Dragon's Origin

## Chapter 540: The Dilemma of Two Kingdoms (Part 2)

The Xia family brought it upon themselves. They thought that as a large vassal state, they could manipulate Baoqing Yu Tang. They planned to transfer Baoqing Yu Tang's assets while also having Baoqing Yu Tang take the lead in subduing the Shanyue region.

The plan was beautiful, but the old foxes of Baoqing Yu Tang were extraordinary. Not only did they use the Xia family's power to disappear from various places without anyone noticing, successfully escaping into the Shanyue region, but they also struck back hard against the Xia family.

In the trap that Wang Sheng encountered when he entered the Shanyue region, the Xia family suffered the greatest losses, with hundreds of experts of various levels, causing them heartache and frustration.

“The Xia family is having an even harder time.” When it came to the Xia family, Mei'er was not so polite: “Everyone is blaming them for helping Baoqing Yu Tang, and even demanding that they be responsible for the deaths of their disciples.”

This alone was enough to give the Xia family a headache. In the Shanyue region incident, the various factions lost hundreds of experts, all because the Xia family supported Baoqing Yu Tang. How could this not cause resentment?

“Dealing with the various factions is already a headache, but they are still the primary target of the Shanyue Kingdom.” Mei'er continued, “They share the largest border with the Shanyue Kingdom, and their grudges are the greatest. The cities of the Xia Kingdom are also repeatedly attacked by the Shanyue Kingdom, causing them great suffering.”

“Didn't the Xia family send experts into the Shanyue region to retaliate?” Wang Sheng asked with some surprise, “The Qiu Kingdom can't reach because it's not close enough, but the Xia Kingdom should be able to!”

“It is said that they sent many people, but few returned.” Mei'er seemed to be saying this with great satisfaction, as she spoke with a smile: “The Xia Kingdom does not admit this, but they do have a group of experts who have disappeared since then. The Xia Kingdom's explanation for this is that those experts went to the Thousand Absolutes Land to train.”

Wang Sheng thought about his experience of almost being surrounded last time and suddenly realized that if the Xia family sent people into the Shanyue region, they would be discovered as soon as they entered, and then silently surrounded and killed.

Those barbarians have lived in the Shanyue region for decades. No matter which family's experts enter the Shanyue region, if they don't quickly take a bath and wash away the special scent on their bodies, it will be a clear signal to the barbarian experts that someone has entered.

Unfortunately, after Wang Sheng's training in the Thousand Absolutes Land, which expert would dare to casually find a river to bathe in the jungle?

If Wang Sheng didn't reveal this secret, it is estimated that any expert who entered would suffer a great loss. Perhaps this secret could also be sold to the Xia and Qiu families at a high price. As long as they kill a few more barbarian experts, they will weaken Zhu Xingsheng's strength.

“Putting on a brave face!” Wang Sheng sneered, giving a comment.

“That's right!” Mei'er laughed when she heard this comment: “In addition, the Xia family's southernmost Ningyue City was also captured by the Shanyue Kingdom, suffering heavy losses.”

“What do you mean? Is there something strange about this Ningyue City?” When talking about this matter, Mei'er's tone was completely gloating, which made Wang Sheng realize that there must be some hidden meaning, and couldn't help but ask.

“The name Ningyue City was originally a beautiful wish of the Xia family to pacify the Shanyue region!” Mei'er explained with a smile: “But later, after failing to attack the Shanyue region, the Xia family discovered that the Shanyue region could not threaten the Xia family either. Therefore, they built this Ningyue City at the southernmost end of the Xia family.”

“The north is the Xia family's territory, and the south is the Shanyue region. Neither side will pose a threat to Ningyue City. Therefore, the Xia family regarded Ningyue City as their safest warehouse.” Mei'er was so happy when she said this: “A large amount of supplies were hoarded in the city, kept as a backup. Once a strong enemy offends, the Xia family can retreat to Ningyue City with ease.”

“The idea is good, the wish is also good, and coupled with the fact that Ningyue City is located in a dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the Xia family has really put their heart into it!” Mei'er became more and more excited as she spoke: “Ordinary people who want to attack will never be able to take Ningyue City without paying several times or dozens of times the price of the guards in the city.”

“But they didn't expect the experts of the Shanyue Kingdom to be able to fly, right?” Wang Sheng took over from Mei'er, saying what she was about to say.

“That's right!” Mei'er replied with a smile: “Without any precautions, before they could transfer the supplies in the city, the experts of the Shanyue Kingdom descended from the sky, and both people and things were lost inside.”

“Didn't the Xia family think about taking it back?” Wang Sheng also felt relieved, but did not forget to continue asking: “Such an important place has been taken, they must take it back no matter what, right? With the number of experts in the Xia family, they can't take it back?”

“Who told them they can't fly.” Mei'er curled her lips: “Normal snatching would require paying several times the number of people, and besides, as soon as they make a move here, the flying experts of the Shanyue Kingdom can land in other cities and start killing. They can't spare the manpower to take back Ningyue City now.”

This is the tragedy of not having air superiority. People can go wherever they want at any time, as if entering an uninhabited land, but they can only be cautious and vigilant about the sky every day.

The Xia Kingdom's sadness now lies in this. Even if they are willing to pay several times the manpower to take back Ningyue City, as long as they mobilize experts to attack, other cities will suffer. Under the pressure of not wanting to harm innocents, they can only watch Ningyue City fall into the hands of the Shanyue Kingdom, with no way to do anything about it.

With this batch of supplies from Ningyue City, it is estimated that Zhu Xingsheng will be able to control those barbarians more easily. The Xia Kingdom has really lost both the lady and the army. One wrong thought has resulted in such a result. I wonder if the Xia Kingdom's ruler has regretted his decision at the time.

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“What about the casualties of the Shanyue Kingdom?” After Wang Sheng learned about the situation of the Qiu and Xia families, he did not forget to inquire about the situation of the Shanyue Kingdom.

“They also lost a lot, but compared to the Xia and Qiu kingdoms, it is not worth mentioning.” Mei'er knew some details, but it was not very accurate, but it was clearly not the same order of magnitude.

“The Shanyue Kingdom is very smart, only targeting the Xia and Qiu kingdoms. As long as other countries do not enter the Shanyue region, they will not touch them, avoiding making enemies on all sides.” Mei'er knew that Wang Sheng wanted more details, so she analyzed the Shanyue Kingdom's situation very well: “With the examples of the Xia and Qiu kingdoms, other vassal states dare not easily provoke them, lest their own people be slaughtered. They will treat the disciples who died before as if they have suffered a dumb loss, and they can't take care of settling accounts for the time being, and are all waiting and watching.”

Wang Sheng basically understood the situation and began to ponder. Wang Sheng did not speak, and neither of the two women spoke, just quietly leaning against Wang Sheng.

“Mei'er, Rose, do you believe that Baoqing Yu Tang can control all the barbarians in the entire Shanyue region in just a few years?” After pondering for a long time, Wang Sheng suddenly asked the two women: “In a few years, they can have so many legendary experts? Even if there are cultivation techniques, they must be literate and know the concept of the techniques. Can this enlightenment knowledge be easily mastered by a group of barbarians?”