The white clouds fluttered in the sky, and among the surrounding trees, birds and beasts had forgotten the battle two days ago, and still chirped and wandered here.

A gust of wind blew through Tao Zhaide's hair, and he tilted his head, and his mind seemed to be a little short-circuited. He tilted his head sideways and watched the smile and silence for a long time......

"What do you mean...... What do you mean? I like...... Didn't understand much. ”

Xiao Xiaoyao sighed slightly and hugged Tao Zhaide. As the two of them walked towards the bottom of the mountain, they began to explain the shocking news that many immortals had received at the Ten Thousand Immortals Conference two days ago.

It is an indisputable fact that the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly has not invited the Houtu Kingdom for several consecutive sessions. The Thick Earth Kingdom itself doesn't seem to be very interested in the Ten Thousand Immortals Conference, and after a long time, it seems that the Thick Earth Kingdom will not participate in the Ten Thousand Immortals Conference, and it seems that it has become a secret fact, and no one will care about this matter anymore.

However, it was at the time of this mighty Ten Thousand Immortals Conference that the Houtu Kingdom made a decision that no one could imagine!

In just half a month, the soldiers of the Houtu Kingdom rushed like a tiger out of the gate, and quickly pounced on the twelve surrounding countries with which they had territorial disputes! and took advantage of the weakness of the garrisons of those countries to quickly capture the territories that had been encroached upon by those small countries in the past hundred years.

And some countries that originally relied on division to obtain land were also directly destroyed after this battle and returned to the command of the Houtu State.

Why is it so devastating?

Among them, Ding Dangxiang's blitzkrieg strategy is indeed partly responsible. But the more reason is that those small countries have formed alliances with the Spark Country. Relying on the support of the Spark Country behind him, he dared to be small and big. Fight head-on against the Thick Earth Country. But now the main energy of the Houtu Kingdom is all on the Ten Thousand Immortals Conference and the upcoming Demon Sealing Ceremony, attacking those small countries at this time. The least likely to encounter a counterattack from the Spark Nation. That's why Houtu chose such a time.

On the way down the mountain. Tao Zhaide couldn't help but be amazed, and said, "Fight with twelve countries in one go...... Houtu is really ruthless this time. Didn't they think about uniting?"

Xiao Xiaoyao shook his head: "What is the specific situation, I don't know very well." However, judging from the current situation, this battle of the Houtu Country has obviously been planned for a long time, and the twelve countries themselves are slack, and their strength is not as good as they are, even if they are united, it will be a mess. ”

He looked up at the clouds in the sky. He continued: "For hundreds of years, the territory of the Thick Land Kingdom was encroached upon and annexed by the surrounding small countries. When the country was weak in the past, there were even cases when the king of the country was taken hostage by the surrounding small countries, and signed a series of so-called 'peace treaties', giving away large swathes of territory. ”

"This country can be said to have really gone through a lot of painful experiences, from being the second strongest in the world, becoming slaughtered, and now being able to re-confront the Spark Country after rising, the experience and hardships are definitely not what we outsiders can imagine. ”

"But. Even now that it has become the second strongest country in the world, the small countries around it still think that they can get a piece of the pie from the country of Houtu according to their inertial thinking. Many lands were seized and refused to be returned, and even minor wars were waged from time to time. Invade the borders of the Rich Earth Country. Although I may be a little treasonous when I say this, my country, the Spark Country, definitely has a role in fueling those small countries in this process. ”

"The country of Houtu has been suppressed for too long. So this time, they are sending troops under the banner of 'territorial reunification'. The whole country is no matter the monarch or the people, no matter the immortals. It's all about uniting and swearing to fight to the death. On the one hand, the morale of the Houtu Kingdom is strong, and on the other hand, the other twelve countries are still immersed in the comfortable mentality of the Spark Kingdom to help them deal with the aftermath. In such a competition, of course, the winner will be decided quickly, which is not surprising at all. ”

Although Tao Zhaide still doesn't really understand what is going on here, at least the Houtu Kingdom is attacking others now, and it has won this point, it should be right?

"So...... Why are you not letting me go back to Canglanmen?"

Xiao Xiaoyao carried Tao Zhaide, his footsteps swayed slightly, but he soon stood firm again.

After exhaling, he spoke: "After receiving the news, with those small countries as the leader, immediately ask the Spark Country to send troops to fight. And you, Guanghan Palace, as the only powerful sect present that has a close relationship with the Houtu Kingdom, naturally have to be monitored. The Spark Nation has sent an envoy to demand an explanation for the invasion. However, in my experience, it seems that this so-called explanation will not receive any substantive answer. After all, the Houtu Kingdom was not allied with the Spark Country in the first place, so there was no need to listen to the Spark Country at all. ”

"Guanghan Palace stands in the west of the Houtu Country, relying on Xue Meiniang to become its largest barrier in the west. Perhaps because of this, the deployment of troops in the West can be said to be the least, almost none. I think...... The head and some other masters should hope that you can open up Xue Meiniang, even if you don't work against the Houtu Kingdom, you should also hope that you can release their army and provide the function of a transit station. ”

Walking along the road down the mountain, Tao Zhaide is now also listening to the analysis with a smile.

