Martial Arts Crossover: It All Started with Hijacking Li Canghai

After Qin Han finished reading the secret letter, he squeezed it so hard that it shattered into pieces.

This was the first time Yang Xiao had ever seen his lord show such an expression. The last time he could remember was when the Mongol army was pressing in outside Shuzhou City.

I asked tentatively.

"Your Highness, what has happened?"

The contents of the letter flashed through Qin Han's mind: the Giant Kun Gang was under siege by the Sea Sand Gang, the Water Dragon Gang, and the East China Sea Japanese pirates.

These three forces were all connected by the Dugu family behind the scenes; it was clear that they wanted to target his people.

"Dugu Peak..."

When Qin Han uttered this name, he recalled how he had crippled Dugu Ce's martial arts skills in Yangzhou back then.

The old man didn't react much, so I originally thought the other party had admitted it.

It seems that they haven't given up, but are waiting for Yun Yuzhen to take over the entire Yangtze River Shipping with his help, so they can then take action to intercept her!

Who is in charge of the Dugu family now?

Yang Xiao stepped forward and carefully reported the situation.

"Dugu Feng has been recuperating in Lin'an. I heard that his health has been declining over the past two years. However, the Dugu family's influence in Jiangnan has not decreased but increased."

"He has a younger brother named Dugu Ao, who is now the vice leader of the Jiangnan Martial Arts Alliance."

"Both the Sea Sand Gang and the Water Dragon Gang are registered members of that martial arts alliance."

Qin Han turned his head to look out the window.

"Dugu Feng is recuperating? His younger brother is Dugu Ao? Well... well, what a martial arts alliance."

It was already broad daylight in Xingqing Prefecture, and the sounds of merchants and servants passing by on the street could still be faintly heard.

But he had no time to think about these things. Judging from the letter, Yun Yuzhen's Giant Kun Gang had run into trouble a month ago.

The fact that the message only reached him now shows that the Giant Kun Gang is completely surrounded, and even sending a message would be extremely dangerous.

"Yang Xiao!"

"Your subordinate is here."

"Pass on my order to Zhou Dian, instructing him to take my jade pendant to Sichuan and ask Li Jing to mobilize 50,000 troops to travel by water."

"Have Li Jing lead the team personally! They must reach Jiujiang within five days!"

Yang Xiao was startled by these words, realizing that this was clearly a prelude to war, and gave a worried reminder.

"Your Highness, what if the imperial court asks..."

Qin Han gave him a cold look.

"The imperial court?"

"The Dugu family are imperial relatives. How could Zhao Gou not know that they were targeting my people?"

"That old guy just wanted to use the Dugu family to test my limits."

"Since he's so eager to try, I'll let him see it clearly without hesitation."

Yang Xiao subconsciously swallowed, a strange surge of excitement welling up inside him.

For no other reason than that Qin and Han now have more than 500,000 armored soldiers in Sichuan, not counting the powerful firearms newly developed by the research institute.

The Liao Dynasty is still an ally of Yelü Yan, and the Western Xia has made it clear that it will support the Qin and Han dynasties to the end.

If it weren't for the King of Qin's concern for his reputation and fear of foreign invasion and exploitation, the Southern Song Dynasty would have changed hands long ago!

"Your Highness, what about yourself?"

"I will go to Jiujiang first."

Qin Han's eyes were slightly cold.

"Yun Yuzhen and her men held out on the island in the middle of the river for more than a month. They must have run out of water and food by now."

Yang Xiao opened his mouth, wanting to say a few more words of advice, but swallowed his words back. With the King of Qin's current superhuman abilities, why would he need to say anything more?

He clasped his hands and bowed his head: "Your subordinate understands."

Wanwan happened to come in from outside the door and saw Qin Han looking like he was about to kill someone, so she curiously went over to him.

"Dear brother, who made you angry?"

The Qin and Han dynasties suppressed their murderous intent.

"Go kill someone."

"Something happened?"

Qin Han had no intention of hiding anything from her and simply explained.

Wanwan's tone was strange after hearing this.

"This Dugu family... they're tired of living. They're being used as pawns by the government and they don't even realize it."

"I'm going to pack some things, and I'll come with you later."

Qin Han raised his hand to stop her.

"Go back to the Yin Kui Sect."

Wanwan frowned, about to retort, when she was interrupted by the other party's voice.

"Shi Feixuan just left, you should go back too. You need to give your master a proper explanation."

"I can handle this little situation by myself."

Wanwan stared at him for a while, then deliberately said...

"Does my brother think I'm in the way, or does he want me to bring Master along?"

Qin Han ignored her teasing and gently flicked her forehead.

"Seriously."

"Go back to the Yin Kui Sect and sort out all the messy affairs within the sect before you come back to me."

Wanwan reached out and rubbed her forehead, then stopped pestering her.

"Alright, then I'm off."

"However, I must tell you in advance that the Dugu family has been deeply rooted in Jiangnan for decades, with a complex web of connections. If you really intend to uproot them..."

She paused for a moment halfway through her sentence and glanced at the other person's expression.

"The imperial court is probably getting really anxious."

Qin Han chuckled dismissively.

"Hmph. If the powerful clans of Jiangnan are so ignorant of the times and insist on opposing the Dugu family and me, then I'll purge them all! If 50,000 troops aren't enough, then I'll have 100,000, 200,000!"

I'd like to see if that official in Lin'an dares to turn against me!

Looking at his disdainful attitude, Wanwan realized that this man was truly intent on killing her.

"What about your little tagalong? Aren't you going to bring her along?"

Qin Han was wondering who the little tagalong was when he suddenly remembered that the other person was talking about Jiang Yuyan.

"Yes, let her stay in Western Xia to cultivate in seclusion and try to break through to the Grandmaster level."

Then he said to Yang Xiao.

"Yang Xiao, you stay in Xixia and keep an eye on Duan Yanqing. If anything goes wrong with those people from Yipintang, I will hold you responsible."

Yang Xiao clasped his hands in acceptance of the order.

"Understood."

Jiang Yuyan was carrying breakfast in from outside when she saw Qin Han walking out. She stopped, somewhat at a loss.

"Master...where are you going?"

Qin Han stopped in his tracks and turned to look at her.

"I have some urgent business to attend to. Your martial arts have reached the pinnacle, so we can use the resources of Western Xia to help you go into seclusion."

Jiang Yuyan bit her lip.

"Does Master think Jade Swallow is useless?"

Qin Han reached out and rubbed her head twice.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Your martial arts foundation is quite good. If you stay, you will definitely be able to break through to the Grandmaster level soon. After that, Qinglu will need your guidance and protection."

Jiang Yuyan smiled upon hearing this explanation.

"Yu Yan will remember this."

Li Qinglu came out of the inner room, casually draped a light coat over her shoulders, clearly having overheard the conversation outside.

"Qin Lang... are you leaving?"

Qin Han went over and kissed her on the forehead.

"Something unexpected happened in Jiangnan, so I have to go there. Once I'm done dealing with it, I'll come and take you back to Sichuan to see my mother."

Li Qinglu's face was rosy as she leaned against him.

"Will it be dangerous?"

Qin Han said this as if nothing had happened.

"It's not dangerous, just dealing with a few troublemakers."

Li Qinglu stared into the man's eyes for a long time. Even Yang Xiao thought that something troublesome was definitely not a small problem.

But she didn't press the matter further.

"I've been waiting for you to come back in the palace."