Chapter 2029: Accidents Always Come Suddenly

Of course, the content must first pass official review before it can be printed and distributed.

In the past, Long Longcheng was constrained by war and severe material shortages, so it dared not do such a thing;

Now being able to open up internal and external information exchange is precisely a manifestation of Long Longcheng's prosperity and confidence.

After the release of 《Wenzhi Lu Kao》, it was very popular; although the price was high, it continued to be supplemented and reprinted. Tea houses, wine shops, schools, and libraries all discussed the latest news in the publication, and even the illiterate could understand it.

However, after a business makes money, there will always be people who imitate it.

Long Longcheng, while welcoming guests from all directions, has seen its personnel become more complex than before, and not long after, counterfeit printing and forgery of the official publication appeared within the city.

Counterfeit printing is still tolerable, at least the content matches the official publication; but forgery is outrageous, with all sorts of shocking, bizarre, sensual, and eye-catching vulgar jokes, aiming to attract attention, yet bearing the name of the official publication.

Is this acceptable? Long Longcheng launched a strong crackdown, and within a month, successively arrested thirty or forty people.

When He Lingchuan and Sun Fuzi were strolling through the streets, they happened to encounter the patrol guards arresting counterfeit printing vendors on the street. Seven or eight vendors were chased and scattered in flight, and one, panicking and choosing no path, actually climbed up a Jueluo tree.

"Wow, so high." The people below all looked up to watch the spectacle, including He Lingchuan and Sun Fuzi.

This Jueluo tree has long since changed from what it once was, becoming one of the landmarks of southern Long Longcheng.

Since it was sucked in by the Great Fang Hu, planted, and brought into Long Longcheng, its growth speed has been astonishingly fast; in just over six years, it has grown from a sapling as tall as a person to a giant tree reaching twenty-five zhang in height, truly becoming the tallest tree in Long Longcheng!

He Lingchuan has always been puzzled, wondering what exactly it secretly ate to grow so fast.

When outsiders first enter Long Longcheng, their first sight of the Jueluo tree always elicits an astonished "Oh my!"

This counterfeit vendor, having lost his mind, climbed the Jueluo tree, climbing higher and higher, more and more perilously, and when he finally came to his senses, he was already fifteen zhang above the ground.

Looking down, he exclaimed, "Oh mother, it's so high!"

The patrol guards arrived and shouted, "Come down quickly!"

This person shook his head desperately, his legs trembling.

He could climb up, but could not get down.

He even shook off several leaves, two of which were reddish-gold in color, particularly beautiful, and were picked up by children.

Lastly, how this person came down from the tree and how he was captured, He Lingchuan forgot, because he had awakened.

After getting up, he practiced martial arts for half an hour, then took a cold shower, his leisure time ended, and he began work.

Before lunch was even served, new intelligence arrived.

An urgent report came from the west: bad news.

Ya State suddenly dispatched thirty thousand troops to invade the western part of the Shanjin Plains, which was formerly the territory of the Xi/ Peng State.

The territory of the Shanjin Plains is excessively vast, with a section bordering Ya State. In fact, when He Lingchuan first arrived at the Shanjin Plains, he departed from the Yangshan Archipelago by boat, went around a large promontory, and then added half of Ya State before reaching Julu Port.

Over the past decade or so, Ya State has harbored improper designs on Shanjin, but Shanjin Plains' own xenophobic nature has repeatedly caused its invasions to end in failure. Now, the Dragon God's rapid cavalry territorial expansion has actually seized a large amount of land in the Shanjin Plains, and Ya State, watching from the sidelines, is again restless and eager to act.

Even the Soul-Capturing Mirror, upon seeing this, angrily said: "Watching others eat meat while drooling oneself. This Ya State is truly asking for a beating!"

He Lingchuan shook his head: "The reason for its troop dispatch may not be so simple."

"You mean?" the mirror, now also capable of thinking, said: "Ah dear, it might not also have formed an alliance with Qingyang, would it?"

