Fantasy: Ten Dragons Compete for the Throne, I, the Villain, Choose to Play it Off

Chapter 34: The Conspiracy of Three Major Forces, Please Ask the Goddess of War for Assistance
"That's an acupoint related to the soul..."

The female war goddess explained, "If you had activated your Mind's Eye, you would have been able to sense the sneak attack and avoid it."

"To some extent, it allows us to anticipate the enemy's moves..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Linglong's eyes lit up, but then she felt somewhat disappointed.

Her talent wasn't as terrifying as the Goddess of War imagined. Her ability to open all nine orifices was entirely due to the system. It would be completely impossible for her to open the Mind-Body Aperture with her own talent.

However, after completing the system task, the system never made any further noise.

Thinking that both tasks were related to Li Qiye, Qin Linglong frowned and muttered to herself:

"Damn it, am I too far away from Li Qiye? It feels like the system is serving him specifically, but after he survived the life-or-death crisis, the system seems to have completed some kind of mission and just stopped appearing."

Just as she was wondering, a mechanical voice suddenly rang in her mind.

【Ding! 】

Upon hearing this voice, Qin Linglong's beautiful eyes were filled with joy.

She immediately focused her mind and saw a screen of light.

[System Task: The Eastern Jin Dynasty's massive military campaign and disruption of the northern border were actually premeditated. The Great Zhou Dynasty has already been infiltrated. The Tenth Prince, Li Qiye, is surrounded by danger. He is advised to be more vigilant, or his life may be in danger.]

[Successfully completing the task will unlock the Mind's Eye Aperture; failure will result in no reward.]

[Mission deadline: 10 days!]

This message is only to be known by three people other than you, and it must not be revealed to anyone else; otherwise, the mission will be considered a failure.

"what?!"

"Has the Great Zhou Dynasty been infiltrated by the Eastern Jin Dynasty?"

Qin Linglong's expression suddenly changed, her face filled with disbelief.

After carefully recalling the changes on the battlefield in the past few days, she finally realized what had happened.

The three top powers—the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Primordial Holy Land, and the Myriad Demon Palace—have seen a continuous emergence of powerful figures.

There were no fewer than ten experts at the eighth level of the Void Realm alone, forcing the Great Zhou Dynasty to send Void Realm experts to provide support.

However, no large-scale battle broke out; instead, there was more of a stalemate.

After all, the destructive power of a battle between such powerful individuals is immense.

The only major battle was a few days ago when my grandfather, Qin Rentu, was attacked in the valley and besieged by two experts at the Void Realm.

That battle was earth-shattering, with corpses strewn across the fields and dozens of mountains leveled to the ground.

However, the results were also obvious: one enemy expert at the Void Realm was killed and another was seriously injured, resulting in heavy losses for the enemy.

Apart from that battle, there have been no other battles between Void Realm experts.

"No wonder it's like this."

At this moment, Qin Linglong suddenly realized what was going on.

It turns out that these three major forces were waging war in the northern frontier, with powerful figures constantly appearing, all in order to restrain the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The Great Zhou Dynasty sent powerful figures here, and their attention was focused entirely on the northern frontier, thus reducing the number of powerful figures in the Imperial Mausoleum City.

It turns out their true purpose was to attack the imperial city of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"But what in the Imperial Mausoleum City could possibly warrant such a massive conflict from these three major powers?"

Qin Linglong was filled with confusion.

"Could it be that they're going to assassinate Emperor Li Xuanyuan?"

"The palace is heavily guarded and filled with powerful individuals; it's impossible for them to achieve this."

Qin Linglong had also heard her grandfather say that the entire palace was covered by a large array.

This formation has existed for tens of thousands of years, and it will immediately issue a warning as soon as a Void Realm expert gets close.

Moreover, His Majesty Li Xuanyuan is himself a powerful expert at the Void Realm.

Killing him would be impossible without the intervention of a ninth-realm Saint.

"Furthermore, even experts at the Saint Realm might not be able to do it!"

"With such a profound foundation, how could a dynasty not have a Saint-level expert in charge?"

"Moreover, there is also the Great Dao Stele. Even if an Emperor-level expert were to come in person, they might not be able to kill His Majesty!" Thinking of this, Qin Linglong frowned deeply.

"No matter what, we must tell Li Qiye about this immediately so that he can be more vigilant."

"Even if those people's target isn't the princes, we must be extra vigilant. After all, it's always better to be safe than sorry!"

Thinking of this, Qin Linglong paused, her expression hesitant.

"This news can't be leaked, which means we can't tell Grandpa."

As the commander-in-chief of the northern frontier, Qin Rentu considered too many things and would not return to the capital because of uncertain news.

He would definitely choose the safest method, which is to send someone to relay the message back to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In fact, Qin Linglong really wanted to open her mind's eye, but it was insignificant compared to this matter.

If she can thwart the conspiracy of the three major powers, led by the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it won't matter even if her mission fails.

Qin Linglong was worried because the system specifically warned her not to leak the information, which was clearly reasonable.

It is very likely that once this matter becomes known to everyone, it will have unpredictable consequences and make the situation even worse.

At that time, not only Li Qiye, but many people would be in danger, so she dared not gamble.

At least for now, apart from misjudging Li Qiye's strength in the last mission and Xiao Yun being killed in the assassination attempt, the system has been quite accurate in its judgments on other matters.

"what?"

The female warrior sensed the change in Qin Linglong's emotions. Seeing her stop, she turned around to look at her, her face full of confusion.

"War Goddess..."

"Can I ask you for a favor?"

Qin Linglong looked anxious, gritted her teeth, and said to the Goddess of War.

"What's the matter? Tell me."

"That's what the Goddess of War said."

"I would like to ask you to return to the Imperial Mausoleum City of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Qin Linglong spoke up.

Seeing the female warrior frown slightly, Qin Linglong knew he was about to refuse, and quickly said:

"War Goddess, this is of utmost importance!"

"This...this even concerns the rise and fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"Goddess of War, I, Qin Linglong, am begging you!"

Qin Linglong tugged at the sleeve of the Goddess of War, her face full of pleading.

She didn't know what the consequences would be, but she tried to portray it in the worst possible light.

The mission only has a ten-day deadline; everything will be over once she returns.

However, the female war goddess is different. As a powerful expert in the seventh realm of enlightenment, even if she cannot fly at full speed, she can return to the Imperial Mausoleum City in three days at most.

Moreover, she is naturally indifferent, doesn't like to talk, and has few friends.

Most importantly, she is a person who keeps her promises, so there's no need to worry about her leaking information.

Therefore, he became Qin Linglong's best choice, and only choice.

Upon hearing this, the female warrior frowned again.

After a moment of silence, she said, "The rise and fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty has nothing to do with me. I stay by your side because I have connections with your grandfather."

"I know that, so I'm going to find Grandpa later and stay by his side. I won't go anywhere else."

Qin Linglong said earnestly.

She wasn't stupid. Ever since the female warrior appeared in her life, she knew that it was all arranged by her grandfather. She just pretended not to know and sincerely tried to befriend the female warrior.

Seeing Qin Linglong's pleading gaze, the Goddess of War remained silent.

However, she seemed to remember something and stood there somewhat absentmindedly.

Only when she saw the despair on Qin Linglong's face did the Goddess of War nod slightly and say calmly:
"Okay, I promise you!"

(End of this chapter)