According to the currently known information, what is blocking the dividing line between the two dynasties is the Seven-Star Blood Evil Formation.

This formation is a secret forbidden technique of the Witch Clan, and it has only existed in legends for thousands of years.

The Wu people have never used this formation method casually, because the price paid is too high. Even if they really encounter the disaster of annihilation, their first choice is to disperse and flee to preserve their bloodline and inheritance, rather than risking everything to die with the enemy.

Setting up this formation almost consumed everything the Wu Clan had, including tens of thousands of innocent lives and most of the Wu Clan's secret treasures.

As a result, the population of the Wu Clan dropped sharply, and the clan was in turmoil, with people in panic. However, they were suppressed by the Xiao Dynasty and the top leaders of the Wu Clan. No matter how resentful they were, they had to obey the arrangements and sacrifice for the formation.

During the investigation of the Evil Formation, the Song Family Army captured several Wu tribe members who were planning to flee Baiyue.

From their mouths, they learned the conspiracy of Xiao Yueze and the higher-ups of the Wu clan, and also learned the bad news that there was no way to remove the Seven-Star Blood Evil Array.

The scouts tried using drones equipped with cameras to penetrate deep into the formation, and saw the miserable conditions of the Wu tribesmen at different points of the formation.

They were forcibly killed in scattered formation eyes, and all their flesh and blood, along with their lives, were sucked dry and transformed by the evil formation. There were some poisonous insects and poisonous weeds around their bodies, and their appearance was as shriveled and dark as that of the Wu tribe.

Each formation eye is surrounded by thick gray fog. After the fog forms, it will spread to the surroundings. Occasionally, when strong winds blow, the fog will be carried further by the wind.

But the weird thing is that the gray mist will only move within a certain range, and no matter how strong the wind is, it can't completely blow it away. There is a certain connection between these gray mist and the formation eye, just like the kite and the string holder.

, always maintaining a certain distance.

If a living creature enters the formation, it will be affected by the gray mist within half a quarter of an hour. The toxins of the mist will make people lose their minds and turn into violent and murderous red-eyed monsters. They will either start to kill themselves, scream in pain, or kill each other.

If you attack companions or other living creatures, the poison will quickly spread to the internal organs, making all those involved gradually become weak and paralyzed and fall to the ground.

Within a quarter of an hour, all living creatures entering the formation will be completely killed by the gray fog, and then, just like the Wu tribesmen in the formation's eyes, they will become the nourishment to maintain and nourish the Seven-Star Blood Evil Formation. The more lives that die in the formation, the more powerful the evil formation will be.

Growth spreads more rapidly.

According to the scout's investigation, Emperor Xiao has deployed more than a dozen Seven-Star Blood Evil Formations on the borders of Soochow, Western Ganxi, Lingnan and Baiyue.

Most of these evil formations were arranged on the official roads or mountain roads that the army must pass through, forming an absolute defense line across the four southern provinces, completely blocking the Song family's army from Xiao's territory.

At the same time, these evil formations are still growing by devouring human lives, and are even spreading to the north at a rate of 100 meters per day. If they cannot figure out a way to solve the evil formations, many state capitals and towns under the jurisdiction of the Song family will

They will all be in danger of being swallowed by the gray fog.

Song Xi was frowning at this, but Xiao Yueze on the other side of the defense line was feeling proud.

The power of the Seven-Star Blood Evil Formation was more powerful than he imagined, and it blocked the Song family's army from his territory without even using a single soldier.

In order to catalyze the growth of the Evil Formation, he also ordered people to continue arranging continuous sacrifices by the Wu Clan. Unfortunately, the population of the Witch Clan was too small, so he had to add some more people to feed the formation.

Currently, prisoners from various counties and prefectures are used to support the formation, and the effect does not live up to his expectations. However, more than a dozen large formations require a lot of consumption. After using up the prisoners, he will have to find other "nutrients."

According to Xiao Yueze's idea, he was certainly not willing to sacrifice his own subjects. It would be best to officially start a war with the Song family army before the prisoners were exhausted.

At that time, the soldiers of the Song family army will feed his evil formation, so that Song Xi's troops can be consumed to the maximum extent.

He was not afraid that the evil formations would threaten him. After all, the gray fog was spreading towards the north. Song Xi must be more afraid of these evil formations than he was.

According to the historical practice of Song Xi and his wife, they will definitely find ways to solve these evil formations. Xiao Yueze plans to make good use of this period of time to discuss the truce conditions with Song Xi politely first, or to wait for an opportunity to kill the other party.

He knew that there was no clear way to remove the Seven-Star Blood Evil Formation, but this did not prevent him from threatening Song Xi. People in a state of anxiety were most likely to reveal flaws. Xiao Yueze had the patience to deal with this old enemy.

Seven days later, Song Xi received a flying pigeon message from Xiao Yueze.

The letter proposed that Song Xi "return" the four provinces of Jiangnan, Anhui, Yundian and Guizhou and Guizhou that originally belonged to the Xiao family. At the same time, he also wanted to donate the entire province of Hunan and Chu, three Shenwu cannons, and a thousand muskets as compensation.

To the current Emperor Xiao, from now on, the Northern and Southern Dynasties will conduct their own affairs without disturbing each other. They will not start wars at will within ten years.

Xiao Yueze claimed that he had a way to break the evil formation. As long as Song Xi agreed to the above conditions and signed the relevant contract, the Wu tribe would hand over the method to break the evil formation, and the state capital under the jurisdiction of the Song family would no longer have to face the threat of the evil formation.

Otherwise, in two or three months, the ever-expanding evil formation will spread to the borders of Ningjiang, and many towns will be reduced to hell. The local people will also be displaced, or even be swallowed to death by the terrifying gray fog.

Song Xi, who understood the Xiao family's intentions, was furious and extremely disgusted with Xiao Yueze's unscrupulous behavior.

If you want to fight for the world, you can fight openly and honestly. What's the point of playing with this kind of poison that harms innocent people!

A man who only cares about his own power and interests. How can such a person be worthy of the position of co-owner? I'm afraid that everything in this world is just a step towards the pinnacle of power.

A stepping stone!

Song Xi thought of the previous floods in Qilu and the plague in Yuzhou that almost caused a catastrophe. Various precedents showed that Xiao Yueze didn't care about the lives of innocent people at all.

Even if he immediately gives in as requested in the letter, Xiao Yueze must have other back-up plans waiting for him.

Judging from the other party's cunning and fickle methods of calculating people's hearts, he would never be willing to let the Song family army leave the south unscathed.

The most important thing to be wary of right now is not only the ever-expanding Seven-Star Blood Evil Formation, but also the conspiracies and machinations coming from behind the Evil Formation. If his predictions are correct, some troubles are likely to occur in Ningjiang and other state capitals close to the dividing line between the two dynasties.

Song Xi immediately decided to strengthen the security of the border town to prevent the Xiao family's spies from taking the opportunity to cause chaos. At the same time, he also sent people to fire warning shots at the boundary between the two dynasties, rejecting Xiao Yueze's unreasonable demands with a tough stance.

Soon after, rumors actually appeared in Ningjiang and other border cities, spreading the threat and terror of the Seven-Star Blood Demon Array everywhere. At the same time, they also insinuated that Song Xi refused to give in and sued for peace, and that he would continue the war in the south without caring about innocent people.

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Fortunately, Song Xi had already predicted Xiao Yueze's tactics. Under martial law, this rumor did not spread on a large scale. The Xiao family spies lurking nearby were also eradicated. Even Xiao Yueze wanted to send someone to assassinate him.
Chapter completed!