"Wait a moment." Gu Qingheng hurriedly took two steps forward, "This brother, don’t leave your words half-spoken. Just now this young man also asked us to leave, saying it would be dangerous, but poisonous creatures in the mountains are quite normal. We all know, but clearly, that’s not what you’re referring to. What is it? We rely on practicing medicine to make a living; if we don’t gather herbs, our entire family will starve. To be frank, my wife is also pregnant, and she’s due in a few months. I need to save some money, not to mention I have several elderly dependents to care for."

"Yes." Dao Xuzi nodded, "I, this old man, am hungry right now. You unfilial thing." His eyes were fixed on the rabbit drooling, but there was no choice. Wandering in the mountains for three or four days, to avoid drawing attention, they never lit a fire, surviving on dry rations and wild fruits, which they had long grown tired of eating.

"Hungry." Ming Guang also nodded, "Eat roasted rabbit, you unfilial one." He pouted as he spoke, looking infinitely aggrieved, "I want to eat roast chicken!"

Gu Qingheng’s head was full of black lines, the blame was indeed heavy.

Dao Xuzi and Ming Guang both had full heads of white hair, clearly no longer young, so anyone who saw and heard them would not find it strange.

"Since it’s like this, I won’t hide it from you." Ran Lei stared at the three for a while and finally sighed, "Today’s Miaojiang is no longer the Miaojiang of the past. This is no longer the Miaojiang of the Miao people."

"What do you mean by this?" Gu Qingheng frowned.

"The King of Miaojiang has been killed by the Flame." Ran Lei clenched his fist.

"The Flame?" Gu Qingheng’s face turned somber.

"That is the Sect Hierarch of the Flame Sect." Ran Lei raised his eyes to look at Gu Qingheng, "He used the Divine Incense before to control our king. His ultimate goal was to get the King’s Seal, but in the end, our king handed the King’s Seal to the princess to take away. They are searching everywhere for the princess, and have exterminated the Royal Tribe and several small surrounding tribes..."

"King’s Seal? Wasn’t that conferred by the Emperor of Daxuan? The Miaojiang king was named Jin Yuka, right? It’s hereditary; what use could he have for it? The Emperor of Daxuan wouldn’t recognize his status..."

"What does it matter if it’s unrecognized?" Ran Lei frowned, "Because that King’s Seal can mobilize the hidden forces of the Miaojiang king; it’s that power he’s after."

Gu Qingheng understood; this correlated with the news he had people investigate in Miaojiang, but he still pretended to be in the dark: "Does he want to become the King of Miaojiang?"

"King of Miaojiang?" Ran Lei sneered, "You underestimate him too much. He intends to become the king of the world."

"How is that possible?" Gu Qingheng shook his head, "Even if the Flame Sect is powerful, they can’t contend with the Imperial Court, can they? The Imperial Court now is mighty and strong..."

"If he rebels directly, it definitely won’t work, but what if Daxuan is at war with surrounding countries?"

Gu Qingheng felt a heaviness in his heart. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"The Yuan army marched south before, and now Nanzhao is advancing north; all are manipulated by the Flame Sect. The Divine Incense is very potent. If it can control our king, then what about the kings of other places?" Ran Lei grasped Ayang’s hand tightly, "Additionally, there’s the Mogul Kingdom to the west, Jin Country to the northwest, and Wa Country across the sea... If war breaks out everywhere, do you think the Imperial Court can handle it?"