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If Jiaren and Anning hadn't known Zhiyi beforehand, and if Li Nuo suddenly had an identical son appear in Zhao Country, the development of things might not have gone so smoothly...

Li Nuo lay on the grass, with a little one crawling around by his side, listening to their voices nearby. This was probably the most leisurely time Li Nuo had since coming into this world.

The sky was azure and pure, with a few scattered white clouds drifting by.

At a certain moment, a black dot suddenly appeared among the white clouds.

The black dot quickly enlarged as a giant black bird descended from the sky, finally landing in an open space in the rear courtyard of the King Mansion.

The side of the bird's belly slowly opened, and a row of steps gradually extended downward.

Li Yun walked out of the cockpit on the bird's head, and a few envoys from Daxia also descended from the bird's belly.

Before Li Nuo could inquire, he urgently said: "Wei Country suddenly dispatched troops and captured Liang State. Daxia has officially declared war on Wei Country, and the court has sent me to lead the delegation to seek aid from Zhao Country..."

A moment later, in the Imperial Palace of Zhao Country.

In the Imperial Study Room.

Zhao Zhiyi had already changed into her Empress attire. She looked at Li Yun and the few envoys from Daxia, saying: "Rest assured, Daxia and Zhao Country have long since formed a treaty of alliance. If Daxia is in trouble, our Zhao Country will not stand by idly..."

The mutual assistance treaty between Daxia and Zhao Country has existed for a century.

Among the Five Great Dynasties, Daxia and Zhao Country are the weakest. Together, they are stronger than any of the other three countries. To secure their foothold on the continent, regardless of who's in power, both countries must abide by this treaty.

She had already summoned the courtiers to discuss matters.

The Minister of War was the first to arrive at the Imperial Study Room. A hint of surprise appeared on Li Nuo's face; the Ministry of War was the furthest from the Imperial Palace, yet the Minister of War was the first to arrive. Judging by the time, the messenger shouldn't even have left the Imperial Palace yet...

The Minister of War, with a solemn expression, stepped into the Imperial Study Room and immediately said: "Your Majesty, there is urgent news from the front line. Qi Country has suddenly stationed troops at the border of Ning Country and Sheng Country; they must be plotting something..."

Only then did Li Nuo learn that the Minister of War was not summoned but had come to report after receiving news from the border.

There is only Ning Country and Sheng Country between Qi Country and Zhao Country.

The national power of Ning Country and Sheng Country is not even as strong as Yue Country; Qi Country doesn't need to make a grand display to invade these two countries; sending a single Sixth Realm would be enough to eliminate them.

This is clearly aimed at Zhao Country.

Quickly, several important officials who were summoned arrived here.

"Wei Country invaded Daxia, and Qi Country stationed troops at our border; this cannot be a coincidence!"

"They must have planned it. If Zhao Country sends troops to assist Daxia, Qi Country will surely exploit the situation; Your Majesty, please think thrice!"

"We absolutely cannot dispatch troops hastily!"

...

The envoys who traveled over a thousand miles from Daxia to seek help walked out with faces full of disappointment.

It seems that Zhao Country's reinforcements cannot be counted on.

The national strength of Qi Country was already stronger than Zhao Country. Even if Zhao Country fully concentrated on defending itself, it would still struggle to protect itself. Diverting forces to Daxia now would be self-destruction, and Zhao Country cannot be blamed.

As Wei Country invades Daxia, Qi Country watches Zhao Country like a tiger eyeing its prey; the three-hundred-year peace on the continent has been utterly shattered.

King Zhao Mansion.

Li Yun looked at Li Nuo and asked, "Are you going to go back with me?"

Li Nuo nodded; he hadn't spent many good days yet, but he had to leave again. Although he felt regret, he was still an official of Daxia. How could he leisurely enjoy himself in another country when his own was in peril?

Jiaren and Anning didn't hesitate, saying in unison: "We'll go back with you!"

Li Nuo shook his head and said: "You should stay here for now."

The cultivation of the Fifth Realm, although not weak, was still just slightly stronger cannon fodder in the face of war.

At this time, a figure walking alongside Dongfang Xuan spoke: "Take this old man with you."

Li Nuo looked at this Martial Path Half-Saint from Wei Country. Wei Country invades Daxia, and yet as a Half-Saint of Wei Country, he was going back to Daxia with him?

Lately, this person was like a stubborn plaster stuck to Li Nuo, impossible to shake off.

Huang Yuan lightly coughed and said: "Though I am a man of Wei Country, in my heart, I oppose war and invasion. I'm well aware of Wei Country's strength; perhaps I could offer some help to you all..."

