Chapter 254 Ao Que reported the news, and the Dragon King was furious
Qin Mo was preaching, but the black dragon seemed a little bored and was hovering on the top of Tianzhu Peak.
Sudden,
Ao Que smelled a strange scent, his eyes flashed, and he subconsciously glanced at Qin Mo who was preaching below, then swung his tail and went deep into Wuyi Mountain.
Soon it disappeared into the dense forest.
After a while, Ao Que appeared in an unnamed valley deep in Wuyi Mountain.
Just as it descended, a pool of water in the valley suddenly began to waver, the water surged up, gathered into shape, and slowly revealed its true form, which was the patrolling sea yaksha who had been ordered to come and investigate.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Third Prince!" The patrolling sea yaksha was full of excitement.
He had been on Blue Star for a year and had searched the entire Blue Star but couldn't find the Third Prince. Just when he was feeling disappointed, the Third Prince suddenly showed up.
Ao Que suppressed his excitement and asked, "Did the father send you here?"
"That's right. His Majesty the Dragon King learned that Your Highness had passed through the space crack, and heard that the demons who passed through the crack did not return. He was worried about Your Highness's safety, so he sent me here to investigate."
"Then let's prepare to send the message." Ao Que said straightforwardly.
"yes!"
The patrolling sea yaksha came to Ao Que in a tragic manner.
Ao Que stretched out his front paws and pressed them on the head of the Sea Patrol Yaksha. He used the secret method of the dragon clan to imprint the message he wanted to send to the Dragon King into the Sea Patrol Yaksha's sea of consciousness.
The latter immediately turned into a pool of smelly water and died.
After Ao Que cast a spell to erase all traces of the scene, he took off into the air again as if nothing had happened.
…
At the same time, in the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea.
In the corner of the Dragon Palace, there is a dry pool guarded by shrimp soldiers and crab generals.
Sudden,
Water gushed out of nowhere in the pool, gradually filling it up.
What is even more magical is that the water is not connected as a whole, but is combined into one magical text after another, which is exactly the message that Ao Que transmitted across the boundary.
This water,
It is the innate magical power of the Sea Patrol Yaksha and can be regarded as its soul.
The crab general on duty did not dare to delay, and after copying it carefully, he immediately presented it to Prime Minister Turtle, who then reported it to the Dragon King. The whole process took less than two quarters of an hour.
The Dragon King looked at it with a complicated look.
At first, the Dragon King was naturally angry, because his son was restricted by humans in his soul and became a mount for humans, which was really a shame for the dragon race.
After being angry, the Dragon King was very surprised.
The information revealed by Ao Que was really too weird. The main world on that side had just experienced the revival of spiritual energy, and the human race had only recently embarked on the path of cultivation.
However, with the help of something called "Honghuang", they ushered in a large-scale concentrated outburst of strength.
In just twenty years,
Unexpectedly, a master of the Nascent Soul stage like Qin Mo appeared.
It's unimaginable.
What shocked the Dragon King the most was that Ao Que vaguely sensed that the Warring States world seemed to have some connection with the Earthly Immortal World where they lived, and was vaguely related to the Battle of the Gods a thousand years ago.
This is very interesting.
"Your Majesty the Dragon King, do you want to send a demon general to rescue the Third Prince?" Prime Minister Turtle asked tentatively.
"Don't alert the enemy."
The Dragon King waved his hands and said, "Ao Que's soul has been restricted. His life or death is at the mercy of a single thought. Even if we send out a powerful demon at the fusion stage, it will probably be useless."
"What should we do then?"
"wait!"
The Dragon King's eyes gleamed, "When the space crack continues to expand, I will go there myself."
perhaps,
For the dragon clan, this is also a great opportunity.
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Taishang Taoist Temple.
Qin Mo's second sermon lasted for three days and three nights.
"Thank you, Mountain Master, for clearing up my confusion."
At the end of the sermon, all the students bowed together, their hearts filled with gratitude.
After two sermons, the students gradually ignored Qin Mo's age, and regarded Qin Mo as an elder and a pioneer, and their words were full of respect.
It is for both the strong and the leaders.
Because of such sermons, the students have a stronger sense of belonging to Tai Shang Taoist Temple.
After obtaining Qin Mo's consent, Zhou Shihong compiled the video recordings of Qin Mo's sermons and burned them into internal materials for reference and study by Tianshu members.
It fills the cultivation gap of many players .
Many people were very excited and the reputation of Lian Zhen Xingjun was once again enhanced.
As for those students of Tai Shang Taoist Temple who missed the sermon, they naturally regretted it deeply. Watching video footage cannot be as good as listening to it live.
And I also missed a rare opportunity to ask questions.
Judging from Qin Mo's condition, it's hard to say when he will give a sermon next time.
…
Qin Mo himself didn't feel anything.
After the sermon was over and all the students had left, Qin Mo used the materials Zhou Shihong had collected to start setting up a mountain protection formation on Tianzhu Peak - a four-door defense formation.
This formation is of average power and is a basic formation that can barely block attacks from cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage.
It’s not that Qin Mo didn’t want to set up a Liang Yi Micro Dust Formation like the Emei Formation. Firstly, he himself was not very proficient in the method of setting up formations, and the formations he knew and mastered were extremely limited.
Second, the materials are limited, and even the best cook cannot cook without rice.
The materials collected by Zhou Shihong were all purchased through Mohua Company. There were no fine products there. He only managed to get the materials together by exchanging them for the treasury of Xianyang Palace.
The formation is finished.
Qin Mo also gave an explanation to Zhou Shihong and plunged into "Honghuang" again.
