Human beings are in a state of deception, and immortality begins with the secret book of origami.

Chapter 387: Kings, princes, generals, and ministers, are they of the same species? The unbelievable King of the East Sea
"One person fought against an entire country. How did Mu Lin do it?"

Some people were puzzled as to how Mu Lin did all this, while others did not understand why the Shuiyue Sect, the Wei Family, and the Xun Family came to the Southeast Province to find the Yan and Chu families and ask them for help in mediating peace.

Of course, some people were puzzled, while others speculated something.

"They must find someone to mediate. After all, they have accepted the mission from the King of the East Sea. If they don't explain it, Mu Lin might bear a grudge against them or suspect that they are secretly working for the King of the East Sea."

"In this case, if Mu Lin continues to seek revenge on them, they will be at a loss."

“But their roots are in the East Sea Kingdom, and there are some things that can be done but cannot be said—no matter what, they cannot shout loudly in the East Sea Kingdom and say that they don’t want to be Mu Lin’s enemy.”

"I can't speak out, but I want to reconcile with Mu Lin. Under such circumstances, it is indeed the best way to find the Yan and Chu families to make peace."

“…How miserable!”

One man forced several aristocratic families into this state. The gentry in the southeastern states once again felt the deterrent power of Mu Lin.

……

At the same time, news of Mu Lin's great power and the surrender of Shuiyue Sect and Wei Family came. This not only gave the nobles in the southeastern states some after-dinner gossip, but also made them make some decisions.

——There are few people in the world who help others in times of need, but there are countless people who are willing to add icing on the cake.

When Mu Lin's future was uncertain when he went to the East Sea Kingdom, many aristocratic families were watching the fun.

Even the Yan and Chu families, who were close to him, only sent people to go there secretly to see if they could rescue Mu Lin quietly.

They will do their best, but if they can't save it, they won't force it.

These people would not go against the King of Donghai for Mu Lin at that time.

But when Mu Lin was able to threaten the King of Donghai, everything was different.

This is just like a certain army of slippers. When you are weak, no one cares about you. But when you demonstrate your value in united front work, ammunition, food, and even money will flock to you.

This is the situation in Mulin right now.

No matter how Mu Lin did it, he has now demonstrated the value of united front work and made the King of Donghai panic.

In this situation, no matter the Yan and Chu families or the other noble families in the southeastern states, they all did not mind lending a hand to Mu Lin and boosting his reputation.

Especially when someone is willing to take the lead.

There are three leading forces, the first one is King Liang - Ji Lingsha is with Mu Lin after all. Previously, he was persuaded and was ready to rescue Mu Lin. Now that Mu Lin has proven his own value, he doesn't mind helping Mu Lin.

The second one is Yuqing Sect - the reason for their action is very simple, they can feel the King of East China Sea's coveting of the Southeast Province, and as the de facto boss of the Southeast Province, they don't mind giving the King of East China Sea a hard time.

The third is the Daling royal family. Their reasons for taking action are similar to those of the Yuqing Sect.

They also felt the King of East China Sea's great ambition.

Before, due to the long distance and other more urgent matters to deal with, they could not distract themselves to deal with the King of East China Sea.

But since they cannot concentrate their energy on dealing with them, the Daling royal family can still disgust them.

"Now that the doomsday disaster is approaching, all humans are a force. We must cooperate for mutual benefit and must not bully the weak. In particular, we must not use our resources to deal with the human race."

"Those things are used to deal with the evil gods..."

The Daling royal family is planning to use the general trend and the overall situation to suppress the King of Donghai and prevent him from using his extraordinary power to deal with Mu Lin.

Well, in addition to these forces, the northern nobles also sent some people over to strengthen Mu Lin’s momentum.

The reason why they helped Mu Lin was very simple... Before going to the East Sea Kingdom, Mu Lin told them clearly that after this battle, he would go to the Northern Wilderness to help them fight against the monsters and demons.

They originally didn't care about this matter.

These people did not think that it would be of much use if Mu Lin went north alone.

