Chapter 1143: Inference

With no gains, Jin Bai could not escape the punishment of the Mou Emperor. He Lingchuan also sighed: "It seems it was not Elder Cao's true self."

Jin Bai and Dong Rui both questioned the eyewitness disciples separately, repeatedly asking for details, and then cross-verified everyone's answers. This is a technique in interrogation that can strive for truth as much as possible.

After verification, the possibility of these disciples lying was very small.

"In other words, the Bo King lied and casually framed Elder Cao." Jin Bai said coldly. "These small countries really don't know awe!"

Afterward, he said to He Lingchuan: "I will write a letter now and send it back to the Imperial Capital. Does Mr. He have anything else to add?"

He Lingchuan thought for a moment and shook his head: "Nothing else."

Jin Bai went to draft the letter himself.

This letter was very important; after the Mou Emperor received and read the letter, he would give corresponding instructions.

Would he severely punish the Bo Nation, or just let it go? He Lingchuan gazed at the dark outline of Bai Mao Mountain and asked Dong Rui: "What do you think the Mou Emperor will choose?"

"If the Heart Lamp is usable, then it goes without saying, we must definitely snatch back the Heart Lamp." It was rare that He Lingchuan took the initiative to consult his opinion; Dong Rui thought for a long time. "If it is unusable, what is the point of punishing the Bo Nation? These small countries on the Glittering Gold Plain are born and die in the morning and evening, all short-lived ghosts. Even if the Mou Emperor ignores it, perhaps the Bo Nation won't last a few years before it disappears on its own."

"In the position of the Mou Emperor, he most often considers the gains and losses. He shouldn't do actions that are not worth the loss." Dong Rui laughed again. "Of course, perhaps the Mou Emperor also wants to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, so that these small countries don't know awe!"

"Very reasonable, this is also one of the gains and losses the Mou Emperor has to consider." He Lingchuan nodded. "What actions he takes also depends on the current situation of the Mou Nation."

"I remember Fang Canran said that the Spirit Mountain intends to reach out to the Glittering Gold Plain again. Then the Mou Nation may also take this opportunity to beat the Bo Nation to establish prestige, and give the surrounding small countries a warning, so that it will be easier to deal with them in the future." He Lingchuan pondered. "The residents of the Glittering Gold Plain probably understand the truth of the strong eating the weak and the winner being king more deeply than people elsewhere. To deal with them, you must use a way they can understand and hear."

The considerations of a great country's monarch must have many dimensions.

It was rare for him to praise him once, and Dong Rui was very happy: "You also said that it is not convenient for the Mou Nation to send troops here. If the Mou Emperor wants to teach the Bo King a lesson, what should he do? Borrow troops from the Carefree Sect?"

The Carefree Sect has enough manpower, and its strength is not weak—at least relative to the Bo Nation, and the distance is close. Sending troops from here, leaving in the morning and arriving in the evening, before the Bo Nation could react, they would be at the city gates, right?

He Lingchuan poured a bucket of cold water on him: "The Mou Nation is the Mou Nation, and the Carefree Sect is the Carefree Sect; the two are not one. The Mou Emperor can borrow people from the Carefree Sect, but he may not be able to order the Carefree Sect to launch a war against a neighboring country."

The Carefree Sect is, after all, an independent Daoist sect. Although its relationship with the Bo Nation is not very good, and it regularly sends tribute to the Mou Nation, it may not be willing to use the strength of the entire sect to teach or subvert a neighboring country.

He felt today in his conversation with Sect Master Li that this Daoist sect knows how to protect itself, otherwise it couldn't have survived for more than a hundred years on this chaotic land of the Glittering Gold Plain. Sending troops directly is probably against its long-term survival strategy, and after the Bright Lamp matter is over, how will it deal with its relationship with the Bo Nation?

At that time, Mou Nation warriors like Jin Bai can pat their butts and leave, but the Carefree Sect and the Bo Nation are neighbors that cannot be moved.

