Volume 3, Chapter 15 – My Brother Is My Sister, and… the Kingdom of Qingyun Is in Trouble

After this exchange (or rather, beating), Xi Xuan finally confirmed a bold guess in his heart.

That is, Lianna was the Ancient Fae who had saved him back then, and also that elder brother who had fought alongside him for many years.

“Brother Yue… hehe, this? Who could have imagined?”

With his hands in his pockets, Xi Xuan remarked thoughtfully.

A thousand years ago, such an overwhelmingly powerful figure, Had turned into a girl? And such a cute, innocent elven girl at that?

Wow~ What exactly happened?

All at once, while feeling relieved, countless question marks also floated through Xi Xuan’s mind. He even had the impulse to go directly to Bai Lianyue for a good chat.

But? Brother Yue seems not to remember him? The way she looked at him was particularly unfamiliar.

Brother Yue, have you lost your memory?

Pinching his chin, Xi Xuan pondered thoughtfully in his heart. Of course, while thinking, Xi Xuan couldn’t help but put his hands on his hips, then throw his head back…

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! This is killing me HAHAHAHA!! You, you also have such a day HAHAHAHA!! That posture, it’s really… it’s killing me HAHAHAHA!!”

Although it was somewhat ungracious, after careful consideration, Xi Xuan still decided to laugh wildly for a while.

This scene left Naro and the others nearby increasingly bewildered.

Couldn’t be helped, Just thinking about his former good buddy turning into a big-breasted elven moe girl made Xi Xuan have the impulse to rush over and mercilessly mock Bai Lianyue.

However, Before that…

A good brother lost and found again, how could they not drink heartily together?

Stopping his wild laughter, Xi Xuan pursed his lips and made this decision in his heart.

“Drinking, right? Drinking alone isn’t fun, wait for me!! I’m coming too!! Damn it!”

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Xi Xuan shouted exuberantly in the direction where Bai Lian had departed, then prepared to stride forward to catch up with a certain cheerful blue-haired young girl.

“……”

After witnessing his master’s carefree reaction, Naro shook his head quite helplessly.

To this, The old butler was quite accustomed.

After all, their master was precisely such a person who didn’t care much about face or image… with skin as thick as a city wall.

However, Naro clearly didn’t intend to let Xi Xuan go drinking just like that.

Therefore, After Xi Xuan had taken just two steps, Naro adjusted his monocle and spoke with a serious face:

“Lord Xi Xuan, I apologize for disturbing your enjoyment. But I believe now is not the time for relaxation and drinking.”

Unlike the usual seriousness when reprimanding Xi Xuan, Naro’s words this time carried a hint of gravity.

And Xi Xuan had clearly heard the irregularity in Naro’s tone. Having been cheerfully heading off to drink, he quietly stopped his steps and looked puzzledly at his butler.

At this moment, Xi Xuan’s peripheral vision also noticed the encrypted document tucked under Naro’s arm.

Hmm?

“Naro, you came to find me, not just to stop me from sparring with Lianna, right?”

“Yes, Lord Xi Xuan.”

“Has something else happened?”

“Yes.”

Naro nodded with a deep expression and slowly handed the document to Xi Xuan.

“The Kingdom of Qingyun has had an incident.”

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“Qingyun?”

Hearing these three words, Xi Xuan couldn’t help but frown.

He was not the kind of person who lived in isolation, never watching the news.

How could he not know what Qingyun had been doing recently?

“An incident? Naro, don’t tell me that those guys’ plan to subdue the Celestial Blight has gone wrong?”

“Regrettably, yes, Lord Xi Xuan.”

The moment he received this response, Xi Xuan almost felt as if his heart had stopped beating.

“They lost?”

“Yes, a large-scale expeditionary army of around 1.5 million has been routed by the Vassals of Sky, two-thirds of the army has been annihilated, and seven of the fourteen Divine Departure Realm experts who participated in the operation have already perished. The rest… are rapidly retreating to within Qingyun’s borders. As for Qingyun’s Divine-Graced Maiden, her whereabouts are currently unknown, presumably already surrounded and killed by the Celestial Blight’s vassals.”