But now that news of Mu Lin's deeds had spread, they discovered that something was not quite right.

"He has defeated countless people in the East Sea Kingdom...Is he really going to be able to influence the situation in the Northern Wilderness?"

After looking at each other in bewilderment, the northern nobles finally decided - to rescue.

"With Mu Lin's strength, even if he cannot reverse the situation by going to Beihuang, he can still relieve some of the pressure for us. Therefore, Mu Lin is worth our rescue."

"Seconded."

"I agree."

"Then let's go. Anyway, there are so many people going together. Even if the King of the East Sea holds a grudge, it won't be against us."

Since Mu Lin had to go to the north, helping Mu Lin was equivalent to helping themselves. Therefore, the northern gentry naturally did not mind sending some people over to strengthen his momentum.

All I can say is that when you are talented enough, you will find that everything in the world is beautiful and everyone is kind.

Now, Mu Lin, who has fully revealed his talent, has such a feeling.

……

The monks in the Southeast Province are preparing a coalition force and are ready to fly to the East Sea Kingdom together to boost Mu Lin's momentum and prevent the King of the East Sea from acting rashly.

The King of the East Sea didn't know about all this, and had no intention of caring about it.

The Yan and Chu families, as well as King Liang, who were far away in the southeastern province, all knew about the tragic situation of the Jinshen Sect and the retreat of the Shuiyue Sect and the Wei family. The King of Donghai, who was in Tianhai City, naturally knew more about all of this.

To be honest, the current situation was something he had never imagined before.

When he first heard that Mu Lin was going to come to the East Sea Kingdom for revenge, he thought of Mu Lin as a joke.

"Stupid, reckless, you are the only one who wants revenge, it's just a daydream."

No matter how he looked at it, he didn't think that Mu Lin at the time had a chance of success. Therefore, he didn't even pay too much attention to Mu Lin, but left everything to the strategist named Xun.

Then, their first action failed.

But at that time, the King of Donghai still did not think that Mu Lin was a threat. After finding the three forces of Jinshenmen, Shuiyue Sect, and Wei Family, he handed Mu Lin over to these people to deal with.

"No matter how strong you are, can you take on three noble families?"

With the three great families, plus the Xun family which had a grudge against Mu Lin, four families were dealing with one person. The King of Donghai at that time felt that he was completely safe.

He even felt that doing so was a bit like bullying the weak.

"Don't blame me. If you want to blame someone, just blame your bad luck... There are some people you should never mess with."

Then, the King of Donghai, who was thinking this, received the news that the Jinshen Sect was almost wiped out, and he also heard reports from the Shuiyue Sect and the Wei Family, saying that they could not find any trace of Mu Lin.

It was only then that he realized that things were getting bad.

"How did things turn out like this?"

He was puzzled, and soon, something even more upsetting happened again.

Realizing that Mu Lin was beyond his expectations, he immediately called his own advisers over. Then, he discovered that nearly half of his talented advisers were missing at once.

Only some lonely cultivators, or relatives of the King of the East Sea, and new families who were completely dependent on him, came here.

Such a scene also made the King of the East China Sea look as gloomy as water.

"Where is Zishi?"

"Reporting to the prince, Master Zishi said that something went wrong in his training and he became possessed. He is now recuperating."

"Where's Hu Shuo?"

"Master Hu Shuo's clansmen said that he just got some inspiration and is preparing to advance."

"What about Qiu Ying?"

After saying this, without waiting for his subordinates to answer, he sneered.

"Tell me, what kind of excuse did Qiu Ying find for herself?"

From the King of the East Sea's expression, everyone knew that he was extremely angry. Therefore, all the counselors who came over were terrified and some did not dare to speak to him.

However, as they and the others remained silent, the look on King Donghai's face grew increasingly gloomy. After noticing this, everyone knew what was going on. Even if they didn't want to answer, they had to.

Therefore, after looking at each other, one of the counselors stepped forward under the attention of everyone.

"Your Majesty, Qiu Ying said that she is ill and cannot provide you with any advice for the time being..."

"Haha, I'm sick. I think he thinks I'm sick, old, and have no prestige!"

