Red Heart Survey

Now that Jiang Mengxiong has relinquished his military power and gradually withdrawn from the officialdom, Cao Jie can be said to be the de facto number one in the Military Affairs Hall of Qi.

He is the head of the military internally and the extension of Qi's will externally.

When he also asked Jingguo for an explanation, the matter was determined.

Wang Kun killed Li Longchuan, and there was no need to discuss it anymore - or in other words, no matter how Jingguo people explained or argued, Qi people would not admit it.

The only thing Jingguo could discuss was how to respond to Qi people's anger under the current circumstances.

The future is all about the future.

The purple star is hanging high, and the purple flags of all the islands are raised.

The "Purple Flag Dragon" that had appeared on the battlefield of Qixia is about to appear.

The attitude shown by the Qi people is already extremely tough - to drive Jingguo back to the Central Region, or fill it in the sea!

Between the two, Jingguo still has to give an explanation in order to be allowed a relatively decent result.

Now is the time for Song Huai to make a choice.

It is not to be reconciled to failure, to make greater investments in the East China Sea, and to fight a larger-scale war. Or should he give up all the existing overseas investments, or even the entire East China Sea?

But no matter which choice he made, it would not include letting Lou Yue become the "explanation".

Jingguo has a vast territory, but the people's hearts are so important that even a small loss is too heavy!

In the long years, Jingguo has certainly made some people and some things become the "explanation" for this great empire to continue moving forward.

But this kind of explanation must never be put on the surface.

Even if we put aside honor and weigh it only from the coldest perspective of interests -

If Lou Yue is used today to exchange for the safe withdrawal of many overseas investments of Jingguo, including him, Song Huai, it will certainly preserve some of the interests, but what will be lost is the pride of the Central Empire, and what will be lost is the sense of belonging of the people of Jingguo.

But if it comes to war...

The experienced Dong Tianshi suddenly realized at this time that the full-scale war between the two hegemons could be said to be on the verge of breaking out in his mind!

The series of consequences triggered by this are almost unimaginable.

Even though he has lived so many years and stood so high, he still feels awe.

He can only say that he will not give up any Jing people and make his bottom line clear. He is still considering further decisions!

Looking at Song Huai at this moment, Cao Jie said: "As the Heavenly Master said, Qi will not give up any Qi people. It will also protect the dignity of every Qi people - including those who have died."

He added: "I think a person as respected as the Heavenly Master is not going to give up anyone today. It's just that if you do something wrong, you should pay the price. Whoever is responsible should bear it. Master Lou has the responsibility to control his subordinates and cannot shirk it. He can stay and cooperate with our investigation. If it is found that Wang Kun's evil deeds were not instructed by Master Lou, we Qi people will not punish minor evils severely and kill people for negligence."

From Tian Anping, Qi Wen, Ye Henshui, and then to the purple flags raised by these islands, the Qi people were excited, and the desire for war was very intense, and the attitudes they showed were tougher and tougher. But Cao Jie, the supreme commander, always left some room for maneuver in his words.

Song Huai also understood the military strategy of "surrounding three and leaving one".

He exhaled lightly.

"I think Du Hou made a mistake." He said, "It's a pity that Li Longchuan of your country died young. We are willing to make some concessions out of sympathy and understanding. But this does not mean that we have nothing and even lose our bottom line if we fail to pacify Canghai."

"Yu Que Zhenjun, more than half of the Dou'e soldiers died in Canghai and died heroically for the human race. We are even more sad! Who can ask for understanding for this sadness?"

"It is true that Yu Que is dead. The sword of my Great Jing Empire is pointed outward. I have no time to protect myself, so I have a knife hanging in my heart and it is difficult to cut my bones. But who are the people of Jing going to the sea today who are greedy for life and afraid of death?"

"Although the ancient sky road has collapsed, there is still the Yitian Temple on Penglai Island."

"Although Yu Que is not here, I, Song Huai, am in front of you."

Song Huai said, and raised his eyes: "If Du Hou insists on keeping guests, I may not leave!"

If a war is to start today, at least on the current sea battlefield, the result is already doomed.

Who can beat Qi in the East China Sea now?

Even Jing, which lost the ancient Tianlu, can't do it.

Although Song Huai's attitude was tough, the word "guest" still showed his attitude - the people of Jing did not regard the East China Sea as their home.

So when the conditions are right, the guests can leave.

And first of all, the people of Qi should treat "guests" with courtesy, so that the people of Jing can regard themselves as "guests"!

"General Cao." Tian Anping spoke at this time. After such a pause, he seemed to have recovered a lot, and his speech order was normal again. But the content of his speech was also unusual.

"I ask for your permission!"

He stood in the narrow doorway of the iron chain city, and everything in the city was dim and unclear. Still holding the two sides of the door with both hands, like holding the teeth of an evil beast, staring at Lou Yue, he said: "Leave him... to me."

