Chapter 411: Three Kingdoms Divide Wei_2
"Let's not worry about this for now. The emperor of Wei is dead, which might not be a bad thing for us. Immediately redeploy the troops from the Zhao state border. This juicy opportunity, we cannot miss..."
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The Five Great Dynasties have dominated the continent for hundreds of years.
No one anticipated that the mighty Wei Country would be the first to exit the stage.
After the emperor of Wei died, Chu Country immediately abandoned its attack on Daxia and instead invaded Wei Country, capturing several cities within a few days.
Qi Country also acted quickly, annexing several small countries between them and continuing southward to invade Wei territory.
This war began with Wei Country's invasion of Xia and ended with Xia, Chu, and Qi countries partitioning Wei.
After the death of the emperor of Wei, the Wei army lost all morale. Wherever the three countries went, most of the cities surrendered without resistance, opening their gates...
In this war, Daxia was undoubtedly the country that reaped the most benefits.
After seizing Wei's fortune, the Xia Emperor suddenly became the foremost figure on the continent.
Daxia occupied the most territory of Wei Country.
Qi and Chu countries also gained significantly; Daxia took half of Wei's land, while Qi and Chu nearly split the other half evenly.
Because Zhao does not border Wei, it could not partake in this affair.
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Chang'an.
Following the battle of Yi State, Li Nuo returned to Chang'an with Jiaren and the others.
Jiaren and Anning were concerned about their children. After the crisis in Daxia was resolved, they stayed here for a few days before rushing back to Zhao Country.
The master and the two senior uncles led the disciples back to Sanqing Mountain, and Master Taixu also returned to Shu Mountain. They had agreed to descend the mountains for the purpose of defending Daxia.
Now that Daxia had transformed from being invaded to being the invader, they had no reason or need to act.
After the death of the emperor of Wei, the Wei army, which confronted the Revolutionary Army, surrendered. Even the few Semi-Saints of Wei also expressed their willingness to submit to Daxia.
Other than surrendering, they had no other choice.
The Emperor of Daxia had become the continent's strongest; even on Wei's land, he could easily annihilate them.
The countries of Yu and Liang, adjacent to Yue Country, have now become Daxia's Yu State and Liang State. These small countries existed as buffers for the great powers, but now that the great powers need no buffers, they were swallowed up one by one.
On the entire continent, only four countries remain: Xia, Chu, Qi, and Zhao.
Among them, in terms of territory, Daxia is undeniably the largest. In a very short time, Daxia rose from being at the bottom of the Five Great Dynasties to the top.
The appearance of the people in Chang'an was markedly different from before.
The shadow that had hung over the people's hearts was dispelled. People walked the streets upright and proud; from the court to the common folk, almost everyone was discussing Daxia's eventual unification of the world.
Criticism of the current emperor vanished without a trace.
Even the academy's teachers and students, who never gave face to the court or the emperor, changed their tune. They began composing poems and songs praising him, without once mentioning past grievances...
In just one day, the current emperor's reputation transformed from that of an incompetent tyrant to a capable wise ruler.
It was only then that Li Nuo realized that the emperor's so-called seclusion in pursuit of immortality was actually a ruse.
He deceived everyone, ostensibly retreating to understand the Path of Immortality, but in truth, he was secretly cultivating the Martial Path.
Members of the Imperial Family are inherently burdened with national fortune and typically lack martial talent.
Yet he, as a member of the royal family, possessed extraordinary martial talent, becoming a Martial Path Half-Saint at sixty years old. Even among martial artists, this is a talent seen only once in a century.
His first public display of martial prowess was before tens of thousands of troops of two countries, where he, with his Semi-Saint cultivation, decapitated the emperor of Wei...
As an emperor, such patience commands respect.
The reversal of Daxia's situation left Li Nuo with a strange feeling.
In his previous life, he had read countless web novels. Logically, shouldn't transmigrators be the main characters? Moreover, he possessed a golden cheat like the Law Code. Typically, in a storyline, in the critical moment when Daxia is on the brink of destruction, he single-handedly turns the tide, saving the populace from suffering and becoming the savior of Daxia...
But in reality, he did not feel much involvement in the overall event.
Although he managed to pin down Wei and Chu through the Revolutionary Army, forcing them to redeploy their troops and relieve the frontline pressure, achieving some accomplishments...
Compared to the emperor's sixty years of patience, culminating in the assassination of Wei's emperor, making Daxia turn from defense to offense, and orchestrating a grand scheme with the Lifespan Extension Pill, leaving the other countries without emperors and turning countless nobles into dust, altering the entire continental landscape, his contributions seemed minuscule...
If there were truly a main character in this world, it definitely wasn't him.
Since transmigrating to this world, whatever he did always drew attention, from becoming the Six Subjects' Scholar to assisting the empress's enthronement, to orchestrating the downfall of a millennium-old family like a toy, and forming the Revolutionary Army, igniting a spark in this world...
But compared to that person's achievements, Li Nuo couldn't help but feel a sense of defeat.
At this moment, Li Nuo suddenly became extremely curious about the person behind the scenes orchestrating all this, and providing the emperor and the emperor of Wei with the Lifespan Extension Pill.
With the emperor of Wei dead, this matter would likely only be known to the emperor.
As he slowly stepped into the Li Mansion, Li Nuo saw a figure sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, looking up at the sky.
Li Nuo also glanced up; aside from a few white clouds, there was nothing in the sky.
Lately, his father often stared blankly at the sky alone.
Li Nuo had never seen him like this before.
These past few months, he hadn't seen him much, and now he had more white hairs at his temples.
This was the first time Li Nuo noticed a hint of old age in him.
Li Nuo walked over slowly and said softly, "Father..."
Li Xuanjing withdrew his gaze from the sky and looked at Li Nuo, asking, "Housekeeper Wu said you quarreled with Yiren?"
Li Nuo smiled slightly and said, "Just a little fight, I'll coax her later."
Yiren was upset with him because Phoenix was ahead of her.
She wanted the most magnificent wedding, and she had even meticulously selected the date. The wedding wouldn't be until the end of the year, so she had to keep giving way...
Looking at his father's white hair, Li Nuo pondered and ultimately did not transfer life span to him.
Not because he was reluctant, but due to his father's different status. Senior Dongfang, Master Taixu, and his master and senior uncles were all Semi-Saints. The changes in their appearance wouldn't attract much suspicion, and Li Nuo had informed them to strictly keep it confidential.
His father often met with the emperor, and if he suddenly became younger, it wouldn't escape the emperor's notice.
If the emperor ever abdicates, Li Nuo wouldn't mind extending his father's life by decades.
But as the continent's strongest, even Li Nuo couldn't be his match. Knowing that he could extend life without the Lifespan Extension Pill wasn't ideal for Li Nuo...
Only when he can handle all eventualities will he give his father more life span to make up for it.
Soon after Li Nuo left the Li Mansion, a figure appeared beside Li Xuanjing out of thin air.
The Xia Emperor took out a transparent glazed bottle from his sleeve, filled with a crimson liquid, and asked excitedly, "Can the essence blood of the emperor of Wei really extend my life by sixty years?"
Li Xuanjing nodded and said, "With my cultivation, I cannot refine the royal blood all at once and need to process it in batches, which will take quite some time..."
The Xia Emperor handed him the glazed bottle filled with essence blood and said, "Hurry with the refinement. I can feel that time passes more quickly for me now..."
Li Xuanjing replied, "Your Majesty carries the fortunes of two countries; it's a normal occurrence."
The Emperor said, "I bear the fortunes of two countries, and with time slipping away from me more rapidly... I hear that Li Yun has already developed some formidable battle array weapons..."