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After Lu Yong died, his subordinates carried Lu Yong’s head over to the soldiers of North Country and surrendered.

It took Xuanyuan Chen less than half a month to take down the entire Heyang County after launching the attack.

Although Lu Yi remained within his own tent all this while, he was aware of the occurrences outside.

He had actually anticipated the outcome for Lu Yong from the very first day of the war. Xuanyuan Chen had completed the river crossing battle in merely one day, and after the Huai Prince’s subordinates had been bombarded by the artillery of North Country, how could they possibly harbor any thoughts of resistance?

After Xuanyuan Chen had taken control over the entire Heyang County, he once again visited Lu Yi’s tent. Xuanyuan had not sought Lu Yi during these days, knowing that Lu Yi was somewhat shaken up and reluctant to meet with others for the time being.

However, now that Heyang County was taken and the Huai Prince had lost his head, with the Prince’s subordinates having surrendered to Lu Yi, it was now Lu Yi’s turn to enter the stage.

When Xuanyuan Chen arrived at Lu Yi’s tent, he called out loudly, "Your Highness, Heyang County has been taken. The Huai Prince’s subordinates have delivered the Huai Prince’s head. What do you think should be done next?"

Upon hearing Xuanyuan Chen’s voice, Lu Yi inside the tent began to cough violently.

The trusted aide outside the tent hurriedly said, "General Xuanyuan, the prince has been ill these past few days and has yet to recover. Perhaps you should first take those people into custody, and we can revisit the matter once His Highness is better."

After hearing the trusted aide’s words, Xuanyuan Chen said, "Alright then."

Xuanyuan Chen did not think much of it and left the encampment, heading directly to the opposite shore of the river.

Several days passed, and Lu Yi’s illness finally showed some signs of improvement. Lu Yi did not choose to execute the Huai Prince’s subordinates.

Though he felt in his heart that these men were unreliable—after all, they were those who had carried Lu Yong’s head over to surrender—and such men might surrender once or countless times. If a day came when he and Lu Chen went to war, these same men might also kill him to surrender or tie him up to send to North Country.

But there was no helping it. Despite his reluctance in heart, he lacked manpower and had to keep these men around for the time being.

The soldiers of North Country were indeed formidable, yet none of them were his men. Soon, they would return to North Country, and he must seize the time to build an army of his own.

Having witnessed the way North Country waged war, Lu Yi became even more eager. He needed to quickly build his power and then find a way to obtain the artillery schematics from North Country. He could not afford to remain in decline.

When Lu Yi arrived at the capital of Heyang County, Shunan City, he issued a proclamation claiming that corrupt officials now ruled, the Emperor was misled, and as Crown Prince, he would stand up to save Great Sum, eliminate the traitorous officials, and called upon the righteous people of the land to join him and advance to the Capital city to support the Emperor.

Once the call for "Supporting the Emperor in the Capital" was made, quite a few forces chose to align themselves with Lu Yi.

Though the current prowess of Lu Yi seemed modest, these forces were not fools—they saw the enormous backing behind him.

Lu Yi took less than a month to conquer Heyang County, clearly with strong support from the North Prince.

With the backing of the North Prince, it would be effortless for Lu Yi to plot and usurp power, especially since he was already the Crown Prince, the legitimate heir to the throne.

This news quickly reached the Capital city. When the Sum Emperor learned that Lu Yi had gathered a large number of people and intended to support the Emperor in the Capital, he was incredibly joyous.

He had initially thought that Lu Yi would occupy Heyang County and develop it for a while. He did not expect Lu Yi to raise the "Supporting the Emperor in the Capital" slogan so promptly.

Since Lu Yi had already made the call, it suggested that the army under his command would soon march towards the Capital city.

If Lu Yi reached the Capital, perhaps it would not be long before that rebel in the north made his move.

Meanwhile.

In North Country, at the Lu Mansion.

Xue Linglong wore a black gauze dress, semi-translucent, as if her snowy skin could be glimpsed beneath.

