Chapter 1374

"Can you not go?" The mirror didn't know what the other side wanted to do, but it definitely didn't have good intentions. "If I don't go, it will be very difficult for the Yangshan Society to do business with the Yao Nation in the future; that's one thing, but I'm afraid there will be obstacles on the Glittering Gold Plain, which is not conducive to our future development." He Lingchuan splashed some warm water on his face to wake up, "Don't forget our plan for the Glittering Gold Plain; at least at this stage, don't make enemies, especially local snakes like the Yao Nation."

At this stage.

"Even Beijia has to go through the Yao Nation and Luodian to exert influence on the Glittering Gold Plain."

Therefore, knowing there is a tiger in the mountain, he heads towards the tiger mountain.

The mirror hummed twice; this master originally only wanted to come to the Glittering Gold Plain for an inspection, but after the Yangshan Society landed and stood firm on the Glittering Gold Plain, he became even more ambitious and harboring evil intentions.

"The conflict between the Yao King and Qingyang has become public, and it has even been brought to me, an outsider. Isn't this an opportunity?" He Lingchuan lay on the bed, closing his eyes and saying, "The Yao King knew that Qingyang hated me, yet he still set up a birthday celebration and insisted on calling me to the Yao Nation; then the next step is most likely to arrange a meeting between me and Qingyang."

He gave a chuckle: "He has no good intentions towards me and wants to use me as a pawn, then don't blame me for plotting against him!"

"You want to pull chestnuts from the fire again?" The mirror was curious, "If the Yao King and Qingyang really fight, which side do you favor?"

"I can't say I know much about the Yao Nation and the Yao King. But if I have to choose, I favor Qingyang."

"Why?"

"Look at these Yao Nation dignitaries today; they have no respect for the Great Regent sent by Beijia, and they even showed it in front of me, an outsider! Of course, most of the people Fan Shuang brought are royalists, and I believe there are also those in the Yao Nation's royal court who have turned to Qingyang. But Yuwen Xu and others are imperial officials and merchants; their words and deeds reflect the Yao King's attitude towards Qingyang. This is called 'what the superior likes, the inferior will follow,' with the superior hating and the inferior hating."

He Lingchuan continued with his eyes closed: "Qingyang has been able to stand firm in the Beijia officialdom for more than 150 years; her wisdom and cultivation are both top-notch. The Yao Nation is used to being arrogant on the Glittering Gold Plain, thinking that Qingyang had lost power and was exiled here, and also thinking that a strong dragon doesn't suppress a local snake, so neither the monarch nor the ministers are willing to be disciplined by Qingyang. I think, just this mentality alone will lead to a big loss in the future."

The mirror laughed: "Yes, if Qingyang doesn't give these people some color to see, it will be even harder to do things in the future."

"What we need to figure out now is how much combat power she has under her command and how much force she can mobilize? Since she was sent to supervise the Yao Nation, the Beijia Demon Emperor would not be stingy in this regard." He Lingchuan said slowly, "To some extent, the current Qingyang is more terrifying than she was in Lingxu City. At that time, although she was the head of the four great National Masters, Lingxu City had gods above, factions below, and a Frost Leaf National Master who didn't get along with her in the middle; Qingyang's every move was constrained. But here..."

He didn't continue.

The mirror thought for a long while: "Then you have a draft..."

He Lingchuan suddenly sat up and took a box out of his storage ring: "Almost forgot this."

"What is this?" The mirror asked habitually, and then remembered, "Oh, the precious seal of the Yao Nation."

The ship carrying the Yao Nation nobles encountered a shipwreck in the outer seas of Yangshan, and the whole ship was swept by ocean currents to Shipwreck Bay; He Lingchuan had a bountiful harvest on it. Since he gave the precious armor to Fan Shuang, how could he not bring other relics?

Besides gold, silver, and treasure.

This box was placed with the gold, silver, and jewelry at the time, and inside were hidden a few seals and a few letters.

He Lingchuan casually found the "Qinghong Precious Seal" specifically named by the Yao King.

This was a seal carved from green jade; the material didn't look outstanding and was mixed with a few strands of yellow patterns.

The mirror muttered: "This color, at first glance, it's not worth money."

It had been by He Lingchuan's side for a long time, and through constant exposure, it had become a knowledgeable appraisal expert. This piece of jade, tsk, couldn't even be sold for two taels of silver.

Only the green bird carved on the top of the seal looked like it had a bit of knife work.

But this was a seal designated by the Yao King.

The Yao King could mostly guess that there were other valuable items on the ship, and could also guess that they had all entered He Lingchuan's pocket, but he didn't mention it at all—of course, mentioning it would be useless—he only wanted this seal.

There must be something special about it, right?

He Lingchuan grabbed the seal and examined it for a long while, then climbed up, opened the inkpad, and stamped it with the Qinghong Precious Seal.

The four red characters "Qinghong Precious Seal" appeared.

Nothing special.

The mirror also said eagerly: "I didn't feel any fluctuation of magic power or supernatural ability."

In other words, this green jade was just green jade, with nothing special about it.

He Lingchuan, of course, didn't give up so easily; he gently pressed the Qinghong carving head at the top of the seal downwards.

Still nothing happened.

Then, he tried to rotate it, turned left, turned right... eh?

"It's loose!" The mirror also discovered the clue, "It's loose!"

He Lingchuan rotated the Qinghong head, and as a result—the bottom, which had no flaws no matter how he looked at it before, actually split in the middle, and another section of the seal extended out! This section of the seal was cylindrical and dark green, but the part carved with characters in the middle was red.

