Zhuge Liang's Journey to Dominate the World: Starting from Another World

Soon, the cargo ship set sail, with Elder Qingyang riding a flying spirit beast, following closely behind.

The cargo ship meandered through the vast ocean, finally entering a secluded bay after passing through a series of islands.

What comes into view is a sea of ​​ships stretching for hundreds of miles.

Elder Qingyang was secretly amazed, knowing that he might have found the place where An Lushan secretly modified the cargo ship.

To confirm, he controlled his flying spirit beast to hover high in the sky, focusing his magic power on his eyes to carefully examine every detail below.

The craftsmen were working diligently, some cutting huge timbers, some installing specially made horse railings, and others reinforcing the hull with defensive structures. Every detail revealed the extraordinary purpose of these ships.

"Good guy!"

Elder Qingyang was astonished. If Kongming's deduction had not been correct, he would never have imagined that this remote bay would become a base for An Lushan's converted cargo ships.

"It really is here!" Elder Qingyang was certain, but he did not take immediate action. Instead, he decided to continue to monitor secretly as Kongming had instructed.

Using the stealth of his flying spirit beast, he circled in the air a few times to make sure he remembered the exact location of the bay and the surrounding geographical features before quietly retreating.

Upon returning to their base, Elder Qingyang immediately summoned his trusted subordinates to monitor the bay and reported what he had seen and heard to Kongming in detail.

"Good, good, good! Elder Qingyang truly lives up to his reputation as a pillar of our side. He has been a great help. After this mission is completed, I will still ask for the payment for the 100,000 warhorses from your sect!" Kongming said three times in a row.

However, Elder Qingyang didn't quite understand what he meant by saying that the cost of the 100,000 warhorses would still need to be claimed after the mission was completed.

Elder Qingyang squinted at Kongming, "Brother Zhuge, although this was all your doing, our sect also put in a lot of effort this time. Is it not enough to compensate for the cost of 100,000 warhorses?"

"Elder Qingyang, you misunderstand. Your sect promised me to help you get warhorses. One hundred thousand warhorses are worth one hundred million gold coins. Elder Qingyang, are you really willing to part with them?" Kongming said with a sly smile, waving his feather fan.

Upon hearing this, Elder Qingyang's eyes narrowed and his heart pounded wildly. Although he was an elder, he personally could not possibly produce one hundred million gold coins.

"Brother Zhuge, you're very generous! I'll share half with you later!" Elder Qingyang tentatively suggested.

"Uh! This is what Elder Qingyang deserves, don't refuse. You brought so many disciples with you this time, every single one of them cost money!" Kongming said seriously.

Everyone understood that these expenses were reimbursed by the sect, so there was no need for him to pay out of his own pocket. However, Elder Qingyang nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

"Then I will accept your offer without hesitation. In the future, if you ever need anything within the Jade Cauldron Sect, I will definitely help you!" Elder Qingyang said, cupping his hands in greeting.

One hundred million gold coins! That's enough to buy countless cultivation resources. Some sects might not even be able to afford it even if they mobilized their entire resources.

Kongming didn't mind doing this person a favor.

Even if things succeed, when he asks the Jade Cauldron Sect for the payment for the 100,000 warhorses, they might not be able to get them back once they learn that the warhorses were stolen.

But with Elder Qingyang around, things are different. After all, if you don't say anything and I don't say anything, who will know that these warhorses weren't bought for free...

Everything is being arranged in a flurry of activity.

Anshi's Three Prefectures.

"My lord, news has come from the Yuan Kingdom that all the warhorses have been gathered, a total of 500,000, and the cargo ships are also ready. They are just waiting for your order!" A guard reported to An Lushan with a happy expression.

"Alright, inform Anming and Anzhi to double-check that the journey is smooth and there can be no negligence whatsoever!"

An Lushan breathed a sigh of relief; he had been planning this operation for many years.

Back then, he was stationed at Miaoyin Manor in the Yuan Kingdom to prepare for the warhorse issue, but unfortunately, most of it was ruined by Kongming.

Even the Yuan prince Temugeda, whom he had finally managed to control, was killed by the Yuan emperor, resulting in a heavy loss for him.

Fortunately, the foundation was still intact, and they finally completed this major task.

"Young master, should we notify the Biyou Sect and ask them to send some cultivators to accompany the ship?" the guard asked.

"This operation was originally planned by me on my own. When they demanded a huge sum of tribute, I kept making excuses. These people are short-sighted. They must be heartbroken to hand over so much money. Asking them to send people now might be inappropriate. Once the warhorses are transported back, it will be too late for them to complain!"

An Lushan tapped his fingers lightly on the table and spoke calmly.

"Understood!" the guard said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

"Besides, having those high and mighty cultivators escort the ship would only arouse suspicion and cause trouble. Let's just arrange a few of our own independent cultivators!"

An Lushan pondered. After all, the ship was sailing at sea and there was hardly anyone to be encountered. Moreover, he had carefully planned the route, and as long as he was careful enough, there shouldn't be any unexpected incidents in this operation...

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"Brother Zhuge, all their ships have been secretly moved and are heading towards the southern waters of the Yuan Kingdom."

After receiving the message from below, Elder Qingyang immediately went to Kongming and spoke to him.

"south?"

Kongming hurriedly walked to the map and stared at the sea chart to the south. An inconspicuous large river caught his attention.

"Elder Qingyang, do you recognize this great river?"

Qingyang came closer, looked for a while, and said with certainty, "This river is clearly called the Black Ink River. I went there a few years ago. The surrounding area is all hilly, with no grass or forest, and it is extremely desolate."

"Hahaha... I suspect An Lushan intends to use this unnoticed river to reach the sea, bypass the Yuan coast, and go directly to the Song Dynasty's waters. From the west of the Song Dynasty, he can reach the three prefectures of the An family. An Lushan has a brilliant plan!" Kongming said, waving his feather fan.

"Brother, do you mean all the warhorses are concentrated in these hills?" Elder Qingyang asked.

“That’s right, it’s time for us to close the net!” Kongming said casually, turning his feather fan face down on the table.

"But how are we going to transport such a large number of warhorses?" Now that the warhorses were in hand, Elder Qingyang seemed to have a new problem on his mind.

"If An Lushan can travel by sea, why can't we?" Kongming smiled slightly.

Then, pointing to the map, he said, "Elder Qingyang, please look, we can also bypass the Yuan Kingdom's coastline and reach the Song Kingdom. An Lushan must have already made all the arrangements for this part of the journey. If we don't go, wouldn't that be disrespectful?"

“That makes sense. With such a large number of warhorses, An Lushan has probably already cleared all obstacles along the way!” Elder Qingyang agreed.

"Once we reach the waters of the Song Kingdom, we will change course and head towards Yuzhou. Yuzhou is your clan's territory, so there shouldn't be any problems with that stretch of sea!"

Kongming, waving his feather fan, said without a doubt...