I really became a king.

Chapter 421 Prince Yi is Here

Madam Ye only glanced at the ancient scroll that fell from the maid's arms and said to Mao Wenhuan: "This scroll is the map that your prince has been dreaming of getting..."

After saying that, he walked out with a dull look on his face. His back was lonely and looked a little bleak like the autumn wind.

More than 30,000 soldiers automatically made way for her, and Madam Ye headed eastward.

Mao Wenhuan carefully picked up the ancient scroll on the ground, took a quick look at it, and then put it in his arms. It seems that this so-called map should be very important and must be handed over to the prince in person.

Looking at Madam Ye's lonely and desolate figure, Mao Wenhuan didn't know whether what he did was right or not, but he didn't really ignore it after all. He waved his hand gently and said to the two generals:

"You take a team and follow in secret to protect Madam's safety all the way... It's a chaotic time now, don't let Madam leave the Demon Realm."

The two generals understood Mao Wenhuan's meaning, nodded, and led dozens of cavalry to follow Madam Ye from a distance.

Mao Wenhuan glanced at the sect's mountain gate not far away. There were rolling thunderclouds in the sky, and lightning and thunder could be vaguely seen inside. A trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

Although the number of people on that battlefield was not as large as theirs, the intensity of the battle was probably still higher than theirs.

In addition to the dispute over positions, it is also the first head-on collision between the two major sects. The Wen Zong Mansion will also use this opportunity to make a splash and officially become the third major sect besides secular martial arts and secular sects.

"Of the three great Taoist sects, the prince already possesses two of them!" Thinking of this, no matter how calm and experienced Mao Wenhuan was, he couldn't help but feel excited.

"Pass the order down, clean up the battlefield, and all troops return to Shen Ce Mansion to wait!"

The order they received from the Shen Ce Mansion's marching office was to intercept and kill Ye Xiangtian and his party. Now that the mission has been completed, they naturally have to return to guard the base camp.

Mao Wenhuan glanced at the east and west directions respectively, with some regret in his eyes.

Now, outside the Western Demon Realm Pass, the troops affiliated with Prince Yi's Mansion must have already entered the Black Water Pass and Niangzi Pass, and it is even possible that they are beating drums of war and engaging in bloody battles.

Likewise, outside the Eastern Demon Territory, the 300,000 troops brought by Ye Xiangtian were also eyeing them covetously, with clouds of war gathering...

Unfortunately, without the order from his own prince, he could not go to either side and could only lead his troops to garrison in the Shen Ce Palace.

However, he was still a little excited. After all, this was the first time that the Military Office of the Shen Ce Mansion had stationed so many troops. He thought that from now on, the Military Office of the Shen Ce Mansion would no longer be a decoration. With tens of thousands of troops, the title of the Military Office would be well deserved.

In this way, after leaving some people to clean up the battlefield, Mao Wenhuan led an army of more than 30,000 troops towards the Shen Ce Palace.

At this time, Jiang Yi had already appeared at the East Demon Realm Pass.

At this time, the East Demon Realm Pass was shrouded in war clouds, and the 300,000 troops stationed outside the pass had already approached the foot of the city wall.

Obviously, these 300,000 troops have learned about everything that happened inside the Demon Realm Pass through some kind of messaging channel, and are now planning to attack the pass under the leadership of several generals.

Three hundred thousand troops gathered at the East Demon Realm Pass. At first glance, it looked endless and dark.

In a military tent at the rear of the 300,000-strong army, several generals were gathered here, each with a heavy look on their faces, which made the atmosphere around the tent very depressing.

At the same time, there was an inexplicable bitterness on the faces of several people. They had originally come out from the imperial capital of Dali with an army of 300,000 and had the best of time, place and people, but they did not expect to fall into a passive situation in the end.

They never imagined that Prince Yi would actually dare to do this, and do it so decisively, leaving no way out and decisively breaking off relations with Emperor Dali, catching them off guard.

Not only them, but even their newly appointed general was probably caught off guard. He never expected that Prince Yi would actually embark on the path of self-reliance.

If he had received the news in advance, he would never have led 10,000 troops into the pass alone.

Regarding the news that Prince Yi had raised an army to establish himself as emperor, they have already sent people to report it to the Dali Imperial Capital at an urgent speed of 800 miles. They believe that after receiving this news, the entire Dali Imperial Capital will be furious.

Not only the Dali Imperial Capital, but the entire Dali Dynasty will be shaken.

"Don't hesitate any longer, we must take action!"

The leading veteran suddenly stood up and said something. Seeing that the other generals present did not object, he shouted, "Come here!"

"Here!" A messenger entered the tent and knelt on one knee.

