Nine Princes Struggle for the Throne: The Mad Prince

Chapter 462 The Situation (Offspring)

Compared to the Great Qin Dynasty, the Immortal Vein and the Demon Realm were now in dire straits.

The pressure they face is increasing day by day, and the casualties among soldiers on the front lines are appalling and countless.

However, faced with such a dire situation, they were helpless and had no good solutions; all they could do was grit their teeth and struggle on.

Meanwhile, the situation on the demon side is equally dire.

Originally, the demon race was supposed to send a large army to provide support, but things didn't go as planned. The dragon race suddenly increased its troops on a large scale at the border, putting the demon race under immense threat.

Left with no other choice, the demon race had to increase its military strength to guard against the dragon race's attack, lest it repeat the mistakes of the Buddhist realm and lose a large amount of territory for no reason.

It was precisely this sudden action by the Dragon Clan that successfully halted the advance of the Demon Clan, preventing them from rushing to the aid of the Immortal Vein and the Demon Realm as originally planned.

In this situation, the Immortal Vein and the Demon Realm have lost crucial external support, and completely reversing the current unfavorable battle situation has become almost a pipe dream, with hope as faint as a candle flickering in the wind.

In fact, the dragons did not initially intend to take such action.

However, when they received the message from the Dragon Princess, the entire situation changed dramatically.

It turns out that the Phoenix Clan had secretly sent another clan leader down to the mortal realm, who successfully became the Crown Princess of the Qin Empire.

Moreover, the Phoenix Clan launched an attack on the Buddhist Domain without hesitation in order to alleviate the pressure on the Great Qin Dynasty.

If the Dragon Clan remains indifferent and does nothing in the face of this situation, it may gradually drift away from the Great Qin Dynasty and create a rift between them.

If they want to obtain what they dream of from the Qin Dynasty in the future, the difficulty will likely increase exponentially.

After careful consideration, the Dragon Clan decided to increase its troop strength on the border, but did not rashly launch an attack to engage in a direct confrontation with the Demon Clan.

When Qin Wu learned of this news, he merely raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a mocking sneer, and made no further comment.

In Qin Wu's eyes, all the actions taken by the Dragon Clan at this moment were nothing but self-deception.

As for the so-called task of restraining the demon race for the Qin Dynasty, Qin Wu had no need for it at all.

After all, to this day, the eight royal families have not yet made a move.

Even if the demon race receives external support, the Great Qin Dynasty, with its current strength, will not be afraid.

However, when the generals below learned of the dragons' actions, they couldn't help but curse them in their hearts, feeling that their actions were completely unnecessary!

It should be noted that these generals did not take the impending invasion of the demon race to heart at all; in fact, they were somewhat looking forward to it.

After all, if the demon race attacks, it means they'll have plenty of opportunities to earn military merits!

Moreover, if one could successfully capture and tame those invading monsters and make them one's own mounts, that would be an even better thing!

In the Qin Dynasty today, those who possess mythical beasts as mounts are extremely rare.

Although the imperial court had designated a special area for the domestication of demonic beasts, their numbers were far fewer than the vast human population. Therefore, these domesticated demonic beast mounts were often only available to the army and a select group of nobles.

Furthermore, it is worth mentioning that not all kinds of monsters are suitable for being tamed into mounts for humans to ride.

But who would have thought that at this critical juncture, the dragon race would interfere and cause such a disturbance.

As it turned out, the demon race, which had been preparing to attack with great momentum, suddenly backed down and stopped providing support!

How could this not make the generals who were eagerly waiting to kill enemies, gain merit, and obtain monster mounts feel frustrated and annoyed?

As a result, the Dragon Clan's actions directly led to the Dragon Consort's increasingly difficult situation in the palace.

Although on the surface no one dared to do anything to her and the respect she deserved remained unchanged, in reality, everyone's attitude towards her had subtly changed, and an insurmountable chasm had formed between them.

Even the high-ranking and respected concubines only put on a show when facing her.

Although they were outwardly respectful to him, behind his back they engaged in countless schemes and sarcastic remarks. However, Qin Wu ignored all of this after learning about it.

As far as he was concerned, as long as there was no major trouble in the harem, he could tolerate minor conflicts such as jealousy and rivalry.

After all, as the ruler of a country, he already has many important military and national affairs to worry about, and it is really difficult for him to spend too much energy on trivial matters such as the harem.

Moreover, infighting among women is commonplace. As long as it doesn't affect the stability and peace of the palace, minor squabbles are left to their own devices.

With Qin Wu's indulgence and indifference, the Dragon Consort's life deteriorated and became increasingly difficult.

Her former noble status and esteemed treatment gradually disappeared, replaced by endless neglect and desolation.

However, in stark contrast, exciting news spread throughout the palace—Consort Feng was pregnant! This joyous news shone like a dazzling light throughout the palace, but it deeply wounded Consort Long's heart, causing her immense pain and disappointment.

But fate always seems to like to play tricks on people. Not long after the news of the Dragon Consort's pregnancy spread, news of other concubines' pregnancies came one after another.

First Yan Wushuang, then Zhong Qianning and Gu Qingyue, and finally even Jiang Pingxin became pregnant with the royal child.

For a time, the harem was filled with joy, a joyous atmosphere celebrating the imminent arrival of a new life.

For the entire royal family, this was undoubtedly great news, like a shot of adrenaline injected into their hearts.

Upon hearing this, the ministers in the imperial court breathed a sigh of relief, finally feeling a weight lifted from their hearts.

After all, the royal family had been facing a shortage of people, and now that many concubines are pregnant, it means that the royal bloodline is expected to continue and prosper.

In reality, all of this was under Qin Wu's control.

At this moment, he had already reached the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, and his powerful bloodline power had reached the limit he could currently achieve.

For this reason, he meticulously planned and arranged the conception of these concubines, hoping that his offspring would possess unique talents and aptitudes, thereby greatly increasing the probability of them inheriting his bloodline.

In this way, they will be able to better cultivate the peerless techniques they created in the future, without having to go through countless hardships and pay a huge price like Crown Prince Qin Chen to complete the transformation of his bloodline.

Therefore, Qin Wucai kept his desires under control and did not rush to have more children.