The cloudy sun was like fire and blood, making all parts of Shuoyue Island clothed in a layer of red.

Gong Mingyi, who was still a little depressed, silently followed the ghost general of the Northern Yin Dynasty to the northern dock port and boarded the flagship warship of the evil ghost general.

Although he almost won the hard and tragic battle he fought in the area of Shuoyue Island, and the Nine Shadows Kingdom won very miserably, Gong Mingyi finally caused the Northern Yin Dynasty to pay more and greater costs.

Now Gong Mingyi, if he can still laugh, it would be strange.

As soon as he got on the ship, the administrator of the Nine Shadows Kingdom in the port below immediately saluted Gong Mingyi, who was standing on the deck of the ship, and shouted at the same time: "Thank you Lord Gong for your donation to help our country." ”。

Only then did the shouting fall to the ground, and the thousands of workers and ghost officials of the Nine Hidden Countries on the dock also shouted in unison: "Thank you Lord Gong for your donation to help our country." ”。

This time the shouts were like thunder, shaking the heavens and the earth. Soon, under the whistling of the sea breeze, it spread all around the harbor, echoing in the sound of waves crashing on the shore.

All the ghosts of the Northern Yin Dynasty who came to transport the compensation materials could hear every word clearly. It won't be long before this news will spread in the territory of the Northern Yin Dynasty, and it will become a rumor that Gong Mingyi secretly colluded with the Nine Shadows Kingdom and cut off the million-strong army of the Northern Yin Dynasty.

This was also planned by Xiao Shizhu and Yingzhao a long time ago, with a big intention to provoke Gong Mingyi.

This Gong Mingyi was originally a cautious eye, as soon as he heard these words, as Xiao Shizhu expected, he was immediately so angry that he blew his beard and stared, unable to speak, the muscles in the corners of his eyes continued to twitch because of anger, and the anger in his eyes was even stronger.

In a fit of rage, Gong Mingyi raised his hand and covered his chest, which began to ache faintly.

On the dock below, the ghosts of the Nine Shadows Kingdom were all proud in the echo, looking like the victor was above the loser, and Gong Mingyi was anxious and angry.

A sense of grievance arose spontaneously, like a boulder, pressing on Gong Mingyi's chest, making him feel a little breathless for a while, lingering.

"Lord Gong, the king of my family asked me to convey a sentence he gave you: Lord Gong, you are a well-deserved captain of the transport brigade in the Netherworld. In the echo of the shouting, the management officer shouted loudly: "Next time my country is short of money, I hope you will send it again." ”。

The purpose of this sentence is to make the suspicious Emperor Xudu. If this word reaches Xudu, even if Emperor Xudu does not clean up Gong Mingyi in the future, he will snub him, so that he will not be reused.

Xiao Shizhu disdains Gong Mingyi's growing weak chicken confrontation, but he remembers one sentence - villains have many hearts.

Gong Mingyi is an out-and-out villain, so how can Xiao Shizhu make a little preparation, so that this ghost can't turn the sky.

As soon as this plan comes out, Gong Mingyi will want to make a big difference in the Beiyin Dynasty in the future, and it will be impossible.

Xiao Shizhu has been able to skillfully use the suspiciousness of Emperor Xudu, which will also make Emperor Xudu strengthen his guard against Gong Mingyi.

In the future, Gong Mingyi wants to fight against the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and there are not many opportunities.

Gong Mingyi thought about it a little angrily, and also thought of this layer. But he couldn't argue, after all, he lost the war and made the Northern Yin Dynasty suffer heavy losses, this dumb loss, he just didn't want to and had to eat.

In a fit of anger, Gong Mingyi's face was suddenly like a pig's liver, and his facial features were iron-blue, which was extremely ugly.

"Raise the sails and set sail. Gong Mingyi's face was also very ugly, and he wanted to escape from this place quickly. Although this is more embarrassing, it is also the best way to do it now.

A peace treaty made it impossible for them, the ghost generals and ghost soldiers of the Northern Yin Dynasty, to act recklessly in the territory of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

can only hang the tail and run away.

The fleets of the Northern Yin Dynasty successively removed their sampans and began to raise their sails.

The white sails slowly puffed up in the sea breeze, and the ropes pulling the canvas on the mast straightened one by one.

The oars swayed, the waves hit the underwater splash, and the fleet of the Beiyin Dynasty slowly sailed out of the harbor and into the stone forest on the sea, heading towards the north.

