The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror
Chapter 352 - 158: The Fifth Demon God—The Destruction Ming King Appears! (End of the Month, Request for Monthly Tickets)_2

Chapter 352: Chapter 158: The Fifth Demon God—The Destruction Ming King Appears! (End of the Month, Request for Monthly Tickets)_2

The young man didn’t speak, silently waiting for her to regain her senses.

After a moment, the beautiful woman finally came around, "This isn’t the East Sea anymore, is it?"

"This is a warship of Jinghai Guard," Xu Qing said nonchalantly.

The beautiful woman: "You have already breached the East Sea."

Xu Qing: "That was just an appetizer; the real battle is yet to come. Alright, I have been patient and responded to you twice. Now, answer my questions honestly."

Thinking of last night’s experience, the beautiful woman didn’t dare to object.

Then they moved into the familiar interrogation session.

She had already witnessed Xu Qing’s methods, and didn’t deliberately hide anything, yet if Xu Qing didn’t ask, she wouldn’t volunteer any information.

Xu Qing first understood the basics, including the beautiful woman’s purpose to the East Sea, which was to request firearms from Fang Immortal Dao on behalf of the Sea Sand Gang.

On the other hand, the business between the Sea Sand Gang and the East Sea Gang was quite substantial, which was why the beautiful woman was treated well on the East Sea.

Moreover, she had just arrived at the East Sea; she heard that Dongming Princess was temporarily away from Dongming Island and the East Sea, so she didn’t visit the island but chose to wait on the ship.

Xu Qing instinctively felt that there were complex issues involved.

What did the Sea Sand Gang need firearms for?

Moreover, they were buying those small, highly agile types with enormous killing power.

Clearly, such firearms were unsuitable for naval battles, more fit for...

Xu Qing pondered deeply, feeling like he was being drawn into a massive vortex.

But he wasn’t afraid; he already had plenty of troubles, so one more or less made little difference.

Hearing Meng Yuxuan returning, he took out a Dan Pill for replenishing energy, popped it into the beautiful woman’s mouth, gave her some water, and then knocked her out.

The entire process was done very quickly.

After that, he went out to meet Meng Yuxuan.

Meng Yuxuan briefed him about the results of the battle.

Due to a shortage of manpower, they didn’t take any prisoners this time, instead they directly beheaded them, to use as a future report.

These were all standard procedures.

Besides, quite a few pirates had escaped.

Regarding the guards brought by the beautiful woman, obviously, some had escaped.

Nevertheless, with the beautiful woman missing, according to gang rules, even if these guards returned, they were facing a certain death. If they didn’t return, their families, well...

Xu Qing didn’t bother about these matters for now.

He even didn’t care if the guards revealed last night’s incidents after going back.

After all, it was a fact that the Sea Sand Gang’s guards had set the fire last night.

This would spread with those who escaped back to Dongming Island.

Similarly, Xu Qing’s mass killings on the ship were also hard to conceal. There were too many people on the ship.

This was something anticipated.

Moreover, even if he tried to hide it, the undercover agents from the Embroidered Guard planted by the court on Dongming Island would spread the news. The court wanted to make him a god, a deity punishing pirates and wokou!

Besides that, it was also meant to get Xu Qing to make enemies with the pirate groups of East Sea.

Only thus would the central authorities of the court feel at ease.

"Always thinking about balance will harm you," Xu Qing silently sneered to himself.

He knew this was the court’s usual way of using people, a balancing mechanism born from summarizing the gains and losses through dynasties.

Becoming too powerful locally, one could easily fragment central authority, leading into chaos.

That was the logic; however, applying it personally, naturally, he wouldn’t understand.

On the other hand, Meng Yuxuan’s focus was on the next part of the battle plan.

"Without the East Sea now, at least for a short while, there won’t be any maritime forces near Dongming Island that can threaten us. I have already dispatched the Vanguard Camp to land, dig trenches, and prepare for the upcoming major battle."

Pirates’ greatest strength is their swiftness and strong mobility.

Once on land, if the organized Official Army identifies them, the pirates’ biggest advantage disappears. Instead, their lack of discipline becomes a weakness.

Under a strict military formation, an individual’s martial prowess, unless very high, hardly impacts the battle.

Despite Xu Qing’s mass killings on the East Sea last night, if he were to get caught up among the formations of Meng Yuxuan’s Official Army, he would still stand little chance of survival.

Facing an organized military, guerrilla tactics and kite flying are the correct strategies for a Martial Arts Master like him.

