Chapter 99 99: Alone
Chapter 99 99: Alone
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Ming Yu, the fierce Eldest Princess of the Sky Dynasty was said to be the most talented amongst the Emperor's Children. It was said that if she wasn't a girl, she would've already been selected for the Throne.
Unfortunately, the Sky Dynasty only selected the male heirs for the crown.
Despite not even having a chance for the throne, Ming Yu worked for the Dynasty, not caring. It was as if she just wanted to pursue strength above everything else, not caring about the reigns of a Dynasty.
In any case, the current Crown Prince was her dear brother, who she cherished the most. On the other hand, Third Prince Ming Yan was from a different mother, which was why she wasn't that close to him.
It was also because of that realm, she felt really strange to receive a sudden message from Ming Yan out of nowhere.
"He wants to meet at a time like this?" She couldn't help but ponder the meaning of this.
However, in the end, she agreed.
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"She agreed to meet me. I can go meet her whenever I want. But are you sure that it'll work?" Ming Yan asked Xu Shan, still somewhat hesitant.
"If you don't think it'll work, then you don't have to follow the plan," Xu Shan responded. "You can just wait for your brother to become the Emperor."
Xu Shan was comfortably sitting on the throne, playing with his reward that was given to him in advance.
Everything was moving smoothly. Moreover, thanks to his informant in the Sky Dynasty, Xu Shan had managed to confirm that Qin Ye was still unaware about any changes in the future.
That was to be expected as well, since he couldn't actively check the new future everytime. It came at the cost of his own life after all.
So unless he was informed of some problems in the plan, from the Sky Dynasty's side, the chances of him checking anytime soon were unlikely.
p?nd?---no??1,?o? As for the information from Sky Dynasty about the problem, Xu Shan already cut off that source!
Because of his presence here, Ming Yan didn't inform the Qin Dynasty or Sky Dynasty about the changes in plan.
Just to be safe, Xu Shan even messed a little with the communication orb that Ming Yan had, allowing him to contact the Qin Dynasty. Because of that, Ming Yan couldn't inform Qin Dynasty even if he wanted. However, the young prince didn't know anything about it.
Despite preparing everything, Xu Shan knew that he had to act fast if he wanted to avoid any unnecessary troubles that could pop up in the future.
"I-i trust you..." Ming Yan exclaimed.
According to the plan he was told, they were going to poison the Princess, and blame it on someone else. That way, the Princess was going to fall, which was going to force the Crown Prince to come lead the Second Army personally. And that was the opportunity to kill him.
At least that's the plan he thought was...
"We can leave at any time. But is it right to leave the battlefield for so long? What if the enemies attack our forces?" Ming Yan further inquired.
"Don't worry. The Eternal Dynasty won't be attacking. It's all according to Emperor Qin's estimates. They'll be more concerned with stabilizing the situation in the Royal City first. We have time."
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Back in the Royal Palace of the Estel Kingdom, the King had an uncertain expression on his face, as he exclaimed in an unnatural tone.
"What do you mean we won't be attacking and recapturing the other cities?"
Not just him, but the other Ministers were also stunned. Now was the right time for them to counter and take back the cities that they had lost. But they weren't going to do that? Why? He couldn't understand.
Ye Han sat silently, in a different throne. His expressions didn't falter. Even he didn't know why they weren't attacking. However, he just did as he was informed in the letter by Xu Shan.
According to the letter, they were to stay still for the time being.
"We will take the cities back when the time comes. However, now isn't the time."
He simply spoke one sentence before standing up. "We still need a few more preparations that will take a few more days."
After speaking, he walked out of the Royal Court of the Kingdom, returning to the Ship.
However, when he was on the ship, he gazed in the distant sky, muttering to himself, "I wonder what you're trying to do. But I'm quite curious..."
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"Argh, Why are there so many cities that are in trouble? At this rate, we'll never be free to join the battlefield!"
Chen Hao appeared quite frustrated. He had been saving various cities from the bandits that tried to take advantage of the situation. However, there was no end to it! It was as if this was a problem all over the Dynasty now that they were at the war.
He thought it was only to be the problem of one or two cities and that they could go to the battlefield soon, but there was no end at sight.
If there was one person who was more frustrated than him, it was his daughter Chen Rouyin.
"Father, there is no end to it! We should leave and join the main battlefield instead! The Imperial Army might need us!"
For some reason, she appeared even more impatient, even though she was the first person to ask for this.
"Do you think we can leave at this point? We asked for this and we have to do this!" Chen Huo retorted.
"What about me? I can join the Imperial Army and ask them to allow us back?!" She asked, as her eyes revealed a strange glint which she soon hid.
Chen Huo shook his head. "I'm not letting you go to the battlefield alone. It's too dangerous!"
He simply didn't even listen to his daughter, only sending her back. However, he didn't know that his daughter was more insistent.
While he was busy elsewhere, his daughter secretly snuck out of the ship, advancing alone toward the battlefield.