738 Zhuang Zhou Butterfly Dream Technique Failed, Fooling the Qin Emperor (1)
In the secret chamber of Great Qin's imperial palace, the Qin emperor looked at Zhou Shu in bewilderment.
Zhou Shu was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, his breathing barely discernible.
His body was enveloped in a layer of faint white light. Those who didn't know better would think that he was cultivating in peace. It didn't look like he was using a divine ability at all.
The Qin emperor didn't know what divine ability Zhou Shu was using, but it was different from what he had imagined. It was also different from the curse abilities he had seen before.
But now that he had already handed Ji Lutian's blood essence to Zhou Shu, he could only wait for the outcome.
Boom!
A moment later, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from Zhou Shu's body, and a powerful whirlwind burst out from his body.
The whirlwind smashed the tables and chairs in the secret chamber into pieces.
The Qin emperor couldn't dodge in time and was slammed into the wall by the whirlwind. His chest tightened, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Fortunately, the whirlwind only lasted for an instant before Zhou Shu restrained his aura.
Otherwise, the Qin emperor would probably be seriously injured.
The Qin emperor's face was full of helplessness. If he hadn't lost most of his cultivation, he wouldn't have been in such a sorry state from the force.
Zhou Shu suddenly opened his eyes, his expression changing.
The Qin emperor endured the tightness in his chest and asked, "Did you find out?"
He was also very curious about Ji Lutian's background.
In the end, although it was his own choice that got him to where he was today, it also had a lot to do with Ji Lutian.
The Qin emperor didn't hate Ji Lutian, but he still wanted to know what Ji Lutian's true goal was.
"No." Zhou Shu shook his head with a solemn expression. "Ji Lutian is stronger than we imagined. My divine ability failed."
When the Qin emperor heard this, he didn't have a huge reaction.
But Zhou Shu's heart was in turmoil.
His Zhuang Zhou Butterfly Dream Technique actually failed!
Ever since he obtained the Zhuang Zhou Butterfly Dream Technique, this had never happened!
Previously, even when he entered the Demon King Ao dream, it was extremely smooth. But this time, he actually failed!
Thinking of what had happened when he used the Zhuang Zhou Butterfly Dream Technique, Zhou Shu still found it difficult to calm down.
Just now, he had used the blood essence of Ji Lutian that Great Qin had preserved as a medium to use the Zhuang Zhou Butterfly Dream Technique. After entering the dream, he saw a ball of light that was like a sun.
Just as he was about to throw himself into the light, a powerful force erupted from the light and flicked him back to reality.
This unprecedented experience made Zhou Shu realize that Ji Lutian might be stronger than he had imagined. He was so strong that even the Zhuang Zhou Butterfly Dream Technique couldn't pry into his past.
Of course, this might also be because Zhou Shu's cultivation was too low. Otherwise, he might have been able to successfully use the Zhuang Zhou Butterfly Dream Technique.
What Zhou Shu didn't know was that the moment he used the Zhuang Zhou Butterfly Dream Technique, Ji Lutian suddenly opened his eyes in an unknown place.
"What happened?" a middle-aged man opposite Ji Lutian asked.
"It's nothing." Ji Lutian shook his head with a puzzled expression. "I felt like someone was spying on me just now."
"How is that possible?" The middle-aged man laughed. "No one can enter the Sima Grotto-Heaven without alerting me. Even those beasts in the Demon Realm can't do it.
"Maybe you're too heavily injured and your spiritual sense is damaged, so you're uneasy."
The middle-aged man continued, "If you hadn't insisted on cutting your cultivation, how could you have been injured to this extent by those demonic beasts?"
"This injury is nothing. With your help, I'll recover after recuperating for a while." Ji Lutian seemed unwilling to say more on this topic. He shook his head and smiled.
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and didn't say anything. He activated his spiritual essence and continued to help Ji Lutian circulate his energy to heal his injuries.
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Great Qin, in the secret chamber of the Qin palace…
Zhou Shu looked at the Qin emperor, who was disheveled with blood on his chest, and said in surprise, "Did an enemy attack just now? How did you end up like that?"
Even with the Qin emperor's cultivation, he couldn't help rolling his eyes.
Don't you know why I'm like this?
So what if your cultivation is high?
If I wasn't seriously injured, you wouldn't have been able to hurt me.
The Qin emperor didn't want to say anything else about this embarrassing matter. He waved his hand and said, "It's fine. Your divine ability failed, and we won't be able to know Ji Lutian's goal. What other plans do you have?"
