179 Yuan Country (2/2)
This shaman's voice was high pitched, as though a piece of metal was scratching against another. ”The new Secluded Mountain Prefecture Master is called Fang Yuan. He is highly skilled in a shaman's spell techniques, and is a strong warrior!”
”Rumour has it... His spiritual techniques allow him to control spiritual plants, which gives him the ability to transform an entire city into a demonic plant hell. With this, his plants swallowed tens of thousands of the Wu Country's soldiers!”
”Furthermore, he is extremely skilled in martial arts, and is on par with the strongest warrior we have in Yuan Country!”
...
It was obvious that this shaman had his spies in the south. Even though he was always in the plains, he could still continuously report his findings of Fang Yuan.
”Fang Yuan?”
The Eighth Prince froze, before continuing. ”Who would have thought that there would be such an outstanding person from the people of the South. He is our greatest enemy! We must observe him at the upcoming conference.”
”Not just that... I've heard from the Wu Country that they want to get rid of this person as well. We might be able to work with them! If there's a need, their country advisors Wu Wudao and General Fei Long might be able to help us secretly!”
If Fang Yuan had heard this conversation, he would have been speechless.
Wu Country and Yuan Country were bitter enemies and had once fought aggressively on the plains.
However, they might form an alliance just to deal with him.
”Haha... Let's work with them! Why not?”
Eighth Prince laughed. ”This is how the people from the South are! Even at their demise, they are still against each other, killing amongst themselves! Wasn't Xie Daoling like that too?”
”That's true!”
The shaman, who was at one side, was nodding his head. ”The people from the South like to fight among their own people. If they could come together and unite, only then would we feel threatened and need to hide in the depths of the plains. But now, this is our best chance! This time, the king has the intention to allow Eighth Prince to represent Yuan Country, and this is the best opportunity for us to observe the other countries!”
”That's right! That's right!”
Eighth Prince nodded his head.
”Report!”
At this moment, a black dot appeared on the horizon. It was speeding towards them on horses.
”Your Highness!”
A huge number of calvaries and troops rushed and approached, before stopping in front of him. The chaotic scene turned into silence.
A soldier leapt down from his horse and bowed. ”The First Prince has attacked the Sunset Division and returned victorious!”
”Big brother is back!”
Eighth Prince sighed as he felt a little depressed.
They had already sorted out the issue of who should be the rightful heir. However, the return of the First Prince meant that he also knew the importance of the Yuan Wu Conference!
”Could he be thinking of replacing my rights of representing our country?”
Eighth Prince squinted his eyes and glared.
”Also... the First Prince had presented a female saint to the king, the pearl of the plains - Purple Dream Princess! I've heard that when she arrived, the entire palace was smitten. The king was elated and rewarded him handsomely...”
”This big brother of mine...”
The Eighth Prince was speechless. He had yet another worry in his mind.
In fighting to become the crown prince, he could not take a step back. After all, there were too many people who placed their hopes and their reputation on him.
...
Wu Country.
”Soldiers, let's move out!”
As the command was given, ten thousand soldiers formed a rectangular formation, and it was impressive.
Even though the Wu Country had suffered a defeat before, their confidence and strength were still there. These ten thousand soldiers were the best of the best, the elites. Every single one of them was at least a platoon commander.
Needless to say, among these ten thousand elite soldiers, there were another thousand calvaries!
”Good! Looking sharp, appearing strong!”
General Fei Long patrolled around and noticed the calvaries. He nodded his head in satisfaction. ”With such strong soldiers, we can escort the king safely if anything were to happen!”
He was clear that they only had the chance if his own calvaries were on par with Yuan Country's calvaries.
”Congratulations on General's return!”
Wu Wudao was smiling at one side. ”Our country governor trust you enough to pick you for this conference!”
”A general who loses his war, what more can I say?”
General Fei Long slowly looked around and to the direction of Xia Country. ”This time, we might be able to see the Xia royal family and that Secluded Mountain Prefecture Master at the conference.”
”Fang Yuan!”
At the mention of his name, Wu Wudao's face became pale, and he was filled with hatred. ”Since we want to deal with him, we need a foolproof plan. Contacting Yuan Country is only part of the plan. We still need to obtain information about him. As the saying goes, know yourself well, and know the enemy well...”
”This of course!”
General Fei Long nodded his head. ”I have sent people to investigate on that person's spiritual flower and spiritual grass array. It is indeed powerful! However, it has a major weakness. It is extremely strong in defence, but it cannot be used in attack! It will be rendered useless at the upcoming conference!”
A spiritual knight's ability was mysterious and could appear in many forms. They had obviously taken Fang Yuan's skill in botany as a specific spiritual knight spiritual technique.
”That's good news!”
Wu Wudao squinted his eyes. ”In this conference, either we do nothing, or we strike hard! We cannot give them any more chances!”