The premise is that there aren’t any powerful experts on the other side to hold him back and encircle him.

Meng Yuxuan did not conceal any part of the grand military strategy.

Although speed is of the essence in warfare, after seizing the East Sea and gaining control over maritime rights, Meng Yuxuan had already taken the absolute initiative, hence he wasn’t in a rush to attack.

Additionally, the Embroidered Guard had already positioned undercover agents on the island to create internal chaos.

Meng Yuxuan needed to wait for the situation to ferment before striking a coordinated attack from inside and outside to crush them.

Xu Qing, on the other hand, sent someone to inform Feng Wu to prepare to come to Dongming Island.

Once the enemy’s forces were broken and control over the nearby seas secured, it would be time for the couple to head to Liubo Mountain to open the Xuantian Treasure Vault.

...

...

Dozens of miles away at sea, the Giant Whale Gang’s huge ships appeared.

A small boat approached.

This was a scout of the Giant Whale Gang.

Ren Tianyou and Red-haired Yan Kong received news about the Imperial Navy breaking the East Sea, and even got hold of the general details.

This news had already spread across Dongming Island, impossible to conceal anymore.

Red-haired Yan Kong exclaimed upon hearing the scout’s report.

"Master, what is wrong?" Ren Tianyou asked.

Although there were some grievances between him and Red-haired Yan Kong due to past issues with Xu Qing, they were generally still in a cooperative stage.

"Although Xu Gongming often takes risks, every risky move has a deeper purpose. If it’s just for the route to Lingnan, he wouldn’t need to risk himself going to the East Sea; behind it, there must definitely be a reason for his risk. Moreover, this move undoubtedly offends the East Sea Gang, which is harmful rather than beneficial for his business," Red-haired Yan Kong spoke earnestly.

Often, your enemy knows you best, especially those who turn against you from close by.

"What then is his purpose?"

Red-haired Yan Kong said solemnly, "Perhaps it’s the same as our target."

"You mean the mountain? How could he know about that?"

Without Yan Kong, Ren Tianyou himself wouldn’t even know about the mountain. Compared to the treasures within, he was more eager to obtain the secret techniques and elixirs inside.

Now with Xu Qing appearing as a competitor, he suddenly adopted a pessimistic outlook.

Indeed, Xu Qing was too unpredictable.

Though he had an Evil Monk by his side, somehow this evil didn’t seem to match up to the other.

Ren Tianyou inwardly criticized Red-haired Yan Kong; his professional ability in the Evil Path was inferior to others, how could he compete?

Red-haired Yan Kong said, "I’m not sure, but the possibility of this matter is very high, Gang Leader must be cautious."

"What should we do then?" Ren Tianyou asked.

Red-haired Yan Kong responded, "How about asking Duke Wei for help?"

Ren Tianyou’s expression changed, "Master, are you joking?"

Red-haired Yan Kong smiled, "Gang Leader, do you think you can leave the protection of Duke Wei Mansion now?"

"I can’t," Ren Tianyou said with a fallen face.

Red-haired Yan Kong said, "Knowing it’s impossible, yet going against the tide, isn’t that what a wise man would do? If it were Xu Gongming, he wouldn’t need a monk to say this. Moreover, it might even be Duke Wei himself seeking him out to help."

Ren Tianyou’s mouth twitched; although it sounded unbelievable, it was indeed something Xu Gongming could pull off.

Red-haired Yan Kong smiled slightly, talking about Evil Demons and heretics, he was a professional. After his careful analysis, he felt he had grasped some of Xu Qing’s thoughts, learning from the enemy to use their strategies against them.

This is the style of someone from the Demon Path.

Helplessly, Ren Tianyou followed the instructions of Red-haired Yan Kong and sought help from Duke Wei Mansion.

...

...

Jinhua Prefecture.

Mr. Wu, having received the news of the break-through of the East Sea, was playing chess with Master Qian. This time, he didn’t feign profundity with statements like "the youth have defeated the enemy."

He directly said, "Gongming left a letter, saying once the East Sea has been breached, to open it and act according to the plan."

Afterwards, Mr. Wu opened the letter, his expression unreadable, and instructed Master Qian, "Mr. Qian, go invite Sect Leader Gu over for a chat."

Even though Master Qian was curious about the content of the letter, since Mr. Wu did not allow him to see it, he couldn’t and thus went to find Gu Wuji.

Mr. Wu then repeatedly read the content of the letter, unable to restrain a smile,

"We’re going to make a fortune."