C1043 Jinzhou Was in Danger
C1043 Jinzhou Was in Danger
"Commander Zhen, something bad has happened. Is Mayor Lee here? I have an urgent matter to ask for an audience." Shen Lang said in a panic.
"Butler Shen, don't worry. Come, sit down and rest first." Zhen Xing asked a servant to make Shen Lang a cup of tea, then he continued, "The City Lord has been in seclusion for this period of time. Unless something big happens, nothing will happen. If Butler Shen has anything to say, why don't you tell me first?"
Shen Lang was very anxious, but Zhen Xing didn't panic. Now that the strength of Fallen Immortal City had skyrocketed, he had the confidence to deal with any crisis that might happen in the future.
Furthermore, Jin State and Fallen Immortal City were only allies. Helping one another was friendship, and there was nothing he could say if he didn't help the other party. If he could decide such a small matter, he wouldn't need to alarm Lee Hao.
"This..." Shen Lang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Commander Zhen, then I will tell you the truth. His Royal Highness is under house arrest in Tian Province."
Puff!
Zhen Xing spat out a mouthful of tea and said in disbelief, "Butler Shen, are you sure what you said is true?"
The Great Zhou Emperor had placed the prince under house arrest. This was a blatant attempt to take over Gold King's Jin State! The Great Zhou Emperor was so muddle-headed?
"I'm sure!" Shen Lang smiled bitterly. "His Royal Highness made an agreement with me before he left that he would find an excuse to come back earlier, but it has already been four months, and his Royal Highness still hasn't come back."
"This doesn't mean that Gold King is under house arrest in Tian Province!" Zhen Xing frowned. Shen Lang's reason was a little far-fetched.
"Commander Zhen, I'm sure that Gold King is under house arrest in Tian Province, not because he didn't come back early, but because King Wei Hai and King An Yuan came back early."
"Commander Zhen, you have no idea that there is a secret realm in Great Zhou. There are tens of thousands of high grade Spirit Vein placed inside. After every Millennium Banquet, the Son of Heaven of the Great Zhou will open this secret realm and let all the Princes who have completed the mission to cultivate in it for three months."
"This is a heaven-defying opportunity. No Royal Highness is willing to leave early. This time, the Royal Highness endured the pain and decided to return early, not giving the Great Zhou's Son of Heaven a chance to take advantage of it."
"But the Royal Highness has not returned yet, but King An Yuan and King Wei Hai have returned early. This is very suspicious."
"Furthermore, according to the reports of my spies, these two princes have acted in unison after returning. They are gathering their troops."
"Think about it, An Yuan County and Wei Hai County are two neighboring counties doing the same thing at the same time. Wasn't their target obvious? They want to take advantage of the absence of His Royal Highness and when there is no one in Jin State to manage the overall situation. They wanted to seize the Jin State, cook the rice and cook the rice, and even if His Royal Highness came back. They could only take advantage of this situation and accept their fate! After that, take the initiative to submit a letter and resign from the title of Royal Highness."
What was the strongest power in Jin State? It's not the 5000 warships, but the Fate Array in the Imperial City. Although it can't be compared to Great Zhou, it's a dozen times higher than the Tiannan County.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that even Divine Clone realm cultivators could only go in and die. Only Tribulation-experiencing Period cultivators could protect themselves.
Jin State was previously the territory of a Tribulation-experiencing Period King, how could it be ordinary? If it wasn't for the fact that Old Gold King fell under the heavenly tribulation a few thousand years ago, who would dare to have designs on the Jin State?
The glory of the past had passed, but now, the Jin State was just a fat sheep that people drooled over.
As mentioned before, there was only one way to deal with the Fate Array. That was to continuously weaken its power. Once King An Yuan and King Wei Hai destroyed the formation of the other cities in the Jin State... The Fate Array in Imperial City was destroyed by itself. No wonder Shen Lang was so anxious.
Zhen Xing fell into deep thought.
King An Yuan and King Wei Hai were able to give up such a great opportunity and come back early. Obviously, it wasn't their intention. There must be someone behind this. Those who could command the county king must have a noble identity. It might even be the emperor of Great Zhou.
