Fang Mingtong chuckled, "It seems like we're dividing up half of Great Qi's territory before the battle has even started... doesn't that feel a bit inappropriate?"

"Hahaha!" The Emperor burst into laughter, and then, a glint of cold light flashed in his eyes: "Me not annihilating the entirety of Great Qi already shows my mercy! However, after this battle, the war reparations will be enough to crush Great Qi for a century! Without giving them a lesson that cuts to the bone, they'll never learn their lesson!"

"So, from a certain perspective, we really need to thank the person who leaked the information. Otherwise, if Great Qi utilized this million-strong army elsewhere, it would put significant pressure on our forces!" Fang Mingtong casually commented.

The Emperor stared intently at Fang Mingtong: "Don't try to plead for that little bastard or piss me off! This time, no matter what, I won't let him off. However, I can't afford any accidents in this war! So… he's lucky for now,"

"Ah..." Fang Mingtong shook his head and sighed. This matter had already involved the royal family's scandal. Even if he had a close personal relationship with the Emperor, he could no longer discuss this issue with him.

But Fang Mingtong was slightly puzzled. Even if he was blinded, he was still a prince with an extremely revered identity and status. What's wrong with being a prince instead of an emperor? Wasn't that better than being a blind prince of a destroyed kingdom? He was incredibly curious as to who Great Qi had sent and how they had persuaded the former crown prince to make such a crazy decision.

Ten years ago, when the mine was initially discovered. The number of people who knew about it was not as many as Chu Mo thought.

In total, only three people knew!

Exactly, that few!

The three people were Fang Mingtong, who first received the news because the scouting team from the military that found the mine was his absolute confidant, the current emperor, and the crown prince Xia Ying.

Besides these three, even Xu Zhongliang, who was the Cabinet Chief Minister, didn't know about this at that time. The Chief Minister then was Prince Xia Jing. But even they didn't know anything about this!

This was listed as a top secret of Great Xia, which wouldn't be unveiled for a hundred years!

Because it involved the fate of Great Xia for hundreds or even thousands of years in the future!

So, when Chu Mo said that Great Qi's army would cross the Skybreaker Mountain, the Emperor and Fang Mingtong didn't need to check if it was possible or not. In their hearts, they already knew, who had betrayed them.

But how can such matters be discussed in front of Chu Mo?

The former crown prince, the current blind prince, had actually betrayed his father, his country and his soul!

Even if there were big benefits, he shouldn't have done it!

But he did.

Fang Mingtong glanced at the Emperor, said with a bitter smile, "Your Majesty, have you ever thought.... maybe this matter isn't true? I don't mean to doubt Chu Mo, but... could it be that Great Qi deliberately released this false information?"

The Emperor sighed heavily: "I wish it were false!"

Fang Mingtong said thoughtfully, "If it's false, we won't lose much... at most, Chu Mo would know the secret of the Skybreaker Mountain..."

"That... is not important! He is in control of the academy; he will find out sooner or later." The Emperor replied casually.

As for why Xia Ying would betray his own country, even Chu Mo, who had continued on his journey, could not comprehend this.

Although Chu Mo was not aware that only three people knew about this secret, he cleverly guessed who this person was. Because apart from the former crown prince whose mentality had completely collapsed, no one else had a reason to do it!

Of course, it could have also been Xia Jing, after all, he was also extremely crafty. When he goes crazy, he would also have a reason to do it. But Xia Jing shouldn't be that crazy at this moment, right?

If it really was Xia Jing, the Emperor might be in a difficult position, but Fang Mingtong would never show such an expression.

But regardless of whether it was Xia Jing or Xia Ying, Chu Mo didn't want to get involved too much.

This time, he was lucky to receive this intelligence from the Great Qi. Who would have thought that he would covertly infiltrate a large mansion, which happened to be the residence of the Second Prince of Great Qi?

And who would have expected that when he sneaked into the room of the Second Prince, he would just happen to hear their discussion about this matter?

Probably the Second Prince of Great Qi could never have imagined that his seemingly stringent mansion was virtually defenseless in front of Chu Mo.

Chu Mo himself had not expected that he would have such good luck, but it wasn't simply due to luck or strong qi movement. Of course, there were some things, even if someone told him now, he wouldn't understand.

...…

Skybreaker Mountain Range, located on the western border of the Great Xia, served as a natural barrier between Great Xia and Great Qi.

Not only is it difficult terrain with cliffs and precipices everywhere, but it is also home to Primordial Beasts of various ranks.

It is said that the highest-ranked Primordial Beasts reach the sixth or even seventh rank!

So, no one could have imagined that the Great Qi army would choose to break through here. Similarly, no one would have thought that there is an incredibly massive vein of primordial stone here.

Chu Mo didn't plan to leave those primordial stones for the Demon Lord because the Demon Lord really doesn't regard the primordial stones of this world highly.

The Demon Lord had once told Chu Mo that the Spirit Realm and Immortal Realm also have objects similar to primordial stones, however, in the Spirit World, it's called Spirit Stone, and in the Immortal Realm, it's called Immortal Crystal!

For the Demon Lord, only the Immortal Crystals are useful to him. His current state is due to corrosion by the Poison of Seven Killings, not because he is really in the Heavenly Heart Realm or inborn realm. Rather, his power is at this level. But the methods the Demon Lord has always used are those of the immortals!

Otherwise, how could the top powerhouses of the entire Four Symbols Continent be so shocked?

Chu Mo was well aware that his master wouldn't mind these things, nor would he mind Chu Mo using his name to do things. Therefore, Chu Mo confidently and boldly discussed this with the Emperor.

He just didn't expect that the Emperor's reaction would be much more intense than he had imagined. The emperor even promised to give him the title of King of Chu...

"If Grandpa knew about this, he would be absolutely thrilled! When the time comes...Should I invite Grandpa to be the Grand Marshal in my Chu Kingdom?" Chu Mo found the idea somewhat amusing. Even though he was ecstatic in his heart, he wasn't letting this matter get to him too much.

That's because he was not really invested in this world. His heart moved even more towards the "Heaven's Will, My Will" techniques, which offered immeasurable benefits to one's state of mind.

By the time Chu Mo arrived at the Skybreaker Mountain Range, five days had already passed.

Along the way, Chu Mo was truly exhausted. Although his rooster mount found him three days ago, it adamantly refused to continue carrying him.

As the rooster said, "The Chicken Lord is there to save you in an emergency, not to be your constant mount!"

For the past few days, the puppy behaved very well, always obedient and quiet. Other than the fact it was still at odds with the rooster, everything was fine.

Looking at the mountain range that rose and fell in front of him, as if it had severed the entire sky, Chu Mo's heart started to stir.

The puppy stuck its head out of Chu Mo's pocket, looked in the direction of the Skybreaker Mountain Range, and let out a couple of soft barks: "Woof Woof!"

The rooster teased from the side, "You little mutt, you're home. You can buzz off now!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to qidian.com to vote and recommend. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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