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Chapter 1979 - 1983: Alliance with Long Yin

Since the Ice Emperor wants to play tough, Qin Tian also decided to show no mercy.

On one hand, she absolutely does not believe that Long Tianwu would cooperate with the Ice Emperor, and after deploying troops, the final reward would merely be some Spirit Stones.

Qin Tian has met Long Tianwu, the strongest woman in the Dragon Clan’s history; her ambition is no small thing and she would never be subordinate to the Ice Emperor.

In that case, as for the Dragon Clan side, Qin Tian still decided to just watch and see what happens.

However, in the Imperial City, he decided to stir up some trouble.

Now that the Ice Emperor wants to send troops, and the Imperial City was already on high alert, Qin Tian decided to cooperate with the Ice Emperor’s biggest rival, Long Yin!

Of course, he did not intend to expose his identity while collaborating with Long Yin; instead, he supported Long Yin secretly by standing as Qin Hou and let Long Yin distract the Ice Emperor’s attention from behind, equivalent to establishing a strong base at the rear.

Qin Tian instructed Xiao Zhuang to send someone to contact Long Yin in West State—

Previously, Xiao Zhuang reported to Qin Tian that a small group of Long Yin was active in the West State, likely establishing a branch there over time; since Qin Tian’s image was opposing the Ice Emperor there, Long Yin had not taken action under Qin Tian’s rule.

All along, both sides lived in peace, but now, Qin Tian prepared to make contact actively.

Qin Tian let Zhou Yang represent him to negotiate with Long Yin, offering great assistance in terms of Elixirs, Spirit Stones, and Cultivation Secret Manuals to the Imperial City’s Long Yin.

Meanwhile, Qin Tian had Zhou Yang expressed support for Long Yin making moves simultaneously in North State, East State, and South State; preferably causing an uproar for the Ice Emperor.

Long Yin over there knew Zhou Yang as Qin Tian’s top strategist, and this immediately drew their attention, reporting this matter directly back to the Imperial City.

Soon, there was a positive response from the Imperial City’s Long Yin; they sent an envoy from the sect, Mr. Shenyue from the Imperial City as the envoy, codenamed "Star."

Star specially traveled from the Imperial City to the West Capital City, meeting Zhou Yang first, and afterward, Zhou Yang again brought him to meet Qin Tian.

This Star was a middle-aged man; however, upon closer inspection, his expression seemed a bit stiff, indicating he was disguised.

After half a day of discussion, Qin Tian and Star finalized some of the cooperation details between the two sides.

Star said: "We have always been aware of Qin Hou’s actions and moves; to be honest, we have always wanted to develop Qin Hou into Long Yin. If Qin Hou is willing to join us, with your strength and status, you would surely become the second-in-command under Mr. Shenyue in Long Yin. I wonder if Qin Hou is interested in us?"

Towards the end, this Star unexpectedly attempted to persuade Qin Tian to join Long Yin, leaving Qin Tian feeling a bit amused.

"To be honest, I am very interested in your Long Yin. However, I am based in the West State, holding tens of thousands of troops; to have me join you... haha, at least, I must first meet your Mr. Shenyue. As for whether I will join or not, once I meet Mr. Shenyue, I will make the judgment; what do you think?"

Qin Tian did not refuse; on the contrary, he had always been curious about who Mr. Shenyue of Long Yin really is, and he genuinely wanted to seize this opportunity to meet him.

"Okay, Qin Hou, I will relay your words back to Mr. Shenyue. I think it won’t be long before the two of you meet."

Star stood up, taking leave, "I will first take my leave. In the future, I will keep in contact with Strategist Zhou Yang; everything will proceed according to our agreed plans. Mr. Shenyue hopes that after our cooperation, we can achieve some earth-shattering feats."

Qin Tian nodded: "Certainly, I am very confident; take care on your journey."

...

After Qin Tian and Long Yin established a secret cooperation, a stream of bad news from the Imperial City began to arrive one after another.

The Imperial City has started to take action.

The Ice Emperor issued an Imperial Decree directly to West State, demanding Qin Tian immediately travel to the Imperial City to report for duty and simultaneously requiring that thirty thousand troops out of West State’s sixty thousand be sent back with the eunuch delivering the decree to the Imperial City!

This is clearly meant to force Qin Tian into rebellion!

"Qin Hou, I give you three days to prepare. By then, you will hand over the military command to me, following His Majesty’s orders, I have to take thirty thousand men back. Of course, Qin Hou can accompany me back to the Imperial City."

The eunuch Wang Qingde smiled kindly at Qin Tian.

Qin Tian sneered: "Alright, bothersome for you, sir. After three days, I will accompany you and take thirty thousand men to the Imperial City."

"Hmm? Oh... fine."

Originally, Wang Qingde thought Qin Tian would refuse or find an excuse to delay, but he did not expect Qin Tian to agree so straightforwardly.

After Wang Qingde and his group were arranged to leave by Qin Tian, Qin Tian immediately summoned Zhou Yang and Zuo Yuanhao among others to discuss countermeasures.

In truth, Qin Tian already had a plan in mind.

Three days later, Qin Tian indeed took thirty thousand men and, along with Wang Qingde and his group, directly set out for the Imperial City!

However, once they were apart from the Imperial City, Qin Tian was set to take thirty thousand men to Tiger City!

"Qin Hou, this cannot be!"

Wang Qingde was horrified upon hearing and rushed to dissuade Qin Tian: "We must follow His Majesty’s decree and return to the Imperial City quickly. Going to Tiger City is wasting time."

Tiger City, located at the border of West State to Imperial City, is a military stronghold with five thousand troops, considered a strategic place for West State to advance on the Imperial City!

Qin Tian, with thirty thousand troops, could certainly bypass Tiger City en route to the Imperial City.

But why would Qin Tian give up on the opportunity to occupy Tiger City?

All along, he wanted to incorporate Tiger City into West State’s territory but did not find a suitable excuse. Even though Tiger City’s forces are smaller, Qin Tian refrained from taking action to avoid intensifying conflicts with the Ice Emperor.

Now things are different, as he is about to break all ties with the Ice Emperor, taking over Tiger City is an easy task for Qin Tian.

After all, these thirty thousand troops were meant by the Ice Emperor’s decree to be transported to the Imperial City. Now, Qin Tian is merely leading thirty thousand troops to Tiger City to "rest" briefly; this is entirely within the Ice Emperor’s decree, and no one could dare stop him, right?

"The troops have been marching continuously and are quite tired; resting in Tiger City would benefit us better in heading to the Imperial City. Sir Wang, no need to worry, we can certainly return soon enough; let’s go."

Qin Tian directly ignored Wang Qingde, even though Wang Qingde repeatedly insisted that he was now the true commander of these thirty thousand men.

Nevertheless, when Qin Tian let him issue orders at the front, this old eunuch trembled with fear standing before thirty thousand men. A command to turn left resulted in no response; even the generals and military leaders approached him, requesting Wang Qingde to order a rest in Tiger City. Wang Qingde was so tense that he almost wet himself, and could only trembleously say: "Well... fine, everyone go rest in Tiger City... just for half a day."

"See, sir Wang, isn’t this right? I admire your foresight and understanding."

Qin Tian glanced at Wang Qingde, whose face was red with embarrassment, and smirked.