Chapter 94

It was merely a touch of surprise, nothing more.

Apart from the one province that had yet to return.

The Nine Provinces before his eyes were already like something in his pocket, to be taken or discarded at will!

Let alone a single Lord Donghuang Taiyi!

Even ten, even a hundred of them.

To him, they would be nothing more than mayflies shaking a tree—utterly useless!

Just at that moment.

An old man dressed in a long blue cloth robe, a long-stemmed pipe in his hand, his head full of white hair, slowly walked over.

Beside him followed a young Miss.

Her hair was braided into two thick plaits, and her large eyes were dark and bright.

Upon a closer look, her features actually bore a seven- or eight-tenths resemblance to Miss Baoqin (Zhao Min)!

But at this moment.

Her great eyes, which seemed as if they could speak, were fixed intently on Ximen Wudi's retreating back.

As her gaze shifted, a few threads of admiration and infatuation lingered within.

"Sun Bai Fa, Hall Master of the Third Hall, pays respects to the Grand Dragon Head."

Sun Bai Fa came to a halt and offered a slight bow.

"What is it?"

Ximen Wudi turned around and cast him a flat, indifferent glance.

Facing his gaze.

Sun Bai Fa instinctively lowered his head, avoiding his eyes.

He organized his words for a moment, then spoke with a respectful expression.

"Reporting to the Grand Dragon Head, Zhu Wushi of Great Ming has already allied with eight of the ten Grand Generals, and now controls nearly eighty percent of Great Ming's military forces."

"Unless something unexpected happens, within half a month he will make his move against Ming Huang Zhu Houzhao."

"Great Sui's Changancheng has also become a gathering storm; Sui Huang Yang Guang has not sent anyone to suppress it, and seems to have some scheme in mind."

"However, according to intelligence gathered by your subordinate, Qin Huang, Yuan Huang, and Tang Huang have also secretly dispatched quite a number of capable hands."

He listened quietly to the report.

Ximen Wudi took a sip of tea, his face utterly unruffled.

He seemed to have long anticipated this.

After a brief silence.

He gave instructions with an indifferent expression.

"Pass the order to Prince Xingxian and the Taiping Wang Shizi, telling them to enter the capital to serve the king as the situation warrants!"

"As for Great Sui, send someone over, take care of Yang Guang—Great Sui must be thrown into chaos!"

"The progress on Great Han must also be sped up—take care of Dong Zhuo and Liu Xie!"

"Also, remember to find some trouble for Yunzhou Shaolin of Great Song—don't let them be too idle!"

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Hearing these words.

Sun Bai Fa's pupils dilated slightly, and a thin sheen of cold sweat seeped from his forehead.

Although the Qinglong Society's power was indeed vast and terrifying.

Even compared to the Eight Great Imperial Dynasties, it was in no way inferior—in fact, it surpassed them!

But one must realize, this was striking against four Great Imperial Dynasties at once!

Even Great Qin, the most powerful of the Eight Great Imperial Dynasties, would not dare claim it could take on four alone.

One could imagine just how staggering such a move was!

Even though he was a master of the Earthly Immortal Realm.

At this moment, he was still startled into breaking out in a cold sweat all over!

If this news were to spread across the Nine Provinces.

Without a doubt.

It would absolutely raise towering waves across the entire Nine Provinces continent!!

What he did not know, however.

Was that in arranging things this way, Ximen Wudi actually had his own calculations.

First, Great Ming.

So what if Zhu Wushi and Zhu Houzhao fought each other to a bitter stalemate?

As long as the dynasty's hidden cards were not played.

Even if they perished together, for Great Ming it would be Mo Wushang.

Although the Qinglong Society could seize the chance to directly overthrow Great Ming.

But the problem was.

After the overthrow, then what?

They couldn't possibly let the Qinglong Society take over Great Ming entirely, could they?

Setting aside how many people that would take and whether other dynasties would seize the opportunity to grab a slice of the cake.

Within Great Ming itself, warlords would rise on all sides just as in Great Han, with heroes and lords locked in contention.

Such an outcome clearly did not suit his intentions.

Besides.

Long, long ago.

He had already worked out a detailed plan for the Great Ming imperial court.

He was only waiting for the right moment.

Then he could take full control of Great Ming at the smallest possible cost!

In that case.

Why bother gilding the lily, making unnecessary moves?!

As for Great Sui and Great Han.

It wasn't that he didn't want to apply the same method.

It was mainly because these two courts were already on their last legs, a great building about to collapse.

The chaos could no longer be stopped.

Therefore.

Breaking before rebuilding was the best solution!

As for Great Song.

What he wanted more was to let its internal chaos erupt first.

Once Great Sui, Great Han, and Great Ming were dealt with.

He could free his hands to deal with it later!

Beside him.

Sun Xiaohong, who had listened to the entire conversation.

Not only did she not feel fear because of it.

Instead, the look in her eyes toward Ximen Wudi grew even more admiring.

One must understand.

Over the years, she had traveled all over with Sun Bai Fa, telling stories.

What she heard most was about the great dragon head of the Qinglong Society from her own grandfather's mouth.

And now, she had finally met the man himself.

And the man was not only devastatingly handsome.

Between his words.

That cold-bloodedness of deciding the rulers of courts and the lives and deaths of countless people in a single sentence.

Made her fall for him deeply!