Volume 5 Chapter 62
by Need_More_SleepVolume 5 + Chapter 62: Explosive Intelligence
Under Xia Yi’s orders, the Dragon Clan sprang into action. They turned the White Night Sect stronghold upside down, thoroughly searching every corner and hauling out all the supplies stored within.
“Your Highness, this time we’ve truly reaped a rich harvest,” Elly said happily. “Whether it’s food or water, once we transport everything back to the train, we won’t be lacking anything at all.”
Xia Yi muttered thoughtfully, “Still… I really didn’t expect this…”
The White Night Sect had seized such an enormous quantity of supplies from the foxfolk civilians that even she found the amount astonishing.
Originally, her plan had simply been to “borrow” some provisions from the stronghold, enough to sustain the Dragon Clan delegation for about a month.
Given the dragons’ hearty appetites, she had deliberately overestimated the amount needed. Yet the stockpile here exceeded her expectations by far.
And this was only one of the White Night Sect’s strongholds. It was likely that elsewhere in Fox Hill, other bases were also plundering the common folk.
“Your Highness, what were you thinking about just now?” Elly asked.
“Nothing.”
Xia Yi glanced at the White Night Sect elder.
“Take this fellow with us. We’re withdrawing.”
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After destroying the White Night Sect stronghold, the Dragon Clan ascended into the sky with the seized supplies.
This way, even if other members of the White Night Sect returned to the base, they would have no means of tracking Xia Yi’s group.
After some time, Xia Yi returned to the back mountain of Songhua Village, where the Dragon Clan delegation began loading the supplies onto the train.
Using her magical talent, she modified several of the train cars, transforming them into refrigerated compartments.
With that, large quantities of food could now be safely stored inside.
As the delegation members looked at the abundance of provisions, their anxiety gradually faded, smiles appearing on their faces.
From this point onward, with this train, the Dragon Clan could wage guerrilla warfare across Fox Hill. Fighting for an entire month would pose no problem.
“Your Highness, all supplies have been loaded,” Elly reported. “However, there’s still quite a bit left over that we don’t need for now.”
“I see.”
“Your Highness, what should we do with the surplus?” Elly asked casually. “Return it to the foxfolk?”
Xia Yi had indeed been considering this. There was simply too much, the train could not carry it all.
But she was thinking that the value of these supplies went far beyond mere consumption…
“No. Although the White Night Sect stole these goods from the foxfolk, we cannot simply hand them back.”
She posed a question to Elly.
“If someone is starving and on the brink of collapse, and at that moment another person tells him that in a certain place soldiers are being recruited, and that if he goes, he will be fed well, what do you think he would do?”
“Then he’d definitely go enlist! At least he wouldn’t starve to death!”
“Exactly. Using the foxfolk’s own grain to have the foxfolk work for us, wouldn’t that be a good thing?” Xia Yi smiled.
“Ohhh!”
Elly suddenly understood.
“Your Highness, shall we put these funds and provisions to use immediately?”
“Everything must be done with legitimacy. We must have popular support. In the end, we are outsiders. The foxfolk may help us temporarily for the sake of food, but that will never be a lasting solution. We still need an important ‘name’, a cause to rally under. Before that, we cannot act on a large scale.”
“Well… if Your Highness says so, then it must be right!”
Elly did not fully grasp it, but it sounded impressive.
“…!!”
However, Karami, who had been listening nearby, understood.
He now realized why Xia Yi had decided to aid the fox royal family upon hearing of their crisis.
So this was the crucial “name”!
In that instant, he keenly felt his own shallowness and short-sightedness.
From the very beginning, Her Highness had already calculated everything.
She had long foreseen that turmoil would erupt within the foxfolk, and this would become the Dragon Clan’s first step toward subduing them and achieving hegemony.
Terrifying, truly terrifying!
Karami even felt a trace of awe. In Xia Yi, he clearly saw the shadow of Emperor Xia Lulu.
That spoiled, tsundere princess who loved to act cute, surely it had all been an act!
Such depth, such calculation, such grand vision… How could the White Night Sect possibly be her match?
“You… where have you brought me?!”
The White Night Sect elder regained consciousness. Finding himself bound and unable to move, he began shouting in panic.
“Where are the others from the Sect? Why don’t I see a single one of them?!”
“Elder of the White Night Sect, you’re awake.”
Xia Yi stepped before him.
“If you’re asking about the others at the stronghold, they’ve likely already gone to the Paradise of Bliss you’re always chanting about.”
“What? You evil dragons…!!”
“Call us what you like. The important thing is that you’ll soon be going to meet your god of faith as well.”
“What are you planning to do?!”
“Nothing much. Below us is Songhua Village, you should know the place. I was thinking of throwing you in there alone to preach. That way, you can have a thorough ‘exchange’ with the angry villagers.”
Xia Yi spoke lightly, as though discussing something trivial, yet the implications were horrifying.
The elder’s face was drained of color. He knew exactly what fate awaited him if that happened.
“Please don’t do that! Spare me! I’m willing to do anything!”
“Oh? Surrendering so quickly?” Xia Yi’s eyes showed boredom. “Won’t you hold out a little longer?”
“I’ll tell you everything, I know the rules! If I speak a single lie, may I die without burial and never be reincarnated!” the elder swore hastily, raising his hand in a vicious oath.
Xia Yi looked at him with disdain. She understood well that those in high positions were often the most afraid of death. They cherished their lives and feared losing their wealth and luxury…
Meanwhile, it was the common people, those at the bottom, whom they had brainwashed into sacrificing their lives for so-called faith.
“What’s your name?”
“Ye Shan!”
“What is the current situation within Fox Hill?” Xia Yi asked.
“It’s like this…”
Ye Shan began explaining.
After some time, Xia Yi finished listening and roughly understood the circumstances.
At present, the White Night Sect had seized control of the Nine-Tailed Fox Emperor and effectively taken over the nation.
Moreover, Ye Shan revealed a piece of truly explosive intelligence: according to him, the Sect had already captured Yue Liu.
“Yue Liu has been captured? Where is she now?!” Xia Yi asked urgently.
“I, I don’t know!” Ye Shan shook his head frantically.
“Ye Shan, you dare tell me you don’t know?” Xia Yi’s voice turned cold with anger.
“No, that’s not what I mean! Do you know of Taoyuan Township? Taoyuan Township is the sacred land of the White Night Sect. The Azure Fox God once hid there in the past, and the holy water also originates from Taoyuan Township!”
“What does that have to do with answering my question?”
“It does! Taoyuan Township regularly holds the White Night Sect’s grand assembly. All members of the upper ranks must attend. If Princess Yue Liu of the fox royal family has truly been captured, it will certainly be announced at the assembly, and she will be dealt with there. At the White Night Sect assembly in Taoyuan Township, you will definitely see her!”
Driven by sheer survival instinct, the elder poured out everything he knew.
Xia Yi narrowed her eyes and fell into brief contemplation.
“Elder Ye Shan of the White Night Sect… it seems the time has come for you to fulfill your usefulness.”
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