Chen Chong did not believe in Mi Yun’s prophecy about cause and effect at all.
No wonder he had such thoughts.
After promoting to Yang God, Chen Chong’s strength underwent a qualitative change.
Fangyuan Square recently evaluated several "Young Ten Heroes". Among these newly promoted Yang Gods, in terms of one-on-one combat and life-and-death battles, Chen Chong’s winning rate was the highest.
Even Tang Fengshu might not be his match.
The reason was simple.
Chen Chong was promoted the earliest, and he carried the greatest fate.
He was granted command over the three states of Li Kingdom, leading hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry. Such overwhelming fortune was sothing ordinary people could not bear...Millions of citizens in Li Kingdom knew his na, sang praises of his military exploits, and recited his virtues.
Now Chen Chong was in excellent condition, he was not afraid of the demon tide moving south.
With the dual support of his Lifebound Cave Heaven and the Great Array at Xuanbei Pass, he was confident to duel with any Great Venerable of the Demon Country!
In such a scenario, how could Xuanbei Pass fall!
Unless the Heavenly Phoenix Palace Master or Great Ape Mountain Saint Emperor personally ca to attack...but if such figures were alard, Li Kingdom would also imdiately take counterasures.
"..."
Mi Yun’s expression remained unchanged in the face of skepticism.
He rely took out the almost burnt-out talisman and gently raised four fingers.
Then he lowered one.
Three beca two, and two beca one.
After a breath.
The sound of hurried footsteps was heard outside the tent.
"Great General! Great General!"
An armored soldier approached swiftly, wanting to enter the tent.
"...What is it?"
Chen Chong’s Heart Lake sank.
He did not allow the soldier inside but lowered his voice and coldly said, "Report outside the tent!"
"Nalan Qiutong has entered the city, bringing a communication order from Qian State..."
The soldier hesitated, his voice hoarse as he said, "The Crown Prince hopes the Great General can lead the cavalry south, retreat from Xuanbei Pass and return to his fief in Yuan Province."
"?!"
Chen Chong, sitting in front of the wooden table, montarily stiffened.
Silence.
There was a long silence afterward.
The soldier left the communication order brought by Nalan Qiutong outside the tent and left respectfully.
The candlelight in the tent seed frozen, neither burning nor shortening.
Chen Chong’s expression beca increasingly complex.
Chen Chong extended his hand, exerting a slight force, and the communication order swiftly flew into his palm...he quickly scanned the contents with Divine Thought.
This was indeed an order issued by the Crown Prince.
The internal conflict between him and Han Li had beco widely known, stirring up great controversy. Those fools in Qian State only saw Chen Chong as power-hungry, wanting to annex Chong State as well. In fact, he had no interest in power struggles. This Chong State concerned the safety of Li Kingdom. Han Li, though strong, had not yet reached the Yang God realm. If the demon tide suddenly escalated, should Xuanbei Pass be lost, half of Chong State would be forced into "cession", plunging Li Kingdom into unprecedented turmoil.
Deliverance from such a crisis would beco ten tis, even a hundred tis harder.
That’s what Chen Chong thought, whereas Qian State might not see it that way.
This order from the Crown Prince was issued under the pretense of a "Destroying Buddha" campaign, summoning him to the south to initiate a sweep of the stubborn Wu State... After all, this was his territory under command and one of the Buddhist origins where flas burned the brightest. In the eyes of the Crown Prince, Destroying Buddha and guarding the pass, the forr naturally carried more importance, as the demon threat was yet to fully manifest while internal strife had already erupted. Those drunken empty bellied in Qian State prettified their actions as "stabilizing the inside before repelling outside", daily advising the Crown Prince to not show rcy and inherit the throne as soon as possible, but when it ca to real battles, those fellows were nowhere to be seen, and the ones actually stepping up were still his brothers in arms.
To placate Chen Chong and prevent any discontent.
The Crown Prince crafted the wording of this order with utmost gentleness and sincerity...inspectively detaining Du Yunzhong, allowing him to guard Xuanbei Pass. The order promised Chen Chong that, after the sweep of Wu State, he could return to Xuanbei Pass at any ti.
Even without eting Mi Yun tonight.
Chen Chong would not have believed this order.
"Crunch crunch crunch——"
After reading the order.
Chen Chong’s expression turned grim, his palm exerting force, crushing the token into pieces.
Powder road through the air.
The candlelight flickered and dimd.
He had co to realize the power of the Cause and Effect Dao Realm, understanding that this visit from Mi Yun had been calculated to the precise mont...
If he accepted the order to move south, participate in the Buddhist sweep.
Then, the "future illumination" of losing Xuanbei Pass would naturally occur.
He would leave, yet Du Yunzhong would remain on command.
The demon tide might breach the city.
Given his straightforward nature, Du Yunzhong would undoubtedly fight to the death and surely would fall in battle...
This was why, while two of Han Li’s generals were only injured, his own staunch supporters had t their deaths...
"General Chen, do you now believe in Mi Yun’s words?"
Mi Yun spoke while looking towards the lamp.
In the lamp, the candle fla was down to its last bit.
But at this mont, it was utterly frozen, solidified.
"Worthy of the title of Buddha’s son."
Chen Chong pondered for a long ti and softly said, "So you ca to find tonight... to help ?"
"Not only assisting the General but aiding Buddhism and humanity as well."
Mi Yun replied gently, "General Chen is loyal and righteous, unwilling to see his comrades fall in battle. Buddhism is currently too weak to resist, not wishing to clash with the General, hoping to diate and balance. As for the lives of the common people... needless to say, neither the General nor Buddhism wishes to see Xuanbei Pass broken and Li Kingdom shattered."
This action.
Was to help both Chen Chong and himself.
"..."
Chen Chong gazed at the young monk sitting cross-legged on the ground.
From the depths of his Heart Lake, he felt admiration for Mi Yun, who, as the future leader of Buddhism, dared take the risk to et him.
Reflecting within.
If it were he in the sa position, could he do the sa?
It would likely be...very difficult.
He was a smart man who understood when to bide his ti, hiding his fa in an era dominated by fierce socio-political currents.
Observing trends, avoiding their brunt.
This was Chen Chong’s style.
Knowing what was impossible and still attempting it, realizing what could not be reversed and still opposing it.
This was not sothing Chen Chong would do.
Tonight’s dialogues, if not for Mi Yun approaching personally, bearing the identity of Tanluan Buddha Bones’ inheritor, no assurance would have convinced him.
Mi Yun had succeeded today.
He successfully demonstrated the capability of the Buddha’s son, and also proved the might of the Cause and Effect Dao Realm.
"Thank you."
Chen Chong contemplated for a while and spoke each word distinctly: "Tonight’s words were very important to ."
"Then... that’s great..."
Mi Yun smiled gently, stood up.
The fla in the lamp had ceased burning, but due to Chen Chong accelerating intentionally earlier, their dialogue had taken exactly half an incense stick’s ti...
He still had another talisman in his arms.
As long as he ignited the talisman and activated Divine Steps again, he could leave the tent and return to his quarters.
The timing was just right.
However, as Mi Yun stood up, an invisible Dao Domain unfurled under Chen Chong’s seat.
This Dao Domain wasn’t large, only encompassing ten feet.
This scope was just enough to enclose Mi Yun within it.
"But... I’m sorry."
Chen Chong looked at Mi Yun earnestly and said, "You are, after all, Fan Yin Temple’s Buddha’s son. I cannot just let you go."
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