Sorry, I'm a cultivator.

As she was talking, she suddenly fell silent.

At this moment, Liu Ying looked completely bewildered and incredulous.

She never expected the chief of staff to have such a crazy side.

This is Jiang Wanzhao!

The first Qi cultivator to awaken in the Eastern Enlightenment Realm after the Great Cataclysm a century ago, and now one of the hundred saints of the human race in the Enlightenment Realm, a powerful figure with the title 'Time Sequence'!

But now...

Liu Ying opened her mouth, feeling as if she had a fishbone stuck in her throat.

If I hadn't missed seeing the Chief today because of my medication, I would never have known that she had such a repressed side.

Is that correct?

"No, that's not right..."

Hearing Jiang Wanzhao's voice again, Liu Ying involuntarily took two steps back. Could the Chief of Staff read minds?!

"Liu Ying, I was wrong." Jiang Wan looked into Liu Ying's eyes, took the bowl from her hand, drank the medicine in one gulp, and then spoke again: "It was my fault. After all, I didn't tell him anything, and he was sent away without knowing anything..."

Hearing Jiang Wanzhao's voice, Liu Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As the first Qi cultivator to awaken in the Qiming Realm, the Chief Commander had to support the world after the Great Cataclysm. It was normal for him to be under a lot of pressure, right?

So, it's quite... normal to vent the pressure caused by this obsession with Li Xingzhou right now, isn't it?

As Liu Ying pondered silently, she saw Jiang Wanzhao decisively turn around and say, "I was waiting and hoping, but I didn't tell him, so you can't blame him. It's my fault..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ying stared blankly at the medicine bowl that was handed back to her.

“But it’s alright.” Standing by the blood pool, Jiang Wanzhao said to herself, her voice returning to calm: “Since he can’t meet my expectations, then I’ll just have to go find him myself. After all, I’m the older sister.”

Liu Ying suddenly looked up at Jiang Wanzhao's retreating figure. In her mind, Li Xingzhou was already dead. If the Chief of Staff said that, wouldn't that mean...?

"Chief, what are you trying to do?"

Liu Ying couldn't care less about anything else and rushed over. What if something happened to the Chief of Staff? The sky would fall.

"do not move!"

Jiang Wanzhao turned around and smiled slightly at Liu Ying: "You'd better not get in my way."

"But……"

"What's the panic? I'm not going to die."

That's fine.

Liu Ying breathed a sigh of relief and turned her gaze back to the blood pool. So the Chief just wanted to prolong his life, right?

Utilize the spiritual energy of Longxing Island?

Dragon Rising Island, which can serve as a neutral zone, is not only within the sphere of influence of humans, but also of demons and orcs...

Well, if the Chief of Staff dared to do this, she must have her reasons.

"Chief, what is your next step?" Liu Ying asked respectfully. "Your subordinate will cooperate fully!"

Jiang Wanzhao looked at the blood pool with regret in her eyes. There were still many things she wanted to do, such as letting Xingzhou know how amazing her sister was, but unfortunately he couldn't come back, and her body really couldn't hold on for much longer.

Fortunately, I survived to this day, a hundred years later, and am able to see the people I wanted to see at this point in time.

After fighting for so many years, what's wrong with enjoying yourself and seeing the people you want to see now?

Anyway, everything has already been arranged for my passing.

"See him!" Jiang Wanzhao's eyes shone brightly, and his calm tone held a hint of anticipation for the imminent completion of a great mission: "Use the Dragon-Suppressing Lock and the power of the dragon spirit here to see him!"

See?

Liu Ying was stunned for a moment. The chief of staff said it wasn't about dying, but that she had to see Li Xingzhou... Where was she supposed to see him?

No, does the Chief of Staff know where he is?

“But we’re still missing the most important thing.” Jiang Wanzhao turned to look at Liu Ying, a smile playing on her lips, yet giving off an icy feeling: “Blood, lots of blood!”

Blood?

Liu Ying's spirits lifted. No wonder the Chief of Staff had come to Longxing Island in person to negotiate the boundary marker issue with the Demon Race; it turned out he had this in mind.

Should we seize the opportunity to take Longxing Island in one fell swoop?

I'm so excited just thinking about it.

But Jiang Wanzhao's next words were like a bucket of cold water poured over him: "Human blood."

?

Liu Ying's expression changed, and then Jiang Wanzhao continued, "After all, Xingzhou and I are both human."

"Commander-in-Chief, do you mean..." Liu Ying's voice was hoarse. Could it be that she wanted to tell Dajun...?

Jiang Wanzhao chuckled lightly: "What if they are rebels?"

Rebels?

Liu Ying was taken aback. What did that mean?

The army is about to mutiny?!

"Hmm~" Jiang Wanzhao stretched her arms, her face showing even more pleasure: "It's about time."

when?

The thought had just crossed Liu Ying's mind—

boom!

The deafening explosions echoed across the sky, and the piercing alarm, like a sharp lightning bolt, cleaved the silence and jolted everyone's nerves.

