#2017 - The Choice of Lanling King

“My lord, when do you think the Langya army will make a move?”

Nalan Jingyi appeared calm, but her heart was somewhat nervous.

Although she held a high position as the ruler of the dynasty,

she had never personally faced the battlefield, let alone lead an army into battle.

This time, once a war with the Langya army broke out, it would not be a small battle, but a large-scale one.

It was destined to be a prolonged war, and one fought with fewer troops against a larger force.

“A few days ago, you appeared in the city in front of everyone, declaring that you had come to lead the imperial army in person. The news will soon reach the Langya army.

They must be eager to act.

But they will not send troops directly; they need to wait for news from the Prince of Lanling.

Once the Langya Emperor confirms that the Prince of Lanling has blocked the routes from Yushan County to other counties,

and believes that you have nowhere to go but Yushan County, he will definitely take action.

Therefore, there is still some time before the Langya army sends troops.

Taking advantage of this time, I can give you some pointers on cultivation matters.

You, Feng Ling, and the Phoenix Guards, come to the room with me and share your cultivation methods with me.

Jingyi's practical combat experience is also very weak and lacks training.

It just so happens that I can spar with you; you fight me.”

“Ah?”

Nalan Jingyi's delicate body trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but reveal a look of retreat, saying in a negotiating tone, “Can we change someone? Like, let Feng Ling go?”

“No, Feng Ling must also fight me. You two will attack me together.

However, before that, I will first help you solve the problems with your cultivation methods.

Your methods have been passed down for countless ages, but because you are in this world and your realm is limited, there must be some flaws in your methods.

First, let's solve the flaws in your methods.”

“Okay.”

Nalan Jingyi and Feng Ling both smiled wryly, while the Phoenix Guards covered their mouths and giggled beside them.

Fighting against the Young Master was unimaginable; the Emperor and the Commander would probably be brutally abused.

In order to improve the Emperor and the Commander's combat awareness and experience, the Young Master would definitely not show mercy.

Jun Wuxie looked at the Phoenix Guards, “What are you laughing at? Do you think you can escape?

You come along too.”

“Ah? We're coming too…”

The Phoenix Guards opened their innocent big eyes, with expressions of begging for mercy.

However, Jun Wuxie completely ignored them; there was no room for negotiation.

… …

In the following days, Jun Wuxie stayed in the room with Nalan Jingyi, Feng Ling, and the Phoenix Guards.

After Nalan Jingyi and the others shared their cultivation methods with him, he took out some God-forbidden resources and told them to seize the time to refine them and improve their God-forbidden domains.

He himself entered a meditative state and began to ponder their methods.

The Nalan clan's method belonged to the quasi-Emperor level, but many subtle details had been lost.

Feng Ling's method was actually not weaker than an Emperor-level method, which surprised him somewhat.

When Feng Ling shared her method, she said that her method was a bloodline inheritance method.

She herself did not know the level of the bloodline inheritance method.

Generation after generation, because the bloodline could not be fully stimulated, the method had flaws.

Jun Wuxie had carefully examined Feng Ling before; her ancient blood was quite special, belonging to the type that specialized in swordsmanship.

Her bloodline inherently contained a kind of sword intent.

He had never seen such a bloodline before.

Such a bloodline had never appeared in the Beginningless Era.

In this life, he had not heard of it either.

Now, judging from Feng Ling's bloodline inheritance method, he suspected that Feng Ling's ancestor's main body should not be human, but a sword.

According to his speculation, Feng Ling's ancestor should have been an Emperor Weapon who cultivated into a human form and possessed flesh and blood.

The Emperor Weapon transformed into a human, combined with a human, and gave birth to offspring, which has been passed down to this day.

It was just that Feng Ling seemed to know nothing about her ancestor.

Or perhaps, her ancestor had never mentioned his past to his descendants.

Several days later, he perfected their methods, deduced and supplemented the missing subtle essentials, and then taught them to them.

In addition to the perfected methods, he also interpreted these methods for them, explaining them so that they rose several levels in their understanding of their own cultivation methods.

They were extremely shocked.

You must know that this was their own inheritance method.

In terms of understanding, they themselves should be easier to understand than others, because they were more compatible with this method.

However, Jun Wuxie not only perfected the flaws in their methods, but also interpreted them in an easy-to-understand way.

Every sentence enlightened them, like a thunderclap.

Those points that they couldn't understand in the past were now suddenly connected because of his interpretation.

“Next, you should stay here and comprehend, digest, and absorb.

At the same time, don't forget to continue refining the God-forbidden resources and break through the God-forbidden domain as soon as possible.

I'm going to interpret the Holy Battle Method for the soldiers.

When you break through, I will hone your practical combat abilities and strengthen your combat awareness.”

After speaking, he left the room.

Leaving Nalan Jingyi and the others sitting cross-legged in the room in a daze.

This time, the cultivation methods had been supplemented and perfected, which meant that the Divine True Qi they cultivated would definitely become more pure in a short period of time.