A moment later, on the plane back to Chang'an.

Huang Yuan was eloquent: "Daxia has been expanding its military strength over the past two years. From a manpower perspective, it doesn't fall too far behind Wei Country, but in terms of top-tier experts, there is a significant gap. Daxia's Six Great Families only have seven Semi-Saints, whereas Wei Country's Eight Great Martial Arts Families alone have eleven Semi-Saints. Furthermore, Wei Country has one each from the Mohist, Agricultural School, Military, and School of Cross and Vertical, making the Semi-Saints' number more than double that of Daxia…"

Li Yun listened to this Wei Country Half-Saint analyze the situation between the two countries and felt something strange.

He was a man of Wei Country, yet he referred to Wei Country and Daxia, not Dawei and Xia Country. Where did Li Nuo find this Half-Saint traitor?

Although the strength of a country isn't entirely determined by the number of Semi-Saints, having a larger number of top-tier experts can significantly influence the outcome of a war.

Judging by the overt strength, Daxia seems destined to be defeated.

Only a Semi-Saint can defeat a Semi-Saint. If all of Daxia's Semi-Saints were killed, even a one-for-one exchange would leave the remaining top-tier experts of the opposing side capable of crushing a nation without any Semi-Saints.

Li Nuo calculated that with fifteen Semi-Saints, averaging a lifespan of sixty years each, combined with the thirty years needed for each exchange of Yin Yang School Semi-Saints, without overestimating, it would take a hundred years to deplete the lifespan of one Semi-Saint, and a total of fifteen hundred years to deal with these Semi-Saints of Wei Country.

His current lifespan was far from adequate.

Moreover, a Semi-Saint from the Yin Yang School cannot directly reduce a peer's lifespan to zero, making them die on the spot.

These Semi-Saints could still live for ten days half a month after being deprived of their lifespan.

Unlike the Ximen brothers, whose cultivation and lifespan were directly correlated.

A Martial Path Half-Saint close to death is still a Semi-Saint, and likely a frenzied, reckless Semi-Saint...

The Yin Yang Technique of depriving lifespan is like a nuclear weapon.

It only possesses the greatest deterrence power before being used.

Once used, it only results in a dying, crazed Semi-Saint...

No one knows what irrational things he might do…

Soon after, aboard the plane back to Chang'an.

Li Nuo settled Huang Yuan at the Li Mansion and then headed to the Secretariat.

Ever since the news of Wei Country's invasion came through, the Secretariat has been in a flurry of activity, with departments compiling information and issuing countless orders continuously being processed here...

In the government office of the Director of Secretariat, Li Nuo once again saw the Left Prime Minister.

Since the news of the Wei Country's invasion reached them, the Director of the Secretariat's office had become incredibly hectic, with all departments consolidating the information and issuing endless orders…

Upon seeing the Left Prime Minister, Li Nuo hurried to him.

Without time for pleasantries, the Left Prime Minister immediately asked: "How many troops has Zhao Country pledged to send?"

Li Nuo shook his head and said: "Qi Country is deploying troops at the Zhao Country border, and Zhao Country is also mobilizing forces for defense. I'm afraid they have no spare capacity to assist Daxia…"

The Left Prime Minister sat down in the chair, the brightness on his face quickly dimming, and he slowly spoke: "Chu Country suddenly stationed troops at the border of Ning Country and Sheng Country; they must have ulterior motives..."

This situation felt hauntingly familiar to Li Nuo.

As early as six months ago, the Phoenix had already foreseen this result.

Daxia's situation was not yet dire, but even if it came to that, Li Nuo had the means to make the Emperor of Wei become a truly isolated monarch...

At the Li Mansion.

Huang Yuan strolled through the garden with his hands behind his back, admiring the flowers.

While analyzing the military strength of Wei Country, he had actually failed to account for one factor…

Himself.

He was from Wei Country and should stand with Wei against Daxia. However, after the matter in Yue Country, he changed his mind...

No matter if Wei Country conquered Daxia, it wouldn't bring him any real benefits. But, having experienced the matter of Yue Country, he had changed his mind…

(Also, more importantly, he didn't want to be enemies with this person.)

Even though Li Nuo can grant himself more lifespan, he can equally well strip him of his lifespan.

To him, besides Li Nuo, there was only one other person in the whole world he feared...

To this day, he doesn't even know what it was that this mysterious person forced him to ingest.

At this point, a scholarly middle-aged man entered the scene.

Huang Yuan turned around and took a glance, feeling an odd familiarity with the man despite meeting him for the first time.