Chapter 414: The Empire Rises Again, a Storm of Changes

Chapter 414: The Empire Rises Again, a Storm of Changes

Chapter 414: The Empire Rises Again, a Storm of Changes

"What? How could it be..." Xiao Jie was surprised, and then he immediately reacted. Could this be the real goal of the Pantheon?

They pretended to build a plank road but secretly crossed Chencang Pass twice in a row. They had a bunch of pretenders outside. It seemed that they were trying to summon the Ghost King and attack the Zhenhun Pass. In fact, the Ghost King of the Netherworld was just a cover for the surprise attack on Qiansong Town.

However, the one who is going to take Zhenhun Pass is relying on the undead army of the Netherworld Ghost King, so what will the one who is going to take Qiansong Town be relying on?
"Who captured Qiansong City?"

“It’s Long Wushang’s new imperial army. Just now, they dispatched thousands of elite soldiers to raid Qiansong City. The leader was the divine demon. He used a magic to break through the gate, and then thousands of soldiers attacked the city.

Because most of us were busy beating those dummies, there were few people in the city to defend it, and we could only rely on the hundreds of city guards. We have been operating Qiansong Town for too short a time, and we have too few troops, so the New Imperial Army broke through the city gates in one wave. Now even the Qiansong Town Lord's Mansion has been lost.

I have ordered those who stayed behind to retreat. Qiansong Town...is lost."

The New Imperial Army...

Xiao Jie was speechless for a moment. He didn't know what method the Pantheon used to summon the army of undead and establish a relationship with the New Imperial Army. This technique of using the opponent's force to defeat him was really helpless.

What’s even more hateful is that from beginning to end, the people from the Pantheon never even revealed their true identities.

"Have you caught those who pretended to be us?"

"Those pretenders are not people at all. They are dummies on paintings. It seems that they have been transformed into real people by some special spell. Once they are killed, they will turn back into paintings. I have never seen such things before."

The dummy in the painting?
When Xiao Jie heard this, his heart suddenly moved. He seemed to vaguely remember having seen something similar before. After careful recollection, he suddenly remembered it.

The people sent by the Pantheon to assassinate Chen Tianwen were just a few dummies in paintings.

I chopped off a few of them at that time, but the dummies in the paintings I encountered at that time were all fake at first glance. This time, the disguised ones were much more realistic.

He then thought of the beautiful woman who had painted his portrait and whom he met on the way here two days ago. Could it be her?
"I think I know who the Pantheon people are. I met someone on the train and he drew a picture for me..."

"You also met that beautiful painter, right?" Long Xingtianxia revealed the other party's identity in one sentence.

Xiao Jie was surprised and asked, "You encountered it too?"

"Yes, it has happened to many of us. Similar things have happened almost every time in the past two days."

Xiao Jie frowned, "How is this possible? This woman can't have the ability to clone herself, right? How can she appear in so many places at the same time?"

Long Xingtianxia laughed bitterly, "That woman is also fake, she was drawn. The mastermind behind this may not look like that at all. Maybe she is not even a woman, but a big guy who picks his toes."

Long Xingtianxia explained their findings to Xiao Jie.

What! Xiao Jie was shocked.

At that time, he had close contact with that literary beauty and chatted with her for a few words. There was no flaw at all in that person and she looked exactly like a real person.

He could understand that the other party had made some half-real and half-fake dummies, but such a lifelike beauty was all drawn...

It seems that the opponent's ability has been greatly improved. The dummies who assassinated Chen Tianwen were also fake.

This means that those pretenders are probably no different from the real people. This ability is too buggy. If they really want to cause trouble, I don't know how big a mess they will cause.

If that's the case, doesn't it mean the other party can just send out clones to cause trouble at will?
I'm not afraid of being caught at all. If I'm caught, I'll just be a fake person anyway.

No wonder the other party dared to challenge the official directly. With such ability, it can be said that they are almost invincible.

The more Xiao Jie thought about it, the more fearful he became. He quickly used his qi-gazing technique to scan the hall and made sure there were no dummies inside. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

I have to be more careful in the future.

Only three people have appeared in this Pantheon so far, but no matter whether it is the woman who paints or the devil who calculates, their abilities are extremely strange. No one knows what power that Eternal Tribulation has, but he is probably not a good guy either.

