Chapter 675: The Chain Reaction Begins

Yes, he studied various plants, especially crops, soil, earth energy, and climate.

He also told He He Lingchuan that Profound Spirit City would have a few "Curtain Call Rains" recently, because after these freezing rains, the central and northern parts of Between Beijia would officially enter winter, and what followed would be the world of snowflakes.

He He Lingchuan listened exceptionally carefully: "You mean, it will rain in the central and northern parts of Between Beijia?"

"Yes, from east to west." Few outsiders were willing to listen to these, and Dou Dou Wuxing's spirit was lifted, "From northern Chi Yan, pushing all the way to the Xuluo Nation."

"Starting from Profound Spirit?"

"No, no, starting from the Eling Nation, passing through Profound Spirit City, and then continuing westward."

"So that's it; will it be early or delayed?" He He Lingchuan stroked his chin; this was called a rain belt in his original world, coming and going with seasons and rules.

"Of course it will." Dou Dou Wuxing laughed, "But it's about the same. If Profound Spirit City starts raining, the cities to the west are about the same, not more than a few days apart."

He He Lingchuan gave a long 'Oh'; he could unexpectedly pick up important intelligence at the wine table; his luck was truly not bad.

After a few cups of wine, everyone opened up their chatterboxes.

He He Lingchuan's reputation was great, and he was forthright, so others were happy to make friends with him. He took the opportunity to say: "Excuse me for asking, I heard that the Between Beijia Eastern Front is at war with the Mou Nation; won't Brother Dou be troubled in Profound Spirit City?"

As far as he knew, when the Yuan Nation was at war with other countries, it drove the people of the opponent out of its territory directly. Even for some foreign affairs personnel, those who stayed had to be strictly monitored.

The Dou brothers looked at each other and shook their heads: "Profound Spirit City is known for its openness, and we are only students, not holding key positions, so we are not restricted. As long as we don't wander into core areas, I estimate no one will come up to question us."

Dou Dou Wuxing continued: "However, now that the two countries are at odds, if we want to seek employment in Profound Spirit City, it should be much harder than before. I'm afraid we won't even pass the first round of background screening."

Dou Dou Wenguan also sighed: "My brother prepared for the Profound Spirit City trip for many years, and it was hard to come here to study, but who knew the war would start first? Alas, things are unpredictable."

Dou Dou Wuxing originally wanted to enter officialdom and seek a job in Profound Spirit City to stand firm, but who knew the difficulty would suddenly increase several times over.

One move by a great country, and the fate of small people is immediately rewritten. This is called 'everything is fate, half not by oneself'.

He He Lingchuan kindly comforted them with a few words.

He had done his homework and knew that the Mou Nation and Between Beijia didn't border each other; they were separated by a vast Earth Sea and two small countries.

Its area was twice as large as the Yuan Nation, its products were quite abundant, and it had had few disasters in the past few decades. By logic, it should be quite wealthy, but it had had several wars back and forth.

Like the Yuan Nation, the Mou Nation also strictly forbade worshipping gods, and Daoist sects were everywhere—this was the country with the most Daoist sects east of the Earth Sea.

Between Beijia and the Mou Nation had always looked at each other with dislike, but there were many countries that worshipped the monarch; Between Beijia originally wouldn't have thrown a punch for this little thing.

And the Dou brothers told him that, in fact, the two countries had always been competing with each other.

There were two small countries sandwiched between Between Beijia and the Mou Nation: the Peng Nation and the Ou-Zeng.

The Peng Nation was firmly controlled by Between Beijia, while the Ou-Zeng was very close to the Mou Nation.

These two small countries bordered each other geographically but had deep hatred. The Peng Nation once took the monarch of the Ou-Zeng as a prisoner, bullying him in every way; as revenge, the Ou-Zeng slaughtered twenty thousand civilians of the Peng Nation in one breath...

Such behavior would be shocking even if it happened in Between Beijia or the Yuan Nation, let alone in tiny small countries? He He Lingchuan gasped when he heard this: "These small countries are truly more ruthless than great countries."

"Who says they aren't?" Dou Dou Wenguan sighed.

These two small countries fought like red-eyed roosters; in ten years, they fought for at least six or seven years, and the rest of the time was spent preparing for fighting. Today you win, tomorrow I win, and they dragged Between Beijia and the Mou Nation into it without much effort.

The two countries went from off-field guidance to tearing each other apart on the field.

Many things happened in between, leading to a rapid deterioration of the relationship between the two countries, and the Mou Nation also openly challenged Between Beijia. However, until half a year ago, the battlefield was on the land of others.

He He Lingchuan knew it was bad when he heard this: "And then?"

"Two towns behind the western border of the Mou Nation were attacked, and over three thousand townspeople were slaughtered; it was done by the Between Beijia army. The cause was that a great general of the Shanyu Nation had his beloved son killed on the battlefield, and he led the crowd to circle to the rear of the enemy to carry out revenge." Dou Dou Wenguan shook his head, "Since then, the war has escalated."

Between Beijia tore off its mask and didn't pretend anymore, entering the field personally.

He He Lingchuan remembered that just a month ago, General Ling had led his troops to the eastern battlefield.

He thought for a moment: "Between Beijia hasn't fought a war for some years, right?"

Gao Gao Jilin pondered: "At most, there were sporadic conflicts in local areas. Like such a serious war with the Mou Nation, there has been at least..."

"Forty years." Du Shan took the conversation, "Between Beijia hasn't fought such a hard battle for at least forty years. Instead, the Mou Nation ended a long war five years ago; it is said that famous generals are like clouds, and the army is brave and good at fighting."

