"The sinner He Dongtao begs for forgiveness from Chang 'an. I hope Chang' an will forgive me."
He Dongtao, the patriarch of the He family, bowed to Mr. Dark Cloud in the Dubhe Hall.
Beside him was He Zhen, the patriarch of his Family, who had been captured by Chang 'an earlier.
Mr. Dark Cloud looked at him quietly. "His Majesty has always been magnanimous. Anyone who is loyal to Chang 'an and abides by Chang' an's rules will be tolerated by Chang 'an."
"Thank you for your kindness, His Majesty. Thank you for your kindness," He Dongtao said respectfully.
Mr. Dark Cloud glanced at him. "I know what you're thinking. You'd better put it away.
His Majesty's ambition lies in heaven and earth. Don't try to figure out his ambition, understand? "
He Dongtao and He Zhen's expressions changed at the same time. While thinking, they bowed to Mr. Dark Cloud again. "We're shallow. We don't dare to talk about His Majesty."
"That's good."
Mr. Dark Cloud said, "The Eastern Tang is nothing to His Majesty. The future director of the Eastern Tang will be the one with merit. Do you understand?"
He Dongtao took a deep breath. "Thank you for your advice."
The same news made Zhao Zhan, the patriarch of the Zhao family, heave a sigh of relief and feel ecstatic.
Yan Xishi, the owner of the Mirror Moon Tower, knew this. He looked calm, but the light of ambition shone in his eyes.
In the Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun nodded with satisfaction.
But he was even more satisfied with the system's continuous updates.
[Random Defense Task 7.1 — Capture or kill Taoist Ziye of the Green Cloud Temple, who is an enemy of Chang 'an.]
[Mayor, your subordinate has killed Taoist Ziye, who is an enemy of Chang 'an. Random Defense Task 7.1 has been completed. 500 experience points to upgrade.]
[Random Defense Task 7.2 — Capture or kill Cheng Jingyuan of the Cheng family, who is an enemy of Chang 'an.]
[The Castellan's subordinate has captured Cheng Jingyuan, who is an enemy of Chang 'an. Random Defense Mission 7.2 completed. Obtained 500 experience points to level up.]
[Random Defense Mission 7.3 — Capture or kill Feng Wenhui, the teacher-in-chief of Songyang Academy who is an enemy of Chang 'an.]
[Castellan's subordinate has killed Feng Wenhui, the enemy of Chang 'an. Random Defense Mission 7.3 completed. Obtained 500 experience points to level up.]
[Random Defense Mission 7.4 — Capture or kill Tong Yun, the Vice Dean of White Horse College who is an enemy of Chang 'an.]
[Castellan's subordinate has killed Tong Yun, the enemy of Chang 'an. Random Defense Mission 7.4 completed. Obtained 700 experience points to level up.]
Master Zhang was in a good mood after receiving 2,200 EXP in a row.
In addition to these newly triggered defense missions, there were also the previous defense missions:
[Random Guardian Mission 7.1 — Capture or kill King of Tang Li Xuanxin and Misty Sky Peak Sect Master Lin Ying who have entered the city.]
[The Castellan's subordinate has successfully captured Li Xuanxin and Lin Ying. Random Defense Mission 7.1 completed. Obtained 2,000 experience points to level up.]
After two rounds of accumulation, he now had 4,200 EXP for the defense mission.
However, just as Zhang Dongyun had expected, the EXP required for the seventh expansion of the city, regardless of whether it was the construction mission or the defense mission, would require a total of 10,000 EXP.
From the looks of it, there was still a long way to go!
Master Zhang gently rubbed the space between his eyebrows with his fingers.
The defense mission was the same as the defense mission. It only counted the person with the highest cultivation level.
Just like how King of Tang and Lin Ying, the two Ninth Realms, "ate" Taoist Heavenly Fire, Cheng Qing, and the other Eighth Realms.
For the defense mission, the leader with the highest cultivation level also "ate" the others.
Moreover, only the Green Cloud Temple, the Cheng family, Songyang Academy, and White Horse College had triggered the random defense mission.
From the looks of it, it was still a little difficult to trigger it.
Or perhaps, it required some skills?
However, no matter what, with this random defense mission, it was much easier to accumulate experience points.
Zhang Dongyun's lips curled into a smile.
…
The Eastern Tang was in a state of turmoil. While the heavens and the earth were being transformed, the surrounding dynasties were similarly shaken.
The dynasty with the deepest connection was undoubtedly the Northern Qi Dynasty.
The Icefire Valley was destroyed.
