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After Lu Yong's death, his subordinates surrendered to the Northern soldiers with Lu Yong's head in their hands.

From launching the attack to taking over the entire Heyang County, Xuanyuan Chen only took less than half a month.

Although Lu Yi stayed in his own tent, he was aware of what was happening outside.

He had actually foreseen Lu Yong's fate from the very first day of the war. Xuan Yuan Chen completed the river crossing in just one day, and with the Northern Kingdom's cannons bombarding them, how could Huai Wang's subordinates possibly have any intention of resisting?

After taking control of the entire Heyang County, Xuan Yuan Chen came to Lu Yi's camp again. He hadn't come to see Lu Yi for the past few days because he knew that Lu Yi had been through some trauma and didn't want to see anyone right now.

However, now that Heyang County has been captured, and King Huai's head has been taken, and his subordinates have surrendered to Lu Yi, it's time for Lu Yi to take the stage.

After arriving outside Lu Yi's tent, Xuan Yuan Chen loudly proclaimed, "Your Highness, Heyang County has been captured. The Prince of Huai's men have brought over his head. What do you think we should do next?"

Upon hearing Xuan Yuan Chen's voice, Lu Yi inside the tent coughed violently.

The guards outside the tent hurriedly said, "General Xuanyuan, His Highness has been ill these past few days and hasn't recovered yet. Why don't you keep those people under guard for now and wait until His Highness is better?"

Upon hearing the guard's words, Xuan Yuan Chen said, "Alright then."

Xuan Yuan Chen didn't think much of it. He then left the military camp and went directly to the other side of the river.

A few days later, Lu Yi's illness finally improved, and he did not choose to kill the Prince Huai's subordinates.

Although Lu Yi felt that these people were unreliable, they had surrendered with Lu Yong's head on their hands. These people might surrender once, or they might surrender countless times. If one day he and Lu Chen went to war, these guys might kill him in order to surrender, or tie him up and send him to the Northern Kingdom.

But there was nothing he could do. He was unwilling, but he was short-handed and had to keep these guys around for the time being.

These soldiers from the North are indeed formidable, but none of them are his men. They will return to the North soon, and he must hurry to build an army of his own.

After witnessing the fighting style of the Northern Kingdom, Lu Yi became even more anxious. He needed to quickly develop his own power and find a way to obtain the blueprints for those cannons from the Northern Kingdom. He could not continue to be so decadent.

After Lu Yi arrived in Shun'an City, the capital of Heyang County, he issued a public announcement stating that treacherous officials were in power and the emperor was being misled. As the crown prince, he wanted to stand up to save the Great Xia Dynasty and eliminate the treacherous officials. He invited righteous people from all over the world to come to the capital with him to defend the emperor.

Once the slogan "Go to the capital to serve the emperor" was shouted, many forces chose to pledge allegiance to Lu Yi.

Although Lu Yi seems relatively weak now, those forces are not fools; they have seen the behemoth behind Lu Yi.

Lu Yi occupied Heyang County in less than a month, which clearly shows that he had the strong support of the Northern King.

With the support of the Northern King, it would be easy for Lu Yi to seize power and usurp the throne. Moreover, Lu Yi was originally the Crown Prince and the first in line to the throne.

The news quickly reached the capital. When Emperor Xia heard that Lu Yi had gathered a large number of people and was going to the capital to defend the emperor, he was overjoyed.

He originally thought that Lu Yi would occupy Heyang County and then develop it for a period of time. He did not expect that Lu Yi would shout the slogan "Go to the capital to serve the emperor" so quickly.

Now that Lu Yi has already shouted this slogan, it means that the army he commands will soon be advancing towards the capital.

Once Lu Yi arrives in the capital, it probably won't be long before that rebellious son in the north also takes action.

at the same time.

The Northern Kingdom, Lu Prefecture.

Xue Linglong was dressed in a black gauze dress, which was so revealing that one could almost see her snow-white skin underneath.