Zhou Shu was stunned for a moment. "Shouldn't I be asking you this? Qin Emperor, you are the ruler of a country. Now that the grotto-heavens have appeared, the changes in the world will affect you emperors the most.
"As for me, I'm not bragging, but regardless of whether the grotto-heavens appear or if the Demon Realm invades, even if the worst outcome is that the Demon Realm really occupies the Ten Nations Continent, do you believe that I can still survive?"
The Qin emperor was silent. Of course he believed him.
Although the Qin emperor didn't know how high Zhou Shu's cultivation was, he was certain that if Zhou Shu wanted to live, there weren't many people in the world who could kill him.
"Yes, I believe you," the Qin emperor said in a deep voice. "But if the Ten Nations Continent falls, is there any point in you living alone among demonic beasts?"
"Heh, Qin emperor, you don't have to provoke me." Zhou Shu smiled disdainfully.
"What's wrong with living among demonic beasts? You might not know, but Ji Lutian has a son with a demonic beast.
"Of course. I'm just saying. I definitely won't join the Demon Realm. It's naturally best if I can protect the Ten Nations."
Zhou Shu was telling the truth. Putting Great Qin aside, Great Xia was the hometown of his body after all. Moreover, one of his two women was a princess of Great Xia, and the other was a female general of Great Xia. It was impossible for Zhou Shu to ignore them.
739 Zhuang Zhou Butterfly Dream Technique Failed, Fooling the Qin Emperor (2)
The Qin emperor was silent for a moment before slowly saying, "I don't know much about the grotto-heavens. So far, all I know is that they're powerful, far above the Ten Nations.
"From the looks of it, they appeared to resist the demonic beasts of the Demon Realm…"
"Qin Emperor, you don't naively think that they're resisting the demonic beasts to help the Ten Nations, do you?" Zhou Shu said.
No matter how one looked at it, the people of the grotto-heavens didn't look like selfless people.
It was true that they were resisting the invasion of the demonic beasts of the Demon Realm, but it might not be to protect the Ten Nations.
From Tang Mao'er's attitude toward Xu Shi and the others, it was evident that the people of the grotto-heavens thought highly of themselves and didn't take the people of the Ten Nations seriously at all.
The Qin emperor hesitated. "We're all humans after all…"
"Qin Emperor, if you really think so, then I'm leaving," Zhou Shu said angrily. "You're right. We're all humans. If you're willing to submit to the grotto-heavens, they definitely won't kill you easily.
"At most, there will be no Great Qin and the Qin emperor in this world."
Zhou Shu stood up to leave.
"Wait!"
Just as Zhou Shu took a step, he heard the Qin emperor shout from behind him.
"Qin Emperor, I'm the Side-by-side King of Great Qin. You can't control me," Zhou Shu said.
"You don't have to emphasize this to me. I know you're Great Qin's Side-by-side King!"
How could the Qin emperor not hear the sarcasm in Zhou Shu's tone? If Great Qin was gone, so would the Qin emperor and the Side-by-side King.
"As long as I don't die, Great Qin will never become anyone's vassal!" the Qin emperor said solemnly.
"Do you think it's hard to kill you?" Zhou Shu asked.
"So what? There are no men in Great Qin who are afraid of death!" The Qin emperor finally regained some of his domineeringness.
"I know you're deliberately provoking me. Don't worry. Even though I've lost most of my cultivation, I'm still the emperor of Great Qin. I won't give up so easily."
"You're thinking too much. Your life and death has nothing to do with me. The rise and fall of Great Qin has nothing to do with me." Zhou Shu shook his head.
"We both know what's with the Side-by-side King title. If I really had to work for Great Qin just because of an undeserved reputation, I'd have to worry about nine of the Ten Nations."
Zhou Shu looked at the Qin emperor. "I said so much because I wanted to ask you if you want to recover your cultivation or even improve further."
"Of course! I dream of it!"
Originally, when he heard Zhou Shu's words, the Qin emperor was a little unhappy. But after hearing Zhou Shu's last sentence, he immediately said firmly, "If you can help me recover my cultivation, then from now on, you will be the true Side-by-side King of Great Qin!"
Zhou Shu naturally understood what the Qin emperor meant by this.
Although he carried the title of 'Side-by-side King', he could at most command Wang Mu and the others. He would never be able to stand side by side with the Qin emperor.