A large number of Misty Sky Peak disciples were lost.
Even the Ninth Realm Sect Leader, Lin Ying, was among them.
Even the royal family of Northern Qi had lost four of their masters.
Gao Tianxuan and Gao Tiansheng were very close to King Qi. They were his right-hand men.
Now that these two Eighth Realm masters were all lost outside, it was a huge impact on the Northern Qi royal family's strength.
Other than Gao Tiansheng and Gao Tianxuan, King Qi's second son, Gao Zheng, and sixth son, Gao Jun, were also lost in Chang 'an. It was unknown whether they were dead or alive.
Yan Sheng, the deputy dean of Shuofeng Academy, also suffered the same fate.
The top masters of Northern Qi suffered heavy losses.
If the Northern Qi royal family had the intention of using Chang 'an to attack the Icefire Valley, Misty Sky Peak, and other famous sects, now they must unite everyone in the country to deal with the threat from the southwest.
The Eastern Tang Dynasty was destroyed and replaced by Chang 'an.
Who would be the next one?
"The south is changing. Tell me about it."
There were only four people in King Qi's palace.
Other than King Qi himself, the other three were his eldest son Gao Ju, his third son Gao Zhao, and his fourth son Gao Zhong.
Before this, there were six people in the Northern Qi Dynasty vying for the position of Crown Prince.
Gao Zheng and Gao Jun were lost in Chang 'an.
King Qi's fifth son, Gao Keng, who was also the successor of the Icefire Valley, was currently leading the troops to fight for Xihai County with the masters of Chang 'an.
When the Icefire Valley was attacked, he was in the capital of Northern Qi, so he escaped.
Without the support of the Icefire Valley, his chances of competing for the position of Crown Prince were greatly reduced.
He could only take the initiative to lead the troops to fight against Chang 'an. On one hand, he wanted to impress King Qi, and on the other hand, he wanted to protect himself.
Within the palace, King Qi's eldest son Gao Ju was the first to speak, "Chang 'an has taken over the Eastern Tang. If they can quickly digest it, then their next step is to expand outward. Their first target is most likely our Great Qi."
King Qi slightly nodded and did not comment. He turned his head and looked to the other side.
His third son Gao Zhao said, "I'm not trying to boost their morale and lower our morale. However, if we can divert the trouble to other places, it will be more beneficial for our preparation."
Gao Zhao's situation was a little special among King Qi's sons.
Out of the five factions of Northern Qi, two were martial artists, two were Taoists, and one was Confucian.
Second Prince Gao Zheng was a student of Confucian School's Shuofeng College.
Sixth Prince Gao Jun was a student of Misty Sky Peak's Sect Leader Lin Ying.
Fifth Prince Gao Keng was a student of another martial arts faction, the Icefire Valley.
Third Prince Gao Zhao and Fourth Prince Gao Zhong were in two famous Taoist sects, the Jade Spring Peak and the Xuanming Temple.
All of them cultivated the Northern Qi Royal Family's secret martial arts.
Third Prince Gao Zhao and Fourth Prince Gao Zhong both cultivated both Daoism and Martial Dao.
However, Fourth Prince Gao Zhong's Northern Qi Royal Family's martial arts were at the seventh realm, while the Xuanming Temple's martial arts were at the sixth realm.
On the other hand, Third Prince Gao Zhao's martial arts were at the sixth realm.
As for the Jade Spring Peak's martial arts, he had already reached the eighth realm of Taoism.
Among King Qi's sons, he was the only one who cultivated the martial arts of the Northern Qi Royal Family.
In the entire Jade Spring Peak, the only person who was stronger than him was the Jade Spring Peak's Sect Leader.
This caused a lot of people to discuss.
No one knew if he was too loyal to Jade Spring Peak or if he had given up on the throne of Northern Qi and was only focused on becoming the next Jade Spring Peak's Sect Leader.
"Third Brother is right. I think so too."
King Qi's fourth son Gao Zhong said.
"Divert the trouble to which family?" King Qi's expression did not change.
Gao Zhao said, "Western Zhou, Western Chu, or Southern Liang. Western Zhou is the best, but it might be difficult. I suggest Southern Liang or Western Chu."
King Qi suddenly changed the topic, "Where is Li Hong of the Southeast now?"
"He's staying at the courier station, but he often visits the Shuofeng Academy's branch in the capital." King Qi's eldest son Gao Ju replied.
King Qi nodded, "The Eastern Tang has suffered a great change. It's inevitable that his emotions will fluctuate. Jun 'er is not here, and he has lost an old friend. Ju' er, you should pay more attention to him."
