The setting sun was like blood.
Within the Nine Mile Mountain Range, the dense army slowly walked out of the mountain range and entered the plains.
At the front of the army, Ye Chen rode the Purple Jade Kylin at the forefront, with Lu Bu and Dian Wei guarding him.
Behind them, Wen Zhong, Lu Xiong, Lei Kai, Er 'Lai, Zheng Lun, Chen Qi, and the other generals slowly followed.
The fiery red setting sun shone on the soldiers, and all kinds of standard armor shone brightly.
Ye Chen's expression was calm as he rode the Purple Jade Kylin slowly.
He held the reins in one hand and played with a small, exquisite pitch-black pot in the other.
Demon Purification Gourd!
That's right, Ye Chen still chose this magic treasure in the end.
As for the Jiuli Clan, although he didn't kill them all, he didn't show any mercy.
He had plundered all the treasures and resources that the Jiuli Clan had accumulated over the years. He had also taken in all the remaining warriors of the Jiuli Clan. He had gathered exactly ten thousand of them and had them serve under Dian Wei as his personal army.
In addition, Ye Chen also ordered the Jiuli Clan to change their name to the Li Clan.
Ye Chen wanted to see if he could complete his mission by destroying the Jiuli Race in this way.
After all, the system only said that it wanted to destroy the Jiuli Race, but it didn't say that it wanted to kill all the members of the Jiuli Race.
Changing the name of the Jiuli Race to Li Race also meant that the name of Jiuli had disappeared from the world. It should be considered as completing the mission.
However, the outcome disappointed Ye Chen. The system would not allow such loopholes to appear.
The moment he walked out of the Nine Li Mountain Range, all the memories of the Yellow Emperor's Art of Controlling Women that he had obtained by choosing to destroy the Nine Li Race suddenly disappeared.
Needless to say, this meant that the mission had failed!
In fact, every time the system issued a mission, as long as he chose it, the reward would be given first.
This was equivalent to an advance reward.
Ye Chen had never thought about what he would do if he chose not to do it, but at this moment, he knew!
If the mission failed, the rewards that had already been given would disappear!
Now that the mission reward had disappeared, even if Ye Chen led his troops into the mountain range to destroy the Jiuli Tribe again, the selection would not be triggered.
Therefore, he could only give up!
A fall into a pit, a gain in one's wits!
After this incident, Ye Chen understood the system better and dispelled the thoughts of reaping without sowing in his heart.
At the same time, this also taught Ye Chen a lesson.
Fortunately, he had only lost the Yellow Emperor's Art of Taming Women this time. This not-so-proper Yellow Emperor Divine Power was dispensable to him. Even if he lost it, Ye Chen was not that disappointed.
But what if they lost the rewards of Lu Bu and Dian Wei?
At that time, he would probably regret it!
Moreover, who knew if there would be a chance to trigger another mission with the same reward after failing the mission?
Therefore, Ye Chen suddenly felt a sense of urgency. He had to complete the missions he had chosen as soon as possible because no one knew if these missions had a time limit.
And this garbage system was not very intelligent. Other than issuing missions, there was no way to communicate at all…
Ye Chen sighed helplessly and shifted his gaze to the Lianyao Flask in his hand.
The Devil Refining Gourd was ranked among the Postnatal spirit treasures, and its power was beyond doubt.
However, with his current cultivation, he could only do the initial refinement and control a small part of the functions of the Devil Refining Gourd.
And this process would probably require a lot of time.
According to Ye Chen's estimation, it would take at least half a month to refine it.
Therefore, Ye Chen was not in a hurry. He could take advantage of this time to refine it while he was on his way.
Putting away the Lianyao Gourd, Ye Chen pulled the reins and stopped. He turned around to look at the boundless lofty mountain range behind him.
Lu Bu and the others stopped at the same time and waited quietly for Ye Chen.
After a moment of silence, Ye Chen looked at Wen Zhong, who was not far away, and said,""Grand Preceptor, tell the scouts at the border to pay more attention to the Li Race. If they discover any disobedient thoughts, they don't have to report back.”
"Yes, Great King!"
Wen Zhong returned the greeting solemnly.
" Yes." Ye Chen nodded and said," I'm going to the East Sea personally. But there's no one in the court for too long. I'm afraid there'll be chaos…"
After some consideration, Ye Chen looked at Wen Zhong and said,"" How about this? Our army has more than 400,000 men left. The Grand Preceptor will lead Ji Li and Yu Qing back to Zhaoge with 100,000 men to take charge of the situation. I will take the rest of the army to the East Sea to solve the drought and deal with the rebellions.”
Now, Wen Zhong's impression of Ye Chen had greatly changed. He only thought that the rumors he had heard in the past were slandered in secret. Naturally, he would not have any objections to Ye Chen's decision. He immediately cupped his hands and accepted the edict."This old subject receives the decree!"
Ye Chen nodded slightly, then looked at Lu Xiong, Er 'Lai, Lei Kai, and the others.""Lu Xiong, this place is not far from Yanzhou. Take my order and lead 10,000 soldiers to Yanzhou and send the Yanzhou Cauldron back to Zhaoge.”
Although he did not know why Ye Chen collected the Nine Prefectures Cauldrons, Lu Xiong did not ask further. He cupped his hands and replied,""Yes, Great King!"
Ye Chen nodded and looked at Er 'Lai before continuing," Er 'Lai, take 50,000 soldiers and horses to the West, Yongzhou Province and Liangzhou Province. Bring the cauldrons back to Zhaoge…"
At this point, Ye Chen's eyes flashed and he said,""In addition, you can also take my personal order to order the Marquis of the West, Ji Chang, to lead the army to quell the rebellion in the west. Order the commander of Mushui Pass, Han Rong, to supervise the army. If you discover any abnormal actions of Ji Chang, do not make a sound.”
Hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Wen Zhong cupped his hands and said," Your Majesty, it is rumored that Marquis Ji Chang of the West loves his people like his own son. He is known as a sage. Does Your Majesty think that he will do something disobedient?"”
Er 'Lai and the others also looked at Ye Chen in confusion.
Ye Chen smiled and did not explain. He only said,"Just do as I say. Don't worry about anything else!”
Wen Zhong frowned and looked thoughtful, but he did not continue to ask.
"Yes, sir!" Er 'Lai cupped his hands.”
Ye Chen nodded and looked at Lei Kai."Lei Kai, take 50,000 soldiers and go to the border between Jingzhou and Yangzhou. Bring the Jingzhou Cauldrons and Yangzhou Cauldrons back to Zhaoge.”
"In addition, you have also given me a personal order to order the Marquis of the South, E Chongyu, to lead the army to quell the rebellion in the south. Order the commander of the Three Mountain Pass, Deng Jiugong, to assist and supervise the army!”
"I accept your orders!"
Lei Kai bowed solemnly.
Ye Chen nodded and looked at the three of them seriously."The Nine Prefectures Cauldrons are of great importance. After you bring the handwritten order, immediately bring the Nine Prefectures Cauldrons back to the court.”
The three of them bowed solemnly." Your Majesty, please rest assured. If there is any mistake, I will bring my head to see you!"”
Ye Chen nodded slightly." In that case, let's part ways here. I'll take the rest of my troops to Qingzhou and Xuzhou. After we're done, you can stay in Zhaoge and wait for orders!"”
"Yes, sir! Your Majesty, take care!"
Everyone cupped their hands in unison.
Then, Wen Zhong led his 100,000-strong army and headed straight for Chaoge.
Lu Xiong and Er 'Lai followed closely behind, each leading their troops to one side.
Soon, only Ye Chen, Lu Bu, Dian Wei, Zheng Lun, and Chen Qi were left on the plains, along with the remaining 300,000 soldiers.
Ye Chen looked at the sky, then turned to Zheng Lun and Chen Qi.""The two of you lead the troops to the rear! Set off! Star Night March, hurry to the Eastern Sea!”
"Understood!"
The generals obeyed solemnly.
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Nine Li Tribe.
As the Shang army left, the ground was left in a mess.
Everything valuable in the Jiuli Race had been taken away. Looking around, there were broken walls everywhere, a desolate scene.
The remaining members of the Jiuli Tribe were mostly the old, weak, women, and children. They were all gathered in the open space in front of the Nine Li Divine Palace, and all of them had sad and dismal expressions on their faces.
The Nine Li Race's High Priest stood in front of them, looking at the statue of Chi You in front of the Nine Li Divine Palace silently.
"Yin Shou is tyrannical and tyrannical. One day, our clan will definitely take revenge!”
Suddenly, an angry voice sounded from the crowd.
"Yes! Revenge!"
"Kill Tyrant Yin Shou and avenge our dead clansmen!”
"Kill the tyrant! Subvert Great Shang!"
Instantly, the atmosphere exploded.
Everyone was filled with righteous indignation and shouted angrily. Their eyes flickered with hatred.
"Shut up!"
The High Priest suddenly turned around and looked at the crowd. His aged eyes were filled with disappointment." You…have disappointed me!”
"High Priest…"
Everyone's expression froze.
The High Priest shook his head and sighed, his voice tired.""The reason why our clan was exterminated was because you were still living in the glory of our ancient times, dreaming of dominating the Central Plains again. Li Zhan was like this, and you…are the same!”
"Now that your beautiful dream has been shattered, you are still so stupid!”
"Revenge? What are you going to report?"
The High Priest suddenly roared angrily. His old eyes swept away the murkiness in the past and looked at everyone sharply."Now, our warriors are all dead, and the remaining ten thousand have been taken away by the Great Merchant Emperor. Not only are you not regretting, you are still dreaming of the same dream? Do you really want my Jiuli tribe to be destroyed?!”
Everyone fell silent, their expressions gradually turning sorrowful and downcast.
"High Priest, what do you think we should do?”
A middle-aged woman in front of the crowd suddenly said.
"Yes! High Priest, please speak, we will listen to you!”
Everyone agreed.
The High Priestess slowly scanned the crowd. After a moment of silence, she said with determination,""From now on, our clan can no longer call ourselves Jiuli, and we can no longer have any thoughts of revenge! Now that our clan is in short supply, and there are not many young warriors left in our clan, the first thing we have to consider is how to survive in the face of these ferocious birds and beasts!”
Everyone's expression turned cold, and worry appeared on their faces.
In the past, with the protection of the warriors of the tribe, they did not have to worry about these problems. Although life was difficult, at least they did not have to worry about survival.
But now, there were not many young warriors left in the tribe. Living in the center of the North Sea, not to mention the problem of resources, even the ferocious beasts in the mountains would pose a fatal threat to them!
The High Priest sighed and looked at the middle-aged woman who spoke first.""Li Yue, in the future, you will be the clan leader of our clan. From now on, our clan will no longer have the position of the ruler of the Nine Li, nor will we call ourselves the Nine Li! In the future, there would only be the Li Clan and no Jiuli!”
As he spoke, the High Priest looked at everyone and continued,"" Tonight, light a bonfire and guard against the wild beasts around. Children under the age of ten and the elderly over eighty will temporarily rest in the temple. Tomorrow, repair the tribe and set up traps. All women and men will enter the mountain to hunt!”
The crowd fell silent.
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