Chapter 262 - Furious Beyond Reason, A Devastating Blow, Xiong Qi's Hatred, Invasion

Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Houzhao was staying in a secluded courtyard in the Southern Region.

At this moment.

Zi Nu, Xue Nu, Fei Yan, and Su Yue were all gathered around Zhu Houzhao.

Especially Su Yue, who was sitting in Zhu Houzhao's lap.

After spending some time together.

The little girl's dissatisfaction with her father had already vanished.

With just a few small gifts as bribes, she instantly became extremely affectionate.

As early as a month ago.

Besides Yan Lingji, Fei Yan and little Yue'er had already arrived in Ming Dynasty Territory and joined up with Zi Nu and Xue Nu.

Unfortunately.

Hundred Yue City was still under construction.

Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to arrange for them to stay in his personal courtyard.

Whenever he had free time, he would visit them.

"You! You really don't care about Yan Lingji's safety at all?"

"You just left her alone to face all those Land Immortals from the Qin Dynasty?"

"If she finds out, she's definitely going to throw a fit!"

Zi Nu looked "displeased" with Zhu Houzhao's attitude, a hint of reproach flashing in her eyes.

"I'm not worried about Yan Lingji. In fact, I'm more concerned about those Land Immortals under Ying Zheng's command."

"Hopefully, they'll have enough sense. Otherwise, Ying Zheng will be heartbroken."

Zhu Houzhao said calmly.

With all the life-saving means he had provided, let alone a few Mythical Realm cultivators.

Even if God Demon Realm cultivators were deployed, they couldn't harm her in the slightest.

Zhu Houzhao was always generous with his women.

Which of the women by his side didn't carry his life-saving measures?

Even the powerful Murong Xisheng and Mei Yinxue, who had reached the God Demon Realm, had important protective artifacts personally arranged by Zhu Houzhao.

As for Yan Lingji, Zhu Houzhao was more concerned that she would act recklessly and escalate things beyond control.

That would be more troublesome for him instead.

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Qin Imperial Palace.

Boom!

Ying Zheng erupted in fury upon receiving the latest intelligence report.

He drew the Heaven Questing Sword from his waist and slashed fiercely at the table in front of him.

His face was incomparably dark.

Black Shadow was dead?

Killed by the Hundred Yue Queen?

How could that be possible?

"What exactly happened? Explain everything clearly!"

"Your Majesty, the Hundred Yue Queen is far more powerful than we imagined. Though she hasn't reached the God Demon Realm, she is at the absolute pinnacle of the Mythical Realm."

"Moreover, she carries many immensely powerful treasures."

"The Leader was slain on the spot."

"Monarch Wu'an and Lord Shang barely managed to escape. Had they not reacted quickly, they would've met the same fate as the Leader."

"Even now, both Monarch Wu'an and Lord Shang are seriously wounded."

"They won't be able to recover anytime soon."

The Black Ice Platform Vice-Leader replied nervously.

This time, it was a complete disaster.

One Mythical Realm cultivator dead, two others seriously injured.

Even Ying Zheng hadn't expected such an outcome.

He had underestimated the Hundred Yue Queen.

What he had assumed was a guaranteed victory had taken a turn for the worse.

"Have Monarch Wu'an and Lord Shang been found?"

"Your Majesty, they've been found and safely brought back to Xianyang."

"However, both are still unconscious."

"A terrifying and overwhelming sword aura has invaded their bodies. If it's not expelled, they may never fully recover."

"I will find a way to resolve this!"

"By the way, what about Xiong Qi? Has he been dealt with?"

Ying Zheng asked coldly.

"Your Majesty, since being rescued by a mysterious person, Xiong Qi hasn't appeared again."

"Even when General Wang Jian sent troops to suppress his forces, and his trusted follower Tian Guang of the Agricultural School was killed, Xiong Qi never showed up."

"Hmph. Then issue an edict to Wang Jian. Have him continue eliminating the remnants of the Six Kingdoms."

"As for Xiong Qi, have the Black Ice Platform keep investigating."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After dismissing the Black Ice Platform Vice-Leader, Ying Zheng was still seething with rage.

"Xiong Qi!"

"Hundred Yue Queen!"

Ying Zheng gnashed his teeth.

This time, he had overestimated himself.

Though he didn't regret his decision, had he known the outcome, he would've sent more people to encircle them.

That way, Xiong Qi wouldn't have been rescued.

And during the siege on the Hundred Yue Queen, Black Shadow wouldn't have died.

Bai Qi and Shang Yang wouldn't have been seriously wounded.

Nevertheless, this enmity was now firmly engraved in his heart.

In a twisted way, he was also lucky not to have sent more people.

Yan Lingji had only revealed a fraction of her life-saving techniques this time.

And yet, she had already taken one Mythical Realm life and forced two others to flee.

Had more people been deployed, there would have been more deaths.

And far more tragic ones.

Thankfully, his arrogance had saved him from even greater losses.

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Qin Dynasty Territory.

A highly secretive base.

All Six Kingdoms forces had now gathered here.

"Sir Zifang, what should we do next?"

"Xiong Qi's army has already been completely wiped out by General Wang Jian of the Qin Dynasty."

"Now, Li Keyong, who recently surrendered to Ying Zheng, has also deployed his Combined Learning Institute forces to fully hunt us down."

"If we don't come up with a plan soon, we might follow Tian Guang's fate!"

Xiao Yaozi, Master of the Dao School Human Sect, asked anxiously.

