Chapter 394: The Choice of Heimang Castle

Wolf Tooth Territory.

"Father, what is the meaning of this mobilization order from the Marquis?"

Jialier asked, feeling very puzzled, "Could it be that we are going to war with someone again?"

Tolu felt somewhat suspicious and uncertain.

At the annual celebration banquet, they had all believed that now that the Bolante Bandit Group had been wiped out and the Black Gold Brotherhood had retreated to the border, this year would be a peaceful one; yet, he had not expected another letter from Wushan Castle ordering him to lead the Knight Order to prepare for battle.

But the key was that this letter not only failed to specify who the enemy was this time, but it did not even mention any clues, leaving one feeling as if a great war were imminent, yet completely confused.

And what surprised Tolu the most was that this letter was no longer written by Weijinsi, but was penned by the Marquis himself.

This was enough to show that this preparation for battle was unusual.

"Wait for me to go to Wushan Castle and see; since the Marquis wrote the letter himself, it shows that he attaches great importance to this matter."

Tolu folded the letter and put it away, "You stay in Wolf Tooth Territory to preside over this year's spring plowing; when there are real signs of war, I will notify you to come over."

"Very well, Father."

In fact, it was not just Tolu who received the letter; the other Regiment Commanders of the Knight Orders had also received letters of preparation, and they all had similar doubts.

There is no such thing as an airtight wall in the world, and since Lulansi did not say this was a secret operation, the mobilization of the several major Knight Orders soon attracted the attention of the major nobles within the Wushan Territory.

All eight Knight Orders of Wushan Castle were in motion, but they, the vassals, had not received a conscription order; this was strange—could it be that the Marquis wanted to win a war all by himself?

"Could it be to deal with Heimang City?" Mawen thought to himself.

However, this thought surfaced only to be dismissed by him.

Although he disliked Aosen, Wushan Castle and Heimang Castle were, after all, in a marriage alliance; Daianni was not only living well in the castle at present, but was even invited by Luoning to help.

Under these circumstances, it was impossible for the two families to suddenly start fighting.

"Could it be that they want to uproot the Black Gold Brotherhood at Black Pine Mountain?"

Mawen thought of another possibility.

"No, I must ask the old man what the specific situation is; how can they start a war now without us participating!"

During the last battle against the Bolante Bandit Group, many people had obtained substantial benefits.

Tolu, Feilipu, and Suo'ersitan had even become Barons and obtained land, which made many people very envious.

If there were another war, actively participating in it might allow one to reap benefits as well.

Heimang City.

Balindun clutched the letter in his hand, his cold gaze fixed on the knight from Wushan Town standing to the side; if looks could kill, the other party would have already died many times over.

In the end, reason prevailed.

"You wait here; I will go and ask the Count, and then I will come back to give you an answer."

The messenger knight's forehead was covered in dense beads of sweat; he had even written his will before coming to deliver the letter.

"Everything as you wish!"

Balindun snorted, turned, and left the hall, heading straight for the backyard.

At this moment, not only were Aosen and Blackie in Black Python Castle, but so was the divine envoy they spoke of, Mofisite.

"You two are both Meteor Knights, yet you could fail when facing a single Great Archmage!"

Mofisite's tone was full of anger, "You have disappointed me too much!"

His plan was to use Yueguang Valley and Heimang City as a base to develop properly, but he had never expected that Heimang City would have the risk of being exposed so quickly.

That Milosilafu who escaped had still not been found, and it was estimated that he could no longer be found.

"My Lord, although there was an element of error on our part in this matter, that Milosilafu does indeed have some tricks up his sleeve; we did not expect that he had mastered Earth-Walking Arts."

Aosen defended himself, saying that in front of Mofisite, he no longer had the arrogance he showed when facing Lulansi, but instead acted truly like a follower, or even a servant.

Blackie did not say anything; his mistake that day lay in listening to Aosen's nonsense, believing that the latter could easily take down Milosilafu alone, which was why he did not act immediately.

"Enough, I don't want to hear excuses; wait for Milosilafu to inform Wushan Castle of this matter, and think about how to deal with the war that may come."

Just then, Balindun knocked on the door and walked in.

"Divine Envoy, and Father, Meilongnika has sent an order on behalf of the Marquis."

He handed the letter to Aosen, "He wants me to go to Wushan Castle in your stead."

Everyone was stunned for a moment; they had just been talking about the war that might come, and they did not expect that the next second, a letter would be sent from Wushan Castle.

"Has Milosilafu already escaped back to Wushan Town? Or did he go directly to Wushan Castle?"

Aosen took the letter and began to read it.

Balindun guessed, "Milosilafu was injured, so he should not have returned to Wushan Town yet. The letter only mentions Lulansi's concern about the battle that occurred at Heimang Castle and that he wants to understand the specific situation."

Aosen took a quick look, then respectfully handed the letter to Mofisite.

"Based on my understanding of Lulansi, even if Milosilafu hasn't escaped back yet, this old fellow has definitely guessed a thing or two."

He sneered, "He doesn't dare to go to war with us, but he has to give Milosilafu an explanation for this matter, so he wants to trick you into going over and then detain you, forcing us to provide an explanation!"

Lulansi did not want to start a head-on conflict with Heimang City; this was not a good thing for the dying Wushan Castle.

If he could use this method to give Milosilafu an explanation, it would indeed be quite good.

Mofisite finished reading the letter and thought in silence for a while, before saying after Along time:

"Balindun, you go and tell that messenger to go back and tell Lulansi that Heimang City has many affairs to attend to, and that after you finish the business of next month, you will set off for Wushan Castle in May."

"Are we really going?"

Although Balindun could not resist Mofisite's order, going to Wushan Castle held great uncertainty and even the possibility of losing his life; to tell the truth, he did not want to go.

Mofisite laughed, "Naturally, we are not going; it is just to stall for time."

As he spoke, he looked at Aosen, "Since Lulansi's days are numbered, let us throw the Wushan Territory into complete chaos. Don't you have a way to contact the Black Gold Brotherhood? Go tell them to prepare as soon as possible; the perfect opportunity to invade the Wushan Territory has arrived."

Aosen's mouth curled up, "As you wish, Divine Envoy!"

He was a vassal of the Wushan Territory, but that was in the past.

Now, he is a lackey and servant of Mofisite.

In the past, the order of the nobility made him afraid to rebel openly, but now that he has broken free from such constraints, there is nothing he would not dare to do.

Moreover, this is not a path to certain death.

If he could obtain the secret support of the Vila Principality, perhaps he could drag Wushan Castle down while Heimang City remained intact.

Watching Aosen and his son Balindun leave, Blackie asked, "My lord, does the Moonlight Valley need to coordinate any actions?"

Mofisite pondered slightly.

Most of the people Hesusu left in Anbian City have already been cleared out; to create a major disturbance, it would require Yueguang Valley to move openly.

But doing so would undoubtedly expose Hesusu.

The "incubation" in Yueguang Valley is going very well right now, and he does not want to expose it so soon.

"Letting Heimang City charge at the front is enough; there is no need for Yueguang Valley to get involved for the time being."

Mofisite narrowed his eyes, his gaze flickering with the scent of a conspirator.

"It is said that this Lulansi was extremely powerful when he was young; if we can take advantage of this chaos to pull him over to our side, then it wouldn't matter even if we lost Aosen and Heimang City."

In his heart, although Heimang City and this group of people led by Aosen have a certain value, it is not high. (End of chapter)