"Okay, okay!" Lou Yue had been silent, but now he was not angry but laughed. He turned and walked towards Tian Anping again: "I will leave me to you. Leave me to your Daze Tian family. Let's see today, who will be removed from the Lou and Tian family!"

In such a situation where the two parties are confronting each other, one side must play the red face and the other the white face, so that it is conducive to striving for the best result in the tug of war.

Lou Yue is undoubtedly the tough one on the Jing State side. In terms of normal people's way of thinking, Tian Anping should also play a similar role. They are on the verge of killing each other's family with words, but they should be limited to "Come here!"

And Song Huai and Cao Jie, the two leaders, are also sensible. They can control the situation and change their course at any time.

But as soon as Lou Yue finished speaking, the sound of chains was heard.

Boom!

Tian Anping actually dragged the iron city forward and instantly broke the distance between the two people. Like a huge crustacean, he pounced on him ferociously. Those eyes were not ferocious, but they had a hungry feeling of choosing people to devour.

Lou Yue had just taken a stance, and he had already started.

His desire to attack was so strong that it seemed that it was not him who was almost killed in the fight just now.

He didn't sing a literary play, but a martial play, and didn't argue about life and death.

He didn't walk on the stage at all!

Lou Yue had a particularly absurd feeling, and then in this absurdity, he felt angry at being provoked by a weak person.

His long hair moved without wind, and his hands were wide open, with dim light floating.

This dim light expanded instantly.

He and Tian Anping, as well as the city that Tian Anping was leading, were trapped in a dim airspace for a while, already in the Chaos Hole.

Heaven-level Taoist magic, Chaos Hole·Heavenly Dark Curtain!

Use the Chaos Hole as a curtain to separate the heaven and the earth.

There is a universe in it, and life and death are nothing but the underworld.

This is a Taoist magic of a deadly battle, and from this moment on, no one is allowed to walk out.

And Lou Yue, who was trapped in the Chaos Hole, looked up at Tian Anping and rushed forward in an instant. Thousands of dim lights attached to his fists, as if they were involving all corners of this Chaos Hole, as if they had emptied all the power of this Chaos Hole——

When he punched, the Chaos Hole was already collapsing!

In his voice, the murderous intent was no longer concealed: "You really look like a... annoying snail."

At this time, Lou Yue could not retreat anyway.

Even if he was just preparing to perform martial arts on stage, he had to go to the battlefield!

He had to smash the snail's shell, blast the city, and crush this ignorant Tian madman to death--

At this time, in front of the Tianya Stone Carving, there was only a dark and chaotic hole, and all the light and shadow nearby were swallowed up. Lou Yue, Tian Anping, and Tian Anping's city were all in it.

The chaotic hole collapsed inward, but the surging power ripples in it expanded outward. The ripples of this power were very clear, invisible and intangible, but they were as vigorous as mountain fires, swimming in the sea of ​​​​sky. Its heat and intensity were enough to reflect the battle in it.

In this chaotic hole, life and death will be decided!

Cao Jie and Song Huai both witnessed this scene, and neither of them wanted to stop it.

The life-and-death duel between Lou Yue and Tian Anping, and even the all-out war between the hegemons that followed... They all watched.

Just like a mountain is about to collapse, there are millions of people under the mountain. Both of them have the power to support the mountain, and both stand in front of the mountain, but they are waiting for the landslide. Both are waiting for the other to speak first. They were all testing each other's determination to see who was more reckless and who could not bear the consequences!

The so-called struggle is sometimes to see who is more cruel.

It has been said since ancient times that kindness cannot command an army.

Boom!

Just as the chaotic hole was rolling violently, a monument suddenly fell from the sky!

This monument was tall and shining with golden light.

It was like a huge thunderbolt, with its own momentum, suppressing all parties.

There was a phoenix-like image on it, which made it sacred and agile in the heavyness.

This is the only eternal stone monument that Ji Zuo took away from the sea -

Chao Feng Tian Monument!

It failed to suppress the sea, but it suppressed the nearby sea at this time.

The aftermath of the sea caused by the fight between the strong was all subdued at this time.

Even the chaotic hole that was accommodating the battle stopped collapsing!

Lou Yue, with a murderous look on his face, and Tian Anping, whose half of his face was blown down, were forced out of the chaotic hole and hung opposite each other in the high sky.

In just such a short moment, the steel city had collapsed, leaving only a few broken chains on the ragged and weak Tian Anping, making him look like a poor prisoner exiled to the border town.

But he still stared at Lou Yue almost greedily with his deep concave eyes!

It is easy to not care about other people's lives, just be cruel.

It is crazy not to care about your own life.

No one doubted it. If it were not for the power of the Chaofeng Tianbei separating them, Tian Anping would definitely rush up without hesitation.

Lou Yue was spotless, but his face was very ugly. He knew the significance of the appearance of this Chaofeng Tianbei. In the end, it was Lingchen Zhenjun who took action to stop the war, which also showed his attitude.

