Chapter 239 Poison Scheme

"In case of surprise, it is possible." Xiao Chong replied.

"It's impossible for the other party to remain unaware after being attacked, right?"

"Unless...unless it is the Shadowless Divine Insect that was once part of the royal family. It is invisible and can lurk for a long time after invading high-level monks."

"The soul worms we met in Beihai can also hide in the souls of monks, won't they be easily taken down by us?"

"That insect was not of a high grade, and it was very different from the one in front of me.

It is said that there were once five great and perfect Shadowless Divine Insects that successfully invaded without the human race's half-immortals being prepared.

It hid until someone else meditated and suddenly broke out. Although it was eventually killed, it damaged the Taoist foundation of the half-immortal.

I once saw the Shadowless Soul Insects in the sixth level. The reproduction ability of this race is very weak and there are not many in number. They shouldn’t come to the Hongqing Realm, right?” Xiaochong began to comfort himself.

"Is Huoli carrying this kind of soul insect?"

"The opponent's bloodline and cultivation level are much higher. I can't tell, but it feels like...he must have sensed me." Xiaochong became afraid again.

"Don't worry, it definitely didn't come here for you, and it won't be exposed because of you, a little bug."

"Yes." Xiaochong thought about it and realized that this was indeed the truth, and he felt a little relieved.

The matter was urgent. While the ministers were debating with Huoli and others, Jin Ziming hurriedly sent a message:

"King Chen, you have to be careful. Huoli has a very powerful high-level soul insect on his body. It may be able to become invisible. I'm worried that it's targeting you."

"Is there such a thing? Thank you for reminding me."

"This kind of soul insect may even cause harm to half-immortals. King Chen, please don't be careless."

Chen's mind was racing, and he quickly came up with an idea. He quietly transmitted the message: "Zi Ming, don't worry, I know what's going on."

According to King Haosai's plan to demarcate the territory, King Chen was only allocated one-third of the territory, which was extremely harsh.

Seeing that he could not reach an agreement with the other party, Huoli turned to look up and said:

"King Chen, before leaving, King Hao Sai gave me a handwritten letter and a map with his bottom line marked on it. Please read it in person."

The captain of the guard took it and handed it to Chen. Jin Ziming and Chen's soul scanned the two items at the same time and found nothing unusual.

The little bug in the corner shouted: "That bug is hiding in the map."

Jin Ziming hurriedly reminded him, and Chen nodded imperceptibly to show his understanding.

He took the letter out of the tray, read it, and put it down without saying a word after reading it.

Then he slowly picked up the map and began to browse it carefully. Huoli sat silently, patiently observing King Chen's every move.

Until a certain moment, his consciousness received the expected signal of the agreement, and he couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth and smiled, "The purpose of this trip has been perfectly achieved."

"The king is aware of Hao Sai's opinion, and I can't give you an answer yet. Huoli, you and the elders go back and report, saying that I agree to a temporary truce.

After a full discussion between the king and his ministers, I will reply to Hao Sai on whether to divide the territory and rule the country or start a new war." King Chen put down the map and said in a deep voice.

The leader of the Peng tribe and the nine-tailed fairy fox wanted to remonstrate, but Chen stopped them with his eyes.

Huoli didn't care about Chen's reply at this time. He didn't argue. After bowing and saluting, he led the four elders to leave.

After these guys walked out of the hall, the ministers began to discuss heatedly, either advocating to continue fighting, asking to expand the territory, or thinking that the current plan was acceptable.

Chen Weiyan said:

"That's it for today. If you have any good ideas, you can report them to the leader of the Minxiao clan and discuss it another day." After saying that, he left first.

That night, King Chen held a meeting in a secret place of the Peng clan.

The only attendees were the heads of the Peng, Phoenix and Violent Ape tribes, as well as the nine-tailed fox and the "Golden Peng" whose pseudonym was "Hunqin".

"Let me tell you something first. If I hadn't been reminded by Hunqin in the palace today, I would have been tricked.

Huoli has hidden an invisible soul insect in the map, which can quietly invade the souls of the seventh-level saints and choose the opportunity to attack."

"Ah, is there such a thing? Huoli, that bastard! Should we set out immediately to try to capture him, or kill him quietly?" Ao Lie, the leader of the Violent Ape Clan, said angrily.

"No, if you want to touch him, why should I let him go?"

"King Chen, are you going to take advantage of the situation?" Jin Ziming, whose pseudonym is "Hunqin" guessed.

