The boss of a foreign organization called the police, claiming that he was defrauded by me

The more critical the moment, the more precious their trust becomes.

He desperately hoped that Sun Zhengming could understand this, but sometimes reality is cruel. The enemy seized on this point and desperately tried to sow discord between them.

Even if I patiently explain a lot to Sun Zhengming, the other party may not believe me, so at this moment I need to see how Sun Zhengming behaves.

Yang Xia then decisively hung up the phone, without any other intention.

However, once a misunderstanding arises, the conflict between them will only deepen, and every small detail can lead to different consequences.

After the call was hung up on, Sun Zhengming became even angrier.

"It seems Yang Xia is feeling guilty, hanging up on me so abruptly. Does he think he can get away with this?"

Sun Zhengming grew angrier the more he thought about it, and smashed the phone to pieces, unable to vent his anger at all.

Having spent so much time with Yang Xia and trusted him so much, I never expected it would end like this.

More importantly, any problems that arise between him and Yang Xia could affect the stability and unity of the entire Yan Kingdom.

No wonder Sun Zhengming was so angry; if this kind of problem is not handled properly, the consequences can be extremely serious.

"Damn Yang Xia, how did he suddenly become like this? How can I trust him now?"

"Now everyone knows that the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Xingyun Kingdom have secretly completed a deal, which is extremely detrimental to our Yan Kingdom."

Sun Zhengming felt increasingly uneasy and decided to take immediate action to change some of his methods.

He no longer trusted Yang Xia, so he naturally had to start strengthening his defenses to prevent the Yan Kingdom from being affected by Yang Xia.

Previously, he had placed great trust in Yang Xia, which allowed Yang Xia to learn many secrets of the Yan Kingdom. If Yang Xia were to betray him, the Yan Kingdom would be in danger.

Sun Zhengming had no choice but to take precautions, so he quickly took preventative measures to prevent Yang Xia from turning against Yan Guo.

"Someone come here!"

Sun Zhengming immediately summoned his subordinates and gave him a series of work arrangements.

"From this moment forward, immediately seal off the land and sea borders of the Yan Kingdom, and prohibit any ships of the Great Zhou Dynasty from passing through."

"Within the Yan Kingdom, block Yang Xia's social media accounts that he usually uses to sell titles."

Sun Zhengming immediately made a series of arrangements to completely block Yang Xia's activities in Yan Country, prohibiting them both online and offline.

For a time, all of Yang Xia's activities were completely prohibited, making it virtually impossible for him to move an inch in Yan Kingdom.

"It's unbelievable that something like this could happen. We need to report this to our superiors immediately."

The spies who had infiltrated Yan were overjoyed upon hearing the news and immediately reported it to Mike.

Mike held the highest position in the entire undercover organization, so naturally they would use him to report to the higher-ups.

Yang Xia's earlier prediction was entirely correct; Mike's position was indeed extremely prominent, affecting the entire hidden organization behind it all.

"This is incredible. We never expected such a turn of events to happen. It's really beneficial for us."

Mike was also extremely excited when he learned of this news and quickly reported it to the senior leaders.

"Unexpectedly, things took a sudden turn for the better. The break between Yang Xia and Yan Guo is extremely beneficial to our subsequent plans."

"Perhaps we should add fuel to the fire and push their relationship to a complete freeze, making it irreparable."

Everyone in the Nebula Kingdom was extremely excited when they heard the news.

They understood that this was extremely advantageous for the Nebula Kingdom. Their hidden plans had not yet been implemented, and this golden opportunity truly pleased them.

Previously, they had done a series of things to break the alliance between Yan Kingdom and Great Zhou Dynasty, but none of them had any significant effect.

Unexpectedly, this sudden turn of events brought about such a significant change, and it happened so quickly.

The people of Xingyun Kingdom felt that happiness had come too suddenly, and they were naturally very excited.

Upon learning this news, the ruler of the Nebula Kingdom was so excited that he couldn't sleep and convened a high-level meeting overnight to instruct them to take further action.

"The sudden breakdown in relations between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Yan Kingdom presents an excellent opportunity for our Xingyun Kingdom. Everyone, please share your ideas and suggestions to completely sever ties between these two countries."

The ruler of Nebula Kingdom was unusually excited, determined to take advantage of this opportunity to completely ruin relations between the two countries.

"Your Majesty, the Yan Kingdom has already implemented a series of measures to sever ties with the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is quite severe."