Gao Ju replied, "I will obey. Father, please rest assured."
King Qi continued, "In addition, tell Keng 'er to come back and give up Xihai County. Don't get involved with Chang' an anymore."
"Yes, Father." Gao Ju replied.
King Qi nodded and then looked at his third and fourth sons Gao Zhao and Gao Zhong.
"Help me invite Jade Spring Peak's Sect Leader Miaoqing and Xuanming Temple's Sect Leader Zique to the capital for a gathering."
Gao Zhao and Gao Zhong hurriedly replied, "Yes, Father."
Just as King Qi finished giving his orders, someone suddenly delivered an urgent report.
The Northern Qi army, including Fifth Prince Gao Keng, as well as the experts from the nearby sects, had originally succeeded in breaking into Xihai County, but then lost contact.
The people sent to contact and search for them were all like clay oxen in the sea. There was no more news.
It was speculated that Gao Keng and the others had been ambushed by the enemy and had been completely wiped out.
The four sons who received the news looked at each other and fell silent for a moment.
After a while, King Qi's eldest son Gao Ju spoke with difficulty, "Father, I'm afraid that Chang 'an has already made up his mind to use us as the next target. There is little hope of diverting the disaster."
His third and fourth brothers stood to the side, their expressions serious. They had no intention of objecting.
King Qi did not speak. He stood up and walked to the window of the hall, looking into the distance.
After a moment, without turning around, he said, "Be on guard against the southwest, but do not rashly step into the southwest of Xihai County. Set up layers of defenses. If Chang 'an moves north, block him and report back immediately."
Gao Ju and the other two said in unison, "We obey."
In Xihai County, Zhang Dongyun's projection of Mr. Dark Cloud appeared here.
Half of Xihai County was covered by the Invincible City system.
Gao Keng and the others, who dared to approach, were naturally caught like turtles in a jar.
Gao Keng, a seventh realm martial artist who was the head of both the Northern Qi royal family and the Icefire Valley, once again contributed 500 guardian experience points to Zhang Dongyun.
The Invincible City's area of influence already covered nearly half of Xihai County. Chang 'an's area of influence naturally had to be further expanded.
The entire Xihai County was now firmly under the control of Chang 'an.
The important mineral veins produced here, such as Breath Wind Iron, could naturally be unimpeded and no longer be disturbed by the outside world. They could fully supply Chang 'an.
Meanwhile, Chang 'an's army moved further north to expand the area of control.
Mr. Dark Cloud smiled slightly. His gaze no longer continued to look north, but to the west.
To be precise, to the southwest.
…
At the same time, in the palace of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Zhou was also urgently summoning his officials for a discussion.
"His Majesty, Chang 'an is even stronger than we previously estimated."
Slowly, one of the I's projections said, "The Eastern Tang has completely changed hands."
"Li Xuanxin couldn't even escape?" Emperor Zhou asked.
I's expression was solemn. "Exactly. Not only the King of Tang, but also Li Xuanxin, according to the current situation, at least the leader of Northern Qi's Misty Sky Peak, Lin Ying, also went with him. A total of two ninth realm martial artists have gone missing, and their status is unknown."
Emperor Zhou frowned.
The officials below him all looked extremely solemn.
Someone said softly, "King of Tang, Li Xuanxin, is quite strong. It seems that there are at least four ninth realm martial artists in Chang 'an, and they are united."
The Eastern Tang Dynasty used to have more than three ninth realm martial artists.
It was only because the King of Tang had gathered power to eliminate them and split them up. He had killed more than one ninth realm martial artist in Eastern Tang, which made it seem that the Eastern Tang had fewer people.
Everyone knew that the Northern Qi Dynasty had six ninth realm martial artists, including the King of Qi and the leaders of the five major sects.
Western Zhou didn't have that many, but they also had five.
But the royal family only had the King of Qi.
If he wanted to unite the other four and advance and retreat together, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
But the martial artists in Chang 'an seemed to be extremely united.
Martial artists usually didn't agree with each other. This was very rare, and could even be said to be very abnormal.
"Or maybe … Chang 'an has martial artists above ninth realm."
Emperor Zhou spoke slowly.
When the officials below heard this, they couldn't help but feel even more depressed.
"His Majesty, it's rare that the Great Zhou Dynasty has a good relationship with Chang 'an, and we often trade with each other. Why don't we strengthen our cooperation and deal with the other dynasties together?" An official suggested.
Someone beside him smiled bitterly and said, "I wonder what happened to the two monks who went to Chang 'an earlier."
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