Nine Princes Struggle for the Throne: The Mad Prince

Chapter 214 Unexpected Turn of Events: 5 Generals Seriously Injured

Japanese islands.

"Your Highness, this is news from the capital."

"This is a message from the Imperial Sword Sect."

Liu Shui took out two secret letters and placed them on Qin Wu's table.

Qin Wu took the secret letter, opened it, and read everything written in it at a glance.

"As expected, the Eastern Qin royal family also has hidden forces supporting them."

Qin Wu smiled faintly.

The first secret letter from the capital was delivered personally by Liu Feng.

He told Qin Wu that the mysterious force had secretly met with the Supreme Emperor, the War King, and the Emperor of Eastern Qin, and that it was the Qin Clan, the force behind Eastern Qin.

This confirmed Qin Wu's suspicions.

Indeed, the world is not as simple as it seems.

He had underestimated the various forces at play.

Fortunately, he always has a backup plan, otherwise he might have been caught off guard.

"Your Highness, could it be that a powerful force has emerged behind our Eastern Qin?"

After listening to Qin Wu's words, Liu Shui asked with some curiosity.

"Yes, it has appeared. It is an ancient clan, and this time the one who came is an ancient clan steward, whose cultivation level is also quite good, reaching the sixth realm Grandmaster."

Qin Wu did not hide the flow of water.

"For a mere steward to reach the sixth realm, these hidden forces are truly extraordinary."

The flowing water sighed.

However, the sixth realm is not considered strong for him; he can kill it even if he wants to.

"Indeed, these forces have existed for far too long, and their foundation is beyond our reach."

"However, the letter mentioned the millennium deadline and the deep sea. These need to be thoroughly investigated. When you return later, send a message to them to investigate this matter thoroughly. Also, inform the Imperial Sword Sect and ask them to investigate this matter as well."

Qin Wu sighed.

Whether it was a thousand-year period or the deep sea, this was the first time he had ever heard of it.

He wanted to know more.

"Your Highness, I have come here today with an important matter to report."

"Our people learned some information during the interrogation. The West Sea we are currently in is only the outermost part of the sea area, which is not very dangerous and relatively few treasures. Further west is the deep sea area, where there are countless treasures and countless powerful people."

“That man also threatened us, saying that if we didn’t let them go, their ancestor would never let us off when he returned.”

"Later, my subordinates interrogated him and found a secret room. It was recorded that the ancestor he mentioned might be a powerful terrestrial immortal who entered the deep sea after breaking through and reportedly joined a force."

Liu Shui relayed the information he had received.

"Oh? The deep sea? Besides this person, have you found anything out about the others?"

Qin Wu inquired.

He's now curious about what the deep sea is really like.

He longed for it, but he knew it wasn't the right time yet.

"No, that person is the third-class Japanese among the only three-class Japanese we have captured so far, but he doesn't know much."

"If we can capture second-class or first-class Japanese, we might be able to learn more secrets."

"If we can take down the Japanese imperial family, we might be able to find out what the deep sea is really like."

The flowing water shook its head helplessly.

Japan has a strict social hierarchy, with the upper three classes being extremely rare. The vast majority of them live in the imperial city in the center of Japan.

It's very difficult to capture someone like that; the only way is to take over the Japanese imperial city.

"Hmm, I understand. Go and send a message to Qi Ye and the others to speed up the takeover of Japan. I need to know as much intelligence as possible in the shortest amount of time."

After a moment of silence, Qin Wu decided to have his army speed up the process of conquering the entire Japanese kingdom.

"Yes."

Liu Shui accepted the order and immediately withdrew.

Upon receiving Qin Wu's orders, Qi Ye and his generals immediately divided their forces into several routes and launched a full-scale war against Japan.

In just one month, they reached the Japanese imperial city.

After several more sieges, they still failed to capture the Japanese imperial city.

The Japanese imperial city was home to a large number of Grandmaster-level experts, who directly halted the army's advance.

They also launched a surprise attack and destroyed a number of artillery pieces.

For a moment, the two sides were locked in a stalemate.

"Your Highness, Generals Qi Ye and Liu Qiu are seriously injured, while Generals Han Fu, Fu Hua, and Li Ziyu are slightly injured. The five generals request Your Highness's assistance."

A figure rushed into Qin Wu's residence and reported to Qin Wu.

"Oh? Of the five, two are seriously injured and three are slightly injured? What happened?"

