Chapter 101: Sun Zhongquan is really in a hurry, sending up a blank imperial edict

Each time it costs 500,000 Killing Value, but it's still quite worthwhile, knowing that this is the strength of a Grandmaster; just the Battle Tyrannosaurus Beast's attack can kill tens of thousands in two hours without any problem.

「No, the Battle Tyrannosaurus Beast shouldn't be using energy; why is it called Internal Force? 」

「Nonsense, this world only has Internal Force; unless one reaches Land Immortal, it becomes true qi, but it's not a Land Immortal either. Remember, no matter which powerful being you summon from the system, the highest achievement in this world is only Land Immortal. 」

And you yourself can at most raise your strength to that of a Land Immortal, so in many choices you don't need to pick something overly exaggerated; of course those exaggerated options aren't useless, but you should save them for later use.

Hong Yi's last remark reminded Shen Tianxing that the Wu Dao Realm in this world is limited; if one transcends this world, that limitation disappears. It seems this road is very long; even unifying the entire Shenzhou Continent is not the end.

「I understand, System, use the Divine General Summoning Card to summon a Divine General. 」

「Congratulations, Host, you have successfully summoned Divine General Zhou Yu; he will arrive before you in a quarter hour. 」

「It's actually Zhou Yu; this person is truly a talent both literary and martial, though in the dramatization he's written as somewhat stifled, in fact he's an absolute powerhouse, not inferior to Zhuge Liang at all. 」

Shen Tianxing was very satisfied with this summoning result, and immediately proceeded to check Zhou Yu's attributes.

「Divine General: Zhou Yu」

「Martial Force: +(1000)」

「Defense: +(800)」

「Stamina: /」

「Speed: +(300)」

「Internal Force: +(2000)」

「Equipment: Falling Star Sword, White Moon Silver Armor, White Horse Boots」

「Martial Arts: Flying Snow Falling Moon Sword Technique at Peak, Pure Yang Infinite Heart Method at Perfection」

「Special Skills: Burn to Ashes, Gale City-Destroying, Zhou Yu's Brilliant Plan」

「Martial Dao Realm: Ninth Grade First Layer」

「Loyalty: 100%」

Shen Tianxing had been looking it over fine, but when he saw the skill Zhou Yu's Brilliant Plan, he almost laughed out loud; fortunately, after a careful look, it wasn't a case of losing the wife and losing the army.

「Zhou Yu's Brilliant Plan, whether in military or civil affairs, when facing a problem that's hard to solve, using the skill can immediately produce a solution; it can be used only once per month. 」

「Burn to Ashes, using fire attacks increases lethality by 100% and expands the damage range by 100%. 」

「Gale City-Destroying, by leveraging favorable timing, terrain, and harmony one can summon a gale to cause 30% wear on city walls; it can be used only once per month. 」

Shen Tianxing nodded repeatedly as he watched.

「As expected of Zhou Yu, his military and civil strategies are all excellent. 」

After the Divine General summoning, there were still three Famous General Summoning Cards; the Heavenly Messenger was about to summon them when the voice of an orderly came from outside the door.

「Reporting to the Lord, people have come from the capital; the Regent King has sent an envoy wishing to discuss a matter with the Lord. 」

Upon hearing the orderly's words, Shen Tianxing's lips curled up; it seems this Regent King is truly in a hurry.

Sun Zhongquan was also truly in a hurry; he sent assassins to seize Li Miaozhu, but they failed, and the people he sent afterward couldn't even enter the city.

Time is running out; Sun Zhongquan has no choice but to send envoys to negotiate, as long as they can bring Li Miaozhu back to rescue the young emperor, allowing him to continue holding the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords, until he truly controls the entire Great Zhou in his hands and ascends the throne as emperor.

「Let him wait; I'll go find Old Man Yang first. 」

「Yes, my Lord! 」

How should this be handled? Shen Tianxing can decide, but he still needs to inform Yang Tieqiang.

