In the Serene Region's Regional Overseer Manor …
The original Regional Overseer had surrendered a long time ago. Right now, the person who was staying in this stretch of exquisite buildings was naturally the Serene Region's true ruler — Prince Xin, Fang Yingtan.
Prince Xin had just passed 40 years of age. In addition to his powerful martial arts cultivation, he was at the pinnacle of his life in terms of experience and qualities.
Moreover, along the way, he had defeated the various tribes in the plains and occupied the Serene Region and Beiyuan Region. He had been unrivalled, winning all his battles. Even feudal vassals from afar had sent various envoys to get on good terms with him.
All of these seemed to indicate that Prince Xin would have a bright future ahead of him. This also caused countless generals and officials in the two regions to make up their minds to cozy up to him.
Right now, Prince Xin was wearing a crown and an official's robe. Each and every one of his actions exuded an increasingly imposing aura, causing the subordinates and officials to become increasingly respectful toward him.
He threw a glance at the booklet in his hand and laughed out loud. "Everyone, that son of mine attacked rashly. Thankfully, his martial arts aren't bad and he has already taken down the Divine Martial Pass. His troops have arrived at the Divine Capital."
A general stepped out, smiled, and said, "Congratulations, Prince. Right now, the Prince has taken down the Divine Martial Pass and his troops have arrived at the city. Those men in the Divine Capital have probably been frightened out of their wits and won't be able to sleep well at night."
A few officials immediately stepped out to fawn and congratulate him.
Prince Xin smiled and did not say a word. It was only after they were done speaking that he said, "Although Wangshu has 30,000 elite troops under him, the Divine Capital is the imperial court's core after all. There are also several tens of thousands of soldiers from the Forbidden Army. With Shen Wanzhou and Wang Yong holding down the fort, it's impossible for him to take down the city with just his troops."
He then looked at a general who was dressed in white armor and said, "Ye Ran, lead the Abyss Tiger and Steel Formation armies to provide assistance to Wangshu. On this day next month, I'll be sitting in the Hall of Supreme Harmony to discuss matters."
Ye Ran stepped out, cupped his fists, and replied solemnly, "I'll obey your orders."
Prince Xin nodded in satisfaction. Ye Ran was the strongest general under him, a Disha Realm expert who had cleared 72 acupuncture points. With the Abyss Tiger and Steel Formation armies under him, even a Tiangang Realm expert would not be able to deal with them.
Moreover, Ye Ran was an orphan whom Fang Xingjian had taken in since young. There was no need to mention how loyal Ye Ran was to him.
After making arrangements for Ye Ran, Prince Xin drew out another document and tossed it onto the table, saying, "This is an envoy sent by Li Region's Wang Daoyuan. He says that he wants to marry his daughter to Wangshu. What do you guys think of this?"
The top civil official under King Xin, Wang Hai, who was also at the pinnacle of the Disha Realm, stepped out and said, "The Li Region is a place where two tigers are fighting. Wang Daoyuan and the Regional Overseer, Ning Baichuan, are attacking each other. They probably can't hold on any longer and thus want to join forces with us. Moreover, Lizhou is located to the south of Jingzhou, a place that our army must fight for. The Regional Governor, Ning Baichuan, is from the Mountain River Sect and is arrogant and unruly. If he defeats Wang Daoyuan, he probably won't submit to our army. "
"Elder Wang means that it's a marriage alliance?" Prince Xin's fingers knocked on the table rhythmically.
Discussions immediately broke out in the hall. It was as if the Divine Capital was already under their feet, and they had to quickly come up with a plan to deal with the Li Region.
However, before the many officials could come to a conclusion from their discussion, a trusted aide walked up to Prince Xin and whispered into his ear.
At the next moment, an explosive bang rang out from under Prince Xin's feet, blasting the marble on the hall's floor into a large area of fragments.
Prince Xin's face was filled with fury as he said coldly, "That's all for today. Everyone can disperse. Ye Ran and Elder Wang, stay behind."
Although the others did not understand what was going on, when they saw the fury in Prince Xin's eyes, they did not dare to act rashly and left.
Prince Xin then looked at the servants and said, "You guys can leave as well."
After everyone left, Prince Xin said with a grim countenance, "The 30,000-man army under Wangshu has been wiped out, and he himself has been captured."
Ye Ran lifted his head abruptly, and killing intent seemed to flash in his eyes. "Who is it?"
"The people from the imperial court," Prince Xin said coldly, "It's said that it's a woman."
"A woman?" Wang Hai said solemnly, "To be able to do this single-handedly, she must be a Tiangang Realm expert. Since when did the imperial court have such an expert? "
"It's probably the people from the Demon Sect." Prince Xin's eyelids drooped down, and his tone was like the cold wind from the north as he shared his guess calmly, "Previously, there were rumors in the Divine Capital that a Tiangang Realm expert from the royal family took action to suppress Cao Yuan's rebellion. "Do you think I don't understand the royal family's situation? "I originally thought that it was Fang Xuan who was blowing his own trumpet, but by the looks of it, I was wrong. "Cao Yuan has always been in contact with the Demon Sect. Back when he was on the western expedition, his relationship with the Illusory Emotions Path was already unclear."
Prince Xin's gaze suddenly turned distant, as if he had drifted back to that great battle that had happened several decades ago.
The other two people present were both Prince Xin's trusted aides and were no fools. When they heard Prince Xin's words, they immediately reacted.
Wang Hai frowned and said, "Prince, are you saying that the rumors from earlier are fake? Cao Yuan wasn't suppressed and instead successfully took control of the Divine Capital with the Demon Sect's support?"
"That's right." A hint of understanding flashed in Ye Ran's eyes. "Even if Cao Yuan succeeds, he won't have a legitimate reason to do so. Instead, he faked his death and escaped, and the Demon Sect's experts became the royal family's retainers.
His eyes emitted hints of killing intent. "The Illusory Emotions Path's Sect Master, Zhao Yinglan, is also a woman."
At this point, the three of them were extremely certain of the current situation. After the Demon Sect attacked the Divine Capital and took control of the young Emperor, they passed down a fake imperial edict and even spread fake news that the royal family had hidden a Tiangang Realm expert. Zhao Yinglan naturally became the royal family's expert and was also the culprit behind the defeat of the 30,000-man army.
At the thought of this, the fury in Prince Xin's eyes grew even stronger. The death of 30,000 elites was equivalent to him having one of his claws chopped off.
Moreover, if this news were to spread out, it would probably deal a blow to the army's morale.
"It seems that the one we'll have to deal with next is the Illusory Emotions Path's demonic woman." Prince Xin let out a cold laugh. "Do the Demon Sect's brats really think that they can fight their way back?"
He then looked toward Ye Ran and said, "You'll still lead the army to attack, but set up camp at the Divine Martial Pass first. Don't let them take a single step into the Serene Region." He then looked toward the sky outside the house and said proudly, "The people from the Three Mountains Four Peaks will naturally take care of the Demon Sect."
The Demon Sect's seven paths and the Three Mountains Four Peaks had a feud of several centuries. Prince Xin understood very well that once he revealed the Demon Sect's situation to them, there would be no need for him to take the initiative to request it. These righteous leaders who had dominated the pugilistic world for several centuries would immediately rush over to the Divine Capital.
Wang Hai also understood and said, "Let them fight amongst themselves first. We'll continue clearing up the Serene Region. There are many young and strong people in the Serene Region, and there are also many local sects in the pugilistic world. If we subdue all of them, we'll be able to gather an army of over 300,000 men. "
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