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Being held by the head by Chen Wanrong, Lu Chen always felt a bit strange, so at this moment, Chen Wanrong also noticed that Lu Chen's head moved slightly, she must have woken up, so she let go of Lu Chen's head.

Lu Chen then slowly rose to a sitting position, supporting himself with both hands on either side of Chen Wanrong's hair, admiring Chen Wanrong's jade-like face.

Chen Wanrong's visage was as if it were carved from white jade, smooth and delicate, while also emitting a holy aura, aloof yet tinged with a hint of shyness, utterly mesmerizing.

After glancing at Chen Wanrong, Lu Chen turned his head towards the doorway where Bai Qingqing stood and asked, "Bai, is something the matter?"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's voice, Bai Qingqing immediately replied, "Great Jue has gone to war with the Barbarian Tribe."

On hearing this, Lu Chen was slightly stunned, no wonder Bai Qingqing had come to find him early in the morning, as such a significant event had occurred.

Bai Qingqing herself was his woman, so she was well aware that he liked to linger in the embrace of his women in the morning, and wouldn't get up for a while; she usually would not disturb him unless something important happened.

The war between Great Jue and the Barbarian Tribe was somewhat significant for Great Sum, as after all, Great Sum was next planning to annihilate Great Jue, which was a major focus for Great Sum.

At that moment, Lu Chen turned his gaze back to Chen Wanrong beneath him, gently caressed her cheek, and softly said, "Rongrong, I have matters to attend to, so I can't keep you company anymore."

Chen Wanrong responded calmly, "Alright, go ahead."

Lu Chen did not hesitate any further, got off from Chen Wanrong, and with her help, quickly dressed and left Chen Wanrong's sleeping chambers.

It wasn't long before Lu Chen appeared in the Imperial Study Room, where Liang Zong was already waiting to report on the war between Great Jue and the Barbarian Tribe.

Seeing that Lu Chen had arrived, Liang Zong hurriedly paid his respects, "Greetings to Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live Your Majesty!"

Lu Chen said indifferently, "Dispense with the formalities," and walked straight behind the desk to sit down, "Commander Liang, why has Great Jue decided to attack the Barbarian Tribe at this time? Have you found out the specific reason yet?"

Lu Chen was curious, what was the Yue Emperor doing, attacking the Barbarian Tribe out of the blue?

The territory of the Barbarian Tribe was vast, and the tribespeople were particularly adept at escaping; even if Great Jue could defeat the Barbarian Army, the tribespeople could simply retreat deeper into the northwest, and after some time, emerge again, at which point Great Jue would be unable to do anything about them.

It was unlikely that Great Jue would send troops chasing deep into the areas where the Barbarian Tribe moved.

Liang Zong replied, "According to the investigation by the Brocade Guard, Great Jue has launched a campaign against the Barbarian Tribe because of the battle formations that the Barbarian Tribe is practicing."

"Battle formations?" Lu Chen muttered, then fell into deep thought.

Lu Chen had heard of the "battle formations" before and was concerned that they could pose future problems for Great Sum; however, they were currently focused on annihilating Great Wu and did not have the time to address the affairs of the northwest tribes.

Yet, he had still sent several spies to gather specific information about the Barbarian Tribe's battle formations.

Liang Zong continued, "Rumor has it that the battle formation employed by the Barbarian Tribe can not only withstand attacks from Celestials, but its power is also immense, so some in Great Jue believe that as long as they can acquire the Barbarian Tribe's battle formations, they will be able to contend with Great Sum in the future."

On hearing Liang Zong's words, Lu Chen chuckled lightly; so that was what Great Jue was aiming for.

However, if Great Jue could annihilate the Barbarian Tribe by moving north, not only would it reduce pressure, but acquiring the battle formations would be killing two birds with one stone.

Most importantly, Great Sum was currently focused on Great Wu and had no time to concern itself with what was happening in the northwest, which made it a good opportunity for Great Jue.