Dong Rui asked him again: "Then if you were the Mou Emperor, how would you punish the Bo Nation?"

"Not difficult." He Lingchuan said without thinking. "If you can't send troops directly, then make good use of the surrounding forces; if the Carefree Sect is unwilling to lend, there are always other forces willing, right? How did Yu Zecheng deal with me and Mother Zhu back then? Now the Mou Emperor will deal with the Bo Nation the same way."

Nine months ago, Yu Zecheng of Beijia wanted He Lingchuan to hand over Mother Zhu, but he didn't have many people under his command. What to do?

Borrow strength.

Didn't he find the Giant Deer Port Maritime Customs, find the Bailie Lu family, and finally find the Wan Song uncle and nephew, and launch a mutiny to seize the island?

Borrowing strength to strike strength has always been a means that great countries are good at using.

"The foundation of such a small country is unstable and its background is not solid. As long as the force is applied skillfully, perhaps a miracle can be achieved." To use an inappropriate metaphor, it's like how Beijia didn't take the Yangshan Archipelago seriously back then; today's Mou Nation won't think the Bo Nation is difficult to deal with.

Dong Rui clicked his tongue twice.

Wait for the verification of time.

"Why do I feel that there is something tricky about the Bo King framing Elder Cao?"

"You didn't feel wrong. This lie is broken as soon as it is poked. If the Bo King really wanted to cheat, it would be better to say that a wandering sorcerer sold him the Bright Lamp; that would be untraceable." He Lingchuan said. "Framing Elder Cao will only further anger the Mou Nation."

"Then the Mou Nation..."

"The whereabouts of the Bright Lamp have been found, and the Bo King has also offended the Mou Nation. If the Mou Nation wants to take action, these two reasons are enough. Even if the truth is found out in the end, it will not change the Mou Emperor's decision."

On the Glittering Gold Plain, even life and death are not important, let alone the truth?

"Actually, I think the person who pulled the strings in the dark might have the ability to change his appearance." He Lingchuan recalled. "Not to mention anything else, he could impersonate Cao Yanhua to trade with the Bo King."

Dong Rui wondered: "Officials wear official badges; even if they don't have true Qi to fight, at least they can see through this kind of supernatural power, right?"

"Perhaps it's not supernatural power?" He Lingchuan pondered. "Besides, the Bo Nation is weak and its true Qi is thin; these civil servants may not be able to see through the other party's disguise."

Whether you can see through supernatural power depends not only on the energy level of the supernatural power itself, but also on the strength of the true Qi.

The true Qi of the Bo Nation is so weak that in He Lingchuan's view, it is equivalent to none.

He pointed to the big mountain ahead: "Sleep, go into the mountain and walk around tomorrow."

In the process of going north to Bai Mao Mountain, it is inevitable to pass through He Town.

The living people in this town were almost slaughtered by the White Bear King, and even the dozen or so strong men of the village defense team were not spared. Only two or three townspeople stayed outside, thus avoiding this disaster.

He Lingchuan and others passed through the middle of the town. The corpses here had been collected, but black blood stains could always be seen on the buildings. The doors and windows were the most heavily damaged, obviously broken into by monsters and fierce beasts.

The originally peaceful and auspicious small town had now turned into a miserable ghost domain. He Lingchuan's sense of smell was not as sensitive as Fushan Yue's, but he also felt that the summer wind couldn't blow away the bloody smell in the town at all.

Menban couldn't help but sigh: "If the national strength is not strong, the people cannot live and work in peace and contentment, and even monsters will come out to make trouble."

There were still many living people acting here, the City Guards and Demon Exterminators.

They used this place as a base to search for the whereabouts of the monsters.

The official authorities concentrated the hunters to form demon extermination teams, dividing every fifty people into a team, and finding some experienced old hunters to lead the team, attempting to intercept the White Bear King.

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