Chapter 540 (1/2)

Chapter 540

Vermilion Jade Cuddling House, in the secret room underground .

Long Yi was staring at the big military map hung on the wall with his hands clasped behind his back as Cui Niang stood silently behind him .

“Immediately dispatch two squads, one squad to Light City and the other squad to meet up with Beitang Yu going across Light City via the mountain path . ” Long Yi said . Turning around, two sealed thick bamboo tubes appeared in his hand . They were already prepared by him .

The thick bamboo tube that was to be delivered to Light City had a yellow magic seal and the one that was to be delivered to Beitang Yu had a red seal . Yellow represented ‘urgent’ and the red represented ‘most urgent’ . This meant that both of the bamboo tubes had to be delivered as fast as possible using any means .

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After he asked Ou Yala to lead Sharman and Crystal to the western border, Long Yi returned to the Ximen Residence along with Murong Shuyu .

“Second Young Master, you are finally back . Patriarch instructed me to tell you to immediately go to the study the moment you return . ” The butler of Ximen Residence hastily said when he saw Long Yi .

After instructing the butler to lead Murong Shuyu to his courtyard, he immediately left for the study of the Ximen Residence . Long Yi instructed this butler to led Murong Shuyu to his courtyard, then immediately went to the study of Ximen Residence . When he neared the study, he discovered that the study was heavily guarded with layer upon layer of guards surrounding the place . There were powerful barriers guarding the place as well .

Long Yi pa.s.sed by layer upon layer of guards and the moment he touched the barrier, the door of the study opened . When Ximen Nu saw Long Yi, he opened the barrier to let him in .

“Eh, father-in-law, grandfather… You are also here . ” Walking in, Long Yi saw Nangong Zhangfeng and Dongfang Qiming sitting on the chair . Out of the four major families, three of them were gathered in this study . Presumably, they were thinking about a plan to deal with Long Zhan .

“Yu’er, you came at just the right time . Long Zhan’s original plan to make a move yesterday was suddenly canceled . Do you think that he has other schemes?” Dongfang Qiming didn’t exchange many pleasantries with Long Yi . Since it was a currently a matter of life and death, this was not the time for doing so . His question was blunt and went straight to the point . He didn’t doubt the strength of his grandson .

“Of course he has other schemes . He had already reached an agreement with the beastmen clans . As of now, a 300,000 strong beastmen army is pressing towards the western border of my Violent Dragon Empire . When they enter the border, they will definitely shake the entire empire and attack us from behind . By cooperating with Long Zhan, they will attack us from two sides . With so many people, their saliva alone will be enough to drown us . ” Long Yi directly sat on the sofa and poured himself a cup of green tea . Leaning back on the sofa, he leisurely sipped at his cup of tea . Looking at his current relaxed appearance, it appeared as though it wasn’t their three major families who were forced into a hopeless situation . He made it seem as though it wasn’t his problem at all .

“What? This…… How could this be? A 300,000 beastmen army marching several thousand li is not a small movement . Why didn’t our scouts notice them?” Ximen Nu and other two were shocked . They couldn’t believe this news .

“No need to keep guessing . I have already confirmed this piece of intelligence . I suspect that the Sand Wave Kingdom and the Enlightened Hero Princ.i.p.ality have already fallen to Long Zhan’s side . In any case, the beastmen army will invade us from the western border of our Violent Dragon Empire within two or three days . ” Long Yi shrugged his shoulders and said . He still had a relaxed look on his face .

“300,000 beastmen army! Long Zhan truly schemed well… Now, our military strength is insufficient to deal with him . If we move our troops, it will be difficult to contend against Long Zhan . If we don’t move our troops, the beastmen army will flood our Violent Dragon Empire and fill it with blood . Not to mention the fact that they will attack us from behind… Ai . ” Dongfang Qiming sighed . Being an old politician, he could see the clear picture in a single glance .

“Your Excellency father-in-law doesn’t need to worry . This stinking lad is so calm… He definitely has a plan . ” Ximen Nu said to Dongfang Qiming .

“My worthy son-in-law, if you have any good ideas, don’t leave us hanging in suspense . ” Nangong Zhangfeng also laid down his worries when he saw Long Yi’s appearance . There was a smile on his face which hadn’t been seen in a long time . He completely believed in this son-in-law of his .

“Of course, I have a way, but there are some risks . I have a way to stop the 300,000 beastmen army for five or six days . Right now, we have to attack them first . As long as we resolve everything within a few days, we have no need to fear the beastmen army . ” Long Yi said with a smile .

“Of course, I have a way, but there are some risks . I have a way to stop the 300,000 beastmen army for five or six days . Right now, we have to attack them first . As long as we resolve everything within a few days, we have no need to fear the beastmen army . ” Long Yi said with a smile .

“However… The walls of the imperial palace are not only tall and thick, but they also have an extremely powerful defensive barrier . Not to mention the fact that we have insufficient troops here . I’m afraid that it will be difficult to resolve everything in a few days . Moreover, Long Zhan has an unknown number of dark warriors . The slightest bit of carelessness can cause the entire army to be wiped out . ” Nangong Zhangfeng shook his head and said . After he was done speaking, he suddenly caught sight of a confident smile on Long Yi’s face . He couldn’t help but say, “You kid… Don’t you already have a plan? Hurry up and say it so that we can learn about it too . ”

“What if I say that I know of a secret path which leads directly into the imperial palace? Do you think we can settle everything in a few days?” Long Yi said with a smile . If he spent a day or two to expand that small hole in the lower part of the Heaven Forbidden Prison dug out by his grandfather, wouldn’t that be a perfect pa.s.sage for them to attack Long Zhan?

“Really?” The eyes of Ximen Nu and others shone . If there truly was such a secret path, taking down Long Zhan in a few days was not an impossible task .

