take action against the palace!"
"We hope you'll cooperate with us obediently."
"If you can redeem yourself through meritorious service, that would be best," Chen Tiansheng said calmly, looking at her.
"Yes," Consort Qin nodded and said.
How many people are there in total at the outpost?
One hundred and fifty-eight people!
"Thirty people from Konoha Village!!"
"A lone swordsman from the capital!"
"Thirty-seven people from Poison Valley!"
"The rest are all warriors from the Kingdom of Cake!"
"They are hidden in different places!"
"Their strength is equivalent to that of a Heavenly Rank expert in the Dragon Kingdom!"
"So many Heavenly Realm experts have entered the Dragon Kingdom."
"It seems that the Kingdom of Pancakes has really gone all out!"
"You've brought down the court with your bare feet!" Chen Tiansheng sneered.
"However, they've miscalculated!"
"After entering the palace, you used the pretext of a meeting!"
"Gather them together so they can be easily killed!"
"Once you're done, wait for my orders!" he said.
"Yes!!" Consort Qin nodded.
"We're here." At that moment, a laugh rang out from outside the door, and Shi Jing walked in.
Following behind was Zhong Ling, and also a fat, big-eared monk.
"So many people gathered together."
"Something big must be about to happen!"
"The prince has arrived too!"
"It's a pleasure to meet you!" Shi Jing glanced around before finally settling on Zhu Zhen and said.
"Miss Shi, thank you for saving me back then."
"Only now can I live in peace." Zhu Zhen immediately stood up, bowed to Shi Jing, and expressed her gratitude.
"You're welcome."
"If you want to thank someone, thank President Chen," Shi Jing said with a laugh.
"Is the mission complete?" Chen Tiansheng asked, glancing at Shi Jing.
"Yes, but it was a bit tricky and took some time!"
“If Zen Master Xutuo hadn’t arrived in time, they would probably still be killing people!” Shi Jing said.
“Master Xutuo!” Chen Tiansheng’s gaze fell on the monk beside Zhong Ling.
"Amitabha."
"This old monk, Sudatta, greets everyone." Sudatta strode in, chanted a Buddhist prayer, and said.
“He is one of my fellow Daoists,” Zhong Ling explained.
"He was the one who asked me to fetch water from the Buddhist temple."
"Oh." Chen Tiansheng nodded and quickly returned the greeting, "Master, you're too kind."
"Fellow Daoist Zhong, let's not mention this matter again!"
“It’s my incompetence,” Xu Tuo whispered to Zhong Ling.
"It's not that you're incompetent, it's that they're too amazing!"
“There’s no need to blame yourself,” Zhong Ling said.
“Alas!” Sudatta shook his head and said no more.
"President Chen, why are you calling such a large meeting? Is something big about to happen?" Shi Jing asked.
"yes."
“We need to go to the palace to eliminate the fifth stronghold,” Chen Tiansheng said.
"I was originally planning to wait for you guys to go together!"
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