Eternal Sword

Chapter 694: Death of Xiaobo
Song Wu had a complicated expression, sighed softly, and said, "General Wang is dead."

General Wang?
Chen Tang was slightly startled and asked, "Wang Xiaobo?"

Song Wu nodded.

Chen Tang asked, "What's going on?"

Song Wu said: "General Wang received a secret order saying that a great change would happen in Beiqian, so he assembled a large army and stationed them at the mouth of the river, ready to cross the river and capture Yaozhou at any time."

"Beiqian Taiwei Yuwenmao heard the news and rushed to Yaozhou in person. The two armies faced each other across the river."

Chen Tang said: "I heard that Yuwen Mao has entered the realm of transformation and become a great master. Wang Xiaobo forced his way across the river and was killed by him?"

"That's not the case. There was a problem in the Northern Expedition Army."

Song Wu shook his head and said, "Liu Daojian and Xia Daozi have joined forces. Please issue an imperial decree to seize General Wang's military power."

Chen Tang frowned and asked, "Why did Liu Daojian get together with Xia Daozi?"

Song Wu said: "During the battle in the capital, Xia Daozi and Wang Xiaobo joined forces. One of the conditions was to kill Brother Chen. But in the Linjiang Inn, General Wang failed to fulfill the agreement."

"General Wang's injury is a top secret. Xia Daozi doesn't know the details, but he knows that Brother Chen is alive. He just thinks that General Wang broke his promise, so he holds a grudge. Moreover, after the battle of the capital, General Wang has become very powerful. To some extent, he is even above Emperor Xia."

"Both Emperor Xia and Xia Daozi can feel the threat."

Chen Tang still couldn't believe it, and said, "Wang Xiaobo has been in charge of the Northern Expedition Army for many years and is very prestigious. He is also a master. Can Liu Daojian seize power with just an imperial edict?"

"In the Linjiang Inn, General Wang was severely injured by the Demon King. He has not recovered in the past six months and his combat power is even lower than that of a second-grade Xiantian."

"General Wang's injury was well hidden, but when he assembled a large army and went into battle, it was exposed and could not be hidden from Liu Daojian."

Song Wu said: "And Liu Daojian had already entered the first rank and achieved Grandmaster status a year ago."

Chen Tang suddenly realized, and said, "Wang Xiaobo was injured and was at his weakest, so Liu Daojian wanted to replace him. Emperor Xia felt threatened, and Xia Daozi had long been dissatisfied with Wang Xiaobo, so he and Liu Daojian were on good terms."

"Yes."

Song Wu said: "Liu Daojian asked for the imperial edict, first cutting off the army's food and grass in the rear, and then taking advantage of General Wang's military parade outside the city, he suddenly attacked. General Wang was seriously injured and captured, and his troops were defeated."

"On the day they were escorted back to the capital, they were executed. The Wang family members and thousands of their followers were all put to death."

Chen Tang was silent for a while, then said, "The secret order about Beiqian that Wang Xiaobo received was sent by someone I asked to deliver."

Wang Xiaobo was his enemy, but also Song Wu's savior. Chen Tang did not want to hide this fact.

"what!"

Song Wu was stunned.

Chen Tang sighed and said, "I sent this secret order at that time just to use Wang Xiaobo to transfer Yuwen Mao away from the capital. As for the changes that happened in the Northern Expedition Army later, they were not within my expectations."

"This is life."

Song Wu sighed and said, "If General Wang had chosen to let you go, you wouldn't have gone to Linjiang Inn, wouldn't have met the Demon Lord, and wouldn't have been seriously injured."

"If he hadn't been injured and could never recover, even if Liu Daojian became a master, he wouldn't be a threat to him and he wouldn't be able to seize the military power of the Northern Expedition Army."

"If it weren't for Brother Chen's secret order, General Wang would have been able to recover from his injuries in the Northern Expedition Army, and Liu Daojian might not have been able to see his weakness."

Chen Tang felt emotional.

Wang Xiaobo’s death seemed to be a sudden accident, but it seemed that the cause and effect had been laid long ago.

In the battle of the capital, Wang Xiaobo planned and calculated all the forces on all sides.

Even Jiange was not spared and suffered heavy losses.

This made him more confident and ambitious.

Therefore, after receiving Chen Tang's secret order, he sensed an opportunity to create a great cause and expand territory, so he assembled a large army and prepared to cross the river for a battle.

Unexpectedly, this secret order became Wang Xiaobo's death warrant, leading to a series of unexpected events.

Every sip and every bite was predestined. Looking back now, there seemed to be countless clues to follow. Chen Tang once again thought of what Jian Zong had said to him.

Wang Xiaobo was superstitious and believed that he could control everything, and that he had extraordinary strategies and could plan everything out.

But things in this world are unpredictable, there will always be many unexpected variables and accidents, and human power cannot really calculate everything.

In the Linjiang Inn, he was confident, but was seriously injured by the Demon King who suddenly appeared.

He wanted to expand his territory and made all kinds of plans, but ended up using them as a tool for others.

Things in the world don't happen according to plan.

Impermanence is the norm.

Wang Xiaobo did not die at the hands of Chen Tang, but was killed by him with a secret order.

Although it was completely unexpected, it was still revenge.

Chen Tang thought of something and asked again: "Such a big change happened in the Northern Expedition Army. Didn't Yuwen Mao on the other side of Xiajiang River take the opportunity to cross the river?"

"No."

Song Wu said: "Maybe Yuwen Mao is worried that this is a trick to lure the enemy, and he is worried about the senior of the Sword Sect and dare not cross the river easily."

"Are you doing well in the Northern Expedition?"

Chen Tang asked again.

After all, Wang Xiaobo once highly regarded Song Wu.

"I'm okay."

Song Wu said: "Because of my relationship with you, General Wang kicked me out of his tent and I returned to work for Liu Daojian. In this way, I was not implicated and escaped a disaster."

Chen Tang asked, "Is Liu Daojian now the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition?"

"Ah."

Song Wu said: "I have followed him for many years, and my status has also risen. However, he used this method to seize the military power of the Northern Expedition Army. In fact, many people in the army do not obey him."

Chen Tang said: "This man stabbed the commander in the back and is erratic. You should be careful around him."

Song Wu nodded and said, "I have to go back. It's not a good idea to stay too long at sea this time."

"it is good."

Chen Tang stood up to see him off, and said with a bow, "Take care, Brother Song."

"Take care, Brother Chen."

Song Wu got on the boat, waved goodbye, and headed towards Nanxia.

Chen Tang thought for a while, put Wan Gu on his back, sat on the back of Xiao Jinpeng, and flew towards Qingzhou again.

He had just asked the giant monster in the East China Sea, and learned that the black dragon had been killed in the East China Sea due to the joint efforts of it, Zen Buddhism, and the Evil Emperor.

I just don't know what the current situation of the transformation battle in Qingzhou is.

Not long after, Chen Tang arrived above Qingzhou.

Looking down from a high place, he took a look around and apart from some traces left over from the great war, he did not see Zen Master, the Evil Emperor, the Xuantian Sect Leader and others.

Chen Tang went to Wujiang Mountain again, but did not see any trace of Zen Master and Evil Emperor.

After searching in vain, Chen Tang turned around and flew towards the three states of the East China Sea.

With the methods of Zen Buddhism and the Evil Emperor, even if the two of them join forces, they will not be in danger of their lives even if they cannot defeat Master Xuantian.

Right now, we have to go to Tianhu Island as soon as possible to inquire about Mingyue Sanren's situation.

(End of this chapter)