39: Chapter 39 Xia Jin's Scheme: When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits!

Inside the Great Xia Imperial Palace, Xia Jin looked at the military tally before him, along with the imperial decree from the Dayuan Emperor, Yuwen Chan, a faint smile appearing on his face.

"It seems this Prince guessed correctly. Once the Qingyun Sect is annihilated, the entire Dayuan will fall into chaos!"

As he spoke, he walked over to the map of the Eastern Region to the side and directly picked up a Great Xia flag, inserting it into the red area representing Dayuan.

"Checkmate!"

Su Xuanji stood to the side, watching Xia Jin's air of having everything under control, a flash of awe passing through her eyes.

Xia Jin reached into his sleeve and took out another scroll, an imperial decree identical to the one from Dayuan on the table.

"Your Highness, this is..." Su Xuanji was shaken internally.

"An imperial decree of Dayuan that this Prince forged in advance." Xia Jin smiled slightly, placing the real and fake decrees side by side, then put away the original, replacing it with the modified Dayuan imperial decree.

"Next, the task I give you is to take this military tally and this 'new' imperial decree, and quickly head to the Dayuan northern border army camp."

"This Prince wants Dayuan to attack the Fenglin Kingdom directly!!"

"Your Highness, are you perhaps trying to let the snipe and the clam grapple so the fisherman can profit!?" Su Xuanji asked in confusion.

"You have some wits after all!" Xia Jin nodded approvingly. "That's right. Only when Dayuan and the Fenglin Kingdom clash can Great Xia sit back and reap the rewards!"

However, Su Xuanji then frowned. "Your Highness, even with this military tally and imperial decree, the Dayuan border generals are no fools! They wouldn't easily believe in a war between nations; they would inevitably verify it with the Dayuan Emperor repeatedly."

"Therefore, we need to give them a reason they 'cannot help but believe'."

Xia Jin pointed to the border between Dayuan and the Fenglin Kingdom. "This Prince will dispatch an elite unit, all dressed in the attire and armor of the Fenglin Kingdom. Three days from now, they will directly 'attack' the Dayuan border army's outpost camp."

"At that time, with the enemy launching a night raid, the border army suffering setbacks, and the soldiers furious, you will appear at the right moment and reveal the military tally and imperial decree!"

"Do you think that group of Dayuan military generals, who have endured for so many years, will choose to remain still and verify repeatedly with that Dayuan Emperor? Or will they directly obey the arriving military tally and imperial decree, rise up to counterattack, and achieve military merit!?"

Su Xuanji listened to Xia Jin's words, her lips slightly parted, a flash of shock in her eyes.

Had he actually calculated the other party's human nature into his plans as well?

"Hey! Wake up. Why are you suddenly dazed?" Xia Jin's smiling voice rang out by Su Xuanji's ear.

Su Xuanji snapped back to reality, only to find that Xia Jin had approached her at some point and was looking at her with a hint of mischief.

He even reached out his hand and gently pinched her cheek.

This made her feel as if she had been electrocuted; her cheeks turned red instantly, and she hurriedly stepped back, putting distance between herself and Xia Jin.

"Uh... This Sect Leader... was just thinking that Your Highness's scheme is truly brilliant." Su Xuanji took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, but her slightly reddened earlobes betrayed her.

Xia Jin laughed heartily and didn't continue teasing her. He pointed to the military tally and imperial decree on the table: "Alright, take these two items and go to the Dayuan border. If this matter succeeds, I will record a great merit for you!"

Su Xuanji hurriedly put away the military tally and imperial decree, lingered no longer, and turned to walk quickly toward the door.

However, just as she stepped out of the Jin Wang Palace, she stopped and turned her body to look at Xia Jin.

"What is it? Do you have anything else?" Xia Jin looked at her hesitant appearance in confusion.

"Your Highness, regarding the great merit you just mentioned, can I... when the time comes, exchange it for... fulfilling a small wish of mine?" Su Xuanji looked at Xia Jin and asked in a low voice.

