Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"Datong Sect?"

These words contained a huge amount of information. Although Chu Ying was shocked, he no longer hesitated. He turned around and retreated while fighting under the desperate cover of his confidants.

They fled in panic, not knowing where to go.

Behind him was the sound of the coalition forces and the Datong sect followers chasing him.

They didn't know how long they ran until the noise behind them gradually faded away, and then they stopped in a remote valley.

Chu Ying counted the number of people and found only dozens of them were left, most of them were injured. They were exhausted and their eyes were full of despair.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came from afar.

The footsteps were extremely light and slow, and it looked like they were not from young people. Chu Ying turned around and saw an old man in a gray robe standing quietly in the distance.

"Are you the elder of the Datong sect?"

The old man nodded slightly, looked at Chu Ying deeply, and spoke slowly:

"Yes, I am Xuanfeng, the elder of the Datong Sect. You are quite perceptive to be able to guess my identity."

Chu Ying gripped his sword tightly, stared at the other party warily, and asked:

"Why are you from the Datong Sect opposing me? Today's situation is all thanks to you!"

Elder Xuanfeng sighed softly, his eyes revealing a hint of complexity, and he said earnestly:

"Boss Chu, you only know one side of the story. When our sect was first founded, although we wanted to return to farming and abandon craftiness, we didn't intend to be an enemy of the world. It's just that now... we've been exploited and strayed from the right path."

Chu Ying's heart moved when he heard this, and he couldn't help but ask:

"Being used? Tell me about it."

Elder Xuanfeng looked around, and after confirming that no one was around, he whispered meaningfully:

"Our sect originally wanted to guide people to live simple lives and reduce wars and conflicts, but that person from Daqian got involved. Under the banner of his sect, he attempted to annex the Western Regions and expand his territory. He twisted our teachings and forced those believers to work for him. Although some of us old fellows wanted to stop him, we were powerless."

After hearing this, Chu Ying thought to himself that there was such a hidden story behind this.

It seems that the situation is far more complicated than I imagined.

At this moment, a sudden noise came from outside the valley, and Elder Xuanfeng's face changed:

"Oh no! The coalition forces must be chasing us. We can't stay here for long. Come with me."

After saying that, he led Chu Ying and others and ran towards the depths of the valley.

Elder Xuanfeng seems to be very familiar with this place.

Along the way, they cleverly avoided the coalition search team.

Soon, they came to a hidden cave.

Elder Xuanfeng lit the torch, and the cave suddenly became bright.

There were only a few Datong sect believers in the cave taking care of the wounded. When they saw the elder coming in, they all saluted.

Elder Xuanfeng asked Chu Ying and others to sit down and said:

"Boss Chu, we're both in dire straits now. Only by joining forces can we perhaps have a glimmer of hope. I know you're a wealthy man in the Western Regions. If you can work with me to rebuild the Datong Sect, change its teachings, and recruit good men, then there's no need to worry about not being able to make a comeback."

This condition is indeed very tempting, if the goal of the Datong sect is not to destroy all science and technology.

Chu Ying felt that he could still accept them.

Chu Ying thought for a moment and nodded:

"Okay, in that case, I trust you this time. I need to contact my former subordinates first, and we can discuss countermeasures together."

Although the conditions proposed by the other party were very good, and they even wanted to pull him in to join forces to dominate the world again.

But for some reason, the knowledgeable Chu Ying always felt that something was wrong.

Is it true that the Datong sect has become what it is today because of the people of Daqian?

At this moment, he still hoped that he could find some acquaintances to come over, so that even if there was any trouble in the future, he would have the power to resist.

On the other side, An Liangfeng was not idle in the camp.

He was well aware that the situation in Western Shu was critical. If the court was not stabilized as soon as possible, they would sooner or later be swallowed up by various forces.

So he sent his capable advisers to sneak into the capital of Western Shu and secretly contact those ministers who had already disagreed with Zhuge Yuheng, hoping to get some support from them.

These people were already in high positions and had a lot of power at their disposal.

However, after Zhuge Yuheng rose to a position second only to the emperor, he had been constantly suppressing them, and some of them had even been forced out of the capital.

Fortunately, there is a new opportunity now. At this time, he is ready to attack those people again to see if there is any way to survive.

Since no one was willing to change the situation, he decided to do it himself.

At the same time, he ordered people to closely monitor the movements of Zhuge Yuheng and Liu Mian.

Collect intelligence from all parties so that you can respond at any time.

As long as Liu Mian wants to make friends with them, An Liangfeng will definitely show his loyalty to him immediately.

Of course, it is still difficult to get Liu Mian to change his opinion of them.

Just at this time, news came that Chu Ying was defeated and fled.

"General, something happened in the Western Regions!"

His subordinates quickly delivered the battle report from the Western Region to An Liangfeng.

After seeing what was written above, An Liangfeng immediately called a few confidants.

"have a look."

"This……"

When everyone saw the news, shock was written on their faces.

They knew that the Western Region Chamber of Commerce was not very strong, but it was too unexpected that it collapsed so quickly.

The key point is that the collapse of the Western Region Chamber of Commerce had a huge impact on them.

Originally, they hoped that they could join forces with the Western Region Chamber of Commerce to attack the Western Region coalition forces.

Maybe we can even grab some territory.

But now, not only have they offended the Western Region Allied Forces, but they have not yet seized the territory.

As for their ally Chu Ying, who had been supporting them from afar, he was also defeated at this time.

It seems that it is basically impossible for him to make a comeback.

This put a huge dent in Western Shu.

Now they not only have to face the pressure from Daqian, but also the counterattack from the Western Region coalition forces.

"General, we can't be passive any longer."

The faces of several generals who learned of the situation turned dark, and Zhao Lin even stood up.

He volunteered to lead an elite team to the Western Regions to search for Chu Ying's whereabouts.

This way, we can also find opportunities to disrupt Qin Ming's layout in the Western Regions.

Even if they couldn't break Qin Ming's blockade of them, at least they could respond at any time on the front line.

"Your idea is good. Chu Ying is a lean camel that is bigger than a horse. He is a wealthy man in the Western Regions after all. If we can bring him here, we will have silver and supplies in our hands."

"Go look for it."

After listening to his statement, An Liangfeng also felt that it made sense.

There is a saying that goes, "The insects of all races will die but their bodies will not be stiffened."

No matter how much Chu Ying fails, at least he still has huge resources in his hands.

In addition, he has the connections he has accumulated in the Western Regions over many years of doing business.

If you can pull him into your camp.

For the entire dynasty, it will definitely bring many benefits.

"Then I'll go over now."

"Ah."

That night, Zhao Lin led his men, disguised themselves, avoided the Qin army's eyes, and quickly sneaked into the Western Regions.

At this time, Chu Ying did not know that he had become the focus of competition among various forces.