Chapter 935 Divergence

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The sound of heavy rain hitting the leaves came from outside the window. The night became even quieter. Du Wu stood by the window and looked at the Tunling Wood in the courtyard with rapt attention. The rain continued to drip down the thick leaves of the Tunling Wood.

The same city square, the same courtyard, the same window, the same spirit tree, everything was still the same, but the difference was the state of mind.

Back then, Du Wu defeated Ghost King Lie to enter Star City and seized half of Star Continent. This was the first time she lived in this courtyard. She was filled with high spirits. The spirit tree in the courtyard was almost withered, and the reverse spirit vein turned back into a normal spirit vein. Only then did the withered spirit tree germinate again.

Right now, the Tunling Wood that was bathed in the rain was full of vitality and pavilion was like a lid, while Du Wu, who was standing in front of the window, no longer had the spirit of wind, and the heroic aura between her eyebrows was completely restrained.

On that day, Du Wu did not listen to Liu Yong and Hou Xin's opinions, nor did she follow Zhao Gai's instructions. She led the main force of the Chongming Army back to Star City and gathered the garrison forces of the various cities along the way, increasing the number of troops from 120,000 to 160,000. Du Wu was reluctant to part with the hard-fought Xingchen Continent. She was unwilling to retreat back to Chongming Island, but she was not confident that she could defeat the powerful Chu Army. Therefore, she chose to compromise, shrink the front lines, gather the superior troops, and then ask Chongming Island for help. When the time was ripe, she would come back and eliminate the Chu Army.

After half a month, Du Wu finally managed to safely withdraw the main force back to Star City. However, she regretted that Sun Mou's 30,000 strong army had been completely annihilated. In addition, the news of Yuan Shi's death caused her to feel a little depressed. At this point, Hou Xin's four Diamonds had been completely destroyed. This was a heavy blow to the Chongming Army.

"Perhaps I should listen to Great Policy Qing!" Du Wu thought to herself, but quickly shook her head, "At that time, the Chu army had more troops than our side, so I'm really not confident in winning the final battle with all my might. This is the safest thing I can do now!"

Du Wu convinced herself. Her slightly knitted eyebrows stretched out and she regained her heroic appearance. She thought to herself, "Once the reinforcements from the two eldest brothers arrive, my Chongming Army will have an overwhelming advantage. There is no need to be afraid of the Chu Army anymore. With the strongest Golden General Hou Xin, I'm afraid that I won't be able to defeat the Chu Army. Hmph, Chu Jun, wait, I haven't lost yet!"

The sound of hurried footsteps came from the courtyard. A personal guard rushed in through the heavy rain and knocked on the door.

Du Wu frowned and unconsciously felt uneasy in her heart. It was already past the time when the people below would not knock on her door if it wasn't for a hundred thousand urgent matters.

Du Wu opened the door and the personal guard female cultivator bowed solemnly, "Under the main hall of the palace, Old General Hou asks His Highness to hurry to the meeting hall to discuss something important!"

Du Wu's expression changed. She quickly put on her armor and walked out of the door into the heavy rain. Ye Zhong also flashed out from nowhere and followed behind Du Wu like a shadow. An invisible wall of air formed around her body to block the heavy rain for Du Wu.

Du Wu hurriedly arrived at the meeting hall. She glanced around and found that all the higher-ups had arrived. Everyone's expressions were solemn and even filled with fear. She couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in her heart. She quickly walked to the main seat and sat down. She tried her best to remain calm and asked, "Elder Hou, what happened?"

Hou Xin's expression was extremely solemn as he said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, something is wrong!"

Even Hou Xin, who had always been as calm as a stone Buddha, said that something was wrong. It could be seen that something really was wrong. Du Wu's heart quickly sank.

"Your Royal Highness' army encountered an Immortal-less Wind in the Realm River. Almost all of them were annihilated. The whereabouts of the two princes are unknown!"

Hou Xin's words were like a thunderbolt on a clear day. Du Wu felt her ears buzzing and her mind went blank. She leaned against the back of the chair dejectedly and almost flipped backwards. Hou Xin and Liu Yong, who were beside her, hurriedly supported her with their hands.

However, Du Wu suddenly stood up. Her originally beautiful face was slightly twisted. She shouted sternly, "How is that possible? How could there be an immortal-free wind in the Realm River? Hou Xin, you dare to fool me!"

Du Wu's voice was fierce, but her voice was trembling. She knew that no one dared to joke like this, but she wished that Hou Xin's old face would blossom with a smile and tell herself that this was indeed a joke, or that she was dreaming now.

Hou Xin did not care about Du Wu's loss of manners. He had also lost his manners when he heard this news.

"Underneath the palace hall, the news is indeed correct. The two princes' fleet encountered an immortal-free wind on the Realm River and was completely annihilated!" Liu Yong secretly sighed.

Du Wu felt as if she had been drained of all her strength. She fell back into the chair and asked in a difficult voice, "How did you get the news?"

"The survivors of the troop carriers told me personally!" Liu Yong replied, "There are three ships that did not sink. There are more than 7,000 Chongming Army survivors on board. However, after the storm subsided, Chu Jun and Tao Fei Fei appeared with 50,000 Yudong Flag and captured them all!"

Hearing the word "Chu Jun", everyone present trembled. Du Wu's face turned pale as she said coldly, "How could Chu Jun appear so coincidentally? Could it be that the other party deliberately spread rumors to shake our morale?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Du Wu felt that it was unnecessary. With Liu Yong and the crowd present, how could they not have thought of this? Therefore, she changed her words and said, "Bring the messenger over!"

