What's wrong with having a large harem if you're the emperor of the ninja world?

It is about to unfold beneath this unknown forest.

The most crucial first step has been taken in Emperor Yan's blueprint for air power.

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115 Shennong, leader of the Sky Ninja; Two choices

On the edge of a quiet village, under a simple shed.

The old man, known as "Shennong," had just finished administering acupuncture to an elderly farmer who was constantly coughing.

He comforted the other person with a kind and gentle expression.

The old farmer was moved to tears and thanked him repeatedly.

"Lord Shennong, thank you so much."

"Without you, I'm afraid my old bones would..."

Shennong, with a compassionate smile on his face, gently waved his hand:

"You flatter me, sir. Practicing medicine and helping others is simply my duty."

"Just take your medicine on time and get plenty of rest."

He turned his head, about to call out to his disciple, "Yu Liu, tidy up..."

Before he could finish speaking, a slightly urgent, androgynous voice interrupted him:

"Teacher! Look! Deep in the forest! There's so much smoke, it looks like there's a fire!"

The speaker was a girl dressed as a man, but whose delicate features could still be vaguely discerned between her brows... Yu Liu.

She pointed to the distant horizon of the village, her face filled with astonishment.

Upon hearing this, Shennong suddenly looked up and gazed in the direction she was pointing.

All that could be seen was the sky above a dense forest in the distance.

A thick column of black smoke shot into the sky.

I can still vaguely see the flickering flames! In that direction...

Shennong's compassionate smile froze instantly, and his pupils contracted sharply!

That direction...

He would never be mistaken! It was the location of Angkor Fortress, the secret base he had hidden for years, painstakingly built in an attempt to revive the Sky Kingdom!

"That direction is..."

He murmured in shock, his face turning deathly pale in an instant.

The silver needles in his hand almost fell to the ground.

A tremendous shock and panic gripped him instantly!

How could the base suddenly catch fire?

Is it an accident?

Or...were we discovered?!

He could no longer maintain that image of a detached and renowned doctor.

He stood up abruptly, not bothering to explain.

He hastily tossed out a sentence to Yu Liu and the surrounding villagers:

"Excuse me! I just remembered there's an extremely urgent medicinal herb that needs immediate attention! I'll be right back!"

After saying "627," he didn't even wait for the others to react.

With a swift movement, he displayed an agility and speed that seemed completely at odds with his aged appearance.

They rushed towards the direction of the fire.

They disappeared into the forest path outside the village after a few leaps.

Yu Liu and the villagers who remained in place were all stunned.

The villagers were astonished that the usually composed Shennong was so out of control.

Yu Liu, on the other hand, was utterly astonished and bewildered.

She followed her teacher in practicing medicine for many years, traveling all over the country.

I have never seen a teacher look so panicked.

I've never seen him display such... swift skills before?

A strong sense of unease and worry welled up in Yu Liu's heart.

The way the teacher looked just now, something really serious must have happened!

She gritted her teeth, glanced at the villagers looking at each other in bewilderment, and ultimately couldn't put her mind at ease.

"Excuse me, everyone, I'll go check if the teacher needs any help!"

She hurriedly said something to the villagers and immediately chased after the direction in which Shennong had disappeared.

Although her speed was far inferior to Shennong's.

But she has clearly received some training and is not an ordinary girl.

In the woods, two figures walked one after the other.

They all rushed at an extremely fast speed toward the ominous firelight deep in the forest.

Shennong, who was ahead, was extremely anxious and wished he could fly back to the base immediately.

Yu Liu, filled with doubt and worry, followed closely behind.

Shennong at this moment no longer resembled a kind old man at all.

He moved with lightning speed, traversing the forest at a speed far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Every step he took was steady and powerful, clearly the work of a well-trained ninja!

His years of pretense had fooled almost everyone.

Including his closest disciple, Yu Liu.

He rushed anxiously to the outskirts of the base, but the sight that greeted him struck him like a thunderbolt...

His carefully cultivated subordinates lay sprawled haphazardly near the entrance.

The land was stained red with blood.

It was clear that a brutal massacre had just taken place!

"Bastard!"

Shennong's heart was filled with rage.

These are the key personnel he needs to revive the Sky Kingdom!

He suppressed his anger and stealthily followed the still intense shouts of battle and the clash of weapons.

Soon, he saw the culprit behind all of this...

They were a group of ninjas dressed in matching black outfits and wearing strange masks.

Just like a ruthless killing machine, he efficiently wiped out his stubborn subordinates.

The fire was caused by their continuous use of fire-based techniques.

And the one in charge.

She was a lithe, aloof, black-haired woman.

His gaze met that of the woman by chance.

When Shennong saw the eerie, swirling scarlet pattern in her eyes, his heart clenched!

Sharingan?

Uchiha?

A thought flashed into his mind in an instant, sending a chill down his spine...

Konoha!

People from Konoha have arrived!

Have they discovered my secret plan to attack Konoha and revive the Land of the Sky?

Although it is common knowledge that the Uchiha clan was wiped out in Konoha.

However, the Sharingan, a bloodline limit, is still deeply tied to Konoha to a large extent.

Shennong's first reaction was that Konoha had sent elite troops.

We must eliminate him completely before he succeeds!

This guess instantly chilled him to the bone.

He was well aware of his current strength, especially when facing elite Konoha ninjas with Sharingan, and with the plan not yet complete.

His biggest trump card... the power of "Zero Tail" has not yet been fully mastered.

Angkor Fortress is not in its best fighting condition either...

To fight head-on at this moment would be tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock!

Cunning and the instinct to save their lives instantly overwhelmed their anger.

"No... we can't get entangled with them here!"

Shennong immediately stopped the urge to rush out and fight to the death.

His eyes flickered, and he made a quick decision.

He retreated silently, like a startled venomous snake.

Use the terrain and the chaos of the battlefield as cover.

They carefully avoided the gaze of the black-clad ninjas.

They crept toward another, more concealed backup entrance to the base.

"As long as... as long as I can get into the fortress, I can activate it!"

"Even if I can't fully control it, as long as I can barely fly and leave this place... I'll have a chance to make a comeback!"

He made plans in his mind and moved even more nimbly.

I just want to get underground as soon as possible.

Escape from these terrifying "Konoha" ninjas.

However, he didn't know.

All his actions.

It had already been seen clearly by another pair of even more terrifying eyes.

Di Yan stood in the shadows of the fortress's core control room.

Bai Yan's vision easily penetrated through layers of decks and rock formations.

They saw through Shennong's sneaky and self-righteous sneaking movements clearly.

"Oh? Finally, a decent-looking fish has arrived..."

Di Yan's lips curled into a playful smile, like a cat catching a mouse.

Shennong's heart pounded wildly in his chest as he prepared to infiltrate.

There was both relief at successfully infiltrating the fortress and anger and fear over the attack on the base and the massacre of his men.

He was like a frightened bird.

Using his unparalleled familiarity with the fortress's structure, he perfectly avoided all the black-clad men who were cleaning up and suppressing the fortress.