"I contracted the soul space into a rice grain in advance, and then used a small amount of soul power to imitate one. After the insect came in, it got into the fake soul core and hid.

Judging from Huoli's expression, this little guy should think he has succeeded.

Hum hum, although it is nowhere to be found, if I search deliberately in that simulated consciousness, I can still find it."

"King Chen's response is really brilliant." Jin Ziming was sincerely impressed.

"Let's save that soul insect's life for the time being. It may be of great use in the future." The military advisor's name was Jingxi, and the nine-tailed sky fox suggested with a smile.

"That's exactly what I mean." Chen nodded slightly.

"Are we just going to let them do it? This insidious method must have been the idea of ​​the white-haired demon girl." Wu Tong, the leader of the Phoenix Clan, was unhappy.

"Hunqin, what do you think?" Chen looked at Jin Ziming.

The reckless man thought for a while and asked: "This is a time of war, either you die or I live.

The other side has already taken the lead in resorting to underhanded tactics, can we retaliate in kind, regardless of whether it is aboveboard or not?"

Jin Ziming was really worried that these tall and mighty saints were all one-minded and would only compete with brute force under the banner of justice without paying attention to strategy and tactics.

Chen deliberately said nothing and looked at the four loyal ministers.

Jin Ziming didn't hear nonsense about benevolence, justice and morality. Everyone said in unison that as long as they can defeat the enemy, they will do whatever it takes.

"Hunqin, no matter how bold your plan is, you can adopt it as long as it is beneficial to the war situation." Chen agreed.

Jin Ziming breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"I have been thinking about how to ensure that King Chen wins this civil war. Our strength is relatively weak, and if we fight decisively, we may lose even more.

But fortunately, the gap is not big. If King Hao Sai wants to win, he has to pay a price in blood, which makes him use the rat weapon. This is his biggest weakness and can be exploited.

On the other hand, look at us, I would like to ask, what are we lacking most now?"

"We need more allies, which will take time to develop." Jingxi replied.

"What the military advisor said is absolutely true. What we lack most right now is time and allies."

"Hao Sai launched this sneak attack. He thought he was successful, so he was even more unwilling to fight. He will definitely wait until the moment when the soul worm launches a fatal attack on me.

We can deliberately haggle over the division of territory, and even suggest that both sides send missions to negotiate.

In this way, you can gain the most precious time." Chen said with a smile.

"Okay, every time we are about to reach an agreement, arrange for a saint to jump out and oppose it.

And we can set up a posture on the front line. As long as we can't agree on the division of territory, we will fight to the death." Peng Clan Minxiao also understood.

“How do you develop allies when you have time?”

"We used to talk a lot in the early days. Those neutral dragon clans, black bear clans, etc. are not willing to give up easily until the situation becomes clear." Phoenix Wutong said in a deep voice.

"Can we take advantage of this and promise them more benefits after the war?" Ao Lie admonished.

"No, this will hurt the loyal tribal sentiments.

Moreover, since these guys think that we may not win, the so-called post-war fruits may not exist at all.

If we want ready-made benefits instead, we will prepare for the war with all our strength, so how can we have anything extra to give them?" the nine-tailed fox objected.

"Hunqin, do you have any good suggestions?" Wutong asked.

"Since inducement doesn't work, then force them to join." Jin Ziming smiled mysteriously.

Chen became interested and asked: "How to force it?"

"King Chen, let me talk about the method of forcing later. Let me talk about the three major strategies first. Do you and the elders agree?

First, we must unite vertically and horizontally to develop neutral ethnic groups, as well as the tribes of the North Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea into allies;

Secondly, we need to get more ordinary monsters who are inclined toward King Chen or are wavering in their hearts to join our team;

Third, strive to divide King Hao Sai’s camp and break up their unity.”

Jingxi nodded in agreement and said:

"If these three major strategies can be achieved, why should we worry about winning? The difficult thing is how to realize them.

I have also thought about Hunqin's second strategy and come up with some ideas.

For example, implement benevolent governance within the jurisdiction, send experts out to help weak groups improve their combat power, and allocate a small amount of resources for support.

Centrally release a group of prisoners who have performed well and return home on condition that they join our army.

We can even organize some eloquent monsters to promote King Chen’s noble bloodline, benevolence and ambition, as well as his father’s great achievements.”

"Jingxi, your method is very good. We will start implementing it from tomorrow." Chen praised it very much.

"Hunqin, how to implement the other two strategies?"

"The target of alienation can first use Hui Miao's rebellion as an excuse to torment the Black Snake Clan.
To be continued...