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Lu Chen, unable to vent his anger on Yun Xianxian, directed all of it towards Chen Wanrong and Lin Wanyun. During the time Chen Wanrong and Lin Wanyun returned to the Mysterious Moon Palace, they were repeatedly humiliated by Lu Chen.

Several days later, Chen Wanrong and Lin Wanyun left Great Xia, thoroughly satisfied.

After their departure, the war between Great Xia and Great Jue was about to commence.

The procedure for declaring war on Great Jue was the same as that for Great Wu, beginning with the issuance of a proclamation of conquest. The proclamation conveniently used Great Jue and the Barbarian Tribe as grounds for declaring war.

Before the establishment of the Dayue Dynasty, the region had suffered greatly from the depredations of the Barbarian Tribe. The common folk living in Great Jue had endured tremendous suffering.

Even after the founding of the Dayue Dynasty, the Barbarian Tribe still raided the south from time to time. Great Jue and the Barbarian Tribe had a deep-seated enmity. It was only after the Yue Emperor ascended to the throne that such frequent raids ceased.

But the hatred had already been embedded in the hearts of the people of Great Jue. Now that the Yue Emperor had not only failed to annihilate the Barbarian Tribe during his military campaigns but had also integrated them into Great Jue and even appointed their Goddess as the State Preceptor of Great Jue, discontent was brewing among a significant part of the populace of Great Jue.

This situation was bound to stir discontent among a substantial portion of the common folk of Great Jue.

As Great Xia too had suffered from raids by the Barbarian Tribe, it was well-positioned to appeal to the moral high ground and incite opposition against the Dayue Dynasty among the people of Great Jue.

Once Great Xia's proclamation of conquest was issued, and with the manipulation of the Brocade Guard, it quickly became known to the people of Great Jue.

The proclamation indeed resonated with many in Great Jue, who questioned why their well-ordered dynasty should ally with those unwashed barbarians.

Suddenly, Great Jue was in turmoil.

Meanwhile.

In the chambers of the Empress.

Inside the room, the flickering candlelight cast shadows on the Yue Emperor's sideways face, revealing her grim and aloof expression.

Just then, a clear, enchanting voice appeared at the chamber window, "Hehehe, Your Majesty's expression is truly terrifying. I wonder who has provoked you this time."

Upon hearing Mu Yunxi's voice, the Yue Emperor immediately released spiritual energy, turning the intelligence document in her hand to ashes.

"The Dayue Intelligence Agency has discovered that Lu Chen will personally lead the campaign in Great Xia's war against Great Jue."

At these words, Mu Yunxi paused slightly before a smile appeared on her face, "This must mean that even the heavens are helping us."
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"If we could kill Lu Chen..."

Before Mu Yunxi could finish, the Yue Emperor interrupted, "I have no intention of killing Lu Chen"

Hearing the Yue Emperor's firm tone, Mu Yunxi was taken aback.

She had not expected the Yue Emperor to say such a thing. For Great Jue, Great Xia was a formidable enemy, and its Emperor an even more daunting foe. Yet the Yue Emperor had no plans to kill him?

Mu Yunxi teased, "Could it be that Your Majesty has taken a liking to this Lu Chen?"

The Yue Emperor casually responded, "My affairs are none of your concern. I plan to capture Lu Chen and cripple his martial prowess."

The Yue Emperor had already decided that since Wu Junwan truly loved Lu Chen and they had already consummated their marriage, she would cripple Lu Chen and then give him to Wu Junwan as a favored consort. This way, it wouldn't harm the relationship between the two sisters.

Mu Yunxi then said, "Although I do not know what Your Majesty intends, I must remind you that this Lu Chen might not be a mere mortal. If we do not kill him, we might make a disastrous mistake."

The Yue Emperor insisted, "I do not wish to discuss this a second time."

Seeing that the Yue Emperor still insisted, Mu Yunxi said indifferently, "Well then, since Your Majesty is so fond of Lu Chen, if I capture him, I will leave him for Your Majesty as a male concubine."

The Yue Emperor did not say much, as long as Mu Yunxi did not kill Lu Chen.

Mu Yunxi continued, "This time, the four Celestials of the Daxia Dynasty are likely to take action, and the pressure on me is great."

The Yue Emperor said expressionlessly, "Didn't you say you were not afraid of the Celestials of Daxia?"

Mu Yunxi said lightly, "I am naturally not afraid of them, what I fear is that I might accidentally reveal my true strength, and then the Heavenly Dao would descend a Heavenly Tribulation on me."

"However, on the other hand, if we can eliminate the four Celestials of Daxia, we would essentially be destroying both the Daxia and Great Wu dynasties. After that, we just need to eliminate Great Qian to unify this world."

In Mu Yunxi's view, the Celestials were the highest combat power in this world. Without the Celestials, the remnants of the royal families of the Daxia Dynasty and Great Wu would be like lambs to the slaughter.

The only difficulty now seemed to be Great Qian. Though she had sent spies to Great Qian early on to gather information, the spies she sent ended up missing, and she still hadn't figured out exactly what the situation in Great Qian was.

The situation in Great Qian was somewhat strange, making Mu Yunxi feel somewhat endangered.

At this moment, Mu Yunxi had not yet anticipated that the real danger was not the land of Great Qian, but the impending arrival of Lu Chen.

The next day early in the morning, the Yue Emperor began a mobilization, starting to recruit a large number of reserve soldiers. The soldiers recruited later had not been trained in battle formations and certainly would not be going to the battlefield, but they still had a significant role. They could take charge of logistics, transporting supplies, and the like.

Despite the Daxia's proclamation for the conquest resonating with many of the people of Dayue, when the Yue Emperor announced the recruitment of soldiers, there were still many who volunteered to join the defense war against Daxia.

Even though the Barbarian Tribe was detestable, the people of Dayue did not want their dynasty to be occupied by another. In Dayue, they were still citizens of the Dayue Dynasty, first-class citizens, but if Dayue were to be destroyed in the future, they could well become second or even third-class citizens.

Soon, Dayue had assembled an army of 700,000. Lu Chen had not expected that Dayue could recruit so many soldiers in such a short time.

However, among these soldiers, only about 300,000 were capable of going into battle, so this was not much of a threat to Daxia.

Time flew by swiftly, and soon the day arrived when Lu Chen was to set off.

It was still dimly light, and the common people of Yan County spontaneously took to the streets, waiting for their Emperor to pass by on the main street.

The proclamation for the conquest of Dayue not only resonated with the people of Dayue, but also deeply outraged some people of Daxia.

After all, Daxia was frequently raided by the Barbarian Tribe, and the thought that Dayue had actually allied with the Barbarian Tribe made the people of Daxia see little difference between Dayue and the Barbarian Tribe.

Thus, their Emperor personally leading the campaign against Dayue was also a campaign against the Barbarian Tribe, and the people of Daxia naturally supported Lu Chen.

At that moment.

At the entrance of the Imperial Palace.

Lu Chen was ready to don his armor and mount his horse, while Mu Zixuan and the rest of his wives and concubines stood at the doorway, watching him with reluctant eyes.

Lu Chen, with a smile on his face, said, "Don't worry, my wives, I will be back soon."

"The battle between Daxia and Dayue won't take long!"

Lu Chen was so confident that the battle would not take long because he had learned from intelligence that Dayue planned to use battle formations to counter the Celestials. They intended to decide the outcome in one battle without wasting forces needlessly.

Thus, all the significant military forces of Dayue would be concentrated together; as long as Dayue's main force was defeated, the war could pretty much be considered over.

At this time, Wu Junwan looked at Lu Chen and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to go with you to Dayue."