kingnovel Chapter 1308: Show your cards, prepare to fight 1 against 4!
Chapter 1308: Show your cards, prepare to fight 1 against 4!
The candlelight in the East Palace flickered suddenly, causing the forty-nine bronze diamond-shaped mirrors in the hall to flicker.
Chu Ning's black gold-woven robe reflected countless dark gold whirlpools in the mirror, as if it was going to swallow up all the pearl light in the hall.
He raised his right hand as if trying to catch the fragrance wafting from the incense burner.
"Master Du, do you know what happened to the woodcutter in Mount Zhongnan?"
When Chu Ning turned around, he brought up a gust of sharp pine scent, which startled the secret letter in Du Ruhui's sleeve and made it rustle.
"That winter when he cut down all the huge trees, seventy-two fire foxes sprang out from the snow, their fur three times brighter than the morning glow."
He suddenly smiled and opened the green incense stick in his hand: "Later, the woodcutter changed his profession to become a hunter, and the arrowheads were tempered with the secret poison hidden in the Qin Palace."
Zhang Qian stood up suddenly, and his ring-handled sword cast dazzling sparks on the blue bricks.
His bronze face turned purple, and the veins on his neck wriggled like earthworms: "A wolf cub swallowed a lamb and dared to pretend to be a tiger king? Our great man——"
"General Zhang's sword needs sharpening."
Chu Ning threw the rhino horn cup casually, and the amber wine condensed into a line in the air and hit the blade.
Amid the sound of metal clashing, the ring-handled sword was shaken out of his hand by the wine column and was deeply nailed into the nanmu screen painted with a picture of mountains and seas.
Drops of blood dripped from Zhang Qian's palm, and red plum blossoms bloomed on the green bricks.
The cinnabar on Xun Yu's wrist suddenly burst, and the bright red beads rolled into the bowl of ice cheese.
His pale face turned green in the candlelight, as if covered with a layer of riverbed sand: "It seems that the ambitions of the Prince of Chu are not limited to Qin!"
Chu Ning's wide sleeves fluttered like dark clouds pressing down on the city, and the eighteen carved windows opened in response.
A cold wind blew in with a whistling sound, blowing away all the candlelight in the hall until only a few remaining stars were left.
He laughed in the darkness, his voice like a bell, resounding through the heavens and the earth: "How can a golden fish stay in a pond? Once it encounters wind and clouds, it will turn into a dragon!"
As soon as he finished speaking, thunder rumbled outside the palace.
A flash of lightning illuminated the sky, revealing the red-gold light dancing in his eyes.
"The land of the Four Dynasties is just the splash of water caused by the turning of a dragon. The real tide is still to come."
As soon as he finished speaking, heavy rain came pouring down. The sound of rain hitting the beams made the dust accumulated between the beams fall down.
The secret letter in Du Ruhui's sleeve was soaked with cold sweat. He forced a sneer and said, "A dragon out of water is nothing but a pile of dirty scales. My Great Tang's 100,000 Black Armored Army——"
With a crisp "pop" sound, Chu Ning crushed the tiger talisman on the desk.
Ebony wood chips fell from between her fingers, revealing the hidden red gold lines inside. "The Qin army also said something similar back then, but the bodies of their Iron Eagle Warriors have been taken away by me to feed the dogs."
He suddenly grabbed the wine bottle and poured it into the air. The wine caught fire when it met the wind and turned into nine dark blue fire snakes that coiled around the caisson.
"Go back and tell your master that my Chu State is no longer the Chu State of the past. The world's situation will be decided by me."
Zhang Qian's hand that was drawing the sword froze in mid-air, and the flames in the sky were reflected in his pupils.
It seemed as if he saw the Chu flag emerging from the flames on the top of Yangcheng City, the broken Qin crossbow in Julu City, and finally he even saw the illusion of his own ring-handled sword breaking into pieces.