Soon Shen Tianxing found Yang Tieqiang's family; they happened to be discussing Shen Tianxing's wedding.

「Tianxing, you've come at just the right time; considering that Qingxue might also marry you, we plan to prepare an extra set of wedding attire. 」

Yang Tieqiang worried himself sick over Shen Tianxing's happy life; Shen Tianxing smiled and nodded, then spoke with a solemn expression:

「Sun Zhongquan sending people over means he can't sit still; he probably wants to ask the young lady to go to the capital to rescue the young emperor, but I don't know what Old Man Yang and the young lady think. 」

Shen Tianxing got straight to the point; Yang Tieqiang furrowed his brows, thinking that in the past he would have been loyal to the imperial court and would have saved regardless, but now he's grown disillusioned with the court and no longer cares whether to save or not.

「I will definitely not go back to the capital with him, but if I truly want to rescue the young emperor, I still have a way: I have a junior brother whose medical skills are excellent, not inferior to mine, and he is currently in the capital. 」

The key is that this junior brother's great-grandfather is a Grandmaster; if he goes to rescue the person, Sun Zhongquan wouldn't dare to harm him, after all, this junior brother is also the ninth-generation single heir of their family.

「If I were to go, there's no way I could get out; besides, if it's really that urgent, I might not make it in time even if I went. Tianxing, you can use this as a bargaining chip to exchange for what you want, of course not to have you submit to the imperial court. 」

Li Miaozhu wore a confident expression, while Shen Tianxing felt quite surprised; he hadn't expected Li Miaozhu to have a junior brother whose great-grandfather is a Grandmaster—with that status, Li Miaozhu shouldn't have died in the first place.

「Are you thinking that my junior brother should have saved me when he was in the capital? Actually, no; even if he wanted to save me, he couldn't, because his great-grandfather would not intervene for an outsider, let alone oppose the imperial court. 」

「Based on that, my junior brother is useless for this purpose, but if he encounters danger, even the imperial court, his great-grandfather would not hesitate to intervene. 」

Li Miaozhu is also a smart person; from Shen Tianxing's gaze she guessed what he was thinking, and upon hearing this, Shen Tianxing also smiled and nodded.

「Young lady, what you said makes sense; Grandmasters are exalted beings, they wouldn't act for outsiders unless it concerns someone very important to them. 」

「Thank you then, young lady; what I want is also simple: let Leizhou rightfully become mine. Of course this is only the beginning; even Sun Zhongquan now has no choice but to agree. 」

「If that's the case, then go; the old man still needs to continue discussing your marriage with them—that's the most important thing! 」

Yang Tieqiang waved at Shen Tianxing with a smile; Shen Tianxing returned the salute, thanked him again, then left and arrived at the front hall of the Governor's Office, where he met the envoy sent by Sun Zhongquan.

「Greetings, Lord Shen; I am Lu Zhaoyuan, current commander of the Imperial Guard. I have come this time to ask Lord Shen for a favor: if Lord Shen is willing to help, here is an imperial edict already stamped with the emperor's seal, which can satisfy Lord Shen's reasonable request. 」

Lu Zhaoyuan came in person; if he hadn't come, Sun Zhongquan would not be reassured, and Lu Zhaoyuan himself lacks an overbearing attitude. He knows full well that this trip must succeed, otherwise he would surely die.

Shen Tianxing's lips curled up; he hadn't expected the preparations to be so sincere, and he didn't want to waste words, so he spoke bluntly:

「Lord Lu, you're too polite; I think the Regent King wants Li Shenyi to go rescue the young emperor, right? I can't help with that, but I do know that Li Shenyi has a junior brother who is currently in the capital. 」

「My request is simple: exchange the whereabouts of that junior brother for the position of Leizhou Governor. If there's no problem, please Lord Lu write out the content of the imperial edict and hand it to me, and I will tell you the junior brother's whereabouts. 」