At this moment, Yu Tianlu arrived at Xue Linglong’s side and handed a piece of intelligence over to her.

Xue Linglong received the intelligence, glanced through it, and then said with a soft laugh, "The military power of North Country truly is impressive. It did not even require a month to occupy the entire Heyang County."

"If the North Prince does indeed lead his troops south, it might take even less than a month for them to reach the gates of the Capital city."

Yu Tianlu then said, "We can almost confirm that the North Prince is the ’Son of Destiny’ we’re looking for."

"If we could sacrifice him, we would definitely be able to resurrect the Sect Hierarch, but the North Prince has always stayed in Yan County, and that Celestial from Mysterious Moon Palace seems to also be in Yan County. It won’t be easy for us to take the North Prince away."

Xue Linglong said, "That’s simple. The North Prince is fond of beauty, so I can sacrifice my charms and seduce him."

"As long as the North Prince falls in love with me, I will find a way to deceive him into willingly sacrificing himself."

Upon hearing this, Yu Tianlu was startled for a moment, then said, "Saintess, this might not be appropriate?"

"After all, you are the Saintess of the Taiyin Divine Sect, the Hierarch’s woman. If the Hierarch gets resurrected and finds out what happened between you and the North Prince... he probably..."

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Xue Linglong indifferently said, "If I do not sacrifice my charms, how could I have the chance to get close to the North Prince? And without getting close to him, how can we resurrect the Sect Hierarch?"

"What we need to do right now is resurrect the Sect Hierarch. As for other matters, we can think about them after the Hierarch is resurrected."

"Besides, I have no real intention of offering myself like that. With the Yin Yang Mirror, I can create illusions that are almost real."

Upon hearing this, Yu Tianlu immediately understood.

Right, the Yin Yang Mirror is in the possession of their Saintess. Its capabilities are not limited to just concealing a person’s aura and strength; it can also create illusions, and typically, people cannot tell whether those illusions are real or fake.

With this in mind, Yu Tianlu felt relieved.

Next, all they needed to do was to plan carefully on how to get close to the North Prince without him noticing their true intention.

At this very moment.

Inside the North Prince Mansion.

Wu Junwan sat in the pavilion, looking at the intelligence report brought by her servant, and couldn’t help but sigh softly.

Murong Xue’er said from the side, "Your Highness, why do you sigh? Is it because the Prince hasn’t visited your room for too long?"

Hearing this, Wu Junwan scoffed coldly, "What do you take me for? Do you think I’m some kind of libertine who only knows the pleasures of men and women?"

Murong Xue’er wasn’t frightened by Wu Junwan’s icy tone, and said softly, "According to the observations of this servant in the past, Your Highness seemed to truly enjoy it."

Wu Junwan said icily, "You dare to speak to me like this only because we are in the North Country."

At this point, Wu Junwan placed the intelligence report she held in front of Murong Xue’er, who took it and saw that it was about Heyang County.

The fact that North Country had conquered Heyang County so swiftly was within Murong Xue’er’s expectations; after all, the military might of the North Country was well recognized.

Suddenly, Wu Junwan asked, "Have you ever witnessed the power of a cannon?"

Murong Xue’er replied, "This servant also wants to witness it, but the Prince has always been wary of this servant."

Wu Junwan said, "If I ask him to let me see the cannon up close, do you think he would agree?"

Murong Xue’er responded, "If your Highness asks, this servant believes the Prince would most likely agree."

Hearing Murong Xue’er’s words, Wu Junwan sighed again. It would be great if that young man really agreed.

Having been in the North Country for so long, she still had not had a chance to interact with the cannon, except for that time when she saw those metal tubes being carried on the train from a distance when Lu Chen sent Lu Yi off.

She was now very curious about how powerful a cannon really was.

Just then, a familiar man’s voice rang out at the entrance of the courtyard.

"If you want to see the cannon, it’s not impossible. There happens to be an opportunity this afternoon."