"You mean to say that our fifth brother was kidnapped by the Miaojiang people?" Qi Jingyi frowned.

"You mean to say that our fifth brother was kidnapped by the people from the Flame Sect?" Qi Jingrong also frowned.

The two spoke almost in unison.

"The headquarters of the Flame Sect is set in the Miaojiang Mountain, so the Miaojiang King must be either controlled by Flame or have reached some sort of agreement with Flame. Thus, Miaojiang and the Flame Sect could be one and the same now."

Qi Jingyi and Qi Jingrong exchanged a glance and saw anger in each other’s eyes.

"This is the only possibility now." Gu Qingheng glanced at the two, "The Miaojiang King must be a puppet of the Flame Sect. Therefore, we need to send someone into Miaojiang to gather information."

Qi Jingyi and Qi Jingrong exchanged a glance; entering Miaojiang is no ordinary task. After all, it’s a place swarming with poisonous insects and plants, and an ordinary person might not survive after taking a few steps.

"But who can enter Miaojiang without trouble?" Qi Jingrong frowned, looking at Gu Qingheng. "Actually, during the reign of the previous emperor, there was a thought of subduing Miaojiang. Unfortunately, it remained just a thought because most soldiers would experience acclimatization problems upon arrival, and upon setting foot in the mountains, they’d immediately faint..."

Qi Jingyi nodded: "That is why we granted the Miaojiang leader the title of king and acknowledged their existence."

Gu Qingheng tapped his fingers on the table, finally stopping after a while, and then got up to walk to the door to glance outside: "There is someone who can go."

"Gu Qingheng, you..." Qi Jingyi frowned.

"Is there anyone more suitable than me?" Gu Qingheng smiled slightly, "After all, I am immune to all poisons."

"But you are the commander of the three armies; if you go..."

But Gu Qingheng raised his hand to stop Qi Jingyi from speaking: "Yet we cannot just keep waiting like this. We can wait, but the Cloud King cannot." He came over, and if we don’t rescue the Cloud King or fail to show any rescue actions and attitude, it will be a heavy blow, both personally and to the Crown Prince. "I am not in the army, but there are General Zhou and you all. Would you let the troops fall into chaos?"

"Don’t worry, we’ll keep the border gates secured." Qi Jingrong was the first to respond.

Qi Jingyi frowned at Qi Jingrong, but the other didn’t look back at him; in the end, he could only sigh.

In a military tent on the outskirts of Miaojiang.

"Flame." Jin Yuka was already skin and bone, his spirit incredibly weak, even gasping after taking a few steps, "You’ve harmed me!"

"My respected king, when did I ever harm you?" Flame’s tone remained unchanged.

"You gave me the so-called Divine Incense, which is essentially a demon’s thing, cough cough..." Jin Yuka’s voice trembled uncontrollably.

"You were the one begging me for it each time; I never actively gave it to you." Flame sneered coldly.

"You..." Jin Yuka wanted to rage but suddenly convulsed painfully, wishing for death, and could only crouch on the ground and plead, "I was wrong, Master, please, I beg you for the Divine Incense..."

"That’s more like it." Flame laughed, bending over to pat Jin Yuka’s face, "Harmony is fundamental; anger harms the body."

"Give me..."

"Alright." Flame stretched out his hand, revealing a black lump that exuded a distinctive fragrance.