Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu-Chapter 412 - 241: The King’s Beheading Strategy · The Advantage Is Mine_2

He recalled what the Goddess had mentioned about listening more and glanced over the ministers in the great hall.

These ministers were largely led by Sha Jingye and Shu Wanli.

Sha Jingye was in charge of military affairs, while Shu Wanli managed Sumeru.

Under the scrutiny of Feng Qiwu, he suddenly noticed that among these ministers, only one seemed to have something else to say.

It was Fei Lie.

Fei Lie was the first member of the Demon Clan he saw upon rising from his coffin, promoted to Demon General for this merit.

Strictly speaking, Fei Lie did not belong to either Sha Jingye or Shu Wanli’s camp; he was a confidant of his.

Unfortunately, his status was still too low; he did not have much right to speak here, but seeing this, Feng Qiwu became interested.

"Fei Lie, it seems you have something to say, let’s hear it."

Fei Lie immediately stood up, and after paying his respects, he said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should not seize it."

Sha Jingye scoffed and scolded: "Coward, it’s not like you have to fight yourself, what are you afraid of?"

"Are you so intimidated by the Dragon Cavalry that you dare not fight back?"

Feng Qiwu shouted angrily: "Let him speak, didn’t you hear me?"

Fei Lie then continued: "Your Majesty, the ghosts they are escorting this time are very strange."

Shu Wanli pondered for a moment and asked, "What’s strange about them?"

Fei Lie said: "The quantity is too large."

"So many Merit, rare to come by in years, and it just so happens that the route passes through the secret passage we’ve dug."

"It’s all too coincidental!"

"So, I suspect, Qing Ran has figured out our secret passage at Yellow Sand Beach and intentionally used so many ghosts as bait to lure us into the trap!"

"And he is already prepared to ambush and kill our raiding party."

Sha Jingye mocked angrily: "Ha, seems like Qing Ran has really scared you out of your wits!"

"This secret passage is still three hundred miles from the Dead Swamp, how could they think of that?"

After a bit of thought, Shu Wanli said: "Your Majesty, although Fei Lie makes some sense, the amount of Merit these ghosts can be exchanged for is just too much."

"I think it’s worth the risk!"

Sha Jingye also said: "Since there’s a risk, I’ll go myself!"

"I’ll go personally, unless both Qing Ran and Su Yi are there, they absolutely can’t stop me!"

After much deliberation, Feng Qiwu finally resolved, not that he didn’t want to listen to Fei Lie, but the temptation was too great.

This quantity, it would take him a year and a half to gather on all his territories!

"Alright, then Sha Jingye, you lead the team, take eight hundred elite troops to snatch!"

Sha Jingye immediately took the order, and with a high-spirited snort at Fei Lie, he left.

Three days after Sha Jingye left, they discussed again.

Fei Lie volunteered: "Your Majesty, I still feel it’s inappropriate, although General Sha is brave, he lacks subtlety and could fall into Qing Ran’s tricks!"

"I volunteer to lead five hundred from Ghost Face Realm for support!"

Feng Qiwu pondered for a long while, feeling that this proposal wasn’t without merit, hence said: "Alright, since you volunteered, so be it." freewёbnoνel.com

After Fei Lie had left, Shu Wanli smiled and said: "This man is favored because Your Majesty saw him at first glance; hence he enjoys such favor as a privileged minister!"

"For minor matters it’s fine, but for major issues, I beseech Your Majesty not to be swayed by his clever words."

Four days later.

Sha Jingye, arrived three days ahead of the Nanli army escorting the ghost and sent out many scouts to probe the surroundings.

"Ha ha ha, what traps could there be? That Fei Lie is just a petty man!"

"Watch as I display my Divine Power and seize this batch of ghosts!"

Indeed, under his leadership of eight hundred in a surprise attack, the opposing side immediately disbanded, and Sha Jingye achieved a great victory.

Escorting thirty-two huge Soul-Gathering Pots as large as houses, they began their retreat.

"What traps, all mere fabrications!"

"With my courage and bravery, what are Qing Ran and su Yi in the face of it?"

"Even if Xuan Mang and Shen Changye come, they could only exchange a few blows with me!"

As soon as the words were spoken, he heard the sound of a flute coming from ahead. Looking forward, he saw Qing Ran and Su Yi sitting on a barren hill playing chess, with two Sword Servants behind them playing the flute.

