"Gentle breeze, oh gentle breeze... Qingquan Empire! The empire I once loved so deeply!"
"I have never been so disappointed in an empire... I once loved the land where I grew up, the land that gave me birth and nurtured me!"
"Qingfeng...Qingya, and our fallen king, we can protect the Qingquan Empire, but...you are not worthy of our protection!!!"
...
Countless angry and sorrowful roars erupted from the warriors of the Clear Spring Empire, leaving people completely unaware of what was actually happening.
The gentle breeze and elegant demeanor were unaware, and the reinforcements that had just arrived outside were even less aware!
Qingfeng gritted his teeth, slightly flustered. He glared at Quan Ji and demanded angrily, "What have you done?! How could my warriors suddenly turn into this?!"
Quan Ji gave a cold snort.
This sound was like the frost of the far north, making people tremble involuntarily just by hearing it.
It was extremely cold.
It also carried a very obvious sarcastic tone.
That's annoying!
Quan Ji said, "Qingfeng? Ruler of the Qingquan Empire, have you ever heard the saying, 'Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it'?"
As she spoke, she smiled and strolled leisurely to Qingfeng's side.
Qingfeng's pupils followed Quan Ji's movements intently, and he was so nervous that he didn't dare to swallow the saliva in his mouth.
"What exactly are you trying to say? What exactly did you do?!"
Princess Quan disliked this impatient nature very much.
But given the current situation, she doesn't seem to care.
"Whether we are kings or leaders, as rulers and leaders of a country, we are essentially just a small boat on the water."
"We are on this lake, expanding our territory and letting the water flow to other places."
"Wherever the water source reaches, there is a place that a boat can touch."
"However... Ruoshui was enraged and stirred up waves... and the boat collapsed."
When Quan Ji finished speaking, she was standing directly behind Qing Feng. Her gaze was sharp as a frost blade, as if it could pierce through a person and freeze them to death.
Qingfeng seemed to realize something, and his heart skipped a beat... He turned around and was almost scared to death by Quan Ji's gaze.
He steadied himself and flew into a rage.
"What exactly are you trying to say?!"
"I advise you not to spread rumors and mislead people here! It won't do you any good!!!"
He has completely lost his mind.
Quan Ji is an undercover agent.
When did she infiltrate the area?
What did she hear?
How did she manage to get all 70,000 soldiers of the Qingquan Empire to play along with her act, ultimately turning their swords against him?!
Why would these soldiers say such things to provoke him?
Qingfeng wasn't stupid; he understood what he had said to Qingya and his deceased father!
However, at that moment, Quan Ji produced a golden "Lu" character from her palm.
Her voice was clear and crisp, beautiful yet indifferent.
"Remember, the Qingquan Empire was not destroyed by my Holy Glory Empire."
"I never expected it to develop like this."
"The Qingquan Empire was destroyed by its own hands."
As soon as Quan Ji finished speaking, the golden character "录" flew into the sky.
In an instant, a voice that was widely known to countless residents of the Clear Spring Empire entered their ears.
A scene that no one could have imagined came into view!
The three surviving members of the Qingquan Empire sat together, discussing a strategy that no one could accept.
"Isn't it a good idea to let these 50,000 people restrict Quan Ji's movements? Even if a battle breaks out and many people die, so what? It's not a pity no matter how many die."
"I've watched and studied Quan Ji's battle tactics several times. She's reluctant to attack the common people. Why? Because her Holy Glory Empire has a small population! She wants to capture some civilians to take over!"
"In that case, let's not tell the people that there's going to be a war. It doesn't matter if they all die. They will feel honored to die for the honor of the empire."
"Besides... my Qingquan Empire has such a vast territory and such a large population base, are we afraid of not having enough people? We can just encourage childbirth, and in ten or twenty years, the population will increase, won't it?"
...
These words struck the hearts of the warriors of the Clear Spring Empire like poisoned needles.
Even the warriors of the Holy Glory Empire couldn't stand it anymore and unleashed their own superpowers.
The people of the Qingquan Empire also gave up on fleeing at this moment.
They knelt down, their eyes lifeless, as if all their faith had collapsed in an instant.
Not a single bit is left.
Tears streamed down their faces and fell onto the earth.
This is the place where they once lived and worked in peace and contentment.
They suddenly felt... this place was so unfamiliar.
Someone asked in a hoarse voice:
"Even if it's for the sake of the empire, we're just innocent civilians who can't do anything."
"Even if it's for the sake of our descendants... you didn't even ask for our opinion."
"Aren't our lives... lives too?"
"Does that mean... we don't deserve to live after sacrificing so much for the Qingquan Empire?"
"We...we also want to live..."
"We... just want to... survive."
At that moment, the people of the Qingquan Empire erupted in grief.
"We want to live too!"
"Why won't they let us live? Why are they forcing us to stay here and restrict the Holy Glory Empire! Why don't the enemy kill us, but instead... instead, our Emperor and the princes and princesses!!"
“Our Qingquan Empire…aren’t we the strongest third-tier empire? Why do we, ordinary people, have to do this kind of thing…”
Why?
Why?
Why?!
Countless "whys" completely shattered the psychological defenses of the people.
They had come up with countless reasons to explain why they weren't allowed to leave.
Perhaps their country is too strong, and they have no need to fear the attack of the Holy Empire.
It's also possible that the Holy Empire simply has no way to deal with them.
But they didn't think about any of that.
They are nothing but discarded pawns!
Anger, resentment, regret.
All these emotions turned into tears and roars.
The warriors of the Qingquan Empire also shed tears.
The reinforcements that had just arrived from outside the city couldn't believe it either.
Kuang—
Some people despairingly put down their weapons.
Clang clang clang—
One weapon after another fell to the ground.
A warrior roared, questioning their leader atop the imperial palace:
"We can fight to the death to protect the Qingquan Empire... because our country holds families we want to protect!!!"
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