NOVEL NEXT Chapter 7 for Monthly Ticket)
"Seize command? The Song Country is planning to use a secret weapon against me, Jue Wushen? Hahaha, what courage."
A cold and contemptuous smile appeared on Jue Wushen's rugged face, carved as if by an axe.
"Actually, it may not necessarily be meant for you. General Jing Shen also received this encrypted letter; perhaps the Song Country intends to target General Jing Shen."
A military staffer with a goatee stepped forward from the side, bowed respectfully, and then pondered, "Regarding the ennoblement of the Grass King, I conjecture that 'Grass' refers to Black Wind Village Chief, who turned to banditry.
Now within the Song Country, he is the foremost person of the Green Forest and even faintly regarded as the number one expert of the Song Country.
It is presumed that the Song Country is dispatching him as a secret weapon, and the reward for him would be the ennoblement as a prince."
"Hmm? Black Wind Village Chief?"
Jue Wushen's lips, framed by a stroke of black beard, twitched slightly, and his eyes flashed with sternness. "This man does have a resounding reputation, his Cross Training Divine Skill is rare under heaven, being a recipient of the Heavenly Pond Strange Hero's Vajra Invulnerability Divine Skill.
Relying on such divine skills, this Black Wind Village Chief rapidly emerged in just one year, swallowing up the Power Gang and the Twelve Linked Water Fortresses, turning Black Wind Village into a top force within the Song Country.
If I were to invade the Song Country Martial World, this Black Wind Village would indeed be a formidable enemy."
"My lord speaks the truth."
The staffer bowed down and said, "However, if the Song Country really entices this man to undertake the seize command mission in Ying Country, it would be both a challenge and a rare opportunity for us.
If he were in the Song Country, he'd be the local serpent, and we, as dragons crossing the river, would not dare provoke him lightly.
But if this man comes to our Ying Country, he loses the advantage of his home ground, and we can certainly set a trap to keep him here in Ying Country forever.
If we accomplish this, then Song Country's Black Wind Village will be headless, and when my lord invades the Song Country in the future, there would be one less powerful foe."
"This is indeed a good strategy. However..."
Jue Wushen frowned and hummed coldly, "Do you really think that I, Jue Wushen, would be afraid of this man? That I would have to rely on setting traps to dare to battle him?"
The staffer was alarmed and quickly bowed, "I wouldn't dare, my lord. With your divine skill unmatched in this world, how could the Black Wind Village Chief be your rival!"
Jue Wushen stood up, his fists cracking softly as he spoke indifferently, "I have lately been studying the Golden Bell Shield divine skill from the Central Plains Shaolin, and have already made considerable progress, about to create a Protective Divine Skill unique to myself.
The Black Wind Village Chief is also an expert in this regard, and I, for one, would like to meet him.
But what you said is not without merit, if we could keep this man in Ying Country forever, it would indeed remove a major rival for me."
At this point, Jue Wushen was resolute. He strode from the hall, declaring, "Notify Liu Sheng and the Xinyin Family. Let Ying Country become the grave of the Song Country's number one person, the Black Wind Village Chief!"
...
Two days later.
On Ice and Fire Island.
Jiang Dali stood proudly at the edge of a cliff, reading the letter in his hand.
After perusing the contents of two letters, his eyebrows furrowed, and his expression became curious.
These two letters.
One was from the Supreme Alliance of Yuan Country.
It was an invitation from Supreme Alliance Officer Guan Yutian, inviting him to visit and discuss the Sea Shark Palace matter on the fifteenth of May, a month from now.
The other letter came from the Mu Residence Water Moon Sect.
The letter revealed the investigation results, suggesting that Dongfang Bubai's disappearance is very likely related to the Ying Country Imperial Family or the Jue Wushen Palace.
"An Abnormal Person skilled with silver needles, Wu Lei, I didn't expect that one of the former spokespersons of the left alliance would now be lurking in the No God Absolute Palace, faring quite well at that. The family's vision is as sharp as ever.
My search for Dongfang Bubai has unexpectedly led me to such a little rat."
Jiang Dali crushed the letters in one hand, his gaze deep and distant.
Considering the recent activities of Jue Wushen Palace's many experts and disciples in the Song Country Martial World, stirring up trouble, many of which clashed with the brothers of his Black Wind Village leading to casualties on both sides.
It is hard to say that the left alliance's influence isn't behind these actions of Jue Wushen Palace.
After all, he single-handedly destroyed the left alliance's meticulously laid plans of many years and almost ruined Wu Lei, the left alliance's spokesperson.
It would be normal for the left alliance to make Wu Lei join the No God Absolute Palace, taking advantage of the current Three Kingdoms War to trouble his Black Wind Village again using the palace's might.
This is not to say that the left alliance's influence has grown strong enough to affect the decision-making of Jue Wushen.
It is just that Jue Wushen is ambitious, long having intentions to invade the Song Country, and the left alliance is just going along with the current.
However, Wu Lei and the left alliance are ultimately minor characters.
Jiang Dali knew that Dongfang Bubai's disappearance is unlikely to be related to Wu Lei but is very probably connected to the Ying Country Royal Family.
"What exactly did Dongfang go to Ying Country for? He/She did not clarify upon departure, and now even the Divine Phoenix has vanished without a trace. Once I go to Ying Country, as long as Demon Hawk finds the Divine Phoenix, I should be able to learn some information."
As he pondered, Jiang Dali opened the Jianghu Forum.
He checked the current status of the Black Wind Village section of the forum.
With the nation war commencing, the majority of the brothers from Black Wind Village had already joined the large-scale national war tasks under the leadership of Human King, Sword King, Cangling Master, and Xu Ziling.
Their main responsibilities were escorting supplies, gathering intelligence, executing assassinations, and small-scale combat.
Originally, because of its strong and robust members, each member of Black Wind Village stood out as a Little Muscle Tyrant on the battlefield.
Together with protection from experts like Xu Ziling, they were invincible on the battlefield. Advanced or retreated, they could defend their own Mountain Village and branches, becoming self-sufficient; they truly shone brightly.