"Perhaps we should bribe some more online trolls to lead the attack on the Great Zhou Dynasty and incite everyone in Yan Kingdom to reject the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

A high-ranking official made this suggestion to the king, who immediately applauded.

"That's a great idea! Do it right away!"

The ruler of Xingyun Kingdom couldn't wait to order these high-ranking officials to make arrangements.

Soon, they bribed a large number of online trolls to stir up trouble online, making all the people of Yan Kingdom resolutely reject the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

They are not allowed to enter the territory of Yan, and no trade is permitted within the territory of Yan.

With this despicable tactic, the Nebula Kingdom has pushed the relationship between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Yan Kingdom to a freezing point. If things go as expected, there is no possibility of repairing the relationship between the two countries.

The Nebula Kingdom has always acted this way, preferring to use such despicable and shameless methods, and this time it has caused great harm to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This also indirectly tricked the Yan Kingdom, causing them to directly target the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Once the relationship between these two countries collapses, the Nebula Kingdom will naturally defeat them one by one and bring them all under its control. This is the biggest conspiracy.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened. The Yan Kingdom has severed all trade ties with the Great Zhou Dynasty and has also blocked Your Majesty's social media accounts."

His subordinates quickly relayed the news to Yang Xia, who then realized that Yan Guo had already taken action against him, and the thing he had been worried about had finally come to pass.

He had thought that Son Jung-myung still trusted him to some extent, but after this incident, relations between the two countries were completely broken.

Yang Xia has been busy sorting out the affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty these days, and he plans to help the Yan Kingdom further solve its problems after he finishes. However, he did not expect such a big trouble to suddenly appear.

Although he was heartbroken, he could only accept the reality that the Yan Kingdom had completely lost faith in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Yang Xia had a vague feeling that the Nebula Kingdom was behind it all, and that they must have been the ones to stir things up and make the situation so bad all of a sudden.

"Your Majesty, how could our relationship with the Huaxia Kingdom have suddenly deteriorated so drastically?"

Upon learning of this situation, General Meng Yu hurriedly sought out Yang Xia, realizing that the matter was extremely serious.

The Huaxia Kingdom and the Great Zhou Dynasty had finally established a friendly relationship and planned to develop together.

Unexpectedly, things have suddenly turned out this way, which will naturally allow the Nebula Kingdom to take advantage of the situation, and there might really be big trouble ahead. Yang Xia nodded, not explaining anything further. The reality was there, and they could only accept it.

"Your Majesty, this matter must be the work of the Nebula Kingdom. They have long wanted to sabotage the cooperative relationship between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Huaxia Kingdom."

General Meng Yu naturally thought of this as well, and they all knew that the Xingyun Kingdom was behind it all.

"Your Majesty, this matter is actually not difficult to resolve. We should explain things properly to General Sun and prevent the other party from taking advantage of the situation."

General Meng Yu made this suggestion with utmost sincerity, also in order to repair the relationship between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Huaxia Kingdom.

From a long-term perspective, this is a very necessary thing to do.

"General Meng, there is no need for this now. We are all deeply involved, and the misunderstanding will only deepen."

Yang Xia shook his head decisively, knowing that any explanation at this moment would be futile.

If Son Jung-min had listened to these explanations, so many subsequent problems would not have occurred, and relations between the two countries would have been completely severed.

"Your Majesty, if we ignore this, the relationship between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Huaxia Kingdom may never be repaired."

General Meng Yu couldn't understand why someone as intelligent and wise as Yang Xia would suddenly abandon his duties at this moment.

If things continue to develop this way, it will be extremely dangerous. The Nebula Kingdom's conspiracies will succeed, and the cooperative relationship between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Huaxia Kingdom will be completely broken.

Once the Nebula Nation launches an attack on them, they will adopt a strategy of defeating them one by one, and none of them will be able to escape.

"General Meng, let's not bring this up again for now. We have more important things to do."

Yang Xia interrupted General Meng Yu's conversation, not wanting to continue the topic.

"But……"

General Meng Yu is the right-hand man of the Great Zhou Dynasty and is wholeheartedly devoted to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He felt that the most important thing right now was to repair relations between the two countries. If the Nebula Kingdom found an opportunity, both countries would suffer.

"Peony, please summarize the problems that have recently arisen in our Great Zhou Dynasty, and let's find out where the problems lie."

