Zheng Junchao knew that his situation was not good, but he was still afraid of the Dark Army, and finally had to lead 50,000 troops to Huicheng to assist the Dark Army in defeating the Qi State that was still struggling.

But what he never expected was that this trip to Huicheng not only affected his original majesty and prestige to a great extent, but also brought a total of less than 20,000 troops back from the 50,000 troops he brought. More than 10,000 people were killed in the attack on Huicheng, and later part of the army was ambushed by Sun Hao and Luo Yinying, and more than 10,000 people were wiped out.

This situation also threatens the situation within the entire feudal country, and the white-clothed celestial girl forces, which were originally threatened by the army of the feudal war society, after receiving the support of the departed army, actually joined forces to the south and occupied Yicheng, staring at the main force of the feudal state trapped in Zhongcheng, and some of the troops who suffered heavy losses could only continue to be trapped in Zhongcheng in the last resort.

In the situation of internal and external troubles, the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao did also pin his hopes on the Dark Legion to some extent, and he did not want the Dark Legion to give up the Hanhai Demon Spirit Continent after destroying the other forces, he just hoped that by uniting with the Dark Legion, he could quietly achieve the result of being able to get out of the predicament, which was enough.

In other words, Zheng Junchao has seen the power of the dark evil god with his own eyes, and he also knows very well in his consciousness that with the current military strength of their feudal country, it is completely insufficient to compete with the dark army in the sky, although they have lost nearly 30,000 elites because of the order of the dark army, but Zheng Junchao does not dare to have any opinion on this.

It's just that with the endless persuasion of his wife and the officials around him, the original firm position of the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao has also undergone some quiet changes, and he began to become a little entangled, not knowing whether to continue to seek the support of the Dark Legion, or whether he should decisively break with the Dark Legion and put the interests of the feudal country first. This situation has been bothering the Holy Emperor, making him not know what to do.

This retreat succeeded in expelling the dark forces, and the Saint Emperor Zheng Junchao's originally chaotic mind gradually became sober. It's just that when he returned to the court, he heard the theories and methods put forward by a group of people led by his confidant Yue Ji.

Yue Ji resolutely supported the cooperation between the feudal state and the dark legion, and his statement was indeed reasonable, for now, the combat effectiveness of the feudal state was almost the same as that of the Qi country trapped by the dark legion in the depths of the city, but the Qi country had a very strong external alliance. Whether it is leaving the country, or the white-clothed celestial girl forces in their feudal country, their current strength has surpassed their feudal country by a lot, if they really fight with them, the feudal country does not have any upper hand, and is even at a disadvantage.

In such an environment, if the Holy Emperor still wants to display his ambitions and unify the Hanhai Demon Spirit Continent, he must form an alliance with the Dark Legion to have the possibility of implementing this plan. Otherwise, the idea of unifying the Hanhai Demon Spirit Continent could only be a completely unrealistic fantasy.

Yue Ji has been following the Holy Emperor for a long time, and he still knows his temperament very well, he knows that Zheng Junchao's ambition is not just to dominate the feudal country, his lifelong wish is to unify the Hanhai Demon Spirit Continent, this temptation can be said to be very tempting for the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao.

Sure enough, the idea proposed by Yue Ji was really recognized by the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao, Zheng Junchao naturally would not easily let go of the long-cherished wish he had made since childhood, the dream of unifying the Hanhai Demon Spirit Continent that was once so close was now back in vain, how could he accept it?

It's just that the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao is still in a hesitant situation, he doesn't know what to do, on the one hand, he is naturally unwilling to easily give up the dream he has been pursuing, and the expectation of unifying the Hanhai Demon Spirit Continent is now difficult to achieve.

On the other hand, he also has a deep understanding of the horror of the dark god, and he just wants to use him. The Dark Evil God was powerful, even if what appeared in front of him at that time was nothing more than the soul of the Dark Evil God, but Zheng Junchao didn't dare to make any moves against his intentions and thoughts, even if he was almost controlled by the Dark Evil God in the end, he didn't dare to have any opposition actions.

The main reason is that he is afraid of the power of the dark evil god, and he is unwilling to lose the control of his physical body so directly, which directly caused the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao to fall into a dilemma, and until now he has not been able to make a definite choice.

With the temporary retreat of Princess Rong Le Bu Lian to the harem, a group of courtiers who were originally persuaded by her can now be said to have lost their dominance, and they are not in a hurry to persuade the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao to accept their ideas for the time being. After two days of early court, these officials, who had already understood people's hearts, gradually saw His Majesty's thoughts.

Saint Emperor Zheng Junchao was still on the verge of a struggle, he had never been able to fully make up his mind whether to accept or sever ties with the Dark Legion, both of which would have to pay a price, and would most likely lead to their closure falling into a completely different future.

In the Taiji Palace, now that the eldest princess Rongle is not there, it is naturally her henchman, Su Hui, the commander of the Xuanyi Women's Army, who carries her thoughts, and continues to persuade the Holy Emperor to persuade the Holy Emperor to completely separate himself from the Dark Legion and stop pinning his hopes on the Dark Legion.