Now, the Qin emperor's words meant that Zhou Shu would truly have the same supreme authority as him.
But Zhou Shu didn't care at all. Not to mention being a side-by-side king, he wasn't even willing to be an emperor.
How many things would he have to worry about? He wouldn't be as carefree as he was now.
"That's not important," Zhou Shu continued. "If you just want to recover your first-rank Martial Dao cultivation, it's not difficult. But if you want to improve further, there's the biggest problem."
"What?" the Qin emperor asked.
"I just learned not long ago that the Martial Dao of the Ten Nations is lacking, and it's impossible to cultivate to the Earth Immortal realm," Zhou Shu said.
"If you want to improve further above the first rank, the first thing you have to do is to complete the Martial Dao you cultivate.
"Ji Lutian should know this. When he said that the power of the Demon Realm would allow you to become an expert above the first rank, he must have fooled you."
The Qin emperor's face turned black. He had actually not blamed Ji Lutian before. After all, he was the one who made the choice back then.
But now that he heard Zhou Shu say this, anger rose in his heart. Ji Lutian clearly knew that this was impossible, but he still encouraged him to do it?
This was different!
The Qin emperor really wanted to find Ji Lutian and grab his collar to ask him what Great Qin had done to him and why he had done this!
"Of course, it's hard to say what Ji Lutian might have planned. We don't know either," Zhou Shu continued.
The Qin emperor was a straightforward and decisive person. He didn't dwell on this problem for too long. He looked at Zhou Shu and asked solemnly, "How do I complete my Martial Dao?"
Zhou Shu raised an index finger. "There's a way. The various grotto-heavens are about to open their doors to recruit disciples. As long as you become a disciple of the grotto-heavens, you can naturally learn the complete Martial Dao."
"Isn't that circling back?" The Qin emperor snorted. "If I'm willing to be a vassal of the grotto-heavens, what's the point of my cultivation recovering?
"What was the difference between becoming a disciple of the grotto-heavens and making Great Qin a vassal of the grotto-heavens?"
"I knew you wouldn't be willing." Zhou Shu smiled. "Actually, even if you're willing, the grotto-heavens might not accept you.
"Therefore, we can only use another method."
"What method?" the Qin emperor asked.
"A deal."
"A deal?"
"That's right. A deal!" Zhou Shu said. "The grotto-heavens suddenly appeared and even sent people to resist the Demon Realm army. There must be something they're looking for.
"To you, this is an opportunity.
"Qin Emperor, you only need to negotiate with the people of the grotto-heavens. You can satisfy their needs in exchange for a complete Martial Dao cultivation technique."
The Qin emperor frowned. "If I could obtain the cultivation technique myself, I wouldn't need your help at all."
"It's not that simple." Zhou Shu shook his head. "Do you think you can satisfy their requests so easily?
"Think about it. The grotto-heavens have been in seclusion for many years. Now that they've suddenly appeared, do you think their goal will be something small?
"Without my help, do you think you can exchange for a complete cultivation technique from the grotto-heavens?"
"I see what you mean." The Qin emperor looked at Zhou Shu. "You don't want to show your face to negotiate with the people of the grotto-heavens, so you want me to negotiate on your behalf."
"Of course you have to do your part." Zhou Shu shook his head. "All I can do is help you.
"If you're not willing to work hard yourself, how can I help you?
"Qin Emperor, do you think they won't come to you if you don't negotiate with the grotto-heavens?
"It's only a matter of time. Since they've already appeared, it's impossible for them not to deal with the Ten Nations.
"What you have to do now is to take the initiative."
The Qin emperor looked at Zhou Shu and asked, "What good will it do you if I do this?"
"What good will it do me? I'm just helping you." Zhou Shu shrugged. "Of course, as long as Great Qin isn't destroyed, I, the Side-by-side King, will more or less have some benefits."
"Why do I keep feeling like you're up to no good?" The Qin emperor looked at Zhou Shu suspiciously.
"Qin Emperor, you're judging a gentleman by your own standards!" Zhou Shu said righteously. "Tell me. Which of what I'm saying isn't for your own good? What benefits can I gain from it?
"I've said what I needed to say. Whether you're willing to do it or not is up to you."
Zhou Shu shrugged. "In any case, having or not having Great Qin doesn't affect me. On the other hand, as the Qin emperor, how much value do you have without Great Qin?"
740 Capturing Zhou Shu, Hero or Traitor (1)
Zhou Shu didn't stay in Great Qin's capital for long. After leaving the palace, he returned to the front line.
