The Yuxu Sect was originally under the influence of the Jubao Hall and the Human Emperor Palace. Because of the Tianshen Elixir, the major forces in the Southern Region could not touch it.
The Zhao family came to the Southern Region to get a share of the Tianshen Elixir. However, the Tianshen Elixir was listed as a strategic resource of the Human Clan, so even if the Zhao family wanted to get involved, they could not get in.
Now the opportunity came. Most of the reinforcements came from the major forces in the Southern Region. As long as the reinforcements entered the Tiannan, it meant that the Tiannan, which was originally an iron bucket, was under the control of the major forces.
If the Zhao Family wanted to get involved, it would be a piece of cake. The three people who saw through his intentions naturally despised him.
However, even if Zhao Mingli did not say it, Wu Shenkong could only transfer the remaining reinforcements to the Yuxu Sect. Zhu Que City was lost, and Tiannan could not be lost again.
If Tiannan was lost, the Southern Region would be completely exposed to the iron hooves of the Demon Clan.
After Dugu Tianyu delivered the message, he left. He had already done what he had to do, and had even been dragged by Ye Tianze to watch a heart-pounding drama. He no longer wanted to be involved in the matters at the border.
Moreover, after this battle, the Dugu family had actually intervened in the Tiannan. At least, they would not have to worry about the Tianshen Elixir in the future.
Most importantly, he did not want to have anything to do with the Zhao family.
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After the head of the Dugu family left, Wu Shenkong said, "It's okay to transfer the reinforcements to the Yuxu City. However, shouldn't you hand over the Blade of Zhu Que?"
Without the Blade of Zhu Que, it was still very difficult for Zhu Que to guard the Tiannan alone. Moreover, the Yuxu Sect was not as easy to guard as the Zhu Que City.
Zhao Mingli seemed to have expected that Wu Shenkong would make a deal with him. He said with a smile, "It's not that I don't want to hand it over. However, the Blade of Zhu Que has been sent to the Imperial Palace of the Dragon Realm. If you want it, you can only ask the Human Emperor. It's also a good time to report what happened in the Southern Region to His Majesty."
"Why didn't you know about me?" Wu Shenkong was a bit annoyed.
"When I sent Dutian Yulong to the Imperial Dragon Realm, I sent it along the way." Zhao Mingli said, "I dare not disobey Your Majesty's decree."
"Don't use His Majesty to pressure me!" Wu Shenkong was a little angry, but there was nothing he could do about it.
In the end, he still ordered the reinforcements to retreat to Zhu Que City because he was worried that the Demon Master would make a comeback and directly attack the Heavenly South.
It turned out that his worry was superfluous. Another half a month passed. When the reinforcements withdrew into Yuxu Sect, the messenger of the Demon Tribe came from Zhu Que City and took the initiative to negotiate.
Wu Shenkong felt that there was a conspiracy behind this, but he didn't know what this person was up to. After all, the Yao had the absolute advantage now. It wouldn't be a problem to take down the Heavenly South.
Sure enough, when the Demon Race Emissary arrived, he directly demanded an exorbitant price. Not only did he demand that the Human Race cede the entire Heavenly South Region, but he also demanded twice as much offerings as before!
After the war, the Human Race in the Southern Land had already fallen into a state of emptiness. If they gave twice as much offerings to the Demon Tribe, the entire Southern Land wouldn't be able to survive.
Wu Shenkong naturally refused. The first round of negotiations was thus ended.
But unexpectedly, the Demon Tribe didn't launch an attack on the Heavenly South Region. According to the report of the scouts, the Demon Tribe had millions of troops stationed in Zhu Que City, but only sent a few wolf riders to harass the Heavenly South Region.
It wasn't until the Human Emperor's decree arrived that Wu Shenkong realized that the Demon Tribe was negotiating on the surface, but in fact, they were just stalling for time and stabilizing the defense of Zhu Que City to prevent the Human Race from deploying troops to attack the Zhu Que City again.
