Transcending the Nine Heavens

Chapter 353: A Necessary Action

“Thank you! Thank you…” Du Shiqing was so excited that he was almost in tears. He had only one son in his life, whom he had raised with great difficulty, yet due to his own reasons, he was captured by Diwu Qingrou and trained to become a tool against him...

As a father, it was terrifying and heartbreaking to think that his son, brainwashed, could kill him at any moment for ‘greater righteousness’...

Now, although his son had lost his memory, starting afresh wasn’t a problem, especially with a good physical foundation. Moreover, this time he had even taken his daughter-in-law along for the soul snatching, leaving him without any worries...

“It was close; both of their cultivation levels are quite good, and their mental strength is high. I almost couldn’t control it,” Chu Yang wiped away a bead of sweat.

During the soul snatching process, everything else was simple, but Diwu Qingrou's imperialistic nature was deeply ingrained. Chu Yang almost reached his limit before successfully erasing their memories.

Afterwards, he genuinely broke into a cold sweat.

After discussing the escape route with Du Shiqing for a while, they finalized all the details, including the meeting place and signals...

Then, Chu Yang quietly left.

Only one final step remained!

That was obtaining Diwu Qingrou's military intelligence!

Since his rebirth, the person Chu Yang had been most wary of was Diwu Qingrou. If it weren't for an urgent need, he would have been reluctant to confront Diwu Qingrou head-on!

Even though he had arrived in Great Zhao and had met Diwu Qingrou twice, Chu Yang still felt a sense of crisis. Diwu Qingrou’s eyes seemed capable of seeing through everything, as if he could uncover Chu Yang’s true self at any moment!

In both past and present lives, Chu Yang knew that Diwu Qingrou didn’t possess martial arts skills; but now, he was utterly unconvinced!

Diwu Qingrou's foundation was inscrutable! This person could be said to have deceived the entire world!

If given a choice, Chu Yang would rather face the royal palace alone than go to Diwu Qingrou's Prime Minister's Residence!

But this time, he had no choice but to go.

Iron Cloud was not yet prepared, gathering troops would not exceed one million. However, Great Zhao could mobilize four million at any time!

And all were well-trained! The most terrifying part was that Diwu Qingrou had been cultivating a second tier. The number of this second tier was also over several million! Not to mention the new recruits still being recruited.

Once the war started, such a vast disparity in numbers, combined with one side being well-prepared and the other hurriedly responding, the outcome of the battle was obvious.

It was almost a one-sided trend from the very beginning!

Thus, troop allocation was something Chu Yang must secure! Facing an army of a million, this was the only leverage he could utilize.

Only this!

So this time, even if Diwu Qingrou's Prime Minister's Residence was a den of dragons and tigers, Chu Yang had to venture in!

This might be the responsibility of a man; although there are things not to do, there are also things that must be done!

Another day passed.

At night, dark clouds gathered and strong winds rose. Before long, large raindrops began to fall. The rain poured down heavier and heavier, slowly forming a curtain of torrential rain in the sky.

Chu Yang thought to himself that heaven was helping him, leaping up from his hiding spot and disappearing into the vast rain curtain.

Diwu Qingrou had only slept for three hours before getting up, sitting alone in the study and commanding anyone to not disturb him.

The sandalwood chair was positioned in front of the map. Diwu Qingrou rested his chin on one hand, staring at the map!

In his mind, the entire landscape of mountains and rivers on the map had already been thoroughly absorbed.

He sat still, and no one knew that in his mind, a fierce battle of offense and defense had already begun! Every city, every place, every mountain, every river; every general, every unit, every commander... the enemy's troop allocation, enemy generals, and even the personalities and combat habits of each commander on both sides were being closely compared...