At this moment, Yu Tianlu came to Xue Linglong's side and handed her a piece of intelligence.

Xue Linglong took the intelligence report, glanced at it, and then said with a soft laugh, "The military strength of the Northern Kingdom is really powerful. It didn't even take a month to occupy the entire Heyang County."

"If the Northern King really leads his troops south, he will probably be able to reach the capital in less than a month."

Yu Tianlu then said from the side, "It can be basically confirmed that the Northern King is the chosen one we are looking for."

"If we can sacrifice him, we can definitely revive the leader. However, the Northern King has been staying in Yan City, and the celestial being from Xuan Yue Palace also seems to be in Yan City. It may not be easy for us to take the Northern King away."

Xue Linglong said, "That's easy. The Northern King is fond of beautiful women, so I can sacrifice my looks to seduce him."

"As long as the Northern King falls in love with me, I can find a way to trick him into offering himself as a sacrifice."

Upon hearing this, Yu Tianlu paused for a moment, then said, "Holy Maiden, I'm afraid this is inappropriate?"

"After all, you are the Holy Maiden of the Taiyin Divine Sect, the Sect Leader's woman. If the Sect Leader finds out what happened between you and the Northern King after his resurrection, he might..."

Yu Tianlu did not continue speaking; he believed that Xue Linglong understood his meaning.

Xue Linglong said calmly, "If I hadn't sacrificed my beauty, how would I have had the chance to get close to the Northern King? And if I couldn't get close to the Northern King, how could I have resurrected the sect leader?"

"Our first priority now is to resurrect the cult leader. As for other issues, we can consider them after the cult leader is resurrected."

"Besides, I didn't really intend to sacrifice myself like this. With the Yin-Yang Mirror, I can create some illusions that are close to reality."

Upon hearing this, Yu Tianlu immediately realized what was happening.

Yes, their Holy Maiden possesses the Yin-Yang Mirror. The Yin-Yang Mirror's function is not just to conceal a person's aura and strength; it can also create illusions, and the illusions it creates are generally indistinguishable from reality.

Yu Tianlu was relieved.

The next step is to carefully plan how to approach the Northern King without him realizing their purpose.

At this moment.

Inside the North Prince's Mansion.

Wu Yunwan sat in the pavilion, looking at the intelligence report brought by her attendant, and couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Murong Xue'er asked from the side, "Why is Your Highness sighing? Is it because the Prince hasn't visited your room in a long time?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yunwan sneered, "What kind of person do you take me for? Do you think I'm the kind of wanton person who only knows how to enjoy the pleasures of men and women?"

Murong Xue'er was not frightened by Wu Yunwan's cold tone. She said calmly, "According to my observations over the past few days, Your Highness does seem to be enjoying it very much."

Wu Yunwan said coldly, "You only dare to speak to me like this in the Northern Kingdom."

At this point, Wu Yunwan placed the intelligence report in front of Murong Xue'er. Murong Xue'er took the report and saw that it was about Heyang County.

It was within Murong Xue'er's expectations that the Northern Kingdom was able to conquer Heyang County so quickly, given the Northern Kingdom's well-known military strength.

Wu Yunwan suddenly asked, "Have you ever witnessed the power of a cannon?"

Murong Xue'er replied, "This servant would also like to see it, but unfortunately the prince has always been wary of me."

Wu Yunwan said, "If I were to ask him to take a closer look at the cannons, do you think he would agree?"

Murong Xue'er said, "If it is Your Highness, this servant believes that the Prince would agree."

Hearing Murong Xue'er's words, Wu Junwan sighed again. If only that little man really agreed.

Having been in the Northern Country for so long, she still hasn't come into contact with artillery. The only time she saw it was when Lu Chen was seeing Lu Yi off, when she saw the metal pipes being pulled on the train from afar.

She is now very curious to know just how powerful the artillery really is.

Just then, a familiar male voice rang out at the gate of the courtyard.

"If you'd like to see the cannons, that's not impossible; there's a chance this afternoon." (End of Chapter)