"boom!"

The King of the East Sea was so angry that he smashed the table in front of him before he finished speaking. However, the broken table did not vent the anger in the King of the East Sea. He stood up and said with a terrifying momentum and a cold look: "Haha, what do those aristocratic families want to do? They look down on me and think that I can't deal with Mu Lin and can't convict them!"

"Tell those strategists who are hiding that I give them one stick of incense to return. If they don't come back within the time limit, they can't come back. Also, Shuiyue Sect and the Wei Family, I want all the information about Mu Lin within one stick of incense..."

"Your Majesty!"

The King of Donghai knew very well that the reason his advisers left was because they were afraid that this confrontation would affect themselves and their family, the Golden God Sect. They knew that Mu Lin was vindictive and they did not dare to offend him easily.

However, just as the Shuiyue Sect had previously worried, if they did not offend Mu Lin, they would be hated by the King of the East China Sea.

Born as a prince and later became a prince, the King of Donghai has always been a descendant of a royal family and feels that he has a noble status.

As such, he was naturally very arrogant and self-respecting, and did not want to be insulted at all.

But Mu Lin's actions now were no longer just a slight insult. He was blatantly slapping the King of the East Sea in the face and trampling his reputation into the dirt.

Faced with such a Mu Lin, he hated him to the extreme, and naturally he also hated the aristocratic families who were unwilling to help him deal with Mu Lin.

However, what made him grit his teeth in hatred was that he hated the aristocratic families for not obeying the king's orders, but he could do nothing about it.

The word "Prince" was a reminder from his cousin.

Although the uncle of the King of Donghai did not say anything after he called out to him and just gave him a signal with his eyes, the King of Donghai already understood what his uncle meant.

"Not participating in the confrontation between the Donghai Palace and Mulin is not the decision of one aristocratic family, but the decision of all aristocratic families in the Donghai Kingdom. They have reached a consensus, and we cannot go against it, let alone punish those families - rash punishment will only make others unite to disobey. "

"And disobedience must not be allowed to happen, as it will greatly reduce the prestige of the palace."

"Therefore, if you can't do something, don't say it. Just ignore the requests for leave from the aristocratic families as if they were nothing."

After understanding the message in his uncle's eyes, King Donghai clenched his fists even tighter, and the anger in his heart burned even more fiercely.

But in the end, he calmed down his anger and stopped talking about the 'sick' counselor.

It can only be said that when the head of the Yan family persuaded Mu Lin, his words made some sense - even the prince and the emperor of the Daling Dynasty cannot have everything go their way, so taking a step back and forbearing is a solution.

Of course, becoming so powerful that no one can control it is another option.

Unfortunately, there are very few people who can do the latter, so most people use the former method to deal with the world.

……

"Tell me, how should we deal with Mu Lin?"

Ignoring the disobedient monks from the aristocratic families, the King of the East Sea asked for advice from his own idle monks.

However, what made his expression gloomy again was that in response to his question, there was another long silence.

Obviously, without the support of an aristocratic family, these counselors dared not disobey the orders of the King of Donghai and dared not not come.

But this does not mean that they are not afraid of Mu Lin. Therefore, for the sake of their own safety, most of them who came over chose to remain silent and let others step forward.

This also made the King of the East China Sea look even more dangerous.

Fortunately, the worst thing did not happen. Many counselors were relieved that not everyone was afraid of Mu Lin. Some people dared to gamble and thought that the King of East China Sea would win in the end, and now was their chance to come forward.

Therefore, they stood up and gave advice to the King of East China Sea.

"Your Majesty, since the aristocratic families are afraid of retaliation, we can ask the idle masters to take action..."

"We can issue a wanted order and offer a reward with some rare resources or powerful skills. There are so many capable people in the world, and some are willing to risk their lives. With a large-scale reward, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble for Mu Lin..."

"There is also the Golden God Sect. They hate Mu Lin to the extreme and can be appeased..."

"We can't give up on the other aristocratic families either. We need to keep in touch with them and tell them that we can act in secret..."

