Chapter 363

Situ Haitang spoke in great detail, and Xu Que listened very earnestly.

He was very interested in the Empress's past.

Back then, Empress Bing Ning was ambitious and wanted to usurp the throne and seize the Shuiyuan Kingdom, but she was inadvertently discovered by the late Emperor of the Shuiyuan Kingdom.

When the matter was exposed, Empress Bing Ning fought to the death and joined forces with her accomplices to severely wound the late Emperor of the Shuiyuan Kingdom!

At that time, the Empress had also just returned from her studies at the Fragrant Sky Valley and happened to witness this battle for the throne in the palace, so she stepped in to oppose Empress Bing Ning!

It is said that everyone involved in this matter at the time had already died, and no one knew how that great battle was fought.

The final result was that the Empress was injured, while Empress Bing Ning also suffered severe wounds and fled in a rage, her whereabouts unknown!

But at that time, the life force in the late Emperor of the Shuiyuan Kingdom had already been severed. Before he died, he summoned all the ministers and passed the throne to the Empress, then passed away.

Unexpectedly, only fifty years later, Empress Bing Ning returned in force, having trained a batch of Ice Armor Army soldiers overseas and seemingly having received support from certain major powers overseas.

It just so happened that at that time, the Empress was not in the Shuiyuan Kingdom, having gone to the Fire Origin Kingdom for closed-door cultivation, so Empress Bing Ning took advantage of the situation, captured several cities in succession, bought off people's hearts, and united many generals to rebel.

So in just a few dozen days, the Shuiyuan Kingdom was almost entirely occupied. By the time the Empress returned, it was difficult to turn the tide, and she could only lead the army in battle.

When Xu Que heard this, he was filled with doubts.

Whether it was the Empress or Empress Bing Ning, neither was simple in this matter.

At least as far as he knew, when the Empress returned from Fragrant Sky Valley, her cultivation level seemed to be only at the Nascent Soul Stage, yet she was able to help the late Emperor defeat Empress Bing Ning, who was at the Infant Transformation Stage, single-handedly!

This definitely wasn't simple!

And Empress Bing Ning was also strange. She wanted to usurp the throne for no reason, and even if she did, after failing, she could still flee overseas, train the Ice Armor Army, and return for revenge, almost capturing the entire Shuiyuan Kingdom in just a few dozen days.

This kind of efficiency was truly too fast.

Clearly, other powers had intervened in this, providing Empress Bing Ning with massive resources; otherwise, she couldn't have had such military strength, let alone the ability to buy off other generals.

"Another imperial family with very deep waters!"

Xu Que shook his head and said.

Situ Haitang was stunned: "Young Hero Zhuge, what do you mean by deep waters? Are you referring to the Water Spirit Qi of our Shuiyuan Kingdom?"

"Nothing. Right, you haven't said how the Water Emperor was sealed on the mountain? With her strength, it shouldn't be possible for this to happen, right?" Xu Que asked again.

He knew the Empress's strength very well; she was once able to contend with the old Killing God at the eighth level of the Infant Transformation Stage. There was no reason she could be sealed so easily; there must have been some accident.

Sure enough, Situ Haitang's expression became solemn again, and she said in a deep voice: "After Her Highness the Water Emperor returned to the country, she came to Snow City and went up to the Snow Mountain Holy Land, seemingly because there was a secret hidden there that could turn the tide. But unexpectedly, Empress Bing Ning received the news and took 50,000 Ice Armor Army soldiers up to the Snow Mountain Holy Land!"

"50,000 Ice Armor Army soldiers plus an Empress Bing Ning? And that was enough to seal the Water Emperor?" Xu Que was astonished.

This was absolutely impossible. Even if the Water Emperor couldn't win, she should have been able to escape!

"I don't know!"

Situ Haitang shook her head, "After Empress Bing Ning went up, she was the only one who came down alone, claiming that the Water Emperor had been permanently sealed in the Holy Land and telling us to surrender. At first, I didn't believe it, but before Her Highness the Water Emperor went up the mountain, she had asked me to wait for her for ten days. Now twenty days have passed, but there has been no news!"

Xu Que frowned slightly: "Have you gone up the mountain to confirm?"

"I have, but I couldn't reach the Holy Land! There is a vast canyon abyss on the snow mountain that separates the Holy Land, and there is also an ancient restriction in the Holy Land that can seal everyone's True Essence!"