"Pass the order down, beat the drums, and lead the army to attack the city!" The old general had a solemn look on his face.

"Yes!"

The messenger received the order and left. After a while, the exciting sound of war drums was heard outside, and the 300,000-strong army began to move slowly towards the East Demon Realm Pass.

"Oh, I hope it's not too late..." A general couldn't help but sighed.

"General Ye should be fine. I think Prince Yi doesn't dare to really kill him. He just wants to use this opportunity to put pressure on the Dali Imperial Capital and seize the initiative in Western Xinjiang." Another general also spoke up.

"That's not necessarily true. Prince Yi has been extremely decisive and ruthless in every major war in recent years. In my opinion, our General Ye is in danger..." someone disagreed.

"How is that possible? Could he really dare to risk the world's disapproval and raise an army to establish his own regime? In my opinion, he is just bluffing to threaten the Dali Imperial Capital."

Even though they had received the exact news, the main generals in the military camp still found it hard to believe that Jiang Yi had really started a war to establish his own regime.

"Are you going to defy the will of the world?" A general sneered, "The Ye family of Bailing is probably here with evil intentions... Otherwise, why don't they lead their own army of the Ye family of Bailing here, but let us come instead..."

"Alright. Stop arguing. No matter what, we must attack the East Demon Realm Pass, otherwise none of us can escape the accountability of the Dali Imperial Capital." The old general sitting at the top spoke up to end the argument that had just started.

However, the words of the man just now reminded him that he had always wondered why the Ye family of Bailing did not send their own army to the Demon Realm Pass, but brought them, who were not direct descendants.

You know, the Bailing Ye family has expanded rapidly in the secular world in recent years, and the power under their command has increased rapidly. The number of troops directly under their control alone is far more than 300,000.

Now he suddenly realized that, in the final analysis, the Ye family of Bailing was too greedy and wanted to swallow up the 300,000-strong army during this trip to the Western Frontier.

I really don't know if I'm too confident or too arrogant. How could Prince Yi rise so quickly in just a few years? How could he be suppressed so easily? Besides, the 300,000 troops in front of them were not the direct descendants of their Bailing Ye family after all, otherwise they would not have hesitated for so long at the gate of the Eastern Demon Realm.

"Well, let's go. I think the foreign army outside the Western Demon Territory has already taken action. Plus, since we are attacking the pass here, Prince Yi must be afraid and won't dare to do anything to our general. As long as we can force him to release General Ye, we will have achieved our goal..."

The old general stood up, and the other generals followed suit. However, when talking about the foreign army, a few generals had a flash of resentment in their eyes. However, they didn't say anything, but they had already made up their minds that after this battle, they must use their connections to transfer out of Western Xinjiang.

For their own selfish reasons, the Ye family of Bailing blatantly colluded with the foreign tribes on the grassland outside the Great Wall. This has violated their taboos. As the saying goes, people with different beliefs cannot work together. It is better not to stay in the Western Frontier.

At the same time, several people had some complaints about the high and mighty ruler of the Dali Imperial Capital, and they couldn't understand why he was so indulgent towards the Ye family of Bailing.

The Western Frontier Demon Pass is the largest natural barrier of the Middle-earth Dynasty. Wouldn't it be safer to control it in the hands of the Dali royal family than in the hands of the Bailing Ye family?
I really don't know what the Emperor of Dali is thinking. He is clearly destroying his own Great Wall.

The general in the military tent was about to leave when the sound of the war drums outside the tent suddenly stopped. Several people frowned and were about to ask questions when they heard hurried footsteps outside, accompanied by a lengthy report:
"Report..." A messenger rushed into the military tent.

"Why are you so flustered!" the old general couldn't help but shout.

The messenger still looked panicked, as if he had seen something terrible, and stammered, "Reporting to the General... the flag of King Dali appeared at the East Demon Territory Pass!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of several generals changed. The flag of King Dali has a special symbolic meaning in the Demon Realm of Western Xinjiang. Especially after Prince Yi entered Western Xinjiang, it has become his exclusive flag.

Wherever the Dali King’s flag is, Prince Yi will definitely be there in person!
Why did he come to the East Demon Realm Pass when he was not in charge of the West Demon Realm Pass? Several generals were puzzled. The leading veteran general couldn't help but confirm: "Are you saying that the flag of the King of Dali appeared, and Prince Yi also appeared at the tower of the East Demon Realm Pass?"

The messenger nodded, then shook his head and explained, "No... no, Prince Yi has left the border with the Dali King's flag!"

Hearing this, several generals were shocked.

If the other party had appeared on the city gate of East Demon Realm Pass, it would have shocked them. But now he actually opened the city gate and walked out of Demon Realm Pass... What was Prince Yi trying to do?