After Bai Ziqi's death, this Shanjin Plains has almost become the chessboard for He Lingchuan and Qingyang's confrontation. The two, using the grand situation as their guide and all living beings as their pieces, maneuvered and strategized.

He Lingchuan's momentum is unstoppable, but Qingyang is also full of ingenious strategies.

The mirror has always felt that, in fact, it had underestimated Qingyang.

Even an aged fierce tiger remains a fierce tiger; it will not become a mongrel dog.

"Qingyang is no longer the National Preceptor of Between Between Between Beijia State; with her current status and position, deceiving these inexperienced small states of Shanjin is still feasible, but if she wishes to incite Ya State to join the war, it is indeed somewhat difficult." He Lingchuan's analysis was cold and realistic.

Ya State is even a thorn in the side that Mu State finds troublesome, and it has always considered itself superior; who would listen to a fallen former national preceptor?

This is an inequality in status and position.

"So?"

"At most, she can only offer an idea. The one truly capable of accomplishing this matter is either the Heavenly God or Between Between Between Beijia." He Lingchuan pressed his temples, "The original slight disagreement between me and Ya State can actually be disregarded. Ya State's large-scale attack at a time when our forces are strained is very likely in resonance with Bai Tan from afar, aiming to make me face enemies on both front and rear. In the present world, only two such entities possess this long-distance coordination capability."

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The Bairong people originally came from Ya State, but due to political upheaval they were implicated and fled to Yangshan. Ya State sent troops to pursue and kill them, but the result was that they were repelled by He Lingchuan.

This old historical account is nearly four years old; at that time, Ya State did not pursue the matter, but now it can still take the opportunity to settle a small score.

"Of course, Ya State's troop dispatch likely also harbors a mindset of taking advantage, taking as much as it can." The Shanjin Plains, such a large piece of fat meat, already matured, who seeing it would not want to take a few more bites?

"Are Ya State's troops harder than those of Yao State?" Ya State, when short of money, goes to the small states around Mu State to extort bamboo poles, such as Bailie. If not for their troops being exceptionally strong, they would have long been wiped out by Mu State's counterattack.

"What do you say?" He Lingchuan countered it, "The brave and battle-skilled Bairong people were originally just one tribe of Ya State."

"Then what do you plan to do?" The Lord's Dragon God war is truly not easy, clearly having made so many preparations beforehand, clearly the timing, geography, and human harmony are all lacking nothing, clearly the influence of the Lingxu Gods in Shanjin has been reduced to its lowest point, clearly the greatest obstacle, Yao State, now exists only in name—

Yet He Lingchuan's conquest of Shanjin continues to advance with difficulty amidst blood and fire.

Even Ya State, which has long been a mere observer, has now suddenly joined the war!

"This matter has never been easy; I never dared to imagine smooth sailing." He Lingchuan has always held the most optimistic attitude while preparing for the worst, "We now must maintain strategic resolve and not be easily led astray by the enemy. Our main elite forces must be reserved to deal with Bai Tan; the outcome of the war against Yao will determine the success or failure of the Dragon God war."

War itself is full of variables, even if the Dragon God war was single-handedly initiated by him.

The territory of Shanjin is vast; the Black Armor Army's campaign in the west has basically ended, part of it has already arrived in the central region of Shanjin to suppress enemies, another part has returned to Duocheng to prepare for incorporation into the Dragon God Grand Army; at this moment, turning back would mean falling into the enemy's trap.

The decisive battle is approaching! His progress in clearing out Yao State and Bai Tan must not be delayed by such an unexpected event.

The mirror asked him: "Then who will go to deal with Ya State?"

He Lingchuan pondered for a very long time.

From his perspective, he could see the sunset outside the window slowly descending, nightfall descending upon the earth.

The fluorescent spore lamps on the table had grown somewhat dim, and he then casually replaced one.

"Worldly affairs cannot be both perfected." When He Lingchuan spoke these words, his gaze was unusually deep, and even the fluorescent spore lamps could not illuminate the darkness in his eyes.

Thus the mirror knew, he had made a decision again, and it was not an easy one.