The first year of the Holy Calendar, the first day of the fifth month.

In the Houqing Palace, the capital of the Qilin Emperor, the fox head was bowing in front of the emperor's throne, slowly telling the information of the Holy War Army.

"It has been two months since the Holy War Army conscription order was issued, and the troops in the four major cities have now reached the predetermined number, except for the Eastern Holy Army led by the Tiger Leader, the commander of the Southern Holy Army of the Xuanwu Domain has been taken over by the Wolf Head, the Western Saint Monarch of the Qinglong Domain has been changed to the experimental subject Caesar is in charge of the command, and the Northern Saint Monarch of the Vermilion Bird Domain is under the command of the Vermilion Bird City Lan Jue. ”

On the throne, Wu Xiuwen listened to the fox head's report expressionlessly, and slowly spoke after a while: "West and north, do you have any reaction?"

Although the question was simple, the fox head knew very well what the emperor meant, and immediately replied: "The candidates for the leadership of the Western Saint Monarch and the Northern Saint Monarch were originally set to be the eagle head and the leopard head, but due to the defection of the jackal, Caesar has taken over the position of the new jackal leader, with his age, it will definitely cause a lot of dissatisfaction among the jackals, so it is better to give him the position of the leader of the West Saint Monarch, let him take this opportunity to gain a firm foothold, as for the eagle head, he has no objection, and is still in charge of the empire's intelligence system." In the north, Lan Jue's two sons were killed in this civil and military exercise, in order to appease him, His Majesty entrusted the commander of the Northern Saint Army, although the leopard head was a little dissatisfied, but he would not object to His Majesty's decision, but Lan Jue ......"

"Huh?"

Wu Xiuwen's light snort made the fox's head bury lower, and he immediately said the hesitant words.

"After the end of the civil and military performance, Lan Jue used the power of the Northern Holy Army to wipe out all the Vermilion Bird City, and seven of the ten major families in the original Vermilion Bird City were frantically suppressed by him, especially the Tuoba family, who have now been executed by him for rebellion, and no one has survived. ”

Wu Xiuwen's eyebrows were slightly raised.

"Hmph, is it a personal vendetta to use the power of the empire? He has a good idea, but the Tuoba family is indeed related to the Wu clan, and it is nothing if he is wiped out by Lan...... After that, what else will he do?"

The fox head paused for a moment, and then said with a little strangeness: "After clearing Vermilion Bird City, Lan Jue was unusual, and he no longer had any radical attitude, and spent most of his time at home, claiming to pay tribute to the souls of his two sons. ”

"Sacrifice the souls of the dead?" Wu Xiuwen frowned, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly depressed for a few points: "This is not like his temperament. ”

"Yes, so the minister sent a secret agent to investigate secretly, and found that Lan Jue had indeed not been out of the mansion much, but the strange thing is that the leopard head seems to have visited his mansion a few times, as if he was invited by Lan Jue to ease the estrangement caused by their affairs this time. ”

Listening to the fox head's narration, Wu Xiuwen didn't say a word, as if he didn't take this matter seriously.

"However, the day before yesterday, the Eastern Saint Army had already sent a request to Vermilion Bird City to assist in the battle, hoping that they could cooperate in launching a counterattack against the beast tide in the White Tiger Domain, and now they are waiting for His Majesty's order. ”

"Counterattack ......"

Wu Xiuwen pondered for a long time, his eyes looked through the main hall, as if he had seen through the void, and looked at the battlefield in the east.

"Demon Venerable Amber's death, have you found out what is going on?"

The fox head trembled lightly and shook his head: "The minister only knows that when the Amber Demon Tide withdrew from the White Tiger Domain, the Demon Emperor's son Demon Zun Amber should be alive, but the Demon Emperor launched a strong attack on the White Tiger Domain on the grounds that Demon Zun Amber died at the hands of the Empire, and the truth of this is really impossible to know." ”

"What about the holy land that disappeared in the White Tiger Domain, the Bodhi Realm?"

"The Bodhi Realm disappeared in vain, and Eva, the lord of the White Tiger City, failed to give any explanation, only saying that when a monk who walked out of the Bodhi Realm went back, the entire Bodhi Realm turned into a Buddha light and disappeared, and no matter what means were used, no trace could be found. ”

"What about the woman who disappeared on the White Tiger Ladder?"

Poof!

The fox's head was already on the ground.

"The subordinates are incompetent!"

Wu Xiuwen's brows were already furrowed, but looking at the creeping fox head, he finally shook his head and waved his hand.

"Get up. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Waiting until the fox head stood up again, he continued: "According to the confession of the jackal, that woman is the holy daughter of the Bodhi Realm Land Buddhism, and she does have the remnant soul of the ancient witch Houtu in her body, and the reason why he helped her leave is because Houtu reached an agreement with him and promised to help him resurrect his deceased parents after the Buddha is born. ”

Bang!

"Ridiculous!"

Wu Xiuwen slapped his palm on the armrest of the emperor's throne, and the air in the hall was stagnant.

"Resurrection from the dead, it's nonsense at all, even on the earth, only the mythical power can do it with all his might, this back soil is just a wisp of remnant soul, and he boasted of such a mouth, this Li Qiu actually really believed it, could it be that he was stupid?"

The fox head felt the anger in Wu Xiuwen's words, and couldn't help but tremble, but after a while, he held back and still spoke: "Jackal head...... No, Li Qiu said that he didn't believe it at first, but after seeing the miraculous means shown by the remnant soul of Houtu, he believed it a little, and he said that it was precisely because this was not the earth that it became possible to come back from the dead, otherwise he would not dare to let go of Houtu if he gave him ten more dares. ”

"Not Earth?"

