Nine Princes Struggle for the Throne: The Mad Prince

Chapter 257 The Immortal Sect's Methods, Qin Wu's Counterattack

The Immortal Sect has begun its operation.

Soon, chaos broke out in the capital of Eastern Qin.

The Liu, Qi, and Fang families, three of the six major clans, joined forces to put pressure on the Emperor of Eastern Qin.

The Emperor of Eastern Qin was to issue an edict ordering the Divine Martial King to cease hostilities and withdraw his troops.

Not only that, but the Zhou king also got involved.

The pressure from the three major clans and the Zhou king greatly increased the pressure on the Emperor of Eastern Qin.

The Emperor of Eastern Qin never expected that the three major clans and the King of Zhou would put pressure on him at the same time.

For a time, the court was divided into two factions: one faction disagreed with withdrawing the troops, while the other faction demanded that the troops be withdrawn.

Both sides argued endlessly.

Finally, the Emperor of Eastern Qin lost his temper, suspended court sessions, and did not attend court for a whole week.

He didn't even read the memorials submitted by the Zhou king's faction.

As a result, rumors spread like wildfire.

Amidst the rampant rumors, Jiang Pingle and the other women took action.

Jordan Xue even took matters into her own hands, and overnight, everyone in the Zhou Prince's mansion, including the livestock, was poisoned.

King Zhou suffered from severe diarrhea, so badly that he couldn't even stand up.

Even the doctors who were invited were full of energy before entering the Prince Zhou's mansion, but when they came out, they were all carried out and smelled terrible.

Those in better physical condition were helped out, while those in poorer physical condition were carried out.

The news spread quickly.

Although no one has found out who did it, they don't even need to. They can figure it out themselves. In their Qin state, only a few witches from the Divine Martial King's Mansion would dare to do such a thing.

King Zhou guessed who did it and wanted to cause trouble for Jiang Pingle and the other women, but he couldn't even stand up.

We can only bear with it for now and wait until we recover.

But recovery is not so easy. Every time I can stand up, I can't hold on for long before I collapse from exhaustion again.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was inhumane.

Before the people and beasts of the Zhou Prince's Mansion were even well, the three major clans were in trouble again.

They didn't get diarrhea, but their fates were much worse. Some were bitten by rabid dogs when they went out, some fell into latrines when they got up at night, and some almost choked to death when they drank water.

In any case, all sorts of bad luck came one after another.

What terrified the three clans the most was that the heirs of their three clans died in the same bed.

And the manner of death was... to die of exhaustion.

It was a complete humiliation for Ciguoguo, but the three major clans couldn't find any clues.

They knew this was a warning from the Divine Martial Princess, but they had the support of the Immortal Sect, which had ordered them to find a way to force the Divine Martial King and the Divine Martial Army at the front to withdraw.

They had no choice but to grit their teeth and continue to pressure the Emperor of Eastern Qin, spreading rumors.

It's easy to imagine what the consequences will be for them.

Clan members and disciples were scattered throughout Eastern Qin, yet news of their injuries and deaths kept coming from various places.

This made the three major clans hate them to the core.

But there was nothing they could do.

Even if they wanted to help, there was nothing they could do.

At this time, the Black Dragon Guard received Qin Wu's order to begin investigating officials from the three major clans.

Anyone found to have problems will be immediately imprisoned.

This caused a major headache for the three major clans.

There was no way to get help; the Black Dragon Guards were completely uncooperative.

Furthermore, with the Black Dragon Guards producing evidence, they were even less able to provide assistance.

For a time, the three major clans were caught in a dilemma.

They no longer knew what to do.

When this news reached the Immortal Sect, it nearly made the sect's three current leaders furious.

But there was nothing they could do; they were too far away to reach them.

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"Your Highness, the Immortal Sect wants to cause trouble in our backyard. They must be furious by now!"

Qi Ye looked at the recent intelligence reports and burst into laughter.

Seeing the Immortal Sect suffer setbacks is what makes them happiest. Those hypocritical guys only do some underhanded tricks behind the scenes.

He genuinely looked down on it.

If he weren't currently lacking in strength, he would have attacked directly.

"Now that they've used their trump card, it's up to you to increase the pressure on them."

"Your plan should come in handy now. They've finished the first day of the month, it's our turn to do the fifteenth."

Qin Wu said calmly.

Now we've reached the final step; all that's left is to complete it.

The Immortal Sect can only break the rules and start the Immortal War in advance, otherwise the Immortal Sect will be exposed to the artillery fire of the Eastern Qin army.

"Yes, I will arrange it right away."

Qi Ye accepted the order and withdrew.

"Liufeng, go!"

After Qi Ye left, Qin Wu gave instructions to Liu Feng, who was hiding in the shadows.

"Yes."

The sound of flowing wind rang out, then disappeared.

Next, problems arose within the Immortal Sect's army, with numerous rebellions breaking out.

This caused problems with the Immortal Sect's defenses.

Taking advantage of the situation, Qi Ye launched an attack on the Immortal Sect's defenses, which were not compromised.

They held back the Immortal Sect's army.

This allowed the rebels to directly attack the Immortal Sect's army.

The scale of the rebellion was like a spark that could start a prairie fire, spreading like wildfire.

It affected the entire Immortal Sect army.

Finally, the Immortal Sect sent powerful figures to suppress the rebellion, but with Qi Ye's deliberate cover, the entire rebel army escaped.

This was a blatant slap in the face to the Immortal Sect, and the sect's higher-ups were furious, issuing a kill order.

To eliminate the rebels.

However, a major event subsequently occurred in the territory controlled by the Immortal Sect.

An epidemic has broken out in various places, and it is spreading very quickly. If it is not dealt with as soon as possible, it could lead to a major disaster.

They really couldn't understand why the plague had suddenly broken out.

Moreover, the plague occurred in many places at the same time, and it was the same plague.

After investigation, the Immortal Sect confirmed that it was man-made, but they could not find out who did it.

However, some speculated that no one but the Divine Martial King of Eastern Qin could be capable of such a ruthless act.

Since they couldn't find any evidence, they could only send a large number of disciples to various places to provide treatment.

There's no other way; we have to treat them! If the plague breaks out and isn't stopped, it could cause a huge problem.

Furthermore, in order to fight against the Eastern Qin army, they have forcibly conscripted a lot of people, and there was also a large-scale rebellion some time ago.

If left untreated, there could be even greater chaos.

That means it will be even more impossible for them to recruit soldiers again.

As time goes by, they will no longer have the troops to resist the Eastern Qin army.

It's only a matter of time before the defenses are breached again.

At that time, they will truly face the Eastern Qin army and its artillery.

Their immortal sect is strong, but to think they can block cannon fire with their mortal bodies is a joke.