On the other side, led by the Saint Emperor Zheng Junchao's confidant and favorite general, and Yue Ji, the commander of the Huqing Army, they were-for-tat with the courtiers represented by Su Hui. The two not only have different political views, but also because of the two girls, Feng Shanshan and Luo Yinying, Su Hui and Yue Ji still have personal grudges, and now naturally no one is willing to give in, and after arguing for several days, there is no good result.

The Holy Emperor actually knew that Su Hui did not necessarily represent her own thoughts, she was more responsible for her wife's thoughts and ideas, and with the help of her wife, the prestige and status of Princess Rong Lechang Bu Lian, she contacted this group of officials who originally supported them, and continued to pass on the idea of Bu Lian's refusal to continue to cooperate with the Dark Legion.

That's why, Zheng Junchao hasn't gone back to sleep with his wife for the past few days, and he knows that his wife will definitely persuade him to sever ties with the Dark Army and stop having illusions. It's just that......

It was precisely because he couldn't make up his mind that the Holy Emperor didn't know how to face his wife, so he simply avoided it for the past few days, trying to calm his emotions as much as possible, so that he could make the most correct decision.

For now, the war has not yet spread to their feudal territory, and they are not in a hurry to make a decision, and now the Dark Legion does not seem to continue to want to urge them to send troops, as if there is no such "ally" as them.

Zheng Junchao didn't understand, this was because the Dark Evil God was not in the Dark Legion, but had returned to the Sinking Leaf Demon Spirit Continent, and those two Mingyi envoys might not be able to make all the relevant decisions on his behalf.

The Saint Emperor only had a general understanding of the turmoil caused by Feng Yuchong and the others in the Dark Abyss, and he knew that the Dark Evil God had to temporarily return to the Dark Abyss to deal with the chaotic and complicated situation because of this.

It's just that even if the Dark Evil God is still not in the Dark Legion now, the Dark Legion still has a potential threat to their feudal country, coupled with the fact that their feudal army is currently declining, resulting in the inability to fight back against the white-clothed Celestial Maiden forces and the coalition forces that have left the country that have occupied most of the land in Yicheng and the north.

The only cities that the feudal state can control now are Zhongcheng and Dream City in the south, as well as some counties near these two cities, and it is really difficult to recruit fresh blood to join the feudal army in a narrow area. Unable to replenish the troops, the feudal state now counts the subordinates of the East Linguan, and the total number of troops is less than 60,000.

Once prosperous, the garrison could even accommodate 100,000 people in the feudal capital of Zhongcheng, but now the garrison is only more than 45,000 people, 20,000 Xuanyi women's army, 20,000 Huqing army, and a reserve army in the early 5,000s.

But these subordinates were originally directly subordinate to the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao. In the heyday of the feudal state, the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao commanded a total of more than 200,000 troops, but now there are less than one-third left, and as a last resort, the Huqing army can only undertake the task of guarding the loyal city, and the patrol and security in the city are responsible for the Xuanyi women's army.

The situation of the feudal kingdom has reached a point where it is almost impossible to turn back, and the current situation is no longer something that the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao can change by his own ability. Although his own ability is very strong, as a ninth-order cultivator with transformation skills, and with the help of the Divine Beast Bathing Fire Phoenix, he can defeat at least more than 30,000 ordinary soldiers with his own strength.

It's just that this approach can't fundamentally change the current decline of the feudal country, on the one hand, he can't completely exterminate the forces of the white-clothed Heavenly Maiden, after all, this is the army led by his daughter, even if it is against his forces, Saint Emperor Zheng Junchao can't completely make up his mind to eliminate them.

At first, he may not be able to make up his mind, but now, even if he has the heart, he doesn't have the ability and time. The Dark Legion could come to the door at any time, and they might have to be involved in the Dark Legion again.

Now, the predicament of being unable to reverse and change the situation in front of him has also made the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao gradually lose confidence in himself. He even had some doubts about whether he would continue to hold on here. Maybe he should leave as soon as possible, he can still get the opportunity to live incognito, continue to persevere, and he may even die without a place to be buried.

Whether it was Yue Ji or Su Hui, what they were arguing about now, Saint Emperor Zheng Junchao was not particularly concerned, he was more concerned about how to find a suitable way to retreat, otherwise once time continued to drag on, he would most likely have only a dead end.

Saint Emperor Zheng Junchao actually knows better than anyone that with his current situation, even if he completely severs the connection with the Dark Legion, Qi Guo and Liguo may not let him go so easily, and his fate will not necessarily be much better than cooperating with the Dark Legion.

In fact, this is also the reason why Zheng Junchao is really entangled, the situation in front of him is clearly placed in front of him, how to deal with it, it seems that the end will not be too good, and the future of the feudal country will become very dark, which is something that the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao cannot accept.

After the dispersal of the court, Zheng Junchao was still pacing back and forth in the imperial garden, his heart had been pondering this matter, and the controversy in the court today did not seem to have a good result, and the completely different opinions of Su Hui and Yue Ji really made Zheng Junchao a little distressed.

Unconsciously, Zheng Junchao's footsteps came to the outside of the bedroom of his wife, Princess Rongle, he saw the candle flame that was still lit, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, he hadn't seen his wife and son for two or three days, he really missed them, why don't you go and see them, Zheng Junchao told himself.