Chapter 269: Chapter 141: The Miao Family Snatches Food from the Tiger’s Mouth, Testing Medicine Again_2
“At most two more days…”
“The army of the Miao Family from Chenguan Prefecture will arrive at the territory of Changping Prefecture.”
A servant of the Luo Family, clad in gray, silently walked in and quietly reported this information.
“Chenguan Prefecture?”
“The Miao Family?”
Hearing these words, Luo Ping couldn’t help but put down the document in his hand.
He gazed silently into the distance.
His brows also involuntarily furrowed.
At this time, the Miao Family from Chenguan Prefecture, close to Changping Prefecture, chose to send out troops.
What their true intentions were didn’t need to be stated, for everyone understood them well.
He waved his hand, dismissing the person in front of him.
Luo Ping, with a somewhat helpless expression, then said softly to the person beside him, Lu Jun, “Lu Family Patriarch, the scenario you had previously envisioned, it has finally come to pass…”
Hearing this, Lu Jun also couldn’t help but put down the document in his hand.
He slightly lifted his head and said to Luo Ping before him, “Now, the situation in the Da Feng Dynasty is gradually becoming clear. Small family forces are progressively being wiped out, and those that have survived are basically those with certain strengths in their hands.”
“The territory of Changping Prefecture may not be large.”
“But it has managed to attract the attention of almost all forces within the Da Feng Dynasty.”
“During the attack on Changping Prefecture, other family forces will participate, and some may even intercept us.”
“All these were within my expectations.”
“But what I did not foresee was that it would be the Miao Family from Chenguan Prefecture…”
Luo Ping asked with some puzzlement, “Could it be that there is something special about the Miao Family?”
Lu Jun replied calmly, “Just a few days ago, the Miao Family from Chenguan Prefecture had already gathered no less than five hundred thousand well-armored elites, stockpiling them at the border of Changli Prefecture. It seems they were waiting for the two major families in Changli Prefecture to wage war, then take the stable Changli Prefecture by storm.”
“Then they would gradually devour Changli Prefecture entirely.”
“However, what was unexpected…”
“…is that the Miao Family from Chenguan Prefecture would choose to temporarily ignore the situation in Changli Prefecture and instead get involved in our conflict here.”
…
As Lu Jun’s words gradually faded away.
This large room also began to fall into an eerie silence.
“If we increase the deployment of troops, would it be possible to keep the Miao Family from Chenguan Prefecture outside of Changping Prefecture?”
After a prolonged silence.
Luo Ping suddenly asked Lu Jun in a low voice beside him.
“Difficult…”
Lu Jun heaved a small sigh and then said, “The Miao Family’s more than two hundred thousand well-armored elites from Chenguan Prefecture are already on their way, and it would take them no more than three days to reach Changping Prefecture. If we wanted to stop those well-armored elites from the Miao Family outside Changping Prefecture, we would need to mobilize a large number of troops.”
“And if Luo Yong’s troops were moved, the pace of our assault on Changping Prefecture would slow down.”
“Once this pace slows, it gives other family powers the opportunity to participate.”
“Therefore, we are only left with these two options.”
“One is to block the Miao Family’s massive army outside of Changping Prefecture, but then the Luo Family would also lose the best opportunity to take the land of Changping Prefecture.”
“The other is to choose to share the territory of Changping Prefecture with the Miao Family from Chenguan Prefecture.”
“Ultimately, which one to choose…”
“All depends on the thoughts of the Luo Family Patriarch.”
“However, if it were up to me, I would choose the latter.”
Luo Ping furrowed his brows tightly, growing more hesitant in his heart.
The gateway to the territory of Changping Prefecture was opened by the Luo Family.
The Miao Family from Chenguan Prefecture, like a beast snatching its prey, was particularly displeasing to Luo Ping.
However, no matter how displeased Luo Ping was.
It seemed he could only choose the second option.
After all, one choice was to harm others but not benefit oneself, while the other was to divide up the territory of the six counties of Changping Prefecture together.
Which to choose, Luo Ping had long made up his mind.
“Alas.”
Luo Ping sighed softly, then his face adopted a somewhat helpless expression as he said, “Given the current situation, we can only strive to attack the land of Changping Prefecture. Even if some of it is seized by the Miao Family from Chenguan Prefecture, it seems we inevitably have to resign ourselves to that…”
Hearing this, Lu Jun seemed quite satisfied as he nodded his head.
Growing one’s own strength is the ultimate reality.
Actions that harm oneself and benefit no one should also be avoided whenever possible.
As for the Miao Family from Chenguan Prefecture?
The Luo Family would certainly remember this series of actions by the Miao Family.
If there was no opportunity, then so be it.
If there was an opportunity, the Luo Family would certainly crush the Miao Family from Chenguan Prefecture mercilessly.
…
Deep within the Luo Family Ancestral Land in Qingshi City,
there was a mysterious courtyard exuding an ancient charm.
At this moment, Luo Changfeng was sitting quietly under a Stone Pavilion.
In his hands, he silently fiddled with three scarlet Qi-Blood Elixirs that looked identical but were, in fact, each unique.
Since the last successful production of Qi-Blood Elixirs,
his success rate in making them had greatly improved.
After experimenting with the combination of spiritual medicines over three hundred times,
he finally crafted three different types of Qi-Blood Elixirs.
“Bring in three test subjects…”
Setting those three Qi-Blood Elixirs on the stone table, Luo Changfeng suddenly told the hidden figure known as Abyss in a low voice.
The figure code-named Abyss did not respond verbally.
He simply nodded quietly and then vanished from Luo Changfeng’s sight.
Approximately the time it takes to drink a few cups of tea,
Abyss, along with three other Shadow Guards whose cultivation had reached the Intermediate Stage of Viscera Refinement,
silently brought in two cultivators at the Intermediate Stage of Viscera Refinement and one at the Initial Stage of Viscera Refinement, akin to dragging animals.