I'm only one year old, what the heck is a Overturning System?!-Chapter 288 - 152: Those Who Step Over Sword Traces Die (Please Subscribe)_2

Feeling odd?

Fairy Hua Xianzi silently put away the elixir bottle she had taken out, her eyes unconsciously glanced towards Xiao Xuanzhen, her thoughts inexplicable.

Xie Dongan and Wei Nantian didn’t notice anything amiss; they came forward and exchanged a few pleasantries with Chen Yi, expressing their gratitude.

"This time, thank you, Baron of Heroic, for the rescue."

Wei Nantian clasped his hands together, not adopting any princely airs, and his expression held no trace of the pride typical of his noble birth.

Chen Yi sized up Wei Nantian, his eyes deliberately glancing over at Xie Dongan.

No wonder Xie Dongan had previously mentioned that many ministers in the court of Kyoto Prefecture supported the Fifteenth Prince.

Simply the lack of airs around Wei Nantian alone was enough to make many young officials follow him.

Moreover, his innate talents and strength were among the top of all princes.

Compared to that, Wei Letian and Wei Xiaoyun, who Chen Yi was familiar with, seemed quite mediocre in their actions at Taixu Peak.

With this thought, he smiled and returned a greeting, "Prince, you are too courteous."

Xie Dongan, observing the two, showed a smile, "Both of you are the geniuses of the Martial World, better not to talk in terms of courtly positions."

The title "Baron of Heroic" was a previous title of Chen Yi, full name being "Baron of Yingwu County", an official title, and the Prince needs no explanation.

"Brother Dongan is right, my apologies," Wei Nantian changed his address, "Brother Yi."

"..."

Chen Yi raised his eyebrows, "You better call me Chen Yi."

For a moment, the atmosphere among the three became slightly awkward, even Xiao Xuanzhen and Hua Xianzi looked like they were holding back laughs.

But it didn’t take long for Chen Yi to shift the topic.

"This time the demons infiltrated the secret realm, there must be some incidents in the outside world."

"Mr. Chen is right," Xie Dongan nodded, "these demons are from the Demon Court outside Beixiong Pass."

"They not only have ways to bypass Beixiong Pass but can also infiltrate the secret realm, there must be secrets behind this."

Wei Nantian belatedly said, "Beixiong Pass is heavily guarded, could it be that someone let them pass through privately?"

Chen Yi thought of the two Great Demons he saw in the dense forest earlier and shook his head, "It should be some other method."

Xie Dongan agreed, "In my view, perhaps it’s the innate divine ability of a certain Great Demon."

Chen Yi nodded, "Possible."

Seeing Wei Nantian’s confusion cleared, Xie Dongan continued:

"When these demons infiltrated, there were people from the Bai Shen Sect with them, presumably as their coordination."

"But what worries me more is the Southern Barbarian Sect!"

"After all, the secret realm is located in the Southern Barbarian Land, if those barbarians lean towards the demons, it poses a threat to us and to the older generation in the outside world."

Chen Yi gave him a look, thinking that this grandson of the Left Minister and a scholar from the Kyoto Academy indeed possessed extraordinary insight.

Just from what was observed in the secret realm, he could deduce the crises of the external world; truly a capable individual.

With this in mind, Chen Yi no longer kept things to himself.

"I can confirm this, there must have been some changes within the Southern Barbarian Sect."

Then he recounted the news he got from Wen Renying.

"This time the demons moved southward, not only to deal with us, the human geniuses, but more importantly, they want to negotiate with the Southern Barbarian Sect about attacking both Beixiong Pass and the South-Garrison Pass..."

Listening to this, Xie Dongan and Wei Nantian looked at each other, both looking quite serious.

Wei Nantian suddenly realized, "No wonder the Southern Barbarian Sect wanted to drive out the Wei people from the forest earlier, it was preparation for this."

Xie Dongan thought further, pondered for a moment, and said, "The secret realm might be in danger."

"Oh?" Chen Yi asked, "What made you think of that?"

Xie Dongan pondered, "If I were the High Priest, I would definitely not let the geniuses in the secret realm leave easily."

"Three reasons."

"First, those of us who entered the secret realm have top-ranked talents and strengths on the Earthly List, letting us return to the South-Garrison Pass is like releasing tigers back into the mountain."

"Second, by blocking us, those barbarians can use this as a pretext to push north."

"And the last, and most malicious point — surrounding us would tie down a group of top experts!"

Chen Yi slightly frowned, tied down... united... Beixiong Pass?

"Do you mean the Southern Barbarian Land is just bait?"

Xie Dongan nodded gravely, "Very possible!"

To draw the attention of the families and Sects within Wei Dynasty’s territory to the Southern Barbarians, allowing the Demon Court to attack Beixiong Pass from the south.

This was the most malicious strategy he could think of—if there are others within Wei Dynasty’s territory collaborating...

Wei Nantian watched the two exchange potential strategies, his face somewhat confused.

"What’s this about surrounding and not killing, once we leave the secret realm, we just head back to the South-Garrison Pass directly."

"And moreover, Gongye Shou is here, the King of the Southern Garrison should also be sending a large army to meet us, right?"

Chen Yi and Xie Dongan looked at each other, both shook their heads.

Xie Dongan said gravely, "That’s exactly what I’m afraid of!"

"Once the soldiers guarding South-Garner Pass take offensive measures, the Southern Barbarian Sect will instantly become the main force in the joint attack."

"Even the demons in the forest will come out in full force, annihilating those soldiers. By then..."

Chen Yi also realized this point, he couldn’t help but sighed, "Surround and not kill, that’s the best strategy indeed."

Whoever planned such a strategy not only linked north and south but also based on the secret realm implemented a strategy of drawing support from afar, involving families, sects, and the guarding forces.

If the Southern Barbarian Sect’s strategy succeeds, both Beixiong Pass and South-Garrison Pass of the Wei Dynasty will be at a disadvantage.

Xiao Xuanzhen and Hua Xianzi, watching the three discussing the external situation, were somewhat lost and couldn’t help but ask:

"Since the situation is so critical, is there anything we can do while staying here?"

Chen Yi shook his head, "There’s nothing we can do."

There are still over twenty days until the secret realm opens again, even though they are aware of the plans of the demons and barbarians, they can only wait it out.