We Agreed On Experiencing Life, So Why Did You Immortals Become Real? Chapter 374: The Second Prince Qin Jingyuan Rebels!

Within the city lord's residence in Hulu City of Nanshan Kingdom, once Xiahou Nan and Bai Qi had set out, Xiao Mo commanded his troops to seize Hulu City belonging to Nanshan Kingdom.

Right now, Xiao Mo occupied a seat in the city lord's mansion, examining the losses from the assault on the city and the register of captives who yielded.

Once the city fell, Long Yuan battled fiercely until his last breath and perished amid the chaos of war.

Xiao Mo harbored deep regret over this outcome.

In these demanding times that craved talent, old general Long Yuan might have his flaws, yet his vast experience on the battlefield earned Xiao Mo's admiration. After honoring his corpse with proper rites, he dispatched escort experts from Hulu City to return the remains to Chu Kingdom.

Having taken Hulu City, Xiao Mo held back from pushing onward to conquer additional territories right away.

The primary cause lay in the uncertain status of the campaigns led by Xiahou Nan and Bai Qi.

Should any crisis befall Xiahou Nan or Bai Qi, he needed to rush aid without delay.

"Your Highness, urgent dispatches have come in at the same time from Xia City and Tiansi City."

Zhao Wei rushed into the city lord's mansion clutching the sealed messages.

Trailing behind Zhao Wei came Xu Yongsheng, Hei Daniu, Xiao Yang, Xiao Gui, and the rest.

"Hand them over."

Xiao Mo rose to his feet and seized the envelopes, tearing them open.

Zhao Wei and his companions gazed at Xiao Mo with bated breath, eager to learn the results of the clashes on both fronts.

"Excellent news."

Xiao Mo passed the letters to Xiao Yang and the others, the heavy burden lifting from his mind at last.

"Xiahou Nan crushed Zhao Yang decisively. Lian Li's Snow-Treading Dragon Cavalry shattered the enemy lines, brutally tearing Zhao Yang's massive formation apart. Zhao Yang has now withdrawn to Naihe City within Nanshan Kingdom.

Bai Qi hasn't let me down on his end.

He confronted Wu Qi directly and demolished the Chu Kingdom forces.

Wu Qi fled back to Nanshan Kingdom. Bai Qi seeks approval to launch a straight assault on Nanshan Kingdom."

Once Xiao Yang, Zhao Wei, and Hei Daniu scanned the reports, joy exploded across their faces.

"Now our triple assault will surely obliterate Nanshan Kingdom!" Xu Yongsheng declared.

"You're right, yet smashing a single Nanshan Kingdom with three armies feels far too tame."

Xiao Mo shook his head, pondered briefly, then declared steadily.

"Dispatch commands to General Xiahou, ordering him to march his forces across Nanshan Kingdom and thrust straight into Chu Kingdom, joining my troops to invade Chu lands."

"Your Highness, and Nanshan Kingdom itself?" Xiao Gui inquired.

Xiao Mo eyed the sand table, a sly grin tugging at his lips. "I'm curious if this bold Bai Qi can truly devour the whole thing with his boasted prowess!"

Before long, Xiao Mo's directives flew to the two armies' bases through message-bearing flying swords.

The following day, both Xiahou Nan and Bai Qi struck camp and pressed forward together.

The Chu army's rout sent waves of alarm through Nanshan Kingdom's sovereign.

Nanshan Kingdom's ruler had assumed that Yan and Chu advancing on Qin would ambush them successfully, yet Yan's forces, despite their edge, remained stalled by Qin's Western Pacification Prince.

Chu's troops suffered a crushing blow.

Forget claiming Qin's loot; now Nanshan Kingdom teetered on the brink of ruin.

Nanshan Kingdom considered pleading for truce with the Frost Prince, but Chu swiftly sent a diplomat, prompting Nanshan to drop surrender plans.

Qin scouts uncovered this development and relayed it to Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo sensed foul play in the matter.

