"Thank … Thank you, Your Highness, for sparing our lives …"
Another envoy trembled as he held the brocade box containing his comrade's head. He retreated and ran away as if he was afraid that Lin Muyu would suddenly change her mind and order him to be killed.
Fang Lan of the Long Ji Corps only wanted to use the head of the Demon Race's leader to demonstrate his power, but he didn't expect that Lin Muyu wouldn't be threatened at all.
The entire Ling Xi Palace was silent. No one spoke, only the sound of the guards dragging the corpses away could be heard.
Lin Muyu placed her hand on Tang Xiaoxi's shoulder and ordered, "Men, bring the corpses of Feng Yuan, Feng Jing 'er, and Feng Ning' er down and bury them outside the city. Follow the etiquette of an emperor and bury them together with the dukes and nobles of Winterfrost City in the royal mausoleum."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
… …
The officials were silent. Only one person raised his head. It was Zeng Yifan. He said respectfully, "Your Highness' actions just now were inappropriate. We shouldn't have killed the envoy of the Long Ji Corps. I'm afraid that the Long Ji Corps will soon march south."
"I know."
Lin Muyu nodded, "Duke Fan's teachings are correct. But I really couldn't hold back just now, so I killed that despicable and arrogant person. Now that I've made a huge mistake, I can only take one step at a time."
"What does Your Highness plan to do?" Xiang Yu asked.
"Our deployment has been broken."
Lin Muyu walked down the steps and pressed the position of the Tong Tian Gorge on the sand table, "Maybe this is the first place to be attacked, not the East Coast."
Xiang Yu was shocked, "Then … we must immediately redeploy, or else it will be too late."
"No, it will be too late."
Lin Muyu asked, "Duke Wei, how many troops do we have on the Tong Tian Gorge and the Eight Wastelands?"
"Fifty thousand, a total of one hundred thousand." Wei Chou said concisely.
"One hundred thousand …" Zeng Yifan frowned, "The Demon Race still has tens of thousands of Armor Demons and Steel Cavalry, but they still failed at the last step. I'm afraid that the one hundred thousand soldiers of the Empire may not be able to stop the four hundred thousand soldiers of the Tian Ji Empire, right?"
"That's true," Lin Muyu said.
"The Steel Blade Army is willing to head to the Eight Wastelands to defend against the enemy!" Luo Xin cupped his fists and said.
"No need."
"Why? Just now, the envoy also said that there are 400,000 soldiers of the Tianji Empire!"
"What he said might not be true." Lin Muyu took a deep breath and said, "I've been to the Icebound Pole once, and it's indeed very cold. Mortals can't withstand that kind of temperature at all. The continental bridge is actually the continental shelf that connects the two continents. Although it's flat ground, the temperature is too low, and there's no food there. There are glaciers everywhere, and chariots can't pass through at all. Let me ask you, how could the 400,000 troops of the Tianji Empire cross the continental bridge? The Tian Ji Dragon Riders only have around 210 people, and they still need to leave some dragon knights behind to guard the border. That's why there are no more than a hundred dragon knights here. A hundred dragon knights are not enough to provide protection for an army of 400,000. "
He frowned, and said: "According to my estimation, the Long Ji Army will at most have 20 to 30 thousand people, it is impossible to have more, but there might be more than 100 Dragon Knights, it is more troublesome."
Zhen Yifan said: "Then how are we going to defend now? Will they attack the Empire's garrison in Eight Wastelands? "
"They will, and they definitely will. But the main force of the Tian Ji Empire will definitely come from the sea, this is certain. "
Lin Muyu stretched her arms, and said: "This is just my personal guess, if anyone has any opinions, you can say it."
Xiang Yu said: "The most important thing now is to inform the Empire's garrison in Eight Wastelands to strengthen their defenses, to prevent the Long Ji Army from sneaking an attack."
"Yes." Lin Muyu nodded, "Wei Chou, send someone to send ten letters immediately, just in case there are any mistakes along the way."
"Yes!"
"Other than that …" Lin Muyu muttered, "Pick ten thousand elite cavalry from the Longdan Army Camp, bring magic crystal crossbows, and set off as fast as possible to reinforce Eight Wastelands. I will go personally."
"What?" Zhen Yifan was stunned, "Your Highness Yu, you are the commander-in-chief of the three armies, you can't go personally!"
"It's alright, Master Fan."
Zhen Yifan frowned, but Zhen Fang smiled at the side, "Father, it's alright, Your Highness Yu is skilled and bold, and the Tian Ji Empire has sent out the Dragon Riders, I'm afraid that only Your Highness Yu can go to Eight Wastelands personally to control the situation."
"Yes, that's the only way." Zhen Yifan cupped his fists, "Your Highness Yu, please be careful."
"Don't worry."
Lin Muyu glanced at Tang Xiaoxi, Feng Jixing, Qin Yan, and the others, and said: "I will go to Eight Wastelands, Xiao Xi and Brother Feng stay behind to preside over His Highness Feng Ning 'er's funeral, you must not be lacking in etiquette.
Feng Jixing frowned, "Yu, you are in a hurry to go to Eight Wastelands, I'm afraid it's not as simple as defending the northern territory, right?"
"As expected, nothing can be hidden from Brother Feng."
Lin Muyu lowered her voice and said: "There are three people in the demon race that we are most afraid of, Feng Yuan, the Saint Master, and QianFeng, but they only sent us Feng Yuan's head, what does this mean?"
