Chapter 179: Has Duke Wuxi Found the Treasure?
One night passed, and Duke Wuxi was still very angry!
Damn it, there are 20 Innate experts hidden among the Martial Artists. They all attacked at the same time!
He could clearly see that someone wanted to take advantage of the situation and plot against him!
Moreover, it was highly likely that it was the enemies such as the imperial court, Prince of Northern Hebei, Prince of Southern Jiang, etc. who united to target him. Otherwise, how could they find so many Innate experts?
Before the grand event even began, he had already lost 100,000 soldiers and horses!
Duke Wuxi’s heart was bleeding with pain!
He was filled with an intense hatred and a strong desire to kill!
“My lord, what should we do now?” Mr. Fengchun looked at Duke Wuxi’s displeased face and cautiously asked.
“What else can we do?” Duke Wuxi angrily said, “Since we can no longer stop them, then don’t stop them. Let them in! Since they want to find the treasure, let them find it for me! After they find the treasure, I will take it back! I won’t let them leave the Qinglong Mountains alive if they have grievances to settle or complaints to make!”
“Yes, my lord!” Mr. Fengchun bowed and retreated, relaying the orders.
After receiving the duke’s command, the soldiers of Duke Wuxi’s army became more low-profile and stopped fighting with others.
Additionally, they patrolled the mountain in groups, with at least a hundred people in each group.
However, despite this, they still suffered heavy losses.
Either these patrol teams would disappear without a trace, or they would suddenly be wiped out.
In less than three days, the losses reached a staggering 6,000!
Duke Wuxi jumped in anger every day, his face turning red. He roared, “Withdraw completely and stop patrolling the mountain! Let’s see what they can do to me!”
However, Duke Wuxi greatly underestimated the morality of this group of people.
Suddenly, several large rocks fell from the sky and landed among the army, killing dozens of people.
Suddenly, a fire broke out and burned the army’s food supplies.
Suddenly, snakes, insects, rats, and ants swarmed into the army, causing chaos throughout the night.
And then suddenly, a few beautiful butterflies flew down from the sky, dancing gracefully. However, all the soldiers below were poisoned and died frothing at the mouth.
Even some of the Innate experts, who had no concept of morality, occasionally struck with a palm or swung a sword, taking the lives of hundreds of people.
Duke Wuxi’s soldiers lived in constant fear and trepidation, as if walking on thin ice!
They couldn’t even eat, sleep, or relieve themselves without being cautious of snakes and insects suddenly appearing.
Duke Wuxi was so furious that his heart was about to explode,
“Those bastards! Those bastards!”
“My lord, I have a suggestion!” Mr. Fengchun said.
“Speak!” Duke Wuxi angrily demanded, emitting a murderous aura.
Mr. Fengchun said nervously, “My lord, if we continue like this, our casualties are still inevitable. I suggest that we withdraw all the troops from the Qinglong Mountains and leave only the top martial artists. This way, we can reduce the losses of our soldiers and continue to pursue the Slanted Moon Treasure. Once we discover the treasure, we can bring the entire army back!”
“Absolutely not! By doing so, it would mean that I am afraid of them!” Duke Wuxi said angrily.
“My lord, it is said that small compromises lead to chaos in grand plans!” Mr. Fengchun advised.
“Advisor, my mind is made up, you don’t need to say anymore! You have also worked hard these days, go rest!” Duke Wuxi waved his hand impatiently.
“Yes, my lord!” Mr. Fengchun bowed, reluctantly smiled, and left.
On the other side, the Dayue army also encountered similar situations.
Despite being extremely careful and cautious, the casualties were still enormous, with over 2,000 deaths and injuries every day, which was very consistent!
General Dayue couldn’t eat for three days out of anger!
It wasn’t that he couldn’t accept casualties, but he couldn’t accept this kind of suffocating casualties!
They died inexplicably, and the enemy couldn’t be found!
No matter how they defended, there was no use, and seeking revenge seemed hopeless!
It was too frustrating!
It was too maddening!
However, he was calmer than Duke Wuxi. After analyzing the pros and cons, he immediately ordered most of the soldiers and horses to withdraw from the Qinglong Mountains, leaving only a few top experts to continue searching for the treasure.
Although Duke Wuxi was stubborn, he still made some adjustments.
The majority of his troops also withdrew from the Qinglong Mountains, leaving behind 50,000 elite soldiers to continue the search for the treasure.
However, when others dislike you, they can find fault in everything you do.
At this moment, Wuqing from the Six Doors stood on a high cliff, looking down at the army camp below. His eyes rolled around, and suddenly he shouted, “I suspect that Duke Wuxi has already found the Slanted Moon Treasure!”
As soon as these words came out, everyone exploded.
“Has Duke Wuxi found the treasure?”
“Where? Where is the treasure?”
“Tell me quickly!”
…
Duke Wuxi angrily walked out of the army camp, carrying his sword, and looked up at Wuqing on the cliff.
In his heart, he wondered what trick the other party was playing this time, and why they said he had found the treasure.
Duke Wuxi stormed out of the army camp, holding his sword, and looked up at Wuqing on the cliff.
In his heart, he wondered what trick the other party was playing this time, and why they said he had found the treasure.
With everyone’s attention, Wuqing smirked and pointed at the army camp below, loudly saying, “Everyone, please look, it is highly possible that the Slanted Moon Treasure is buried beneath the army camp!”
“Since Duke Wuxi arrived in the Qinglong Mountains, he has set up the army camp here and never moved an inch! So, I highly suspect that he has already found the treasure and is secretly excavating it!”
