Hearing this, Ning Bei breathed a slight sigh of relief. Whether it could be done was a matter for later; at least the Big Mother Dragon was willing to give a promise, right?
Both Spirit Cat City and Kville Kingdom entered intense preparations, looking as if they were about to swallow the entire Nili Kingdom. This also sent shivers down the Nili royal family's spine. The simultaneous actions of Spirit Cat City and Kville Kingdom couldn't possibly be to support them, could they? If so, why didn't they warn them in advance that the forces that had swallowed Kville were about to move on the Nili Kingdom?
After much thought, Nili immediately dispatched envoys to Star Luo City to seek assistance from Meng Shenji. Meng Shenji, under Qian Renxue's command, had been temporarily handling the affairs of the former Star Luo Empire for several years. He had managed things quite well, and his current official position was Governor of Star Luo City.
However, the Nili Kingdom was a considerable distance from Star Luo City, and the round trip would definitely take a lot of time. Moreover, it was uncertain whether their envoys could even reach Star Luo City successfully.
Half a month quietly passed. The Nili royal family was as anxious as ants on a hot pan, because they had already received news that the thousand-plus Soul Master troops led by Dai Mubai in the west had swallowed three border cities, and the troops from the Zhu Family's Netherworld Manor in the east had also annexed border cities with the same momentum. This left them feeling overwhelmed.
"Is there still no news from the envoys we sent out? It's unrealistic for them to rush here from Star Luo City, but they should at least attack the rear of Spirit Cat City to force the enemy in the east to retreat, right?"
Looking at the king, who was putting on a brave face while inwardly weak, the ministers and generals below all lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze. They knew in their hearts that the messengers they had sent out had likely been intercepted by the Star Luo Zhu Family. But since things had reached this point, saying anything wouldn't change anything. They could only take it one step at a time. If worst came to worst, they would persuade the king to surrender to Dai Mubai, after all, the Nili Kingdom had originally been a vassal kingdom of the Star Luo Dai Family.
"Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to reinforce the border first. Only by stabilizing the situation will we have a chance to negotiate and wait for rescue."
"That's right, quickly send more troops to the border. We can't let them reach the capital. Otherwise, we won't even have any bargaining chips."
"Yes."
After receiving their orders, several generals hurried to the barracks. The Nili king, though anxious, could only wait for further military reports.
The generals who had just left the palace had no time to discuss other matters and headed straight for the barracks. They didn't notice the emergence of several figures in the shadows.
"Do it."
"Okay."
One of the black shadows flipped his right hand, and a crossbow-shaped device appeared in his hand. It was the Tang Sect's signature hidden weapon, the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.
"Let me see if the Sect Master's hidden weapon is really that effective."
Without hesitation, he aimed at the several generals and pulled the trigger. Swish, swish, swish. Several arrows, carrying the sound of cutting through the air, shot rapidly towards the people in front of him.
"Who's there..."
One of the generals felt a chill rise up his back, quickly released his Martial Soul, and turned to look back. But before he could finish speaking, he was pierced through the throat and chest by the crossbow bolts from the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow. Blood splattered as he clutched his throat and fell to the ground, twitching for a moment before completely losing his life.
"Who are you?"
The remaining generals saw their companion being ambushed, also released their Martial Souls, and looked around vigilantly.
"Hehehe, the hidden weapon given by the Sect Master is indeed useful."
"Stop playing around, finish them quickly. We still need to assassinate the king."
"Got it, got it. Let's fire together then."
Another series of sounds of cutting through the air rang out. The remaining generals looked at the dense rain of arrows falling from above, their eyes filled with terror.
The Zhuge Repeating Crossbow could penetrate the defense of a Soul Ancestor level Soul Master. Although the leading general was a Soul King level expert, he couldn't withstand such a dense barrage of repeating crossbow attacks. Soon, several screams were drowned out by the dense rain of arrows. None of the generals survived; they all died with regret.
After confirming that all the generals were dead, the dozens of black shadows also turned and rushed towards the palace.
In fact, if Dai Mubai had negotiated with the Nili royal family after achieving some results, they would likely have surrendered.
But Dai and Tang intended to develop the Southwest Three Provinces into their solid rear base. How could such an important territory allow the old royal family to exist?
Moonlight shone into the palace of the Nili Kingdom. The palace, which used to have many attendants and servants coming and going, now appeared extremely quiet. Even the moon overhead emitted a bloody aura.
"Hehe, this Nili royal family is much richer than the Kville royal family. Now this is more like it."
Several black shadows revealed their faces under the moonlight. They were the Tang Sect disciples who had ambushed the generals in the forest. Now, smiles bloomed on each of their faces. Clearly, besides completing their mission, these people had also gained quite a bit from their trip to the palace.
This was something Tang San knew and tacitly allowed. Of course, even Dai Mubai was aware of this and also tacitly allowed Tang San to take a portion of the money to develop the Tang Sect.
"Let's go, report back. Take the bodies of those Soul Masters with us."
"Okay."
Compared to money, these people valued other benefits more. Those dead Soul Masters could also provide them with growth nutrients.
Without the command of the royal family and the generals, the entire Nili Kingdom collapsed completely. Within three days, Dai Mubai and the Zhu Family occupied all their territory, and the two forces successfully rendezvoused in the capital.
When Zhu Xianye arrived in the capital, Dai Mubai was already seated on the throne, waiting for his arrival.
"Uncle, it's been a long time since we last met."
Looking at the face on the throne that had shed its childishness, Zhu Xianye seemed a little dazed for a moment, but he quickly composed himself and smiled at Dai Mubai.
"Yes, it's been a long time. I didn't expect the most promising among the many descendants of the Dai Family to be you. My sister gave birth to a good son."
"Haha, heroes are made by the times, I don't deserve your praise, Uncle. This war is over. I have ordered a celebration banquet to be prepared. I will have a good drink with you then, Nephew."
Both had their own thoughts. In Dai Mubai's view, after winning the war, it was time to distribute the benefits. In Zhu Xianye's view, the more proud Dai Mubai was now, the more miserable he would be later.
"Okay, I'll see you at the banquet then. I'll arrange the troops first."
"Okay."
After Zhu Xianye left again, Tang San walked out from the shadows.
"How is it, Xiao San? Can you tell anything?"
Tang San shook his head. How could he tell if the other party was sincerely cooperating with them with just a quick glance?
"We'll have to see if the other party asks for too much at the banquet. If they ask for a lot, it's normal. If they don't ask for anything, then we'll have to be careful."
Dai Mubai nodded. He knew very well that there was no free lunch in the world. He didn't believe that Zhu Xianye would support his uprising without any demands for the sake of so-called blood ties.
Several hours later, in the side hall of the palace, a luxurious banquet had been set up, and Dai Mubai and Tang San were seated at either end of the main table.
After settling his troops, Zhu Xianye also brought several elders into the side hall.
"Uncle, and several elders, please take your seats."
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