Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 1437 - 620: Out of Control! Princess Xi Loses Her Grip

If he still had "Candle Dance" in hand like before, and with the Third Sanctuary possessing the strength to counter General Li Feng, Shen Yuzhou could have just gone head-to-head with Li Feng.

But don't forget, "Candle Dance" was already given to Qiu Tu. Now there's no one in the Third Sanctuary who can go up against Li Feng...

'Fuck! Shit!' Shen Yuzhou's face was gloomy as he cursed a few times in his heart, but then he couldn't keep swearing—he was too stunned!

He really felt like his luck lately was all bad. Just a little while ago everything was going so smoothly—why did it suddenly all go wrong?

Still, making it into the upper ranks of the Order Faction meant he had guts!

Now that the enemy was so powerful, there was no reason to hesitate! 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

So, he took a deep breath and made up his mind.

Since the Seventh Sanctuary was now protected by Li Feng, he'd just set it aside for now.

Anyway, back when he negotiated with Qiu Tu, they'd traded for the "overseas enclave" rights of two big Sanctuaries. Losing the Seventh Sanctuary didn't mean he'd lost the Sixth!

Already lost one piece of fat meat, can't let the other slip away, too!

And the Sixth Sanctuary was even closer to the Southwest Region, so he could absolutely start with the Sixth as a base, then slowly infiltrate toward the Seventh Sanctuary.

He couldn't believe it. Could a military government really hold together for long?

Thinking that, he slowly snapped out of it.

But when he came back to his senses, he suddenly realized that his deputy was still standing right in front of him.

He couldn't help but lift his eyes to look at his deputy, then frowned, asking, "Why are you still here?"

At that, the deputy looked a bit awkward. But as a subordinate, he was long used to being put through shit, so he just bowed his head compliantly and said, "Speaker, I haven't finished reporting my intel."

Shen Yuzhou was caught off guard, and a vague sense of doom welled up inside him.

He looked at his deputy and asked in a low, heavy voice, "What other intel?"

The deputy coughed, then said in a hushed tone, "Just half an hour ago, the army from the Seventh Sanctuary set out—they attacked."

"And… earlier Lin Xi already rescued the Royalists' twin pillars, Xiao Heng and Li Hanxiang." (Chapter 613)

"During this period, Xiao Heng and Li Hanxiang have secretly been in contact with Royalist remnants, and they've started deploying manpower in several states bordering the Seventh Sanctuary."

"So, with the Royalists working both inside and out, now the "Border States" of the Sixth Sanctuary, plus 'Yan State' and 'Kang State' previously under Xiao Heng's control, have all fallen."

"Our offices in those states have all suffered devastating attacks."

"Though no casualties among the office staff—just got taken over by the Seventh Sanctuary. But… the Kou family has formally sent us a letter, citing 'ongoing unrest in the Northwestern Region' and advising us to withdraw from the Northwest, at least for now…"

As the deputy spoke, Shen Yuzhou's whole face went ashen, nearly golden-yellow, like paper.

Next second, his mouth gaped open; he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. "Urgh—!"

"Qiu Tu! Li Feng! Lin Xi!" Shen Yuzhou clutched his chest, eyes bloodshot—almost popping out—his gaze seething with hatred and fixed on the floor!

"I'll kill you! Kill you!"

Seeing this, the deputy jumped in shock, quickly running over to steady Shen Yuzhou, calling out, "Speaker, Speaker! Are you okay?"

Right now, Shen Yuzhou was consumed by his own emotions, blood spilling from his mouth, muttering over and over, "I'll kill you! Kill you!"

Seeing Shen Yuzhou unresponsive, the deputy was finally terrified. He held onto Shen Yuzhou and urgently shouted for help, "Doctor! Doctor! Bring the doctors from the Guard Brigade!"

Instantly, Shen Yuzhou's quarters were thrown into chaos…

....

Meanwhile.

As Shen Yuzhou was puking blood in fury over all this—

Princess Xi sat in a jeep, advancing with the army toward the front lines of the Sixth Sanctuary.

Beside her, Yanyan—her angel-faced companion with a wildly contrasting nature—sat quietly and obediently next to her.

The whole jeep, except for the driver, held just the two of them. From that alone it was clear: Yanyan had definitely gained Princess Xi's trust. This made Yanyan and Princess Xi's interactions much more casual.

Just like now, Yanyan lifted her angelic face to look at Princess Xi, tentatively admiring, "Sister Xixi, you're amazing."

"How did you ever think to team up with General Li Feng, and use her to scare off the Third Sanctuary?"

Hearing Yanyan's words, Princess Xi's beautiful face was all sternness. She didn't move, just glanced at Yanyan with impassive eyes—no joy, no sorrow—and then abruptly changed the topic,

"Yanyan… I really believe in your potential. Ditch Qiu Tu. Come with me."

At Princess Xi's words, even with Yanyan's sharp mind, her pupils contracted ever so slightly and chills ran down her spine.

But if she could act under Yan Chen and her two close friends' noses for this long, her acting was absolutely Oscar-worthy.

So her expression didn't change at all—she kept that innocent, naive look, gazing sweetly at Princess Xi and replied with pure sincerity, "Sister Xixi, what are you talking about? I've always been on your side."

"Qiu Tu? I don't even know him, honestly."

Hearing Yanyan's response, Princess Xi gave a soft laugh, then bluntly said, "Do you really think I haven't seen through you?"

Her gaze grew deep as water, then she said flatly,

"Back when you suddenly got close to me, I was immediately on guard."

"After all, when we were still in Dongye State, we got along, sure—but never THAT close."

"And if I look back at our time together in Dongye State, there were plenty of suspicious things about you."

"At the time, I knew nothing about Qiu Tu—it was you who kept telling me about him, which made me start to pay attention."

"And later, when I was wavering, it was you—again and again—who casually revealed intel about Qiu Tu and his strength, which finally pushed me to make up my mind." (Chapter 491, 528)