Liu Yong waved his hand and six Chongming soldiers were immediately brought in. All of them had panicked and tired expressions as they knelt on one knee and bowed to Du Wu.

Du Wu glanced at the six of them and shouted coldly, "Which team are you from?"

The six of them reported the names of their teams one after another. Without a doubt, these six people were all from the Chongming Army, but none of them were ordinary combat soldiers. One of them was a Black Iron General from the Black Tortoise Army.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?" Du Wu's heart sank to the bottom.

The six of them told the story in all directions. Although the others present had heard it once, they couldn't help but gasp when they heard it again. In a storm, the two hundred thousand troops had disappeared just like that.

Du Wu's face was ashen. The biggest reason she retreated back to Star City was because of Chongming Island's support. Right now, the 200,000 reinforcements of the two brothers were buried in the Realm River, and their backup was cut off. Could it be that the heavens are trying to destroy me, Du Wu?

The six Chongming Army soldiers did not dare to breathe out a single mouthful of air as they trembled and knelt on the ground.

Du Wu's pupils did not have the slightest focal length as she muttered, "No immortal wind, how could there be no immortal wind? How could Chu Jun appear without a prophet!"

The Black Iron Battle General Du Wu also asked himself and said with a grim tone, "It is indeed impossible for an Immortal-less wind to appear in the Realm River below the palace hall. Therefore … we suspect that the storm was caused by Chu Shaxing . Brothers have all privately rumored that Chu Shaxing really descended from the Heavenly Slaughter Star … If you have the ability to move against the Immortal-less Stortal Stortal Storm … everyone …"

The Black Iron Battle General didn't continue, but everyone guessed what he was going to say, and their backs felt cold!

Du Wu's expression changed drastically. A cold light flashed in her hand. The black iron general's head was different. Blood sprayed out several meters tall. The few people beside him were drenched in the sun, and they were so scared that they fell to the ground.

"Nonsense, shake my morale. You should be killed!" Du Wu scolded with a ferocious expression.

Everyone present felt their hearts tremble.

"Retreat! Don't spread the news about the Realm River. Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!" Du Wu shouted harshly.

The five Chongming Army soldiers nodded repeatedly and retreated. The corpses of the Black Iron Battle General were also dragged away.

Du Wu coldly swept her gaze across the upper echelons of the crowd before finally fixing her gaze on Liu Yong and slowing her expression, she said, "Da Ceqing, how many surviving Chongming troops have entered the city?"

Liu Yong replied, "Don't worry, Palace Master. All the survivors who have fled to Star City are under the strict supervision of my subordinates. There won't be any unfavorable news leaking out!"

Du Wu heaved a sigh of relief. It was Liu Yong who reassured her.

"To prevent any accidents, deal with all of these people!"

'"Deal with" Du Wu said calmly. It was as insignificant as washing her hands with tea. One had to know that there were nearly two thousand Chongming Army survivors who had fled here, but she was wiped out with just a single sentence.

Everyone present straightened their backs in awe!

Du Wu said indifferently, "Chu Jun released the prisoners on purpose. Obviously, he intentionally used these people's mouths to release information to shake our morale!"

"Palace Master is wise and decisive!" Zhao Gai hurriedly praised.

"However, paper can't wrap fire. Sooner or later, news will spread. We need to find a way to deal with it as soon as possible. What is Great Policy Qing's brilliant plan?" Du Wu turned around and asked.

Zhao Gai's expression was immediately awkward. He didn't get a good complexion when he flattered. Du Wu didn't seem to hear him and instead turned to Liu Yong to ask him the first question.

Liu Yong secretly sighed. Back then, if Du Wu had listened to him and taken advantage of Chu Jun's exhaustion to cut through the chaos in a decisive battle, how could she end up in this field? Even if she directly retreated to Chongming Island, it would not be the current situation.

"Difficult!" Liu Yong let out a long sigh and only said one word.

Du Wu's expression darkened as she said regretfully, "Back then, this palace should have listened to the Great Policy Qing. Could it be that there really is nothing I can do?"

Zhao Gai's cheeks instantly became a little hot because the speaker was unintentional and the listener was intentional. At that time, he was the leader of the anti-war faction who urged him to retreat. Now, Du Wu was clearly slapping himself in the face.

Hou Xin said in a deep voice, "Palace Master, please rest assured. Although there are no reinforcements, there are still 160,000 troops in Big Dipper City. Chu Jun will not be able to eat us. He will definitely protect Palace Master's safety. At worst, he will return to Chongming Island!"

Hearing this, Du Wu's heart relaxed a little. Not bad, she still had 160,000 troops. Who would win and who would lose was still undecided!

Liu Yong was silent. Although there were still 160,000 Chongming troops in Star City, this army was only a lone army. There was no longer any support from Chongming Island . As long as the Chu army surrounded the city, they would eventually be exhausted.

"Palace Master, retreat!" Liu Yong suddenly raised his head and said.

Hou Xin immediately frowned. Du Wu also frowned and said, "Retreat? Where to?"

"Cape City!" Liu Yong said resolutely, "Taking advantage of this opportunity, we should retreat to Cape City, which is near the Sea of No Immortals. We can either hide in the vast ocean, take a detour back to Chongming Island by sea, or go directly to Leiyu Island and Lianyue Continent!"

"I don't agree," Hou Xin said unhappily. "Liu Qing's cowardly thinking of escaping without fighting is undesirable!"