Zhou Tian City, Human Emperor Palace.
"How's the battle in Zhu Que City?" Wu Shenkong asked.
"Palace Master, the battle situation is still unclear. However, it shouldn't have been breached," a deputy palace master said.
"Shouldn't?" Wu Shenkong's expression turned cold. "So many reinforcements were sent, and this is the answer you gave me?"
"You can't blame us for this," the deputy palace master said bitterly.
"If we had fought with all our strength from the start, perhaps the situation wouldn't have turned out this way. But now … even if we mobilized the Human Emperor Palaces and experts from other factions to form reinforcements, it would only add fuel to the fire!"
"Are you blaming His Majesty for not issuing an edict earlier?" A voice sounded. It was the Human Emperor's emissary, Zhao Mingli.
"I wouldn't dare!" The deputy palace master lowered his head.
"Palace Master, the best solution now is to negotiate with the demons. The humans of the Southern Land don't have the ability to fight the demons alone."
Zhao Mingli smiled. "The reinforcements won't be able to enter Zhu Que City. Even if they can, so what? Although these people are strong, they haven't experienced the battlefield. They might be capable of fighting among themselves, but dragging them onto the battlefield is just sending them to their deaths! "
"So, we have to agree to the demons' conditions and cede Zhu Que City and the Heavenly South. Let the demons have the upper hand and have the initiative on the battlefield?" Wu Shenkong asked.
"This is the only way."
Zhao Mingli said. "At least the Southern Land is protected. Zhu Que City can be rebuilt. As for the Heavenly South? That barren land doesn't have much use for the Southern Territory. "
Wu Shenkong sneered. "Compared to your grand strategy, I'm more interested to know how the emissary safely returned to the Southern Land from the heavily surrounded Zhu Que City!"
"This …"
Zhao Mingli was at a loss for words. "This doesn't seem to be something you should be concerned about. Palace Master, you only need to make a decision. I can guarantee that once the demons obtain the Heavenly South, they will immediately retreat. From then on, they will never …"
"You better shut up!"
Wu Shenkong said coldly. "Where will the demons retreat to? Outside of Zhu Que City, or to occupy Tiannan and switch from defense to offense? At that time, Lord Emissary can just pat his butt and leave, but this Southern Land will probably be under the butcher knife of the Demon Clan! "
Seeing the murderous look in his eyes, Zhao Mingli tactfully did not try to persuade him. He stood up and patted his butt, saying, "I've already given you the method. It's up to you whether to use it or not."
Seeing him leave, Wu Shenkong clenched his fists. "That damned Zhao family!"
"My Lord, the major forces are no longer willing to send their experts to Zhu Que City. The pressure at the border is too great!" said the Vice Palace Master.
"What's going on in Jubao Hall?" Wu Shenkong suddenly asked, "How's Yuxu Sect in Tiannan? That's where the Tianshen Elixirs are produced! "
"There's no movement in Jubao Hall. A while ago, it seems that Young Master Lan has been investigating the whereabouts of the old man and the young man from the Futian Clan. However, it's true that the military supplies can't be transported to Zhu Que City. As for Tiannan … it's full of wolf riders. Our scouts are in danger. If we can't defend Zhu Que City, my Lord, you still have to …"
The Vice Palace Master lowered his head. "Make plans early!"
"Haha, the Southern Land has been stirred up like this. I'm ashamed to face the previous emperors!" Wu Shenkong looked sorrowful. "If we lose Zhu Que City and the Demon Clan occupies Tiannan and threatens the Southern Land, I, Wu Shenkong, will be condemned for eternity!"
"Palace Master, it's not your fault. This …"
"If it's not my fault, then who can I blame? After that girl Vermillion Bird, I'm the highest commander of the Southern Territory. I was too soft-hearted and allowed those rascals to gain power!" Wu Shenkong said with a bitter smile. "I'm a sinner!"
The Vice Palace Master didn't know how to comfort him. The Southern Land had been stirred up like this not because of war, but because of a man-made disaster. Someone had to bear the responsibility.
"Master, Gao Cainyun requests to go to Tiannan." The Vice Palace Master said.
