Qin Shi's eyes reddened and he nodded his head vigorously. Then, he said to Lin Yu, "Let's go. We'll return to the Imperial City first and plan properly."
"Okay!" Lin Yu agreed.
After that, Qin Shi said goodbye to Yu Luocha. "Luocha …!"
"I know. I won't go with you. I'll stay and take care of my parents."
Yu Luocha smiled and walked to Qin Shi. She only reached his chin and gently leaned into his embrace. Her jade-like arms hugged him. "Remember what you promised me."
"Okay. Don't worry. I won't lie to you. Jin Yan will be fine. I'll bring her back safely. Then, we still have 300 years. Let's spend it together." Qin Shi hugged Yu Luocha and said.
After that, he took a deep breath. It was the air of his hometown. Even though it was stained with blood, he still believed that this place would be filled with spring soon.
He held that breath for a long time because he didn't know how long it would be before he breathed in that breath again. He raised his head and looked around at the crowd. Then, he stood up and leaped into the void.
Lin Yu, Su Ming, Yin Mo, Ling Xiao, and the other generals followed him and stood up.
Qin Shi stood in the clouds. It was as if he was standing on solid ground. He was as steady as Mount Tai. He didn't move at all.
He looked around with his black eyes. This height was enough for him to look down on the entire Barren Town. He could see everything. At this height, he could hide the red bloodstains that would arouse people's hatred. The mountains were endless. The trees behind the mountains were lush and green. Everything was beautiful, but his eyes were filled with sadness.
"Phew …!"
After a long sigh, Qin Shi smiled bitterly. "I didn't expect that I would have to leave again after such a long time. I don't know when I can come back."
In his heart, he thought, this is my hometown. Only then did he reluctantly retract his gaze. Then, he quickly turned around and waved at Lin Yu and the others, saying, "Let's go."
The group of people quickly disappeared from the sky.
Looking at the young people who had left, Qin Tianqing held Qiong Shuyao in his arms. He smiled happily and said, "Don't worry. Shi 'er has grown up."
"Yes, he is just like the name you gave him. His heart is like a boulder. I also hope that the heavens will bless him and that everything will go smoothly. He has suffered too much in his life, and he has endured too much alone."
"You should be proud of him."
"But I never thought that my son could become a hero. I just want him to live well." Qiong Shuyao shook her head.
"He will. He will live better than anyone else."
Qin Tianqing comforted his wife and said to the sky, "Little brat, don't let your mother down."
On the other side, the Lin Concubine was still in the Qin family.
Beside her were a few generals of the empire. As they watched Lin Yu disappear into the night sky, they looked at each other and asked the Lin Concubine, "Lin Concubine, are we really going to ask the Emperor to fight against the three empires?"
"Yes. As his mother, aren't you worried about him?" To be honest, they were worried.
But the Lin Concubine just shook her head. Her beautiful eyes were filled with worry but also hope. "How can I not be worried?
Even if I'm born in the palace, I'm still his mother. Which mother doesn't worry about her child? "
"Then why did you agree?"
"Even if I didn't agree, he wouldn't listen."
The Lin Concubine smiled bitterly. Then she turned to look at the Qin family and said, "Moreover, that person is worth it. Yu 'er didn't do anything wrong by following him."
Hearing this, the generals were all surprised. They couldn't understand why the Lin Concubine trusted Qin Shi so much.
…
Early in the morning, in the farthest place in the east, between the sea and the sky, a ray of white light broke through the horizon. It was like a pair of gentle hands gently brushing across the earth, dispersing the darkness.
Qin Shi and the others had already appeared in the imperial city. Because they were worried about Qin Yongfeng and Qin Jinyan, they had increased their speed to the maximum. They had even forgotten to eat and sleep. That was why the journey that would have taken them half a day was reduced by half.
When they entered the imperial city, they saw that it wasn't time for the morning assembly yet. Lin Yu had already given the order to cancel the morning assembly. Therefore, there were only a few people in the Sun Palace, led by Qin Shi.
"Shi Tou, what do you want to say? You can say it now," said Lin Yu.
Qin Shi nodded. When he was in the Qin family, his original plan was interrupted by Qiong Shuyao's gaze. He had been holding it in his mouth, but now he could finally say it.
He said, "This time, everything that the Holy Wind did was just a pretense. Their goal is very clear: to take Jin Yan away."
"But I think they won't hurt Jin Yan. Their goal is the Benevolent Jade in my hand. They will use Jin Yan as a threat to force me to hand over the Benevolent Jade."
"The Benevolent Jade?" Lin Yu frowned.
"Yes, that's right."
Qin Shi nodded. Then he took a deep breath and said, "Now that things have come to this, I can't hide it from you anymore. In fact, behind the Holy Wind, there is an extremely powerful force that is controlling the whole situation. Not to mention in the Hundred Tides, that force is influential in the entire Mortal World and the entire Barren Spirit Continent."