Although the real Lord Lingchen was not seen, his voice sounded under the Chaofeng Heavenly Stele, as if holding up the stele and making it hang in the air: "The Central Empire refined the Eternal Heavenly Stele to calm the sea, with a grand plan for ten thousand years. It was not that the soldiers did not obey their orders, the preparations were not sufficient, the plans were not secretive, and the will was not strong, but it was destroyed by the transcendent, and the success was in vain! There are things that cannot be calculated, and the luck is not timely. Is this also a sin of heaven?"

He changed the subject: "The Jing Kingdom failed temporarily, but the human race did not lose a bit. Although Yu Que died and Ji Zuo retreated, the human race has thousands of patriots who can continue to cross the sea and have unyielding ambitions. There will be a day to pacify the sea!"

His voice became high, and he left word by word, and the Chaofeng Heavenly Stele fell--

"I leave the Chaofeng Heavenly Stele near the sea now, and I only hope that the sea border will be peaceful and my human race will prosper!"

Boom!

This eternal monument swelled in the wind, waded loudly, went all the way to the bottom of the sea, shattered the deep sea mountains, and took root in the abyss, causing the earth's crust to shake and the islands to tremble... but there was no wave on the sea surface. When it finally stood still there, facing the Tianya Platform, the part protruding out of the sea was still three thousand feet!

The phoenix-like spiritual shape turned lightly in the resonance of heaven and earth, and turned into the word "Haijiao" with the natural rhyme of Taoism.

Starting from the coast of the Eastern Territory, heading further east, there are Haimen, Neverwinter, round islands, big and small crescents... The stars are densely covered, and the sea people live there, and the island ends here.

In his life, Chaofeng was both dangerous and promising. Here he calmed down the storm, and he also looked at the sea situation from afar to warn the people on the sea.

From now on, anyone who comes to the East China Sea will know that the "Cape" has arrived when they see this monument!

From now on, the ends of the earth and the ends of the earth stand still, and I don’t know who will return to the world.

Zhenjun Lingchen didn't say anything else, but his meaning was quite clear.

The people of Jingguo have decided to keep the Sky Monument of Chaofeng, which they spent a lot of resources to refine and fought desperately to recapture from the sea, to stay offshore to consolidate coastal defense.

It was also in fact left to Qi State - of course it cannot be said so on the surface.

The Heavenly Monument of Mocking the Wind has been sent out, which means that Jingguo has officially changed its strategy, admitted the failure of the Jinghai plan, and has decided to completely withdraw from the East China Sea!

Is this "explanation" enough?

[Cape Monument] stood there silently, as if waiting for Qi Ren's answer.

Lou Yue's fist scattered the dim light, and his face looked sad. Li Longchuan's death was just the introduction. The shift in Jingguo's strategy was essentially the aftermath of the failure of the Jinghai Plan. As an imperialist, he is not willing to quit like this, and has been thinking of ways to fight for it. However, Penglai Island, which occupied an important share in this operation, chose to admit defeat and leave at this time. If the imperial party continues to support itself, the risks will increase exponentially!

Dongtian Master Song Huai had no expression on his face. He is a Celestial Master born in Penglai Island, and he is close to True Lord Lingchen in terms of status, but there is no doubt that the latter has a higher status and can better represent Penglai Island and can also represent Jingguo's final decision.

Cao Jiu raised his hand: "We are all members of the Qi Jing inside, and we are all members of the human race outside. When Jing people go to the sea, we give way and let them go. This is for the sake of the world. Now that the war situation is not going well, Jing people return home, and we are all human races. How can we do this? Cutting off the journey to another country? Send an order - anyone returning from the east is not allowed to stay in seclusion and is not allowed to be blocked! "

Not only people like Lou Yue, Xu San, and Pei Hongjiu can leave, but also the tens of thousands of Dou'e Army soldiers trapped in the Lost Realm can escape to the sea, and the people of Qi will also let them go!

These are the final terms of the deal.

Boom!

The cape monument touched the bottom of the sea for the last time and stood completely firm.

The will of Lord Lingchen attached to this monument just disappeared.

Tianya Terrace, Cape Monument.

For a moment, he only saw the statue of the Dragon Fisherman standing there - the Cape Monument was narrow compared to Tianya Terrace, but it did not block his sight - he looked into the distance with worry.

The fleet stretching in the sky gradually spread outward.

The purple light hanging in the sky also lost a bit of coldness.

The news was passed down layer by layer, reaching the offshore islands as quickly as possible.

"Duhou Ling..."

"Marquis Du has an order - let them go!"

Seeing a war that was about to start between the hegemons, it was eliminated like this.

In any case, it is always good for sea people to have calm sea conditions.

But at this time, Song Huai and Cao Jie, who were standing opposite each other on the Tianya Platform, turned their heads to look west almost at the same time——

They all caught an incomparable sharp momentum coming from the west at a terrifying high speed.

Coming from Changguo!