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Chapter 141 - Chapter 141

Looking at the severed head in the box, Wei Wei's brows instantly relaxed, revealing a look of relief.

She finally understood that the Elf race wasn't here to find Yue Ling at all; they also wanted a piece of the pie in the Chiyang Empire's internal strife.

After a moment of thought, she asked,

"Who invited you here?"

"The First Prince? Or the Third Prince? It shouldn't be the Second Prince; my second brother's own wife is from the Moon Elf Tribe, so you shouldn't have any connection with them."

However, An Qi's expression remained unchanged, and she said indifferently,

"No one invited us; we only came to find Yue Ling."

Even a three-year-old wouldn't believe such nonsense, let alone Wei Wei. She sneered upon hearing this,

"Could it be that you Dark Elves yourselves..."

Halfway through her sentence, her eyes suddenly widened as she remembered something.

The area where the Elf Kingdom was located was not originally a rich place; it was only because of the artifact, the Spring of Life, that a barren land was forcibly transformed into a paradise.

And now there was something that very few people in the entire Magic World knew, but Wei Wei happened to know it.

That was, the core of the Spring of Life was sealed within Yue Ling's body by the previous High Priest of the Moon Elf Tribe.

The Elf Kingdom had previously used the existence of this object to track Yue Ling, forcing an eighth-tier expert skilled in both magic and martial arts like Yue Ling to have nowhere to run, able only to hide in her Dreamchuan City.

After Yue Ling was sent to Blue Star by her, the Elf Kingdom naturally lost its ability to locate the core of the Spring of Life.

Previously, they only needed to retrieve the core of the Spring of Life, and everything would be fine. The Elf race would still live honestly in their original territory, and everything would just be an internal power transfer within the Elf race, unrelated to outsiders.

But now, the core of the artifact was lost, and could not even be sensed.

This thing had completely disappeared from this world.

Then, the Elf race...

The fertile territory protected by the Spring of Life allowed the Elf race, despite their difficulty in reproduction, to have a very large population. Without the Spring of Life, their territory would gradually revert to its former barren state.

Such land would not be able to support the current large population of the Elf race.

In other words, they had to expand their territory.

This time, their trouble-making was very likely not due to a promise from a prince vying for power to participate in the Chiyang Empire's internal strife, but rather a genuine desire to seize an opportunity to tear a piece of flesh from the Empire, allowing the Elf race to survive even without the Spring of Life...

"Big trouble!"

Wei Wei only then realized that things were probably much more serious than she had imagined.

The Elf race was different from those miscellaneous races who had long lived in barren lands, poor and destitute, even struggling to survive.

Beneath the several great empires, the Elf Kingdom was one of the strongest forces.

Facing a full-scale attack from the Elf Kingdom, even the entire Chiyang Empire would have to take it seriously.

Her small Dreamchuan City could block those "barbarians," but to resist the entire Elf Kingdom... this was simply a joke.

She wasn't worried before because even if the Elf Kingdom attacked Dreamchuan City, they wouldn't exert much effort. Under normal circumstances, they would absolutely not want to completely offend the Chiyang Empire.

But now it was different.

If they didn't seize territory, they would die.

"How about it, Princess? Let our army enter the city. I can guarantee they will absolutely not harm a single civilian. If we don't find the person, we will immediately withdraw and compensate you for your losses afterward."

An Qi below the city wall was still talking to herself.

Wei Wei didn't understand why this person would say such nonsense when she clearly knew that Wei Wei would never agree to open the gates, but she still replied expressionlessly,

"The Chiyang Empire has never had a precedent of opening its gates for other nations to inspect its cities. The mission of the imperial family does not allow me to do so."

"If the Elf Kingdom insists on going to war with the Chiyang Empire, then let swords speak."

Below the city wall, the Elf race's An Qi saw that Wei Wei had directly elevated this local border conflict to the level of the Elf Kingdom and the Chiyang Empire, two behemoths, and immediately understood that Wei Wei had guessed their true intentions.

Her perpetually smiling face slowly darkened:

"It seems Yue Ling told you about that matter before she disappeared."

Wei Wei looked at her, not denying it.

An Qi sighed upon seeing this:

"Princess, you are not welcome in the Chiyang imperial family either, are you? Actually, you and our Dark Elf Tribe should have a lot in common. We have great room for cooperation, and everything can be discussed."

Wei Wei had no intention of negotiating. Her red lips parted slightly, and she uttered three words:

"Impossible."

"No one in the Chiyang Empire will come to support you now. A mere Dreamchuan City cannot stop us. Behind my hundred thousand troops, a million Elf race warriors are gathering. Goblins, Dwarves, Orcs, and many other tribes have also formed an alliance with us. This time, it is a true alliance."

"A storm from the northern frontier of the continent is brewing. You... cannot resist the storm!"

Wei Wei clenched her fists, then slowly loosened them:

"Stop talking nonsense. If you're so confident, just attack directly. What's the point of saying so much?"

With that, she flung the cape behind her and left the city wall directly.

An Qi below the city wall shook her head and slowly retreated behind the army.

The next moment, accompanied by heavy drumbeats, a fierce siege battle was about to erupt.

The defending army in Dreamchuan City numbered less than fifty thousand, but the enemies they faced already far exceeded five hundred thousand.

Before, those were disorganized mobs, but after the Elf race genuinely joined in, the combat power of those outside the city would be greatly enhanced.

Even with the natural defenses of Dreamchuan City, if no unexpected events occurred, the city would probably fall very soon.

Upon returning to her mansion, Wei Wei did not give any specific orders for defending the city. Having defended a broken city for several years, her subordinates already knew what they should do and did not need her command.

After dismissing her attendants, she directly entered the trading space.

She opened the list of trading partners. Well, there was only one person on it.

A moment later, Su Yi appeared in the familiar grand hall.

Looking at Wei Wei, who was unlike her usual proud and confident self, appearing somewhat listless, he couldn't help but ask curiously,

"What, has Dreamchuan City been breached?"

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