Qin Wu slowly stood up.

These five were his strongest warriors, all possessing the strength of the eighth realm. Even a Grandmaster at the Perfect Realm couldn't defeat them if they joined forces, let alone seriously injure two and lightly injure the other three.

Moreover, all five of them were injured, which means that other generals were also injured or some of them died.

"Several powerful figures suddenly appeared in Japan. Although the five generals managed to defeat them by joining forces, they were also injured. Most importantly, they took out a treasure, and it was because of this treasure that Generals Qi Ye and Liu Qiu were seriously injured."

The messenger reported.

"Oh? It seems Japan has quite a few trump cards up its sleeve!"

"You may leave! I understand."

Qin Wu immediately dismissed the order.

He never expected that Japan would be able to produce the treasure that had seriously injured Qi Ye and Liu Qiu.

That treasure is definitely not simple.

"Flowing Water, come with me!"

Qin Wu said calmly.

The flowing water immediately appeared behind Qin Wu, and then Qin Wu's domain expanded, and the two of them disappeared directly from the mansion.

Half a day later.

Qin Wu brought the flowing water to the front-line military camp.

"This general pays homage to His Majesty."

Upon seeing Qin Wu appear, the generals immediately knelt on one knee and paid their respects.

"No need for formalities. How are Qi Ye and Liu Qiu's injuries?"

Qin Wu appeared and sat down in the main seat.

"Your Highness, their injuries have been suppressed, but their wounds are still not healing. The people of Poison Doctor Valley have been trying to find a solution."

"It was the Marquis of Zhenxi who spoke up."

Because of the previous battle, five generals were injured, and the army's morale has been greatly affected.

Although Japan also suffered considerable losses, it is clearly impossible for them to quickly capture the Japanese capital.

"Take me to see this."

Qin Wu didn't waste any words and directly ordered the Marquis of Zhenxi to lead the way.

"Your Majesty, please."

Marquis Zhenxi immediately stood up.

After a cup of tea, the group arrived at a basement.

Marquis Zhenxi was worried that Japanese assassins might try to kill them at this time. Qi Ye and Liu Qiu were currently completely powerless, and even Han Fu and the other two could only exert less than half of their peak strength.

In fact, it wasn't just Qi Ye and Liu Qiu who were seriously injured this time; all five of them were seriously injured.

However, in order to stabilize morale, the Marquis of Zhenxi had to tell the public that two people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

Moreover, this basement was dug out in secret.

Qin Wu only understood why he hadn't detected the presence of the five people in the military camp before when he arrived here.

It turned out that the five people were in the basement.

Moreover, Qi Ye and Liu Qiu had already fallen into a coma.

When Han Fu, Fu Hua, and Li Ziyu saw Qin Wu arrive, they wanted to get up and pay their respects.

"Lie down."

Seeing the three men's actions, Qin Wu reprimanded them.

Then he went to Qi Ye's side and began to examine Qi Ye's wounds.

"Heh, there's an artistic remnant on the wound. No wonder it can't heal. It seems the treasure the Japanese used this time is no ordinary item!"

Qin Wu instantly understood why the wounds of the others could not heal.

They were injured by the power of the terrestrial immortals' intent; as long as the power of the intent did not dissipate, the wounds could not heal.

Fortunately, this power of artistic conception is not strong.

Qin Wu's domain instantly expanded, enveloping the five people within it, and instantly erasing the power of intent from their wounds.

"Alright, take good care of yourself, you'll be fine soon."

"Tell me what happened! How did you get injured by the power of intent?"

After Qin Wu finished doing everything, he asked the question.

Fu Hua immediately told Qin Wu what had happened to them.

It turned out that they were injured by a one-time use treasure. Qi Ye and Liu Qiu were trying to protect them, which resulted in the two of them being seriously injured and almost dying on the spot.

All three of them were still seriously injured.

After listening, Qin Wu knew that it was an attack left behind by a terrestrial immortal, but the attack was not very strong.

Otherwise, none of the five of them would survive.

"Very well, I understand. Take a good rest during this time, and leave everything to me from now on."

"I also want to see how many such treasures they have."

Qin Wu became interested after hearing this; he was very interested in that treasure.

If he could also refine them, he could leave some life-saving trump cards for Qi Ye and the others, and avoid them suffering such severe injuries as this time.

You must know that these five people have been with him since childhood, and Qin Wu is unwilling to see any of them die in battle.