Feng Jixing's body trembled, "It means that QianFeng is still alive?"
"That's right, if QianFeng is still alive, then I must go to the north."
"Mu, what do you want to do?" Tang Xiaoxi asked worriedly.
"Fight for all possible friends."
"You want to rope in QianFeng?"
"That's right. QianFeng is a great general talent, the Tian Ji Empire destroyed his country, this is a great opportunity for us to fight for QianFeng. If QianFeng is willing to pledge loyalty to the Qin Empire, then it's like adding wings to a tiger! "
"Hmm, you're right." Tang Xiaoxi said: "Then I'll go with you, at least we can look after each other. Anyway, the eastern capital doesn't need me."
"You …"
Lin Muyu had no choice but to nod, "But when we arrive at Eight Wastelands, you have to listen to everything I say."
"I know." Tang Xiaoxi showed a trace of a smile.
…
After the morning meeting ended, the officials dispersed. Everyone was anxious, and many officials were whispering. When the two envoys from the Tian Ji Empire arrived in the morning, it was tantamount to the two countries tearing off all pretenses, and an all-out war was about to break out. The rare few years of peace in the empire had passed, and in the blink of an eye, an unprecedented storm was about to come!
Outside the city, the sound of horse hooves could be heard. 10,000 elite cavalrymen of the Valiant Dragon Legion went into battle with light gear. They took off their armors, and only carried swords and magic crystal crossbows. They even only brought a day's worth of dry rations. Along the way, they passed through the provinces of the empire, so it was not a problem to replenish their rations.
Lin Muyu took off the Wang Jue cloak and changed into a white imperial robe armor, looking as handsome as before. Riding Snowwalker, she accompanied Tang Xiaoxi and left the eastern capital with the cavalry, Wei Chou and Bai Yin followed closely behind.
On the city wall, Situ Sen and Situ Xue watched as the crowd left.
"Only the two of us are left again."
Situ Sen said angrily, "Good things always happen first for Wei Chou. It's so infuriating."
Situ Xue giggled, "It's not necessarily a good thing to go against the Dragon Riders. Don't you think so, Ouyang Yan?"
Ouyang Yan, on the other hand, looked into the distance absentmindedly. After a long time, she murmured, "Tang Xiaoxi's crimson brocade dress is so beautiful …"
Situ Xue, "…"
…
"Wuuu …"
The flames in the illusion soared into the sky, burning every inch of the girl's skin and soul. She curled up in a corner and wailed in a low voice, enduring the pain that ordinary people could not bear.
This was the third day since Xiyin entered the Lost Paradise, and it was also the last day.
The entire ice crystal looked like it was about to melt, and the hall was also brightly lit. Claude's body was enshrouded in holy light, and he looked at Xiyin in the Lost Paradise with a stern gaze. A Cast Immortal Godhead slowly flew out of his Will Sea and floated in the air, emitting divine power as it poured the Soul Forging Profound Energy into the Lost Paradise.
As the ruler of a region, the supreme god of the Western Divine Realm, Claude had always been ashamed of the grade of his Godhead. He could not bear the fact that the dignified ruler only had a mere Cast Immortal Godhead. So when he saw Xiyin's Overgod Godhead almost breaking out of its cocoon in the Lost Paradise, his eyes flashed with greed.
"Lord Ruler!"
Behind him, Xi Yan knelt on one knee, and her voice woke Claude up, pulling him back from his greed.
"Oh, it's Xi Yan …"
"What is it?" Claude asked calmly.
"It's already the second day, the ruler must have used up a lot of his divine power," Xi Yan looked up at him and said, "Please rest, ruler. Xi Yan will help you look after the Lost Paradise."
As she spoke, she glanced at Xiyin in the Lost Paradise and said, "If you continue, I'm afraid Xiyin won't be able to hold on much longer. She'll turn to ashes."
"Hmph."
Claude smiled. "If she can't even withstand this level of test, then she doesn't have the right to be the Golden-Winged Battle Angel of the Western Divine Realm. Alright, I'm going to rest for a while. You watch over her."
"Yes."
"Xi Yan."
"Lord Ruler, what is it?"
"Don't be biased. No one can save Xiyin, only she can save herself. Do you understand?"
"Yes, your subordinate understands."
"Then I'll go. I'll be back in two hours."
"Yes!"
… …
As soon as Claude left, Xi Yan floated over to the Lost Paradise. Looking at Xiyin, who was about to turn into a soul, she couldn't help but feel heartache. "Poor girl …" she murmured, "Did fate torture you so much just to give you a new life?"
But Xiyin couldn't sense Xi Yan's words. Her sea of consciousness was becoming blurry, and all of her memories were about to disappear into the Lost Paradise.
"If a person lives without emotions, then they aren't fit to be human, and they aren't fit to be a god."
Xi Yan murmured in a low voice. Suddenly, some powder flickered in her hand and fluttered into the Lost Paradise like willow catkins. The powder passed through countless boundaries and finally seeped into Xi Yin's body, making her no longer so painful and becoming peaceful.
"Xi Yan."
A voice came from behind. It was Eva.
Xi Yan was startled. She didn't turn around, but her face was deathly pale.
"Don't worry. I won't tell the Ruler."
Lao Wa stood side by side with her and smiled. "Is that … the powder of the red spider lilies?"
"Yes."
"For Xiyin, you've really gone to great lengths …"
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