The fleet that broke the waves left a series of clearly visible water marks on the sea.

After they left, the port of the Nine Shadows returned to normal.

Merchant trade, military cruises, business as usual.

And the evil ghost general of the Northern Yin Dynasty then introduced Gong Mingyi into the cabin. And Gong Mingyi's face was still so ugly, and his eyes were full of loss.

In the cabin, the creaking sound of wooden planks squeezing in the dim darkness echoed one after another. Gong Mingyi didn't say a word, like a walking corpse, lost his soul, and followed the ghost general towards the depths of the cabin in a sluggish manner.

And the fleet followed the guidance of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, slowly moving forward on the complex terrain and sea area of the stone forest on the sea. There are always tall stone crevices all around, casting huge shadows over each ship.

A year ago, when he Gong Mingyi came for the first time, how high-spirited he was.

At that time, Gong Mingyi, with the expectations and praise of the entire Northern Yin Dynasty and the Emperor Xudu, came here like a bamboo, full of confidence, and was bound to let Shuoyue Island of the Nine Shadows Kingdom be captured.

The scene of the first attack on this place is still so fresh in Gong Mingyi's memory.

And the Nine Shadows Kingdom started here, even if Xiao Shizhu didn't care about the reputation of the Holy Land of Shuoyue Island, but among the ghosts of the Nine Shadows Country, Shuoyue Island was the Holy Land of the Nine Shadows Country, which was extremely sacred, and this concept had penetrated into the ghost hearts of the ghosts of the Nine Shadows Kingdom. As long as Shuoyue Island is captured, it can give a heavy psychological blow to most of the ghosts in the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

Once Shuoyue Island falls completely, it will definitely shake the hearts and will of many of the hundred ghosts of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, making them disappointed in the court of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

I have to say that Gong Mingyi's strategic deployment is right.

During the war, any news that was unfavorable to the Nine Shadows Country on Shuoyue Island did make some of the ghosts of the Nine Shadows Country already panic.

It's a pity that he Gong Mingyi was defeated, which not only dispelled the panic of the ghosts of the Nine Shadows Kingdom before, but also made Shuoyue Island even more sacred in the hearts of the ghosts of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

Xiao Shizhu has always been giving the ghosts of the Nine Shadows Kingdom a hope of striving for peace, harmony among the hundred ghosts, and justice in the ten continents and peace in the six seas. Now that hope is one step closer. The ghosts' loyalty to Xiao Shizhu is also a little heavier.

Although Xiao Shizhu won a miserable victory, he won great popular support, and many of the ghosts of the Nine Shadows Kingdom felt that Xiao Shizhu's ability was strong, and they were also convinced of this. And firmly believe that Xiao Shizhu can complete and give them hope and expectation for a peaceful and just new world, which is where Gong Mingyi loses the most.

He planned so much, not only did he fail and fall short, but he also made a wedding dress for Xiao Shizhu.

Just like in the gambling house in Xudu, Xiao Shizhu won a large sum of silver taels from him.

Gong Mingyi, who was furious in the loss and had nowhere to vent, had to continue to be aggrieved and lost, and followed the evil ghosts and ghosts to the command room in the cabin and sat down.

Gong Mingyi, who had been silent for a long time, finally opened his mouth after sitting down, and asked the evil ghost general who was sitting opposite him, took off his helmet and put it on the middle table: "This general, are you ordered to send me to the calf pass to continue to stay as a guard?"

In the prison of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, Gong Mingyi was not only blessed, but also no longer had so much arrogance, and he actually spoke a lot more politely.

"Lord Gong, you are no longer the guard of the calf pass. The evil ghost smiled, but his face was a little hideous, and said: "Now the military commander of the entire south is the Shangqing boy. According to the advice of the Shangqing boy to His Majesty, Lord Lu Zhidao has now taken over your position and official position in the calf pass. ”。

As soon as these words came out, the look of loss in Gong Mingyi's eyes obviously increased instead of decreasing.

Gong Mingyi, who didn't know and couldn't guess why Emperor Xudu arranged it this way, after thinking about it for a while, insisted that he was being left out in the cold.

The sense of crisis that he will not be reused in the future also arises spontaneously.

But Shangqing Boy is right to do this, right. Lu Zhidao is calmer and more sophisticated than Gong Mingyi. As the southern gate of the capital, Baoqian Pass must be handed over to an experienced and calm ghost official or ghost general to take care of and rebuild.