The power of all the divine powers and secret techniques in the methods had also greatly increased due to the perfection of the methods.

They were no less than having obtained a great opportunity.

This opportunity would benefit them for life!

Who exactly is the Young Master?

Feng Ling muttered to herself in her heart. The longer she spent with him, the more she felt that he was unfathomable, mysterious, and could never be seen through.

… …

For a long time afterward, Jun Wuxie walked among the major military camps, interpreting the Holy Battle Method for the soldiers.

At the same time, he also explained and interpreted the essential points of cultivation.

The entire army benefited greatly, and many people broke through their realms on the spot during the process of listening to the Dao sounds.

Such a magical experience and feeling made the entire army worship him like a god.

They had never thought that there would be such a mythical and legendary existence in the world.

Just listening to him interpret the Dao, they broke through the shackles and broke through the realm on the spot!

… …

Langya Dynasty's border main city, inside the City Lord's Mansion.

The commander of the Langya border army was listening to the news brought by the scouts.

A look of shock appeared on his square face.

“I didn't expect that the Prince of Lanling had painstakingly managed the border for many years, but was easily outmaneuvered by the Lanling Emperor and controlled the power of the border!

If the Lanling Emperor really had such abilities, he wouldn't have become more and more passive over the years.

It seems that the Minister Yue beside the Lanling Emperor is indeed a talent with remarkable skills.

I don't know how he managed to turn Qi Zhenshan and others, who were loyal to the Prince of Lanling, to submit to the Lanling Emperor.”

“Commander, now that the Lanling Emperor is on the border, as time goes by, his control over the power of the border will probably become more and more solid.

Are we really going to take action?”

A general of the Langya army asked.

“Attacking the border of the Lanling Dynasty is a major event. This is not a small fight, but a vast war.

This matter needs to be decided by the Emperor.

Now, the Emperor should have received our border intelligence.

After waiting for some days, the imperial decree will arrive, so you don't need to worry too much.

Whether to cooperate with the Prince of Lanling to intimidate as before, or to really attack the city, will be known when the imperial decree arrives.”

“Commander, this subordinate thinks this is actually a good opportunity.

This time, the Lanling Emperor is on the border.

You said, if we capture the border and capture the Lanling Emperor alive, can we cause the morale of the garrison troops in the counties adjacent to the border to plummet, so as to take the opportunity to seize their vast land?”

The commander of the Langya army nodded, “That's right, that's indeed the case.

However, this matter not only depends on the Emperor's intention, but also on waiting for the Prince of Lanling to make a request to us.

Once the Lanling Emperor is captured alive, the Lanling Dynasty will announce a change of ownership.

The Prince of Lanling has been operating for so many years, painstakingly trying to ascend the throne.

He will definitely not miss such an opportunity.

If he asks us to send troops to attack the border and help him solve the Lanling Emperor, then he must exchange cities and rivers.

As long as he personally signs the agreement.

At that time, after we take advantage of the chaos to take several counties in Lanling Prefecture, even if the Prince of Lanling ascends the throne, he will have no reason to take back the city.

With the Prince of Lanling's ambition and temperament,

if only relying on the signed agreement, he may not easily hand over several counties.

Therefore, after we break through Yushan County, we will take advantage of the chaos to take other counties.

At that time, the Prince of Lanling will have nothing to say.”

“The Emperor should agree to our sending troops, right?”

Some generals asked.

“Why do you think the Emperor would cooperate with the Prince of Lanling to increase troops to the border in large numbers?

The Emperor is wise; what we can see, he has already seen.

Therefore, the Emperor's increase in troops to the border is actually preparing.

Once the opportunity comes, the Emperor will definitely issue an imperial decree to send troops to attack Lanling!

That old fox, the Prince of Lanling, wants to use our hands to ascend the throne; how is it possible without paying a price?

What we want is not just the land on the border of the Lanling Dynasty.

As long as we gain a firm foothold on the border of the Lanling Dynasty, we can use it as a springboard in the future, and our iron cavalry will trample mountains and rivers!

Without the border as an important fortress, the defense lines of the other counties of the Lanling Dynasty will naturally be much weaker.”

… …

Another ten days or so passed.

Lanling Emperor Capital, Prince of Lanling's Mansion.

The Prince of Lanling's face was ashen, sitting upright in the study, his chest heaving violently.

A person was standing in the study, bringing news from the border.

He had been managing the border for so many years.

The soldiers on the border should have been under his command.

But now, all the generals on the border have turned to the Emperor.

He really couldn't understand why?

The Emperor definitely doesn't have such means, otherwise it would have been impossible for him to step by step reach this height in the court.

This matter must be the work of that person surnamed Yue again.

How exactly did he manage to incite the border guards, who were loyal to him, to defect, obey his and the Emperor's commands, and even kill all the civil officials who had sided with him?

"You, Yue, are truly defying the heavens!

I have to admire an opponent like you; your methods are truly masterful!

