The Devil's Tribulation

Chapter 460: The Arrival of the Zhong Family Master

In the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Imperial Palace. Zhou Zhixiong and Wei Qing sat opposite each other. The eunuch Zhao Quan suddenly whispered to Zhou Zhixiong, "Your Majesty, there are a few little mice trying to find out what your Majesty and Wei Shuai have been talking about all day." Zhou Zhixiong frowned and said, "You decide." Zhao Quan nodded and left. Wei Qing saw the emperor frowning, and quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I have something to do. I will take my leave first." Zhou Zhixiong waved his hand and said, "Nothing, Wei Shuai, please continue. I just mentioned that Chu was gathering reinforcements and food. What do you think?"

Wei Qing sat down again and said, "According to the spies, the court of Chu has been hindering each other for more than half a year, and the two factions advocating peace and advocating war have been in a mess. The original plan was to gather 5 million troops, but as of a few days ago, they were barely able to gather 2 million, and the food, fodder and weapons are not yet complete." Zhou Zhixiong smiled as he poured tea, "These two million troops were gathered together by that old man Ji Guozhu." Wei Qing sighed and said, "Ji Guozhu is as old as me. In order to help Qi Hong ascend to the throne, Ji Guozhu offended many people. If it weren't for his prestige, I don't think these two million troops could be gathered together."

Zhou Zhixiong and Wei Qing both knew the current situation of Chu. The King of Chu sat on the throne at the age of 16. He was average in ability and had tried for many years but could not change the current situation of Chu. The family aristocrats in the country were intertwined and occupied 90% of the official positions in the court. People from poor families had no chance to stand out. Almost all the officials had factions. There were not many people the emperor could really use. With such a country, if it were not for the obstruction of those old ministers in the past, Zhou Zhixiong would have destroyed Chu long ago.

Hearing Wei Qing say this, Zhou Zhixiong suddenly asked: "If General Wei leads the army to fight, how will he fight next?" Wei Qing smiled and said: "If the reinforcements from Chu State are delayed, I will lead 200,000 elite troops to chase Qi Hong. Wherever he retreats, I will chase him~" "Oh? General Wei will not wait for the main force, but will go deep into the enemy's territory alone. Isn't he afraid of being cut off?" Zhou Zhixiong said curiously: "This is completely different from General Wei's previous style~"

The two were chatting happily when the eunuch Zhao De came back and stood at the door to report: "Your Majesty, the third prince has arrived." In front of Wei Qing, the emperor could be more casual. After all, it was like this when he was young. They were both monarchs and subjects and confidants. The third prince was different. Zhou Zhixiong had to maintain the emperor's majesty. So when he heard that his son was coming, Zhou Zhixiong straightened himself, tidied himself up a little and said: "Let him in."

After a while, the third prince, led by the eunuch, came to the emperor's study. When he looked up, Wei Qing was still there. He hurriedly saluted and said, "Your son greets your father. This student greets General Wei." When the third prince followed Wei Qing before, he always regarded himself as a student. Although Wei Qing had told the third prince not to do so, the third prince still insisted on calling himself a student, so Wei Qing let him do it.

Zhou Zhixiong chatted with Wei Shuai for a long time and was in a good mood. He smiled and said, "Jun'er, it's a good opportunity for you to chat with me and Wei Shuai. Come and sit down." The third prince was secretly delighted. He hurried to the table and refilled a cup of spiritual tea for Zhou Zhixiong and Wei Qing. Then he sat down and said, "How can I interrupt what my father and Wei Shuai are talking about?" Zhou Zhixiong said, "Since you call yourself a student, then take it as Wei Shuai testing you~"

In Qingxu Town, Fancheng, Great Zhou, Qian'er, wearing a red dress, walked slowly into Qingxu Town with Qing'er and Zhou Ru. She had not been to Qingxu Town for some time, but today there were several special guests, so Qian'er had to come in person. As soon as she entered Qingxu Town, Qian'er felt several strong and unfamiliar auras. Hong Renjie, who was hiding in the dark, immediately transmitted a message: "Madam, there are the auras of five refining cultivators, three of whom I don't recognize, and they should not be cultivators of the Great Zhou."

Some time ago, Qian'er finally got some free time and closed her eyes for two months, successfully advancing to the next level. Now she is in the middle stage of the Spiritualization Realm, her magic power is many times stronger than before, and her spiritual awareness is naturally much stronger. When Hong Renjie transmitted the message, Qian'er herself had already felt it. Qian'er nodded and said, "I also felt it, the three cultivators in the early stage of the Void Refinement Realm should all be cultivators from the Great Chu Realm."

Qingxu Town, Qingxu Sect branch. Lian Hongtao was entertaining five monks, who were sitting on two sides. On one side were Wuqing Sect leader Leng Jun and Ziwei Sect leader Ming Xue. On the other side were the leaders and sect masters of the three sects of Dachu. The leader of Qixuan Sect, He Yan, the leader of Tiangang Sect, Bai Mu, and the leader of Xuejian Sect, Mei Hua. Two men and one woman, all three looked unhappy. They had been sitting here for a whole morning, and their patience had long been worn out.

Mei Hua couldn't help herself first and said coldly: "Master Lian, there is no need to pour tea anymore. I have been drinking tea for the whole morning. How long do you want us to wait?" Lian Hongtao smiled and said: "Master Mei, our sect has sent a message to the head of the Zhong family. He should be here in a while. Please be patient~" He Yan got angry when he heard Lian Hongtao's words and said angrily: "Lian Hongtao! You have said this a hundred times. Don't fool us. Just now, Da Zhou took down five cities of Da Chu! What Zhong family are you talking about? If you don't come, don't blame this sect master for being rude!"

Leng Jun said coldly: "Master He, if you want to think of a few moves, we will accompany you. Do you think we are afraid of you?" Tiangang Sect Master Bai Mu snorted coldly and said: "It's not like we haven't fought before. Just follow the old rules. Why wait for that Master Zhong? I think you are just delaying time!" Ming Xue smiled and said: "Oh, Master Bai, is your wife angry at home? So angry?" Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel, Lian Hongtao hurriedly said: "Everyone, calm down. You are sitting here to discuss things today. If you really want to fight, please go outside. Qingxu Town can't stand your tossing."

Mei Hua sneered, "Master Lian, we didn't plan to come here in the first place. It was you who said that the Great Zhou is not controlled by your three sects, but by the Zhong family. In the past few hundred years, the Great Zhou has only produced three or four Void Refining cultivators. It seems that there is no such thing as the Zhong family you mentioned." Lian Hongtao chuckled and said, "Every word Lian said is true. If you want the Great Zhou to withdraw its troops, we really can't make the decision, so please be patient." "Be patient! Be patient! It turns out that the city that has been occupied is not your Great Zhou!" He Yan said angrily, "I will not accompany you anymore. Goodbye!"

As soon as the voice fell, the Jindan cultivator guarding the door outside suddenly shouted loudly: "Here comes Patriarch Zhong~" Leng Jun and Ming Xue stood up, bowed slightly and said: "Welcome Patriarch Zhong." Lian Hongtao also hurriedly bowed and said: "Meet Patriarch Zhong~" The people from the three sects of Da Chu turned their heads and saw that there were three women in the group. The leader was wearing a red dress, bright and beautiful, and walked slowly with jade legs. Qian'er smiled and said: "Don't be polite, everyone~ I'm late." Then she sat directly in the main seat.