"It's burned to this extent, the dan shi zhu won't be able to recover it."
"Fu shi ren can't fix a corpse like this either." Li Qiongyu looked at him and continued, "Xiao Chizhan, don't you want to avenge Ye Luan?"
"How could a fire suddenly break out at the courier station where envoys from various countries reside? Isn't this too strange?"
And those sudden assassins, he hadn't had time to interrogate them properly. There was something wrong.
Absolutely wrong.
Hearing his words, Xiao Chizhan's expressionless face finally showed a trace of emotion, his bloodthirsty eyes filled with killing intent, unhidden.
"Xie Beihan did it."
Tantai Ye frowned, "Are you saying Xie Beihan burned down the courier station?"
"Is he crazy? So many envoys died. If this matter gets out, Northern Qi will be plunged into war across the Nine Provinces and attacked by everyone. He's truly a madman."
Xiao Chizhan's red eyes were deep. He stood up, looked at the corpse in the ice coffin, and suddenly laughed.
He reached out his pale hand to caress the charred corpse, his voice cold, yet with a hint of lingering affection.
"Luan Luan, wait for this prince."
This hell is too cold, this prince will come to accompany you!
Let everyone in this world accompany you!
His gaze was terrifyingly strange, sending chills down the spines of the other two.
After a long while.
Xiao Chizhan slowly turned around. He took out a token from his怀里 and threw it to Tantai Ye, his voice calm yet eerie.
"I heard that Southern Xinjiang and Northern Di had a small-scale war at Que Lu Tai?"
Tantai Ye raised an eyebrow, "Yes, Northern Di just sent an envoy to see the Gu King. It's estimated they're about to cease hostilities."
"Transmit my order, tell Zhu Qizhang to mobilize a hundred thousand troops from Lingnan and march into Southern Xinjiang."
"What are you going to do?"
Xiao Chizhan touched the ring on his hand, "This prince is just adding fuel to the fire, making this war even more intense." He paused and continued, "Li Qiongyu, go write a letter to Liu Rongruo, have him draft an imperial decree ordering the King of Qinghe to mobilize the troops of Ji Prefecture and attack Mobei starting today."
Li Qiongyu frowned and interrupted him, "Are you crazy?! Do you want to throw the world into chaos? What does Mobei have to do with this?"
Hearing this, a deadly stillness flashed in Xiao Chizhan's deep red eyes.
He laughed.
His laughter was bone-chilling, filled with mad, obsessive pathology.
"This prince has lost his beloved forever. It doesn't matter if this world is destroyed. Let this mortal realm turn into a purgatory, let these mountains and rivers be her sacrifice, let them all be buried with her."
Fight!
Fight!
He wanted to destroy this world.
Li Qiongyu was so angry he couldn't speak, his brow furrowed tightly. Tantai Ye, however, laughed at his words.
"That's a good idea. Mobei's Aba has always been in private contact with Xie Beihan. I've wanted to attack Mobei for a long time."
"Since we're going to war, let's make it a big one. Let all these bastards who just sit and watch the show get involved. What are you planning to do about Northern Qi?"
Xiao Chizhan ominously touched the ring on his hand, his voice cold and terrifying.
"This prince will personally write to the King of Xiliang. He's been wanting to fight this planned war for a long time, hasn't he?"
Xiliang and Northern Qi had always been at odds. After Xiao Chizhan ascended the throne, he controlled the court and had maintained close ties with Xiliang. Xiliang's hostage was in Shangjing City.
Basically, Xiliang was dependent on Daliang. If they attacked Northern Qi, Xiliang would be the sharpest blade in Xiao Chizhan's hand.
Tantai Ye raised an eyebrow, "Then I'll personally lead the campaign against Northern Di. If we can lure Northern Di to invade Northern Qi, this play will be much more interesting."
"No, are you two crazy? Northern Qi's grain and fodder have just been prepared adequately. If they go to war like this, not only will Daliang be passive, but the Nine Provinces will be plunged into war, and the common people will be displaced and suffer greatly."