Wu Xiuwen was stunned, as if he didn't expect to hear such a reason.

“...... Don't mention him, since he is obsessed, let's keep him locked up. You continue to track down the remnant soul of the earth, this kind of scourge cannot be easily indulged, as for the death of Demon Venerable Amber...... Do you think it's possible that it was the remnants of the earth who did it?"

The fox head raised his head, his eyes flashed, and said: "If Li Qiu's confession is true, it should be less than two years since the remnant soul of Houtu appeared, and it has also changed hosts once during this period, it can sneak into the civil and military performances to accumulate strength, and collect believers to establish the Bodhi Holy Realm, this should already be his limit, the death of the demon Venerable Amber may be related to him, but the minister believes that the role of the remnant soul of the Houtu in this is only an auxiliary, and the real mastermind behind the scenes should be someone else." ”

"Oh, you have an idea?"

The fox head nodded: "Your Majesty still remembers that I mentioned the Eastern Saint Army's counteroffensive proposal earlier, and the information sent by the Tiger Head mentioned that there is now an unknown force in the White Tiger Domain that is disrupting the actions of the brute beasts, providing them with an opportunity to counterattack. In my opinion...... This mysterious force may be the real culprit who killed the demon Venerable Amber and caused the demon clan to break the contract!"

At this moment, if Qiao Dingtong or the sober Qiao Ximing were here, they would definitely be surprised, because the fox head's guess was extremely close to the truth.

And Wu Xiuwen's eyes had already narrowed: "You mean, within my empire, there is a force that is troublesome?"

The fox head bowed his head again: "The minister has sent secret agents to be responsible for the investigation, and the snake group and the eagle group have also been explained, so that they can pay more attention to this kind of information." ”

Wu Xiuwen's fists clenched unconsciously: "Two hundred years of stability, I didn't expect that at such a critical moment, all the problems would arise all at once...... On the Demon Emperor's side, there is still no intention of backing down?"

The fox's eyelids jumped: "No." ”

"Hmph, then approve the plan of the Eastern Saint Army, let the Northern Saint Army cooperate, and start a counterattack against the Demon Clan!"

"Obey the order!"

The fox bowed and withdrew from the Houqing Palace with a will, and on the throne, Wu Xiuwen's face gradually calmed down from solemnity, and finally returned to calm.

"Mysterious Forces ......"

A shadow floated from behind the throne, and an ethereal voice rang out.

"Three hundred years of reincarnation is coming, and the prophecy has begun...... Are you ready?"

Wu Xiuwen's chin was slightly raised, and a rebellious look suddenly appeared on his face.

"Of course it's ready, it's just a reincarnation, but I'll see how it can stop the prophecy!"

......

On the third day of the fifth month, following the Battle of White Tiger City, the Eastern Holy Army changed for the first time.

The reorganized Eastern Saint Army has expanded by one million, in addition to the 400,000 troops commanded by the supreme commander Tiger Leader, the six generals of the Eastern Saint Army each have 100,000 troops in their hands, among which the 'Silver Light' general Huang Liu and the 'magician' Merlin are the leaders, leading 200,000 troops to launch a fierce attack on the southern front of the first-level defense line of the White Tiger Domain at noon on the third day of the first month.

On the sixth day of the fifth month, Huang Liu and Mei Lin led their troops to break into the hinterland of the White Tiger Domain and launched an offensive against the first-level brute beast gathering area in the southern part of the first-level defense line.

However, when the Beastmaster was injured, the 200,000 army did not take this opportunity to rush into the gathering area, but launched an encirclement formation, surrounding this first-level gathering area and enclosing it into a lonely city.

The brute side was outraged by the humans' actions, and immediately issued an order to mobilize nearby reinforcements to send aid to the first-level gathering area.

On the ninth day of the fifth month, before the 600,000 reinforcements of the brute beasts arrived, the 200,000 human troops besieging the city suddenly withdrew, giving up the siege of the gathering area before being flanked, allowing the brute beasts who wanted to be flanked to pounce.

The evacuated human army did not return to the first-level battle line, but drove straight towards the hinterland of the White Tiger Domain, which had the intention of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat.

Seeing this stupid act of human beings, the brute beasts naturally laughed at it, and at the same time launched a pursuit with the gathering area in the north, threatening to swallow all the 200,000 troops.

Soon, however, they regretted their actions.

May 13, in the early hours of the morning.

The Eastern Saint Army gathered an army of 400,000 troops, led by the 'Crazy Tiger' general Nan Por, and suddenly launched an attack on the northern front, and the brute beasts mobilized part of their forces because of the rush to the first-level gathering area, and the northern front was caught off guard, and soon began to show a tendency to retreat.

The brute beasts were frightened and immediately drew some troops from the gathering area in the northeast direction to reinforce the first-level defense line, but when dusk approached the next day, they received another frightened news.

——At the junction of the northern part of the White Tiger Domain and the Vermilion Bird Domain, an army of 400,000 humans suddenly appeared, and launched an attack on the Nanhu Pass at the junction of the two domains.

The White Tiger Domain is dominated by ice fields, and the southern Xuanwu Domain junction is mostly separated by mountain ranges, while the northern Vermilion Bird Domain junction is Jedi, and the Difficult Pot Pass is one of several key points leading to the White Tiger Domain from the Vermilion Bird Domain, and the brute beasts have already sent heavy troops to garrison, even if it is a 400,000 army, it cannot be easily broken through.

But at this time, the two armies of Huang Liu and Meilin, who had been fighting deep into the hinterland for several days, suddenly launched a strong attack towards the north, and the direction was the back of the difficult pot pass!

In an instant, the human army was at the junction of the key points, forming a three-way siege!