Chapter 203 Half of the Kingdom is in Hand

The new clan leader was also terrified. These were the foundation of their Wu family. How could they just disappear like that?

"Hahaha, it's hard to imagine, right? So what if my grandson hasn't learned the complete witch family's Gu technique? He's no worse than you. Look, he has cultivated a nemesis of Gu poison. How outstanding!"

The old patriarch's voice came from inside.

Everyone entered the cave angrily and found that the old patriarch was not dead, but was just skin and bones. He was sitting cross-legged in the corner of the cave, as if his bones were covered with a layer of skin. The cave, which should have been full of poisonous insects, was now empty. There was nothing left.

How could they accept this?

"You old immortal, you did it? Do you know what you did? You are also a member of the Wu clan, and the former clan leader. You have destroyed the hard work of the entire Wu clan. Are you worthy of our ancestors?" The high priest scolded the old clan leader, his voice trembling.

Facing the accusation, the old clan leader smiled and said, "Of course I deserve it. Wu Gu can harm people, but it can also save people. In the past, I didn't say much in order to find a new territory for the clan. But look at what you are doing? Are you still dreaming of restoring the glory of the Wu clan? Even our ancestors failed, do you think you can succeed?"

"Whether we succeed or not is not up to you, old thing. You are the eternal sinner of our Wu family." The new patriarch scolded.

The old patriarch was too lazy to talk to this group of cruel people, and said calmly: "The Wu family should not exist in the world now."

After saying that, he slowly closed his eyes and said no more.

Thousands of years ago, when the first witchcraft appeared in the world, it was used to cure diseases, but gradually, it was used by those with ulterior motives to control people's hearts. The Wu family was indeed glorious, but it was achieved by stepping on the corpses of tens of thousands of people, which he has always disapproved of.

I thought I had found a new tribal land and could lead my people to live a good life, but it was all in vain.

It is not known whether his grandson is still alive.

When Mu Qingli was leaving, she stuffed a thumb-sized toad into his arms. He hid the toad in his hair and released it when he arrived at his destination. The toad ate more and more, and became bigger and bigger, and even ate the entire poisonous insect.

These poisonous insects were the result of their hard work and efforts to cultivate, but now they are all gone.

Even though I feel heartbroken, I don't regret it!

The high priest was furious: "Come here, cut him into pieces!"

Several trusted guards immediately picked up their knives and tried to kill the old patriarch, but the old patriarch had already passed away.

But the high priest was still not satisfied, so he had his flesh chopped into pieces and fed to the toad, and then crushed the toad to death. Even so, it could not ease her pain.

"A-Zu, now that things have come to this, we should leave. Otherwise, if the soldiers find this place, we will not survive."

After hearing what his granddaughter said, the high priest had no choice but to leave secretly with his men.

When Yan Yusheng arrived, the old patriarch was nowhere to be seen. He guessed that the old patriarch might have passed away.

With a light sigh, he could only turn around and leave.

There was civil strife in Qi State, so Lu Zhanyan left 500,000 troops to garrison Xuzhou, while he himself led an army of hundreds of thousands to attack Qingzhou.

There is no doubt that Qingzhou was defeated and its officials surrendered voluntarily.

After occupying Qingzhou, Lu Zhanyan and Lu Zhanxing joined forces.

Inside the tent, Lord Wei, Prime Minister Su, the Lu brothers, Xiao Lanjue and several generals discussed together.

Prime Minister Su saw that Lord Wei was smiling and said, "Oh, Lord Wei, we meet again. I didn't expect that we would meet in this way. However, I am still very happy to continue to work with Lord Wei."

When Lord Wei saw Prime Minister Su, he snorted coldly and turned his head away, not wanting to talk to him. Liar!

Lu Zhanyan sat in the main seat and said, "Dayan and Qi have been dealt with. We have taken seven of the Nine Provinces. Half of Daqian has fallen into our hands. What do you think next?"

Wei Gelao naturally did not want to lose to Prime Minister Su, and hurriedly said: "My lord, I suggest that after attacking Jingzhou, it would be more appropriate to go directly to the capital to seize the throne."

Prime Minister Su refused to give in and said, "What Elder Wei said makes sense. I have sent a letter back to the capital. My students and subordinates will do their utmost to support the Lord to become the emperor."

Others expressed their support for a direct attack on the capital.

Lu Zhanyan didn’t care whether the officials would support him or not. If they were disobedient, he would simply deprive them of their official positions.

Lu Zhanyan nodded: "What do you think, brother?"

Lu Zhanxing, who was happily imagining himself as a prince, suddenly came back to his senses: "What?"

What else do you have to do?

When Prime Minister Su saw his lazy son-in-law, he was really disappointed. Your brother is about to become the emperor, why don’t you try to curry favor with him?

"Lord Wei, Prime Minister Su and others have agreed that after conquering Jingzhou, we should directly attack the capital. What do you think, brother?"

When his brother asked questions, Lu Zhanxing had to answer. Now most of the country was in his brother's hands, and it was just a matter of time before he ascended the throne.

"I agree!"

The proposal was unanimously approved, and Lu Zhanyan did not hesitate and immediately ordered the army to attack Jingzhou.

Marquis Zhongyi led the army to fight desperately. The two armies fought each other, the sound of killing was deafening, the air was filled with smoke, and the fighting on the battlefield was extremely fierce.

The Lu family's army bravely climbed the wall to attack the city, and the Daqian soldiers fought desperately...

During the truce, Marquis Zhongyi looked at his men and counted the casualties, and found that there were tens of thousands of casualties.

I couldn't help feeling anxious. Without reinforcements, the city would be captured sooner or later.

Marquis Zhongyi was helpless and wanted to find Yang Jingchen to discuss a solution.

Unexpectedly, Yang Jingchen had already left the tent. He had already taken advantage of the war to escape.

Before Marquis Zhongyi could get angry, a soldier came to report: "My Lord, our men have captured a deserting soldier. During the dispute, the soldier was accidentally stabbed to death. After careful inspection, it turned out to be Envoy Yang."

"What? Where's the body?"

Marquis Zhongyi's heart skipped a beat and he followed his subordinates to see the corpse. It was indeed Yang Jingchen's corpse.

Alas! You will suffer the consequences if you do evil.

Even if they were defeated, they would not necessarily die. It can be said that Yang Jingchen brought it upon himself.

"Send the news back to the capital and say that Imperial Envoy Yang fought bravely but died in battle. Have someone prepare a coffin and send it back to the capital!"

"The last general takes command!"

Not long after, Yang Jingchen's body was put into the coffin, and several soldiers escorted the coffin back to the capital.

Here, Marquis Zhongyi was having a headache. If he surrendered now, he might be able to keep his mansion after Lu Zhanyan ascended the throne, but he couldn't do it!

I eat the salary and am loyal to the emperor. I cannot betray His Majesty, so I have no choice but to fight to the death!

The war lasted for half a month. It was already November and the weather was getting colder.

Lu Zhanxing just happened to have her period, and because it was her first period since giving birth, it was extremely severe.

In addition, the menstrual bag was made of wood ash, so I didn't dare to move it. Fortunately, I had stored a large amount of goods in my space, otherwise I would have been exposed if I didn't have a menstrual bag this time.

Because she had too much blood, she refused to leave the tent and hid in the quilt and refused to get out of bed.

Lu Zhanyan was very worried: "Xingdi, you are so afraid of the cold, why not let the military doctor take a look at you!"

No, no, no, I will be exposed!