Qing Ran turned her head and smiled at Sha Jingye, "Sha Jingye, your time of death has come!"

Su Yi also smiled lightly as he placed a piece, "This move will leave you with no place to bury your body!"

Sha Jingye sensed something wrong and yelled, "Dammit, it’s really an ambush, protect the Soul-Gathering Pot and break through quickly!"

"I’ll take the lead; they can’t stop me!"

But then, unexpectedly, a deafening roar erupted from behind, and thirty-two Soul-Gathering Pots exploded simultaneously. Amidst the swirling ghostly shadows, a hundred Undying Dragon Cavalry already pointed their lances, commencing a massacre amongst the Demon Clan under Sha Jingye’s command!

The Undying Dragon Cavalry emerging from the Soul-Gathering Pots truly caught Sha Jingye off guard.

Coupled with the sudden ambush by surrounding troops, they were utterly defeated and barely managed to break through.

Fortunately, Sha Jingye was extraordinarily strong; although injured all over, he fortunately broke out of the encirclement!

Su Yi and Qing Ran pursued him relentlessly for a day and a night. Just when Sha Jingye felt there was no escape, he suddenly saw Fei Lie leading five hundred Demon Clan to rescue him, and he felt immensely grateful.

"Fei Lie, you predicted correctly, there was indeed an ambush!"

"Though I was cautious, I still miscalculated one step!"

"They are dreadfully wicked, hiding the Undying Dragon Cavalry inside the Soul-Gathering Pot, which is supposed to hold only souls. Who could have anticipated this?"

Fei Lie stepped forward and said, "General Sha, retreat quickly, I’ll cover our rear!"

Fei Lie fought a battle against Qing Ran and Su Yi, leaving behind hundreds of corpses, and finally managed to cover Sha Jingye’s retreat.

Watching Fei Lie depart into the distance, Qing Ran and Su Yi stood on a large rock. Qing Ran softly said, "The first step of the plan is complete, now it’s time to start the second step."

Su Yi also smiled, "Was that too ruthless just now?"

Qing Ran responded, "In strategy, one must not hesitate to sacrifice lives."

"If people do not die, how would they believe it’s real?"

"Only when the battlefield is drenched in red blood, will they feel the reality!"

"Death, never deceives anyone."

Su Yi nodded, lightly waving his fan, "Alright, let’s start the second step, after a slap, it’s time to offer some sweets."

"The rest, we shall see Nie Fei’s performance."

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After Sha Jingye finally escaped, upon seeing the blood-covered Fei Lie, his first words were, "Regret not heeding the master’s advice!"

"I regret so much not listening to you!"

"This battle probably cost the lives of hundreds from the Demon Clan."

Fei Lie consoled, "As long as we keep going, we will definitely win!"

Returning to Wutong City, upon hearing the news, Feng Qiwu severely reprimanded Sha Jingye and Shu Wanli while praising Fei Lie.

Naturally, Fei Lie’s status rose higher.

The next day’s council.

Feng Qiwu said, "Continuing like this is not the solution; Qingxu almost dominates half of the Death Realm, gathering far more souls than us."

"In this manner, in just thirty years, everyone under his command will reach the peak of Ghost Face Realm."

"And we will only be marking time."

"Moreover, his military strength far surpasses ours; if all reach the peak of Ghost Face Realm, we would have no chance of winning."

"What should we do, think of something!"

Sha Jingye and Shu Wanli exchanged helpless glances.

Originally, Feng Qiwu had an Undying Body, and together with Rat Demon digging around the Death Sea for hundreds of years, he was remarkably adept with the Death Sea.

Unfortunately, they just met Chen Qing, someone completely unafraid of the Death Sea, rendering all his skills useless.

Shu Wanli silently contemplated, but Sha Jingye glanced at Fei Lie, who seemed to have a plan, and remembering Fei Lie’s life-saving grace, he said, "Your Majesty, perhaps we should hear what Fei Lie has to suggest?"

Feng Qiwu also became interested, as previously, only Fei Lie had recognized the trap and was thus expected.

"Fei Lie, if you have any ideas, feel free to share them."

Fei Lie promptly stood up and announced loudly, "Everyone thinks the advantage lies with Qingxu now, but that’s not the case!"

Taking a step forward, his voice thundered through the skies, "Your Majesty, the advantage lies with us!"