Chapter 111: Chapter 112: Step on it Again
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Li Yunzi opposed everyone, forcing them to forsake this easily attainable benefit. As a result, some of those present quietly aligned themselves with Li Ying, Kong Tong, and Elder Nan.
Now, they only wanted to give themselves a harsh p in the face!
If it weren’t for their covert obstruction, Li Yunzi’s army could have been more formidable than it was now, and this battle might have had a better chance of victory.
It would have been good if Li Yunzi could hold out for just a while longer!
When Li Yunzi first proposed the idea of taking precautions, they all thought she had gone mad.
How could they take Wutu as an example and fantasize about a more powerful civilization that might exist within the fog of the Void Sea?
The more they thought about it, the more regret they felt. If they could travel through time, they would definitely beat some sense into their foolish past selves!
“If there are so many powers as strong as the Sky Dome above, how can Li Yunzi’s army withstand them? It’s nothing but a struggle,” Mr. Wu sighed deeply.
The fate of everyone became uncertain and turbulent.
If what Duan Changqing and Zhu Minng said was true, even they, the Lord-level powerhouses, might not escape very, given the existence of mightier beings!
“It’s notpletely hopeless. As long as the powers strictly follow the nationalws, a pure war won’t easily crush us. Li Yunzi nowmands the military forces of the Four-Nation City-State. Although there’s still a gappared with one nation’s army in the Supreme Court, if we make good use of the Long Gorge terrain, there is still hope of holding out,” Duan Changqing said.
“But didn’t you just say that we are ownerlessnd, unprotected by national rules, and those powers could also strike against us?” asked the Li Family Grandmother.
At this moment, Duan Changqing’s gaze fell upon Zhu Minng, as if the answer could be found with him.
Everyone also looked towards Zhu Minng, since he had hardly spoken up to this point.
He was from the Supreme Court Continent after all, and moreover, from one of its Family Doors. Could he possibly bring protection to the Ancestrial Dragon City?
“War is inevitable, so in terms of warfare, everyone can only ce their hopes on Yunzhi, ” Zhu Minng spoke.
“But regarding power, there is one way. That is, I represent the Zhu Gate and swear allegiance to the Imperial Dynasty. The Ancestrial Dragon City will belong to the Zhu Gate, paying heavy taxes annually, and will no longer be ownerless. Then other powers will not be able to interfere and will have to abide by the national rules,” Zhu Minng exined to everyone.
Everyone’s eyes immediately lit up.
Now, both inside and out, the Ancestrial Dragon City belonged to Li Yunzi.
Since Zhu Minng was already rumoured to be Li Yunzi’s lover, his oath of allegiance was just that—an oath. During such times, why would anyone mind?
Besides, Zhu Minng seemed to have quite the background!
If Zhu Minng could step in and help everyone avoid the crisis of bing and of ves, Zhu Minng would be a god to everyone!
“Then let Ling Sha marry you in Yunzhi’s stead immediately. The city’s great seal is also in Ling Sha’s hands, so there’s no need for recement,” the Li Family’s Old Grandmother said.
Zhu Minng didn’t quite follow the Old Grandmother’s logic.
Marriage was not something one could substitute for another, right??
Even if they looked identical, Li Yunzi was Li Yunzi, and Nan Lingsha was Nan Lingsha.
“Old Grandmother, please don’t rush. Let me finish speaking,” Zhu Minng said.
“Alright, alright, go ahead. No one else speak!” the Old Grandmother instructed every member of the Li family and the Nan family.
“This kind of major decision isn’t something I can make right now. I need to return to my Family Door and discuss it with them. After all, it is the authority of the Family Door that can intimidate all the major powers,” Zhu Minng stated.
“I, Duan Changqing, will also swear on behalf of the academy regarding the allegiance of the Ancestral Dragon City’s forces. I hope to gain the support of the Supreme Court Academy, but I’m afraid I’ll need to visit there personally… I hope my old friends from the Supreme Court Dragon Taming Academy still remember me,” Duan Changqing also spoke up.
“This journey of yours may take several days. By that time, the powerful forces may have already ughtered all the experts within our Ancestral Dragon City,” Deputy Dean Bai Hongbo remarked.
“Please be assured, I have already asked that elder from my n to gain us some time,” Zhu Minng said.
“Who is this elder from your n, and does she possess such deterrent power?” Duan Changqing asked.
“Her name is Zhu Xuehen, my aunt. Her mother is a member of the Supreme Court Royal Family. If she speaks as an Orderer for thisnd, she can preside over justice for us,” Zhu Minng dered.
“What does presiding over justice mean? Isn’t it just that once allegiance is dered, other powers won’t interfere?” the Old Grandmother questioned.
“Dering allegiance is only to have all powerspete in a fair and open manner. It doesn’t mean that just by my shouting, ‘The Ancestrial Dragon City is under Zhu Minng’s protection,’ others will obediently back off. Without someone to oversee justice, they simply won’tply, ” Zhu Minng rified.
“So dering allegiance is just a way to buy time and deter powers from meddling. If the Zhu Gate loses in thispetition, if the Li Chuan Dragon
Taming Academy loses this time, other powers can stille and take over,” Duan Changing added.
Competition.
It was nothing more than a struggle between Dragon Shepherds and Divine and Mortal beings.
War.
It was the ughter between rulers of national territories and city-states and their armies.
A territory is generally governed jointly by the ruling ss and the seated power.
Actually, the Ancestral Dragon City also presented this form.
For example, the Li family clearly represented the ruling ss, in charge of people, cities, taxes, the military…
The Nan family and the Dragon Taming Academy could be considered the seated powers,prised of organizations of Dragon Shepherds or Divine and Mortal beings.
Concerning the matter of war, no constraints were possible, they could only count on Li Yunzi’s army.