After hearing these words, a very happy smile appeared directly on his face, and decisively, he shook his head.

"I'm not going to open Xue Meiniang. I promised Brother Ding that I would never let the barrier in the west of the Houtu Country have problems. So, I'm afraid I can only say I'm sorry to you~~~ Can you let me go back to Guanghan Palace? I still don't really want to go to Canglan Gate. ”

At that moment, the footsteps of laughter stopped.

His face looked very embarrassed, full of embarrassment and overwhelm.

This disciple of the Canglan Sect turned his head and looked at Tao Zhaide. Look at the innocence and fearlessness in those eyes.

“............ Palace Master, if you can, I still hope that you can agree to open Xue Meiniang. Moreover, there have been rumors of collusion with the Demon Kingdom before. As a person from the Central Plains Immortal Realm, do you really want to watch the Houtu Kingdom be so brazen and still engage in civil strife here when the entire Central Plains Immortal Realm is working together to fight against the Demon Kingdom?"

Tao Zhaide let out a long sigh and said with a smile: "I don't understand politics, I don't know much about such complicated things." If it were Xiao Yan'er, maybe she knew more about this kind of thing than I did. But now I only know that I promised Brother Ding. Brother Ding begged me to help him defend the West, and I will help him defend the West. However, the Houtu Kingdom is indeed allied with the Demon Kingdom now~~~"

With a snap, Xiao Yao violently pushed Tao Zhaide away from his shoulder, making him sit on the ground.

This sword immortal was full of mental power, and the sword spirit also appeared beside him at this moment, condensing the surrounding soil and leaves.

"The Lord !! of Guanghan Palace"

Tao Zhaide didn't expect that Xiao Xiaoyao would make such a loud noise all of a sudden! He sat on the ground and stared blankly at this sword immortal who exuded heavy mental power all over his body.

"Do you clearly know that the Houtu Kingdom is colluding with the Demon Kingdom? You clearly know that this war in the Houtu Kingdom is a complete war of aggression! The iron hooves of this country are trampling on the blood of those innocent people, and the originally peaceful area is now stained red by the flames of war! Not to mention...... What's more, at a time when everyone should be united in their efforts to fight against the Northern Demon Kingdom, the Houtu Kingdom even deliberately provoked a war, which clearly shows the rhythm of confrontation with the entire Central Plains Immortal Realm!"

"Guanghan Palace Lord, as a member of the Central Plains Immortal Realm, do you want to stand on the side of the Houtu Kingdom in such a major matter...... Are you standing on the opposite side of the entire Central Plains Immortal Realm?!"

Faced with an angry smile, Tao Zhaide got up, patted his buttocks, and said softly: "What is called 'aggression'?

Xiao Yao shouted: "Even if it was theirs hundreds of years ago, hundreds of years have passed! Now the people in those lands have become accustomed to accepting the rule of other countries, and it can be said that these lands have long been cut off from the Houtu country in fact and emotion! Now the Houtu country has launched this so-called territorial unification war again, to put it bluntly, it is just to give its own Hongguoguo invasion a high-sounding reputation!"

Seeing that Tao Zhaide was still puzzled, Xiao Xiaoyao tried to make his voice as gentle as possible, and then said, "Palace Master, I don't want to have any conflict with you. Maybe many people in the Central Plains Immortal Realm don't know you very well, but I know that you are not a terrible person. Moreover, you have also done a lot for the Central Plains Immortal Realm, and killing that Black Flame Demon with your own hands is the best proof of this. ”

"So, I don't want to be hostile to you, and I know how terrible it is to be hostile to you. However, I still implore you not to take a wrong path! I hope that our next battle will be the battle I requested to leave in order to get rid of the shackles of the Guanghan Palace, instead of shouldering the heavy responsibility of slaying demons and confronting you!"

Laughing, it's serious.

Although this Canglan Sect disciple has lived in Guanghan Palace for a long time, in his bones, he is still a Canglan Sect person, and he is also a member of the Spark Country......

Tao Zhaide knew that Xiao Xiaoyao didn't want to fight with him. But if you say the wrong thing, I'm afraid that this friend in front of you will immediately become your most powerful enemy at the moment in the next second.

However, when I think of my commitments...... Thinking of the promise that was denied by Long Ji...... Tao Zhaide finally exhaled and said slowly: "I, I still have to stick to my promise." As long as there is a day when I am in the Guanghan Palace, the western barrier of the Houtu Kingdom will never collapse. (To be continued......)