Lin Yu was slightly shocked. "In the entire continent, he has the status of lifting weights and throwing feet?
Are they even more powerful than the Eight Regions? "
Hearing the Eight Regions, Qin Shi was stunned. He didn't expect that Lin Yu also knew about the Eight Regions. But then he thought about it again. After all, Lin Yu was the ruler of a country, so it was normal for him to know about the Eight Regions. So he didn't think too much and nodded. "Yes, they are several times more powerful than the Eight Regions!"
"What?" Lin Yu's eyes narrowed slightly. He said in surprise, "That's impossible, right?"
"Maybe. Their power is far beyond ordinary people's imagination."
"How powerful?"
Lin Yu asked in a probing manner. However, Qin Shi's following words caused him to be unable to retort. He sucked in a deep breath of cold air.
"In the 30,000 years after the Ancient Change on the continent, they have always existed. Even the Eight Regions are under their control."
"Hiss …!"
Lin Yu was trying his best to control himself. As for Su Ming and the others, they had participated in the crusade against Burning Sky in the northern region, and they had some degree of understanding towards the Pit Snake Group. Zhen Yuan had made them sacrifice a lot of their people in the past, and they had almost been completely wiped out. Fear still lingered in their hearts even now.
Qin Shi wasn't surprised by Lin Yu's surprise. He thought that anyone else would have the same expression when they heard about the power of the Puppet Group.
Even the him from back then was no exception. He said, "Now you know what I have to face. It's not too late for you to back out now. Really, if we really start a war with the Holy Wind, when that force gets involved, the entire Crimson Flame City may suffer a catastrophe."
"You decide for yourself."
Qin Shi's words suddenly made Lin Yu wake up from his daze. Then, the shock on his face disappeared, and he smiled relaxedly, "I have decided a long time ago. I still stand by what I said. In the second half of your life, I, Lin Yu, will definitely leave a deep mark."
Hearing this, Qin Shi was very touched. He nodded deeply and said, "Okay, then I'll tell you about my next plan."
"You should have said it when you came in. From the beginning, you should have said those useless things. What's the use of being so pretentious?
It's a waste of breath. "Su Ming rolled his eyes at Qin Shi," You still don't know Xiao Yu? "
Qin Shi smiled bitterly and nodded, "Okay."
Then, he turned to look at Lin Yu, "Xiao Yu, tell me first, the strength of the Holy Wind Empire."
"The Holy Wind Empire …!"
Lin Yu clenched his fists, and a ferocious look appeared on his face. He said, "The Holy Wind Empire is the overlord of the Hundred Tides Empire. Fifty years ago, they launched an attack on the Crimson Flame Empire. That time, they almost destroyed the entire Crimson Flame Empire."
"But after that, the Holy Wind Empire suddenly disappeared into thin air. Only now do I know that the Da Feng Empire is the Holy Wind Empire. As for their strength, fifty years ago, there were nearly a thousand Heaven Realm masters. As for now, I am not very sure."
"But what I can be sure of is that Ge Han was the Imperial Preceptor of the Holy Wind Empire fifty years ago. His cultivation had reached the Six Heavens Realm, and he was one of the top three Almighties in the Holy Wind Empire. Fifty years ago, there were only two people above him. One was the War God Guardian of the Holy Wind Empire: War Venerable Serene Wind. He was in the Eight Heavens Realm. He was an extremely violent person, and his methods were very vicious. Back then, he destroyed half of the Crimson Flame Empire alone."
"What about the other person?"
"The other person …" At the mention of this person, Lin Yu's body tensed up, and there was a hint of fear on his face. "That is the current emperor of the Holy Wind Empire: Shan Qingfeng. Back then, his cultivation was already in the Nine Heavens Realm, and he was the first person in the entire Hundred Tides Realm. I am afraid that he has already entered the Super Heaven Realm."
"Super Heaven Realm?"
Qin Shi narrowed his eyes. He knew that what Lin Yu was talking about was the existence of the Heaven Realm. It was just that there had never been such a realm in the Hundred Tides Realm, which was why there was a blind spot.
After understanding all this, he nodded. Then, he made a plan in his mind and said, "If that's the case, I think, since the Holy Wind wants to lure me out of the cave, we might as well beat them at their own game. I'll go alone first. When that time comes, they will definitely focus all their attention on me. When that time comes, it will be the time for you guys to make your move."
"Although the Holy Wind Empire has a strong foundation, over the past year, the Crimson Flame Empire has also developed rapidly. With the addition of the Qin Sect, we may not lose to the Holy Wind Empire. Moreover, we will be ambushing them."
Before Qin Shi could continue, Lin Yu and the others interrupted him. "No, it is too dangerous for you to do this!"