In the Xiqi military camp, white banners hung low.
The bodies of Han Dulong and Xue Ehu were covered with white cloth and displayed in front of the central army tent.
Their deaths were extremely gruesome. Han Dulong's chest was shattered by the aftershocks of the Fantian Seal, and his internal organs were reduced to a pulp. Xue Ehu was strangled by the Soul-Slaying Banner that Yin Jiao used before his death, and his body was broken into several pieces, leaving no complete corpse behind.
Jiang Ziya stood before the corpse, his God-Slaying Whip trembling slightly.
"To kill Yin Jiao, we lost two of our great generals..."
Although Han Dulong and Xue Ehu were not exceptionally talented, they were still disciples of the Jade Void Sect. Now, however, they died like weeds. Looking at their corpses, Jiang Ziya was filled with sorrow.
Just then, Guang Chengzi arrived gracefully, his sleeves fluttering, and the Fantian Seal hovered in his palm, spinning rapidly, radiating a chilling pressure.
"Junior brother, why act like this?"
Guang Chengzi remained calm.
Guang Chengzi bears inescapable responsibility for the tragic deaths of Han Dulong and Xue Ehu.
Before the battle, he repeatedly claimed that Yin Jiao was merely a disciple he had reluctantly accepted, and that the magic weapon in Yin Jiao's hand was a gift from him personally. He said that Yin Jiao was nothing more than someone he could destroy with a flick of his finger.
However, once the battle began, Guang Chengzi discovered that his Fantian Seal was actually enveloped by the immense luck of the Human Emperor. Even though he, the original owner, couldn't directly snatch it from Yin Jiao's hands, this resulted in Han Dulong and Xue Ehu, who were originally focused on dealing with Liu Fu and the others, dying with their eyes wide open in disbelief.
However, Guang Chengzi was unwilling to take on such responsibility. He glanced at the two corpses on the ground and said emotionlessly:
"Han Dulong and Xue Ehu were destined to suffer calamity. It is already their good fortune that they were able to exchange their lives for Yin Jiao's inclusion on the list."
Outside the tent, Deng Hua knelt on the ground, suppressing his sobs. He had cultivated with Han and Xue for a hundred years, yet now he dared not even weep.
Yang Jian stood in the corner, his three-pointed, double-edged sword resting across his lap, his gaze icy. He suddenly spoke:
"Master Uncle, if it takes the lives of two of my Jade Void disciples to take down Yin Jiao, how many of my Chan Sect disciples will have to die to conquer Yin Shang?"
Seeing that Yang Jian, a third-generation disciple, dared to offend him so much, Guang Chengzi's face instantly turned cold.
However, after glancing at the atmosphere, Guang Chengzi finally suppressed his anger.
With a raise of his right hand, a jade slip flew out from his sleeve, exploded in mid-air, and transformed into an illusory scene.
The demons of Beiju Luzhou are joining forces with the allied forces of the seventy-two lords of the northern border, and dark, ominous clouds are obscuring the sun.
Behind them, now reduced to ruins, lies Xuelong Pass, once the northern gateway to the Shang Dynasty.
"Your master, Jade Cauldron Immortal, had already begun planning for the northern border of the Yin Shang Dynasty ten years ago."
Guang Chengzi lightly tapped his fingertip, and the image instantly focused on the ruins of Xuelong Pass:
"The Shang Dynasty appears powerful, but it is actually surrounded by enemies on all sides. The reason why the Shang Dynasty was able to resist the demons of Beiju Luzhou before was because of the Snow Dragon Pass. But now, your master has cleverly used a divisive tactic to induce the seventy-two lords of the northern border to rebel against the Shang Dynasty and join the demons of Beiju Luzhou. Now that the Snow Dragon Pass, the northern gateway of the Shang Dynasty, has been breached, the demons of Beiju Luzhou can completely drive straight into the heart of the Shang Dynasty. Do you think the Shang Dynasty can still devote all its energy to dealing with Xiqi?"
Jiang Ziya's pupils constrict slightly:
"Senior Brother Yu Ding actually laid out plans for the northern border of the Yin Shang Dynasty a hundred years ago?"
"Of course!"
Guang Chengzi spoke with a smug tone:
"News of the rebellion of the seventy-two lords in the north has almost reached Chaoge. At this point, do you think King Zhou will choose to deal with the chaos in the north first, or send troops to Xiqi?"
Even though Jiang Ziya was usually confident in his superior strategic skills, he was stunned by Guang Chengzi's words at this moment.
It's not that all of Jade Cauldron Immortal's schemes were particularly difficult to understand.
Rather, this is an open conspiracy.
A mysterious and unsolvable scheme devised by a master craftsman named Yu Ding ten years ago for the Yin Shang dynasty.
Even if King Zhou knew that Xiqi posed a huge threat, so what?
So what if Prince Yin Jiao dies in Xiqi?
As long as King Zhou did not want the demons of Beiju Luzhou to directly attack his capital, he could only devote most of his energy to defending against the demons of Beiju Luzhou.
At this moment, Jiang Ziya finally understood why his senior brother Guang Chengzi had attacked him so soon after taking Yin Jiao as his disciple, and before Yin Jiao's full potential could be realized.
Because when the seventy-two lords of the northern border raised the banner of rebellion, Yin Jiao's role had already been replaced by others.
Seeing Jiang Ziya's shocked expression at his words, Guang Chengzi smiled:
“Junior Brother Jiang, it seems your mental state is not cultivated enough. As the Prime Minister of Xiqi, you should be able to remain calm even if Mount Tai collapses in front of you. In order to deal with Yin Shang, our Chan Sect has prepared much more than just this.”
"besides?"
Jiang Ziya was taken aback.
Guang Chengzi said with a smug look on his face:
"Of course, besides the rebellion of the seventy-two lords in the north, our Chan Sect has also planted an extremely important pawn in the northern border of Yin Shang. That person is Chong Heihu, the younger brother of Chong Houhu, the Marquis of the North."
"It was him!"
Jiang Ziya was once again horrified.
He never expected that Chong Heihu, the younger brother of Chong Houhu, the Marquis of the North, would also be a pawn planted by their Chan Sect in the northern border of Yin Shang.
Chong Houhu, the younger brother of the Marquis of the North, is no ordinary man. Especially now that the seventy-two vassal states in the northern border of the Yin Shang Dynasty have rebelled at the same time, there are simply too many things that Chong Heihu can do.
In just a short while, Jiang Ziya came up with several ways to use Chong Heihu's identity to severely damage the Yin Shang and help them control the northern border of the Yin Shang.
Seeing the increasingly excited looks in their eyes, Guang Chengzi slowly smiled and said:
"As for Chong Heihu, Junior Brother Yu Ding has already sent disciples to liaise with him. Once the seventy-two lords of the Northern Border rebel, they should seize the opportunity to imprison the Marquis of the North, Chong Houhu. Because of Chong Heihu's special status, once the Yin Shang reinforcements arrive in Chongcheng, Chong Heihu can use his status advantage to severely damage the Yin Shang reinforcements. Afterwards, he can even replace the Marquis of the North, Chong Houhu. Now, Junior Brother, what do you still have to worry about?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ziya shook his head frantically:
"No, no, my senior brothers are so thoughtful!"
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