"Let's go and have a look!"

After saying this, the old general led the other generals out of the military tent quickly. When they climbed up to look down, their expressions suddenly changed.

But at the East Demon Realm Pass, the city gate had been opened, and teams of troops were pouring out from the pass continuously. At this moment, it had become a huge black army. The entire East Demon Realm Pass was filled with soldiers and the military formation was magnificent.

"Is this... an outpouring of support?"

"Yes, it looks like there are no less than 100,000 troops. With so many troops going out at the same time, what exactly does Prince Yi want to do?"

"Do you want to have a wild fight with us?"

"No, Prince Yi has a strong position in his hands, he won't do such a stupid thing..."

The old general in the lead did not say anything. After watching for a while, he jumped on his horse and said, "Let's go. Prince Yi is here in person. We have to go and pay our respects to him."

The generals behind him nodded. No matter what, the other party was still a genuine member of the Dali royal family. They had to be polite before completely breaking off relations.

And deep down, they also wanted to get close to the famous Prince Dali Yi.

The other party's secular martial arts have a very high reputation, and those who practice secular martial arts naturally have a good impression of him.

Just like that, a strange scene occurred at the East Demon Realm Pass where an army of 300,000 was approaching the city.

"Your Highness, isn't this a bit too risky?" Jiang Yuan whispered beside him.

Jiang Yi smiled upon hearing this, waved his whip, pointed at the 300,000-strong army not far away, and said, "Do you see the 300,000-strong army on the opposite side showing any murderous intent towards me?"

Jiang Yuan glanced at the 300,000 troops standing quietly in the distance and shook his head blankly, but still felt unsafe and subconsciously tightened the sword at his waist.

"Ye Xiangtian and Ye Dingtian, or the Bailing Ye family, are too confident. They don't know that a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit... This time when they came to the Western Frontier Demon Realm Pass, they did not lead the direct army of the Bailing Ye family. They are too arrogant." Jiang Yi said.

"Yeah, why are they doing this?" Wang Daniu from the pro-military camp asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Why do you do this?" Jiang Yi sneered, pointing to the 300,000 troops standing quietly in the distance, and said, "It's nothing more than wanting to take these 300,000 troops into our pockets during this trip to Western Xinjiang, and turn them into the direct line of the Ye family in Bailing."

"After all, they are in the heart of the Dali Dynasty, and they are under pressure from the Dali Emperor. It is difficult for the Bailing Ye family to increase their forces except for the hundreds of thousands of trusted troops they have."

"The Dali royal family will not allow them to expand the army without limit, but it is different in the Western Frontier. They have plenty of time to turn these 300,000 troops into the private army of the Ye family in Bailing."

"In the final analysis, they are too confident..."

At this time, Jiang Yi was riding on a warhorse, wearing the purple-gold dragon-patterned military uniform exclusive to the princes of the Dali royal family, and walked forward slowly.

Behind him, Jiang Xuehen from the Water Department, Luo Yishou from the Ze Department, Li Yan from the Servant Vanguard Battalion, Wang Daniu from the Personal Army Battalion and a group of his trusted and brave generals followed closely.

Behind them was an army of more than 100,000 people following closely in neat formation.

As the troops moved forward little by little, the generals of Prince Yi's Mansion, who had been chatting and laughing originally, became extremely solemn, and were ready to charge at any time.

After all, the other side has an army of 300,000. If they have any bad intentions, they must ensure the safe evacuation of their prince.

"You are just too nervous, and you see enemies everywhere." Feeling the increasingly murderous aura from the generals behind him, especially under their influence, the murderous aura emitted by the more than 100,000 troops behind him has condensed into substance.

In order to avoid causing an emotional backlash among the 300,000 troops on the opposite side, Jiang Yi stopped his horse.

Opposite him, seven or eight figures on horseback slowly walked out of the 300,000-strong army. At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than a hundred meters.

"We greet the prince!" Led by the leading veteran, seven or eight figures bowed to Jiang Yi from a distance.

Jiang Yi didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded, then told Jiang Yuan beside him, "Go, give them Ye Xiangtian's head."

Jiang Yuan received the order and galloped out on his horse, holding a round bundle on the tip of a spear made up of the sun and moon wheels.

At this moment, not only the seven or eight figures in the lead, but also the 300,000 troops on the opposite side almost all focused their attention on the bundle that was picked up on the tip of the gun, and they were all secretly guessing in their hearts.

The leading veteran and the other generals around him had solemn expressions on their faces, and at the same time they were trying hard to suppress their panic, because they sensed a strong smell of blood from the bundle.

(End of this chapter)