As soon as these words came out, the scene exploded again.
“Yes, why didn’t I think of that?”
“No wonder I couldn’t find it after searching for so long. It turns out Duke Wuxi has already obtained it!”
“Duke Wuxi’s actions are clearly a case of pretending while secretly doing something else! He’s so cunning!”
“This brave warrior’s words make sense!”
…
People spoke, their gazes deep and mysterious.
Duke Wuxi was enraged, “You f***ing bastards! How could there be treasure here? If there were, I would have moved away long ago! Why would I give it to you? Your accusations are baseless, and your heart deserves punishment!”
“Duke Wuxi, is it true? Just move the tent aside and let us have a look. Seeing is believing, which is more effective than your ten useless explanations!” Wuqing smirked.
“Yes, move the tent and let us have a look!”
“We’ll know whether there is treasure or not at a glance!”
“If you don’t cooperate, don’t blame us for being impolite!”
“Duke Wuxi, I hope you understand the situation!”
…
Everyone clamored, determined not to give up until they achieved their goal.
Duke Wuxi’s heart was about to explode!
How dare they try to force him out of power?
If he surrendered, what face would he have in the future?
Duke Wuxi said firmly, “I’ll say it again, there is no treasure here! Whether you believe it or not is up to you!”
“It seems, Duke Wuxi, that you don’t intend to cooperate. It’s really regrettable!” Wuqing shook his head.
The various masters exchanged glances and almost simultaneously took action.
Innate palm strength!
Innate sword radiance!
Innate blade aura!
…
Countless attacks rained down!
Duke Wuxi’s eyes widened in fury, “You will all die!!!”
Without hesitation, he grabbed the nearby military advisor, Mr. Fengchun, swiftly turned and fled.
Just as he escaped from the army camp.
“Boom”
“Boom”…
Dozens of army camps collapsed!
The soldiers inside and outside the camps, unable to escape in time, were all wiped out!
Mutilated limbs, rivers of blood, devastating casualties!
“So, there really is no treasure here. It seems I misunderstood Duke Wuxi! Your Highness Wuxi, I’m sorry for accusing you, I will come another day to apologize properly!” Wuqing said with a “sincere” tone.
“Your Highness Wuxi, I was too heavy-handed earlier. I will be more careful next time!”
“Your Highness Wuxi, see you next time!”
…
After saying that, all the masters of the innate stage slipped away.
Duke Wuxi glared at the group of fleeing innate experts with bloodshot eyes, filled with hatred!
They had slapped his face, killed tens of thousands of his elite soldiers, and now they just ran away with a casual apology!
How could this be? How could this be?!
Duke Wuxi let out a furious roar, “I am at odds with all of you!!!”
To preserve his own strength, Duke Wuxi had no choice but to reluctantly withdraw all his soldiers from the Qinglong Mountains, leaving only a few strong individuals to continue searching for the Slanted Moon Treasure.
The events of the Qinglong Mountains spread throughout the world through various channels, and everyone laughed their hearts out!
“Everyone gathered in the Qinglong Mountains, suffering casualties, but the most pathetic is Duke Wuxi, who has been targeted by everyone!”
“The treasure hasn’t been found yet, and the once million-strong army is now reduced to only 800,000. They really suffered a great loss!”
“They even tried to force him out of power, completely losing face!”
“Look at the Dayue Dynasty, how shrewd they are. They timely withdrew from the Qinglong Mountains. Now they don’t have any trouble at all!”
“Duke Wuxi still wants to start a rebellion! But I have a feeling that he might have been killed by the masters of the Qinglong Mountains even before the rebellion started!”
“It makes me want to go and see the scene myself! Hehe!”
…
In Northern Hebei, the Royal’s mansion.
The Prince of Northern Hebei was very happy after learning this news. It was the best news he had received in these days.
He was walking on air and had a smiling face for everyone he met.
“You think you’re worthy of competing with me for the world? Take care of yourself first. Before you even begin to conquer the world, your own soldiers have been wiped out, haha!” The prince’s face was flushed, and he couldn’t stop laughing. When he saw Zhuge, who was coming toward him, he said, “Advisor, let’s have a good drink tonight, shall we?”
“Respect is better than obedience, Your Highness!” Zhuge smiled and cupped his hands.
In Southern Jiang, the prince’s mansion.
The Prince of Southern Jiang was also very happy but pretended to be benevolent and said, “My poor younger brother, the 200,000 soldiers and horses are gone just like that. How can he withstand such a blow? Call someone, send something to comfort Duke Wuxi!”
“What should we send, Your Highness?” The servant asked, confused.
“Send paper offerings!”
Even the Empress on the court was extremely delighted.
A million-strong army, reduced to less than 800,000 in half a month. The losses were so severe, how could they still rebel?
Surviving without being played to death was already fortunate!
Even the Dayue Dynasty suffered heavy losses!
The Empress was so happy about this devastating blow to her two major enemies, who were so weak that a gust of wind could destroy them.
When people are happy, they become generous and can’t help but reward others!
As a result, Lin Beifan became the victim.
“Lin, come forward and receive your reward! Reward of ten thousand silver taels!”
“A piece of top-grade jade, Qinglong Feicui!”
“Ten barrels of top-grade snowflake wine!”
…
Lin Beifan was dumbfounded, as were the officials!
Why did the rewards start again?
It hadn’t even been normal for a few days, and now they were acting crazy again?
