Chu Wuming's departure did not ease the tense situation in the capital. Everyone knew this because with Chu Wuming's departure, the tripartite confrontation became a battle between two tigers.
Seeing that they were only a step away from the position of Crown Prince, both Chu Wushuang and Chu Wushuang worked even harder. As long as they could eliminate the other party, the position of Crown Prince would be theirs.
The competition for the position of Crown Prince became even more intense with Chu Wuming's departure. At the same time, the Burning Sky Ruler did not leave the capital with Xiao Chen.
Firstly, the Burning Sky Ruler was now a retired emperor of the Moonless Empire. He could be said to be the protector of the empire. If he left with Xiao Chen, it would inevitably arouse Xiao Chen's suspicions. This would not benefit Xiao Chen in the future. Secondly, although Chu Wuming had left the capital, he would return sooner or later. The Burning Sky Ruler's presence in the capital could serve as a deterrent.
Not caring about the chaos in the capital after their departure, Xiao Chen and the others quickly arrived at Hulao Pass through the teleportation formation.
As the border of the Moonless Empire, Hulao Pass was extremely far away from the imperial capital. Without the Transmission Formation, it would take at least five days to travel from the imperial capital to Hulao Pass, and this was calculated based on the speed of a super expert in the Tao Master Realm.
However, in the blink of an eye, they appeared in Hulao Pass. Hulao Pass was actually a valley surrounded by mountains on both sides. However, the area of the valley was very large. At a glance, one could not see the end of it. It was like a barren plain.
This plain was the only way for the Moonless Empire and the Heavenly Wolf Empire to communicate. After all, there were towering mountains on both sides of Hulao Pass. Not to mention whether humans could pass through, even if they could, there were many Monstrous Beasts living in these two mountains. If humans entered, they would most likely die.
It was also because of Hulao Pass' natural geographical location that it became a battleground for military strategists. Regardless of whether it was the Moonless Empire or the Celestial Wolf Empire, they all wanted to control the entire Hulao Pass. Once they controlled Hulao Pass, it would be equivalent to having absolute initiative. The other side would become fish on the pillow. They could eat it whenever they wanted.
Both empires were well aware of the importance of Hulao Pass. Hence, the two empires had deployed a large number of troops to guard this place. The Moonless Empire and the Sky Wolf Empire had over a million troops stationed at both ends of the large valley. Hence, Hulao Pass naturally became the battlefield where the two empires' armies fought.
At the entrance of the Hulao Pass that belonged to the Moonless Empire, there were a total of four cities. These four cities were in the direction of the Hulao Pass of the Moonless Empire.
The four border cities formed a triangle, firmly guarding Hulao Pass. At this moment, Xiao Chen and the others had arrived at one of the four border cities through the teleportation formation. It was called Zhenshan City, and the army that controlled this city was the renowned Zhenshan Army of the Moonless Empire.
They had already received news of Chu Wuming's arrival in advance. Just as everyone stepped out of the teleportation formation, the generals of the Zhenshan Army were already waiting there.
Seeing Chu Wuming walk over, a tall and muscular middle-aged general with a rough appearance strode forward. Behind him were seven or eight other generals of the Zhenshan Army.
"General Zhao Feng greets Your Highness, the Third Prince."
This Zhao Feng was the general of the Zhenshan Army. He was in charge of managing the Zhenshan Army. Looking at the tall and muscular Zhao Feng with a rough appearance, Xiao Chen nodded in his heart. This person was indeed a valiant general. Furthermore, his cultivation had already reached the Initial Dao Sovereign Realm. It was no wonder that the imperial family would let him guard Hulao Pass and control the Zhenshan Army alone.
The military power of the four armies around Hulao Pass was naturally firmly controlled by the imperial family. Although the Four Great Princes and the Eight Great Feudal Lords in the imperial capital had great power, they actually did not have military power.
The imperial family was not stupid. How could they let these powerful officials have military power? Therefore, the entire army of the Moonless Empire was controlled by the imperial family. Without the imperial family's order, even the Four Great Princes could not mobilize a single soldier. Of course, this was excluding their own private soldiers. However, how many private soldiers could there be?
Under normal circumstances, when there was no war, Zhenshan City was guarded by Zhao Feng. Once a war broke out, the imperial family would send people from the imperial capital to guard it. At that time, the Four Great Princes and the Eight Great Feudal Lords would be able to command the Zhenshan Army in battle. Of course, military power and military power were two different concepts. After the war, the Four Great Princes and the Eight Great Feudal Lords would have to exchange the Commander's Seal with the imperial family.
Facing Zhao Feng's salute, Chu Wuming nodded slightly and said, "General Zhao has worked hard."
After exchanging a few polite words with Zhao Feng, Zhao Feng did not pay much attention to Xiao Chen and the others. Xiao Chen naturally did not care about this.
He had already prepared a residence for Chu Wuming in advance. At the same time, Xiao Chen and the others naturally lived together with Chu Wuming. After all, to outsiders, Xiao Chen and the others' identities were Chu Wuming's personal guards.
That night, Zhao Feng held a grand banquet. At the banquet, all the high-ranking generals of the Zhenshan Army were present. The Third Prince, Chu Wuming, sat at the main seat. As for Xiao Chen and Zhao Feng, they sat to his left and right.
The atmosphere of the banquet was very lively. However, amidst this lively atmosphere, Xiao Chen could keenly feel that although Zhao Feng and the others were polite to Chu Wuming, there was not much respect.
Thinking about it, Chu Mu did not give Chu Wuming the authority to command any army on this trip to Hulao Pass. To Zhao Feng and the others, Chu Mu only said that Chu Wuming had come to Hulao Pass to gain experience and that the Zhenshan Army did not need to listen to Chu Wuming's commands.
Chu Mu did not give Chu Wuming the authority to command the Zhenshan Army. Therefore, Zhao Feng naturally did not need to listen to Chu Wuming's orders.
The banquet quickly ended in a joyous atmosphere. It was not until late at night that Xiao Chen and Chu Wuming returned to their residence together.
In the next few days, Xiao Chen did not do anything special. He had just arrived at Hulao Pass, so it was best to first understand the situation here.
Every day, in the eyes of outsiders, Xiao Chen and Chu Wuming had nothing to do. They drank and strolled around all day. However, in secret, Zhang Qi and the others had already begun to move.
A total of five days passed. On this day, Zhang Qi and the others returned one after another. They also truthfully reported the general situation of Hulao Pass to Xiao Chen. After hearing Zhang Qi and the others' report, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Xiao Chen's mouth. He immediately spoke to Zhang Qi.
"Go and invite His Highness over. Tell him that I have something to discuss with him."
Asking Chu Wuming to come and find him was clearly not the action of a subject. However, the relationship between Xiao Chen and Chu Wuming was indeed not that of a subject. Moreover, Chu Wuming also knew that Xiao Chen's ambition was not in the Moonless Empire. It was also impossible for him to seek any position in the Moonless Empire. Therefore, when facing Xiao Chen, Chu Wuming never felt that he was the ruler and Xiao Chen was the subject. Therefore, after hearing Zhang Qi's message, Chu Wuming did not mind at all and took the initiative to go to Xiao Chen's study.
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