A sudden sweet and fishy taste came from his throat, and a mouthful of blood sprayed onto the gold-woven camel-hair carpet, leaving a hideous wolf head pattern.
Xun Yu grabbed the remaining cinnabar beads with trembling hands, and black mist suddenly rose from the ice cheese bowl.
He stumbled back and knocked over the bronze goose and fish lamp, and the hot oil splashed onto his clothes: "You...you really want to be the enemy of the world?"
"Being an enemy of the world?"
Chu Ning smiled contemptuously: "You three dynasties cannot represent the world!"
The rainstorm stopped at some point, and the moonlight shone into the hall through the gaps in the clouds.
Chu Ning's shadow was stretched so long that it completely covered the three envoys.
He casually tore off the bloodstained gilded curtain and threw it out of the window. The scarlet silk fluttered in the river breeze like the bloody skin shed by a giant python.
"I am exhausted."
Chu Ning took the hot towel handed to him by the eunuch and wiped his hands. The snow-white silk instantly turned scarlet. "The three envoys have come from afar. They must be tired. Let's rest early."
The three of them looked at each other, knowing that they would return with nothing tonight, so they could only snort coldly and turn away.
As the clepsydra pointed to midnight, Chu Ning leaned on the white jade railing and played with the Qin Palace Jade Seal. The moonlight made the four characters "久寿永昌" on the seal look as cold as a blade.
The thirty-six coiled-chi lanterns behind him went out one after another, leaving only a single flickering lamp in the southeast corner.
The purpose of giving the envoys from the three dynasties a warning tonight is to make them adjust their mindset.
The general trend of the world is no longer decided by those people, but by him, Chu Ning.
From the moment he took over the Qin Dynasty, he took the initiative to fight for world domination.
The three envoys came here only to test his intentions and to find out his next move.
But so what?
He just wants to reveal his cards to Sanchao.
Because he believed that even the four dynasties alliance could not be of one mind.
He could defeat these four dynasties one by one.
Of course, if the other party is really of one mind, he will not be afraid at all.
Because he wanted to expand his army to a million.
He wants to take on four people at once!
Wei and Jin were not to be feared at all. If he really wanted to take action, he could take down these two dynasties at any time.
The only ones who had some difficulties were the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, he chose to proceed step by step and defeat the four dynasties one by one.
Of course, he was also prepared for any eventuality.
If the four dynasties were truly united, it would not be impossible for the State of Chu to take on all four alone!
This one million-strong army that is about to be expanded is a preparation for the destruction of the four dynasties.
As for the three messengers, if they were sensible, he could let them go back.
But if the other party is tactless, he doesn't mind killing him.
After all, there were tens of thousands of people who died at his hands, so he didn't care about killing a few more.
At this time, the three envoys left the palace and did not return to their respective inns. Instead, they rode their horses side by side on the street.
The wide street was filled with the sound of horse hooves, which was thrilling.
Finally, Zhang Qian couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "You two, you have also seen Chu Ning's attitude. I believe he will continue to expand next."
Du Ruhui's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he said coldly: "Isn't this expected?"
"However, now that the four dynasties have met, I believe we can find a way to deal with Chu Ning."
Du Ruhui had already anticipated the outcome of tonight, so he was not angry.
Zhang Qian snorted coldly and turned to look at Xun Yu: "Master Xun, is there no way for you in Wei to stop Chu Ning?"
"If Chu continues to expand, it will definitely target Jin and your Wei first!"
But Xun Yu sighed when he heard this: "The Crown Prince of Chu conquered three kingdoms in five years. He is so young, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to let go of his ambitions."
"I have tried to persuade him just now, but you have also seen that Chu Ning has no intention of stopping."
"Next, the war between other countries and Chu is inevitable. It is not just a matter for Jin!"
He knew that Jin was no match for Chu, and his words and deeds were intended to drag other dynasties into the war.
But Zhang Qian snorted coldly after hearing this: "What a bunch of cowards!"
Having said this, he rode away quickly.
And a conspiracy is about to unfold.