Fortunately, near West Cliff, there were still many streams of uncooled magma, and asionally there would be some toxic miasmas from the Veins of the Earth. The majority of the Supreme Court’srge armies wereposed of physically mortal soldiers; they couldn’t possibly cross over directly like Dragon Shepherds and Divine beings.
They had enough time, and Li Yunzi’s military force was not weak. As long as they survived this “ownerless” phase and let the Ancestral Dragon City have a seated power recognized by the Imperial Dynasty, even if they ultimately lost in battle, the Ancestral Dragon City would not turn into and of ves.
Once they escaped the mark of very, the military could not wantonly ughter the innocent, let alone the strictly disciplined forces.
Green pines and silver walls, the end of the white-stone long path was still a ce under repair and in disarray, where Zhu Minng and people from the Sect Pce had once battled fiercely.
It hadn’t been long, and the Ancestral Dragon City hadpletely changed.
Zhu Minng remembered the worry knotted in Li Yunzi’s brows, and now he understood why it never seemed to dissipate.
What she saw and what the family members saw in the hall just now were simply not on the same level.
However, why did Li Yunzi know about the existence of the Supreme Court Courtyard Continent and had been making preparations in advance?
Even Zhu Minng himself did not know that the Supreme Court Courtyard Continent would fall from the sky and border with othernds; he only knew that inds or territories might appear outside the Sea of Nothingness…
Was it simply because she had seen the Wutu region that she thought of so much?
That’s not right either.
“Worried about Li Yunzi?” a pleasant voice sounded, as if Li Yunzi was talking right behind him.
Zhu Minng knew that the tones of her and her sisters were very simr, especially when speaking calmly.
“Yes,” Zhu Minng nodded.
Up to now, Zhu Minng still couldn’t get that scene out of his head, where she said she wanted to protect everything, including himself.
In her eyes, he saw his own reflection.
It’s fortunate to be you.
Zhu Minng also wanted to say these four words to her.
He was fortunate to have gotten lost on a strange continent, to have met her…
It felt as if whether he could find his way back or not didn’t matter anymore.
“The only time she failed was at Eternal City. But I know that after that, she would not be defeated a second time,” Nan Lingsha said.
Her tone made Zhu Minng feel as if Li Yunzi was personally telling him that.
“I feel the same way, so you don’t need to worry,” Zhu Minng forced a slight smile, trying to make his mood seem a bit less gloomy.
“I will participate in the power struggle as a representative of the academy,” Nan Lingsha said.
“In fact, just one power needs to take a stand…” “What if you lose?” Nan Lingsha asked. Zhu Minng’s face immediately darkened.
Look down on whom! !
Those so-called Sect Forest, Family Door, Sacred Pce, Cathedral, which prodigy had not been trampled by him!
As a Divine and Mortal, he had trampled once.
And as a Dragon Shepherd, he’d do it again!!
Let them know what it means to excel both as a Godly and a Mortal!
“Miss Lingsha, I have some doubts. Does Yunzi have some other Divine Skill? Otherwise, how could she know that the Supreme Court Courtyard Continent would fall?” Zhu Minng asked.
Nan Lingsha hesitated, seemingly reluctant to answer Zhu Minng’s question.
But after some thought, she still spoke, “There is a woman named Star
Painting, and her Divine and Mortal ability is stargazing and prophecy.”
“Pro… Prophet? I have seen countless Divine and Mortal beings, but I have never heard of this stargazing prophecy!” Zhu Minng felt like his sister-inw was pulling his leg.
“You are ignorant.”
‘I???” Zhu Minng felt that his previous knowledge of the Divine and Mortal was false.
Fortune tellers, Zhu Minng had heard of them, nothing more than street swindlers who read people’s faces.
“Star Painting predicted a rough time, and the rest was deduced by Li Yunzi herself,” Nan Lingsha said.
“Then I would like to meet this Miss Star Painting one day, ” Zhu Minng paid his respects and didn’t question the existence of this prophetic Divine and Mortal person any further.
Prophetic Godly Mortal, this is indeed unheard of, whether at the Divine and Mortal Academy or among those renowned Divine and Mortal families, none had simr abilities.
Perhaps he indeed was ignorant.
Or perhaps, this world was not limited to the Supreme Court Courtyard Continent, Li Chuan Continent; in the vast gxy, were there other continents slowly falling towards this part of the world, approaching like maized stones?
The Sea of Nothingness that encircled the edge of the horizon, did it have another shore…
“In a few days, we will set out for the Supreme Court Courtyard Continent,” Nan Lingsha said.
Although handling the power struggle would be the greatest help to Li Yunzi, they couldn’t let those powerful forces appear on the battlefield as it would tip the scales of war.
The Imperial Dynasty would not take action.
Therefore, the first armies to step into Li Chuan Continent would mostly be from the nations within the Supreme Court Courtyard Continent.
ording to the messages from West Cliff and Lingxiao City State, on the other side of the West Cliff lies a small country called Rui.
Rui Small Country has a total of thirteen city-states, each city-state nearly the same in size as those of the Li Chuan Continent, consisting of dozens of towns and cities…
The West Cliff is still covered with magma, armies have to march in a long column along the cliff, and horses find it difficult to proceed, which slows down the efficiency.
They would most likely first capture Lingxiao City State and the nearby small city-states, where they would station troops and rest.
To the west of the Ancestral Dragon City-State lies Long Gorge and mountain ranges, which offer advantageous terrain. Engaged in constant warfare with
Lingxiao City State, many fortresses, bastions, and city walls have been built. For Rui Country to take down the Ancestral Dragon City-State, it would take no less than half a year!
But if they lose the power struggle…
Dragon Shepherds and Divine and Mortals rushing into the war, everything would be unpredictable..