"The army also needs to be reorganized. Right now, many military commanders are controlled by descendants of aristocratic families. Now is a great opportunity... Since they dare not offend Mu Lin, we should take this opportunity to take control of the military power in our own hands."

The King of Donghai's advisers were quite capable. In a short period of time, they came up with several strategies to deal with Mu Lin.

Some people even believed that the aristocratic families' lack of contribution was a perfect opportunity for them to completely seize military power.

Of course, some of these people were uneasy and proposed a plan to minimize the maximum losses.

"Your Highness, we don't have any life-and-death conflict of interest with Mu Lin. We are only hostile because of a temporary misunderstanding and some personal grudges. Therefore, we have a way to reach a reconciliation with Mu Lin. Of course, I'm not saying that we should hand over the Third Prince, as long as..."

"Oh!"

Before he could finish his words, the strategist was slapped away by the King of East China Sea.

"You made me bow my head! A king bows his head to a pariah!"

This stern look did not scare the counselor below... That's right, the man below was a bit green and inexperienced to come up with such a plan.

At this moment, the strategist was still insisting on his proposal.

"Your Majesty, a little impatience can ruin a great plan. You are going to ascend the throne and rule over the nineteen states. If you let the East Sea Kingdom suffer heavy losses for some personal grudges, it will only reduce your prestige and be detrimental to the overall situation of the world..."

There is some truth in what he said, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the King of East China Sea.

"Humph, if you bow down to Mu Lin, my prestige will be completely lost!"

"To ascend to the throne is not just about treating people to a meal, nor is it about having a good reputation. I need to make people afraid, dread, and fearful, so that others will follow me!"

"So, Mu Lin must be killed, and he has to be killed!"

"If he doesn't die, I won't have any chance at all!"

At this point, he softened his tone and said confidently, "Also, don't worry, Mu Lin is not that strong. It's just that I didn't care about him before, which is why he caused some confusion."

"When I use my full strength, I will definitely kill him in a very short time."

"May Your Majesty win!"

The King of the East Sea was full of confidence, which made many counselors who came here feel relieved, and their hearts were also slightly relieved.

However, their peace of mind did not last long as it was interrupted by a servant with an anxious look on his face.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened. That villain Mu Lin has attacked the Donghai Palace!"

"The three sons of the eldest prince's family have all died tragically. The Seventh Prince, the Ninth Prince, and their servants have all disappeared outside. Hundreds of stewards and stewards who have anything to do with our palace have died in a short period of time. Our mines and spiritual fields have also been destroyed by Mu Lin!"

"Your Majesty, the East Sea Kingdom is in chaos!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Such a report instantly made the atmosphere in the hall drop to the lowest point.

The group of counselors in the hall did not dare to make a sound for a long time. Those counselors who had not been afraid of Mu Lin just now and felt that this was an opportunity were now extremely panicked.

What is happening now is something they did not expect.

At the same time, they were somewhat incredulous.

"To attack the palace directly, Mu Lin...how dare he!"

Not only the counselors couldn't believe it, even the King of Donghai didn't expect that Mu Lin would dare to attack his offspring directly.

It is not surprising that he has such thoughts, nor is it stupid.

But this is an ancient feudal society, and the people of this world are naturally in awe of imperial power.

The King of the East Sea had done wrong and bad things before, but most of the time, the punishment for his mistakes was borne by his servants and others.

Not to mention being punished, there will even be great scholars who will take the initiative to exonerate him.

Being in such an environment for many years, the King of Donghai always believed that even if his son assassinated Mu Lin, that villain Mu Lin only dared to create some chaos within the territory of the East China Sea Kingdom.

At most, at most, Mu Lin only took action against his third son.

As for other people, he felt that Mu Lin would never dare to touch them, as it would be a heinous crime.

Unfortunately, that was his idea, but now, Mu Lin told him,

"Prince, imperial power, reverence?"

"Haha, sorry, I don't respect the imperial power. What I believe in is the kings, princes, generals and ministers. What kind of people are they?"

(End of this chapter)