With him was naturally the Qin emperor.
Seeing the bronze chariots that stretched for hundreds of kilometers under the torn section of the barrier between the two worlds, the Qin emperor revealed a look of shock.
"Those are just people casually sent out by the Sima Grotto-Heaven and the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven," Zhou Shu said emotionally.
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It had to be said that without the power of the grotto-heavens, it would be impossible for the human race to withstand the invasion of the Demon Realm.
Just the two armies sent by the Sima Grotto-Heaven and the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven had already exceeded the strength of the Ten Nations.
But such strength was far inferior to the Demon Realm army. Without them, the Ten Nations would be unable to resist at all.
"How many grotto-heavens are there in this world?" the Qin emperor murmured.
"Of the human grotto-heavens, I know of sixteen," Zhou Shu said with his hands behind his back.
The 20,000-strong army of the Sima Grotto-Heaven and Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven had set up a defense line at the gap between the Demon Realm and the Ten Nations Continent. Although the Ten Nations Alliance and Great Qin's elite soldiers had retreated, they had also set up camp thirty kilometers away.
Resisting the invasion of the Demon Realm was not a matter of one group, let alone on Great Qin's territory.
"Sixteen…" Although the Qin emperor had obtained some information before, it was only now that he truly understood what Zhou Shu had said.
The strength of the Ten Nations was not on the same level as the grotto-heavens' at all.
If the grotto-heavens wanted to annex the Ten Nations, it would be a piece of cake. The Ten Nations wouldn't even have a chance to resist.
If he, the Qin emperor, didn't make preparations in advance, would he have to watch helplessly as Great Qin became a vassal of the grotto-heavens?
But was he really qualified to negotiate with the grotto-heavens?
The Qin emperor himself was no longer confident. Just the 20,000 people sent by the grotto-heavens were enough to sweep through Great Qin. What right did Great Qin have to negotiate with them?
"Do you feel a little desperate?" Zhou Shu turned to look at the Qin emperor.
The Qin emperor was silent.
Zhou Shu said, "Actually, without these grotto-heavens, you would have been even more desperate.
"The grotto-heaven may or may not be our enemy, but the Demon Realm is our true enemy.
Zhou Shu continued, "If not for these grotto-heavens, with the strength of the Ten Nations, they wouldn't be a match for the demonic beasts of the Demon Realm at all. At that time, it would be true despair. The demonic beasts wouldn't show mercy to the human race.
"No matter what, the people of the grotto-heavens are still humans. As long as they can resist the demonic beasts now, at worst, it will be a change of dynasties…"
The Qin emperor rolled his eyes inwardly. A change of dynasties? You make it sound so easy!
You're not the one who's going to suffer!
But it was true that changing dynasties didn't affect Zhou Shu much. Only he, the emperor, was the most affected.
The Qin emperor pondered and said, "You're right. With their strength, if they wanted to change dynasties, they could have done it long ago. Since they haven't done it so far, it means that there's still room for negotiation."
As the Qin emperor spoke, he walked toward the defense line of the bronze chariots.
He came here to come into contact with people of the grotto-heavens.
Although the grotto-heavens had appeared, neither the Qin emperor nor Zhou Shu knew where they were.
This was the only place they could come into contact with people of the grotto-heavens.
This was why Zhou Shu had brought the Qin emperor here.
The reason Zhou Shu was tricking the Qin emperor into negotiating with the people of the grotto-heavens was actually to test the waters.
What Tang Qianluo said made Zhou Shu feel a little uneasy.
He would let the Qin emperor figure out the details of the grotto-heavens first so that he could decide what to do next.
The Qin emperor walked into the camp of the Sima Grotto-Heaven and the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven. Before he returned, Zhou Shu saw a figure walk out of the camp.
This person didn't seem to be fast, but with every step he took, he covered several kilometers. In a few steps, he had already arrived at the human camp thirty kilometers away.
Zhou Shu's pupils constricted slightly. This person was an expert at the Grotto-Heaven realm!
Previously, Zhou Shu already knew that Zheng Yongtai and Tang Tang were in charge of the defense of the Sima Grotto-Heaven and the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven here. When did this Grotto-Heaven expert come?
He had a bad feeling.
The Qin emperor had gone to the other party's camp to negotiate and had yet to return. What was this Grotto-Heaven expert doing here?
Before Zhou Shu could speak, the person had already arrived in front of him.