“Moreover… I have a way to make the imperial palace fall into chaos without spending any of our soldiers . ” Long Yi smirked and said . No matter how one looked at it, the smile on Long Yi’s face was extremely sinister .

“Okay, stinking kid, if you keep us in suspense any longer, you’ll see how I beat the s**t out of you . ” Ximen Nu was pleasantly surprised . However, Long Yi was explaining the entire plan in bits and pieces . He couldn’t help but get somewhat irritated . He was very eager to know the method which wouldn’t cost him any soldiers to throw the imperial palace into disorder .

“Don’t be impatient… We are trying to do something big here and people who do big things should be calm… Eh… Okay, I will speak . ” Long Yi was thinking about dragging it out in order to make the three old men impatient . When he saw the gazes of the three old men, which seemed like they wanted to eat him alive, Long Yi raised the white flag . He narrowed his eyes and said with a smirk, “The secret path I am speaking about is in the Heaven Forbidden Prison . All of you should know the kind of people imprisoned in the Heaven Forbidden Prison right? If they are released from their prison cells and they had a path which led directly into the imperial palace… You tell me, what would happen? Heh Heh…”

The three old men were instantly shocked at Long Yi’s revelation . In the next moment, a delighted expression appeared on their face . Why didn’t they think of this method? Heaven Forbidden Prison… This huge underground prison was home to thousands of extremely vicious criminals . All the people that were locked up here were people with extraordinary skills .Among them, there was no lack of first-rate experts . If they were released and told that there was a path leading directly into the imperial palace, those people who had been suppressing a stomach full of anger without anywhere to vent it for such a long time would definitely charge into the imperial palace to vent their anger regardless of anything .

Also, if they were given the chance, they would definitely charge into the imperial palace . It would give them a slim chance of survival . Being locked up in the Heaven Forbidden Prison where they would never see the sun again was a h.e.l.lish experience for them . They truly felt as though death would be better .

“Well, you are truly a sinister stinking kid . You are more cunning and more sinister than your father…” Dongfang Qiming laughed heartily and said .

“Well, you are truly a sinister stinking kid . You are more cunning and more sinister than your father…” Dongfang Qiming laughed heartily and said .

“Grandpa is overpraising me . ” Long Yi said with no shame . As for Ximen Nu, he laughed hollowly and he was unable to say anything to retort Dongfang Qiming . Who asked Dongfang Qiming to be his father-in-law?

The heavy atmosphere inside the study suddenly cleared out and the three old men also relaxed . Long Yi’s plan was indeed sinister . If his plan succeeded, the chances of them winning would be much higher .

When he saw that the three old men finally relaxed, Long Yi became happy . He had yet to tell them that he had found a way to deal with the dark warriors behind Long Zhan . If they learned of this, wouldn’t they go mad with happiness? However, Mu Hanyan had yet to tell him the method to deal with the dark warriors . That was the only reason he hadn’t told them the method as he wasn’t able to guarantee anything .

“By the way, Yu’er, have you seen the Kexin girl recently? She hasn’t been writing letters for a long time . I wonder how she is doing now?” Dongfang Qiming suddenly asked .

Long Yi was startled and his complexion became somewhat pale . Should he tell Dongfang Qiming that Dongfang Kexin might be dead? No, he shouldn’t say that at this critical moment . As the patriarch of Dongfang Clan, Dongfang Qiming shouldn’t be affected at this moment .

“What’s wrong? Did something happen to Kexin?” When he saw that Long Yi’s complexion changed the moment he mentioned Kexin, Dongfang Qiming’s heart tightened . Inauspicious thoughts appeared in his heart .

Clenching his fists, Long Yi looked up and said with a bitter smile on his face, “Nothing has happened to her . However, I’m the one in trouble . From the last time I met her in Blue Moon City, she persistently wanted to drive away the women around me . She wanted to marry me and be my only wife . I was irritated by her pestering, so I spanked her . In the end, she returned to the Light Church and entered seclusion . She said that she wanted to raise her strength and chase away the women around me one by one . Now, how do you think I should handle this?”

Perhaps, the performance of Long Yi was too realistic . Dongfang Qiming laid down the worries in his heart and believed in Long Yi because he knew that Dongfang Kexin was someone who could really do something like this .

“Weren’t you very good in dealing with girls? Why are you shriveling when you meet Kexin?” Dongfang Qiming scolded in jest .

Perhaps, the performance of Long Yi was too realistic . Dongfang Qiming laid down the worries in his heart and believed in Long Yi because he knew that Dongfang Kexin was someone who could really do something like this .

“Weren’t you very good in dealing with girls? Why are you shriveling when you meet Kexin?” Dongfang Qiming scolded in jest .

“This is called brine tofu . Everything has its nemesis . My worthy son-in-law, you should focus on more serious things . However, don’t leave my family’s Xiangyun out in the cold . ” Nangong Zhangfeng laughed .

“I have finished speaking, you all can discuss slowly… I’m leaving first . ” Long Yi shrunk back and ran away, reaching the garden in one breath . After reaching the garden, his expression changed and he felt a throbbing pain in his heart . This infatuated cousin had become the pain and regret in his heart forever .

Suddenly, a gentle aura hugged Long Yi . It was gentle and warm like the big hands of his sweetheart, consoling the heart of Long Yi .

Long Yi was surprised . This feeling which surrounded him was extremely familiar . This feeling was similar to that feeling he had felt in that stone room in the Light City’s Light Church . However, he thought that it was his misconception at that time .

Long Yi looked all around but there was not a soul in sight except for the freezing snow and wind . There were guards who were far away in the distance but Long Yi knew that the feeling didn’t come from them . There were no other living beings in his vicinity…