Chapter 1088: Chapter 320 The Son of Heaven of Qi is Distant in the East Country

Being able to complete the military’s borrowed path in two days was sufficient to illustrate that these small countries between Qi Country and the Summer Country had long been subdued by Qi Country.

Whether they were willing or not, they simply could not resist any decision made by Qi Country.

It was probably much the same as the previous Yang Country, just waiting to see when Qi Country would decide to wage war—or perhaps left as the production site for Channel-opening Pills.

However, since it was an expedition through borrowed territory, Qi Country had only deployed one unit from the Qi Nine Battalions. To say they were aiming for an all-out war to annihilate Summer Country was certainly unrealistic.

But just the act of capturing Jianfeng Mountain was already imbued with tremendous political significance. Not to mention, this war had effortlessly suppressed domestic unrest, quelling a long-planned upheaval into invisibility.

The remaining task was to slowly catch those lurking shadows behind the scenes.

Zhongxuan Sheng said, "My uncle had always said that Summer Country has been restless over the years, and a battle between Qi and Summer is inevitable. None of us expected the fight to come so soon. It may not be the perfect opportunity, but it seems... just in time! Whether it can really serve as a warning to Summer Country, that depends on the outcome of this battle,"

Zhongxuan Chuliang often strategized with Zhongxuan Sheng, one could say Zhongxuan Sheng’s military expertise was all taught by the murderer.

As one of Qi Country’s top Famous Generals, the murderer naturally had an excellent sense for war.

Therefore, Emperor Qi’s move had a third purpose... to warn Summer Country, to curb their growing ambitions, and to reestablish the political stance between Qi and Xia. But this, the mere killing of a Divine Skills practitioner from the External Building Environment, Hua Fangyu, was certainly not enough.

They must also hold Jianfeng Mountain!

Back to the grand battle.

Though Summer Country had long lost the prestige of its former days competing with Qi Country for supremacy, it was still one of the significant powers in the Southern Territory, contending with Wei Country in the eastern part of the Southern Territory, each with their victories and losses.

Of course, it was not possible to compare with Chu, which had almost unified half of the Southern Territory, but it was also far from Yang Country, whose temples had crumbled.

The "Chun Si" troops, ranked second in the army of Great Qi, commanded a force of a hundred thousand, and could not all surge into Summer Country at once.

Thus, the breaking of the border and Jianfeng Mountain was done by a vanguard unit.

And the one leading the condemned soldiers was Wang Yiwu, the spearhead.

Wang Yiwu, merely at the Inner Mansion Realm, managing to slay Jianfeng Mountain’s defender Hua Fangyu, was already a display of exceptional talent. But it was impossible for him to hold Jianfeng Mountain against the counterattack of Summer Country’s forces.

How should they achieve this?

Could the follow-up troops of the Chun Si Army arrive in time?

Jiang Wang couldn’t figure it out and lacked intelligence, so he simply said, "Let’s wait and see how things unfold."

That day, he continued his cultivation.

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For the common people, an ordinary day had passed.

For those striving, twelve hours of struggle had gone by.

The atmosphere in Linzi had changed so quickly; just the day before, everyone was on edge, secretly hiding in corners, discussing who would face a great misfortune and who could profit from it...

But today. It was all about discussions of the front-line battle situation.

Things like "Cui Zhu stabbing the lord" and "Zhang Song crying at the shrine" had previously stirred up public sentiment and caused instability in court and country.

But now, these were almost ignored by people.

"How can weak Summer withstand the might of Great Qi’s troops?"

"We must capture the Summer Emperor in The Imperial Ancestral Temple!"

"It may not necessarily be so, perhaps the army just goes over and slaps them twice."

"Who dares to stab our Emperor shall be repaid in blood!"

These were the kind of remarks one could hear flooding Linzi City.

Everyone was focused on the war between Qi and Xia that was happening for the first time in thirty-one years, and the majority of the People of Qi were brimming with confidence.