The Human Emperor learned of everything in the Southern Land and returned the Blade of Zhu Que. He ordered Zhu Que to atone for her crime by meritorious service and guard the Heavenly South Region, not to start a war with the Demon Tribe.
In addition, Ye Tianze received a great reward. In view of his outstanding military service, the Human Emperor gave him the entire Heavenly South Region as his territory. Although he didn't receive a title, he was still a lord of a region!
However, everyone felt that this reward was a little insignificant and didn't match Ye Tianze's military service. After all, the Heavenly South Region was within the sphere of influence of Yuxu Sect.
Giving it to Ye Tianze was a little superfluous!
Although the Vermillion Bird had lost the Hollow Jade City, it was not the Vermillion Bird who had caused this great defeat. It was the aristocratic families who had secretly tried to assassinate the Vermillion Bird.
If the Rosefinch Army knew that Zhu Que was still alive, they probably wouldn't have been so easily attacked by the Demon Tribe. And if the Demon Tribe knew that Zhu Que was still alive, they would definitely reconsider.
The Human Emperor didn't do much to the aristocratic families. Instead, he ordered the Southern Land to recuperate and not to engage in internal strife!
Wu Shenkong was a little annoyed when he received the decree. He said with a cold face, "It's you again!"
The person who read the decree was naturally Zhao Mingli, the messenger of the Human Emperor. However, Zhao Mingli smiled and said, "I didn't do anything this time. It's just that His Majesty trusts me."
The decree clearly stated that Zhao Mingli would be the main official in charge of the negotiations with the demonic beasts. After the conclusion of the negotiations, he would be stationed in the Heavenly South with the Vermilion Bird as the supervisor of the Vermilion Bird Corps.
With the Human Emperor's endorsement, the Zhao family didn't even need to control a certain force in the Southern Land. They could easily infiltrate the Yuxu Sect.
This was also the reason why Wu Shenkong was annoyed. In this way, Ye Tianze was just a lord on the surface. The real power was still in the hands of the Rosefinch Army and Zhao Mingli.
"Don't be so long-winded. If you dare to cede territory and ask for peace during the negotiation with the Demon Tribe, the Human Emperor doesn't need to kill you. I will kill you!" Wu Shenkong threatened with a cold face.
"Hall Master, you worry too much. According to my intelligence, the Demon Tribe doesn't plan to attack again. While the Demon Tribe is attacking the Human Tribe, the Wu people have already launched a fierce attack on the border of the Demon Tribe!" Zhao Mingli said, "The Demon Master can't even take care of himself now. Zhu Que City can at most reserve a million Demon Tribe members. How can they have the ability to attack the Heavenly South Region?"
Wu Shenkong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Even he didn't get the news, but Zhao Mingli already got it. He didn't know whether to be sad or happy!
"By the way, His Majesty asked me to give you a private message," Zhao Mingli said, "I have something else to do, so I won't disturb you. Goodbye."
After Zhao Mingli left, Wu Shenkong opened the private message and found that it was indeed written by the Human Emperor. There was only one sentence in the message, "Whether you are a dragon or a worm depends on your luck."
Wu Shenkong suddenly understood why the Human Emperor placed Zhao Mingli in the Heavenly South Region. It was obvious that the Human Emperor deliberately made trouble for Ye Tianze and Zhu Que.
He used to think that he knew the Human Emperor very well, but now he found that he didn't know the Human Emperor at all.
So many things had happened in the Heavenly South Region. Zhu Que City had been lost, the Rosefinch Army had returned in defeat, the reinforcements had lost hundreds of thousands, and even Zhu Que had almost died.
However, the Human Emperor's tone was so calm and indifferent. It was as if he didn't care about what had happened.
"Luck? Ha ha. In the eyes of the Human Emperor, what kind of great merit is considered a dragon?" Wu Shenkong put down the private message. The letter instantly turned to ashes.
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