Chapter 246 Frame-up

Not to mention the changes on the Tiandou Empire's side, Prince Xingluo on the other side immediately ordered the army to retreat without any hesitation after receiving the news brought back by Dai Xueyi.

Because they came on horseback, they were much faster.

But they soon became depressed, because they found that all the bridges and mountain roads on the way back had been destroyed, and some rivers had burst their banks, turning large areas of land into a swamp, and even the mountains and forests on the way were set ablaze on a large scale. , I don’t know how to leave even if I want to.

This kind of difficulty is naturally nothing to a soul master, but it is fatal to an army composed of just ordinary people.

Not only the 100,000-strong army led by Prince Xingluo encountered these fatal problems, but also the four armies that invaded the four kingdoms. They even suffered successive sneak attacks by unknown forces, plundering all the money and resources. Empty.

At the same time, the four kingdoms also regained their composure, reorganized their scattered armies to fight back, and relied on their familiarity with the environment to hold back the Star Luo Empire's army while erecting walls to clear the country.

After the Star Luo Empire and its subordinate kingdoms received the news, they immediately gathered their troops to prepare for rescue, which further expanded the scale of the war.

The war became more and more fierce, and countless people were displaced. Fortunately, Wuhun Palace stepped forward to provide relief in time, and slowly moved the victims to places near Wuhun City, and at the same time purchased grain at high prices.

Many people even spontaneously dragged their families and ran to seek shelter near Wuhun City. Wuhun Palace naturally welcomed them and even sent people to provide protection and food supplies on the way.

Because the war in the four kingdoms was in full swing, the Star Luo Empire army was trapped there and could not go back, so they could only continue to fight.

The dignitaries of the four kingdoms wanted to take back the stolen property, so they naturally did not want to let those people leave, so they had no choice but to fight until all the invading enemy forces were wiped out and everything that was taken away was taken back.

They even wrote to Xue Ye to resist the Tiandou Empire's troops from entering the kingdom, saying that they could end the war on their own, and also divided their troops to guard at various checkpoints bordering the kingdom and the Tiandou Empire's mainland.

Just kidding, the Xingluo army is an invader after all and will be eliminated sooner or later, but the Tiandou Empire's army is different.

Once the Tiandou army enters the kingdom, it will be difficult to invite them back after the war.

The royal families and dignitaries of the four kingdoms did not want the Tiandou Empire to interfere in matters on their own territory, so they were determined not to let the Tiandou army come in even if the war would last longer.

Xue Ye did not refuse this. The longer the war between the four kingdoms lasted, the more severely they were weakened, so that they could better plan to recover them in the future.

Moreover, he also had to preside over the renovation and expansion of the old capital of Tiandou and the enthronement of the throne. He had no other concerns for a short time. He only ordered the imperial army to station at various checkpoints leading to the four kingdoms to prevent the Star Luo army from spreading the war. Come from the empire itself.

"You were all robbed?"

In the palace that had been simply renovated in the old capital, Xue Ye looked at the representatives of the empire's dignitaries in front of him with a headache.

When they evacuated Tiandou City before, these dignitaries had packed up and came to the old capital, but as soon as they arrived, these people came to complain that they had been robbed, and they didn't know who was responsible.

What the hell is this?

"I understand, you go down first."

Rubbing his forehead, Xue Ye motioned for a few people to go back first. This matter didn't sound that simple.

If it was the Star Luo Empire that took action, then there was no need to save the lives of those people. Once all those people died, most of the entire empire's government and military systems would be paralyzed, which would obviously be beneficial to the Star Luo Empire.

Therefore, it is unlikely that the Star Luo Empire took action. Such a matter is worth pondering.

Several powerful representatives also knew that something was wrong, said nothing more, and left worriedly.

When only the two brothers Xue Ye and Xue Xing were left, Xue Xing whispered: "The other party used poison, a kind of mixed poison that cannot be detected. All of us were infected. When we wake up, the poison on our bodies will All the storage soul guides are missing, and many people are missing. Some of them I know have soul bones."

He was the first group to come to the old capital of Tiandou with those dignitaries, and he was also tricked. At the same time, he was glad that he had not refined the soul bone, otherwise he might also become a member of the missing list.

"You mean..."

With a cold light flashing in his eyes, Xue Ye immediately thought of the Po Clan under the Haotian Sect.

He had personally experienced the Po Clan's ability to mix poisons. Even an eighty-nine-level Contra like his father could not detect it. It was not impossible to mix a large amount of poisons to stun all the nobles.

Moreover, there were people from the Haotian Sect and the four major clans under his command escorting him at the beginning, so there was every chance that the poison would be slowly administered, and finally a poison could be used to trigger it.

Hard to guard against!

"It's just suspicion, and we don't rule out the possibility that the other party wants to frame us and alienate our relationship with the Haotian Sect."

Xuexing could only say this, after all, there was no tangible evidence.

"Don't say this again in the future. I believe it was not my father-in-law and the others who did it."

After a reminder, Xue Ye suppressed the matter.

No matter who did it, they had no choice but to swallow this mute thing.

Moreover, he still needs the help of Haotian Sect at this time, and a stalemate with them will not be beneficial to both parties.

He nodded silently to show his understanding. Xuexing was a smart person who knew what to say and what not to say.

"Also, Xue Zhan's wife and children were rescued."

Telling another thing, Xuexing attaches great importance to this. After all, the Xuefeng Legion was not completely destroyed. There are still some people left, especially the most important Xuefeng sword was taken away by that person.

Always a hidden danger.

"When you were knocked unconscious?"

With a thought in his mind, Xue Ye guessed whether the two things were related.

"No, it was because we panicked after we woke up, and then a masked man rushed in and rescued us. Judging from his body shape and the methods he used, he should be the dean of Phantom Academy."

Speaking of his own analysis, although Xuexing has never seen Hailiuyun, he has seen the video of the Dual-Tone Competition and has some impressions of his figure and methods.

"I was just surprised that he didn't show up during the battle in Tiandou City. It turns out he came here."

Xue Ye suddenly realized that he had been puzzled by this before. After all, that person was a disciple of Hai Liuyun, so there was no reason why he should not come forward in such a big event.

Now I understand, it turned out that I came to the old capital of Tiandou to rescue the wife and children of the emperor's younger brother.

"Brother Imperial, the Xuefeng Legion is always a threat. Should we send those people's immediate family members..."

Xuexing made a harsh suggestion, not wanting there to be any hidden dangers.

Although the Xuefeng sword can quickly create powerful warriors, it has limitations. Only the immediate family members of those soldiers can use it, otherwise it will take several years just to adapt.

"At this stage, the priority is stability. Just send people to keep an eye on it. If that bastard really wants to rebuild the Xuefeng Army, take the opportunity to find the place where he secretly trains troops."

Xue Ye was a little moved, but quickly rejected it.

Those were the direct relatives of 200,000 soldiers. If they wanted to kill them all, they would have to kill nearly a million people. It was impossible to suppress them.

After all, the way he planned to ascend the throne was not correct. Some people were already suspecting that doing so would be tantamount to inviting trouble.