Hatred burned in his eyes.

He had participated in numerous rebellions against the Qin Dynasty.

As a result, Ying Zheng lost all patience with the Dao School Human Sect.

After wiping out the Agricultural School, he ordered Bai Qi to attack the Human Sect directly.

In the end.

Aside from a few who escaped, the Human Sect was annihilated.

This only deepened Xiao Yaozi's guilt and intensified his hatred toward Ying Zheng and Qin Dynasty.

Unfortunately.

The Qin Dynasty was now too powerful.

Far beyond their ability to contend with.

"Good news!"

Just then, a scout arrived.

"Hahaha, good. This time, that tyrant Ying Zheng finally suffered a major loss!"

"What happened?"

"Hehe, Ying Zheng sent Bai Qi, Shang Yang, and Black Ice Platform Leader Black Shadow to assassinate the Hundred Yue Queen, Yan Lingji."

"To their shock, they were utterly defeated."

"Bai Qi and Shang Yang fled badly wounded, and Black Shadow was killed on the spot."

"Ying Zheng must be boiling with rage right now!"

"Fantastic! Too many of our people died at the hands of Bai Qi."

"I've long wanted to tear him to pieces."

"Too bad we're not strong enough."

"Why couldn't Bai Qi die too!"

"Must be dumb luck!"

"Sigh, if only the Hundred Yue Queen would join the Six Kingdoms forces. That would be amazing!"

"With the support of Hundred Yue City, we wouldn't have lost so badly!"

Upon hearing such good news, everyone grew excited and thrilled.

They wished they could have seen it firsthand.

"Not good! Our base has been discovered by the Qin Dynasty dogs!"

"Outside! Wang Jian's army is surrounding us!"

"What? How did this happen? Why didn't we receive any warning? How did they approach unnoticed?"

"There must be a traitor. We've been betrayed!"

"Dammit!"

Hearing that Wang Jian's forces had surrounded them, the crowd instantly fell into chaos, shouting in fury.

Before they could even organize a defense.

Wave after wave of arrows rained down like a storm.

"Ahhh!"

The sounds of brutal slaughter echoed through the land.

A full-blown massacre erupted.

For these die-hard rebels of the Qin Dynasty, Wang Jian showed no mercy.

He deployed the military formation bestowed by the Heaven Dao.

The Six Kingdoms forces had no power to resist.

They were slain one after another.

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Han Dynasty Territory.

Hidden underground chamber.

Xiong Qi, who had been surrounded by Bai Qi and others, had been rescued by a mysterious black-robed figure and brought here.

"Xiong Qi, I have unfortunate news for you."

"What news?"

"Ying Zheng of the Qin Dynasty has dispatched troops to eliminate all your forces."

"Led by Tian Guang of the Agricultural School, the remaining forces of Chu Kingdom have all been wiped out."

"The other Six Kingdoms forces have also been crushed one by one by Wang Jian's army."

"You're now all alone once again!"

"But don't worry. Joining us is your greatest fortune."

"In the future, as long as you devote yourself fully to our master's cause, once it succeeds, you will be richly rewarded."

"What? The Six Kingdoms forces are gone?"

"Tian Guang is dead too?"

"Impossible! I made all the necessary preparations. Even if I wasn't there, they shouldn't have fallen so quickly!"

"Even if they lost, they should've survived and waited for me to find them again."

Xiong Qi no longer had the pride he once did.

Now, the aura around him was cold and sinister.

"Nothing is impossible."

"No matter how thorough the plan, it can't beat a change of heart."

"Someone among your people betrayed you."

"It was their treachery that allowed the Qin Army to locate them."

"The Six Kingdoms Alliance? Heh. Just a group of selfish scum driven by their own interests."

"No matter how elegant or noble they appeared on the surface, in the critical moment, their ugly true colors came out."

"Now you understand why the Hundred Yue Queen refused to join you in fighting Ying Zheng?"

"No matter how you schemed, she always looked down on and disdained your alliance."

"Not only because your paths differ, but also because you and your so-called alliance are simply unworthy."

"She would rather fight alone than stand beside a group of cowards and hypocrites!"

Xiong Qi's face twisted with fury, then he took a deep breath.

Suppressing the violent rage within.

"Fine. I accept your conditions."

"I have only one request. I want revenge!"

"Of course. Welcome to the fold."

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Northern Qin Dynasty.

Meng Tian was leading his army in a thorough patrol of the area.

Suddenly, the ground trembled beneath them.

"General Meng, bad news! A large force is heading our way!"

"What? What's going on?"

"Where are the scouts? Why hasn't anyone reported this?"

"Our scouts must've been killed!"

"It seems the Xiongnu Kingdom in the north are unwilling to stay quiet and are invading again."

"Report!"

"General Meng, a secret message has arrived from inside the Xiongnu Kingdom!"

Meng Tian didn't hesitate. He immediately opened the letter.

It was sent by a Black Ice Platform agent embedded in the Xiongnu Kingdom.

His eyes scanned the message rapidly.

He quickly understood everything.

"Despicable! These lowly remnants of the Six Kingdoms, seeing their defeat, actually colluded with the Xiongnu Kingdom to let foreign invaders set foot on our sacred land!"

"They deserve to die!"

"I want nothing more than to slice them into a thousand pieces to vent my hatred!"

"Men, prepare for battle!"

"Face the Xiongnu Kingdom head-on!"

"Perfect timing. Now that internal threats have been dealt with, it's time to eliminate these external ones once and for all!"