Situ Haitang shook her head: "At first, there was an iron chain bridge that could lead to the Holy Land, but when I went up the mountain to check, the iron chain bridge had been cut. With True Essence sealed, it's impossible to cross! Moreover, those tens of thousands of Ice Armor Army soldiers are stationed on the periphery of the Holy Land and have even built city walls. The terrain is easy to defend and hard to attack, so building another iron chain bridge is impossible!"

"Then you can just fly over!" Xu Que said without thinking.

Situ Haitang was stunned for a moment, her face full of bitterness: "Young Hero Zhuge, I just said that the restriction in the Holy Land is very powerful. Once you go up the mountain, your True Essence will be completely sealed, making it impossible to fly!"

"Who says you can't fly without True Essence? Wait a moment, let me check my collection!" Xu Que immediately summoned the system and entered the mall interface.

Without True Essence, there are plenty of ways to fly!

Not to mention Iron Man and Transformers, just getting a few helicopters would be enough!

But as Situ Haitang said, there are heavy troops guarding the mountain on the other side, and they even specifically built city walls for defense. If he used helicopters, the commotion would be too big, and they would be detected the moment they flew!

And transporting several thousand Snow City soldiers with planes would be very difficult.

He could only exchange for a few dozen planes, which would be a huge expense, and with Xu Que's current Acting Cool Points, he couldn't rent a few dozen planes in one go.

"Young Hero Zhuge, do you really have a way?" At this moment, seeing Xu Que sitting in his chair in a daze, Situ Haitang asked in a low voice.

Xu Que was startled, and a flash of inspiration crossed his mind. Zhuge Liang?

Haha, almost forgot Zhuge Liang's artifact!

"Miss Situ, of course I have a way! Have you heard of Kong Ming lanterns? Have you heard of paragliders?" Xu Que smiled and said.

Mentioning Zhuge Liang, one would naturally think of Kong Ming lanterns, and Xu Que even drew inferences, thinking of paragliders.

If he wanted to get these things, the cost would be very low, and they would be very suitable for many people to use, and could also achieve an unexpected effect!

However, Situ Haitang was completely confused after hearing this, not understanding what Xu Que was talking about at all.

Xu Que directly searched for the design blueprints of Kong Ming lanterns and paragliders in the system mall, slapped them on the table, and said with full confidence: "Come, come, come, I have the blueprints here. Arrange for some skilled craftsmen to build these things, the more the better, preferably several thousand sets. If you don't have enough materials, come to me to get them!"

Situ Haitang picked up the blueprints and looked at them, completely astonished: "Young Hero Zhuge, you mean these things... can fly?"

"That's right, when the time comes, our several thousand Snow City soldiers will descend from the sky and scare those Ice Armor Army soldiers to death!" Xu Que looked forward to it more and more.

But Situ Haitang was even more confused, staring blankly at the things on the blueprints, a strangely shaped lantern and a large triangular kite.

Can you really fly with these things? How is this possible?

She found it hard to believe; it was truly too absurd.

"Don't worry, trust me, these are inventions of our Exploding Heaven Gang, with thousands of years of history and culture!"

Xu Que patted his chest and guaranteed with full certainty.

But Situ Haitang remained full of suspicion and concern.

Xu Que tried to persuade her, and in the end, he almost wanted to pat Situ Haitang's chest to guarantee it. Fortunately, Situ Haitang nodded in time, making Xu Que miss a wicked opportunity!

"However... Young Hero Zhuge, even if we successfully cross the canyon, the opponent has tens of thousands of troops, and we only have a few thousand people. How can we win?" At this moment, Situ Haitang asked again.

After all, after entering the Holy Land, True Essence is sealed, and all of Xu Que's powerful techniques cannot be used. Everyone can only rely on martial arts to fight, and it is very difficult to fight one against many!

And this consumes a lot of physical strength, so no matter how you look at it, the Snow City side seems to be going to their deaths.

"What is the most critical thing in war? Besides fierce generals, the first is strong troops, capable of fighting one against ten, and the second is to have a brilliant military strategist who calculates everything!"

Xu Que was very indifferent and smiled confidently: "Now the strategist is here, and I can also solve the problem of strong troops, so we are sure to win!"

"Strategist? Are you talking about my Second Uncle?"

"No, give me, Zhuge Liang, some face. Let me take the position of strategist!"