Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 466 - 445: One More Update

Chapter 466: Chapter 445: One More Update

"Indeed, Marquis, having defended the Northwest Border for many years, you must know something about those different kinds from beyond the Northern Border. It’s true that in recent years, these beings have been rarely active around Nanzheng’s border, but I’ve heard that not long ago, there was a conflict between border soldiers and those beings." Master Ling Yi told the Marquis of Zhenbei not solely because of his status, but also because he needed to understand the current situation in Ghoul Ravine.

"Are you referring to the people from Ghoul Ravine?" The Marquis of Zhenbei suddenly realized, "I have heard of them many years ago, fortunately, the Crown Prince’s foresight led to the deployment of the Fire Order Squad amongst the border soldiers, employing their hunting spells to protect us from those monsters."

Master Ling Yi nodded, seeing the Marquis’s reaction, he chose not to say more.

"Mage, is there anything I can assist you with?" The Marquis, under the pretext of offering help, casually inquired.

The Marquis believed his dealings to be secret, especially those concerning Ghoul Ravine, without a single slip; his inquiry now was entirely natural. Moreover, given the relationship between the Wen Family and Qiandao Temple, he supposed he should make this visit.

"Thank you, Marquis, for your kind intentions. Qiandao Temple is grateful, but this mission to capture is highly dangerous, and the brothers of our temple should suffice." Master Ling Yi spoke, seemingly having prepared his refusal, leaving no room for the Marquis to interject further.

The Marquis of Zhenbei was taken aback. Without insisting, he politely said a few words, and seeing that Master Ling Yi had no intention of detaining him, he then stood up to take his leave.

"Marquis, have you ever seen a mage cast spells?" As the Marquis stepped out, his trusted aide suddenly spoke up.

The Marquis, already dissatisfied in his heart, stifling a breath of air, had received an answer about capturing the different kinds, clearly not what he was looking for. Seeing his aide speak up, he looked at him with some curiosity.

Seeing this, the aide harbored his own doubts, and besides, his Marquis had dealings with the people of Ghoul Ravine.

"Marquis, in my youth, I mingled amongst the disciples of Qiandao Temple, and I know some of the basic spells. As I got older, my already weak abilities faded, which is why I chose a different livelihood."

"What have you noticed?" The Marquis was not in a hurry, and he glanced at the Formation laid down by the mages of Qiandao Temple behind him. Knowing a bit about formations, he couldn’t discern anything amiss.

"These formations are potent killing moves; it seems that Qiandao Temple is determined to annihilate," the aide did not conceal his thoughts, and shared his views on the formations. "Marquis, take a look, these formations appear to be ordinary Maze Formations on the surface, but so many Maze Formations are nested within a larger formation. The blue smoke within it is tinged with the color of Blue-Green, indicative of a Magic Artifact’s unique enhancement."

The Marquis of Zhenbei was stunned. Annihilation?

But the prophecy still had some days to come; now there wasn’t the slightest sign of it — why would Qiandao Temple be so determined to annihilate?

The aide knew of the Marquis’s dealings with Ghoul Ravine, and he spoke up precisely because of this.

"Marquis, it seems that Qiandao Temple intends to capture all remnants of Ghoul Ravine who have yet to emerge. Given that, it’s not hard to deduce that the people we are meant to meet are of very high status."

The Marquis of Zhenbei paused slightly. The Ravine Master of Ghoul Ravine had already left the border; who could hold a more esteemed status than the Ravine Master?

Could it be that Master Ling Yi was not well informed and unaware that the Master of Ghoul Ravine had already passed through the border? Impossible, the Marquis of Zhenbei was somewhat familiar with the capabilities of Qiandao Temple; they wouldn’t make such a significant oversight.

The Marquis of Zhenbei recalled the Master of Ghoul Ravine’s departure through the border, with two letters instructing him to meet with the remaining people.

Therefore, among these people we are to meet, there is someone of utmost importance. The Marquis of Zhenbei had already figured out the answer, and the trusted aide following behind also understood the Marquis’s expression at that moment.

"Marquis, the people we went to meet have returned to the military camp, not having met up with Yu Xia’s people, because Qiandao Temple’s people are everywhere, so we didn’t dare to act rashly."

"Marquis, what shall we do now?" Another trusted aide, General Lin, had already taken a step forward, looking towards the Marquis of Zhenbei.

The Marquis of Zhenbei was still immersed in his own thoughts, as if something was about to leap out of his brain, but at the moment, he couldn’t grasp even a hint of it, and this made his thoughts all the more jumbled.

"Marquis, should we also leave some people behind?" Another trusted aide anxiously glanced around. The boundary stretched from the narrow gap between two mountains all the way to the outside of the border, all occupied by Qiandao Temple’s people, as if a Heavenly Net Earth Trap had been laid. Even if the people of Ghoul Ravine had extraordinary abilities, in such circumstances, they likely wouldn’t be able to escape.

"No need to rush—" the Marquis of Zhenbei said, his mind a tangled mess, as if there was something very important that he just couldn’t grasp.

"Brother Juxian is right, the encirclement is watertight, they are truly intent on leaving the other party with no way out. What deep-seated hatred is this?" They had not heard of any enmity between Qiandao Temple and Ghoul Ravine.

Suddenly, the Marquis of Zhenbei lifted his head. If there was enmity between Qiandao Temple and Ghoul Ravine, it could only be about the prophecy. For so many years, Ghoul Ravine had long been driven out of Nanzheng, and even sightings at the border had been rare.

Yes, the prophecy, the prophecy mentioned a person from the Imperial Advisor. Could it be that this person was in Ghoul Ravine?

And, among these remaining people.

All at once, as if he had worked out all the critical points, the Marquis of Zhenbei thought about why the Master of Ghoul Ravine would take such a huge risk to enter Nanzheng, and why two out of the three elders went there. It was a large-scale incursion into Nanzheng, the first in years. Did the Master of Ghoul Ravine learn about the prophecy and find this someone from the Imperial Advisor?

Suddenly, the Marquis of Zhenbei grabbed the arm of a trusted aide next to him. The others immediately felt a chill emanating from the Marquis of Zhenbei, and they did not dare to say more.

"Let’s head back, send a few reliable men to keep an eye on every move made by Qiandao Temple." While walking back, the Marquis of Zhenbei did not even feel the howling northern wind or the piercing ice pellets scraping his face.

If, if Ghoul Ravine truly had someone from the Imperial Advisor, then with this person, Nanzheng would be theirs, the Wen Family’s.

At the moment, this thought occupied the Marquis of Zhenbei’s entire mind. Hadn’t the ancestors of the Zheng Royal Family also seized someone from the Imperial Advisor to ascend to the throne?

The party made their way back through the wind and snow with difficulty.

Meanwhile, another group of people was rushing towards the Northwest Border at the fastest speed. Having crossed Weixing Mountain and having traveled northwards for two days, Ju Nanyi had caught up with the Fire Order Squad.

"Sir, it is said that Qiandao Temple has already sent fifty to sixty mages." So what were they doing there? Serving as cannon fodder?

Ju Nanyi did not answer, as always, he kept urging his horse forward. The secret letter from the Crown Prince had shocked him. The Imperial Advisor? This thing that he did not believe in his previous life, it was not surprising for it to appear in this life.

However, he never believed in it; he had killed everyone from Qiandao Temple and did not know who the so-called Imperial Advisor really was, so he killed them all, but still, the throne was not secured.

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