Chapter 431: The Noble Meeting

When Luoning and Lulansi were discussing with Bruno yesterday, they received an invitation from the latter regarding the convening of a high-ranking noble meeting.

Thus, the next morning, they took Suofeiya with them and headed to the Aoduoyin Dadian.

Although the founding celebration had already ended, the lively atmosphere on the streets would continue for some time and had not immediately faded.

"Luoning, His Majesty the King is convening us for a meeting alone; what do you think he wants to say?" Lulansi asked.

Ever since Bruno announced the convening of this meeting without specifying the agenda, Luoning had been pondering this question.

"I recently heard that there is chaos in the Telixiya Kingdom, and those His Majesty has summoned this time are either great nobles who rule over a territory or knights whose strength is too powerful to ignore. I suspect it might be related to the situation in the Telixiya Kingdom."

Lulansi nodded with gratification, "My thoughts are the same as yours. Perhaps thirty years of peace are nearing their end, and Aoduyin and Telixiya will once again ignite the flames of war!"

He did not expect that the war had stopped after he was injured, and now that he had just recovered, the flames of war showed signs of reigniting.

Suofeiya, who had been resting her chin on her hand while watching the scenery on both sides of Jinyu Avenue outside the window, came back to her senses, "Is the Aoduyin Kingdom going to take advantage of the chaos in the Telixiya Kingdom to attack?"

Luoning nodded, "It is very likely."

Lulansi added, "Even if we are to declare war, there will be a relatively long period of preparation; it will not start immediately."

Suofeiya sighed softly.

"Where we are from, although there are conflicts between humans, large-scale internal wars causing heavy casualties are not allowed."

She looked out the window, "Without the interference of the Demon Gods and their minions here, you should have been vigorously developing to recreate the glory of a thousand years ago. I didn't expect that mutual strife would cause Aoerlante to stagnate."

Suofeiya looked at Lulansi and Luoning earnestly: "Do you two have any way to stop this war?"

Lulansi shook his head, "The contradictions and hatred between the two great families of Aoduyin and Telixiya have lasted for more than two hundred years. Although there has been brief peace, as long as there is an opportunity to swallow each other up, they will not give it up."

Luoning also said, "The turmoil in the Telixiya Kingdom stems from the 'Holy Storm' organization, which is very likely established by the minions of the Demon Gods. Attacking the Telixiya Kingdom can also take advantage of the situation to eradicate the Demon Gods' minions."

Hameng had also collected this intelligence in the past few days, so Suofeiya also guessed that the Holy Storm originated from the several great Dark Lords of the Xinyue Continent.

She was also clear that if Aoduyin attacked Telixiya, they would eventually clash with the Holy Storm organization.

It was just that before that, she was worried that while the two kingdoms were fighting each other, the Holy Storm would take the opportunity to rise.

The best situation would be to let Aoduyin and Telixiya join forces to first ferret out and eliminate the Demon Gods' minions, and then have the two countries sign a peace treaty, allowing the knights and magicians to cultivate with peace of mind and gain more powerhouses to support the Xinyue Continent.

However, Suofeiya knew that this idea of hers was very naive.

As long as the Demon Gods had not come to the Aoerlante Continent, the people here would not treat the Demon Gods as the greatest threat; they would only eliminate the enemy in front of them first.

Before long, the carriage arrived in front of the Jinyu Palace, and under the guidance of the knights, the three of them arrived at the Aoduoyin Dadian.

At this moment, there were already several nobles in the hall; they were Count Hesusu of Moonlight Valley, Duke Feilunsi Greg of the Feilunsibao Principality, and Viscount Mailun who came on behalf of Count Afangsuo Fuleiming of Screaming Island.

"It's him?"

Suofeiya, who had one foot inside the hall, immediately focused her gaze on Hesusu.

She had studied the Witch Soul Clan and was very familiar with their aura. She hadn't even released her Mental Power to perceive him just now, yet she knew there was something wrong with Hesusu.

Luoning nodded secretly, "Yes, it is him."

Suofeiya took a deep breath; if it weren't for being in a foreign land, she would have already made a move. Now she could only forcibly suppress the urge to act.

The three of them walked to their designated seats and sat down.

In the time that followed, other nobles arrived one after another.

There was Buluoer, whom Luoning was familiar with, Landeer of the Zishuijing Count Territory, and in addition, Duke Waerjisi of the Jisitana Duchy, and so on. Duke Andeliya of the Vila Principality arrived last.

