King Zhou Ling frowned slightly, glanced coldly at his trusted generals, threw away the envelope, and took out the parchment inside.
"Since noon today, the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty suddenly issued the same summons order to the nine military regions of the empire, strictly ordering each military region to dispatch one Martial Lord and ten Martial Kings to return to the imperial city. Each military region is on full alert in a confidential manner, and all generals are on "campaign"
Posture' self-alert.
At the same time, all the families and sects in the empire and other forces that are absolutely friendly to the royal family received secret orders from the royal family, and everyone above King Wu went to the imperial city to gather as quickly as possible and in the most confidential manner."
The more King Zhou Ling watched, the more he frowned: "What is Zhou Wenwu doing? Concentrate on defense? Or are you preparing to strike first and launch a sneak attack on us?"
"Father, why don't you rest? I heard they said you've been here all afternoon." A girl in fine clothes came from a distance. She was tall, with a slender waist, plump breasts, and delicate and fair skin.
A fiery red palace dress brings out the aura of wealth and dignity. Her well-groomed appearance can't be said to be stunning, but it does have an alluring charm.
It is none other than Zhou Lingxue, the daughter of King Zhou Ling!
Because Zhou Linglu died tragically in the Giant Elephant City that year, a pain that King Zhou Ling strictly prohibited from mentioning, she became recognized as the princess of the Imperial City!
He has a high position and authority! With both intelligence and appearance, he is widely respected.
Now she has been betrothed to King Zhou Ling's powerful general Mutuwa. It is expected that the wedding will be held separately after King Zhou Ling officially ascends the throne and becomes the queen.
When the news came out, it caused quite a stir in the country. How could a proud woman like Zhou Lingxue marry a reckless man? But considering Mutua’s current strength and identity, as well as Zhou Lingxue’s calm acceptance, the sensation continued.
It subsided silently after a short period of time.
"Look at this information. Emperor Zhou Wenwu made a sudden move at noon today." King Zhou Ling handed the information to Zhou Lingxue, looking down at the bloody battle in the zoo with frowning eyebrows.
Although he remarried and acquired many princes after capturing Delos that year, King Zhou Ling still doted on his daughter, and even extended the love that originally belonged to Zhou Linglu to her, which can be said to be doubly doted on.
Zhou Lingxue took it over and looked at it. She was not surprised, but instead smiled: "This is a good thing, why is my father so sad?"
"A good thing? Zhou Wenwu noticed it in advance, how can it be considered a good thing!"
"Zhou Wenwu has extraordinary abilities. The intelligence system of the Great Zhou Dynasty has been rooted in Biannan for thousands of years. It is natural for him to be stronger than us, and it is natural for him to be able to make discoveries. After learning that we secretly recruited local sages and King Wu to gather together, we can deduce
It is also possible that we should adopt a blitzkrieg.
In fact, I have always wanted to suggest to my father how to make better use of the power in our hands and solve the problem of the Zhou royal family more quickly and easily."
"Huh? Let's talk about it."
"Simple! Deliberately and secretly leak the news that we are going to launch a blitzkrieg, and let Zhou Wenwu get it. He will definitely concentrate his strength as soon as possible. In this way, we can directly descend to the imperial city of the Great Zhou Empire and use our advantages to
They catch them all in one go!
It's just right now, they themselves have done it in advance. However, seeing that they still retain some of the Venerables and King Wu on the border, instead of mobilizing all of them, it can only be speculated that we will adopt a blitzkrieg, but it is not certain.
But it doesn’t matter, there is a lot of power gathered in the imperial city, and as long as they are dealt with, the other generals will not cause much trouble."
King Zhou Ling thought for a moment, raised his brows, and nodded appreciatively: "Lingxue is still thoughtful!"
Zhou Lingxue smiled and said: "Father, there is no need to praise me. You just got the information and your mind is a little confused. You will think of it when you calm down."
King Zhou Ling smiled silently, in a good mood, and motioned Zhou Lingxue to sit down: "You came to see me so late, do you have anything else?"
Zhou Lingxue was a little hesitant, but there were no outsiders around, only the father and daughter, so she had no other worries: "The day before yesterday, I heard Mutuwa accidentally mentioned that the Blood Envoy of the Holy Spirit Temple intends to recruit him and let him join with the fierce sword.
He also offered very generous conditions for serving in the Temple of the Holy Spirit.”
"Oh? There is such a thing?!" King Zhou Ling's expression changed and he frowned: "Mutuwa agreed?"
"Mutuwa revealed it to me after he was drunk, and his words were very vague. I could feel that he had some resistance to the Holy Spirit Temple, and he also wanted to protect us, but...
"But what, say!"
"The conditions offered by the Holy Spirit Temple seem to be very generous, but he is now undecided."
"You ungrateful thing! I had expected that such a day would come when the Blood Angel proposed to bring the fierce sword back to the Holy Spirit Temple, but I didn't expect them to take action so quickly."
Zhou Lingxue was very calm and comforted: "Father, there is no need to be angry. After all, the Holy Spirit Temple is the most powerful now, and we are vassals. Even if they don't take Mutuwa away, they will take away the fierce sword in his hand. This is ours."
We had communicated with each other in advance and it was a situation that we had to agree with.