Xiao Chizhan smiled coldly, a terrifying smile.
He intended to drag this world down into hell.
As a sacrifice for his Princess Consort!
"Besides, what's the pretext for the war?"
Tantai Ye clicked his tongue, put his arm around Li Qiongyu's shoulder, and sneered.
"Those bastards in Northern Qi have been wanting to attack Daliang for a long time. Since other countries love to watch from the sidelines, why not make this fire burn even hotter?"
This war was bound to happen sooner or later. Rather than letting Daliang and Northern Qi fight, it was better to drag all the Nine Provinces into it.
It had been a long time since they fought, and his hands were itching.
"Moreover, so many envoys died in Zhongzhou. Zhongzhou will soon be plunged into war. Why don't we add fuel to the fire and drag them all into this whirlpool?"
Li Qiongyu said, "It's too rushed. It needs careful deployment, and mobilizing troops also takes time, okay?"
As he spoke, he felt a chill and shivered involuntarily.
This ice chamber was terribly cold.
If he hadn't had internal energy protecting him, he wouldn't have been able to last for half a quarter of an hour.
"Let's go out to discuss further. It's too cold in here." He paused and looked at the disheveled Xiao Chizhan, saying helplessly, "You should also wash up first, you're a mess."
Xiao Chizhan remained silent, his gaze fixed on the corpse in the ice coffin.
The chilling aura emanating from him was terrifying.
Tantai Ye felt that he was acting strangely, as if he were possessed by a ghost, shrouded in dark energy.
"Chizhan, let's go out first. Writing letters to the King of Xiliang will take a long time for the reply. Also, you need to go back to the border to gather all the generals to discuss how to fight this war."
Xiao Chizhan did not speak. He suddenly leaned closer to the ice coffin, lifted the corpse out, and said softly.
"Luan Luan, this prince will avenge you. Don't be afraid, wait for this prince for a few more days, and this prince will come to accompany you."
Li Qiongyu ignored Xiao Chizhan's疯子-like behavior. He carefully examined the corpse a few times, raising his eyebrows slightly.
To be honest, he felt that Xiao Chizhan was consumed by grief to the extreme and was no longer capable of rational thought.
But he still felt something was wrong.
As soon as the fire broke out, the Dragon Scale Guards all went to rescue people, but they couldn't find Ye Luan. She wasn't stupid, so how could she willingly be trapped in the fire and burn like this?
Her appearance was completely unrecognizable, with severe burns on her limbs and face, almost entirely charred.
It was truly rare to be burned like this.
But the twin rings on her hand—
There would never be a second pair in this world.
Strange.
Truly strange.
Li Qiongyu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he couldn't help but walk towards the corpse.
But the next moment, he was shocked to see Xiao Chizhan suddenly bow down, about to kiss a corpse.
He was greatly alarmed, pushed him away, and put the corpse back.
"Aren't you disgusted? This is a dead person."
Xiao Chizhan narrowed his red eyes, "This prince suddenly misses her and just wants to kiss her."
Tantai Ye, "----"
Li Qiongyu, "----", he paused, then couldn't help but ask, "You haven't kissed her before, have you?"
"No."
Li Qiongyu breathed a sigh of relief, "You could bring yourself to do it."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a pathological madness, stubbornness, and ferocity in his eyes, as if he wanted to destroy the ice chamber.
Li Qiongyu shut his mouth.
Just as he was about to examine the twin rings closely, Long Tian's voice suddenly came from outside.
"Your Highness, the Prime Minister has sent a letter."
Tantai Ye walked over, opened the stone door, and took the letter.
"What happened?" Li Qiongyu snatched the letter and opened it, "Xie Beihan, that bastard, went to Qingzhou. Is he planning to join forces with Mobei to attack Canglang River?"
"Chizhan, who is Northern Qi sending as a general?"
Xiao Chizhan cast a deep look at the corpse, then strode out, his voice wild and cruel, filled with pathological madness.
"This prince will personally lead the expedition to Northern Qi and take Xie Beihan's head as a sacrifice for her."