Chapter 197: Changes in the Southern Region

"Report..." In the early morning, a soldier with a terrified face came to the gate of the palace at full speed.

The guard at the gate frowned slightly, feeling vaguely uneasy.

"An urgent message from Hanzhong, eight hundred miles away, please open the gate quickly and report to Your Majesty that the King of Han has raised an army of 300,000 and is in rebellion!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the imperial guards in front of the palace gate were immediately alarmed.

The commander of the gate guards did not dare to delay and quickly brought the soldier to Ji Che.

When Ji Che heard that the King of Han had rebelled, his face suddenly became solemn. He quickly picked up the memorial and read it carefully.

The more he looked, the uglier Ji Che's expression became, and his heart was burning with rage. However, he still did not vent his anger. Instead, he sat on the imperial chair, frowning and thinking hard.

Seeing Ji Che's grim expression, other people in the room held their breath and dared not move.

After a long while, Ji Che looked at the soldier and asked in a deep voice: "Where did the King of Han get the 300,000 troops?

Haven't I already stripped him of his military power?"

The soldier did not dare to hide it and replied hurriedly: "Your Majesty, it was the three major camps in Hanzhong. For some reason, they all defected to the King of Han and attacked PY in the early morning three days ago."

"What!"

After hearing this, Ji Che's eyes flashed with ferocity, and a suffocating aura unconsciously emanated from his body.

"How dare Sun Ling, that bastard, betray me!"

"Issue an order to put all of Sun Ling's family members in prison. After the rebellion is quelled, they will be executed immediately!"

It was the first time that the waiter serving behind Ji Che saw him so angry. He did not dare to be careless and hurried out to convey his order.

The remaining few people were all silent, fearing that they would be implicated.

"Your Majesty, the most important thing right now is to think about how to deal with the King of Han's rebels."

The commander of the gate guards spoke cautiously under tremendous pressure.

"According to the strength of the King of Han, they should be at the gates of Kyoto within half a month."

"Send the message to Zheng Bichang, the commander of the Nine Gates."

After a moment's silence, Ji Che finally calmed down and said in a deep voice.

"As you wish."

The commander of the imperial guards received the order and left quickly.

"You should leave now."

Ji Che glanced at the soldier still kneeling on the ground, softened his tone slightly, and spoke in a calm voice.

"yes."

The soldiers no longer wanted to stay here because an angry Ji Che was so scary.

After hearing Ji Che's words, he almost ran away.

Not long after, a middle-aged man in armor strode into the room.

"Your subject, Zheng Bichang, pays homage to the Emperor."

"Get up."

"Thank you, Emperor."

Seeing the newcomer, Ji Che didn't waste any words and asked directly, "You should have heard about the rebellion of the King of Han, right?"

Zheng Bichang nodded and said, "I heard about it on the way here."

"How many people are there in Kyoto's garrison now?

Can you hold off the rebels?"

Zheng Bichang glanced at Ji Che in embarrassment, and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, at present, our capital's garrison is less than 50,000, and there are less than 100 strong men above the Yuandan realm. I am afraid that it is not enough to resist the rebels."

Hearing this answer, Ji Che's face suddenly became a little ugly.

Originally, the three camps were a backup plan to guard against the rebellion of the King of Han, but they did not expect that they would be persuaded by the King of Han to rebel together.

In addition, the Kyoto garrison was insufficient and unable to resist the rebels.

Thinking of this, Ji Che's eyes became deep and he became uneasy.

"Your Majesty, are you going to mobilize the border troops to rush to Kyoto's aid?"

Seeing Ji Che remained silent, Zheng Bichang made a cautious suggestion.

Ji Che shook his head and said, "The border troops are too far away from Kyoto. Water from far away cannot quench thirst near."

"For now, we can only ask him for help."

"he?"

Zheng Bichang was confused, but didn't say anything.

"You should go back first and prepare for the next battle."

"yes."

Ji Che saw Zheng Bichang leaving, he clapped his hands, and a dark shadow came into the room.

"His Majesty."

Ji Che picked up the brush and quickly wrote a letter. He then handed it to the black shadow and said in a deep voice, "You should quickly send this letter to the Sword Sect and give it to a young man named Lin Yuan."

"yes."

The black shadow bowed respectfully and then disappeared.

Ji Che walked to the window, looked at the sky, and felt increasingly uneasy.

He had a vague feeling that the rebellion of the King of Han and the betrayal of the three camps were deliberately done by someone.

"I hope everything is still in time..."

...Inside the ancient tomb of the Sword Sect.

Bai Tianyi and Yan Lu stared at Lin Yuan who had suddenly woken up, their faces filled with shock.

"how?

You don't recognize me!"

Lin Yuan asked teasingly with a chuckle.

"You... have broken through to the Samsara Mirror?"

Bai Tianyi swallowed and asked cautiously.

Lin Yuan nodded slightly and said with a smile: "It was just luck."

After hearing what Lin Yuan said, both of them felt that this world was not real.

Before entering the ancient tomb, Lin Yuan was just a little kid in the early Shengxuan realm, but now he has become the super boss of the Samsara Mirror, which is really hard for them to accept.

"Put aside your shock. The one-year deadline is very close. You should improve your strength as much as possible."

Seeing that the two men hadn't come back to their senses for a long time, Lin Yuan couldn't help but smile bitterly and said in a calm voice.

"Yes, yes, time is running out. We should find more energy stones and improve our strength as much as possible."

After hearing what Lin Yuan said, the two came back to their senses and said in unison.

"Then let's go. With my current strength, even if I turn the entire ancient tomb upside down, no spirit can be my opponent."

Lin Yuan couldn't wait to get out of the tomb, looking forward to how strong he would become.

"Then it's up to you from now on."

Yan Lu smiled brightly and happily followed Lin Yuan out of the tomb.

Bai Tianyi looked at Yan Lu's appearance and felt a little confused.

How come the originally cold goddess has become like this now?

"Is this his true face?"

"Hey, Bai Tianyi, what are you thinking about?

Let's go."

Just as Bai Tianyi was daydreaming, Yan Lu interrupted his thoughts with a slightly dissatisfied look on her face.

"I'm coming."

Helplessly, Bai Tianyi had to suppress his thoughts and followed the two men out of the tomb.

Since Lin Yuan has reached the initial stage of the Samsara Mirror and can crush any spirit in the ancient tomb, their journey can be considered extremely smooth.

In just three days, Bai Tianyi and Yan Lu obtained hundreds of energy stones, but they did not absorb them directly. Instead, they continued to collect energy stones with Lin Yuan.

In a blink of an eye, there were only three days left in the New Year, so the three of them stopped. Lin Yuan protected his hair while the remaining two began to absorb the energy stones they had collected.

"I don't know how far it will go."

Looking at the two people sitting cross-legged on the ground, Lin Yuan was somewhat expectant.