After thinking it over, Lu Chen then said to Liang Zong, "Keep Great Jue's spies active, always monitoring the situation between Great Jue and the Barbarian Tribe, especially the Barbarian Tribe's battle formations. I want to know exactly how effective these battle formations can be!"

Liang Zong bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

At this point, Liang Zong finally took out the intelligence that had been concealed in his sleeve, "Your Majesty, this is the information sent back by Great Jue's spies."

At that moment, Bai Qingqing walked up to Liang Zong, took the intelligence report from his hands, and handed it to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen took the intelligence report, tore it open, and glanced through the content. The information was similar to what Liang Zong had mentioned; it seemed like the whole court of Dayue was placing their final hope on the Barbarian Tribe's battle formation.

Lu Chen thought to himself, hopefully, this battle formation isn't very effective. If it truly can withstand attacks from Celestials, the northern Barbarian Tribe might delay his unification of the world.

Seeing that Lu Chen had glanced through the content of the intelligence, Liang Zong spoke, "Your Majesty, if there's nothing else, I will take my leave now."

Lu Chen said, "Yes, you may leave."

"I take my leave," Liang Zong then turned and left.

After Liang Zong had left, Lu Chen said to Bai Qingqing, "Bai, have this report sent to Great Scholar Zhuge."

Bai Qingqing took the letter from Lu Chen's hand and exited the Imperial Study Room.

Lu Chen then thought to himself, if the Barbarian Tribe's battle formation indeed has the capability to resist Celestials, then the identity of the Barbarian Tribe Goddess might not be simple either, and her power is currently an unknown.

Their spies in the grasslands also only knew that the Barbarian Tribe Goddess was incredibly powerful, but how powerful, nobody knew for sure. All the leaders of the Barbarian Tribe combined were not a match for her.

Her ability to unify the entire Barbarian Tribe in such a short time also proved her strength.

Lu Chen thought, this so-called Barbarian Tribe Goddess might also be from another world and she could very well have reached the Celestial Realm. He needed to be ready to fight with a Celestial.

In the blink of an eye.

The war between Dayue and the Barbarian Tribe had erupted fully.

Because the Yue Emperor led the charge personally, the front line armies of the Barbarian Tribe could not withstand Dayue's onslaught. Within just a few days, the Barbarian Tribe's vanguard troops were scattered and fleeing.

Northwest lands.

Dayue, Main Commander's tent.

The Yue Emperor, clad in a suit of black gold armor, looked at the map of Barbarian lands, lost in thought.

At that time in the tent, there were several generals silently watching the Yue Emperor, none of them spoke.

After a long while, the Yue Emperor finally spoke, "We're about to reach the old site of the Barbarian court, and they have yet to use the battle formation up to now, which is a bit suspicious." Discover hidden tales at empire

According to their intelligence, ever since that Barbarian Tribe Goddess unified them, they had been continuously practicing the battle formation. Up until now, however, the Barbarian soldiers had not used this so-called battle formation against the Dayue Army.

The journey had been too smooth for them, unnaturally so.

The Yue Emperor suspected that the Barbarian Tribe Goddess might be deliberately not allowing the Barbarian vanguard to use the battle formation. The aim was perhaps to draw them deeper into the heartland of the Barbarian activity area and then encircle the Dayue Army.

Given the current situation, this possibility seemed quite high.

Hearing the Yue Emperor's words, one general said, "Could it be that the Barbarian Tribe doesn't have a real battle formation at all, and this is merely a rumor spread by them?"

Another general then said, "Why would the Barbarian Tribe spread such a rumor? Besides, we learned of the Barbarian Tribe's battle formation from our own people; it cannot be a rumor."

The general who had suggested it might be a rumor spoke again, "But we are almost at the old site of the Barbarian court now, and the Barbarian Army still hasn't used the battle formation. If they really had such a formation, why haven't they used it yet?"