Jiang Tao was a bit unconvinced: "Do you mean to say that Between Beijia can't beat the Mou Nation?"

"War involves too much, and we outsiders don't know the inside story, so we can't judge at all." Du Shan didn't even look at him, "I only think that Between Beijia won't easily beat the Mou Nation to the ground."

He He Lingchuan thought for a moment: "Between Beijia hasn't fought a war for decades, but suddenly it's fighting with the Mou Nation; strange."

"They haven't fought a war before, but friction and conflict have never been few." Du Shan took a sip of wine, "Besides, the cause of a great war is often a small matter."

Just at this moment, a bird of prey suddenly swooped in from outside the window.

Before everyone could react, it folded its wings and landed on the back of He He Lingchuan's chair, a clear cry: "Special Envoy, His Highness asks you to rush to the Qinggong!"

The goshawk had come; He He Lingchuan put down his wine cup: "What happened?"

"Envoy Bai has returned to the city and is heading straight to the Qinggong to make arrests!"

These words were truly resounding, and the audience was greatly shocked, all letting out a long 'Ah'. The information contained was too great, and He He Lingchuan's first thought was: the storm has finally arrived.

He stood up immediately and said seriously to his friends: "Serious business has arrived; He will take his leave and we will talk another day!"

Gao Gao Jilin and others said, you just go ahead and be busy.

He He Lingchuan threw down a tael of silver, went out, and jumped onto the rock sheep; the goshawk flapped its wings and flew onto the rock sheep's large horns, taking a free shuttle.

This was its exclusive seat, and it was very used to it.

One man, one sheep, one hawk, and in the blink of an eye, they were gone.

Du Shan and others also urged their companions to walk out: "Quick, quick, the Qinggong isn't far from here; let's go watch the fun too!"

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From the restaurant to the Qinggong, the rock sheep's journey took a quarter of an hour, just enough for He He Lingchuan to ask the truth.

From Profound Spirit City to Yangshui, the distance wasn't far or near, but Bai Bai Ziqi had made a round trip in a few days; that was truly swift and decisive; he didn't know how many good horses had been run to death.

The goshawk was already He He Lingchuan's old partner, and in a few words, it made things clear.

Bai Bai Ziqi had returned to the city about an hour ago.

The first thing he did upon returning to Profound Spirit City wasn't to report to the Tiangong according to convention, but to hold the Heavenly God's edict, lead the Tiangong Guard, and head straight to the Qinggong to make arrests! He He Lingchuan was shocked.

Clearly, Bai Bai Ziqi had successfully caught the important witness Kong Kong Jiaxiang of the Green Lotus Temple in Yangshui, interrogated the Qinggong's involved personnel on the way back to the city, and launched the arrest as soon as he arrived in Profound Spirit City!

Why was he so anxious, not even returning to his base camp? Was he afraid that reporting layer by layer would delay time, and someone would go to tip off the Qinggong?

Long nights lead to many dreams. It seemed Bai Bai Ziqi had done enough secret work on his way south, and the opponent didn't know he had gone to Yangshui at all.

Having finally seized this bit of initiative, he certainly couldn't miss it again.

Moreover, He He Lingchuan also noticed that Bai Bai Ziqi had dispatched the Tiangong Guard, not the Concentric Guard. Clearly, it was more convenient to mobilize the Concentric Guard in the south of the city, and it was more compliant with regulations.

Bai Bai Ziqi was such a careful and cautious person; how could he make such a low-level mistake?

Looking at it, clearly the Tiangong Guard were his own people, and it was more reassuring to use them.

"And then?"

"The Qinggong guarded the gate tightly, refusing them entry." The goshawk said, "And then His Highness sent me to invite the Special Envoy; I don't know what happened later."

Bai Bai Ziqi held the Heavenly God's edict, and the Qinggong actually dared to block him outside? "What reason did the Qinggong use to stop him from entering?"

"The Qinggong gatekeepers said that the State Preceptor is currently taming a dangerous divine artifact, and outsiders breaking in might be affected."

He He Lingchuan clapped his hands, secretly thinking it interesting. This excuse didn't have much sincerity; clearly, Bai Bai Ziqi's sneak attack had caught the Qinggong off guard.

The quarter-hour journey arrived in the blink of an eye.

This was his first time approaching the Qinggong; it was a building complex on the mountainside, antique, looking no different from ordinary noble manors, except there were more towering pagodas and the outer walls were thicker.

He He Lingchuan was stopped as soon as he arrived at the mountainside; road barriers had already been set up here, and Tiangong guards in bright armor stood on the mountain road; any fool knew that idlers should stay away.

But the road barriers were crowded with people, mostly onlookers who didn't know the truth.

Tiangong, Qinggong, these were the two most important forces in Profound Spirit City; why were they suddenly fighting each other today?

He He Lingchuan knew there must be eyes and ears of unknown origin here.

He even thought that at such a historic moment, Xi Yunhe might be hiding in some corner nearby, secretly peeping.

He and his attendant showed their waist tokens, and the Tiangong Guard let them pass.

The most important clue was given by the Chi Yan people, and Bai Bai Ziqi had to give the Chi Yan Crown Prince three points of face.

The mountain pavilion in front of the Qinggong gate had already been occupied, and a few tents had been set up.

When He He Lingchuan arrived, Fu Fu Shanyue happened to be walking out with Bai Bai Ziqi, and seeing him, he immediately laughed: "He Xiao, come quickly to witness the stubborn resistance of the Qinggong!"

He He Lingchuan wondered: "What is the situation now?"

Bai Bai Ziqi's chin tilted forward: "The Qinggong gate is tightly closed, and our first round of strong attack has just ended. Their array is truly hard to break."

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