"Is she going to die now?"
Wu Shenkong said, "Stop her! Once this is over, I'll go to Imperial Dragon City to ask for forgiveness. At that time … I hope you all will support Gao Cainyun. I hope she can take over as the next Palace Master of the Southern Land! "
"Can she bear it?" The Vice Palace Master asked worriedly.
"She has to bear it even if she can't!" Wu Shenkong smiled bitterly. "It's her fault for being born in such an era."
On the top floor of Wan Guan Building.
"Is there any news from Tiannan?" Lan Yuheng asked.
"Our people have already gone in, but we're still waiting for a reply." A middle-aged man stood beside him. It was Lan Yu.
"I can't even protect Yuxu Sect." Lan Yuheng said, "I … am really a good-for-nothing!"
"At least Young Master opened his eyes in advance and saw the hypocrisy of those people." Lan Yu said, "This is what Master wants you to see."
"Did the old man forget that Big Brother is also in Zhu Que City?" Lan Yuheng said.
"That's Young Master's choice. Master won't stop him." Lan Yu said.
"I also want to have my own choice. Why won't the old man let me go!" Lan Yuheng clenched his fists.
At this moment, Lan Yuheng suddenly recalled the carefree days in Tiannan. Although he didn't have the authority he had now, and sometimes his life was even threatened, those were the most carefree days of his life. He wasn't the Young Master of the Lan Family. He didn't need to inherit such a huge family business.
He didn't need to smile at those hypocritical faces that he hated and loathed!
Tiannan, Demon Camp.
The commander-in-chief of the nine Demon Tribes gathered in the big tent. Ox-Head and Horse-face all looked ferocious. On the main seat of the tent sat a handsome young man of the Human Tribe.
The young man's eyes were seductive, his face was like jade, and he had a bit of scholarly air. If he wasn't among the demons, people would mistake him for a Human Tribe.
"Your Highness, now Tiannan is under our control. Most of the Human Tribe's reinforcements are blocked outside Zhu Que City. As long as we take down Yuxu Sect, we can win a great victory. Why don't we attack?"
"What on earth is in Yuxu Sect that makes Your Highness so afraid? Our Ox Demon Tribe requests to fight. Within two hours, we can flatten this Human Tribe sect!"
The generals from the nine Demon Tribes began to be dissatisfied. They had been in Tiannan for almost a month. The whole Tiannan had been flattened, and only this sect was left.
Every day, when they saw the Human Tribe cultivators on the city walls, the lesser demons drooled. They wanted nothing more than to rush up and eat them alive.
The Demon Crown Prince on the main seat put down the Human Jade Slips in his hand. He glanced at the demons and said, "Do you know why the Human Tribe was able to grow from an ant to the fifth largest tribe in the Chaos Continent?"
The demons looked at each other, confused.
"Because they are good at learning. If their physical bodies are weak, they create armor that can protect them. If their martial arts are weak, they learn the martial arts of other tribes and integrate them into themselves. They learn everything, good and bad."
The Demon Crown Prince said, "The four major tribes, including us demons, all feel that the Human Tribe is weaker than the newly risen Human Tribe. But in fact, they are not weak at all."
"Your Highness, how can you boost the morale of others and diminish your own? If the Human Tribe was strong, we demons wouldn't have besieged Zhu Que City so easily. We wouldn't have been able to kill our way to Tiannan and threaten the entire Southern Land!" The Ox Demon Tribe's commander-in-chief said.
"Therefore, the Human Tribe has learned everything, good and bad, especially the bad." The Demon Crown Prince said, "Back in the day, the Human Tribe's Taiyi defeated the five tribes at Mount Buzhou. What kind of courage was that?"
"Didn't the Human Tribe still lose at Mount Buzhou? The Human Tribe of the past is no more. Moreover, the Human Tribe later signed the Treaty of Mount Buzhou to pay tribute for a hundred thousand years. Only fifty thousand years have passed since then."
"The funniest thing is that the Human Tribe actually labeled Taiyi as a historical sinner. How ironic!"
The tent was filled with mocking laughter.
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