Chapter 172: Chapter 172: Does the Title of National Guardian War God Let You Wantonly Harm Us Common People?

"So what if Chu He is the Great Xia Empire’s National Guardian War God now?

Does the title of National Guardian War God give him the right to harm ordinary people like us whenever he wants?

Everyone, come look! My daughter’s ankle is severely deformed! The doctors operated for an entire day!

And they said that even if an injury like this heals, she’ll have trouble walking for the rest of her life.

You have to understand, my daughter was a slender girl, with the makings of a real beauty.

Once she turned twenty, who knows how many boys would have been chasing after her.

But now, she can barely even move.

My daughter has completely lost her appetite. She’s lost dozens of pounds.

Is there no justice, no law in the Great Xia Empire?"

A couple was pushing a wheelchair, in which a young woman sat.

The middle-aged wife, holding a megaphone, wailed as she poured out her story to the swarm of reporters surrounding them.

These reporters, shouldering their cameras, filmed the young woman in the wheelchair nonstop.

But every one of them wore a strange expression.

This was because the young woman in the wheelchair appeared quite obese.

Her face shone with grease, and the corner of her mouth still held the greasy residue of a recent meal.

Her leg was covered in so many layers of fat...

...that the reporters could hardly get a clear shot of the surgical wound.

According to the middle-aged woman, her daughter had lost her appetite and dropped dozens of pounds these past few days. If that was the case, what could she possibly have looked like before?

Some of the reporters wanted to laugh, but they managed to restrain themselves out of professional courtesy.

However, their job was to turn events into news for various platforms, so they had no time to scrutinize the details.

"That’s right! We want an explanation! Why has Chu He been missing for so many days? Is he in hiding?"

"I heard someone saw Chu He on a sunny beach abroad, with beautiful women on both arms, sunbathing! He was even putting sunscreen on them! Living like an Immortal."

"No wonder he was kicked out of the Great Jing Empire back then.

Looks like he did plenty of depraved things in the Great Jing Empire, too.

I really don’t know why Lu Yinxing would bring scum like that over from the Great Jing Empire, even finding him so-called parents.

Maybe his parents are fake, too, living it up on the wealth Chu He plundered from the people."

Crowds of people held up banners, shouting at the top of their lungs.

The entire chaotic scene was being broadcast live by a group of reporters on major television stations and online platforms.

...

「Canglang City.」

"Good. Things have blown up just as I’d hoped."

Lu Tianxiao, sitting in his villa and watching the broadcast on his large-screen TV, smiled in satisfaction.

"But this one incident isn’t enough to make any real waves," one of his subordinates said.

"There’s a saying: ’A thousand-mile embankment can collapse from a single anthill.’ When there are enough of these ants, they can chew through the very foundations of Lu Yinxing’s power."

’Of course, Lu Tianxiao knew that just having these people cause a ruckus wouldn’t be enough to truly threaten Lu Yinxing’s position.’

"Keep stirring up trouble for me. The bigger, the better.

This time, at the very least, Lu Yinxing has to suffer a major blow."

Lu Tianxiao raised his wine glass, drained it in one gulp, and spoke with satisfaction.

"I’ve just received some new intelligence. I’m sure you’ll find it useful."

A man hurried in from outside, a grin on his face as he spoke.

"What is it? Out with it," Lu Tianxiao said, his interest piqued.

"With the assistance of the Lighthouse Empire, the Martial Artist forces of the Great Jing Empire and the White-Red Empire have been greatly enhanced.

They’ve also acquired numerous mysterious vehicles, like those mysterious Stealth Ships.

After a brief period of training, the White-Red Empire’s Stealth Ships are already sailing toward our Great Xia Empire’s waters.

I don’t need to spell out the rest, do I?

The White-Red Empire now has Deities.

The Great Jing Empire, pathetic as it is, stole a statue of a Deity from the White-Red Empire, so they barely have something to rely on now.

But our Great Xia Empire, despite its long and rich history filled with brilliant legends of Deities, hasn’t had a single one appear in the modern world.