In the sea breeze outside the window, the sound of waves came and went, but Gong Mingyi, who could hear all this in the cabin, was confused and had mixed feelings.

The window of the cabin was closed, and it was a little dim inside, and Gong Mingyi in the shadow seemed to be in the darkness and could not see the light.

It's only one step away from the heart being dead.

Gong Mingyi, who was sitting in the shadows, suddenly felt that it was a wrong choice for himself to go against the Nine Shadows Kingdom and Xiao Shizhu. He had lost his faith and self-confidence in the shadows and the coolness of the cabin.

In the midst of the loss, Gong Mingyi, whose face was numb and sluggish, was full of confusion.

However, soon, because of the words of the evil ghost who was still very polite to Gong Mingyi on the other side, the confusion in Gong Mingyi's chest gradually dissipated, and his self-confidence and confidence regained a little.

The ghost general paused, and after asking the ghost around him to serve tea to Gong Mingyi, he said to Gong Mingyi: "Your Majesty has an edict, this general will escort the adults to land, and go all the way north to Xudu." Your Majesty will personally receive your lordship. ”。

It was this sentence that rekindled Gong Mingyi's hope, and Gong Mingyi seemed to see the light of being reused......

Xudu, the top of Luoyu Mountain.

The Heavenly Hall in Beiyin is very lively today, and one by one the ghost generals dressed in gold armor or silver armor came to the main hall, lined up in two rows, and sat in front of the Emperor Xudu.

Count carefully, there are enough eighteen ghost generals.

They all came from the northern three continents under the rule of the Northern Yin Dynasty, and had been serving in the capital for some time.

The great war before the negotiation of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, coupled with the chaos of the southern mountain ghosts, caused a shortage of military generals in the Six Heavens Continent of the Northern Yin Dynasty.

After the war, according to the suggestion of the Shangqing boy, the Emperor Xudu re-established the military council that he had formed when he had fought with the evil gods in the past to seize power. But most of the generals in the past, Emperor Xudu had to urgently transfer all parts of the country to command the troops, and strive for the stability of all parts of the Six Heavens Continent. In this way, he could only select some famous generals with war experience from the garrison in the north to go south and reorganize his military council again.

That is to say, he can directly command the Emperor Xudu, and others and ghosts cannot interfere at will, and they are also the minds who assist him Emperor Xudu in governing the ghost world.

Today, all the generals of the Inner Division gathered here, just because Emperor Xudu had a very important military meeting to be held here.

Among these burly ghost generals, in the middle opposite the Emperor Xudu is the Reincarnation King.

As the nominal prime minister of Emperor Xudu, the only prime minister, and the head of all the ministries and departments of the Northern Yin Dynasty, the reincarnation king had the right to participate in this meeting.

And the complete map of the ten continents of the underworld in the hands of the Emperor Xudu was also hung up, on the tall and long shelf behind the Emperor Xudu.

Unlike the Nine Shadows Kingdom, the Emperor Xudu did not have any other detailed maps in his hands, and every time he held a military meeting, there would be a complete map of the ten continents of the underworld.

And several confidential scribes serving in the military department were also in place, sitting down behind small tables lined up on the left and right sides of the generals, spreading out silk and white paper, or grinding ink, recording everything at the meeting.

The incense burner on the main hall is lit with dragon flame incense, a kind of incense made of dragon saliva in the underworld, which can make the ghosts keep their heads clear and refreshed under the fragrance of the lit incense.

Emperor Xudu deliberately asked the palace slaves to light this incense, just to ask those ghost generals and ghost officials opposite him not to doze off. It can be seen how important today's meeting is to the Northern Yin Dynasty.

You continue. Sitting in front of the map, Emperor Xudu picked up the teacup, glanced at the queen of rotation opposite, and drank tea.

It's very leisurely.

And the Wheel King opposite him had already put down his teacup and continued to sit cross-legged on the cushion on the ground like other ghost officials, nodding his head and saying, "Yes, Your Majesty, our ghost detectives have found signs of successive movements of the troops of the Nine Shadows Country recently, which are very frequent. And with the transportation and deployment of materials, many places have also begun to expand granaries and warehouses. ”。

"In the last war, the Nine Shadows Kingdom also lost at least 600,000 soldiers and civilians. Just after the Reincarnation King finished speaking, a demon behind him with a bull-headed monkey body, a short body, a huge bull head and sharp horns interjected: "Reincarnation King, such a heavy blow to the Nine Shadows Kingdom, where did they come from to do so much post-war reconstruction?"

