My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 531 - 194: Killing the Martial Saint_3

Chapter 531 -194: Killing the Martial Saint_3

In his judgment,

heading north into the Great Desert, one would not only face a long journey, but also confront the Martial Saint and even greater numbers of soldiers. The difficulty of both paths was essentially the same, so naturally one would choose the way that saved more time.

Indeed,

after destroying the main array eye, everyone would be saved, but with the auxiliary array eye, there might not be enough time to save everyone.

But in life, one must always make choices.

“Yuwen Jingwen, skilled with the Meteor Hammer, is a famous general from the Yuwen family, known for his bravery and stability, and he is also a Martial Saint. With so many soldiers at his command, no matter how you calculate it, General Chen won’t likely be able to leave the Agate River smoothly,”

Pei Tiannan asked, “I wonder if this situation has been communicated to General Chen, asking him to turn back immediately. He may not catch up to the attack on Li City Prefecture, but he should be able to assist us in the final battle at Zhu Tuo Pass.”

“Your Highness, I, I have written him several letters in succession.”

Lü Ji paused, “But General Chen still insists on his own idea.”

“This…”

Fan Hailing clicked his tongue, “What a pity indeed!”

Actually,

to them, the loss of fifteen thousand soldiers wasn’t a fatal blow, but it was a pity for such a young and famous general like Chen Sansi to perish during this trial.

“Let’s not talk about this.”

Xu Wencai interrupted, “Let’s discuss how to take Li City Prefecture and then rapidly set off to attack Zhu Tuo Pass instead, as the power of the Blood Sacrifice Array is getting stronger by the minute.”

…

Daqing.

Capital City.

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Incense smoke swirled, tranquil and serene.

Behind the bed curtains.

The Empress, without dipping her hand in ink, simply swept her reddened rouged finger lightly across the memorial, and the pages turned and annotations were made automatically, yet even so, she spent a full four hours from morning to dusk dealing with the mountain of memorials, and there were still many left untouched.

“Aunt, auntie…”

A muffled baby’s voice rang out.

“Stop fussing, We, ah, told you not to fuss.”

“Wah wah wah wah wah—”

From the cradle, the half-grown baby burst into loud cries.

“…”

The Empress, losing her patience, pointed her dainty finger.

A trace of spirit light circled around and landed on the cradle, causing it to rock gently on its own.

“Sister, this commoner child is hungry.”

The Empress noticed no one was by her side, “Sister?”

No one answered.

“Someone, keep an eye on the Crown Prince.”

After giving her command, the Empress put down the memorial she had not finished reviewing and walked toward the depths of the palace.

As she left,

the child started wailing again.

“Yes!”

The two palace maids stationed outside the hall hurried inside at the call, shaking rattles and making funny faces, trying everything they could to cheer up the baby.

“Crown Prince, can you please stop crying?”

“The Empress will punish us when she returns!”

“…”

“Hey, who do you think the Crown Prince’s father is?”

Ling’er murmured softly.

After the Battle of Hu Lao Pass had ended,

their Emperor of Daqing went on a long journey, and when he returned, there was an additional child and a woman.

The Emperor said,

the child was his.

The woman was the child’s auntie.

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But no one knew who the Emperor’s spouse, or rather the child’s father, was.

“Do you want to lose your tongue?”

Palace maid Chun’er warned, “Mind your own business.”

…

At the very back of the palace, a door stood ajar.

Gu Xinlan, dressed in dignified and luxurious attire, stood in front of the door, her graceful neck exposed as she looked toward a red light in the distance of the Heavenly Dome, worry written between her frowned brows, her hands nervously clasped together.

“Sister?”

The Empress spoke discontentedly, “Didn’t we agree that you would learn to handle state affairs with me?”

“Gui Ti, you’re just in time, look there,”

Gu Xinlan grabbed her sister’s hand, pointing towards the west, “Isn’t that Liangzhou? What’s going on there? Why has the Heavenly Capital turned red?”

Before she left, she also guessed that trouble would arise, but she only thought it might be a war.

If a war breaks out similar to the one with Po Yang, repeatedly moving to and fro, dragging her along would be a burden. That’s why she brought Du He to Daqing. But she never expected the “trouble” to grow to such an extent.

“Sister, don’t be afraid.”

The Empress’s voice was cold, yet what she said carried warmth, “If the Witch God Sect’s fiends do succeed and Ancient Demon Clan cultivators flood into the Eastern Continent, I will take you away from here and find a way to return to the Cultivation World.

If the fiends’ plot fails, then there’s even less to worry about.”

“That’s not what I’m talking about.”

Gu Xinlan explained, “Your brother-in-law, he’s still in Liangzhou, what about him? Gui Ti, can’t you use your magic to go and bring your brother-in-law here?”

“Sister, why do you keep pining day and night for that brothel frequenter?”

The Empress said coldly, “Do you know that within half a year of your departure, he has become engaged to Sun Xiangzong’s daughter?”

“Isn’t that a good thing?”

Gu Xinlan replied as if it were the natural course of events, “Did our father not take concubines? And Sun Dushi is your brother-in-law’s master, and the master’s word is as good as a father’s command. Could he even decline?”

“Leaving him aside,”

“let’s talk about you. The whole court is abuzz with rumors that you have eighteen male pets!”

“…”

The Empress couldn’t help interrupting, “Sister, what’s so good about a man surnamed Chen? Why can’t you just forget about him? What he can give you, I can too, and what he can’t, I can as well!

If the Witch God Sect doesn’t succeed this time,

Daqing will be the support I leave for you and Chen Duhe. What can a man surnamed Chen give you?

In the end, he’s just a subject, the Old Emperor of Sheng Dynasty is obtuse and suspicious. Who knows when he might take Chen’s life? You won’t be able to live a peaceful life with him.”