Andeliya's seat was right next to Lulansi; the two looked at each other with cold expressions.

"You actually managed to recover, that's great, Lulansi!"

"Heh, what, my injuries are healed and I've broken through, so it makes you unhappy?"

Andeliya sneered and did not continue to mock, but instead glanced at Luoning. That look seemed to have a sense of scrutiny and warning; in any case, there was no goodwill.

Luoning remained calm and did not greet the other party, not even maintaining basic noble etiquette.

He could foresee that if the Aoduyin Kingdom really wanted to attack the Telixiya Kingdom, then it was possible that a war would break out between the Wushan Territory and the Vila Principality during this period.

"Haha, sorry to keep everyone waiting!"

Bruno's hearty laughter entered the hall first, and then he was seen walking in with large strides, with Crown Prince Jialete following behind him.

Luoning totted up the high-level combat power currently in the hall.

Apart from the Wushan Territory side, the known Silver Moon Knights were Jialete, Andeliya, and Waerjisi.

As for the unknown ones...

Luoning scanned the knights guarding the left and right of the nobles, wondering if there were such powerful knights among them.

Bruno sat on the throne, "I had originally thought that Yiben, Weilisi, and others would also come, but it is a pity that the border is not peaceful, and they cannot pull themselves away to come here."

Yiben was his eldest son-in-law, a Silver Moon Knight;

Weilisi was the patriarch of the Black Jade Family, a Meteor peak knight.

"I won't say any more nonsense; let's get straight to the point."

As he spoke, he looked at his son Jialete, who understood and stepped forward to say: "When I left the border to return, a large area of the Telixiya Kingdom had already been occupied by the 'Holy Storm' organization, and this scope is still gradually expanding. Our opponents are sinking deeper into the quagmire."

As Jialete spoke, his voice suddenly became low and appeared somewhat excited: "Everyone, this is our opportunity!"

"We, the Aoduyin Kingdom, are the legitimate heirs of the Aoerlante Empire. Today, we can use this once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity to crush Telixiya, this usurper, in one fell swoop!"

Bruno continued: "I am preparing to attack the Telixiya Kingdom!"

The Aoduoyin Dadian fell silent.

Although everyone had roughly guessed this matter, no one immediately expressed their stance.

After Along while, Duke Feilunsi spoke first: "Big brother is wholeheartedly planning for the kingdom; we naturally follow and support him sincerely."

He changed the subject: "However, before this, we must accurately grasp the recent situation in the Telixiya Kingdom, obtain detailed intelligence on the Holy Storm organization that Jialete mentioned, and strike while they are in the midst of fierce fighting."

Feilunsi appeared to agree, but in reality, he was stalling for time, yet others could not pick out any faults, as what the other party said was indeed reasonable.

Andeliya nodded and said: "Your Majesty, I quite agree with Duke Feilunsi's proposal. Collecting more specific intelligence is the most important step at present. As for..."

"But actively preparing for war, and even arranging troops to the front line so that we can launch a surprise attack the moment the timing is right, this is also what we need to do!"

Lulansi interrupted the other party, and he looked at Bruno: "I agree with His Majesty's proposal to wage war on the Telixiya Kingdom; the major nobles should begin taking action immediately!"

It was not that Lulansi wanted to say this, but it was simply one of the clauses in the "strengthened military assistance" agreed upon last night.

He could not very well have agreed to it yesterday and then remain silent today.

"Lulansi, have you gone senile after not being on the battlefield for so many years?"

Andeliya mocked: "Regarding the so-called Holy Storm Organization, I do not have any precise intelligence here; attacking blindly will only lead us into someone else's trap!"

A debate competition unfolded right then and there.

Luoning could tell that the Duke of Valjisi belonged to the neutral faction, while the three great nobles—Feilunsi, Andeliya, and Mailun—seemed to be of one mind.

In reality, collecting intelligence and arranging for troops to prepare for battle at the front lines were not conflicting matters, yet they insisted on doing them separately; this involved the power struggle between them and Bruno behind the scenes.

Getting Bruno to agree to their plan was one of the ways to weaken the authority of the royal family.

Furthermore, as far as they were concerned, they could take advantage of the internal chaos in the Telixiya Kingdom to do certain things, but these things did not necessarily have to be taking advantage of the situation to attack the Telixiya Kingdom. (End of chapter)