The purpose of my coming here today is to find that my father has recently shown obvious resistance to the Holy Spirit Temple, which is not a good thing for us now. The strength displayed by the Holy Spirit Temple is very strong, and it is enough to control Biannan on our behalf.
, which means they can replace new puppets to control Biannan. We must obey now, and we can only obey."
"I finally cultivated Mutuwa, and they just took him away like this? I'm not willing to accept it!" King Zhou Ling clenched his fists and knocked heavily on the stone table, with a cold look in his eyes.
"It's just Mutuwa, not worthy of father's anger. I have repeatedly reminded father to keep a normal attitude. We are not puppets, but we are using each other, using the Holy Spirit Temple to help us control Biannan. When everything stabilizes,
It is impossible for the Holy Spirit Temple to be stationed here every day. As long as there is an opportunity, we can use Biennan's power to secretly cultivate strong people and gradually gain the right to speak."
"Although that is the case, but..." King Zhou Ling stood up and looked back at the Bloody Beast Garden, clenched his fists hard, and gritted his teeth again and said: "I am not willing to accept it!"
Zhou Lingxue held King Zhou Ling's hand: "Be patient! Only by being patient can we live better and have more opportunities!"
King Zhou Ling took a deep breath and quickly regained his composure: "Don't worry, I'm fine, I just spoke out of anger."
"I will try my best to fight for Mutuwa. If I can keep him, I will keep him. It doesn't matter if I can't. There will be many opportunities in the future."
"Well, thank you for your hard work. It's not convenient for me to come forward directly, so you will handle it."
"Father, I have a question that I haven't been able to figure out."
"Say! There is no one else here. If you have any questions, just ask them."
"Why does the Holy Spirit Temple value our Biannan so much? With their power, they can open up a new world in the Central Plains. Why waste manpower and energy on launching a great battle in Biannan? Also, why did the Sky Thunder Envoy suddenly go to Binhai?" Zhou Lingxue said.
I asked all the questions in my tone. They were all questions that suddenly occurred to me recently and I couldn't figure out the answer to them.
In the dark corner of the zoo, Tang Yan stood quietly. He was originally ready to leave and stop listening to their 'idle words', but after hearing this, his eyes shone brightly and he stopped and continued to listen.
King Zhou Ling's face turned gloomy. He stood on the edge of the fence and looked at the two groups of wild wolves that were bloody and biting each other in the zoo. He remained silent for a long time.
Zhou Lingxue had no hope at first and just casually asked questions that had troubled her for a long time, but now it looks like... she really seems to know some secrets.
"I have been cooperating with the Holy Spirit Temple for more than 20 years. Although they have been hiding it from the beginning to the end and refused to reveal their secrets to me. But I am not so blind that I can't see through anything. I have long begun to doubt their true purpose. What's more, in recent years
Over the years, they have not been too careful to hide their intentions."
In the darkness, Tang Yan frowned again, what's going on?!
King Zhou Ling raised his head, stared at the distant night sky with his deep eyes, fell silent again, and then said: "The Holy Spirit Temple is actually not very interested in the border area of Biannan, and is also interested in exploring the ancient underground city.
Later, it gradually faded away, but what they have always remained highly sensitive to is the southern sea bordering Biennan!"
Sure enough! Tang Yan tried his best to restrain all his breath and waited patiently to listen.
Zhou Lingxue asked in surprise: "The desolate sea area is full of sea beasts, as well as terrifying beasts left over from ancient times. Without human civilization, anyone who enters will be killed. Even half-saints should not be presumptuous. Do they want to control it?"
?That’s ridiculous!”
She had also suspected Nanbinhai at first, but it was only a vague guess and she had never investigated it in depth. But now that her father has said it, there may be some special evidence to prove it.
"It's ridiculous, but it's true! As for the specific purpose, I can't figure it out. What I'm sure of is that the Holy Spirit Temple has shown interest in the southern coastal area more than once, and has invested efforts there more than once.
After the separatist situation in Biennan was formed, they frequently traveled to and from Binhai District to strengthen their control there, and even refused to station our troops. I once tried to send people to follow up and investigate, but they found out and gave me a strong warning."
"Could it be that the temptation of the southern sea is stronger than that of the tens of millions of territories in Biennan?" Zhou Lingxue was a little confused. Although Biennan is located in a deserted area, after all, it has tens of millions of territories, hundreds of millions of lives, and countless hidden areas that have not been explored.
It would be a great thing to have complete control over it.
In comparison, the sea area full of unknowns and dangers seems not worth expending too much energy. What exactly does the Holy Spirit Temple want to do?
"They gave up on an ancient underground city full of countless secrets, and instead concentrated their efforts on the coastal area. There must be something there that they covet, and they did not hesitate to spend twenty years to deploy it. And..."
"Huh?" Zhou Lingxue took a few steps forward, waiting for her father to reveal more secrets.
Although she is a daughter, she has ambitions that surpass those of her sister, and she also understands the cruelty of the world that puts interests first. Otherwise, she would not calmly agree to enter into a marriage contract with Mutuwa, a "barbarian" who is hundreds of years older than herself.
!
"The Holy Spirit Temple suddenly started urging action yesterday, vowing to control Biannan in the shortest possible time. The Heavenly Thunder Envoy suddenly and secretly left Nanhai Binhai yesterday. The reason is that they received new instructions."