“They were beaten this badly?”

Xi Xuan took a deep breath and shook his head bitterly,

“Has Ulutiel recovered?”

“No, the Celestial Blight did not intervene.”

“What? Didn’t intervene?”

Hearing this, Xi Xuan solemnly unlocked the confidential document and read its contents with a grave expression. As the content entered his eyes, Xi Xuan’s face grew increasingly grim.

“About three million corrupted beasts, five Draconic Sovereigns… the second-in-command of the Vassals of Sky, Decimation, and some other common vassals… In other words, a coalition force of this scale couldn’t even force the Celestial Blight to appear, yet was beaten so badly by vassals and common troops of the Vassals of Sky?”

“That’s correct.”

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“That weapon the Westivian Covenant gave them… the one for dealing with Malevolences, did they use it?”

“They did. But it wasn’t very effective, merely severely wounding two vassals and killing just one.”

“Is that all the effect it had?”

Xi Xuan bit his lip incredulously,

“Could it be that the Rashiel the Westivian Covenant gave to Qingyun was substandard?”

“This concerns the future of humanity, such a possibility seems unlikely.”

Naro shook his head in denial.

“If that’s not possible… doesn’t this mean that Rashiel might not be as powerful as we imagined? If so, how was this weapon used to severely wound the Terran Malevolence back then?”

All at once, strong suspicion immediately spread and proliferated in Xi Xuan’s mind.

A weapon that couldn’t even ensure the elimination of vassals, How could it severely wound a Malevolence?

That was a Malevolence. Even in its weakest state, it was far beyond what any vassal could compare to.

As a man who had once faced the pressure of the Abyssal Lord directly, Xi Xuan made a judgment in his heart with great certainty.

The Terran Malevolence, Perhaps had not been eliminated either.

However, at this moment, rather than concerning himself with the matter of the Terran Malevolence, the issue of the Vassals of Sky was undoubtedly more pressing. After carefully reading the frontline report provided by Naro, Xi Xuan discovered that

The force intensity deployed by the Vassals of Sky this time was completely incomparable to their previous battles with the Covenant.

Compared to the momentum of this counterattack, the previous confrontations with the Covenant were mere skirmishes.

Furthermore, This time the armies of the Vassals of Sky had even directly invaded Qingyun’s territory, already destroying over twenty border fortress strongholds of Qingyun, and advancing straight toward the interior regions.

If the Vassals of Sky continued their offensive like this, the entire Kingdom of Qingyun might cease to exist.

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Moreover, even if Qingyun could hold out, if most of Qingyun’s northwestern territories were occupied by the Vassals of Sky… the northern territories of the Westivian Covenant would be surrounded by the territories of the Vassals of Sky, forming a massive salient.

If that happened, The Covenant’s northern territories, as well as Wishaven located in this area, would be completely exposed to the threat of the Vassals of Sky.

“Not good, not good…”

Staring at the report in his hand, Xi Xuan muttered anxiously.

“We can’t let the Vassals of Sky continue their offensive.”

“Indeed.”

Naro, standing beside him, solemnly agreed.

“Therefore, the Covenant government has already begun forming a joint force with the Maretide Kingdom, preparing to head north to support Qingyun. President Lakbi has sent a letter… asking whether you would be willing to serve as the commander-in-chief of this allied force. After all, currently, only you have experience fighting against the five Draconic Sovereigns and Decimation.”

“Commander-in-chief of the allied forces…”

Softly repeating these words, Xi Xuan closed his eyes with a grave expression.

After a brief contemplation for a few seconds, Xi Xuan opened his eyes and spoke solemnly:

“Tell Lakbi I can’t be the commander-in-chief; I’m not suited for command. Let him find someone else capable. But I will go along to provide support.”

“Understood, Lord Xi Xuan.”

“Naro.”

“Yes.”

“Notify Luo Fei, have that boy return to hold the fort for me at the Lingyuan household. Lianna and her daughters still need someone to watch over them.”

“Yes.”