This is a golden opportunity."

The man sat down, and making himself right at home, picked up an empty glass, poured himself some wine, took a large sip, smacked his lips, and praised, "This is some excellent wine."

"Of course it is. I paid a fortune to have this imported. This one bottle is worth ten million."

Lu Tianxiao put down his glass, made a gesture, and said, "Bring me the other bottle from my wine cabinet."

Soon, someone brought out a bottle packaged in an exquisite box and placed it on the table.

"This bottle is for you. A reward for the intelligence you brought me.

These two opportunities you’ve presented are indeed quite good."

Lu Tianxiao said.

"What a fine wine! It’s like you’re just handing me ten million. In that case, I’d be a fool to refuse," the man said with a wide grin as he took the bottle.

...

On the vast and turbulent expanse of the sea, the horizon and the water’s surface merged into a heart-stopping tableau.

A majestic Aerial Stealth Ship, like a monstrous beast of the sea, stood proudly amidst the waves. Its enormous hull nearly blotted out the distant horizon, radiating an intimidating aura of power and pressure.

Surrounding it, ten mysterious great ships of varying shapes were arrayed in a tight formation, weaving an impenetrable defensive net. Their very presence made the air over this stretch of sea feel heavy.

The sky above was thick with dark clouds. Periodically, strange flying objects would tear through the air with a low, grating BUZZ, like emissaries from the netherworld patrolling the endless sky.

These flying objects resembled some kind of grotesque monster, flapping huge, sickly wings that were hard to forget.

Their fuselages seemed to contain some ancient, mysterious power, and their every flight seemed to challenge the very limits of nature and common sense.

The entire battle group, from the mysterious vehicles on the sea to the twisted flying objects in the air, exuded an ominous aura, as if they were a legion from another dimension, come for the sole purpose of conquest and destruction.

On the hulls of the Stealth Ships, black patterns and scales shimmered faintly in the weak sunlight.

The edge of each scale pulsed with the rhythm of life.

They didn’t just adorn these steel behemoths; they acted as conduits for some kind of power, granting each Stealth Ship an otherworldly strength.

As this fully equipped, mysterious battle group sailed slowly across the sea,

the tranquil blue waters in its path were instantly torn asunder, leaving behind a series of shocking black trails.

These trails, like the tentacles of an abyss, snaked across the surface of the sea, refusing to dissipate.

They were not just physical wakes, but deep imprints of a Mysterious Power left upon this stretch of ocean,

inspiring anxiety and fear for this region of the sea’s future.

The sea breeze, damp and cool with salt, blew across the decks of the Stealth Ships, but it could not disperse the bizarre, oppressive atmosphere that hung in the air.

This scene was broadcast in the live-streaming rooms of every major video platform on Blue Star, causing a huge stir.

Many people watched on with curiosity.

"Is the White-Red Empire going to war with Chu He’s Great Xia Empire this time?"

"It looks like a contest between the White-Red Empire and the Great Xia Empire at sea, but it’s actually the Lighthouse Empire pulling the strings from behind."

"The Lighthouse Empire is just Blue Star’s resident shit-stirrer. Wherever there’s trouble, you can be sure the Lighthouse Empire is involved."

"I can’t believe the White-Red Empire ended up as the Lighthouse Empire’s lackey."

"The White-Red Empire has always been a spineless dog. What kind of integrity did you expect from it?"

"Haha, hahaha! Our Lighthouse Empire is truly all-powerful! The Great Xia Empire has always styled itself as the hegemon of the Eastern Domain, but now it looks like they’re nothing special."

"The White-Red Empire’s mysterious battle group has appeared in the Great Xia Empire’s waters, but Great Xia is slow to react?"

"After the appearance of mysterious weapons, humanity’s old conventional technology became obsolete. The Great Xia Empire is the only nation on all of Blue Star that opposes the development of mysterious tools.

Without any mysterious weapons of their own, how can they possibly confront the mysterious battle group sent by the White-Red Empire? They don’t even have the ability to drive them away."