"You're Zhou Shu?" The person's attitude was a little arrogant. He sized up Zhou Shu.
"That's me. Who are you?" Zhou Shu had a personality. If someone respected him, he would also respect them. If someone treated him impolitely, he definitely wouldn't hesitate to treat them the same way.
"Tang Qi." The person spat out two words. "Follow me."
"Follow you?" Zhou Shu frowned. "What do you mean?"
"Hmph." Tang Qi snorted. "Because of you, the Demon Kings of the Demon Realm woke early, causing the barrier between the two worlds to be damaged in advance. The human race is in danger. I was ordered to capture you.
"You'll get a chance to explain. But for now, you just have to come with me."
Tang Qi placed his hands behind his back with a proud expression. He didn't consider Zhou Shu's rejection at all.
"Are you joking?" Zhou Shu's expression darkened.
The person with the surname Tang was most likely from the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven.
Not long ago, he had met the head of the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven, Tang Qianluo. At the time, Tang Qianluo hadn't spoken to him like this.
Capture me?
Who gave the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven the right?
Is it because I didn't sell the Divine Stone to Tang Qianluo that they've deliberately come to cause trouble?
But this method of causing trouble was really inventive.
"Who are you? Who gave you the order?" Zhou Shu said coldly. "Capture me?"
741 Capturing Zhou Shu, Hero or Traitor (2)
"Ignorant!" Tang Qi snorted coldly. "My Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven protects the human race. My Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven has the right to interfere in anything that endangers the human race.
"Are you going to surrender, or do you want me to make a move?"
He stared at Zhou Shu, his eyes flickering with a cold light. "I advise you not to ask for trouble."
An aura surged from Tang Qi's body, and the pressure of a Grotto-Heaven expert spread in the air.
!!
The powerful pressure was released without any scruples. Even the soldiers in the camp a few steps away were affected.
Meng Bai, Wang Mu, Xu Shi, and the other generals of the camp appeared and shouted, "Who is it?!"
But before they could finish speaking, everyone felt as if they had been severely injured. All of them spat out blood and took a few steps back.
Most of the soldiers in the camp collapsed to the ground, unable to even stand up.
"Stop!" Zhou Shu took a step forward and shouted. A towering aura rose from his body, resisting the aura of a Grotto-Heaven expert emanating from Tang Qi.
The invisible auras collided, stirring up whirlwinds in the air, sending sand and stones flying.
"If you're not afraid of death, you can try," Tang Qi said coldly. "Let me tell you in advance. I won't hold back just because you're weak. If you really die, it's your own bad luck."
Zhou Shu's expression was cold. He wasn't afraid of Tang Qi's threat. Kill him? Even though Tang Qi was a Grotto-Heaven expert, he couldn't do it.
Although Zhou Shu was only at the Earth Immortal realm, he wasn't an ordinary Earth Immortal.
Not to mention that his body wasn't weaker than ordinary Grotto-Heaven experts, just his divine ability Total Annihilation alone could increase his combat strength a hundred times and allow him to fight a Grotto-Heaven expert.
He might not be able to defeat them, but if Zhou Shu wanted to leave, there were probably not many people who could make him stay. Tang Qi might not be one of them.
But Zhou Shu didn't dare to attack now. Meng Bai and the others were behind him. From the looks of it, if he really resisted, Tang Qi might not consider the soldiers behind him.
With Tang Qi's Grotto-Heaven realm cultivation, once he unleashed his power, even if he didn't do it on purpose, these soldiers would probably be implicated.
"If you want me to go with you, you have to at least tell me where you're taking me." Zhou Shu said coldly.
"To the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven for trial, of course," Tang Qi said. "You've committed such a serious crime. My Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven has already shown you mercy by not issuing a kill order against you. You'd better not make a mistake."
Tang Qi was basically saying that Zhou Shu had committed a serious crime and was still alive because the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven was showing mercy.
Zhou Shu sneered in his heart. He turned to look at Meng Bai and the others and said coldly, "Alright, I'll follow you!"
He didn't know what serious crime he had committed.
Because of him, the Demon Kings of the Demon Realm woke up early?
Because of him, the Demon Kings of the Demon Realm tore open the barrier between the two worlds?
Zhou Shu didn't know what he had done to have such an effect.
It was impossible for the other party to put the blame on him!
Swish!
Tang Qi casually swung his hand, and a chain landed on Zhou Shu's body.