Yang Xia remained silent about the cooperative relationship with Huaxia, instead turning to Shaoyao, wanting to understand the problems that had previously arisen in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Peony understood that Yang Xia wanted to sort out those previous issues, as they all felt that those events had occurred too strangely.

Beforehand, I was full of suspicion, wondering where the problem lay. It was impossible for outsiders to infiltrate an island nation like the Great Zhou Dynasty, yet suddenly I was poisoned.

After thinking it over carefully, Peony told Yang Xia about some of the problems she had discovered earlier.

"Your Majesty, the poisoning incident and the outbreak on our Great Zhou Dynasty's island seem to have occurred at the same time, with a difference of no more than a week."

"And this period of time happened to be the time when our Great Zhou Dynasty and the Atlan Empire officially established trade relations. Just as our trade with the Atlan Empire started, the Great Zhou Dynasty encountered subsequent problems."

Peony recounted all the problems she had discovered, and General Meng Yu, who was standing nearby, suddenly realized the truth.

Previously, they were always so busy dealing with the problems that arose in the Great Zhou Dynasty that they were completely out of their minds and had no time to sort things out.

Now that Yang Xia and Shaoyao have presented these issues to him, General Meng Yu suddenly understands some of the situation.

In fact, some problems are quite obvious, and they will be discovered once they carefully examine them.

However, one thing after another kept happening, leaving them no time to spare.

Now, relations with the Huaxia Kingdom have encountered serious problems again. If Yang Xia hadn't insisted on sorting out the problems of the Great Zhou Dynasty, General Meng Yu would not have thought about it in this direction.

It's terrifying to think about; a serious situation has emerged within the Great Zhou Dynasty, and if it's not taken seriously, things could get even worse.

Especially now that relations with China have been severed, we will have to rely on ourselves no matter what problems we encounter in the future.

In this light, these issues become even more important, and Meng Yu admires Yang Xia's wisdom and brilliance.

"Your Majesty, I understand now. These problems all stem from the Atlan Empire."

General Meng Yu seemed to awaken from a dream.

"Yes, the Atlantean Empire may have become the vanguard in the Nebula Nation's overall plan. To break free from Nebula Nation's control, the domestic issues must be resolved first."...

Seeing that everyone understood his intentions, Yang Xia nodded and explained the whole story behind it.

The reason he wanted to analyze the problems that had arisen during this period was because he had discovered a significant situation in this regard.

They almost overlooked the serious situation that had already arisen in their own territory. Even if they had the most powerful means to solve the problem, without finding the root cause, it would only be a temporary fix.

Who knows when, under the control of the Nebula Kingdom, the entire Great Zhou Dynasty will once again fall into chaos.

By then, it will be too late for many things, and Yang Xia alone may not be able to turn the tide.

"General Meng Yu, immediately dispatch an elite force aboard three transport ships, disguised as normal trading vessels, to blend into the regular trading convoy and await my instructions."

Yang Xia hurriedly began to make arrangements, as he wanted to resolve the local issues properly as quickly as possible to prevent future troubles.

"Your Majesty, I understand. I will make the arrangements immediately."

General Meng Yu greatly approved of Yang Xia's actions and admired him from the bottom of his heart.

In critical moments, we should strengthen our own capabilities in order to cope with more unforeseen events.

Now that relations with the Huaxia Kingdom have been severed, it is all the more necessary to make the Great Zhou Dynasty even stronger.

Only after all these internal and external troubles are completely resolved can the Great Zhou Dynasty develop steadily. This is the foundation of the country's stability, and General Meng Yu will do his utmost to cooperate.

General Meng Yu accepted the order and left. Peony's feelings were particularly complicated. She felt that war was likely to break out again.

"Your Majesty, is war about to break out again? Can we find a peaceful way to resolve this conflict?"

Peony frowned as she discussed the matter with Yang Xia. She had always hated war and did not want to see the people suffer from various kinds of harm because of the war.

Yang Xia was well aware of what Shaoyao was thinking, but faced with the current complicated situation, he could only smile awkwardly.

Sometimes, reality is cruel, and Yang Xia has to deal with problems in some conventional ways, which may make it difficult to protect the innocent and carefree nature of the peony.

"Peony, I naturally want to resolve the issue peacefully, but sometimes such a wish cannot be fulfilled. Perhaps only by relying on force can the fundamental problem be solved."

“To be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to ourselves, so some wars are unavoidable.”

Yang Xia had to voice this real issue; he didn't want to deceive the innocent and kind-hearted Peony. (End of Chapter)