Chapter 1782: Chapter 414: Harvest and the Mad Little Ming King (2)
Besides the Tang Sect, the Kunlun Sect cannot exercise its power independently and is actually a vassal of the King Qi Residence. The King Qi Residence and Peng Yingyu have a mutual understanding not to initiate conflict, so the Kunlun Sect will not disobey the orders of the King Qi Residence and insist on fighting against us.
Therefore, the Kunlun Sect poses little threat to us for now.
As for the Five Mountains Sword Sects, they are hardly a concern. Whether they want to avenge Zuo Buqun is another matter entirely.
Moreover, the Five Mountains Sword Sects have suffered heavy losses this time. The leaders of the five sword alliances, Huashan and Taishan, have all fallen. The remaining leaders of the Eternal Peak, Mount Heng, and Mount Song are probably now preoccupied with vying for the Five Mountains Alliance Leader position.
How would they have the mind to avenge the dead?
So, Chen Jie’s three enemies, or rather two and a half—two who want revenge but cannot achieve it, and the third, the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, can only be considered half as they might not want revenge at all.
To summarize this trip to Bright Peak, Chen Jie has gained a lot, although he has also made quite a few enemies and stirred up trouble. But looking back, it’s just a bit of weathering.
More importantly, during this journey to Bright Peak, my prowess reached the Melt God Realm, and I had an agreement with the Ruyang King that once I reached the Molten Furnace Realm, I could openly marry Commandery Princess Zhao Ya.
This is Chen Jie’s primary goal for this trip, indeed, to elevate his power to the Melt God Realm and then openly have the Ruyang King marry the Commandery Princess to him.
Chen Jie thought this way and was quite satisfied with this trip. At the very least, he could say that it was worthwhile.
Chen Jie took stock of his gains, future enemies, and friends and was very pleased with this visit to Bright Peak.
He has more than fulfilled his mission. The next step is to do the Zoroastrian Sect a big favor, thereby laying a solid foundation for himself in the Northern region.
This will greatly aid in his grand ambitions for the future. After all, his goal is to unify the world. The South is okay; he has a solid foundation on Hubei Road, plus Ruyang King—his future father-in-law—could even help him acquire some lands.
After all, when a daughter marries, shouldn’t the father give some dowry?
But in the North, he has no foundation at all, which is not good. So why not show kindness to the Zoroastrian Sect so that the entire sect remembers his good deeds? This could have unexpected benefits for reclaiming Northern lands in the future.
With this in mind, Chen Jie looked at Du Xiong beside him and said, "It’s about time. This Little Ming King talks endlessly. Go with Elder Chen Long and tell him that’s enough. Hurry into the secret passage; otherwise, if the court army breaks in, he’ll still be talking endlessly."
Upon hearing this, Du Xiong said, "I’ll go right away."
Very quickly, Du Xiong found Chen Long and said, "Elder Chen Long, my Lord asks you to tell the Little Ming King that it’s enough with the endless chattering. It’s annoying."
Chen Long was taken aback, looked at Du Xiong with a strange expression, and Du Xiong said to him, "What’s the matter? These are indeed my Lord’s words."
Chen Long smiled, "Nothing, nothing. I was just surprised at how quickly you switched sides, directly calling him Lord."
Du Xiong said, "Hehe, what else? A man should be decisive. Since I’ve pledged allegiance, there’s no need to dither."
At this time, Chen Long whispered, "Du Xiong, we’ve known each other for over ten years. I’ve watched you grow up, so I’ve got to give you some honest advice. Your Lord is not an easy person to deal with. You’d better not play tricks on him, or you’ll regret it."
Du Xiong looked at Chen Long and said, "I genuinely want to achieve great things with him; there’s no insincerity."
Chen Long said, "That’s good, but let me remind you, as a subordinate, you must learn to accurately convey your Lord’s messages without embellishing them."
Du Xiong said, "I didn’t embellish anything."
Chen Long smiled and said, "Your Lord’s original words certainly weren’t ’endless chattering,’ ’annoying people.’
"Those words are probably what you wanted to say."
Du Xiong was taken aback, then quickly said, "It means the same thing; I just put it more strongly."
"The same?"
Chen Long shook his head, "That’s not the same at all. Just a reminder for you not to make such mistakes again in the future."
After saying this, Chen Long walked step by step to the high platform, where the Little Ming King was warmly interacting with his cult members. Suddenly, Chen Long approached and whispered something into the ear of the Little Ming King.
The Little Ming King immediately became furious and said, "I’m in the middle of heartfelt discussions with the cult members, and you want to stop me? What’s your intention, what are you planning?"
Seeing the Little Ming King in this manner, Chen Long found himself temporarily at a loss for words.
The Little Ming King glared at him and said, "I haven’t dealt with your betrayal with Du Zundao yet, and now you’re trying to lecture me?"
The Little Ming King, seeing the fervor of the cult members, felt powerful again. Seeing the once-betrayed Chen Long, old and new grudges erupted, glaring as if he wanted to swallow Chen Long whole.
Being an old hand, unlike the rash Du Xiong, Chen Long, seeing the Little Ming King’s aggressive demeanor, remained calm and, with a smile, said to Han Ling’er at the side, "Saintess, it’s Shaoxia Chen’s words. The enemy could attack at any time, and we can’t let everyone be exposed to the enemy’s onslaught like this."
After saying this, although the Little Ming King wanted to say more, Han Ling’er immediately stepped forward and said, "Brother, that’s enough. It’s time to lead everyone to safety."
