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After a while, a pretty maid came out and asked, "Young Master, are you asking if you brought any array diagrams?"

"I did." Mu Qianxue took out a neatly folded piece of paper from her sleeve for the maid to take in. While she was waiting for her reply, her gaze was firmly fixed on the heavy curtains, and her palms were covered in layer after layer of cold sweat. This was the only opportunity for Dongfang Zhi to reverse his defeat.

Xia Yue held her ice-cold, wet hands and consoled her softly, "Old Man Tianji is known for knowing everything. Since the young master is his direct disciple, I believe that he will be able to unravel the mysteries of the formation. Princess, do not worry too much."

"I hope so." Even when she was speaking, Mu Qianxue didn't shift her gaze away. Time passed silently, causing one to feel that it was extremely long.

After an unknown period of time, the maid finally walked out again and handed the array diagram back to Mu Qianxue with both hands. "The young master has already written down the answer you wanted. Please take a look."

Mu Qianxue was overjoyed and immediately opened up the array diagram. Underneath, there was a line of vigorous words: Reversing the array formation can be used as an attack.

This simple eight words, yet it was as though they were suddenly filled with wisdom, instantly making Mu Qianxue's heart clear and bright.

That's right, she had been racking her brains over the changes between array formations, but she had forgotten that there were some array formations that could be reversed. And the Heaven-Shrouding Formation just so happened to be a defensive and counterattack array formation.

After Mu Qianxue handed over the array paper to Xia Yue, she respectfully bowed towards the figure behind the curtain. "Many thanks for the instruction, Young Master. Qianxue is beyond thankful!"

The maid walked to the side of the curtain and listened for a while before saying with a smile, "Young Master has said that this is a deal, there is no need for young lady to thank you. If there is nothing else, please go back."

"I'll be taking my leave." After bowing once more, Mu Qianxue brought Xia Yue out. After they left, the maid drew up layers of muslin curtains and walked over to Zhang Qiling, who was currently drinking tea. "Young Master …" She started to speak but then stopped.

Zhang Qiling blew on the foam on the teacup and asked without lifting his head, "Do you want to know why I told her the secret of the Heaven-Shrouding Formation?"

The maid nodded, "The Heaven-Shrouding Formation is powerful in attacking and defending at the same time. If it is used by King Rui, it could turn the tide. I don't understand why you want to help him."

Zhang Qiling took a sip of the bright tea and said indifferently, "Yanzhi, do you think King Rui will win or lose this battle?"

Yanzhi was about to answer when she suddenly had a thought and asked, "Young Master wishes for him to win?"

Zhang Qiling smiled and tapped the wall of the temple with his finger. "Do you think that once King Rui is defeated, the Qi Chu Alliance will be able to invade the city and cause chaos?"

"Yes." After hearing Yanzhi's reply, the smile on Zhang Qiling's face became even more pronounced. His eyes were as dark as a deep pool, and he was unable to see the bottom of his smile, "During the days of King Rui's expedition, Emperor Zhou had been recruiting soldiers. If I'm not wrong, there were at least three hundred thousand soldiers outside of Jinling."

Yanzhi hesitated for a moment, "According to what this servant knows, the military department has only deployed a hundred thousand soldiers, not three hundred thousand."

Zhang Qiling snapped his fingers, "Based on Emperor Zhou's intentions, he won't reveal all of his trump cards. I estimate that three hundred thousand silver taels …" "Only a little."

"Jinling City's walls have been specially fortified. It's thirty meters wide, and surrounded by a moat on the inside and outside. It's easy to defend but hard to attack; if we add in the three hundred thousand guards, with the Qi and the Chu Alliance's long and tiring bodies, it would be absolutely impossible to attack Jinling City."

"That's right. When the army approaches the city walls, it might cause a period of chaos in Jinling, but it would be difficult to move its foundation. This isn't the result that I want."

Yanzhi asked doubtfully: "But once King Rui wins, the Northern Zhou's aura will definitely soar, and it will be even more disadvantageous to us."

Zhang Qiling narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "To destroy something, the best and most thorough method is not to forcefully attack it from the outside, but to destroy it from the inside. With an extremely smart advisor like Mu Qianxue, King Rui will definitely understand the importance of military power to him, so … He will definitely not remove his military might. Yanzhi, do you think that means anything to Emperor Zhou? "

Yanzhi's expression changed and she spat out a few words from her lips, "Traitorous and rebellious, guilty to the extreme."

Zhang Qiling nodded and said, "That's right, for the throne, he must kill King Rui, no matter who wins or loses in the end, Jin'ling will fall into chaos. The Qi Chu countries have always been thinking about this fat piece of Bei Zhou, and they will definitely take this opportunity to attack from behind."

Yanzhi suddenly said, "This servant understands, Young Noble's brilliant plan." As she spoke, she smiled and said, "Princess Xuanji thinks herself to be smart. But what she doesn't know is that every step she takes is part of Young Noble's calculations.

Zhang Qiling opened the long window and looked out at the raging pomegranate flowers. A thin smile appeared on his face as he said, "This chess piece that Master set down is indeed very useful."

The next day, when the 16 disciples of the Pavilion of Myriad Treasures were rushing to the Southern Territory with their complete Heaven Shattering Formation, they were pushed into a corner. It could be said to be unprecedented, because there were too many people, so the Pavilion of Myriad Treasures had no choice but to set restrictions. Only those with more than ten thousand taels of silver could enter.

As usual, the banknotes that the pavilion had brought were kept by the Myriad Treasures Pavilion. The amount recorded in the books was astonishing, more than a hundred thousand in value.

The auction started as scheduled, and like usual, each item was a rare treasure. However, the reaction was neither warm nor hot, and when the Outer World Mystery Iron was brought up, the atmosphere became more lively. In the end, a sword craftsman obtained them for twenty-nine thousand taels of silver.

After the Sky Xuan Iron was taken down, many people held their breath, waiting for the last item on auction. That was why they were here.

The middle-aged man stood on the stage, looked around at the people seated below, and said in a clear voice: "The next item to be auctioned is the last item of this auction. The middle-aged man stood on the stage, and looked at the people seated below, and said in a clear voice:" The next item of this auction, is the last item of this auction. It was inconvenient for Zhang Qiling's identity to be revealed, so the Myriad Treasures Pavilion addressed him as Mister Heavencraft.

"Fifty thousand!" Before the middle-aged man could finish his words, a rich merchant from the Ling Luo Clan had already announced an astonishing number. It was also the first time since the pavilion was opened that the price had been raised to be the highest level since the opening of the pavilion.

"Seventy thousand!"

"One hundred thousand!"

The bidding continued to rise. In just a short time, it had risen to 190,000 silver. Moreover, it was still increasing. Many people could not bear the crazy increase in the bidding and had no choice but to withdraw, leaving only three or four people to continue.

"Two hundred thousand!" Dongfang Ru, who was sitting in the west corner of the hall, frowned when he heard this price, "How much money do we have?"