But even so, he was not prepared to accept the invitation from the Pantheon. As long as he became an immortal, he would not need to care about any magic or sorcery.

I already have a shortcut to becoming an immortal, so why should I waste time on these guys?

"Then what should we do next? Should we counterattack?" Xiao Jie asked in a deep voice.

“No, we won’t counterattack. The New Imperial Army is the villain of this version. Their strength should not be underestimated. We can’t defeat them alone.

In fact, although we lost territory in this sneak attack, it is not without benefits if we think about it carefully. If the enemy really launches a frontal attack on the city, we will have to fight a bloody battle. Even if we can defend the city at that time, many people may die.

Although we have lost our territory, at least we are safe, which is a blessing in disguise."

Although he said so, there was no trace of relief in Long Xingtianxia's tone. Instead, there was a bit of suppressed anger.

It seems that Long Xingtianxia completely hates the Pantheon.

Xiao Jie could also understand that Long Xiang had invested a lot of manpower and resources in developing Qiansong Town, both to boost public support and to fight monsters.

After much difficulty, they took over Qiansong City and invested a large amount of money in its development and construction and recruiting troops.

Long Xingtianxia was still thinking of taking over the entire Beiming Province using Qiansong Town as a base.

Now it seems there is no hope.

"President, if we don't counterattack, what will happen next?"

"Of course, we are reducing our forces. Long Wushang's goal is to unify the Nine Provinces. Next, his army will certainly continue to march south or west. Longhua Province, Fengyin Province, and Liuhuo Province may all become his targets of attack.

Since he is so arrogant, all forces should temporarily put aside their past grudges and fight together against the New Imperial Army. There is no need for us to be the first to take action.

When all the princes gather together and kill Long Wushang, we can just push back, but…"

Long Xing Tian Xia seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"But what?"

"Nothing. We'll have a meeting tonight. You can come over too. We can discuss the future development of the guild together. You should finish your work first. We also need to deal with the aftermath in reality and communicate with the police."

Xiao Jie hung up the phone and thought for a moment. Although Long Xingtianxia did not explain it clearly, he guessed what Long Xingtianxia meant.

Since they can't stay in Beiming Province, the main force of Longxiang Group must return to Fengyin Province. Now Luoyang Town has become the capital of Longxiang Kingdom.

But since the main group returned to Fengyinzhou, it was obviously unnecessary for him to stay in Fengyinzhou. He could just be managed directly by the president.

However, the territory of Luoyang Town was conquered by him and the Second Regiment. Although it was relying on Long Xiang's resources and momentum, the credit lies here. He is somewhat to Long Xingtianxia like Han Xin to Liu Bang.

Long Xingtianxia probably wanted to take back the power of Fengyin Prefecture, including the management authority of the entire Luoyang Town, but he was worried that he would be unhappy, so he didn't dare to say it directly.

In fact, the other party was really overthinking this matter. After all, Xiao Jie's goal was to become an immortal. Managing this territory and leading the Second Group was just laying the foundation for his subsequent journey to becoming an immortal.

Since the group is coming back, it doesn't matter if Luoyang Town is handed over. It just so happens that he will lead the core team to improve their strength next, so it will be less troublesome to hand over the management matters back.

However, handing over the power is one thing, after all, this territory was conquered by me and my people, so compensation must be given in full.

Xiao Jie thought about it. Having been the vice president for such a long time, he knew a lot about Long Xiang's financial situation and could definitely squeeze a lot of money out of him.

It's not that he is profit-driven. In fact, Xiao Jie doesn't really care that much. But human nature is like this. If he doesn't want this benefit, Long Xing Tianxia and the others will probably feel uneasy in the future. Moreover, it will not be good for Long Xiang's reputation. People may easily think that Long Xiang is a waste of time, so he has to take this benefit.

This is the adult world.

"Captain, what's going on?"

The people on the side looked at Xiao Jie in silence and asked one after another.

"Nothing, let's settle things here first. Let's go to the City Lord's Mansion and let the old captain do the handover for us. This Soul-Suppressing Pass will be our territory from now on.

It will be much more convenient to come here to kill monsters and level up in the future.

Brother Qianlong, please calculate the DKP of this battle.