However, to think that you can help the Emperor regain imperial power with just this is nothing short of a pipe dream!

Men, go to the Council of Elders and invite a few elders to come here. I will accompany the head of the family to the Langya Imperial Capital!

I want to personally meet the Langya Emperor!"

"Yes!"

The people in the study retreated.

The Lanling King's face was gloomy, and a cold light flashed in his eyes from time to time.

Originally, in his plan, when the Emperor arrived at the border, everything there would be under his control, and all the officials and soldiers would be loyal to him.

He could slowly restrain the Emperor, and then find an opportunity to have the Emperor die at the hands of the Langya army.

In this way, he could ascend the throne without paying much of a price.

After ascending the throne, the affairs of the dynasty would also be easy to handle.

This was the most ideal plan.

It's just that things didn't develop according to the plan.

He could only start another plan.

Now, to kill the Emperor, he had to ask the Langya Dynasty for help.

In this way, the price he would have to pay would be very high.

To have the Langya Dynasty send troops to attack the city would inevitably cause losses to the Langya Dynasty's border army.

Therefore, I am afraid that only by using the city as a bargaining chip can the Langya Emperor be moved.

This decision to go to the Langya Imperial Capital was to discuss this matter with the Langya Emperor.

Thinking of this, the Lanling King couldn't help but rub his temples.

It's really a headache.

Once the border city is given to the Langya Dynasty, the Lanling Dynasty will lose its most solid fortress and be equivalent to opening its doors.

After he ascends the throne, he will have to pay a huge price to guard against the Langya army's invasion.

However, things have reached such a point.

He has no choice but to solve the Emperor first, and then ascend the throne.

He will think about countermeasures after he has grasped the imperial power.

Before long, several elders of the Xiao family came to the study.

The Langya King politely invited them to sit down.

Afterwards, he had someone call over a person in charge of the family.

"Second brother, after I leave, you must pay close attention to all the movements.

You must not let the Emperor return to the imperial capital. I will temporarily give you my tiger seal, so you can mobilize the army at any time.

Also, that Jun Yue Pavilion, once the border war begins, you can send people to test it out.

Find a reason to ransack them.

However, once a general from the Imperial City's elite legion comes out to interfere, you must stop immediately and do not conflict with them for the time being.

Now is not the time for a head-on conflict.

Even when the imperial capital is besieged, you must not easily start a war with those two elite legions.

The dynasty's army needs to preserve its strength to deal with the Langya army in the future.

Their ambitions are more than just a few border cities.

Once the dynasty's border fortresses are lost, the Langya army's ambitions will inevitably swell.

As long as the Emperor dies on the border, the two elite legions will lose their object of loyalty, and it will be much easier to subdue them."

"Big brother, don't worry, I know what to do.

You can go to the Langya Imperial Capital and discuss with the Langya Emperor with peace of mind.

Whether the road to our Xiao family's hegemony will begin from this point depends on whether we can successfully keep the Emperor in the border forever."

"Yes."

The Lanling King nodded, and then instructed again: "Strictly control the resource channels of the imperial capital and other prefectural cities to ensure that all material exchanges with Yushan County on the border are cut off!

Before I return, there must be no mistakes.

Otherwise, if a batch of supplies arrives in Yushan County, the time they can persist in the upcoming war will be prolonged.

We must isolate Yushan County, and they must not be able to get any supplements, whether it is materials or military strength."

… …

The Lanling King and the family elders left the imperial capital and went to the Langya Imperial Capital on the same day.

The next day, a group of officials from the Ministry of Industry gathered in the inner room of the Ministry of Industry.

The Lanling King's Mansion did not know that they were already Jun Wuxie's people, and still regarded them as their confidants.

Therefore, they obtained a lot of information.

"This batch of rune crossbows has been completed, and we are planning to send them to the border.

Now the Langya King has cut off all material routes, trying to make the border isolated and helpless.

While we send the crossbows, we must send some supplies to the border.

This matter has already been informed to the Jun Yue Pavilion, and they are preparing for it.

All the supplies will be ready in about three days.

Because the Jun Yue Pavilion is being watched very closely, their people are not suitable to go to the border.

Therefore, our people will go this time.

At that time, our people must leave the city on foot, and then use the Divine Spirit Boat after being far away from the imperial capital.

Well, the handover of supplies will be done through the sale of Four Times Six Flavor Speed Cultivation Pills.

The Jun Yue Pavilion will put the supplies in different storage rings.

At that time, our people can take the storage rings silently when they go to buy the pills, so that the people watching from the Lanling King's Mansion will not see anything."

Everyone in the Ministry of Industry nodded.

There was worry on their faces.

"Lord Minister, why doesn't the master let us send the rune war crossbow beds that we have made these days to the border?

If there are more rune war crossbow beds, it will definitely be much easier to deal with the Langya army."

"The master has his own considerations. We cannot arbitrarily speculate on the master's thoughts. There must be a reason for doing so.

We don't need to think about other things, just do our job."

The Minister of Industry said.