Chapter 1151

Chen Wuji could hold his current position; at the very least, he believed his mind was sound.

If he truly believed such an obvious fraud, it would only show that in his past life he had been overly protected; otherwise, he might have crossed over many years earlier.

"In that case, sir, reply to him for me." Chen Wuji pondered briefly, then the corners of his mouth curled up, "Tell Fu Jiuyou I agree with his views and greatly admire his far-sighted insight, but the world is in turmoil and people's hearts are restless; if he wishes to ally with us, I need to first see his sincerity."

Xu Zengyi struggled to keep up with Chen Wuji's train of thought, "My lord means..."

"Get something from this brat in his hands, even a fly's leg is meat."

"But Bai Sha Jun is really far from us."

"Then it depends on his ability; if he lacks even this much skill, let him stay where it's cool, he doesn't even qualify to be fooled by me."

Xu Zengyi nodded, he roughly understood Chen Wuji's meaning—so-called sincerity was just a rephrasing of 'empty-handed striving for a white wolf'; the term was novel.

"Besides, those few neighbors of Fu Jiuyou, we can try to contact them." Chen Wuji's smile widened.

"Send each of them a letter, telling them I am willing to ally and jointly undertake great endeavors; as for giving them convincing reasons, surely you here will have many methods—best to use Fu Jiuyou and the Zhongyuan strong foe as examples."

"..."

After a long silence, Xu Zengyi said: "My lord, this matter isn't particularly difficult, but relying solely on one letter, its weight may be too light; perhaps let the Ministry of Rites office intervene?"

"Send the letters first!" Chen Wuji rejected Xu Zengyi's proposal, "We are now appearing too overbearing; in their eyes, I may be the most troublesome opponent."

His fingers lightly tapped the desk, his deep eyes flashing with bright light, "First use letters to sound them out, observe their reactions; if someone truly shows curiosity, then let the Ministry of Rites personnel go make contact."

"The Ministry of Rites office was hard-pressed to establish; we cannot waste manpower on unlikely possibilities—losing even one of our people would pain me."

Xu Zengyi then fully grasped Chen Wuji's true intention.

Not playing for real.

Just throwing in a few dates for fun, randomly poking a couple of poles to test.

Xu Zengyi shook his head, he had actually been overthinking all along.

Completely unnecessary worry.

The world's great trend: division inevitably leads to union, union inevitably leads to division.

This is the necessary outcome of the Dao's operation and transformation.

Therefore, the Huihe are destroyed!

This result came somewhat abruptly; Chen Wuji, on a bright spring morning, suddenly received the news and was stunned for a long time before reacting.

"Who entered the royal city first?" Chen Wuji spat out the water in his mouth and asked.

When the 800-li express triumphant report entered the door, he was brushing his teeth.

Last night, he and Huo Sanniang secretly lit a small stove.

Perhaps due to long-term sharing a large quilt, two people alone rolling in the quilt suddenly became embarrassing yet stimulating; Huo Sanniang acted especially proactive, then carelessly delayed, and as a matter of course led to him waking late today.

"Yang Jiangjun!" Chen Wushuang said.

"Hmm?"

Is Old Yang taking a shortcut to overtake?

Chen Wuji was somewhat surprised, yet it also seemed reasonable.

After all, that's Old Yang!

Chen Wushuang understood Chen Wuji's gaze, picked up the memorial and said: "Yang Jiangjun divided his forces into two routes—one feigned retreat to lure the Huihe army to attack the city, turning offense into defense; the other passed through the channel secretly opened by Kong Fang Training Officer, directly piercing the Huihe royal court, capturing over eight hundred Huihe royal clan members in one night."

"What about Kong Fang's role in this?"

Chen Wuji had not heard from Kong Fang for a long time.

He knew this brat was fine, but his silence made Chen Wuji think he had encountered difficulties, unable to move, waiting for the main army to rescue; he never expected him to be holding back a major move here.

Chen Wushuang said: "Kong Fang Training Officer not only opened the road, he also planted internal agents within the Huihe royal court; precisely because of the internal agents' help, Yang Jiangjun was able to breach the Huihe royal court in one night."

Chen Wuji sincerely praised: "This brat truly gave me a great surprise; perhaps even he himself underestimated his abilities."

"Yang Jiangjun said the breach of the Huihe royal court already signifies Huihe defeat; please order my lord on what to do next?" Chen Wushuang asked.

Chen Wuji flicked the water droplets from his hands, "Issue orders: wherever in Huihe territory anyone resists, our army will not sheath swords nor cease fighting; as for the Huihe royal court, keep a few key members for me, don't kill them all outright—some reputation must be maintained, otherwise I would appear too brutal."

"Affirmative!"

The news of the Huihe royal court's breach spread throughout Huihe on the third day.

Like a thunderbolt from heaven, it added frost to an already dim situation; countless Huihe people questioned why their divine child stood idly by, while countless others bundled their belongings and began fleeing via various routes.

When the Huihe were strong, they mercilessly mocked the Qiang people as worthless; now that the same fate befell them, the Qiang people's downfall became their final guiding light.

What are you hesitating for? Hurry and run westward!

If they don't run, what awaits them they already know in their hearts.

They don't believe they could fare better than the Qiang people, to meet a decent end at the hands of the Marquis Zhenyuan, that brutal lord; the result would only be worse, never better.

Huihe folk fell into chaos, while their army, following the royal court's breach, instantly saw morale plummet to dust; those noble commanders, each morning upon roll call, would find hundreds or thousands missing.

At least they could still use strict orders and cruel punishments to control military spirit, but as mid-to-high commanders whispered in their ears about retreating from ancestral lands and avoiding the sharp edge, those noble commanders began to panic.

They attempted to reestablish the royal court's ambition, but as such rumors spread, they dissipated in the wind; retreat became the sole proposition and choice.

But soon, something more embarrassing occurred.

When they prepared to retreat, they suddenly discovered—there seemed to be no road behind them.

The Nan Jun army occupied the southeast, northwest, and northeast, turning Huihe into a formation.

A formation that trapped their path to survival.

Worse still, these last remnants of their strength could not even attempt to unite.

Originally, they had shielded the Huihe royal court at the center; now it is not their heart, but the enemy's steel blade; whatever angle they attempt to break through from, they face the Nan Jun's several elite units.

A bunch of damn madmen who built an army from martial artists!

About this matter, the Huihe army has actually been cursing it for a long time; they also recruited their own jianghu sects into the military service, but unfortunately the difference in scale between the two is too great.