Though Xiao Mo would never entertain surrender from Nanshan's ruler—this campaign sought total annihilation—he knew the ruler's timid nature well. With his kingdom's fate hanging by a thread, easy persuasion seemed unlikely.

Rejecting surrender signaled one truth: Chu and Yan likely harbored a hidden scheme potent enough to sway Nanshan's ruler. Yet Xiao Mo pressed on with the initial strategy.

Six months on, Xiao Mo and Xiahou Nan drove their armies like sharpened swords, slicing through Nanshan Kingdom into Chu's core.

Meanwhile, Bai Qi's push against Nanshan intensified relentlessly.

Nanshan lacked any means to counter Xiao Mo and Xiahou Nan's forces carving through its vital regions.

Even fending off Bai Qi alone proved grueling.

By then, Bai Qi's command had engulfed over half of Nanshan's domain.

Furthermore, Nanshan's spirits plummeted toward total breakdown, with countless troops deserting to join Bai Qi's ranks.

Nanshan's ruler pinned all hopes on Wu Qi's army.

Without it, his head would have been delivered by Bai Qi to Xiao Mo ages ago. But a month hence, in a colossal clash, Wu Qi met Bai Qi head-on, charging at the forefront yet sustaining grave wounds.

Wu Qi, an aging general riddled with chronic woes and modest cultivation level.

This dire wound and stinging loss proved the breaking point for the veteran.

After succumbing to sickness in his command tent, Deputy General Kong Quan assumed control, but Wu Qi's record against Bai Qi already tilted toward defeats. How could Kong Quan possibly stand against him?

A critical tactical blunder drew Kong Quan into a vast valley trap set by Bai Qi.

The combined Nanshan-Chu forces capitulated, yet Bai Qi, citing "Chu and Nanshan's treachery demands total eradication to prevent future unrest," entombed alive nearly four hundred thousand captives from the alliance, sparing only 240 youths, wiping out every last one.

Word of the four hundred thousand buried alive struck Nanshan's ruler like thunder, toppling him from his throne.

He knew surrender was inevitable, but Bai Qi rejected it outright.

A month later, Bai Qi stormed Nanshan's capital. Beyond Xiao Mo's prior iron decree shielding civilians from harm.

Nanshan's ruler, his consorts, every official high and low—all met their end. Kin within three degrees faced clan-wide extinction.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mo sat motionless in his tent for ages, yet Qin law offered no grounds to fault Bai Qi.

Battlefields saw such atrocities often; Xiao Mo merely enforced stricter, kinder discipline on his own men.

"Per Qin law, your actions leave this prince speechless. Yet Heaven treasures life's spark. Unchecked slaughter will rebound against you someday. Ponder this deeply."

Xiao Mo penned this missive to Bai Qi, then forwarded a report to Qin's sovereign detailing the events.

No further words of rebuke could Xiao Mo muster for Bai Qi.

This triumph etched Bai Qi's legend, earning the Qin sovereign's utmost favor. Soon he'd wield solo command over vital forces.

His destiny he alone must forge.

Three days passed, and Qin's sovereign decreed Bai Qi's recall to the capital, tasking Zhao Guang and Li Jing to hold Nanshan Kingdom.

Back in the capital, Bai Qi rose to Lord of Wu'an. The sovereign commanded him to aid the Western Pacification Prince against Yan Kingdom.

"Your Highness, this humble servant shall demonstrate Qi's righteousness to you!"

Beyond the city gates, Bai Qi offered a profound bow toward Xiao Mo's position, then spurred his mount toward the frontier.

Concurrently, Xiao Mo and Xiahou Nan ravaged deep into Chu Kingdom's heart.

Chu's string of losses, against the legendary Frost Prince Xiao Mo and famed Zhei general Xiahou Nan, sapped resistance from countless cities, prompting swift surrenders.

And as Xiao Mo's advance flowed without hitch.

A frantic report landed in Xiao Mo's grasp.

"The Second Prince Qin Jingyuan has rebelled!"