Chengxian, please summarize the drops of the four ghost generals for me, and we will bid for the equipment after we finish the formalities."

When they heard that they were going to divide the spoils, everyone cheered.

There are quite a lot of drops this time, including four boss-level bosses, and several pieces of purple equipment.

Xiao Jie looked at the crowd cheering excitedly, but his mind couldn't help but be on the Pantheon. He wondered what the situation was like in Qiansong Town.

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"My lord, we have arrived. This is Qiansong City."

The mighty army lined up under the fortified city and looked up at the huge fortress in front of them. Qiansong City was just as its name suggested. Unlike the city walls of Fengyinzhou which were generally built with bricks and stones, the walls of this town were made of huge logs, making it look a bit like an oversized fortress.

However, although the style of painting is rough, its defensive performance is not bad at all. Various blockhouses and arrow towers are stacked one after another, and the terrain is steep, which is not inferior to that of ordinary cities.

If we attack under normal circumstances, it will probably take some effort.

However, today's battle went surprisingly smoothly and the city was captured easily.

Long Wushang looked at the majestic city in front of him and nodded slightly, "Well done, that Longxiang country really doesn't know how to live or die. A mere commoner country dares to covet our Beimingzhou's territory.

Other governors do not dare to take action against these returnees, but I do not indulge them.

God of Calculation, I don't know what method you used, but you have made a great contribution to the easy capture of Qiansong City. Tell me, what reward do you want?"

The divine calculation demon beside him bowed hurriedly and saluted, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but I dare not covet rewards. Your Majesty is the man of destiny. It is my lifelong wish to follow Your Majesty to achieve great achievements and be remembered for eternity. It is better not to mention the matter of rewards."

"Haha, you are an ambitious person, a man of destiny. When I conquer the world, I will make you the national teacher."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

"Hmm." A cough interrupted the harmony between the two. Looking back at the person behind him, Long Wushang smiled and said, "Master Wang, don't be angry. There has to be only one national master. In the future, you will be the national master, and let the magic god be the second national master."

The one called Taoist Wang was none other than Wang Xie.

"Haha, Your Majesty, don't be too optimistic. We are only one state now. Isn't it too early to talk about becoming a king or an emperor?"

Long Wushang was not annoyed, but laughed: "Hahaha, with the help of two state masters, there is no need to worry about not accomplishing great things. It's not too late, not too late."

"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense, but what Master Wang said may not be wrong either. Let's go into the city as soon as possible and discuss the next course of action."

As the three were talking, one of them was hiding not far away and observing secretly.

There was a cicada under the tree looking at Wang Xie's appearance, and his heart skipped a beat. As expected, he guessed right. This person looked exactly like the evil person in the dungeon of Xuanxu Palace. It seemed that he must be another evil person.

And he is an awakened evil person.

He had dealt with many evil people in the dungeon and knew very well that Xuanxu Palace was wary of them. At that time, he made many guesses about the evil people's identities.

Now, considering the words on the immortal's stone tablet, this evil person is probably the incarnation of the nameless immortal.

The nameless immortal said that as long as one collects three Taoist scriptures, one can become an immortal or a saint. Could it be that the last two volumes of the nameless Taoist scriptures belong to this person?

I just have to find a reason to talk to him, and I don’t know what the other party’s attitude towards these nameless Taoist scriptures is.

This Wang Xie is so much lower in level than the crazy Taoist priest back then, they are probably not the same.

Wang Xie suddenly turned his head and looked at the cicada under the tree, as if it could feel his gaze.

A cicada under the tree was startled and quickly turned its head to look elsewhere.

"Two Taoist priests, please follow me into the city. Qiansong City will be the main camp for our next southern expedition. Let's discuss which state to attack first."

"Your Majesty, please allow me to arrange for my apprentice and I will come later."

Watching Wang Xie and Long Wushang leading a large army marching into the city.

The magician withdrew his gaze and said to the cicada under the tree, "Go find a place to settle down in the city and take a walk. I'm going to report the situation to the master."

A cicada under the tree responded with a sound. The person thought that this was a good opportunity to see if there was any way to talk to Wang Xie, and then he hurriedly followed the army into the city.

The magic god used a trick to escape and disappeared in an instant.

(End of this chapter)