The earth is shaking!

Liu Ying's expression immediately changed. An enemy attack?!

How could this be?!

boom--

After hurried footsteps, the basement door was pushed open forcefully, and Tang Yao, the commander of the Imperial Guards, rushed in with a tense expression.

"Commander, the mech hangar has been destroyed!"

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Chapter 5: Sister's coming to find you right now!

Dragon Rising Island is one of the few neutral zones in the Xuanhuang Continent. After the Great Cataclysm, it was one of the first places to emerge with spiritual energy, and it was named for its spiritual energy resembling a dragon soaring through the nine heavens.

Today, this island, located in the northern part of the Enlightenment Realm and covering hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, has become a buffer zone between humans, demons, and orcs under the arbitration of the Skywing Clan.

With the central axis of Longxing Island as the dividing line, the southern part is Jiang Wanzhao's sphere of influence.

That night, in the camp where banners were waving, the originally orderly footsteps suddenly became rapid, and the sound of cannon fire filled the air.

As lights came on in one of the barracks, four figures silently took their seats at the four corners.

"Mr. Jin, you've come very eagerly!"

"If we don't do something soon, nothing will be left behind." Jin Yunting stroked his gray beard, his gaze sweeping over the three men: "Our commander has been living a secluded life in recent years, and it's quite a feat for him to personally come here..."

No, it's not that she's just dragged her increasingly weakened body here; opportunities to bring her down from her pedestal are rare.

“I’m old, Ding Shixun, your cultivation is over for this lifetime, Lao Wang, you may fall from the Saint Realm at any time, and Xiao Liu, how long can you keep those dirty deeds a secret?”

Jin Yunting leaned forward slightly: "If we don't take action now, when will we?"

Ding Shixun smiled and said, "You're right. We followed her through countless battles, but in the end, she turned around and abandoned us. After all our hard work, we've become her cooked dogs. What hope do we have left?"

Wang Ze nodded in agreement, then asked with some concern, "But she's skilled in the arts of time, what about our plan..."

"How could that be?" Liu Baiyan scoffed. "Although we've wanted to do this for a long time, the Demon Seed sent a secret message yesterday saying that she's no longer at her peak. So strictly speaking, we only started preparing to make our move last night. What defenses could she possibly have?"

“This kind of scheme should be swift, ruthless, and meticulous.” Jin Yunting took a sip of his drink: “What respectable person would plan and orchestrate this kind of thing so early on? It would have been exposed long ago!”

"I certainly wouldn't do that in something this important. Would you do it?"

"I won't do it."

"Back then, the last emperor of the previous dynasty hanged himself from a tree, and foreign tribes took the opportunity to enter the capital. Full of confidence, they invited the chief to a banquet at Hongmen. After the chief arrived with his men, he made a plan the night before, and in the early morning of the next day, he led eight hundred men to storm the palace and slaughtered everyone. On the third day, he became the chief. His main strategy was to use a fast and slow blade. How could the foreign tribes have any chance to react?"

"Exactly." Ding Shixun clapped his hands and laughed: "Planning this kind of thing, isn't it just about inviting people to dinner, holding a meeting, and what we're doing now?"

“That’s right.” Jin Yunting poured himself another glass. “When I think about what I’m about to do, I feel like an idiot. She’s like the foreign chieftain she was back then, how could she possibly think I’m an idiot?”

"Hahaha……"

Amidst hearty laughter, the four clinked glasses and drank it all in one gulp.

"I can't trust the Demon Race, but with the Skywing Clan as a backup, it can't be too bad." Jin Yunting put down his wine cup. "The grand formation we're working on in cooperation with the Vampire Race is almost ready. The Demon Race's coordinated actions have forced her to transfer her core members away again, and now her strength is less than one-tenth of what it used to be. There's no better opportunity than this..."

"Gentlemen, the cabinet is waiting for our good news."

Listening to the sounds of gunfire outside and the report that the hotel had been reduced to ruins, Wang Ze poured himself another glass: "To the future, to our descendants."

Just as the four were about to clink glasses again, there was a sudden silence outside. A guard at the door quickly spoke up: "It's the Chief of Staff!"

The four people inside instinctively shrank back, and the wine in their glasses spilled onto their hands.

Jin Yunting gritted his teeth and slammed the wine cup in his hand onto the ground: "Get ready to make your move!"

The other three quickly disappeared into the night. Jin Yunting turned his head to look at the map and sneered.

"Isn't it a huge waste for you to use such a beautiful land?"

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The night was as dark as ink, dotted with stars, and the continuous sounds of gunfire fell into a brief silence the moment Jiang Wanzhao rose from the hotel ruins.

"Cai Taixian, you actually betrayed us!?"

Tang Yao, who followed her out of the basement, stared at a figure in the distance with a gloomy expression.

No wonder a heavily guarded place like the mech hangar was blown up without a trace.

No wonder the Divine Machine Battalion turned the cannons around so easily.