Turning it out like this, it looked like lipstick.

The body of the seal was also engraved with small characters the size of rice grains; thanks to He Lingchuan's good eyesight, otherwise, he would have become cross-eyed trying to recognize them.

The mirror read it out first; it had no eyes, so it wasn't afraid of going blind:

"Golden words and jade promises, no regrets once on paper?"

"I know." After He Lingchuan finished speaking, he took out the inkpad and stamped it again with the new seal.

On the paper were still the four red characters "Qinghong Precious Seal," with the same size and font as before.

He Lingchuan casually grabbed a brush, dipped it full of ink, and landed it on the paper.

He didn't write any characters, just dropped a drop of ink.

The ink spread on the paper, gradually diffusing. And at the same time, the bright red seal quickly faded, and before it could even condense into mosquito blood, it disappeared from the paper, leaving only a dark brown scorch mark in its place.

"Remember the 'Authenticity' seal talisman we found in 'Mai Xuewen's' study when we were investigating the case of the missing Lingxu messenger?" He Lingchuan laughed, "This is another interesting seal talisman, called 'No Regrets Once on Paper,' also known as 'Golden Jade Good Words'."

"What does that mean?"

"Paper that has been stamped with it cannot be written on again, otherwise this seal will disappear." The moment He Lingchuan touched the real precious seal, he understood how to use it.

This thing had been around for a long time; it was likely a treasure left behind by some immortal.

The Soul-Seizing Mirror understood after a little thought: "Anti-counterfeiting and anti-tampering?"

"Exactly. As long as the document is written and the Qinghong Precious Seal is stamped, the content of the document cannot be changed." He Lingchuan looked at the precious seal in his hand, "This little thing has great use."

He was a businessman who had signed countless agreements and knew the wonderful use of this thing in "setting contracts."

The mirror was curious: "What does the Yao King want this for? Just because it's a relic of the Yao Nation's royal family?"

There must be many treasures of the Yao Nation's royal family scattered outside; the Yao King might not be so concerned about every single one. "This matter sounds quite interesting; who exactly was the person who encountered the shipwreck back then?" He Lingchuan stroked his chin and said, "An important character of the Yao Nation's royal family died; this should have been a big deal back then. Hmm, it shouldn't be hard to find out."

He put away the precious seal, turned over, and fell asleep.

The next day, He Lingchuan accepted the Yao King's invitation—after careful consideration.

Fan Shuang was extremely happy and wrote a letter back to his country to report this good news. He had other missions to handle in other countries, so he agreed with He Lingchuan that they would set off for the Yao Nation together after he returned.

Less than two days later, the Allied Forces front line sent a report of victory: Boss Situ He took command for the first time, leading two Allied Forces in the central region to attack the Phoenix Eye Pass of Pisha, winning and taking it! A pass is a pass; before Boss Situ Yu was murdered, Phoenix Eye Pass had already blocked the Allied Forces for as long as half a month. Boss Situ He deliberately showed weakness to the enemy, making the Pisha people guarding the pass think that the Allied Forces were about to fall apart after the Marshal was murdered, so they came out of the pass to raid the camp. Boss Situ He led an ambush force to guard on the side, taking advantage of the emptiness to take Phoenix Eye Pass in one fell swoop.

With this, another roadblock in the central route of the Allied Forces was knocked out.

When the news reached the Boss Situ territory, the military and civilians celebrated. The Soul-Seizing Mirror laughed: "The person who assassinated Boss Situ Yu must be regretting to death; if they had known this, they should have wiped out this father and son in one pot."

He Lingchuan also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Boss Situ He withstood the pressure at the critical moment, had the decisiveness to shoulder the responsibility, and he hadn't misjudged the person.

Although he believed that the Yangshan Society had already established a foothold on the Glittering Gold Plain and others couldn't drive it away, publicly and privately, he certainly hoped that Boss Situ He could take the position of Marshal of the Allied Forces, which would be of great benefit to his future plans.

"With this great victory as a foundation, the voices opposing him within the Allied Forces will become smaller. Once Boss Situ He and the Allied Forces recover, Pisha will suffer more violent retaliation."

As long as Boss Situ He holds the power, he will certainly pour his full hatred onto the enemy. National hatred is connected to family hatred; I'm afraid this war will not end easily.

This is the drawback of the so-called "decapitation operation"; as long as the enemy is not scattered, it is very likely to invite crazy counterattacks and retaliation.

"Pisha knows this too, right?" The mirror suspected, "Will they carry out another assassination?"

"It's not that easy. Boss Situ He is currently on the front line, surrounded by a large army. If Pisha could take his head in the midst of ten thousand troops, why fear the attack of the Allied Forces?" He Lingchuan pondered, "Boss Situ Yu was murdered; I always feel that the Pisha people don't have this ability."

"At the time, besides Pisha, who else could truly benefit from Boss Situ Yu's death?" The mirror followed his words, "The Yao Nation?"

"The Yao Nation is of course possible... very possible. But one of the murderers, the strange crocodile, even Dong Rui hasn't heard of this demon species; the blue beetle that controlled the guards to backstab Boss Situ Yu, Dong Rui said its mutation was very unnatural, and some characteristics were not possessed by beetles. In the great swamp in the south of Rongshan, there lives a kind of linear parasite that can control the host, making them fast, fight, or mate, and even finally jump into the water and die. And ordinary beetles don't have this ability."

The mirror said oh: "Right, the weirdo Dong also said this might be a demon puppet, it's just that it's an insect synthesized with an insect, so the appearance doesn't look that strange."

(End of chapter)