Rice Wife, Haiqi Island.

While the undercurrent was surging in Inazuma Castle, Haiqi Island on the other side was not idle either.

After a while, Coral Palace Xinhai, the leader of the Haiqi Island resistance army, will leave for Inazuma Castle to participate in a cultural exchange meeting.

For this kind of thing that can almost be said to be a Hongmen Banquet, most of the resistance officers and soldiers, including the resistance general Goro, were opposed to it.

The soldiers couldn't understand that even though they were retreating steadily on the frontal battlefield, they were not in an irresistible situation. Why should they rely on this method to exchange for a short-term peace?

After Coral Palace Xinhai publicly announced that it was invited to participate in the cultural exchange meeting, the shogunate troops on the front line began to retreat in an orderly manner, and have now withdrawn to a distance that can pose a threat to the resistance forces.

In this way, although the pressure on the front line of the resistance army was greatly reduced, the soldiers also got very precious rest time... But with the news that Coral Palace Xinhai was about to go out, the soldiers' hearts were also tightly raised.

Got up.

"Lord Coral Palace... did she choose to participate in the cultural exchange meeting just to buy us time...?"

Most of the soldiers on the front line have mixed feelings in their hearts. They know better than anyone how tense the war situation is, but if their leaders have to be put in deep danger to slow down the war, this is not what they want to see.

But they couldn't leave the front line and return to Haiqi Island, because the shogunate army had only withdrawn as far as they could make a surprise attack. If they saw a loophole in the rebel front line, they might do something.

Therefore... the general of the resistance army, Goro, took on this important task and returned to Haiqi Island, where he met Coral Palace Shinkai who was in the shrine.

Along the way, whether they were patrolling resistance soldiers or witches, their emotions were very stable, completely different from those on the front line.

It's just that Wulang was in a hurry, so he didn't pay much attention to this.

Because when the news reached the front line, they only got the information that Coral Palace Xinhai was invited, and saw with their own eyes the shogunate army receding like a tide.

Faced with this situation, it was difficult for him not to wonder whether Coral Palace Xinhai, located on Haiqi Island, was under duress.

"Lord Coral Palace! Why did you agree to the shogunate's invitation? It's obviously a trap..."

He quickly entered the shrine, and Wulang immediately saw Coral Gong Xinhai, who was bowing his head in thought under the statue of the god, and immediately spoke anxiously.

However, compared to Wu Lang's urgency, Coral Palace Xinhai's expression was much calmer, as indifferent as ever.

"Goro, you came back at the right time."

When she saw Goro, Coral Palace Xinhai showed no surprise at all, as if she had guessed early on that Goro would return to Haiqi Island. She said with a very relaxed expression: "Tomorrow I will go to Inazuma Castle to discuss with the shogunate personnel.

When the time comes to hand over the cultural exchange work, you will go with me."

"Shan...Lord Coral Palace?"

After hearing this and seeing Coral Palace Xinhai's extremely relaxed expression, Wulang was stunned.

This... this is not what he imagined!

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Seeing Wulang's hesitant expression, Xinhai knew exactly what he was thinking.

However... as a leader and strategist, Xinhai doesn't want to explain everything clearly.

"No...I mean, since Coral Palace-sama knows that the cultural exchange in Inazuma Castle will be a trap, why did he accept the invitation?"

After a moment of silence, Wulang had calmed down. He thought about it carefully and asked with some confusion.

There is no doubt that in the battle between the shogunate and the rebels, the rebels were at an absolute disadvantage.

In this case, once the leader of the disadvantaged side accepts the invitation of the dominant side, it will not only cause a blow to the morale of his own side, but also put himself in danger.

In other words, if there were no interests of equal value worth the risk, no rational person would be able to make such a decision - let alone Coral Palace Xinhai, who has led the resistance army to confront the shogunate for many years.

therefore...

After calming down, Wulang understood very well that Coral Palace Xinhai's decision must have some deep meaning, he just didn't see it clearly.

"Well...very good. I'm very happy that you can calm down."

Seeing Wu Lang's appearance, Coral Palace Xinhai also nodded slightly.

Wulang is still a bit young for a commander, but he has strength and talent. With a little polish, he may not lose to the general Tian Ling pursues.

"In general, I have two purposes."

After thinking for a while, Xinhai slowly said:

"First, there are not only troops from the shogunate in Inazuma Castle at this time, but also invited artists from other countries. If we can win their sympathy for the resistance, they will build momentum for us in their own countries.

..It’s a good thing for us.”

"Second..."

Having said this, Xinhai paused for a moment, then took a long breath, and then said: "The second thing is that within at least one month, we must devote a lot of energy to deal with the strange things that appear near Haiqi Island.

Mist.”

"If that fog is not cleared away, our rear will become unstable, which is a fatal threat to a long-term battle."

"But even if I put in a lot of energy, I'm not sure that I can clear these inexplicable fogs in a short time... Therefore, we must have enough time."

After finishing speaking, Coral Palace Xinhai sighed.

The battle situation on the front line has not been very good, and now there are problems in the rear... If possible, she would not want to risk the invitation to go to Inazuma Castle, but unfortunately the facts are so cruel, she has to accept the invitation.

"..."

After listening to Xinhai's words, Wulang also fell silent.

He had been directing operations on the front line and only knew a little bit of information about the sudden mist from the reports. Obviously, he did not expect that the impact of this thing would be so serious.

"My subordinates understand, I will definitely protect the safety of Mr. Coral Palace."

After coming back to his senses, Wulang answered softly.

Although the voice was very soft and did not contain any passionate emotions, it sounded so reassuring.

"But... the matter is not that serious."

Hearing Wulang's words, Xinhai nodded slightly, and then said in a calm tone.

"What?"

Hearing this, Wulang raised his head in confusion.

"Liyue's military book "Military Chronicles" once said that virtual reality should be replaced by virtual reality."

"Since everyone thinks that our trip to Daozuma City upon invitation is a grand banquet, then... there is also a possibility that it is not that we are stuck in the quagmire, but that they... are leading the wolf into the house?"

Having said this, Xinhai turned to look at the bottomless abyss below the shrine and said no more.

Tianling Fengxing naturally has his own plans...but Sanfengxing is not the only one in his family.
Chapter completed!