Xia Jin was stunned, then nodded.

"Your Highness, then just wait for my good news!!" Su Xuanji's excited voice rang out, but her figure had already disappeared before Xia Jin.

"This person... she is a Sect Leader after all, how can she still have such a Heart-Nature!" Xia Jin shook his head, a strange look flashing in his eyes.

But soon, Xia Jin sat back down beside the Eastern Region map, the smile on his face gradually fading.

"According to the timeline, news of the Qingyun Sect's destruction and Young Master Lin Xiao's disappearance should have already reached the Yuheng Sect by now. Given the Yuheng Sect's consistent style in the Eastern Region, they will likely send people to Dayuan to investigate soon." Xia Jin picked up the teacup beside him, took a deep breath of the overflowing tea aroma, and then closed his eyes.

"The water in this Eastern Region is still a bit too clear."

"The people from the Yuheng Sect coming at this time is just right. This Prince will push the boat along with the current and stir up the waters of the Eastern Region to make them muddier; only then can Great Xia avoid being targeted by more people."

After a moment of silence, Xia Jin, having already formed a rough plan in his mind, slowly opened his eyes.

After a brief secret discussion with Emperor Xia Yu, the two brothers, Xia Jin left Great Xia overnight. His destination was not Dayuan, but rather the Beiji Region where the Yuheng Sect is located!!

That's right, it's the Beiji Region!

The reason he chose the Beiji Region is very simple. As one of the two strongest nations among the seven countries of the Eastern Region, the power distribution within the Beiji Region can be described as a tripod; one is the Beiji imperial court, and the other two powerful factions are the Yuheng Sect and the Wusheng Sect.

The Yuheng Sect and the Wusheng Sect have always been at odds, and private conflicts and frictions are not few.

However, to avoid being defeated one by one by the covetous Beiji imperial court, both sides have always exercised restraint and have not completely torn off the facade.

And this is exactly the perfect opportunity Xia Jin has identified.

Once chaos erupts within the Beiji Region, the Yuehua Dynasty, also one of the strongest dynasties in the Eastern Region, will inevitably cast all its attention toward this old rival.

At that time, the Yuehua Dynasty will have no time to look elsewhere, the Beiji Region will be unable to attend to itself, and the other few countries in the Eastern Region will no longer pose a threat to Great Xia.

With Xia Jin traveling at full speed, one day after leaving the Great Xia capital, he had already entered the sphere of influence of the Wusheng Sect in the Beiji Region.

Upon arriving in the Beiji Region, he changed into a set of Wusheng Sect Disciple attire that he had spared no expense to forge.

Xia Jin took out the Yuheng Sect Disciple identity jade token he had obtained from Young Master Lin Xiao from his bosom, a cold sneer appearing on his face.

"Yuheng Sect! Who told you to offend my Great Xia? This time, don't blame this Prince."

Xia Jin squeezed hard, "Snap!" The jade token symbolizing the identity of a Yuheng Sect Disciple instantly turned into powder and fell from between his fingers.

Almost at the same instant the jade token shattered, the Third Elder, still tens of miles away from the Beiji Region border, suddenly changed his expression, a flash of fury appearing in his eyes.

"Young Master Lin Xiao's life-bound jade token... shattered?!"

He took out a pointing compass he had carried with him when he left the Yuheng Sect and suddenly saw a red dot light up on it. His complexion became incredibly ugly.

"Wusheng Sect!!!" The Third Elder squeezed these three words out from between his teeth.

"Good, a very good Wusheng Sect! How dare you lay such a vicious hand on a Core Disciple of my Yuheng Sect! Do you really think my Yuheng Sect has no one left?!" In his extreme rage, the Third Elder no longer had any intention of rushing to Dayuan.

He did not hesitate in the slightest and directly galloped toward the direction of that red dot!

A moment later, Xia Jin sensed an aura getting closer and closer to him, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly.

"The fish has arrived."