There was a Pingwu County between the Jin State and the Fallen Immortal City. Logically speaking, the matters of the Jin State had nothing to do with the Fallen Immortal City, but was that really the case?
How could he allow others to sleep under his bed? Who wouldn't understand such a simple logic? Regarding such a powerful organization like the Hidden Kill Alliance, Great Zhou strictly ordered them to leave. But the Fallen Immortal City was not the Hidden Kill Alliance. Great Zhou would not be so polite to the Fallen Immortal City.
Furthermore, there were so many good things in the Fallen Immortal City. Who wouldn't be jealous? Zhen Xing could predict that once the Son of Heaven of Great Zhou or the people who were plotting against the Jin State found out about this, they would extend their devil claws towards the Fallen Immortal City without hesitation.
This was a matter of great importance. Zhen Xing knew that this had gone beyond his scope of control.
"Butler Shen, please calm down. I will go to the City Lord Mansion to meet the City Lord right now!"
"I'll have to trouble you, Commander Zhen." Shen Lang cupped his hands and thanked him.
Once he made up his mind, Zhen Xing wasn't a wishy-washy person. He dashed towards City Lord Mansion and found Lee Hao, who was in secluded cultivation, through the guards.
Lee Hao's seclusion this time was to stabilize his cultivation. After thirty years, not only was his cultivation at the early stage of the Soul Formation realm stable, it had also reached the peak, allowing him to break through at any time.
There was no rush to cultivate. With the Time Reversing Array, Lee Hao had plenty of time. Zhen Xing's expression was anxious, and Lee Hao had no choice but to see him.
Lee Hao summoned Zhen Xing into the Time Reversing Array!
"Commander Zhen, what's the matter?"
Zhen Xing said the exact words that Shen Lang had just said. After that, he stood aside and waited for Lee Hao's order.
A storm was brewing in Jin State, causing Lee Hao to have a headache. One should know that Huo Fenghuang had sent a voice transmission to him a few days ago, telling the Situ Family to send someone to Jin State to investigate the death of Situ Hao.
King An Yuan and King Wei Hai were both late stage Immortal Venerables, and each of them had thousands of warships. There were battleships in Jin State, and Lee Hao didn't need to worry about them. The key was King An Yuan and King Wei Hai. Who would deal with them?
In order to deal with late stage Immortal Venerables, there were only sword slaves and Pang Shiyuan in the Fallen Immortal City, but there were people from the Situ Family rushing to the Jin State.
It was true that the sword slaves were cultivating the Hundred Battle Sword Art, and they had abandoned the incomplete Blood Sea Sword Scripture. However, there were some things that couldn't be changed, such as habits, appearances, and so on. As long as others put their heart into it, they would still be able to discover it.
Situ Hao's bizarre death had infuriated Situ Yu. The entire Sihai Commerce Alliance was shaken. The Situ Family had even promised a sky-high reward. No matter who it was, as long as they could provide useful clues, they would be able to receive a reward that was worth a lot of money.
Money moved people's hearts. Although Tribulation-experiencing Period warriors were not to be trifled with, it was still possible for them to provide secret information.
Furthermore, the Situ Family was still sending people to find the traces of the sword slave and Situ Hao, which further increased the possibility of the sword slave being exposed.
This was a headache for Lee Hao. The Situ Family's Fallen Immortal City could still be dealt with by force, but with the addition of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Fallen Immortal City felt weak and powerless.
The most important thing was that their combat strength was too low. If the Fallen Immortal City had four or five Tribulation Transcender cultivators guarding it, Lee Hao wouldn't be afraid of these people.
So they didn't want to help? No way!
Lee Hao understood the principle of the lips dying and teeth turning cold. Currently, Great Zhou's eyes were on the Jin State. As long as the Jin State had yet to change owners, the Fallen Immortal City would be temporarily safe. Once the Jin State changed owners and the Third Prince of Great Zhou was in charge, the Fallen Immortal City would be in danger.
"Third Prince Ji Xing, was he the one who caused this crisis in Jin State?"
Lee Hao suddenly thought of this. He had a vague feeling that Ji Xing was the one who made such a hasty decision.