This ghost is named Wutong, and it is one of the evil gods rewarded by Emperor Xudu. He is also one of the ghost generals in the Beiyin Dynasty who often have unpredictable tactics in war.

His eyebrows arched as if he were frowning, and his eyes were full of confusion and incomprehension.

Wutong, who was transferred from the north to the central government not long ago, still lacks understanding of the Nine Hidden Kingdom.

"It's not surprising that the Nine Shadows released slaves from conquered countries, without exception. Before the King of Reincarnation could answer the other party's doubts, Emperor Xudu had already taken over and said: "In Xuanyan Continent alone, there are tens of thousands of slaves, as well as those in Yunmeng Continent and Dongyi Continent, and there are countless ghosts that can be used. ”。

When Wutong heard this, his doubts disappeared, he bowed his head slightly, and said to the king of reincarnation: "Please continue to the king of reincarnation." ”。

The Wheel King, who took the opportunity to take a sip of tea, held the teacup that had not yet been put down, and said: "These granaries and warehouses are basically built in the northern and northwest regions of the Nine Shadows Kingdom. But the eastern part of the country is beginning to quiet down. The entire Dongyizhou began to recuperate and resume the operation of agricultural merchants. It can be seen that the future goal of the Nine Shadows Kingdom is still in our country. ”。

This is the latest information sent by the Rotation King's subordinates to rebuild the intelligence network.

The movement of the Nine Shadows Kingdom was too big, so the ghost detectives under the Reincarnation King didn't bother to get this information.

However, Emperor Xudu, who had been calm before, patiently listened to the reincarnation king, but frowned. Then he got up, turned back, and stared at the huge map of the Ten Continents of the Underworld behind him, and his eyes became focused.

"So, the Nine Shadows still plans to go to war with us one day?"

"Yes, looking at it this way, Xiao Shizhu must be the first to attack in the south of the Six Heavens Continent. ”

"I'm afraid it's not now, but it's not long. ”

The generals began to talk nonsense.

Even so, none of them had tasted Xiao Shizhu's power, not only did they not have any fear in their tone, but they were eager to try, and they wished that Xiao Shizhu would start a war now, so that they could show their skills.

After continuing to stare at the map for a long time, Emperor Xudu moved his gaze to the left side of the map, in the direction of Dongyingzhou in the east.

After the ministers and generals talked for a while, and after a pause, he slowly asked: "King of Reincarnation, do you say that Xiao Shizhu is trying to restore the operation of the merchants and commerce of Dongyi Continent?

This question had nothing to do with what they were discussing, after all, today, it was just a matter of discussing the military operations of the Nine Shadows Kingdom so that they could prepare in advance.

As for the economic recovery of the Nine Shadows Country, it has nothing to do with their topic today.

However, since the Emperor Xudu had asked, the King of Reincarnation naturally had to answer. After thinking about a lot of information, he replied affirmatively: "Yes, the Nine Shadows Kingdom has already allowed the two continents to start trade in order to restore the economy. ”。

I still don't know in my heart, what is Emperor Xudu going to do when he asks this?

When Emperor Xudu heard this, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and quickly calmed down.

"That's right, the Nine Shadows Kingdom doesn't plan to go against us for the time being. Immediately afterwards, Emperor Xudu said confidently: "Xiao Shizhu still wants to annex Dongyingzhou." Soon, there will be a war in Dongyingzhou. ”。

In the tone, there was a hint of pride and excitement.

After all, once the Nine Shadows Kingdom starts a war with Dongyingzhou, the Emperor Xudu will sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and it will be completed.

When the other ghosts heard this, they were all stunned for a moment, and then their faces were confused, and they appeared between their facial features.

"Your Majesty, where are you going to fight the Nine Shadows Kingdom?" asked the Wheel King after being stunned for a moment.

"If nothing else, it's Yitian Mountain. Saying this, Emperor Xudu slowly moved his gaze upward, and finally settled on the map, a towering cloud in the north of Dushuo Mountain, the pattern is shrouded in clouds and mist, and the true face of the main peak is not seen, and it lies on the continuous mountains between the rivers.

That is the Yitian Mountain, the northern gateway and barrier of Dushuo Mountain, and the only main road from Dushuo Mountain to the north into the northwest area of Dongyingzhou.

But even if Emperor Xudu said it so surely, it still made the ministers behind him all stunned and confused, and their brows furrowed one after another.