Journey to the West: From the Primordial Era

"Humph!"

Seeing Su Hu approaching with the carriage, Chong Houhu could only snort coldly to express his attitude. He had every reason to do so, as several of his generals had been killed in battle by Su Quanzhong.

Su Hu didn't care about his attitude.

The one he surrendered to was the Great Merchant Emperor, not the Northern Marquis. Even if the other party's attitude was bad, Jizhou would not lose much.

"Brother Xuan, thank you so much!"

Su Hu rode forward and dismounted not far from Qingzhou Hou Xuanzong, with a look of gratitude on his face, even preparing to perform a great salute to express his gratitude.

It is obvious that he is very grateful to Emperor Xuanzong for this favor.

Xuanzong quickly stepped forward, took Su Hu's arm, and consoled him, saying, "You and I are both marquises of the Nine Provinces, sharing the same blood. If you are in trouble, I will certainly help you! Why be so reserved?"

"If I get into trouble, I believe you will not stand idly by!"

Su Hu was supported and stood up, saying with a smile: "Brother Xuan is absolutely right. Qingzhou and Jizhou are of the same blood. In the future, if Qingzhou needs anything, Jizhou will never refuse!"

In just a few words, Xuanzong, Marquis of Qingzhou, and Su Hu, Marquis of Jizhou, reached a tacit understanding.

Qingzhou and Jizhou were only separated by a dozen or so vassal states in the northeast, not too far away. The combined strength of the two states was enough to dominate the East.

Jizhou was attacked by the Shang Dynasty, and the morale of the army and the people collapsed. Su Hu also wanted to seek external aid to avoid being kicked when he was down by other princes, especially the Northern Marquis.

Chonghouhu watched the two talking, his expression becoming more and more ugly. Finally, he flicked his sleeves, turned around and rode back to the military camp. Not long after, the Beibohou army outside the city gathered.

The army began to pack up their baggage and prepare to move camp.

"My dear brother, we'll see you in Chaoge!"

Xuanzong's strength had reached the level of Taiyi Jinxian. He was appointed by Emperor Xin as a general to attack Jizhou. When he returned, he had to follow the original route and could not travel with Su Hu. Seeing Chonghouhu directly withdrawing from the camp, Qingzhou Hou Xuanzong could not stay any longer.

"Take care, brother Shi!"

Su Hu bowed and said goodbye.

At this time, Li Jing also urged his horse to meet up with Xuanzong. The two of them led thousands of elite troops from Qingzhou and followed Chonghouhu's army, gradually leaving the city of Jizhou.

Su Hu watched the army set off.

Then, he glanced outside the city, taking in the large amount of blood and corpses left on the battlefield, and sighed deeply. Jizhou had suffered heavy losses in this battle.

Chong Houhu marched all the way, captured a large number of small cities, plundered a lot of food and treasures, and pushed the army to the main city of Jizhou.

A massive army marches through a border, and the people suffer. This is true in every world and every era.

In addition, Chonghouhu deliberately weakened Jizhou, and countless people in Jizhou suffered. Jizhou, which used to have well-trained soldiers and sufficient food, became a mess after this war.

Without ten years of rest and recuperation? I'm afraid it will be impossible to recover.

Su Hu was forced to offer his daughter to seek peace, and a deep rift had already formed between him and the Shang Dynasty. However, the Shang Dynasty was too powerful, so he could only endure it.

"Hey, let's go too!"

Su Hu stood for a moment, then set off with the frame...

The result of the Jizhou battle soon spread far and wide. Whether it was the princes in the north or the Shang Dynasty itself, they all felt that Jizhou's defeat was the most normal thing.

Some people were even surprised that Jizhou was able to resist Chonghouhu's army for such a long time.

Su Hu first rebelled against the Shang Dynasty, and was finally defeated and forced to offer his daughter to seek peace. However, his reputation among the people and in the Shang Dynasty court did not decrease much.

On the contrary, many court officials and princes felt that Su Hu was an upright and resolute person and expressed sympathy for him.

As for Emperor Xin of Han, he had a bad reputation because he forced his subjects to offer their daughters into the palace. Some people even regarded him as a tyrant who was greedy for beauty.

Ordinary people and those powerful people who were dissatisfied with Emperor Xin did not care about the fact that Emperor Xin only had one queen and two concubines. Forcing his subjects to offer their daughters was licentious and immoral!

With the indulgence of many powerful people, Emperor Xin's reputation continued to decline.

The reputation of the Emperor is his authority. A decline in his reputation is equivalent to a loss of power.

These powerful people also used this secret resistance to make Emperor Xin cautious.

Unfortunately, Emperor Xin didn't care about his reputation at all. For him, the troops and the generals who supported him were the most important. As long as the Shang Dynasty remained strong, even if it temporarily lost some reputation, it would recover sooner or later.

When the Shang Dynasty court was in turmoil.

Su Hu had already walked half the distance with the bicycle frame.

In the distance of the frame, there were two pairs of eyes with faint light flashing, looking at the condition of the frame.

"Sister, when do we start?"

A female voice sounded, eager to try.

"Don't worry, Su Hu is the Marquis of Jizhou. He was protected by destiny when he was in Jizhou. Once they leave Jizhou, we will find a chance to sneak in!"

Another somewhat charming voice replied.

"Listen to my eldest sister... Oh, by the way, if my eldest sister wants to take over the identity, what should we do with the daughter of the Marquis of Jizhou? If my eldest sister takes her identity, then she can't show up outside anymore!"

"Or, just kill her?"

The two women lurking in the shadows are the Nine-Tailed Fox and the Pheasant Spirit of Xuanyuan Tomb. The one speaking now is the Pheasant Spirit.

After hearing the news that the Marquis of Jizhou was preparing to offer his daughter to the palace, they hurried here, ready to find an opportunity to replace Su Daji's identity.

But just as the pheasant spirit said.

If the nine-tailed fox turned into Su Daji, the original Su Daji would never be able to show her face in public, otherwise, the identity of the nine-tailed fox would be easily exposed, leading to fatal disaster.

In other words, killing Su Daji was necessary for the Nine-Tailed Fox, which was also the main reason why she started killing.

However, it is easy to start killing, but it is difficult to put it away.

The nine-tailed fox pondered for a moment before speaking, "The Xuan Clan's Patriarch, His Majesty Xuan Kong, has previously instructed us not to kill anyone easily. As for Su Daji, we should not kill her if we can avoid it... Well, I've found a good place for her."

"After I take her place, you can take Su Daji away..."

The nine-tailed fox is the eldest sister, and after she gives an order, the pheasant spirit can only obey and do it.

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More than ten days later.

Chaoge, the Marquis' Mansion of Qingzhou.

Qin Hua's divine fetus clone, Xuan Kong, constantly observed the divine cauldron of creation that Laozi was refining, as the divine elixir inside was about to be refined. At night, his brows suddenly moved, and he caught a glimpse of a breath.

Swish!

He turned into wind and instantly arrived at the bedroom not far away.

Lying on the bed in the bedroom was a curvaceous young girl. Her eyes were closed, and she was incredibly beautiful. Even in her unconscious state, she possessed a temperament that could shake anyone's heart.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

A figure flashed out from the darkness, it was the pheasant spirit.

After she appeared, she bowed respectfully and said carefully, "Your Majesty, my eldest sister entered the palace as the daughter of the Marquis of Jizhou. This person is Su Daji, the daughter of the Marquis of Jizhou..."

"You once instructed us not to harm anyone... That's why my elder sister sent me to bring Su Daji here for you to deal with!"

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