Political instability in Qi Country? 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

A mere Cui Zhu couldn’t even get within a hundred steps of Emperor Qi.

Emperor Qi treating his loyal subjects harshly?

The descendants of the Nine Returning Marquis losing their hereditary untouchable titles were clearly recorded by history as steadfast as iron.

When the incident occurred, public opinion surged violently, but no one paid attention to those details.

However, when more important events transpired, addressing the public outcry afterward was much simpler.

As Zhongxuan Sheng, he was naturally among the first to receive frontline battle reports.

Jiang Wang finally learned how a vanguard unit of the Army of Spring Death had managed to hold Jianfeng Mountain—

Great Qi’s War God Jiang Mengxiong!

Three hours after Wang Yiwu had taken the lead as the spearhead, slaying Summer Country’s General Hua Fangyu and breaching Jianfeng Mountain, which was also when Summer Country had made multiple unsuccessful charges and urgently called their elite fighters for a counterattack...

Great Qi’s War God Jiang Mengxiong ascended to the peak of Jianfeng Mountain.

With a single punch, he smashed a chasm a hundred miles wide on the mountain’s western side, and gazing towards the Summer capital declared, "Emperor Qi is far away in East Country, why should your nation travel such a distance? I am here waiting, come and stab me!"

And then...

He faced the siege alone, confronted by one True Monarch and five True Men from Summer Country, slaying a True Man on the spot!

At that moment, a blood rain fell from the sky, mourning the True Man of the Age!

The loss of a True Man of the Age was enormous!

During the war in the Western Territory, when True Man Han Yin fell, the war was almost declared over.

While Summer Country was stronger than Zhuang Yong, it could not sustain such a loss.

The elites besieging Jiang Mengxiong from Summer Country had no choice but to retreat, beginning to rally their troops, planning to leverage the power of military formations to erode the True Monarch essence of Jiang Mengxiong.

However, during this time, the main forces of the Army of Spring Death had already been arriving in succession.

Of course, some angrily accused at the front lines, saying Cui Zhu assassinating Emperor Qi was something Summer Country was completely unaware of.

They said, "Summer Country is a proud and honorable nation, it would not stake its name on an assassination."

They added, "If Summer Country were to commit such an act, they wouldn’t send a mere Inner Mansion."

And also said... "Qi being the hegemon of the Eastern Region, how could they mobilize an unjust army on mere allegations?"

Jiang Mengxiong only replied, "I am here today, asking no further. Decide for yourselves!"

The stance of the Great Qi Empire was very clear—Great Qi did not need to prove whether Cui Zhu was an assassin from Summer Country.

But Summer Country needed to prove that Cui Zhu was not their assassin!

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These matters, however, were temporarily unrelated to Jiang Wang.

For the three days of incense burning had concluded, and it was time to go to the hot spring palace.

There are countless legends within the three hundred miles of Linyi City.

They are varied and come from different origins. Some are quite credible, while others are purely fabrications.

Legend has it that, during the Ancient Era, the land where Linyi stood had an icy pool, cold to the bone, lethal upon contact.

At that time, powerhouses fought fiercely high above, breaking the celestial vault, and blood from the Celestial Sky dripped into the icy pool.

This icy pool miraculously transformed into a hot spring.

The people of the time named it "Heavenly Spring."

It was said that bathing in these spring waters invited Divine arrival.

Of course, the current Jiang Wang was well aware that the so-called "Heavenly Spring" inside the Hot Spring Palace was in fact just a concoction of top-grade medicinal herbs added by the Qi State Imperial Medical Institute using secret techniques, combined with the somewhat spiritually energized hot spring.

It couldn’t claim to completely transform one’s body, but it was quite effective in nourishing the spirit and enhancing vitality.

As for what they say about bathing in the Heavenly Spring leading to Divine arrival...

Which non-royal who was permitted to bathe in it wasn’t expected to reach Divine arrival?

Among the three who came to the Hot Spring Palace this time, Ji Zhaonan had likely achieved Divine arrival long ago!