Zhou Shu's expression was cold. His fingers moved slightly, but he still endured it in the end. He didn't resist and allowed the chains to lock him up.
"Your Highness!" Meng Bai, Wang Mu, and the others in the camp exclaimed.
"Daddy!" A small figure darted out with monstrous killing intent.
Tang Qi looked puzzled. He took a step forward, and his aura rose again.
Zhou Shu stood between Tang Qi and Xiaoyu'er and shouted, "Xiaoyu'er, stop!"
"Daddy! How dare he chain you? Let me beat him to death!" Xiaoyu'er clenched her fists, her face filled with anger.
Tang Qi's expression was mischievous. He sized up Xiaoyu'er, his eyes flashing with curiosity.
Such a young child was actually at the Grotto-Heaven realm?
Although she was much inferior to him, it was only right since she was much younger. But how was this possible?
Or did she just look small?
Zhou Shu noticed Tang Qi's expression, and his heart skipped a beat. He blocked Xiaoyu'er behind him and looked at Tang Qi coldly. "This has nothing to do with them. If you dare to hurt the innocent, I won't let you off."
"You won't let me off?" Tang Qi laughed loudly. "The ignorant are really fearless!
"Don't worry. I won't attack a child.
"Let's go."
Tang Qi pulled the chain in his hand, and Zhou Shu staggered.
The chain was not an ordinary chain. It was a divine weapon.
As it locked Zhou Shu, he felt that all the spiritual essence in his body was restrained, unable to be mobilized at all.
"Don't act rashly!"
Zhou Shu noticed that the soldiers in the camp were all furious and wanted to rush out to save him and hurriedly shouted.
Tang Qi's cultivation was unfathomable. Even if Meng Bai and the others attacked together, they would definitely not be his match.
"Great General, I'll leave the camp to you. After this is over, bring them back to Great Xia and wait for me!" Zhou Shu continued to shout. "Xiaoyu'er, go back and protect your mother. Before I return, you're not allowed to take half a step away from her!"
Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Shu was pulled by Tang Qi with the chain and disappeared into the horizon like a prisoner.
Even if Meng Bai and the others wanted to do something, they couldn't catch up now.
Just as Zhou Shu and Tang Qi disappeared into the sky, the Qin emperor walked out from the defense line of the bronze chariots in the distance.
His expression was solemn. With every step he took, his body swayed as if he was about to fall.
Seeing this, Xu Shi rushed out and flew to the Qin emperor's side.
"Your Majesty." He reached out to support the Qin emperor and realized that his face was pale and his body was trembling slightly.
"Your Majesty, King Zhou has been captured," Xu Shi whispered. "What exactly happened?"
Previously, when the Qin emperor walked into the camp of the grotto-heavens, an expert walked out and took Zhou Shu away.
Now that the Qin emperor was like this, he was very curious about what the Qin emperor had discussed with him in the camp.
"Let's go back to the capital." The Qin emperor's voice was a little hoarse. "Take the elite soldiers of Great Qin with you. Don't let any of them stay here!
"Don't let anyone from Great Qin stay within a hundred kilometers of the defense line. Do it now!"
Xu Shi could feel the Qin emperor's arm trembling slightly. He seemed to use all his strength to say this.
After speaking, the Qin emperor seemed to lose all his strength. If not for Xu Shi supporting him, he would have collapsed to the ground.
Xu Shi frowned. "Retreat everyone? Are we not going to care about this place? What if the Demon Realm army returns?"
The Qin emperor only shook his head without saying anything.
Xu Shi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yes!
"Your Majesty, what about the Ten Nations Alliance army that King Zhou brought back from the Demon Realm?"
In the camp at the back, there were not only Great Qin elite soldiers but also Meng Bai and the Ten Nations Alliance army that had returned from the Demon Realm.
"Someone will take them over," the Qin emperor said and then remained silent.
Xu Shi's heart skipped a beat. Take over? There was a huge problem with these two words.
It wasn't that the Ten Nations Alliance didn't have a commander. Why would someone take over them?
Thinking back to how Zhou Shu had been taken away, Xu Shi was shocked.
"Your Majesty…" Xu Shi's voice was a little dry. "General Wang Mu and the others are still in the Ten Nations Alliance army.
"They are heroes of our Ten Nations. We can't leave them alone!"
"It's still too early to tell whether they're heroes or traitors." The Qin emperor closed his eyes and shook his head. "Someone will investigate. Minister Xu, do as I say. Immediately!"