Although the Warring States world has calmed down and the Kingdom of Yue has begun to get back on track, Qin Mo is unable to have real free time. He has to be busy with the transportation between the two worlds, and he also has to find time to refine Taoist robes and carve the He Shi Bi.
In his spare time, he would guide his three disciples in their practice.
Winter has arrived in the blink of an eye.
According to normal estimates, there will be no major wars in the Warring States world next year, and it will take at least a year to digest.
But some people are restless.
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December 1, 226 BC.
The State of Chu, which had once become a laughing stock among the vassal states, finally took a big move. King Fu Chu of Chu asked Chunshen Jun Huang Xie to come out of retirement for the second time and serve as the Prime Minister of Chu.
The purpose was to use Chunshen Jun's connections and prestige to stabilize the domestic situation while contacting the three countries of Qi, Wei and Yan in an attempt to form a new alliance.
Used to fight against the rising Yue State.
King Fu Chu of Chu knew very well that given the grudge between Chu and Yue, after Yue had absorbed the Guanzhong area and consolidated its strength, the next target of attack would definitely be Chu.
He even has a legitimate reason for being a teacher!
However, with the strength of the Chu State, it was bound to be unable to compete with the powerful Yue State and could only look for allies everywhere.
Chunshen Jun lived up to everyone's expectations.
On the third day after receiving the appointment from the King of Chu, he left the royal city of Shouchun and led a delegation of envoys, following the example of Jia Xu before him, and began his journey around the countries.
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Spring, 225 BC.
King Fu Chu of Chu chose the right person this time. With the mediation of Chunshen Jun, the four countries of Qi, Chu, Yan and Wei really reached a loose alliance to curb the rise of Yue.
Unlike the previous Five Nations Covenant,
The Four-Power Alliance focuses on active homeland defense and will not form any allied forces.
One reason is that last year's war greatly consumed the war potential of various countries. Food and supplies have not yet been replenished, and granaries everywhere are empty.
Whenever there is a drought or flood, a large number of people may starve to death.
Especially the Wei State,
First, they fought with the State of Qin for two years, and then they struggled to hold on for another year. Even though they took over the State of Han, the treasury was so empty that they could not even afford a few grains of rice.
What else can we fight with?
Second, in the great war last year, the armies of all countries suffered casualties.
Unfortunately, more than 90% of the Qin prisoners fell into the hands of the Yue State. Each country could only recruit new soldiers. It would take at least a year to recruit, train and form them.
It is unrealistic to go to war at this time.
perhaps,
It was precisely because each country realized its own weakness that they went along with it and agreed to Chu's request for an alliance, without seeking to cause any harm to Yue, but only to keep each other warm.
Just don’t let the Kingdom of Yue defeat you one by one.
History seemed to have been turned back to two years ago, except that the Qin State, which was once wary of by other countries, was replaced by the Yue State.
It is in this context that
Qin Mo left Xianyang and went south to Longchuan to discuss countermeasures with Jia Xu.
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Longchuan City, Royal Palace.
"Prime Minister, how do you think the Kingdom of Yue should deal with the Four-Nation Alliance?" Qin Mo went straight to the point.
Jia Xu pondered and said, "The conventional solution is to make friends with distant countries and attack nearby ones. We should deliberately make friends with Qi and Yan, which have no real conflicts with us, appease Wei, and focus on dealing with Chu."
This can also be considered as the strategy of Yue State to dominate the world.
"The question is, will Qi and Yan make friends with us?" Qin Mo was very skeptical.
"Whether it succeeds or not, as long as we show our intention, it will be enough to make Chu nervous." Jia Xu seemed to have a good understanding of the vertical and horizontal alliances, and said with a smile: "I believe in the ability of Zhang Yi, the Minister of the Honglu Temple."
In fact, there were grudges between Qi and Yan, and between Wei and Chu.
There is still room for maneuver.
"In addition, the king can also arrange Luowang to secretly support the restoration forces of Han and Zhao, continue to create trouble for the three countries of Qi, Yan and Wei, and delay the pace of the four countries' alliance as much as possible." Jia Xu added.
"If we can use this to sow discord between Qi and Yan, causing them to break down, that would be even better."
Jia Xu is still the same Jia Xu.
In order to achieve the goal, any means without any bottom line can be used, such as framing and sowing discord.
Of course, Qin Mo is not noble either.
"so……"
Qin Mo did not comment. He always felt that Jia Xu's plan was too unconventional. It was not that it was not feasible, but that it ignored the huge support of reality.
Thinking is inevitably restricted.
"What do you think? Can we do the opposite and make friends with those nearby and attack those far away?" Qin Mo suddenly said.
"Make friends nearby and attack from afar?"
Jia Xu looked puzzled, "Are you planning to form an alliance with Wei?"
"Exactly."
Qin Mo nodded. "If we promise not to send troops out of Hangu Pass within five years, can we gain the trust of Wei and make them form a secret alliance with us? If necessary, we can even provide some material assistance."
These two points hit the vital points of the Wei State.
The Wei State, which was originally on good terms with the Yue State, suddenly joined the Four-Nation Alliance. It was simply worried that the Yue State would do the same as the Qin State and send troops out of Hangu Pass to attack the Wei State again.
The promise not to leave Hangu Pass undoubtedly gave the State of Wei a reassurance.
As for the aid materials, they could just alleviate Wei's food shortage problem and solve Wei's urgent needs in exchange for Wei's friendship.
Even if it is just on the surface, it is enough to disintegrate the Four-Nation Alliance.
“It’s not impossible.”
Jia Xu still had doubts, "But, Your Majesty, do you really want to stay at Hangu Pass for five years?"
